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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 5/9/2025, 6:06:07 AM

Dark Reading

8 days ago

Microsoft Readies Administrator Protection Option for Windows 11

Microsoft's David Weston describes the new feature as the most significant architectural Windows security change in a generation.

Dark Reading

8 days ago

When Threat Actors Behave Like Managed Service Providers

How one unreasonable client got lucky during a cyber incident, despite their unreasonable response to the threat.

The Register

8 days ago

Chris Krebs loses Global Entry membership amid Trump feud

President's campaign continues against man he claims covered up evidence of electoral fraud in 2020 Chris Krebs, former CISA director and current political punching bag for the US President, says his Global Entry membership was revoked.…

Dark Reading

8 days ago

Putin's Cyberattacks on Ukraine Rise 70%, With Little Effect

Russia's cyberattacks on Ukraine have increased dramatically, targeting the country's government and defense infrastructure.

Dark Reading

8 days ago

Cisco Boosts XDR Platform, Splunk With Agentic AI

Cisco joins the agentic AI wave with the introduction of advanced LLMs to autonomously verify and investigate attacks.

Dark Reading

8 days ago

Debunking Security 'Myths' to Address Common Gaps

Dan Gorecki and Scott Brammer's interactive session during RSAC Conference 2025 encourages security professionals to rethink their security postures and address evolving and emerging risks.

The Hacker News

8 days ago

Claude AI Exploited to Operate 100+ Fake Political Personas in Global Influence Campaign

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic has revealed that unknown threat actors leveraged its Claude chatbot for an "influence-as-a-service" operation to engage with authentic accounts across Facebook and X. The sophisticated activity, branded as financially-motivated, is said to have used its AI tool to orchestrate 100 distinct persons on the two social media platforms, creating a

The Hacker News

8 days ago

Why top SOC teams are shifting to Network Detection and Response

Security Operations Center (SOC) teams are facing a fundamentally new challenge — traditional cybersecurity tools are failing to detect advanced adversaries who have become experts at evading endpoint-based defenses and signature-based detection systems. The reality of these “invisible intruders” is driving a significant need for a multi-layered approach to detecting threats,

The Hacker News

8 days ago

DarkWatchman, Sheriff Malware Hit Russia and Ukraine with Stealth and Nation-Grade Tactics

Russian companies have been targeted as part of a large-scale phishing campaign that's designed to deliver a known malware called DarkWatchman. Targets of the attacks include entities in the media, tourism, finance and insurance, manufacturing, retail, energy, telecom, transport, and biotechnology sectors, Russian cybersecurity company F6 said. The activity is assessed to be the work of a

The Hacker News

8 days ago

New Research Reveals: 95% of AppSec Fixes Don’t Reduce Risk

For over a decade, application security teams have faced a brutal irony: the more advanced the detection tools became, the less useful their results proved to be. As alerts from static analysis tools, scanners, and CVE databases surged, the promise of better security grew more distant. In its place, a new reality took hold—one defined by alert fatigue and overwhelmed teams. According to OX