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- Black Basta Goes Dark Amid Infighting, Chat Leaks Showby Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer on February 21, 2025 at 9:58 pm
One of 2024’s most active ransomware outfits has been asleep through early 2025, thanks to reality-show-style, behind-the-scenes drama.
- Cisco Confirms Salt Typhoon Exploitation in Telecom Hitsby Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading on February 21, 2025 at 6:11 pm
In addition to using CVE-2018-0171 and other Cisco bugs to break into telecom networks, the China-sponsored APT is also using stolen login credentials for initial access.
- Nations Open ‘Data Embassies’ to Protect Critical Infoby Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer on February 21, 2025 at 4:49 pm
Estonia and Monaco back up their citizens’ information to a data center in Luxembourg, while Singapore looks to India as its safe haven for data. But geopolitical challenges remain.
- 4 Low-Cost Ways to Defend Your Organization Against Deepfakesby Eyal Benishti on February 21, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Every organization should be exploring a layered approach in which artificial and human intelligences come together to form a rich, dynamic, and multifaceted deepfake defense strategy tailored to its needs.
- Data Suggests It’s Time to Rethink Cloud Permissionsby Liat Hayun on February 20, 2025 at 10:28 pm
Excessive privileges and visibility gaps create a breeding ground for cyber threats.
- Ghost Ransomware Targets Orgs in 70+ Countriesby Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer on February 20, 2025 at 7:26 pm
The China-backed threat group often acts swiftly, going from initial access to compromise in just one day, a behavior atypical of cybercriminal groups.
- Google Adds Quantum-Resistant Digital Signatures to Cloud KMSby Jeffrey Schwartz on February 20, 2025 at 5:00 pm
The Cloud Key Management Service is part of Google’s new road map for implementing the new NIST-based post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards.
- ZEST Security’s Cloud Risk Exposure Impact Report Reveals 62% of Incidents are Related to Risks Known to the Organizationon February 20, 2025 at 4:14 pm
- When Brand Loyalty Trumps Data Securityby Paul Underwood on February 20, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Brand loyalty can act as a shield protecting organizations from the immediate impact of a breach, but that protection has a shelf life.
- Signs Your Organization’s Culture Is Hurting Your Cybersecurityby Joan Goodchild on February 20, 2025 at 1:48 pm
High turnover, burnout, and blame-heavy environments do more than hurt morale. They also weaken security and put the organization at risk.
- ‘Darcula’ Phishing Kit Can Now Impersonate Any Brandby Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer on February 20, 2025 at 11:00 am
With Version 3, would-be phishers can cut and paste a big brand’s URL into a template and let automation do the rest.
- Australian Critical Infrastructure Faces ‘Acute’ Foreign Threatsby Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer on February 20, 2025 at 2:00 am
The continent faces “relentless” military espionage, and increased cyber sabotage at the hands of authoritarian regimes, according to a high-ranking intelligence director.
- Insight Partners, VC Giant, Falls to Social Engineeringby Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading on February 19, 2025 at 10:59 pm
The startup incubator and PR firm with holdings in more than 70 cybersecurity firms has announced a data breach with as-yet-unknown effects.
- Russian Groups Target Signal Messenger in Spy Campaignby Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer on February 19, 2025 at 10:21 pm
These sorts of attacks reveal growing adversary interest in secure messaging apps used by high-value targets for communication, Google says.
- Content Credentials Show Promise, but Ecosystem Still Youngby Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer on February 19, 2025 at 8:06 pm
While AI-generation services and major camera makers are adopting the specification for digitally signed metadata, creating a workflow around the nascent ecosystem is still a challenge.
