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The FBI seized a botnet hidden in millions of smart TVs run by a publicly traded company. Plus: new ransomware that kills your antivirus first, and Meta using your Instagram photos without asking.
GitHub's green Verified badge can be spoofed without breaking any signatures. Plus: two ancient Linux bugs go public with working exploits, and ransomware gangs just handed their attacks to an AI agent.
A ransomware group just used an AI agent to run an entire attack with no human at the keyboard. Plus: Scattered Spider guilty pleas, a hidden backdoor in millions of Tenda routers, and the FBI shuts down a botnet hiding in your smart TV.
The FBI just cut off 2 million hijacked home devices used as criminal internet relays. Plus: ransomware that runs itself with AI, a tax-season spy campaign, and two critical flaws being actively exploited now.
Plus: the first AI-run ransomware attack, 108 North Korean malware packages targeting developers, a Linux kernel flaw hitting Android, and the FBI tears down a botnet hiding in 2 million smart TVs.
The FBI seized a proxy network that secretly turned millions of smart TVs into cybercrime relays — plus a Linux flaw that hands attackers root access, and North Korea's 108-package supply chain attack.
The FBI shut down a botnet that hijacked 2M home TVs and streaming boxes for criminal use. Plus: a European Parliament spyware investigator was himself hacked with Pegasus, and ransomware gangs are exploiting two critical flaws right now.
An AI agent just pulled off a complete ransomware attack with no human at the keyboard. Plus: a UK hacking gang pleads guilty, SharePoint is being actively exploited, and a sneaky trap targeting security researchers.
An AI model independently invented a working browser ransomware attack that experts thought was impossible. Plus: Scattered Spider members plead guilty, a Windows flaw is being actively ransomed, and your streaming box may be spying on you.
Cheap Android TV boxes are secretly routing criminal traffic through your home internet. Plus: ransomware gangs are exploiting a patched Windows flaw, and AI browsers can be tricked into handing over your passwords.
Russian hackers are after your Signal backup keys, 236,000 crypto scam sites just got exposed, and that cheap Android TV box in your living room may be secretly working for criminals. Here's what to do.
Russian intelligence upgraded its Signal phishing campaign to steal your entire message history with one key. Plus: a $3M crypto heist, new Chinese espionage malware, and why Windows 10 users just got a surprise reprieve.