Microsoft patch Tuesday update fails to install
Microsoft patch Tuesday update fails to install Summary Microsoft has acknowledged that the August 12, 2025 security update for Windows 11, version 24H2, may fail to install when distributed via…
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast Summary At Black Hat, several security firms showed off new AI agents and capabilities that could help defenders close the gap…
Seagate ‘Spins Up’ a Raid on a Counterfeit Hard Drive Workshop
Seagate ‘Spins Up’ a Raid on a Counterfeit Hard Drive Workshop Summary Security teams from Seagate in Singapore and Malaysia, working with Malaysian authorities, raided a warehouse outside Kuala Lumpur…
Former Intel Engineer Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets for Microsoft
Former Intel Engineer Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets for Microsoft Summary After nearly ten years at Intel, Varun Gupta downloaded about 4,000 files — including proprietary materials and trade secrets…
Phishing Training Is Pretty Pointless, Researchers Find
Phishing Training Is Pretty Pointless, Researchers Find Content summary A UC San Diego study presented at Black Hat tested more than 19,000 UCSD Health employees over eight months, comparing four…
Security Flaws In Carmaker’s Web Portal Let a Hacker Remotely Unlock Cars
Summary Security researcher Eaton Zveare discovered critical flaws in an unnamed automaker’s dealer-facing web portal that allowed the creation of a “national” admin account with broad, unfettered access. The vulnerability…
Android’s pKVM Becomes First Globally Certified Software to Achieve SESIP Level 5 Security Certification
Android’s pKVM Becomes First Globally Certified Software to Achieve SESIP Level 5 Security Certification Summary Protected KVM (pKVM), the hypervisor used by the Android Virtualisation Framework, has been awarded SESIP…
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast Summary Recent demonstrations at Black Hat and reporting from Axios show defenders and attackers both racing to adopt AI. Vendors unveiled…
Phishing Training Is Pretty Pointless, Researchers Find
Phishing Training Is Pretty Pointless, Researchers Find Summary Researchers from UC San Diego presented an eight-month experiment at Black Hat that tested four different phishing-training approaches on more than 19,000…
Security Flaws In Carmaker’s Web Portal Let a Hacker Remotely Unlock Cars
Security Flaws In Carmaker’s Web Portal Let a Hacker Remotely Unlock Cars Summary Security researcher Eaton Zveare (Harness) discovered critical flaws in a major carmaker’s dealership web portal that allowed…