Author: HackWatchit
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) identified that revoking existing equipment authorizations is a national security imperative, which is essential to closing supply chain gaps in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Equipment Authorization Program. The move requires telecommunications and electronic devices legally marketed in or imported to the U.S. to receive certification. These authorizations allow indefinite importation, sale, and use of devices until explicitly revoked. “Effective February 6, 2023, this rule bans new equipment authorizations from Chinese companies, including Huawei, ZTE, and Hikvision. However, identical devices that received authorization before the effective date remain legal for sale, deployment, and…
, the work output of knowledge workers, is the single most valuable data source for LLM training, uniquely capable of propelling LLM performance to unprecedented heights. In this article, I will present nine supporting arguments for this claim. Then I will reflect on the current conflict of interest between the owners of work data and AI companies wanting to train on this data. Then I will discuss potential resolutions and a win-win scenario. While publicly accessible training data is predicted to run out, there is still an abundance of untapped private data. Within private data, the biggest and best opportunity…
If someone called you claiming to be a government official, would you know if their voice was real? This question became frighteningly relevant this week when a cybercriminal used social engineering and AI to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio, fooling high-level officials with fake voice messages that sounded exactly like him. It raises a critical concern: would other world leaders be able to tell the difference, or would they fall for it too? The Rubio Incident: A Wake-Up Call In June 2025, an unknown attacker created a fake Signal account using the display name “Marco.Rubio@state.gov” and began contacting government…
Executive Summary In 2024, we discovered new Windows-based malware called Blitz. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the malware, examines its distribution and reviews Blitz malware’s command and control (C2) infrastructure. We found a new version of Blitz in early 2025, which indicates this malware has been in active development. The most recent version of Blitz was spread through backdoored game cheats. Blitz malware consists of two stages: a downloader and a bot payload. The developer of Blitz has abused the artificial intelligence (AI) code repository Hugging Face Spaces to host files and components of its C2 infrastructure. Our…
Boston, Massachusetts, July 9th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Reflectiz, a leading cybersecurity company specializing in web exposure management, today announced a new integration with Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. This integration combines advanced website security intelligence with enterprise-grade observability, empowering organizations with continuous visibility and control over their expanding attack surface. The partnership introduces the Reflectiz Security Integration within Datadog’s platform, enabling joint customers to proactively identify and remediate risks across their entire web ecosystem: from first-party applications to complex third-party and supply chain dependencies. The integration delivers critical Web Exposure Ratings and Real-Time Security…
Google is sharing more information on how Chrome operates when Android mobile users enable Advanced Protection, highlighting strong security improvements. The tech giant recently extended its Advanced Protection Program to the device level with the release of Android 16, aimed at offering a robust, holistic security posture for high-risk individuals likely to be targeted by sophisticated spyware attacks. Starting Android 16, Advanced Protection can be activated from the settings, strengthening security measures across the board, including on Google apps such as Chrome, Messages, and Phone. For Chrome specifically, these measures became available with version 137 for Android, but Google hadn’t…
The U.S. Border Patrol community is mourning the loss of K9 Lloyd, a devoted working dog who served with courage, commitment, and heart alongside agents in the field. Chief Patrol Agent Jason Liebe shared the news on X, calling K9 Lloyd “a courageous partner and loyal protector who served with honor and heart.” In his tribute, Liebe emphasized that Lloyd was more than just a working dog—he was family. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) also reshared the post, echoing the sentiment: “Thank you for your service Lloyd.” K9 Lloyd’s service reflects the critical and often emotional role that canine…
AlertMedia launched Incident Response, an addition to its AI-enabled platform designed to help organizations mitigate risks and resolve incidents faster. When impacted by critical events like natural disasters, workplace or public safety emergencies, cybersecurity incidents, and system failures, organizations often struggle to coordinate an effective response due to disparate tools and manual, error-prone processes. AlertMedia’s Incident Response addresses these gaps by delivering a suite of tools that enables security and business continuity teams to activate response plans, assign tasks, streamline communication, and provide real-time visibility into incident response and resolution—all from a single, fully integrated interface. “In the moments that…
In a significant development in international cybercrime efforts, Xu Zewei, a 33-year-old Chinese national, was apprehended in Milan, Italy, on July 3, 2025. The arrest was made at the request of the United States, where Xu faces serious charges related to widespread computer intrusions. Xu, alongside his co-defendant Zhang Yu, 44, is named in a nine-count indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Texas. The charges stem from their alleged involvement in cyberattacks carried out between February 2020 and June 2021. These intrusions include the notorious HAFNIUM (aka Silk Typhoon) campaign, which compromised thousands of computers globally, including many within…