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Calling on Cyber Pros to Help Defend City Hall
OPINION A government agency I work with lost nearly a million dollars and never heard an alarm. No ransom note, no locked-up servers. Attackers slipped into a handful of staff email accounts, watched how the agency...
OWASP Flags Top AI Skill Risks in New Security Blueprint
In early July, a cyberattacker reserved a look-alike domain impersonating a popular agentic AI work platform, Paperclip, and produced both Trojanized Python packages and weaponized AI skills to compromise users'...
How an Emerging Industrial Protocol Family Could Put OT at Risk
In operational technology (OT) networking, the reliability and availability of industrial processes trumps everything, even cybersecurity. But what happens when an OT networking protocol designed to ensure speedy...
Postal Service moves to finalize mail ballot regs before SCOTUS ruling
In a late Friday night posting to the Federal Register, the U.S. Postal Service said it is finalizing new regulations that would give the federal government potentially vast powers to control mail-in ballots for voters....
Rust Supply Chain Attack Linked to North Korean Hackers
North Korean hackers are responsible for a new open source software (OSS) supply chain attack targeting the Rust ecosystem, cybersecurity firm Wiz reports. The attack occurred on August 20 and involved one of the most...
In Other News: Zombie Card Attack, T-Mobile Cut Cable to Stop Hackers, GitHub Denies AI Caused Bug
SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity news roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage yet remain relevant to the broader threat landscape. This curated...
Former NSA Director Paul Nakasone Launches National Security Advisory Firm
Retired U.S. Army General Paul M. Nakasone, former director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, has launched a boutique national security advisory firm. The newly-formed Nakasone Group...
Microsoft rolls out Classic Outlook theme for New Outlook users
Microsoft has started rolling out a Classic Outlook theme for users of Outlook on the web and the New Outlook for Windows. This new Outlook theme is rolling out as part of a targeted release beginning mid-August and...
Is Online Privacy Possible? How Digital Identities Can Help
How can normal users increase their privacy, safety and security online? Over the last two decades, the internet quietly rebuilt itself around a business model that depends on knowing everything about you. Every app you...
Microsoft blames Windows gaming issues on RGB lighting devices
Microsoft says ongoing issues causing games to crash or fail to launch after installing the August 2026 Windows updates may be caused by peripherals with RGB lighting. As Microsoft explained when it confirmed it's...
Named Pipes Under Attack: Securing Windows Interprocess Communication
Written by: Farid Mustafayev, Cybersecurity Expert at ThreatLocker Named pipes are a common choice for communication between applications running on the same Windows computer. They are fast, supported directly by the...
No-Filter 'Kriminal' AI Platform Raises Cybercrime Concerns
A company is selling an AI platform that advertises itself as having no limits, raising questions about the product's potential usage by cybercriminals. The model's name is "Kriminal," and it's the subject of new...