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darkreading May 28, 2026 at 19:04

Dutch Raid Fails to Dent Russian Bulletproof Host

Dutch law enforcement seized 800 servers and arrested two operators of THE.Hosting but left the hosting provider's core IP address space intact.

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darkreading May 28, 2026 at 15:36

Agentic AI Isn't Risky; the Way Orgs Deploy It Is

AI agents aren't black boxes — they're models interacting with software tools. The risk lies in their overlap.

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darkreading May 28, 2026 at 12:29

Focus on Cyber Insurance: How Quantifying Risk Is Reshaping Security

In this latest installment of the Reporters' Notebook video series, we discuss how cyber insurance is forcing organizations to quantify risk, what's covered (and what's not), and why this could be the best thing to happen to cybersecurity.

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darkreading May 28, 2026 at 09:06

BTMOB RAT Spreads Across Brazil, LatAm via MaaS Model

An advanced remote access Trojan is propagating online. Notably, it's delivered via an operator licensing model and features a no-code malware-development interface.

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darkreading May 28, 2026 at 07:01

Nordic CISOs Handle Rising Cyber Threats Remarkably Well

Artificial intelligence notwithstanding, the vast majority of CISOs in northern Europe say they're facing no more serious cyberattacks than they did two years ago.

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darkreading May 27, 2026 at 20:38

Ransomware Actors Show Up In Person to Steal Law Firm Data

The FBI warned that the extortion gang Silent Ransom Group is targeting law firms and socially engineering its way into servers and databases.

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darkreading May 27, 2026 at 16:19

Latin American Cybercriminals Hoover Up Government Data

A purported leak exposing 5.8 million records of Uruguayan citizens is the latest incident where cybercriminals targeted government agencies to monetize citizen data.

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darkreading May 27, 2026 at 16:11

AI-Assisted Exploit Development Outpaces Scanner Detection

Attackers are using AI to dramatically reduce the time they need to develop a working exploit for a CVE, according to new research.

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darkreading May 27, 2026 at 12:11

Cybersecurity Evolution: How We Went From Perimeter Defense to AI-Native Security

The cybersecurity industry of 2006 barely resembled today's billion-dollar behemoth. As part of Dark Reading's 20th anniversary celebration, we trace the industry's evolution through a technology lens.

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darkreading May 26, 2026 at 19:47

Feeding Frenzy: 'Megalodon' Malware Infects Thousands of GitHub Repos

In just six hours, the campaign quietly pushed thousands of malicious commits to more than 5,500 GitHub repositories, stealing credentials, developer secrets, and more.

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darkreading May 26, 2026 at 19:29

State Cyber Leaders Beg Congress for More Funding, Support

A recent congressional hearing highlighted how states are reeling from federal cutbacks to important cyber grants and information sharing initiatives amid damaging attacks to critical infrastructure.

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darkreading May 26, 2026 at 19:18

The Hackers Behind Shai-Hulud: Lucky or Skilled?

TeamPCP, the hackers behind the Shai-Hulud worm, has done significant damage to the open source ecosystem. But it's not necessarily due to skill alone.

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darkreading May 26, 2026 at 19:12

For Enterprises, Security Remains Agentic AI's Biggest Challenge

Every company needs an agentic AI strategy, but the tools to allow agentic AI frameworks be safely and securely adopted are just starting to appear.

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darkreading May 26, 2026 at 18:25

Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band SharePoint Patch

SharePoint access often means access to the keys of the kingdom, something attackers and defenders understand all too well.

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darkreading May 26, 2026 at 12:00

Remembering Tim Wilson, Whose Legacy Lives on at Dark Reading

The co-founder and former editor-in-chief passed away five years ago in November. As Dark Reading enters is third decade, we pause to celebrate and honor Wilson's instrumental role in building and elevating the media site.

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darkreading May 22, 2026 at 15:43

Akamai Joins Growing Chorus of Vendors Betting Big on Secure Enterprise Browsers

When Akamai announced its LayerX acquisition, the company joined a growing list of vendors adding secure enterprise browsers to their product portfolios.

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darkreading May 22, 2026 at 13:17

Verizon DBIR: Healthcare Fends Off Increased Social Engineering Attacks

Ransomware and vendor breaches persist, but the 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) highlights how evolving social engineering tactics make the sector more vulnerable.

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darkreading May 22, 2026 at 07:01

China's Webworm Uses Discord, Microsoft Graphs to Hack EU Govts.

The advanced persistent threat group also relied on SOCKS proxies like SoftEther VPN, tunneling tools that act as a middleman between victim and attacker.

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darkreading May 21, 2026 at 21:11

How CISOs Should Prep for Agentic-Ready AI BOMs

Finding ways to document both component and execution attributes for AI bill of materials (AI BOM).

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darkreading May 21, 2026 at 20:07

Google API Keys Remain Active After Deletion

A security researcher discovered the API keys can still be used for 23 minutes after deletion, even though the cloud provider claims deletion is immediate.

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