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Norway says pro-Russian hackers breached a dam in Bremanger in April, opening a water valve for 4 hours after exploiting a weak password. Officials call it part of a wider hybrid warfare campaign targeting Europe. Norwegian authorities have officially blamed pro-Russian hackers for a cyberattack on a dam in western Norway this past April. According to Beate Gangås, the head of the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), the breach at the dam in the Bremanger municipality was part of a broader strategy by Russia, described as “hybrid warfare.” The attack, while not causing major damage, was intended to “cause fear…

In the 10 days after the deadly floods in Central Texas began, researcher’s with BeforeAI’s PreCrime Labs identified more than 70 malicious or suspicious domains that used the natural disaster to steal money and information from victims or those looking to help, the latest in the common trend of “disaster scams.” The post During Deadly Floods, Central Texas Hit with Online Scams: BforeAI appeared first on Security Boulevard.

In the Author Spotlight series, TDS Editors chat with members of our community about their career path in data science and AI, their writing, and their sources of inspiration. Today, we’re thrilled to share our conversation with Claudia Ng. Claudia is an AI entrepreneur and data scientist with 6+ years of experience building production machine learning models in FinTech. She placed second and won $10,000 in a Web3 credit scoring ML competition in 2024. You recently won $10,000 in a machine learning competition — congratulations! What was the biggest lesson you took away from that experience, and how has it…

As leaders in cybersecurity, we operate at the forefront of digital transformation. I speak with executives and security practitioners every day, and I hear a consistent theme: How do we stay ahead of adversaries who now move faster than ever, without adding more tools and complexity? Our customers are tasked with preparing for the quantum revolution, while also expanding their digital estate that spans multiple clouds, supports a hybrid workforce and rapidly adopts artificial intelligence. And they do all this while facing threat actors operating at unprecedented scale, speed and sophistication. That’s why we’re excited to introduce PAN-OS® 12.1 Orion,…

In brief U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the U.S. government will not be buying additional Bitcoin to supplement reserves of the token acquired via law enforcement seizures. For months, White House officials had stoked the hopes of Bitcoiners by saying they wanted to acquire as much of the cryptocurrency “as possible.” But the same officials said they would ultimately defer to the Treasury Secretary on whether such purchases could and should be made in a “budget-neutral” way. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoiled the dreams of Bitcoiners worldwide Thursday, stating outright that the federal government will not…

Introduction Last week, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) revealed a finding that caught the attention of both the AI and cybersecurity worlds. Their work tackled a lingering challenge: whether today’s leading large language models (LLMs) can independently carry out complex, multi-host cyber-attacks from start to finish. In their raw form, when asked to execute multi-step cyber-attacks from start to finish, these models routinely fail. They wander off-task, choose the wrong tools, or supply flawed parameters that derail the operation. Their breakthrough came with the introduction of Incalmo, a structured abstraction layer that narrows planning to a precise set of…

Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO and Mandiant published a report, ‘Security Guidance for Cloud-Enabled Hybrid Operational Technology Networks,’ outlining tactical measures to safeguard manufacturing and energy sector OT (operational technology) systems as cloud adoption accelerates. The guidance addresses the growing integration of IT and OT environments, highlighting how cloud platforms can drive operational efficiency, enable AI-powered digital immune systems, and support secure hybrid manufacturing networks. Aimed at organizations regardless of cloud provider, the report focuses on actionable steps to strengthen defenses while ensuring safe, resilient operations in increasingly connected industrial environments. “The rapidly evolving manufacturing and industry threat landscape…

Executive Summary We created an in-depth malware analysis tutorial featuring shellcode generated by a tool named Donut. The tutorial walks through a single infection chain from end to end, starting with a sample, and assuming no prior knowledge of the malware in question. By the end of the tutorial, readers will better understand many components of the infection chain and identify the family of the final payload. The tutorial is designed to be a beginner-friendly lesson for those who understand the basics of malware analysis but have yet to analyze many samples in the wild on their own. With the…

Why Businesses Must Upgrade to Quantum-Safe Encryption Before It’s Too Late Cybersecurity has always had to keep pace with the evolution of cyberattacks. These attacks started gaining prominence in the late 80s, in line with the spread of internet access. Initially, viruses, worms and different types of malware were configured to target laptops and desktops. These attacks over time evolved into SQL injection, web-based and social engineering attacks. DDoS attacks followed, and so did Zero Day attacks. Cybersecurity evolved accordingly. Today, the emergence of AI has led to the development of next-gen security platforms. These platforms include Secure Access Service…