Based on information from The Hacker News, diplomatic organizations in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have been targeted by a sophisticated Unified Extensible Firmware Interface bootkit known as BlackX.
The Liberal Democratic Party in Japan has requested the government establish a dedicated cybersecurity task force to bolster national defenses against an increasing wave of AI-powered attacks, based on information published by IT Pro.
The New York Knicks organization recently conducted a phishing test by sending employees emails promising free championship rings to evaluate staff awareness of cybersecurity threats, as first reported by Ars Technica.
Lindsey Cerkovnik, a senior official at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, is leaving her position this week after nearly six years of service, based on information published by Nextgov.
As reported by IT Pro, agentic AI security incidents are increasing rapidly, with many organizations struggling to maintain adequate control over their deployments.
In a report by Coin Central, the XRP Ledger has rescheduled the activation of its Cleanup3_4_0 bug fix to Nov. 4 after validator support temporarily dipped below the required threshold.
A new bipartisan House bill aims to protect American artificial intelligence models by tasking the federal government with creating formal security guidance against distillation attacks.
Microsoft is providing European customers with enhanced tools to manage cloud access and maintain local control over critical workloads, with further coverage provided by Channel Insider.