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According to reports, the US Department of Justice will assess whether the deal would harm competition in the cybersecurity market.

The Archetyp Market drug marketplace has been targeted by law enforcement in an operation involving takedowns and arrests. 

Asheville Eye Associates says the personal information of 147,000 individuals was stolen in a November 2024 data breach.

The Indian car sharing marketplace Zoomcar learned that its systems were hacked after a threat actor contacted employees. 

The KillSec ransomware group has stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data from Ireland-based eyecare technology company Ocuco.

The emerging Anubis ransomware becomes a major threat, permanently deleting user files and making recovery impossible.

A strong AI deployment starts with asking the right questions, mapping your risks, and thinking like an adversary — before it’s too late.

Three high-severity Tenable Agent vulnerabilities could allow users to overwrite and delete files, or execute arbitrary code, with System privileges.

A cybersecurity incident at WestJet resulted in users experiencing interruptions when accessing the company’s application and website.

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Cloudflare outage not caused by cyberattack, Dutch police identified 126 users of Cracked.io, the Victoria’s Secret cyberattack has cost $10 million. 

Threat actors have abused the TeamFiltration pentesting framework to target over 80,000 Entra ID user accounts.

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Cloud security startup Upwind has appointed Rinki Sethi as Chief Security Officer.

SAP security firm SecurityBridge announced the appointment of Roman Schubiger as the company’s new CRO.

Cybersecurity training and simulations provider SimSpace has appointed Peter Lee as Chief Executive Officer.

Orchid Security has appointed a new Chief Product Officer and three advisors.

Kaseya has appointed Rania Succar as Chief Executive Officer.

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A cybersecurity incident at WestJet resulted in users experiencing interruptions when accessing the company’s application and website.

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Industry professionals comment on the Trump administration’s new executive order on cybersecurity. 

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Mitel has announced patches for a MiCollab path traversal vulnerability that can be exploited remotely without authentication.

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AI-generated voice deepfakes have crossed the uncanny valley, fueling a surge in fraud that outpaces traditional security measures. Detection technology is racing to keep up.

The new attack technique uses smartwatches to capture ultrasonic covert communication in air-gapped environments and exfiltrate data.

Interpol has announced a crackdown on infostealer malware in Asia as part of an effort called Operation Secure.

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The makers of the Pushdo malware – also known as Cutwail - have adopted new strategies to hide command-and-control [C&C] traffic after surviving multiple takedowns.

WASHINGTON - The CIA prides itself on secrecy but the spy agency unveiled a revamped website Monday that promises a user-friendly layout and a "sleeker, more modern web experience." Borrowing the jargon of corporate marketing, the Central Intelligence Agency touted its new online look for job-seekers or people interested in the spy service's origins.

Say the word phishing, and there are people who would probably begin to think back to a quiet day on a boat. But the kind of phishing that begins with a "ph" is far from relaxing, and it is on the rise.

MOSCOW, June 24, 2013 (AFP) - Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden's stop in Moscow is an unexpected windfall for the Russian secret services even if it risks worsening the already strained relations between the Kremlin and Washington.

Looking at BYOD from the viewpoint of data matters most. New York’s Mobile Helix is shifting away from train of thought that says security is about managing the device, and has instead produced a platform that will enable applications – no matter how they’re coded – to run securely no matter where they are accessed.

BEIJING - China interceded to allow Edward Snowden's dramatic flight from Hong Kong, calculating that infuriating the United States for now was necessary to prevent deeper corrosion to their relationship, analysts and media said Monday.

In a previous SecurityWeek column, I wrote about the security considerations for software defined networking (SDN). Whether or not SDN becomes the next evolution of networking, this new architecture clearly showcases the move towards a more dynamic and agile environment.

Facebook on Friday said that phone numbers and email addresses belonging to roughly 6 million of its users had been improperly shared due to a software bug in the Facebook platform.The bug was discovered and reported by a security researcher to Facebook’s White Hat program.

WASHINGTON - China and the United States traded hacking charges on Sunday as Washington accused Beijing of stealing US intellectual property and the Chinese authorities expressed concern over US cyberattacks.

Snowden Airs New China Claims as US Seeks ExtraditionHONG KONG - The United States pressed for Edward Snowden's formal extradition from Hong Kong as the former spy fought back with new allegations aired Sunday about the far-reaching extent of US cyber-espionage in China.

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