Tag: hacking
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Senator Wyden seeks review of federal law enforcement hacking tools
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/senator-wyden-seeks-review-of-federal-law-enforcement-hacking-tools
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What we know so far about the hacking campaign against US water systems
Support is growing for stricter oversight and increased financial resources for utilities in the wake of a cyberattack spree, suspected to be the work of Iran-linked threat groups. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-hacking-campaign-against-us-water-systems/828374/
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Lawmakers seek watchdog review of federal hacking of Americans
Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Greg Casar want a GAO probe on the government’s use of spyware and other sophisticated hacking tools and authorities. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/watchdog-review-federal-government-hacking-americans/
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Copilot Revealed Its Own Vulnerability Through ‘Meta-Hacking’: Varonis
Using a method they call “meta-hacking,” Varonis researchers were able to convince Microsoft’s Copilot AI model to detail its architecture, exposing vulnerabilities given the umbrella name “CoSnitch” that can be exploited to launch attacks that could lead to sensitive information being stolen from victims. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/copilot-revealed-its-own-vulnerability-through-meta-hacking-varonis/
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Russian network monitoring firm confirms cyberattack claimed by pro-Ukraine hackers
The statement came a day after a hacking group calling itself Black Spark claimed it had spent more than a month inside Microolap’s network and gained access to its internal systems, including EtherSensor, the company’s network traffic analysis platform. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-network-monitoring-firm-confirms-cyberattack-claimed-by-pro-ukraine-group
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Private equity firm Apollo confirms data breach amid hacking wave targeting financial giants
The private equity giant confirms a breach, weeks after Google researchers said hackers were targeting financial companies. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/private-equity-firm-apollo-confirms-data-breach-amid-hacking-wave-targeting-financial-giants/
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Senator asks US government watchdog to review how feds use hacking tools
Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to the U.S. federal watchdog requesting a comprehensive review of how the FBI, DEA, ICE’s HSI, and the Secret Service use hacking tools and spyware against Americans. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/senator-asks-us-federal-watchdog-to-review-how-feds-use-hacking-tools/
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China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure”, Is the US Ready?
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” Andy Greenberg discusses sitting in on a war game simulating a cyberattack from the Chinese hacking group Volt Typhoon First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/china-is-strapping-digital-bombs-to-civilian-infrastructure-is-the-us-ready/
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China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure”, Is the US Ready?
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” Andy Greenberg discusses sitting in on a war game simulating a cyberattack from the Chinese hacking group Volt Typhoon First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/china-is-strapping-digital-bombs-to-civilian-infrastructure-is-the-us-ready/
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NSA, CISA, FBI, DOE, and EPA Warn of Active AI-Assisted Attacks on Siemens S7 PLCs
NSA, CISA, FBI, DOE, and EPA warn of active AI-assisted attacks against Siemens S7 PLCs across US critical infrastructure sectors. Five U.S. federal agencies issued a joint advisory this week warning of an active hacking campaign against Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers. The advisory, CISA AA26-231A, is co-signed by NSA, FBI, DOE, and EPA…
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US Indicts 17 Iranians Over Years-Long Cyber Espionage Campaign
The US charged 17 Iranians over a years-long hacking campaign that stole 31TB from universities, companies and government agencies worldwide. Eight years after the original indictment first went public, US prosecutors just added eight more names to the list. The Justice Department unsealed a superseding indictment this week charging 17 members of the Mabna Institute,…
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US charges 17 Iranian hackers over 31-terabyte academic data theft
The U.S. has charged 17 alleged members of Mabna Institute, an Iranian hacking-for-hire company accused of running a years-long campaign that stole data from American … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/20/us-iranian-hackers-mabna-institute-charged/
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EHR Vendor Notifying 3.8 Million Patients of Data Theft Hack
CareCloud Said Compromise Involved One of Its AWS Cloud Environments. CareCloud, a provider of cloud-based, artificial intelligence-powered electronic health records, is notifying nearly 3.8 million individuals that their personal and health information was potentially stolen in a March hacking incident involving one of its Amazon Web Services environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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US DOJ Charges 17 Iranians in Decade-Long Hacking Campaign
Justice Department Says Iranian Firm Sold Stolen Research Inside Iran. A 14-count superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday charges 17 members of the Mabna Institute with stealing more than 31 terabytes of research and intellectual property from hundreds of universities, companies and government agencies on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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US charges Iranian hackers over $3.4 billion intellectual property theft
