Android malware ‘Necro’ infects 11 million devices via Google Play
A new version of the Necro malware loader for Android was installed on 11 million devices through Google Play in…
CISA Releases Plan to Align Cybersecurity Across Federal Agencies
The FOCAL plan outlines baselines to synchronize cybersecurity priorities and policies across, as well as within, agencies.
Citrine Sleet Poisons PyPI Packages With Mac & Linux Malware
A North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) actor (aka Gleaming Pisces) tried to sneak simple backdoors into public software packages.
AT&T pays $13 million FCC settlement over 2023 data breach
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached a $13 million settlement with AT&T to resolve a probe into whether the…
EPA ignores the reality of America’s electricity demands
Electricity demand has surged after more than a decade of slow growth, when it increased by just 1%. New technologies,…
SOAR Is Dead, Long Live SOAR
Business intelligence firm Gartner labels security orchestration, automation, and response as "obsolete," but the fight to automate and simplify security…
Innovator Spotlight: Lineaje
Attending Black Hat 2024 with Cyber Defense Magazine is always an enlightening experience, giving me the opportunity to interview several…
New RAMBO attack steals data using RAM in air-gapped computers
A novel side-channel attack dubbed "RAMBO" (Radiation of Air-gapped Memory Bus for Offense) generates electromagnetic radiation from a device's RAM to…
Commercial Spyware Use Roars Back Despite Sanctions
Vendors of mercenary spyware tools used by nation-states to track citizens and enemies have gotten savvy about evading efforts to…
‘Revival Hijack’ on PyPI Disguises Malware with Legitimate File Names
Adversaries reusing abandoned package names sneak malware into organizations in a sort of software shell game.