Security tools are meant to keep attackers out. But what happens when a single insecure setting quietly turns a defense system into an unlocked back door? That’s exactly what’s been happening in recent weeks, as China-linked hackers were caught exploiting a risky configuration in widely used Cisco security products, not through flashy zero-days, but by abusing a feature many organizations didn’t realize could be dangerous. This campaign is a powerful reminder that misconfigur

For years, cybersecurity experts have warned that advanced AI could one day power cyberattacks discovering vulnerabilities, breaking into networks, and stealing sensitive data without human hackers lifting a finger. That future is no longer theoretical. It has arrived. And it is far scarier than anyone imagined. A newly released report by Anthropic has uncovered the world’s first known AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign, executed by a Chinese state-sponsored group dubbe

Imagine stepping onto a rooftop with a modest satellite dish and tuning in, only to discover you’re quietly eavesdropping on everything from T-Mobile calls to military helicopter missions. That’s exactly what a group of researchers recently demonstrated and it’s far more chilling than sci-fi. A team from UC San Diego and University of Maryland found that dozens of geostationary satellites are broadcasting unencrypted streams. They built their receiver for under $800 using off

The Dark Web isn’t a single place, it’s a hidden neighborhood of the internet that sits behind encryption and special browsers like Tor...