Cybersecurity
Huge exit: The Israeli company sold for $6.3b.
Cybersecurity company Proofpoint will acquire Israeli information security firm Varonis Systems in a massive deal.
Cybersecurity company Pluto Security raises $34 million
Qatargate suspect Urich confirms phone was hacked, says leakers will 'pay full price'
Zohar Pinhasi charged with wire fraud after using cybersecurity company to pay off hackers
Key ShinyHunters hacker detained in Jordan after FBI breach, is cooperating, sources say
The FBI declined to comment on any specific arrest or activity abroad but said that the bureau "continues to aggressively investigate the recent Cyber incident allegedly involving ShinyHunters."
‘The fringe didn’t disappear’: Expert explains how to combat online threats, antisemitic propaganda
The average person never knows when a bad actor, such as a foreign agent, extremist, or impersonator, will strike in the virtual world. That’s where Alex Goldenberg comes in.
Dutch man arrested in ShinyHunters investigation alleged to have been 'reformed hacker'
Van der Stap's 2023 convictions of data theft and extortion received widespread publicity, as did his subsequent disavowal of cybercrime.
Hackers steal over half a million credit cards using cheap Chinese AI models, simple prompts
The attack included three open-source AI tools, with the operation costing between $12,000 and $18,000 in total, and reports of it still being active.
OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges
The latest example came on Friday when OpenAI said its agents had leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users. OpenAI declined to say if the images were AI-generated or identified real people.
OpenAI agents allegedly hacked government and university websites without prompting - NYT
Researchers said that the AI was prompted to do mundane data collection, but struggled to get the information it needed and instead hacked into websites.
Australia says OpenAI agent hacked into government website in a potential first for AI
Australia confirmed an OpenAI agent breached a government health portal in June, marking a potential first for an AI hacking a state website and prompting deep concern over delayed disclosure.
New Zealand says China is its most persistent state-backed cyber threat
New Zealand report identifies China as its most persistent state-backed cyber threat, with foreign espionage actively targeting key government, health, education, and IT infrastructure network.
Leaked FBI data includes sensitive details on counterespionage work against China, Russia, cartels
Data includes details of assignments to specific field offices and, in some cases, to units engaged in high-stakes intelligence, security, or counterespionage work.
US investigating Iran ties to cyberattack on energy tankers bound for American ports - report
The ships, an oil tanker and a liquefied petroleum gas carrier, were traveling toward ports in Texas when they were targeted in early August, according to vessel-tracking data.
