Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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GitHub Announces General Availability of Security Campaigns

GitHub security campaigns make it easier for developers and security teams to collaborate on fixing vulnerabilities in their applications. The post GitHub Announces General Availability of Security Campaigns appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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The Identities Behind AI Agents: A Deep Dive Into AI & NHI

AI agents have rapidly evolved from experimental technology to essential business tools. The OWASP framework explicitly recognizes that Non-Human Identities play a key role in agentic AI security. Their analysis highlights how these autonomous software entities can make decisions, chain complex actions together, and operate continuously without human intervention. They're no longer just tools,

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Gamaredon Uses Infected Removable Drives to Breach Western Military Mission in Ukraine

The Russia-linked threat actor known as Gamaredon (aka Shuckworm) has been attributed to a cyber attack targeting a foreign military mission based in Ukraine with an aim to deliver an updated version of a known malware called GammaSteel. The group targeted the military mission of a Western country, per the Symantec Threat Hunter team, with first signs of the malicious activity detected on

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Nissan Leaf Hacked for Remote Spying, Physical Takeover

Researchers find vulnerabilities that can be exploited to remotely take control of a Nissan Leaf’s functions, including physical controls. The post Nissan Leaf Hacked for Remote Spying, Physical Takeover appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Operations of Sensor Giant Sensata Disrupted by Ransomware Attack

Sensata has informed the SEC that shipping, manufacturing and other operations have been impacted by a ransomware attack. The post Operations of Sensor Giant Sensata Disrupted by Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Europol Arrests Five SmokeLoader Clients Linked by Seized Database Evidence

Law enforcement authorities have announced that they tracked down the customers of the SmokeLoader malware and detained at least five individuals. "In a coordinated series of actions, customers of the Smokeloader pay-per-install botnet, operated by the actor known as 'Superstar,' faced consequences such as arrests, house searches, arrest warrants or 'knock and talks,'" Europol said in a

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‘AkiraBot’ Spammed 80,000 Websites With AI-Generated Messages

CAPTCHA-evading Python framework AkiraBot has spammed over 80,000 websites with AI-generated spam messages. The post ‘AkiraBot’ Spammed 80,000 Websites With AI-Generated Messages appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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AkiraBot Targets 420,000 Sites with OpenAI-Generated Spam, Bypassing CAPTCHA Protections

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform called AkiraBot that's used to spam website chats, comment sections, and contact forms to promote dubious search engine optimization (SEO) services such as Akira and ServicewrapGO. "AkiraBot has targeted more than 400,000 websites and successfully spammed at least 80,000 websites since September

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Security leaders respond to the dismissal of NSA director

Security leaders share their thoughts on the NSA director dismissal, providing insights as to why it may have occurred.

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Google Targets SOC Overload With Automated AI Alert and Malware Analysis Tools

Google plans to unleash automated AI agents into overtaxed SOCs to reduce the manual workload for cybersecurity investigators. The post Google Targets SOC Overload With Automated AI Alert and Malware Analysis Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Groucho’s Wit, Cloud Complexity, and the Case for Consistent Security Policy

The greatest security policies in the world are useless if enterprises don’t have a reasonable, consistent, and reliable way to implement them. The post Groucho’s Wit, Cloud Complexity, and the Case for Consistent Security Policy appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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AI Now Outsmarts Humans in Spear Phishing, Analysis Shows

Agentic AI has improved spear phishing effectiveness by 55% since 2023, research shows. The post AI Now Outsmarts Humans in Spear Phishing, Analysis Shows appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Recent version of Neptune RAT is spreading, stealing credentials

Research has discovered a recent version of Neptune RAT, which is spreading and stealing credentials. 

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Lovable AI Found Most Vulnerable to VibeScamming — Enabling Anyone to Build Live Scam Pages

Lovable, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform that allows for creating full-stack web applications using text-based prompts, has been found to be the most susceptible to jailbreak attacks, allowing novice and aspiring cybercrooks to set up lookalike credential harvesting pages. "As a purpose-built tool for creating and deploying web apps, its capabilities line up perfectly

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Qevlar AI Raises $10 Million for Autonomous Investigation Platform

French cybersecurity startup Qevlar AI has raised $10 million in a funding round led by EQT Ventures and Forgepoint Capital International. The post Qevlar AI Raises $10 Million for Autonomous Investigation Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Treasury’s OCC Says Hackers Had Access to 150,000 Emails

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has disclosed an email security incident in which 100 accounts were compromised for over a year.  The post Treasury’s OCC Says Hackers Had Access to 150,000 Emails appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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New TCESB Malware Found in Active Attacks Exploiting ESET Security Scanner

A Chinese-affiliated threat actor known for its cyber-attacks in Asia has been observed exploiting a security flaw in security software from ESET to deliver a previously undocumented malware codenamed TCESB. "Previously unseen in ToddyCat attacks, [TCESB] is designed to stealthily execute payloads in circumvention of protection and monitoring tools installed on the device," Kaspersky said in an

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CISA Urges Urgent Patching for Exploited CentreStack, Windows Zero-Days

CISA has added fresh CentreStack and Windows CLFS vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The post CISA Urges Urgent Patching for Exploited CentreStack, Windows Zero-Days appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Vulnerabilities Patched by Ivanti, VMware, Zoom 

Ivanti, VMware, and Zoom released fixes for dozens of vulnerabilities in their products on April 2025 Patch Tuesday. The post Vulnerabilities Patched by Ivanti, VMware, Zoom  appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Explosive Growth of Non-Human Identities Creating Massive Security Blind Spots

GitGuardian's State of Secrets Sprawl report for 2025 reveals the alarming scale of secrets exposure in modern software environments. Driving this is the rapid growth of non-human identities (NHIs), which have been outnumbering human users for years. We need to get ahead of it and prepare security measures and governance for these machine identities as they continue to be deployed, creating an