Cybersecurity News
ASOS Breach Reveals the Risks in Customer-Facing SaaS
The attack on the British retailer shows that compromising a single identity can lead to much deeper penetration of the corporate network.
AI Scramble Drives Cybersecurity M&A Boom
Welcome to another gangbuster year for strategic M&A activity in cyber, with 117 deals announced in the latest quarter. What’s different: Many…
What We Missed: FBI Strikes Back at ShinyHunters
In this video conversation, Dark Reading editors discuss some of the news they didn’t get a chance to cover, from the arrest…
Security Threats Don’t Stop at the Office: Why Executives’ Families Need Training, Too
Those closest to executives must match their security postures because the weakest link in a family can become the entry point for…
Social Engineering AI Agents: The New BEC for 2026
As AI agents gain authority over business systems, attackers can manipulate them like business email compromise (BEC) victims.
‘AgentCorruption’ Puts AWS Environments at Risk With Single Prompt
A now-patched vulnerability in AWS Bedrock AgentCore could have allowed an attacker to use one AI chatbot to take over an organization’s…
Venezuelan Cartel’s Malware Honcho Nabbed for ATM Jackpotting
The first cybercriminal to ever make the FBI’s “10 Most Wanted Fugitives” list allegedly infused Tren de Aragua’s violent criminal operations with…
Russian Spies Give ‘MatchBoil’ Malware a Stealthy Facelift
Cyber-espionage actor UAC-0099 has been steadily refining its flagship dropper in campaigns targeting Ukrainian organizations.
Writing the Next Chapter
Dark Reading is about to begin a new decade in its storied history, and we have some breaking news of our own…
Australian Gov’t Weighs Mandatory AI Incident Reporting
In the wake of an agentic attack against its own Medicare systems, Australia’s government is feeling out what regulations might look like…