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- ‘CitrixBleed 2’ Shows Signs of Active Exploitationby Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading on June 27, 2025 at 6:50 pm
If exploited, the critical vulnerability allows attackers to maintain access for longer periods of time than the original CitrixBleed flaw, all while remaining undetected.
- Scattered Spider Taps CFO Credentials in ‘Scorched Earth’ Attackby Rob Wright on June 27, 2025 at 5:11 pm
In a recent intrusion, the notorious cybercriminal collective accessed CyberArk vaults and obtained more 1,400 secrets, subverted Azure, VMware, and Snowflake environments, and for the first known time, actively fought back against incident response teams.
- Hackers Make Hay? Smart Tractors Vulnerable to Full Takeoverby Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer on June 27, 2025 at 3:33 pm
Hackers can spy on tens of thousands of connected tractors in the latest IoT threat, and brick them too, thanks to poor security in an aftermarket steering system.
- Vulnerability Debt: How Do You Put a Price on What to Fix?by Matt Middleton-Leal on June 27, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Putting a vulnerability debt figure together involves work, but having vulnerability debt figures lets you measure real-world values against your overall security posture.
- US Falling Behind China in Exploit Productionby Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer on June 27, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Cyber operations have become critical to national security, but the United States has fallen behind in one significant area β exploit production βΒ while China has built up a significant lead.
- ‘Cyber Fattah’ Hacktivist Group Leaks Saudi Games Databy Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading on June 27, 2025 at 6:00 am
As tensions in the Middle East rise, hacktivist groups are coming out of the woodwork with their own agendas, leading to notable shifts in the hacktivist threat landscape.
- ‘IntelBroker’ Suspect Arrested, Charged in High-Profile Breachesby Rob Wright on June 26, 2025 at 8:59 pm
A British national arrested earlier this year in France was charged by the US Department of Justice in connection with a string of major cyberattacks.
- How Geopolitical Tensions Are Shaping Cyber Warfareby Andrew Costis on June 26, 2025 at 2:00 pm
In today’s cyber battlefield, resilience starts with readiness, and the cost of falling short increases by the day.
- Charming Kitten APT Tries Spying on Israeli Cybersecurity Expertsby Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer on June 26, 2025 at 6:00 am
Israel’s cyber pros are having to put theory into practice, as a notorious nation-state APT sponsored by Iran targets them with spear-phishing attacks.
- Cloud Repatriation Driven by AI, Cost, and Securityby Arielle Waldman on June 25, 2025 at 10:36 pm
Organizations are moving away from the public cloud and embracing a more hybrid approach due to big changes over the past five years.
- And Now Malware That Tells AI to Ignore It?by Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer on June 25, 2025 at 9:26 pm
Though rudimentary and largely non-functional, the wryly named “Skynet” binary could be a harbinger of things to come on the malware front.
- Taming Agentic AI Risks Requires Securing Non-Human Identitiesby Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer on June 25, 2025 at 7:02 pm
As the definition of machine identities broadens, AI agents working on behalf of users and gaining access to various services blurs the lines of non-human identities even more.
- Millions of Brother Printers Hit by Critical, Unpatchable Bugby Alexander Culafi, Senior News Writer, Dark Reading on June 25, 2025 at 6:57 pm
A slew of vulnerabilities, including a critical CVSS 9.8 that enables an attacker to generate the default admin password, affect hundreds of printer, scanner, and label-maker models made by manufacturer Brother.
- CISA Is Shrinking: What Does It Mean for Cyber?by Dark Reading Staff on June 25, 2025 at 6:18 pm
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 7: Cyber experts Tom Parker and Jake Williams offer their views on the practical impact of cuts to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
- Dire Wolf Ransomware Comes Out Snarling, Bites Technology, Manufacturingby Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer on June 25, 2025 at 4:27 pm
The emerging group has already gotten its teeth into 16 victims since May with its double extortion tactics, claiming victims in 11 countries, including the US, Thailand, and Taiwan.