Researchers uncover rare, difficult-to-exploit OpenSSH vulnerability
The OpenSSH bug represents the latest high-profile vulnerability to affect the open-source software ecosystem.
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Sanctioned and exposed, Predator spyware maker group has gone awfully quiet
Sanctions, newspaper investigations and reports exposing the Intellexa alliance’s infrastructure all might have led to its diminished state.
Selena Larson on e-crime matching nation state hackers; Disinfo before the Supreme Court
Selena Larson, a senior threat intelligence analyst at Proofpoint, sits down with host Elias Groll to discuss why a focus on nation-state hackers is diverting attention from…
U.S. election official: ‘Whack-a-mole’ strategies less effective to combat disinfo
A more fragmented information ecosystem is making it more difficult to combat disinformation.
Phones of journalists and activists in Europe targeted with Pegasus
The notorious Israeli spyware was used to target journalists often working in exile from their authoritarian home countries, report finds.
Omkhar Arasaratnam on open source security; AI dogfighting
OpenSSF General Manager Omkhar Arasaratnam sits down with host Elias Groll to discuss open source software security. DefenseScoop reporter Mikayla Easley joins the show to discuss how…
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Mattis: Don’t create separate military cyber service
The former defense secretary said U.S. Cyber Command needs emergency authority to be able to operate inside the United States.
Arizona woman arrested and charged in North Korean IT worker scheme
Christina Chapman facilitated remote work and financial transfers for North Koreans tied to that nation’s weapons development programs, according to the U.S. government.
The FBI’s Brett Leatherman on LockBitSupp’s unmasking; a spyware reckoning in Poland
FBI Deputy Assistant Director for Cyber Operations Brett Leatherman sits down with host Elias Groll to discuss a law enforcement operation targeting LockBit. CyberScoop reporter Tim Starks…
ONCD report: ‘Fundamental transformation’ in cyber, tech drove 2023 risks
Evolving critical infrastructure risks, ransomware, supply chain exploitation, commercial spyware and AI were the top trends, the office reported.