AI agents wage near-autonomous cyberattack on Asian government networks
Autonomous AI agents built on open-source frameworks breached Taiwanese government systems, compromised credentials, and probed a nuclear safety agency in a ...
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Trump Authorizes Private Sector Participation in Offensive Cyber Operations
The White House has authorized government-directed offensive cyber operations against transnational groups, prompting warnings over escalation and attributio...
Trump administration opens door to private-sector cyber offensives
The Trump administration is opening the door for vetted US companies to conduct cyber operations against foreign cybercriminal organizations under federal su...
Trump Administration Authorizes Cyber Operations Against Foreign Criminal Networks
The Trump administration has issued a presidential memorandum that establishes a federal program allowing vetted U.S.
North Korean Remote Workers Are Infiltrating Government and Businesses: How to Expose Them Before Hiring
Companies are used to thinking about attackers as outsiders trying to break in. North Korean IT workers flip that model.
Separating AI’s Technological Problems from Its Capitalism Problems
This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in Tech Policy Press.
Cisco fixes vulnerability exploited to DoS its firewalls (CVE-2026-20349)
A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-20349) is being leveraged by attackers to temporarily interrupt the operation of Cisco firewalls, the company has con...
China-Linked Hackers Use Autonomous AI Agents to Breach Taiwan Government Systems
A China-linked threat actor has reportedly utilized a multi-agent artificial intelligence framework to conduct a nearly autonomous intrusion campaign targeti...
Thailand plans mandatory multi-factor authentication after massive data leak
The Digital Economy and Society Minister is seeking cabinet approval for compulsory multi-factor authentication across all government systems.
Trump administration lifts ban on TikTok for federal devices
The ban, introduced in 2022, was a response to concerns that TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, had ties to the Chinese government, raising fears about data...
Researchers observe first ‘near-autonomous’ AI attack on government target in Taiwan
Israeli cyber firm Dream said the framework adapted mid-operation, corrected its mistakes and expanded as it went along. The post Researchers observe first ‘...
Suisun City, Calif. grapples with cyber incident amid rise in attacks on local governments
The cyber incident at Suisun City began around 5:45 a.m.
Senate bill aims to improve federal cybersecurity support for small businesses
The proposed legislation mandates the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a comprehensive review of federal cybersecurity initiatives, resource...
CISA gives federal agencies two weeks to patch Microsoft bug exploited in DPRK campaign
Researchers disclosed the bug to Microsoft after examining a long-running campaign by North Korean hackers to exploit the job application process.
Federal judge issues second order blocking Trump mail-in voting directive
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Landing Zone Accelerator Independent Assessment Report for C5:2020 now available on AWS Artifact
Organizations operating in Germany and across Europe increasingly need to demonstrate cloud security compliance under the Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria...
US Water Systems Get Cyber Boost From New Senate Bill and ‘Water Watch Center’
The Water Watch Center launched at DEF CON aims to help under-resourced utilities protect their systems against hackers. The post US Water Systems Get Cyber ...
Local governments in four states dealing with cyberattacks that have shut down services
Municipalities in California, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Texas are all recovering from disruptive cyberattacks that have affected government operations.
Suisan City, California, Responds to Cyber Incident Amid Wave of US Local Government Attacks
Police and fire response has been impacted by the attack on Suisan City, while two other local authorities have been hit by cyber incidents in the past week ...
Project CAV3RN continues: Google Apps Script as C2 relay and DNS-based C2 channel selection
Project CAV3RN targets Israel with Google Apps Script C2 relays and DNS-based routing. Modular .