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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a high-severity flaw impacting Sierra Wireless AirLink ALEOS routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild
Also: Australia's AI Policy Backtrack, Legal Protections for White Hat HackersIn this week's ISMG Editors' Panel, four editors explored Australia's shift in artificial intelligence regulatory policy, a resurgence of white hat hackers in the news and the shadow Telegram market of Russian fraudsters who are selling identities of former U.S. immigrants for $1,000 a person.
Europe Tries, Tries Again Amid Transatlantic UncertaintyEuropean cloud users love hyperscalers - but they’re all American. Microsoft, Google and Amazon Web Services together hold 70% of the European market, with local providers mustering a mere 15% collectively. That landscape could soon change in the face of geopolitical reality.
New Rules Tell Power Grid Operators to Log All OT Network TrafficA new reliability standard for U.S. and Canadian electric grid tells major power companies to monitor and log traffic on their operational technology and industrial control systems networks. The rules will be a heavy lift for the electricity sector.
Trump Tees Up Federal Lawsuits Against State Rules in Executive OrderThe Trump administration says it'll sue states that establish rules for artificial intelligence that go beyond a standard of "minimally burdensome" regulation - a step the U.S. president said is necessary to ensure China doesn't pull ahead in a global race for AI supremacy.
CISA has ordered U.S. federal agencies to patch a critical GeoServer vulnerability now actively exploited in XML External Entity (XXE) injection attacks. [...]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged federal agencies to patch the recent React2Shell vulnerability by December 12, 2025, amid reports of widespread exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a high-severity security flaw impacting OSGeo GeoServer to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild
Ukrainian National Twice Indicted in Los Angeles for Pro-Russian HackingU.S. and allied agencies warned of low-skill Russian-linked hacktivists breaching critical infrastructure by exploiting weak remote access tools, as federal prosecutors charged a Ukrainian national with helping orchestrate operations targeting water and energy systems.
Also, Dutch Defend the Nexperia Takeover, Hikvision Challenges FCC, Qilin StrikesThis week, likely North Korean hackers exploited React2Shell. The Dutch government defended its seizure of Nexperia. Prompt injection may be here to stay. Hikvision pushed back against a new U.S. crackdown. Qilin claimed it hacked Scientology, Microsoft Patch Tuesday and MuddyWater activity.
Telegram-Based Market Is Exploiting Gaps in US Tracking of Departed Visa HoldersA Russian darknet marketplace is exploiting a major blind spot for U.S. financial institutions by trafficking in the identities of former legal immigrants. Telegram-based group Karma Fullz has built a profitable criminal enterprise with highly convincing synthetic identities.
U.S. prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian national for her role in cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure worldwide, including U.S. water systems, election systems, and nuclear facilities, on behalf of Russian state-backed hacktivist groups. [...]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a security flaw impacting the WinRAR file archiver and compression utility to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation
Operation Gatekeeper Targets Illegal Export of Nvidia Processors to ChinaAn alleged smuggling ring illegally sold at least $160 million in advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China, U.S. federal prosecutors said Monday while announcing charges against found individuals. U.S. President Donald Trump also said that day he approved H200 chip sales to China.
American IT software company Ivanti warned customers today to patch a newly disclosed vulnerability in its Endpoint Manager (EPM) solution that could allow attackers to execute code remotely. [...]
Plan Calls for Updated HIPAA Regs, Grants, Training, Enhanced Breach Reporting DataFour U.S. lawmakers - including the chair of the Senate health, education, labor and pensions committee - are taking another stab with a bipartisan bill aimed at strengthening cybersecurity in healthcare. That includes bolstering HIPAA, and providing cyber grants and training to the sector.