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A federal court has handed down a four-year prison term to a former software developer who sabotaged his employer’s global network with a custom “kill switch,” crippling operations and inflicting hundreds of thousands in losses. Davis Lu, 55, a Chinese…
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As part of the ongoing analysis of the KorPlug malware family, this second installment focuses on the complex second-stage payload, expanding on earlier discoveries of DLL side-loading methods that use legitimate programs to execute code initially. The…
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Threat actors are increasingly abusing native evaluation and execution functions to conceal and execute malicious payloads within innocent-looking packages on PyPI. Security researchers warn that while static analysis libraries such as hexora can detec…
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has officially released NIST Special Publication 800-232, establishing the Ascon family of algorithms as the new standard for lightweight cryptography designed specifically for resource-constrained devices. Published in August 2025, this groundbreaking standard addresses critical security gaps in Internet of Things (IoT) devices, embedded systems, and low-power sensors […] The post NIST Publish ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ Standard To Protect IoT Devices appeared first on Cyber Security News.
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A novel macOS infostealer malware, designated as Mac.c, has emerged as a formidable contender in the underground malware-as-a-service (MaaS) ecosystem. Developed openly by a threat actor operating under the pseudonym “mentalpositive,” Mac.c…
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Shortly after the May 2025 rollout of 107 Copilot Agents in Microsoft 365 tenants, security specialists discovered that the “Data Access” restriction meant to block agent availability is being ignored. Key Takeaways1. The “NoUsersCanAccessAgent” policy is bypassed, leaving some Copilot Agents installable.2. Manual per-agent PowerShell revocations add overhead and risk.3. Mitigate by auditing inventories, enforcing […] The post Microsoft Copilot Agent Policy Let Any Users Access AI Agents appeared first on Cyber Security News.
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Cybersecurity researchers at the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) have uncovered a fresh surge in credential harvesting attacks that leverage the reputable cloud-based email service SendGrid to distribute phishing emails. Attackers are exploiting …
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August 25, 2025, marks the 34th anniversary of Linux, a project that began as a modest hobby and has grown into the bedrock of modern digital infrastructure. On this day in 1991, 21-year-old Finnish student Linus Torvalds posted to the comp.os.minix ne…
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A cybersecurity researcher has unveiled a sophisticated new method for extracting Windows credentials and secrets that successfully evades detection by most Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions currently deployed in enterprise environments. …
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has formally published Special Publication 800-232, “Ascon-Based Lightweight Cryptography Standards for Constrained Devices,” establishing the first U.S. government benchmark for efficient crypt…
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