Chinese Hackers Impersonate US Officials for AI Cyber Espionage

An emerging threat group known as TA419 established seemingly legitimate professional relationships with AI policy experts working for US think tanks, universities, and legal organizations.

Need for Speed: AI-Driven Attacks Are Changing Security Strategies

AI-powered attacks are fast, relentless, and automated. How security teams can keep up is top of mind, according to the latest Dark Reading reader poll.

RemoteThreat Bets Security Teams Need to Test What Happens After Defenses Fail

The offensive cyber operations startup looks to evolve red teaming beyond traditional methods to simulate attackers' increasingly advanced capabilities.

Kiteworks & Citrix Incidents Show Challenges of Zero-Day Response

One company told customers to power down its data-protection platform during a nine-hour window, while the other remained mum on reported attacks prior to releasing a patch for its product.

Is It Fair to Blame 'Rogue' AI for Security Failures?

"Rogue AI" terminology anthropomorphizes LLMs and shifts risk responsibility from vendors. Defenders should treat agents as untrusted, nondeterministic software systems, not sentient beings with malicious intent.

Vulnerability Backlogs Are an Ownership Problem

Organizations don't need better vulnerability scanners; they need to know who owns their assets and has the authority and capacity to actually fix them.

Malicious Linux Implants Mimic Asian Mail Security Products

A trio of newly discovered backdoors walk and quack like legitimate edge solutions, so it's hard to tell they're not.