SANS Institute Launches AI Cybersecurity Hackathon

Attackers are becoming faster at exploiting vulnerabilities but this startup seeks to stop threats before they lead to breaches.

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a large-scale phishing campaign targeting WooCommerce users with a fake security alert urging them to download a “critical patch” but deploy a backdoor instead. WordPress security company Patchstack described the activity as sophisticated and a variant of another campaign observed in December 2023 that employed a fake CVE ploy to…

Next-level malware represents a new era of malicious code developed specifically to get around modern security software like digital forensics tools and EDR, new research warns.

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a nascent artificial intelligence (AI) assisted ransomware family called FunkSec that sprang forth in late 2024, and has claimed more than 85 victims to date. “The group uses double extortion tactics, combining data theft with encryption to pressure victims into paying ransoms,” Check Point Research said in a new…

Some of the most devastating cyberattacks don’t rely on brute force, but instead succeed through stealth. These quiet intrusions often go unnoticed until long after the attacker has disappeared. Among the most insidious are man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks, where criminals exploit weaknesses in communication protocols to silently position themselves between two unsuspecting parties

The latest cybersecurity awareness campaign asks users to pause for nine seconds before clicking — but this approach misplaces responsibility and ignores the real problems of system design.