In 2023, Tim Utzig, a blind student from Baltimore, lost a thousand dollars to a laptop scam on X. Tim had been a long-time follo...

It’s one of those coincidences: independent university research teams stumble onto something new and prep their papers for publication — only to realize they’ve solved the exact same puzzle using slightly different methods. That’s exactly what happened with GDDRHammer and GeForge. These two studies describe Rowhammer-style attacks that are so similar the researchers decided t...

The smart-home craze has connected everything — from your lightbulbs to your tea kettle — to the internet, and the adult industry isn’t sitting this one out: manufacturers are releasing more smart models than ever. While syncing a sex toy to your smartphone unlocks some cool extra features, it also opens the door to potential security and privacy headaches. The good news? You...

BTS, a global K-pop phenomenon, has recently made a comeback from an almost four-year hiatus: the members of the group were completing mandatory military service in South Korea. For this reason it comes as no surprise that cybercriminals have taken advantage of the band’s highly anticipated world-tour — ARIRANG — to launch a campaign of fake websites targeting fans eager to b...

Companies work systematically to reduce their attack surface. They segment networks, manage vulnerabilities, roll out EDR/XDR, and try to automate their response efforts. As paradoxical as it may seem, they often overlook one massive piece of the puzzle: the security of the very tools managing that entire defense system.

This can occur due to a mental blind spot. It’s ...