FBI investigates breach of 153 million driving license records at IDscan.net
Drivers in North America received a nasty shock this week when it was revealed that digital scans of 153 million drivers’ licenses were for sale on the dark web.…
Among the victims were US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – and investi…
The driving license details were offered for sale by a user of the Rus…
In addition to the 153 million driving licenses, the user also offered…
AI Coding Agents Are Installing Unknown/Untrusted Code on Corporate Networks
We cannot forget that AI coding agents are not yet trustworthy: Researchers at a stealth startup in Israel scanned 6,214 live domains belonging to defense contractors, Fortune 500, and Big Tech companies.…
Of the 8,265 llms.
txt and llms-full.
txt files they found (many sites hosted both an llms.
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, its first model to cross a critical cybersecurity threshold
OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra on Thursday, disclosing that the new flagship model has crossed the “Critical” threshold for cybersecurity risk under its Preparedness Framework, a classification the company said triggers additional deployment restrictions.…
“GPT‑6 Astra is rolling out today to a limited set of organizations an…
Enterprise administrators must manually enable Astra for their workspa…
Developers can access Astra in the API as gpt-6-astra or through Amazo…
OpenAI targets small utilities with $1 billion cyber defense initiative
In a keynote speech during a summit at OpenAI’s headquarters attended by 300 enterprise security leaders and CISOs from Fortune 1000 companies, OpenAI President Greg Brockman announced Daybreak for Frontline Defenders, a new global initiative to help frontline defenders use frontier cyber AI to protect essential services in the United States and around the world.…
The initiative entails a $1 billion global commitment to expand subsid…
Daybreak is a defensive model that involves frontier models; the Codex…
In announcing the initiative, Brockman said he asked an off-the-shelf …
Large Enterprises Targeted in Fake Merger & Acquisition Scams
Threat actors behind the "Phantom Deal" campaign are studying companies in extreme detail, aiming to dupe midlevel employees into initiating large financial transfers.
What We Missed: Did ShinyHunters 'Breach' ReliaQuest?
In this video conversation, Dark Reading editors discuss some of the news they didn't get a chance to cover, from the latest antics of ShinyHunters to new research about the prevalence (or lack thereof) of AI-generated malware.
AI 'Machine Speed' Cuts 2-Week Attack Down to 10 Hours
The incident demonstrates how frontier AI agents can dramatically compress an attack timeline and coordinate a large-scale breach, according to researchers.
Decade-old PostgreSQL flaw turns backup account into a backdoor
A critical vulnerability in PostgreSQL had remained hidden for more than a decade, potentially turning a routine backup account into a path to full database and server compromise.…
The issue, dubbed PostGREShell by Cyera Research, exists in the databa…
“The flaw lets a low-privilege “backup” account load and execute arbit…
“That foothold escalates to full PostgreSQL superuser with persistent …
Counterfeit installers turn routine software downloads into enterprise breaches
Microsoft has warned that attackers are breaching enterprise systems via counterfeit download sites impersonating software including Microsoft Edge, Kaspersky and Razer, delivering trojanized installers for persistent access.…
“Once executed, the malicious installers deploy malware that establish…
The campaign, tracked by Microsoft Defender Experts, has impacted orga…
The attackers are using a network of spoofed websites mimicking legiti…
AI agents help compress ransomware intrusion to under 10 hours, raising stakes for CISOs
A ransomware attacker used AI agents to move through an enterprise network in less than 10 hours, according to Palo Alto Networks researchers, who estimated that similar work could have taken human operators about two weeks.…
The incident involved more than 50 techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&…
The techniques themselves were largely familiar.
The notable difference, according to Unit 42, was the use of AI agents…
SonicWall reports two major security holes under active exploit
SonicWall on Monday reported two major security holes in its Secure Mobile Access 1000 series appliances, both of which it said are being actively exploited, and published patches for each.…
Consultants called the holes, one of which permits remote attacks that…
In its security alert, SonicWall described the first hole, tracked as …
A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulne…
Threat Gang 'Springs' Vishing Attacks on Microsoft Teams Users
The "Spring Ring" operation aims to compromise users of the collaboration suite to remotely access their sessions, spread malware, and even take over infrastructure.
Anthropic introduces zero-retention AI safety monitoring for enterprises
Anthropic is introducing a new framework aimed at helping enterprises monitor AI misuse without ceding control over sensitive data, as organizations struggle to balance security visibility with strict compliance requirements.…
The company announced a new solution called Enterprise Frontier Safegu…
Under the approach, activity data used for monitoring will be stored i…
The feature will be rolled out in phases later this fall and will be o…