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Cybercriminals Don't Care About National Cyber Policy

by Christy Wyatt / 12h

We can't put defense on hold until Inauguration Day.

Pentagon Adds Chinese Gaming Giant Tencent to Federal Ban

Chinese tech giants deny military ties

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by Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading / 6h

The sprawling social media and gaming platform says that being considered a Chinese military business must be a mistake.

CISA: Third-Party Data Breach Limited to Treasury Dept.

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by Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading / 8h

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CISA confirms Treasury breach isolated

The breach was carried out by exploiting CVE-2024-12356 in BeyondTrust cybersecurity company, just last week.

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Sharing of Telegram User Data Surged After CEO Arrest

Telegram shares user data with authorities

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by Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading / 4h

Until September 2024, the encrypted messaging service acceded to 14 requests for user data from the US; that number jumped to 900 after its CEO was detained by French authorities in August.

PhishWP Plug-in Hijacks WordPress E-Commerce Checkouts

9 TTPs

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by Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer / 10h

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PhishWP plugin facilitates payment scams

The malware, found on a Russian cybercriminal site, impersonates e-commerce payment-processing services such as Stripe to steal user payment data from legitimate websites.

Name That Edge Toon: Greetings and Salutations

by John Klossner / 11h

Feeling creative? Submit your caption and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 gift card.

Veracode Buys Package Analysis Technology From Phylum

Veracode acquires Phylum technology

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by Fahmida Y. Rashid / 13h

The deal adds Phylum's technology for malicious package analysis, detection, and mitigation to Veracode's software composition analysis portfolio.

Will AI Code Generators Overcome Their Insecurities This Year?

by Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer / 13h

In just two years, LLMs have become standard for developers — and non-developers — to generate code, but companies still need to improve security processes to reduce software vulnerabilities.

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In Appreciation: Amit Yoran, Tenable CEO, Passes Away

Tenable CEO Amit Yoran passes away

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25by Dark Reading Staff / 1d

Cybersecurity industry visionary and renowned executive Amit Yoran has passed away after an almost one-year battle with cancer.

China's Salt Typhoon Adds Charter, Windstream to Telecom Victim List

Chinese hackers breach more telecoms

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by Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading / 1d

These latest attacks follow a long string of cyberattacks and breaches targeting US and global telecom and ISP companies.

FireScam Android Spyware Campaign Poses 'Significant Threat Worldwide'

IoC > 1 domain

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by Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading / 1d

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FireScam Android malware steals data

A fake Telegram Premium app delivers information-stealing malware, in a prime example of the rising threat of adversaries leveraging everyday applications, researchers say.

EagerBee Backdoor Takes Flight Against Mideast ISPs, Government Targets

10 TTPs

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by Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer / 1d

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EAGERBEE malware targets Middle Eastern entities

The malware, operated by China-backed cyberattackers, has been significantly fortified with new evasive and post-infection capabilities.

IoT's Regulatory Reckoning Is Overdue

27by Carsten Rhod Gregersen / 1d

New security regulations are more than compliance hurdles — they're opportunities to build better products, restore trust, and lead the next chapter of innovation.

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