Life Mirrors Art: Ransomware Hits Hospitals on TV & IRL
HBO's "The Pitt" is showing audiences what a real Mississippi healthcare system is going through this week, thanks to a ransomware attack.
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Cities Hosting Major Events Need More Focus on Wireless, Drone Defense
Major events like the FIFA World Cup need to look beyond traditional physical and cyber security to active and passive wireless threats, say experts.
The Case for Why Better Breach Transparency Matters
It's become a standard practice for organizations to disclose the bare minimum about a data breach, or worse — not disclose the incident at all.
Claude Code Security Shows Promise, Not Perfection
Claude Code's introduction rippled across the stock market, but researchers and analysts say its impact was overstated, as they peel back the layers.
Marquis v. SonicWall Lawsuit Ups the Breach Blame Game
When a company gets breached through a third-party security vendor, who should bear responsibility? For one FinTech company, the answer is the firewall provider.
Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Under Exploitation for 3 Years
The maximum-severity vulnerability CVE-2026-20127 was exploited by an unknown but sophisticated threat actor who left very little evidence behind.
Chinese Police Use ChatGPT to Smear Japan PM Takaichi
A Chinese keyboard warrior inadvertently leaked information about politically motivated influence operations through a ChatGPT account.
Flaws in Claude Code Put Developers' Machines at Risk
The vulnerabilities highlight a big drawback to integrating AI into software development workflows and the potential impact on supply chains.
RAMP Forum Seizure Fractures Ransomware Ecosystem
Researchers suggest defenders monitor how these malicious groups re-form and leverage the useful threat intel to guide their next moves.
PCI Council Says Threats to Payments Systems Are Speeding Up
The PCI Security Standards Council experienced a record year in many regards, but its first annual report shows it needs to work even faster to stay ahead of attackers.
Malicious Next.js Repos Target Developers Via Fake Job Interviews
Linked to North Korean fake job-recruitment campaigns, the poisoned repositories are aimed at establishing persistent access to infected machines.
Why 'Call This Number' TOAD Emails Beat Gateways
Attackers are bypassing email gateways through telephone-oriented attack delivery (TOAD), in which the only email payload is a phone number.
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