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Research is the systematic study of technologies, systems, attack methods, vulnerabilities, and defensive techniques to establish evidence and produce new findings. In information security, it includes work such as discovering flaws in software or protocols, analyzing malware and attacker behavior, testing cryptographic designs, and evaluating security controls. News under this tag may describe a proof of concept, a measurement study, or a proposed technique rather than a confirmed real-world attack.
For practitioners, research can change how risks are prioritized and mitigated. A demonstrated vulnerability may require vulnerability-management teams to verify affected assets, apply fixes, or add compensating controls; responsible disclosure gives developers time to assess and remediate before technical details enable exploitation. Research involving live systems, personal data, or offensive tooling also raises privacy, authorization, dual-use, and ethical concerns. Sound findings should state their assumptions, scope, limitations, and reproducibility, since laboratory results do not automatically show that an attack is practical in every environment.
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Certo Software warns that the capability, designed for convenience, can easily be used to spy on online activity. The post Security researchers find stalkers abusing Chrome’s sync feature appeared first on CyberScoop.
Researchers said the vulnerabilities, which attackers are chaining together, were first exploited three weeks before the vendor disclosed and patched the defects. The post SonicWall customers under threat as attackers exploit 2 zero-days appeared first on CyberScoop.
A major credential leak spurred the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to strengthen protections for its sensitive materials, improve how researchers can report agency vulnerabilities and develop plans for similar incidents, the agency said in a forensic report released Thursday. The blog post outlines CISA’s response to the leak that the researcher who discovered it […] The post CISA looks to remedy ailments from big May credential leak appeared first on CyberScoop.
One of the project’s top goals is stitching together an international, quick response coalition of governments, businesses and civil experts for AI-related threats. The post French nonprofit starts global intelligence and research hub for AI cyber threats appeared first on CyberScoop.
Proofpoint researchers said attackers targeted physics and engineering departments, and warn that the campaign is likely ongoing. The post Suspected Chinese espionage group used a Roundcube exploit chain to burrow into universities appeared first on CyberScoop.
The defect impacts a popular collection of business applications that attackers have hit before in widespread attack sprees. The post Researchers spot exploitation of another critical Oracle defect appeared first on CyberScoop.
Cisco Talos’ research on ARToken builds on what’s known about the related EvilTokens phishing-as-a-service. The post This phishing kit looks more like BEC-as-a-service appeared first on CyberScoop.
Cybersecurity firms, researchers and officials took down 106 servers and remediated nearly 15,000 sites that were infected with the malware. The post Authorities disrupt Evil Corp’s SocGholish botnet appeared first on CyberScoop.
The revelation mirrors an alarming pattern of Chinese espionage groups dropping backdoors into critical infrastructure to intercept research and steal data with national security implications. The post Google exposes China espionage group that’s been lurking in networks undetected since 2023 appeared first on CyberScoop.
The Commerce Department’s expert control decree led to the company shutting off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide, drawing sharp criticism from researchers and industry analysts. The post Anthropic disables new models after government calls them a national security concern appeared first on CyberScoop.
New research details how the increasing integration of AI agents into businesses is making it easier than ever for insiders - malicious or otherwise - to put sensitive data at risk. The post Your AI agent could become your biggest insider threat appeared first on CyberScoop.
A five-step flaw chain in the popular automation service, now patched, could have let a single attacker act as any signed-in user across thousands of connected apps. The post Zapier fixes bug chain that researchers say risked widespread account takeover appeared first on CyberScoop.
Two independent studies found that Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview and OpenAI's GPT-5.5 have outpaced every trend line researchers were tracking. No one is sure if this is a one-time leap or the new normal. The post Researchers say AI just broke every benchmark for autonomous cyber capability appeared first on CyberScoop.
The high volume of vulnerabilities reflects a growing trend researchers have been anticipating as artificial intelligence models are deployed to find previously uncovered defects in code. The post Microsoft addresses 137 vulnerabilities in May’s Patch Tuesday, including 13 rated critical appeared first on CyberScoop.
Researchers found artifacts in the code that proved AI was heavily involved. A prominent cybercrime group planned to exploit the zero-day en masse for financial gain. The post Google spotted an AI-developed zero-day before attackers could use it appeared first on CyberScoop.
Agentic AI is more popular than ever, but researchers keep finding trivial ways to hijack LLMs for nefarious purposes. The post Flaw in Claude’s Chrome extension allowed ‘any’ other plugin to hijack victims’ AI appeared first on CyberScoop.
Researchers say Schemata’s platform exposed names, emails, base assignments, and course materials before the company patched the issue and contacted government authorities. The post A DOD contractor’s API flaw exposed military course data and service member records appeared first on CyberScoop.
The actively exploited defect could affect every mainstream Linux distribution built since 2017, but some researchers found Theori’s AI-generated disclosure unhelpful and lacking. The post ‘Copy Fail’ is a real Linux security crisis wrapped in AI slop appeared first on CyberScoop.
Xu Zewei was allegedly directed by China’s intelligence services to conduct a sweeping espionage campaign to steal data on COVID-19 research and other U.S. policy interests. The post Chinese national extradited to US for pandemic-era Silk Typhoon attacks appeared first on CyberScoop.
Some attackers, which researchers link to The Com, have swatted company executives to increase leverage and pressure victims to pay their ransom demands. The post BlackFile actively extorting data-theft victims in retail and hospitality sector appeared first on CyberScoop.