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Former NSA official says federal worker cuts will have ‘devastating impact’ on cyber and national security

Former NSA official says federal worker cuts will have ‘devastating impact’ on cyber and national security

Former top U.S. cybersecurity official Rob Joyce told lawmakers on Wednesday that cuts to federal probationary employees will have a “devastating impact” on U.S. national security. Joyce, who was the director of cybersecurity for the… 

China-Linked Silk Typhoon Expands Cyber Attacks to IT Supply Chains for Initial Access

China-Linked Silk Typhoon Expands Cyber Attacks to IT Supply Chains for Initial Access

Mar 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Data Breach The China-linked threat actor behind the zero-day exploitation of security flaws in Microsoft Exchange servers in January 2021 has shifted its tactics to target the information technology… 

Broadcom urges VMware customers to patch ‘emergency’ zero-day bugs under active exploitation

Broadcom urges VMware customers to patch ‘emergency’ zero-day bugs under active exploitation

U.S. technology giant Broadcom is warning that a trio of VMware vulnerabilities are being actively exploited by malicious hackers to compromise the networks of its corporate customers.  The three vulnerabilities — collectively dubbed “ESXicape” by… 

Dark Caracal Uses Poco RAT to Target Spanish-Speaking Enterprises in Latin America

Dark Caracal Uses Poco RAT to Target Spanish-Speaking Enterprises in Latin America

Mar 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware The threat actor known as Dark Caracal has been attributed to a campaign that deployed a remote access trojan called Poco RAT in attacks targeting Spanish-speaking targets in… 

Google Rolls Out AI Scam Detection for Android to Combat Conversational Fraud

Google Rolls Out AI Scam Detection for Android to Combat Conversational Fraud

Mar 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Artificial Intelligence Google has announced the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered scam detection features to secure Android device users and their personal information. “These features specifically target conversational scams,… 

Chinese APT Lotus Panda Targets Governments With New Sagerunex Backdoor Variants

Chinese APT Lotus Panda Targets Governments With New Sagerunex Backdoor Variants

Mar 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Network Security The threat actor known as Lotus Panda has been observed targeting government, manufacturing, telecommunications, and media sectors in the Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Taiwan with updated…