Cybersecurity News and Updates

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux botnet family dubbed Evooo1Bot that derives its core functionality from the Mirai botnet source code and is equipped to turn internet-facing devices into SOCKS proxies.

“While the malware reuses the DDoS engine from the publicly leaked Mirai source code, it extends the original framework with numerous capabilities, including

Threat actors gained root access to the vulnerable systems and deployed a Monero miner.

The post Recent macOS Screen Sharing Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the order-tracking function of a plugin to access SafePal customer information.

The post 40,000 Impacted by SafePal Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Anthropic has been conducting tests to identify issues in how AI agents interact with each other.

The post Conflicting Test Goals Pushed Claude Agents to Deploy Self-Replicating Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Why do so many boards underestimate technology risk until it becomes a crisis?

One Caledonian government agency reported a breach, thanks to a third party that may have serviced other agencies as well.

Driven by AI-augmented research and scanning, vulnerability volumes continue to surge, driving the National Institute of Standards and Technology to ask whether AI could be the answer.

In this video interview, Standard Chartered’s group CISO shares insights on transitioning from technical roles to strategic leadership, the importance of business-savvy security executives, and how AI is reshaping both defensive capabilities and adversarial tactics in banking.

French authorities confirmed that someone gained unauthorized access to systems at the Directorate General of Public Finances in late June after stealing or misusing someone’s identity.

Germany’s federal police agency, the BKA, said three suspects were picked up in Europe and charged with fraud, and Brazil’s federal police said four others were arrested on similar charges.