‘DripDropper’ Hackers Patch Their Own Exploit Summary Security researchers at Red Canary observed an active campaign in which attackers exploited CVE-2023-46604, a critical remote code execution bug in Apache ActiveMQ,…
AI Agents Access Everything, Fall to Zero-Click Exploit Summary At Black Hat USA 2025, Michael Bargury, CTO of Zenity, warns that modern AI assistants and agents have been given broad…
Millions Allegedly Affected in Allianz Insurance Breach Summary The insurance provider Allianz Life confirmed a data breach first disclosed in July. According to Have I Been Pwned, around 1.1 million…
PipeMagic Backdoor Resurfaces as Part of Play Ransomware Attack Chain Summary Attackers linked to the Play ransomware group (tracked by Microsoft as Storm-2460) are using an updated PipeMagic modular backdoor…
Agentic AI, Apple Intelligence, EV Chargers: Everyday Cybersecurity Peril Abounds for Businesses Summary This Dark Reading News Desk roundup from Black Hat USA 2025 groups short interviews and research highlights…
How to Vibe Code With Security in Mind Summary This Dark Reading piece by Alexander Culafi examines the risks and practical safeguards organisations should adopt when using “vibe coding” —…
‘RingReaper’ Sneaks Right Past Linux EDRs Summary A new, sophisticated post-compromise tool called RingReaper abuses the Linux kernel’s io_uring asynchronous I/O interface to evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems.…
Russian Hacktivists Take Aim at Polish Power Plant, Again Summary Russian-aligned hacktivists targeted a small hydropower plant in Tczew, near Gdańsk, in a repeat attack that disrupted control systems and…
North Korea-linked hackers target embassies in Seoul in new espionage campaign Summary Researchers at Trellix say a North Korea-linked group, likely Kimsuky (also known as APT43), has been running a…
Drug development company Inotiv reports ransomware attack to SEC Summary Indiana-based contract research organisation Inotiv reported a ransomware incident discovered on 8 August that encrypted certain systems and disrupted business…
