Intel ghosts researcher who found web apps spilled 270K staff records Summary Security researcher Eaton Zveare discovered multiple serious flaws across Intel’s web applications that exposed internal documentation and the…
Pakistan’s Internet Connectivity Abruptly Plummets To 20% Summary NetBlocks reported that Pakistan’s internet connectivity plunged to around 20% of normal levels on Tuesday, affecting roughly 116 million users. The disruption…
PipeMagic Backdoor Resurfaces as Part of Play Ransomware Attack Chain Summary Researchers have observed the PipeMagic modular backdoor reappearing in attacks linked to the Play ransomware group (tracked by Microsoft…
10 Major GitHub Risk Vectors Hidden in Plain Sight Summary This DarkReading piece from OX Security outlines ten common but frequently overlooked ways GitHub-hosted content can introduce security risks across…
‘DripDropper’ Hackers Patch Their Own Exploit Summary An attacker campaign is exploiting a nearly two‑year‑old remote code execution vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ (CVE-2023-46604) to compromise Linux servers, deploy malware and…
‘RingReaper’ Sneaks Right Past Linux EDRs Summary RingReaper is a post-compromise Linux implant that leverages the kernel’s io_uring asynchronous I/O interface to bypass traditional endpoint detection and response (EDR) telemetry.…
AI Agents Access Everything, Fall to Zero-Click Exploit Summary At Black Hat USA 2025, Zenity CTO Michael Bargury laid out his “AgentFlayer” research showing a critical zero-click exploit that lets…
Millions Allegedly Affected in Allianz Insurance Breach Summary Have I Been Pwned reports that roughly 1.1 million customers of Allianz Life may have had personal data exposed after a breach…
Russian Hacktivists Take Aim at Polish Power Plant, Again Summary News brief: Russian-aligned hacktivists struck a small hydropower plant in Tczew, near Gdańsk, for a second time. Unlike the May…
Video Convos: Agentic AI, Apple, EV Chargers; Cybersecurity Peril Abounds Summary Dark Reading’s News Desk returned to Black Hat USA 2025 with a series of video interviews covering threats from…
