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Phishing

North Korea Phishes Ukrainians for War Intel

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is trying to get insight into its own war effort in Ukraine, through simple reply-baiting phishing attacks.

1 min read 5 views Oct 13
Other

Cybersecurity spending is up but confidence is down

More Canadian organizations are increasing their security budgets, yet fewer believe they have enough money to defend against cyberattacks.

1 min read Oct 13
Other

Claude Visa, Yandex, Danfoss, Bricks, Purgatorius, Muse, Xandr, Grindr, Aaran Leyland - SWN #624

Claude Registers for Citizenship, Yandex, Danfoss, Bricks, Purgatorius, Muse, Xandr, Grindr, Aaran Leyland, and More on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-

1 min read Oct 13
AI Security

Unitree CEO says GPT-7 might ‘directly crack’ the problems of robotic AI

Unitree’s CEO says robotic AI could soon see a huge breakthroughSuch a change could happen ‘next year,’ the CEO believesThat could happen thanks to OpenAI’s upcoming GPT-7 m

1 min read Oct 13
Other

Part 2 – Cybersecurity journeys: What even is this job?

If you’ve ever looked at a list of cybersecurity jobs and felt like none of them fit you, you might just be looking at a short list. Most career guides cover the same few roles, like the analyst watching alerts or the pen tester (penetration tester, someone h

1 min read Oct 13
Other

CISA director touts private partnerships after agency killed many

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has killed many of the industry partnerships it used to enhance security, but don't tell the organization's acting director. Speaking o

1 min read Oct 13
AI Security

400 Scientists Call for AI Containment Systems and Incident Reports

More than 400 scientists have signed an open letter calling for additional measures on artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity. The scientists recommend that organizations involved with cyber-capable AI models adopt high-assurance containment systems;

1 min read Oct 13
Other

Apple debuts new smart home devices, partner-developed hardware

Apple Inc. today expanded its product lineup with a smart display, a new iteration of its HomePod speaker and an upgraded set-top box. The company also introduced a collection of partner-developed smart home gadgets. Users can manage the devices via the Apple

1 min read Oct 13
Vulnerabilities

'Squad' Democrat formally introduces bill to abolish ICE, Border Patrol and dismantle DHS

Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., formally introduced sweeping legislation to dismantle the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and eliminate Customs an

1 min read Oct 13
Malware

Anthropic Finds Ingredients for Future AI Worms

Anthropic's latest study combined IoT and network tests to explore AI self-replication, which researchers said would be "challenging" to shut down.

1 min read 2 views Oct 13
Other

FBI disrupts North Korean ‘laptop farm’ used to infiltrate US companies

The FBI searched more than 40 Texas residences and seized 187 laptops and other devices used to help North Korean operatives obtain remote jobs at U.S. companies under false identities, federal prose

1 min read Oct 13
Ransomware

unknown ransomware - .NUMWgyD7J extension (Lockbit 3.0 Black)

unknown ransomware - .NUMWgyD7J extension (Lockbit 3.0 Black) - posted in Ransomware Help & Tech Support: Title: Unknown Ransomware – .NUMWgyD7J – Windows Server 2012 R2 – October 13, 2026 Hello, Our company experienced a ransomware attack on October 13, 202

1 min read Oct 13

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