Arch Linux Freezes AUR Package Adoptions After Attackers Exploit Abandoned Projects
Arch Linux has temporarily disabled the ability to adopt orphaned AUR packages after security teams spotted a wave of hostile takeovers followed by malicious code injected through routine-looking...
FBI and Allied Governments Warn Companies Are Unknowingly Hiring North Korean Operatives
A joint advisory from the U.S. State Department, FBI, and partner nations including Japan, the UK, Germany, Canada, and South Korea warns that North Korean IT workers are...
Dark Web Persona ‘ModernStealer’ Ties Together Alleged Military and Nuclear Regulator Data Leaks
Threat intelligence firm StealthMole has traced a web of dark forum and Telegram listings advertising alleged military, nuclear, and aerospace data back to a recurring set of contact...
FBI Warns Russian State Hackers Are Tricking Signal Users Into Handing Over Backup Keys
The FBI says Russian intelligence-linked hacking clusters are impersonating Signal support to trick high-value targets — officials, military personnel, journalists, and Ukrainian leadership — into revealing their backup...
Iran’s Cyber Playbook Shifts From Loud Attacks to Patient, Long-Term Access
A new SentinelOne assessment finds Iran-linked hacking groups increasingly favor quiet, persistent access over destructive attacks, planting footholds in cloud accounts, IT suppliers, and industrial systems that could...
Scattered Spider Duo Sentenced Over £29 Million Transport for London Cyberattack
Two young members of the Scattered Spider hacking collective have been jailed for over five years each after a 2024 breach knocked out 148 Transport for London systems...
Flipper Zero Maker Overhauls Firmware Contribution Rules After Community Backlash
Flipper Devices has rolled out new firmware contribution rules, including GitHub Discussions-based feature voting and mandatory integration testing, after community backlash over a perceived firmware development slowdown.
Cybersecurity Week in Review: AI Model Redeployment, a Linux Root Zero-Day, and Hundreds of Chrome Patches
This week: Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 returns to critical infrastructure use, a near-100%-reliable Linux root zero-day emerges, Chrome patches 382 bugs, and Scattered Spider notches another extradition.