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Research Hub Bridges Cybersecurity Gap for Under-Resourced Organizations

The UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) offers tools and support to schools, local governments, and non-profits as they defend themselves against a growing volume of cyberattacks.

Why Security Leadership Makes or Breaks a Pen Test

Well-run security drills go beyond checking audit boxes to identifying and addressing trouble spots. Effective leaders ensure proper scope, access, and follow-through, but it's not easy.

Microsoft Edge Stores Passwords in Process Memory, Posing Enterprise Risk

A proof-of-concept exploit (PoC) shows how someone with admin privileges can exploit the issue to steal passwords, and thus use them to engage in further malicious activity.

How the Story of a USB Penetration Test Went Viral

Two decades ago, pen tester Steve Stasiukonis caused a sensation by sprinkling rigged thumb drives around a credit union parking lot and following what curious employees did next. This episode looks back at the history-making event.

Physical Cargo Theft Gets a Boost From Cybercriminals

Cargo theft is no longer about small groups of criminals operating on the ground, but transnational cybercriminal syndicates using access to supply chain systems to reroute goods.

RMM Tools Fuel Stealthy Phishing Campaign

Attackers are abusing two remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools to evade detection in a campaign that has impacted over 80 organizations so far.

Exploit Cyber-Frenzy Threatens Millions via Critical cPanel Vulnerability

Shortly after the authentication-bypass flaw was disclosed multiple proof-of-concept exploits appeared, and one researcher claims there's been zero-day activity for at least a month.

Silver Fox Springs Tax-Themed Attacks on Orgs in India, Russia

More than 1,600 socially engineered messages from the China-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group target various sectors to deliver the previously undocumented ABCDoor backdoor, ValleyRAT, and other malware.

How Dark Reading Lifted Off the Launchpad in 2006

Twenty years ago, this media brand didn't have a print edition to attract eyeballs and sponsors. Top-notch content and editorial talent did the heavy lifting.

76% of All Crypto Stolen in 2026 Is Now in North Korea

North Korean threat actors are pulling off historic cryptocurrency heists on a yearly, sometimes weekly basis now. AI might be helping them.

If AI's So Smart, Why Does It Keep Deleting Production Databases?

The issue isn't artificial intelligence, but rather an industry adding AI agent integrations into production environments before proper security testing.

Name That Toon: Mark of (Security) Progress

Feeling creative? Have something to say about the last 20 years of cybersecurity? Our editors will award the best cybersecurity-related caption with a $20 gift card.

20 Years in Cyber: Dark Reading Marks Milestone With Month of Special Coverage

On this day in 2006, Dark Reading went live. We have a celebration planned that spans our two decades of covering the industry, and you, dear readers, are invited.

TeamPCP Hits SAP Packages With 'Mini Shai-Hulud' Attack

Several npm packages for SAP's cloud application development ecosystem have been compromised as TeamPCP's supply chain attacks broaden.

Another AI-Assisted Software Scan Yields 9-Year-Old Linux Bug

The proof-of-concept exploit code runs only 10 lines long, but luckily, a patch is already available.

Anthropic's Mythos Has Landed: Here's What Comes Next for Cyber

In this latest installment of the Reporters' Notebook video series, we discuss how the new AI model threatens to completely upend cybersecurity, and what industry leaders are telling the press.

Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Revs Up Automation to Boost Security

While drivers race to shave off seconds on the track, the team's IT and engineering staff are speeding up how they deliver security.

Claude Mythos Fears Startle Japan's Financial Services Sector

Global financial institutions are panicked over Anthropic's new superhacker AI model. Cyber experts aren't quite as worried.

Reverse Engineering With AI Unearths High-Severity GitHub Bug

Wiz used an AI reverse-engineering tool to pinpoint a vulnerability that previously would have been too costly and time-consuming to undertake.

AI Finds 38 Security Flaws in Electronic Health Record Platform

Flaws in OpenEMR's platform — used by more than 100,000 healthcare providers — enabled database compromise, remote code execution, and data theft.

Vect 2.0 Ransomware Acts as Wiper, Thanks to Design Error

The emerging ransomware has been deployed against victims of the TeamPCP supply chain attacks, but organizations should think twice before paying for a decryptor.

Lotus Wiper Attack Targets Venezuelan Energy Firms, Utilities

An analysis of the destructive malware reveals sophisticated living-off-the-land (LotL) techniques and detailed strategies for the widespread deletion of data.

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