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US seizes vulnerability scanning and spear phishing tools used by China-sponsored hackers (opens IT Pro Security in a new tab)
Integrity Technology Group enabled vulnerability scanning and intrusions targeting US and foreign critical infrastructure
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FBI disrupts Flax Typhoon hacking tools used in global cyberattacks (opens Help Net Security in a new tab)
The FBI seized seven domains used to operate Microscan and FishHub, two hacking tools linked to Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as Flax Typhoon that were used to target critical infrastructure and other organizations in the US and abroad. Seizure notice (Source: US Department of Justice)...
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US suspends Microsoft and seven other firms from green card programme (opens The Next Web in a new tab)
The US government has suspended Microsoft and seven other technology companies from a federal programme that lets employers sponsor foreign workers for green cards. The other firms that are affected are Adobe, Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro, Reuters reported. Vice President JD...
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A New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up (opens Wired in a new tab)
Castelion—a next-generation defense tech company—is building a facility in Rio Rancho Estates that documents show could pose a major fire and chemical hazard to neighboring communities.
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Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Decision to Pull the Trigger on Meta’s A.I. Agent (opens NY Times in a new tab)
Meta had delayed releasing Muse, its A.I. agent app, for months over safety concerns. Then new competition forced Mr. Zuckerberg’s hand.
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In Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’, the Answer to the Trillionaire’s Power Is Unsatisfying. (opens NY Times in a new tab)
Alex Gibney’s nearly four-hour documentary is deeply researched. But because the mogul has long been in the spotlight, little is new.
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GoBalance Flaw Lets Attackers Hijack .onion Addresses by Recovering Tor-Format Keys (opens The Hacker News in a new tab)
A bug in GoBalance, a tool many dark-web sites use to stay reachable during attacks, lets anyone work out the secret key that controls a site's .onion address using only public information, and then take that address over. Searchlight Cyber, which disclosed the flaw on October 8, says an attacker...
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What to Know About the Facebook Whistle-Blowing Case Depicted in ‘The Social Reckoning’ (opens NY Times in a new tab)
Aaron Sorkin’s sort-of sequel to the 2010 “Social Network” dramatizes a whistle-blowing case at Facebook. Here’s what to know.
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When building an AI-native security program, start with outcomes (opens CSO Online in a new tab)
In my last article, I described the SOC Triangle, the longstanding trade-off among quality, consistency and cost efficiency in security operations. AI is starting to loosen that constraint by enabling certain kinds of work with greater depth and consistency, without requiring a linear increase in...
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America’s Hybrid Hype Has Hit the Used Market (opens Wired in a new tab)
Demand is so high that some used cars are selling for more than new ones.
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AI Training Critical as Governance Challenges Grow (opens Infosecurity Magazine in a new tab)
As AI adoption accelerates, ISACA is expanding its certification portfolio with a governance-focused credential designed to help professionals manage AI securely
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AI is your newest hire. Manage it like one (opens CIO in a new tab)
In an August 2026 Gartner report, 40 percent of C-level executives say their organizations have “operationalized AI in some business processes,” yet only 13 percent say they have “achieved measurable results and are scaling AI across the organization.” This disconnect reveals a frequent reality: AI...
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AI is your newest hire. Manage it like one (opens CIO in a new tab)
In an August 2026 Gartner report, 40 percent of C-level executives say their organizations have “operationalized AI in some business processes,” yet only 13 percent say they have “achieved measurable results and are scaling AI across the organization.” This disconnect reveals a frequent reality: AI...
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AI is your newest hire. Manage it like one (opens CIO in a new tab)
In an August 2026 Gartner report, 40 percent of C-level executives say their organizations have “operationalized AI in some business processes,” yet only 13 percent say they have “achieved measurable results and are scaling AI across the organization.” This disconnect reveals a frequent reality: AI...
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AI is your newest hire. Manage it like one (opens CIO in a new tab)
In an August 2026 Gartner report, 40 percent of C-level executives say their organizations have “operationalized AI in some business processes,” yet only 13 percent say they have “achieved measurable results and are scaling AI across the organization.” This disconnect reveals a frequent reality: AI...
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AI is your newest hire. Manage it like one (opens CIO in a new tab)
In an August 2026 Gartner report, 40 percent of C-level executives say their organizations have “operationalized AI in some business processes,” yet only 13 percent say they have “achieved measurable results and are scaling AI across the organization.” This disconnect reveals a frequent reality: AI...
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Product showcase: SimpleLogin keeps your email address private with aliases (opens Help Net Security in a new tab)
SimpleLogin is an email alias service from Proton that forwards messages to an existing mailbox. Users create addresses for registrations, purchases, and correspondence, giving them control over where their primary email address is shared. The service is open source and supports self-hosting...
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US Disrupts Chinese State-Sponsored Hacking Tools (opens Security Week in a new tab)
Flax Typhoon and other APTs used MicroScan and FishHub to scan and hack US and foreign critical infrastructure. The post US Disrupts Chinese State-Sponsored Hacking Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Three Teams Demonstrate Remote Hacks of Fully Patched Google Pixel 10 at Pwn2Own (opens The Hacker News in a new tab)
Three research teams broke into Google's Pixel 10 on October 8 at Pwn2Own Ireland, a hacking contest in Cork whose rules require every target to be fully patched. The contest pays researchers to show working exploits and passes the flaws to the vendors. One of the three Pixel exploits earned Ikotas...
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Anthropic Fast-Tracks AI Bug Reports to OSS Maintainers, Taps 11 Firms for OT Security (opens Security Week in a new tab)
OSS Scanner sends unreviewed, model-generated vulnerability reports to open source maintainers that opt in. The post Anthropic Fast-Tracks AI Bug Reports to OSS Maintainers, Taps 11 Firms for OT Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.
