Also: DSLRoot Turns Homes Into Proxies, Cyberattack Disrupts Swedish Towns This week: TransUnion incident affects 4.5 million, DSLRoot residential proxies, Operation Serengeti 2.0, ZipLine campaign exploits contact forms, a cyberattack disrupts 200 Swedish municipalities, Maryland Transit Administration hit by ransomware, TAG-144 escalated attacks in South America.
US Cyber Defense Agency Deploys Support to Nevada Following Ransomware Incident The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI are aiding Nevada after a cyberattack disabled state services, exposing how local governments - amid surging ransomware, IT shortfalls and federal funding cuts - are increasingly reliant on strained national cyber defense resources.
Buying Spanish Startup Brings Real-Time Data Pipeline Tech to Boost SOC Efficiency CrowdStrike announced plans to acquire Spanish startup Onum Technology for $290 million. The move brings advanced data pipeline tools into its Falcon platform, speeding up threat detection and consolidating SOC workflows for customers leaving legacy SIEMs.
AI Giants Evaluated Each Other's Newer Models for Safety Risks OpenAI and Anthropic evaluated each other's AI models in the summer, testing for concerning behaviors that could indicate misalignment risks. Both companies released their findings simultaneously: no model was severely problematic, but all showed plenty of troubling behavior in testing scenarios.