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Supply Chain Attacks Spotted in GitHub Actions, Gravity Forms, npm

Researchers discovered backdoors, poisoned code, and malicious commits in some of the more popular tool developers, jeopardizing software supply chains.

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Root Evidence Bets on New Concept for Vulnerability Patch Management

The number of concerning vulnerabilities may be much smaller than organizations think, and this cybersecurity startup aims to narrow down the list to the most critical ones.

Insurance Giant Allianz Life Grapples With Breach Affecting 'Majority' of Customers

The company has yet to report an exact number of how many individuals were impacted by the breach and plans to start the notification process around Aug. 1.

Chaos Ransomware Rises as BlackSuit Gang Falls

Researchers detailed a newer double-extortion ransomware group made up of former members of BlackSuit, which was recently disrupted by international law enforcement.

Ghost Students Drain Money, Resources From Educational Sector

The education sector is haunted by a significant fraud problem where fake students impersonate celebrities and employ other identity techniques to steal resources and money from legitimate students.

New Risk Index Helps Organizations Tackle Cloud Security Chaos

Enterprises can use the IaC Risk Index to identify vulnerable cloud resources in their infrastructure-as-code environment which are not managed or governed.

Sophisticated Shuyal Stealer Targets 19 Browsers, Demonstrates Advanced Evasion

A new infostealing malware making the rounds can exfiltrate credentials and other system data even from browsing software considered more privacy-focused than mainstream options.

How to Spot Malicious AI Agents Before They Strike

The rise of agentic AI means the battle of the machines is just beginning. To win, we'll need our own agents — human and machine — working together.

Cyber Career Opportunities: Weighing Certifications vs. Degrees

Longtime CISO Melina Scotto joins Dark Reading to discuss career advice gleaned from her 30 years in the cyber industry.

'Fire Ant' Cyber Spies Compromise Siloed VMware Systems

Suspected China-nexus threat actors targeted virtual environments and used several tools and techniques to bypass security barriers and reach isolated portions of victims' networks.