Tag: computer
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Attacker Uses Suspected AI-Generated PowerShell Script to Map Active Directory
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an intrusion in which an unknown threat actor leveraged a vibe-coded PowerShell script for Active Directory (AD) enumeration.”The script looked for the Domain Controller (DC) and mapped users, computers, and domains, before creating a directory and exporting out a number of files, and finally creating AD_Report.html to measure the success of…
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NSA revives ‘Tailored Access Operations’ name for elite hacking unit
NSA last week changed the moniker of its Office of Computer Network Operations (CNO) back to Tailored Access Operations (TAO), a name that is sure to elicit nostalgia among the broader digital community for a group with roots in the early 1990s. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nsa-revives-tao-name-for-elite-hacking-unit
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New TrojPix technique uses screen pixels to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-trojpix-technique-uses-screen-pixels-to-exfiltrate-data-from-air-gapped-computers
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Spanish Police Arrest Man Linked to CARR, Z-Pentest, and NoName057(16)
Spain arrested a suspected CARR and Z-Pentest collaborator in an FBI-led probe for aiding pro-Russian hackers, coordinating attacks, and using crypto. Spanish National Police arrested a man in Palencia last March on charges of membership in and collaboration with a terrorist organization, glorifying terrorism, and computer damage. The investigation, carried out jointly with the FBI,…
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The industries being reimagined by AI
Throughout human history, technology has changed what we think is possible. Once, communication meant sending a letter. Now, we are all buried under a constant stream of emails, messages and notifications. AI marks another major inflection point. For the first time, ordinary people can communicate with computers in natural language, not code. That shift is…
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Complaint urges ban on ‘unlawful’ Europol processing of personal data
Migration campaign group Front-Lex has filed a complaint to Europe’s data protection watchdog, calling for a ban on Europol’s data processing operations that do not comply with EU law, following an investigation by Computer Weekly, Solomon and Correctiv First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366645384/Complaint-urges-ban-on-unlawful-Europol-processing-of-personal-data
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New TrojPix Attack Leaks Data From Air-Gapped Systems via Video Cable Emissions
Researchers at Shandong University have shown a fast new way to pull data off computers that are cut off from every network. The technique, called TrojPix, tweaks on-screen pixels in ways the eye cannot see, so that the video cable carrying them radiates a faint radio signal a nearby receiver can decode.But TrojPix works only…
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UKtech50 2026: The most influential people in UK technology
Computer Weekly has announced the 16th annual UKtech50 our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366645297/UKtech50-2026-The-most-influential-people-in-UK-technology
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19-Year-Old Scattered Spider Suspect Extradited to Face U.S. Hacking Charges
A teenager accused of belonging to the hacking group Scattered Spider has been extradited from Finland to face U.S. charges of conspiracy, computer intrusion, and fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 1.Peter Stokes, 19, a dual U.S. and Estonian citizen, appeared in a Chicago federal court on June 30, where a judge…
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GuardFall Flaw Hits 10 of 11 Popular Open-Source AI Agents
Researchers found a shell injection flaw in 10 of 11 popular open-source AI agents, allowing attackers to bypass command filters. Adversa AI just published a survey, titled >>GuardFall: a universal shell injection vulnerability in open-source AI agents,<< of eleven open-source AI coding and computer-use agents, and the headline finding is uncomfortable: ten of them leave…
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GuardFall Exposes Open-Source AI Coding Agents to Decades-Old Shell Injection Risks
The safety check that is supposed to stop an AI coding agent from running a dangerous command can be walked straight past using a shell trick that has been public for decades.New research from Adversa AI, which is named the bypass GuardFall, found it works against ten of the eleven popular open-source coding and computer-use…
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Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres
As<strong> </strong>tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly menLate one evening in October 2023, Sarah* felt labour pains starting. It was 11pm, but at the <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/02/scam-state-multi-billion-dollar-industry-south-east-asia”>cyberscam compound inside Laos’ Golden Triangle, workers were logging on for a long night shift, scamming…
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Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres
As<strong> </strong>tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly menLate one evening in October 2023, Sarah* felt labour pains starting. It was 11pm, but at the <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/02/scam-state-multi-billion-dollar-industry-south-east-asia”>cyberscam compound inside Laos’ Golden Triangle, workers were logging on for a long night shift, scamming…
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Malware-Laced USBs Breach Japanese Military Networks
Reused USB Drives Linked to China Spread Malware to Private Sector. Counterfeit flash drives embedded with a Chinese-linked computer virus and used by the Japanese army are now dispensing malware throughout other secure networks in the country. The virus went overlooked until February 2025, when military personnel reported slower device speeds. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Iranian Hacker Arrested Over Alleged $3.4 Billion Cyberattack on USA Infrastructure
An alleged Iranian hacker accused of hacking US infrastructure has been arrested in Montenegro following a joint operation by Montenegrin police and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The suspect is expected to face charges related to computer fraud, hacking, conspiracy, and identity theft after authorities linked him to a years-long cyber campaign that…
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Gemini 3.5 Flash Now Supports Agentic Computer Use for Enterprise Automation Tasks