The U.S. has charged 17 Iranians, alleged members of a hacking-for-hire company called Mabna Institute, involved in years-long operations that stole data from American organizations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-iranian-hackers-over-34-billion-intellectual-property-theft/
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US charges Iranians for sprawling hacking campaign on government agencies, universities
The Justice Department accused 17 alleged hackers with ties to the Iranian government of breaching email accounts at U.S. government agencies and stealing intellectual property from dozens of universities. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iran-cyberattacks-us-doj
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DOJ charges 17 people in Iran-backed hacking campaign against US
Officials allege an IRGC-linked organization was behind a coordinated effort to steal research from American universities, companies and government agencies. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/doj-charges-17-iran-hacking-campaign-us-university/828212/
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‘CoSnitch’ Attack Tricked Copilot into Mapping Out Architecture
Researchers discovered a meta-hacking technique that can manipulate the AI service into revealing its own security weaknesses. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cosnitch-attack-copilot-mapping-out-architecture
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FBI Pegasus Records Expose a Blind Spot in US Spyware Oversight
Federal court records show how far the FBI’s Pegasus review progressed, and why new US spyware reporting will still leave major gaps in government hacking transparency. The post FBI Pegasus Records Expose a Blind Spot in US Spyware Oversight appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-fbi-pegasus-spyware-oversight/
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US Courts To Begin Publishing Spyware Records From 2029
U.S. courts will begin separately tracking spyware-based interceptions, giving the public new data on government hacking while leaving key gaps. The post US Courts To Begin Publishing Spyware Records From 2029 appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-us-courts-government-spyware-wiretap-report/
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Irregular faces criticism over ‘spin’ in AI hacking postmortem
The company at the center of a series of incidents in which AI models compromised real-world computer systems during security evaluations is facing criticism after the release of a report that security experts say leaves key questions unanswered. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/irregular-ai-hacking-model-blog
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Hacking Back Is Back: White House to Enable Cyber Privateers
In an Aug. 12 National Security Presidential Memorandum, President Donald Trump set out guidance for more private-sector action in global cyber battles. Here’s the rest of the story. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/hacking-back-is-back-white-house-to-enable-cyber-privateers/
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BSidesSF 2026 MCPwned: Hacking MCP Servers With One Skeleton Key Vulnerability
Presenter: Jonathan Leitschuh Our thanks to Security BSides San Francisco for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding BSidesSF 2026 content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/bsidessf-2026-mcpwned-hacking-mcp-servers-with-one-skeleton-key-vulnerability/
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Who will be the Stanislav Petrov in your organization?
Tags: hackingThe recent news coverage of “rogue AI” systems hacking innocent companies reminded me of one of the world’s most unsung heroes and genuinely someone who may well have saved … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/11/governing-autonomous-ai-risks/
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AI Moves From Cheating in Theory to Hacking the Real World
Why Zero Trust for AI and Enforced Hard Constraints Beat Easily Ignored Rules Among the many lessons learned from the OpenAI sandbox escape/Hugging Face hack and the more recent Claude accidental escape is that artificial intelligence cheats: It breaks rules then denies it. These aren’t anomalies. They’re fundamental systemic failures. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Google’s top hacker hunter explains why hacking groups get code names
Google recently changed how it refers and assigns names to hacking groups. TechCrunch spoke with one of the world’s foremost experts on tracking hackers to understand why companies give hackers codenames. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/08/08/googles-top-hacker-hunter-explains-why-hacking-groups-get-codenames/
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Russian military hackers pose as recruiters to target Ukrainian IT workers
Ukraine’s computer emergency response team, CERT-UA, said Saturday that the campaign has been running since at least May and is linked to Sandworm, the notorious hacking unit associated with Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-military-hackers-pose-as-recruiters-ukraine-it-workers
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Valve notifies Steam hardware customers of a data breach
Video game publisher and digital distribution giant Valve is notifying Steam hardware customers in Europe that hackers stole their data after hacking its shipping partner, CEVA Logistics. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/valve-notifies-steam-hardware-customers-of-a-data-breach/
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At A Loss Courts Struggle to Define >>Loss<< Under Computer Hacking Law
Recent CFAA rulings clarify that qualifying “loss” can include reasonable forensic investigation and incident-response costs even when computers or data are not visibly damaged. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/at-a-loss-courts-struggle-to-define-loss-under-computer-hacking-law/
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UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year
Big companies describe being under constant threat but only half have a plan in place to respond to an attackNearly a third of British manufacturers have been hit by a cyber-attack on them or a company in their supply chain, according to a survey that highlighted the growing hacking risk to companies.The findings come almost…