FBI dismantles Chinese phishing service that coached buyers to generate scam sites using AI —$88 cybercrime product linked to $1.9 billion in losses, 3.87 million stolen cards

The FBI, Google, and Lumen Technologies say they’ve dismantled a China-based phishing-as-a-service operation called Outsider Enterprise.

UK Bans Under-16s From Using Social Media

The U.K. has, as widely expected, announced plans to ban social media for under-16s – but the controversy won’t be going away any time soon.

2021 Honda Civic infotainment system can be jailbroken via USB — flaw uses public Android test keys to install unauthorized apps, enables for ‘EvilValet’ attacks

A software architect determined that they could practically install anything they want on the infotainment system of their 2021 Honda Civic through the front USB port. While the head unit required a signed AOSP file to upd…

The Quantum Frontier: How Quantum Computing Is Reshaping Our Future

Advances in recent years suggest we are entering the Quantum Frontier Era. National security, science, economic competitiveness, and cybersecurity will all feel the impact.

The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks

Hidden inside a building in Alabama, the FBI has created its own small town as a dedicated cyber training ground for simulating cyberattacks.

How To Avoid Text Scams And Spot Red Flags Early

Scam texts are becoming more sophisticated. Learn how to spot the warning signs, avoid common schemes, and protect yourself from text message fraud.

Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google

The tech giant said a group called “Outsider Enterprise” used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks.

Microsoft’s bug-hunting nemesis extends vendetta with more zero-day attacks — Nightmare Eclipse publishes RoguePlanet and GreatXML local privilege escalation exploits

Nightmare-Eclipse’s vendetta against Microsoft and Windows continues apace — researcher publishes RoguePlanet and GreatXML local privilege escalation zero-day exploits

New malware campaign tricks AI scanners with fake nuclear weapon prompts — malicious code triggers safety failsafes so scanners skip the payload

Hades malware campaign now tricks AI bots into not scanning development packages, as prompts for bio- and nuclear weapons trigger failsafe mechanisms.

AMD denies researcher a $10,000 bug bounty after fixing critical auto-updater vulnerability — security flaw took 124 days to patch

AMD took over four months to fix a critical security bug in its autoupdater, and the security researcher didn’t see a dime for his efforts