Hackers Abuse VPS Infrastructure for Stealth, Speed Summary Darktrace research explains how threat actors are increasingly abusing commercial virtual private server (VPS) offerings to spin up attack infrastructure quickly, cheaply…
Summary This DarkReading piece examines why many K-12 schools are poorly prepared for cyber incidents, especially ransomware. The article highlights that schools are attractive targets due to outdated systems, limited…
Scattered Spider Member Sentenced to a Decade in Prison Summary Noah Michael Urban, 20, pleaded guilty in April to multiple charges tied to cryptocurrency theft and the theft of sensitive…
Easy ChatGPT Downgrade Attack Undermines GPT-5 Security Summary Researchers at Adversa describe a straightforward technique — PROMISQROUTE — that tricks ChatGPT’s routing layer into sending malicious prompts to older, less…
Video Game Anti-Cheat Systems: A Cybersecurity Goldmine Summary At Black Hat USA 2025 Dark Reading’s Rob Wright interviews Sam Collins and Marius Muench (University of Birmingham) about their research “Watching…
System Shocks? EV Smart Charging Tech Poses Cyber-Risks Summary This Dark Reading interview from Black Hat USA 2025 features Salvatore Gariuolo, senior threat researcher at Trend Micro, discussing security weaknesses…
Microsoft makes MCP in Visual Studio GA but researchers warn of risks Summary Microsoft has declared general availability (GA) for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers in Visual Studio. Developers can…
Scattered Spider affiliate given 10 year sentence, ordered to pay $13 million in restitution Summary A federal judge sentenced Noah Michael Urban, 20, to 10 years in prison and ordered…
Colt changes tune, admits data theft as Warlock gang begins auction Summary A week after suffering service disruption, UK telco Colt Technology Services has changed course and acknowledged that some…
Google yet to take down ‘screenshot-grabbing’ Chrome VPN extension Summary Security researchers at Koi Security say the popular Chrome extension FreeVPN.One quietly began capturing screenshots of users’ pages shortly after…
