Автор: Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

The cyberattackers allegedly stole information from US campaign officials only to turn around and weaponize it against unfavored candidates.

The threat actors managed to gain access to Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) by posing as a Ukrainian official, before quickly being outed.

Some users complain they had no idea the switch would be automatic on their devices, vowing to uninstall the unwanted antivirus software.

The critical bug, CVE-2024-8963, can be used in conjunction with the prior known flaw to achieve remote code execution (RCE).

Besides operational issues connected to a talent shortage, the cost of running security platforms — and their training costs — also keeps CISOs up at night.

Working with the Treasury and Justice departments, the president has sanctioned anti-democratic Russian adversaries.

The vulnerability carries nearly the highest score possible on the CVSS scale, at 9.8, impacting a system used by major companies around the world.

In a panel at Black Hat 2024, journalists and investigators explain their differing goals when a victim organization is breached.

Microsoft execs detailed the company’s reaction to the CrowdStrike incident and emphasized the value of a collective identity.