Author: HackWatchit

In brief Wall Street will advance privacy on Ethereum, according to Danny Ryan. Etherealize is building infrastructure for trading and settling tokenized equities. The company plans on leveraging zero-knowledge proofs. Privacy advocates should be cheering on Wall Street’s adoption of cryptocurrencies, according to Etherealize co-founder and President Danny Ryan.As markets move on-chain, financial institutions are expressing a need for infrastructure that echoes elements of traditional markets, and privacy is “table stakes,” he told Decrypt.“The market does not, and cannot, function fully in the clear,” he said. “If we’re going to onboard the world to blockchains, ‘everyone sees everything all the…

Consumers are concerned about vulnerabilities in their vehicles, which directly impacts purchasing behavior and brand loyalty, according to RunSafe Security. Vehicles now run on over 100 million lines of code, which is more than most fighter jets, but they often lack the cybersecurity measures needed to keep them safe. These innovations bring plenty of convenience, from over-the-air (OTA) updates to smartphone integration, but they also create new opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit. 65% of drivers think remote hacking of their vehicle is possible. Even with that awareness, only 19% feel very confident their car is protected from hackers. When drivers…

Wilmington, United States, September 4th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Veteran email security leader to expand MSP and VAR partnerships and accelerate DMARC adoption.  Sendmarc today announced the appointment of Rob Bowker as North American Region Lead. Bowker will oversee regional expansion with a focus on growing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) partner community, developing strategic Value-Added Reseller (VAR) partnerships, and broadening the enterprise customer base.  Bowker brings more than two decades of experience in email infrastructure, deliverability, and security. He has helped organizations implement and scale Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC), Sender Policy Framework (SPF), and DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)…

Investigations into the Nx “s1ngularity” NPM supply chain attack have unveiled a massive fallout, with thousands of account tokens and repository secrets leaked. According to a post-incident evaluation by Wiz researchers, the Nx compromise has resulted in the exposure of 2,180 accounts and 7,200 repositories across three distinct phases. Wiz also stressed that the incident’s scope of impact remains significant, as many of the leaked secrets remain valid, and so the effect is still unfolding. The Nx “s1ngularity” supply chain attack Nx is a popular open-source build system and monorepo management tool, widely used in enterprise-scale JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems, having over 5.5…

Having developed raw LLM workflows for structured extraction tasks, I have observed several pitfalls in them over time. In one of my projects, I developed two independent workflows using Grok and OpenAI to see which one performed better for structured extraction. This was when I noticed that both were omitting facts in random places. Moreover, the fields extracted did not align with the schema. To counter these issues, I set up special handling and validation checks that would make the LLM revisit the document (like a second pass) so that missing facts could be caught and added back to the…

Innovation and emerging technology in the private sector seem to be moving at warp speed, with new chatbots, automation and machine learning modules being introduced by big tech companies. But what about government? It’s no secret that much of the legacy technology used by government agencies lags commercial sector in user experience. This isn’t due to an anti-innovation stance, but rather a need to meet heightened security thresholds. This raises the question: How can government meet its users’ digital experience expectations without compromising the stringent security that safeguards the public’s information? It’s critical for governments to balance innovation and security…

SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape. Each week, we curate and present a collection of noteworthy developments, ranging from the latest vulnerability discoveries and emerging attack techniques to significant policy changes and industry reports.  Here are this week’s stories: US manufacturing companies targeted in ZipLine campaign Manufacturing companies in the United States have been targeted in a sophisticated campaign named ZipLine, which…

One of the top priorities for any malicious actor conducting an offensive cyber campaign is to avoid being detected by the organizations you compromise. “Persistence,” after all, is the “P” in APT, and both cyber criminals and state- sponsored hacking groups have gotten very good in recent years in avoiding detection as they move laterally within the IT environments they have compromised. Living (large) off the land So called “living off the land” techniques are a big part of that success. That refers to the (ab)use of approved, legitimate tools and platforms to carry forward your malicious campaign. Practically, “living…

Breaches tied to file access are happening often, and the costs add up quickly. Many organizations have faced multiple file-related incidents over the last two years, with financial losses stretching into the millions. The fallout often includes stolen customer data, reduced productivity, and exposure of intellectual property. A new study from Ponemon Institute shows that data leakage from insiders is a huge threat. Both negligence and malicious intent drive this risk, leaving organizations exposed when access controls are weak or file activity is not visible. Other top concerns include malicious files from vendors and poor oversight of file sharing. Weak…