AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast
Summary The Slashdot post links to an Axios piece describing how generative AI is changing the cyber threat landscape. At Black Hat, vendors unveiled AI agents and tools aimed at…
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’s Singapore and Malaysian offices, working with Malaysian police, 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 A former Intel product marketing engineer, Varun Gupta, pleaded guilty to possessing trade secrets after downloading about 4,000 files…
Phishing Training Is Pretty Pointless, Researchers Find
Phishing Training Is Pretty Pointless, Researchers Find Summary Researchers presented at Black Hat report that standard employee phishing training produces almost no practical improvement. In a controlled study at UC…
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 discovered serious authentication flaws in an unnamed major carmaker’s dealership web portal. The…
How an AI-Based ‘Pen Tester’ Became a Top Bug Hunter on HackerOne
How an AI-Based ‘Pen Tester’ Became a Top Bug Hunter on HackerOne Summary At Black Hat USA, Brendan Dolan-Gavitt of XBOW showcased an AI-driven penetration-testing system that became the first…
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast
AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast Summary At Black Hat and in related reporting, several cybersecurity vendors and research teams showed off AI agents and tools intended…
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’s Singapore and Malaysian offices, working with Malaysian authorities, raided a warehouse outside Kuala Lumpur…
Phishing Training Is Pretty Pointless, Researchers Find
Phishing Training Is Pretty Pointless, Researchers Find Summary Researchers presenting at Black Hat and reported by SC World tested phishing training across more than 19,000 UCSD Health employees over eight…
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, now at Harness, found critical vulnerabilities in a major carmaker’s dealership web portal…