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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Volkswagen Breach Exposes Data of 800K EV CustomersVolkswagen Breach Exposes Data of 800K EV Customers

Ethical hacking group Chaos Computer Club uncovered exposed data of electrical vehicle owners across the company's VW, Audi, Seat, and Skoda brands.

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
Jan 2, 2025
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1 Min Read
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
'Bad Likert Judge' Jailbreak Bypasses Guardrails of OpenAI, Other Top LLMs'Bad Likert Judge' Jailbreak Bypasses Guardrails of OpenAI, Other LLMs
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
Jan 2, 2025
5 Min Read
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Cyber Risk
6 AI-Related Security Trends to Watch in 20256 AI-Related Security Trends to Watch in 2025
byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
Dec 31, 2024
6 Min Read
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Chinese State Hackers Breach US Treasury DepartmentChinese State Hackers Breach US Treasury Department
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
Dec 30, 2024
3 Min Read
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Deepfakes, Quantum Attacks Loom Over APAC in 2025Deepfakes, Quantum Attacks Loom Over APAC in 2025
byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
Dec 30, 2024
4 Min Read
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
Defining & Defying Cybersecurity Staff BurnoutDefining & Defying Cybersecurity Staff Burnout
byKaren Spiegelman, Features Editor
Dec 27, 2024
7 Min Read
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ICS/OT Security
Hackers Are Hot for Water Utilities
Hackers Are Hot for Water Utilities
Dec 27, 2024
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6 Min Read
byKelly Jackson Higgins, Editor-in-Chief, Dark Reading
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
Emerging Threats & Vulnerabilities to Prepare for in 2025
Emerging Threats & Vulnerabilities to Prepare for in 2025
Dec 26, 2024
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11 Min Read
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Сloud Security
DDoS Attacks Surge as Africa Expands Its Digital Footprint
DDoS Attacks Surge as Africa Expands Its Digital Footprint
Dec 26, 2024
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4 Min Read
byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cybersecurity Operations
Trump 2.0 Portends Big Shift in Cybersecurity Policies
Trump 2.0 Portends Big Shift in Cybersecurity Policies
Dec 24, 2024
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7 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Middle East Cyberwar Rages On, With No End in Sight
Middle East Cyberwar Rages On, With No End in Sight
Dec 23, 2024
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4 Min Read
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
LockBit Ransomware Developer Arrested in Israel
LockBit Ransomware Developer Arrested in Israel
Dec 20, 2024
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1 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Endpoint Security
US Ban on TP-Link Routers More About Politics Than Exploitation Risk
TP-Link Router Ban Is Mostly About Politics
Dec 20, 2024
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6 Min Read
byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
OT/ICS Engineering Workstations Face Barrage of Fresh Malware
OT/ICS Engineering Workstations Face Fresh Malware Barrage
Dec 19, 2024
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1 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
Fortinet Addresses Unpatched Critical RCE Vector
Fortinet Addresses Unpatched Critical RCE Vector
Dec 19, 2024
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2 Min Read
byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
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Application Security
Orgs Scramble to Fix Actively Exploited Bug in Apache Struts 2
Orgs Scramble to Fix Actively Exploited Bug in Struts 2
Dec 19, 2024
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5 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Сloud Security
Malvertisers Fool Google With AI-Generated Decoy Content
Malvertisers Fool Google With AI-Generated Decoy Content
Dec 19, 2024
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3 Min Read
byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cyber Risk
India Sees Surge in API Attacks, Especially in Banking, Utilities
India Sees Surge in Banking, Utilities API Attacks
Dec 19, 2024
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4 Min Read
byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Interpol: Can We Drop the Term 'Pig Butchering'?
Interpol: Can We Drop the Term 'Pig Butchering?'
Dec 18, 2024
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1 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Threat Intelligence
Recorded Future: Russia's 'Undesirable' Designation Is a Compliment
Recorded Future: Russia's 'Undesirable' Designation Is a Compliment
Dec 18, 2024
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1 Min Read
byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Phishers Spoof Google Calendar Invites in Fast-Spreading, Global Campaign
Phishers Spoof Google Calendar Invites in Fast-Spreading Campaign
Dec 18, 2024
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3 Min Read
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
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Сloud Security
Manufacturers Lose Azure Creds to HubSpot Phishing Attack
Manufacturers Lose Azure Creds to HubSpot Phishing Attack
Dec 18, 2024
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3 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Threat Intelligence
Midnight Blizzard Taps Phishing Emails, Rogue RDP Nets
Midnight Blizzard Taps Phishing Emails, Rogue RDP Nets
Dec 18, 2024
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3 Min Read
byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Threat Intelligence
Thai Police Systems Under Fire From 'Yokai' Backdoor
Thai Police Systems Under Fire From 'Yokai' Backdoor
Dec 18, 2024
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4 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Texas Tech Fumbles Medical Data in Massive Breach
Texas Tech Fumbles Medical Data in Massive Breach
Dec 17, 2024
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2 Min Read
byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
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Сloud Security
Azure Data Factory Bugs Expose Cloud Infrastructure
Azure Data Factory Bugs Expose Cloud Infrastructure
Dec 17, 2024
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4 Min Read
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
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Endpoint Security
BlackBerry to Sell Cylance to Arctic Wolf
BlackBerry to Sell Cylance to Arctic Wolf
Dec 16, 2024
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2 Min Read
byFahmida Y. Rashid, Managing Editor, Features
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Application Security
Does Desktop AI Come With a Side of Risk?
Does Desktop AI Come With a Side of Risk?
Dec 16, 2024
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6 Min Read
byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Microsoft Teams Vishing Spreads DarkGate RAT
Microsoft Teams Vishing Spreads DarkGate RAT
Dec 16, 2024
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3 Min Read
byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
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Application Security
Cleo MFT Zero-Day Exploits Are About to Escalate, Analysts Warn
Cleo MFT Zero-Day Exploits Are About to Escalate
Dec 13, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
With 'TPUXtract,' Attackers Can Steal Orgs' AI Models
With 'TPUXtract,' Attackers Can Steal Orgs' AI Models
Dec 13, 2024
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5 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
'Dubai Police' Lures Anchor Wave of UAE Mobile Attacks
'Dubai Police' Lures Anchor Wave of UAE Mobile Attacks
Dec 13, 2024
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4 Min Read
byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
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Cyber Risk
Lloyd's of London Launches New Cyber Insurance Consortium
Lloyd’s of London Launches New Cyber Insurance Consortium
Dec 12, 2024
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1 Min Read
byJennifer Lawinski, Contributing Writer
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Сloud Security
336K Prometheus Instances Exposed to DoS, 'Repojacking'
336K Prometheus Instances Exposed to DoS, 'Repojacking'
Dec 12, 2024
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4 Min Read
byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Chinese Cops Caught Using Android Spyware to Track Mobile Devices
Chinese Cops Caught Using Android Spyware to Track Mobile Devices
Dec 12, 2024
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1 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats
Emerging Threats & Vulnerabilities to Prepare for in 2025Emerging Threats & Vulnerabilities to Prepare for in 2025
byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
Dec 26, 2024
11 Min Read
Trump signing cybersecurity order creating CISA in 2018
Cybersecurity Operations
Trump 2.0 Portends Big Shift in Cybersecurity PoliciesTrump 2.0 Portends Big Shift in Cybersecurity Policies
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
Dec 24, 2024
7 Min Read
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Endpoint Security
US Ban on TP-Link Routers More About Politics Than Exploitation RiskTP-Link Router Ban Is Mostly About Politics
byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer
Dec 20, 2024
6 Min Read
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