Google has announced a significant enhancement to its AI platform with the release of Gemini 3.5 Flash, which now includes native support for agentic computer use. This new feature enables advanced enterprise automation across web, desktop, and mobile environments. Introduced on June 24, 2026, this capability was previously limited to the standalone Gemini 2.5 computer-use…
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Europol, Microsoft Hit Malware Network Behind 27M Stolen Logins, 140,000 Infected Computers
Europol and Microsoft disrupted malware infrastructure linked to 27 million stolen login credentials and 140,000 infected computers in a global cybercrime network. The post Europol, Microsoft Hit Malware Network Behind 27M Stolen Logins, 140,000 Infected Computers appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-europol-microsoft-malware-takedown-emea-eu/
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Microsoft, Europol lead international takedown against infostealer malware
Cybercriminals used Amadey and StealC to infect thousands of computers worldwide, leading to ransomware and other digital crimes. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/microsoft-europol-international-takedown-infostealer-malware/823655/
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Trump directs federal agencies to protect US data from quantum threats
An executive order signed Monday aims to accelerate the government’s transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), a new generation of encryption designed to protect data from the powerful quantum computers expected in the future. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/trump-directs-federal-agencies-quantum-cryptography
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Trump sets new deadlines for agencies and contractors to adopt post-quantum cryptography
The president also launched new efforts to research the scientific benefits of quantum computers —;and protect that research from adversaries. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/quantum-cryptography-white-house-executive-order/823530/
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Two Britons plead guilty to £39m 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group, change pleas on first day of expected six-week trial Two British cybercriminals linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group have pleaded guilty to a <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/02/transport-for-london-dealing-with-cyber-attack”>cyber-attack on Transport for London in 2024 that cost £39m and affected 10 million people.Thalha Jubair, 20, and…
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A Critical Deadline Is Approaching for Windows and Linux Security
The cryptographic keys that secure your computer’s boot sequence will start to expire on June 24. Here’s what that means for you. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/a-critical-deadline-is-approaching-for-windows-and-linux-security/
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Operation Endgame Disrupts SocGholish Servers, Cleans 14,971 WordPress Sites
Dutch law enforcement authorities, along with counterparts from Canada , Germany, and the U.S., have disrupted malicious infrastructure associated with SocGholish and cleaned up nearly 15,000 infected WordPress websites.”With these actions we deprive cybercriminals of access to infected computer systems,” Maikel Rollman of the Netherlands National High Tech Crime Unit said.”This prevents First seen on…
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Smashing Security podcast #471: This AI worm just rewrote its own rules
Researchers at the University of Toronto have built a worm that thinks for itself. Using free off-the-shelf AI models it works out how to break into each new computer it encounters, and hijacks the powerful ones to host its own AI brain. And then the researchers discovered their creation had quietly removed the list of…
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Researchers Build Self-Replicating AI Worm That Operates Entirely on Local, Open-Weight Models
University of Toronto researchers have built and tested a proof-of-concept AI-driven computer worm that uses a locally hosted open-weight large language model to reason its way through a network, generate tailored attack strategies for each target it encounters, and replicate itself, all without human intervention and without touching a commercial AI service.The preprint, posted to…
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Let’s Encrypt Introduces Merkle Tree Certificates for Post-Quantum Web Security
Let’s Encrypt has unveiled a new approach to securing the web against future quantum threats: Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs), a post-quantumready certificate model designed to maintain the speed and reliability of today’s TLS ecosystem. As the industry moves closer to the reality of cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs), the focus is shifting beyond encryption to…
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Let’s Encrypt Introduces Merkle Tree Certificates for Post-Quantum Web Security
Let’s Encrypt has unveiled a new approach to securing the web against future quantum threats: Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs), a post-quantumready certificate model designed to maintain the speed and reliability of today’s TLS ecosystem. As the industry moves closer to the reality of cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs), the focus is shifting beyond encryption to…
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Dutch Authorities Dismantle Botnet Linked to 17 Million Infected Devices
Dutch authorities have announced the takedown of a botnet that enslaved millions of infected devices, including computers, tablets, smartphones, and IoT devices, to carry out malicious attacks.The bot network, per the Dutch Politie and the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), consisted of at least 17 million infected devices. More than 200 servers located in the…
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CERT-In Recommends 12-Hour Patching for Internet-Facing Flaws Amid AI-Assisted Attacks
Tags: ai, attack, computer, data-breach, flaw, india, intelligence, Internet, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued new guidelines requiring organizations to patch critical security vulnerabilities in internet-exposed systems within 12 hours of being flagged where “feasible” to safeguard against potential threats stemming from threat actors’ abuse of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and large language models (LLMs) to automate vulnerability First seen on…
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UKtech50 2026: The longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders
Tags: computerEach year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2026 First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643331/UKtech50-2026-the-longlist-of-the-UKs-influential-tech-leaders