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Proofpoint has entered into an agreement to acquire Hornetsecurity Group, a Germany-based provider of Microsoft 365 security services, in a deal reportedly valued at more than $1 billion. The acquisition, described as the largest in Proofpoint’s history, comes amid accelerating consolidation in the cybersecurity industry as companies seek to broaden their offerings to enterprise customers […]

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Texts or deepfaked audio messages impersonate high-level government officials and were sent to current or former senior federal or state government officials and their contacts, the bureau says.

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Multiple firms are tracking the zero-day attacks on Europe’s top software firm.

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A new report from DTEX Systems is the deepest look at how North Korea’s remote IT workforce schemes are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to its cyber operations.

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The benefits of cybercrime aren't all flashy cars and watches. Sophos X-Ops researchers discovered it also fuels a far-reaching mix of ordinary, sometimes unremarkable businesses.

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Russian hackers aren’t just targeting Ukraine — they also appear to be going after their defense contractors in other countries, new ESET research surmises.

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The Trump administration’s CFPB nominee spoke positively in February about the Biden-era rule to regulate the sale of Americans’ personal data, but he is now slotted instead for a Treasury Department role.

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Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., leveled that charge at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem at a hearing Wednesday.

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An apparent bureaucratic contract snafu has sparked a fire under experts trying to save the CVE program from the precarity of a single government funder. One rival to the existing program says it is ready to launch in December.

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The company has addressed zero-day vulnerabilities for eight consecutive months without deeming any of them critical at the time of disclosure.

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The company plans to add its Advanced Protection program on devices, as will use AI to detect and stop scams.

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The register of copyrights cast serious doubt on whether AI companies could legally train their models on copyrighted material. The White House fired her the next day. 

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Authorities arrested Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica in late 2024. He faces six charges that could keep him behind bars for 55 years.

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Apple said there is no indication of active exploitation for the listed vulnerabilities.

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150 active and retired officials from across the country asked Senate and House appropriations leaders to set aside $400 million for the next fiscal year.

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The long-running botnet operation used malware that infected older wireless internet routers over a 20-year period, according to federal prosecutors.

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The network security device vendor is making a regular appearance on CISA’s known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Unlike its competitors, SonicWall hasn’t signed the secure-by-design pledge.

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Sens. Cassidy and Rosen cite the possibility that the use of DeepSeek to carry out contract work may put sensitive federal data in the hands of the Chinese government.

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He’s the latest Democrat who sits on an appropriations panel to sharply criticize CISA personnel reductions and proposed funding cuts.

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The large education tech vendor was hit by a cyberattack and paid a ransom in December. Now, a threat actor is attempting to extort the company’s customers with stolen data.

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