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Trump Signs Executive Order and Publishes Cyberspace StrategyU.S. President Donald Trump signed Friday afternoon an executive order directing federal prosecutors, cyber defense officials and diplomats to ramp up efforts to combat cybercriminal gangs. Trump signed the order in tandem with publishing a five-page cybersecurity strategy.
HIPAA Settlement Small Compared to Many OthersU.S. federal regulators fined a dental practice software vendor with a seemingly lowball financial penalty for a high-stakes 2020 hack affecting 15 million individuals that the company failed to report. Maryland-based MMG Fusion agreed to $10,000.
Researchers Tie UAT-9244 Intrusion to Famous Sparrow and Tropic TrooperA China-linked cyberespionage group has been targeting telecommunications providers in South America since 2024 using a set of newly discovered malware tools designed to maintain persistent access to critical communications infrastructure, Cisco Talos researchers found.
OT Experts Weigh In on SP-800 82 RevisionsNow is the moment for U.S. federal guidance on securing OT to plunge deeper into the practicalities of securing systems, an extension into actionable advise that reflects a maturing branch of cybersecurity, several OT security specialists told the national Institute of Standards and Technology.
Experts Urge Preparedness, Nonstop Vigilance, See Ongoing Risk of Online ReprisalsSeven days into the United States and Israel continuing "major combat operations" against Iran, Tehran continues to respond with kinetic attacks against neighboring countries. While no cyberattacks have emerged, experts see unpredictability and continue to urge caution, monitoring and preparedness.
CISA ordered U.S. federal agencies to patch three iOS security flaws targeted in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks using the Coruna exploit kit. [...]
Also: Anthropic Claude Code Security Impact on AppSec, RSAC Conference PreviewIn this week's panel, four ISMG editors discuss the potential cyber spillover from escalating tensions in the Iran-Israel-U.S. conflict, the market disruption sparked by Anthropic's Claude Code Security launch and a preview of RSAC Conference 2026.
EC-Council, creator of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential and a global leader in applied cybersecurity education, today launched its Enterprise AI Credential Suite, with four new role-based AI certifications debuting alongside Certified CISO v4, an overhauled executive cyber leadership program. [...]
New research from Broadcom's Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team has discovered evidence of an Iranian hacking group embedding itself in several U.S. companies' networks, including banks, airports, non-profit, and the Israeli arm of a software company
A Ghanaian national pleaded guilty to his role in a massive fraud ring that stole over $100 million from victims across the United States through business email compromise attacks and romance scams. [...]
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed on Thursday that it's investigating a breach that affected systems used to manage surveillance and wiretap warrants. [...]
A China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been targeting critical telecommunications infrastructure in South America since 2024, targeting Windows and Linux systems and edge devices with three different implants
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting Hikvision and Rockwell Automation products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation
A China-linked advanced persistent threat actor tracked as UAT-9244 has been targeting telecommunication service providers in South America since 2024, compromising Windows, Linux, and network-edge devices. [...]
A U.S. government contractor's son, accused of stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service, was arrested Wednesday on the island of Saint Martin. [...]
Much of Central and South America struggles with cybersecurity maturity, and hackers are taking advantage.
A joint law enforcement operation has dismantled LeakBase, one of the world's largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools
Separately, Iran Tied to IP Camera Hacks for Targeting and Battle Damage AssessmentU.S. military cyber operations underpinned the first part of the country's joint strike with Israel against Iran on Saturday. Since then, experts see signs of at least low-level cyber operations to support intelligence-gathering for kinetic attack targeting.
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a surge in retaliatory hacktivist activity following the U.S.-Israel coordinated military campaign against Iran, codenamed Epic Fury and Roaring Lion
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Broadcom VMware Aria Operations to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing active exploitation in the wild