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The White House

President Trump to Nominate Former RNC Official as National Cyber Director President Trump to Nominate Former RNC Official as National Cyber Director

Sean Cairncross will be one of the primary advisers to the administration on national cybersecurity matters.

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Feb 12, 2025

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Content Credentials Technology Verifies Image, Video Authenticity Content Credentials Technology Verifies Image, Video Authenticity

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Feb 12, 2025

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Feds Sanction Russian Hosting Provider for Supporting LockBit Attacks Feds Sanction Russian Hosting Provider for Supporting LockBit Attacks

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Feb 12, 2025

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Threat Intelligence

Microsoft: Russia's Sandworm APT Exploits Edge Bugs Globally Microsoft: Russia's Sandworm APT Exploits Edge Bugs Globally

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

Feb 12, 2025

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Is AI a Friend or Foe of Healthcare Security?Is AI a Friend or Foe of Healthcare Security?

byClaudio Gallo

Feb 12, 2025

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Application Security

Microsoft's February Patch a Lighter Lift Than January's Microsoft's February Patch a Lighter Lift Than January's

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Feb 11, 2025

1 Min Read

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Endpoint Security

Apple Releases Urgent Patch for USB Vulnerability

Apple Releases Urgent Patch for USB Vulnerability

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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CISA Places Election Security Staffers on Leave

CISA Places Election Security Staffers on Leave

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Salt Typhoon's Impact on the US & Beyond

Salt Typhoon's Impact on the US & Beyond

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byMichael McLaughlin, Jillian Cashand 1 more

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DeepSeek AI Fails Multiple Security Tests, Raising Red Flag for Businesses

Biz Beware: DeepSeek AI Fails Multiple Security Tests

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Newspaper Giant Lee Enterprises Reels From Cyberattack

Newspaper Giant Lee Enterprise Reels From Cyberattack

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Magecart Attackers Abuse Google Ad Tool to Steal Data

Magecart Attackers Abuse Google Ad Tool to Steal Data

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Application Security

LLM Hijackers Quickly Incorporate DeepSeek API Keys

LLM Hijackers Quickly Incorporate DeepSeek API Keys

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Remote Workforce

Microsoft: Thousands of Public ASP.NET Keys Allow Web Server RCE

Microsoft: 1000s of Public ASP.NET Keys Allow Web Server RCE

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

Application Security

Researcher Outsmarts, Jailbreaks OpenAI's New o3-mini

Researcher Outsmarts, Jailbreaks OpenAI's New o3-mini

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Agencies Sound Alarm on Patient Monitors With Hardcoded Backdoor

Agencies Sound Alarm on Patient Monitors With Hardcoded Backdoor

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

The Cyber Savanna: A Rigged Race You Can't Win, but Must Run Anyway

Cyber Savanna: A Rigged Race You Can't Win, but Must Run

byBoaz Barzel, Field CTO, OX Security

Remote Workforce

Abandoned AWS Cloud Storage: A Major Cyberattack Vector

Abandoned AWS Cloud Storage: A Major Cyberattack Vector

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

How Are Modern Fraud Groups Using GenAI and Deepfakes?

How Are Modern Fraud Groups Using GenAI and Deepfakes?

byJennifer Lawinski, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Backline Tackles Enterprise Security Backlogs With AI

Backline Tackles Enterprise Security Backlogs With AI

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

Credential Theft Becomes Cybercriminals' Favorite Target

Credential Theft Becomes Cybercriminals' Favorite Target

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

Ferret Malware Added to 'Contagious Interview' Campaign

Ferret Malware Added to 'Contagious Interview' Campaign

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

Cybercriminals Court Traitorous Insiders via Ransom Notes

Cybercriminals Court Traitorous Insiders via Ransom Notes

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Сloud Security

Chinese 'Infrastructure Laundering' Abuses AWS, Microsoft Cloud

Chinese 'Infrastructure Laundering' Abuses AWS, Microsoft Cloud

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Managing Software Risk in a World of Exploding Vulnerabilities

Managing Software Risk in a World of Exploding Vulnerabilities

byKirsten Newcomer, Director, Cloud and DevSecOps Strategy, Red Hat

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Application Security

'Constitutional Classifiers' Technique Mitigates GenAI Jailbreaks

'Constitutional Classifiers' Technique Mitigates GenAI Jailbreaks

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Сloud Security

Name That Edge Toon: In the Cloud

Name That Edge Toon: In the Cloud

byJohn Klossner, Cartoonist

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Proactive Vulnerability Management for Engineering Success

Proactive Vulnerability Management for Engineering Success

byRemi Yazigi, Information Security Engineer, Cisco Systems

Application Security

DeepSeek Jailbreak Reveals Its Entire System Prompt

DeepSeek Jailbreak Reveals Its Entire System Prompt

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Community Health Center Data Breach Affects 1M Patients

Community Health Center Data Breach Affects 1M Patients

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Cybersecurity Operations

DoJ Shutters Cybercrime Forums Behind Attacks on 17M Americans

DoJ Shutters Cybercrime Forums Behind Attacks on 17M Americans

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Сloud Security

Tenable to Acquire Vulcan Cyber to Boost Exposure Management Focus

Tenable to Acquire Vulcan Cyber to Boost Exposure Management Focus

byJeffrey Schwartz, Contributing Writer

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Application Security

Code-Scanning Tool's License at Heart of Security Breakup

Code-Scanning Tool's License at Heart of Security Breakup

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Endpoint Security

Can AI & the Cyber Trust Mark Rebuild Endpoint Confidence?

Can AI & the Cyber Trust Mark Rebuild Endpoint Confidence?

byChris "CT" Thomas, Security Specialist, IBM

Vulnerabilities & Threats

New Jailbreaks Allow Users to Manipulate GitHub Copilot

New Jailbreaks Allow Users to Manipulate GitHub Copilot

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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