CyberNews Amazon Strengthens Its Board with Cybersecurity Expert Kevin Mandia In a significant move to bolster its cybersecurity expertise, Amazon has appointed veteran Kevin Mandia to its board of directors. With over 30 years of experience responding to cyber threats across the public and private sectors, Mandia brings a wealth of knowledge to the table at … Read more
A Conti Ransomware Gang Member’s Downfall: 4-Year Prison Sentence Handed Down In a significant blow to the notorious Conti ransomware gang, one of its members has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the group’s massive cyberattacks between 2021 and 2022. Oleksii Lytvynenko, a 44-year-old Ukrainian national, was arrested by Irish … Read more
As AI development accelerates, a warning bell has been rung by an insider who’s had enough. Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, has resigned over concerns that the company and its competitors are prioritizing speed over safety in their pursuit of advanced artificial intelligence. Coxon, who has spent three years working on AI research at … Read more
Thirty-three significant cybersecurity mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals were announced in August 2026, marking another busy month for the industry. These transactions involve some of the biggest players in cybersecurity, from AI security firms to insurance companies, and reflect a growing trend towards consolidation in the sector. At the forefront of these developments is Brinqa’s … Read more
Amazon Bolsters Board with Cybersecurity Veteran Kevin Mandia In a significant move to bolster its cybersecurity expertise, Amazon has elected veteran security professional Kevin Mandia to its board of directors. With over 30 years of experience responding to cyber threats across the public and private sectors, Mandia brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. … Read more
Microsoft’s Ongoing Feud with Disgruntled Researcher Nightmare-Eclipse Continues to Unfold A highly skilled and prolific security researcher, known by their online handles as Nightmare-Eclipse or Chaotic Eclipse, has struck again with yet another zero-day exploit targeting Windows Defender. Dubbed “ShieldCrash,” this latest vulnerability enables privilege escalation and bypasses a previously patched flaw in the Microsoft … Read more
Indonesia has become an early testing ground for a sophisticated Android malware campaign, with threat actors exploiting the Google Work Profile feature to evade banking security controls and siphon off millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims. The attack, which has already compromised over 1,469 devices and 1,281 potentially vulnerable logins in Indonesia, is a stark … Read more
European Organizations Face New Reporting Obligations Under EU Cyber Resilience Act As of this week, European organizations selling products in member countries will have to report product security issues quickly and diligently or face severe penalties. The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has introduced strict reporting obligations for organizations that distribute their products anywhere in … Read more
The Shadowy World of Zero-Day Exploits: Nightmare-Eclipse Strikes Again with ‘ShieldCrash’ A highly skilled and disgruntled security researcher, known by various handles including Nightmare-Eclipse and Infinite Nightmare, has unleashed another zero-day exploit on Windows Defender, this time targeting a vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. The “ShieldCrash” exploit, released on GitHub, allows attackers to … Read more
**Threat Actors Exploit BYOD Vulnerability to Reach Microsoft 365 Data** In a brazen and increasingly common tactic, cyber attackers are using personal devices to bypass corporate security protections and gain access to sensitive data stored in Microsoft 365. By targeting employees on their own mobile phones, these threat actors can exploit the Microsoft Graph API … Read more