A Once-Shuttered California Mine Is Trying to Transform the Rare-Earth Industry
In arid southeastern California, just across the border from Nevada, sits the only large-scale rare-earth element mine in the Western…
June 2023
Beware bad passwords as attackers co-opt Linux servers into cybercrime
Did you prevent password-only logins on your SSH servers? On ALL of them? Are you sure about that?
Cyberattacks on OT, ICS Lay Groundwork for Kinetic Warfare
Organizations need to start taking critical infrastructure threats seriously, as they could be a precursor to future, hybrid cyber-kinetic warfare…
How Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Learned From Crystal Skull’s Mistakes
Indiana Jones is one of the most beloved franchises in the world, so anytime a new sequel comes out, expectations…
AT&T Debuts a ChatGPT-Powered Tool for Its Coders
AT&T partnered with Microsoft and OpenAI to develop Ask AT&T, a ChatGPT-like tool that will contribute to coding software. The…
‘Muddled Libra’ Uses Oktapus-Related Smishing to Target Outsourcing Firms
The emerging cyber-threat group is unusually persistent and nimble, bypassing MFA, stealing data, and using compromised environments for downstream customer…
Feds Form a Mini-FBI for Dark Web Crypto Crime
Federal investigators from five different agencies have formed a new task force to try and catch criminals using cryptocurrencies and…
ScarCruft Hackers Exploit Ably Service for Stealthy Wiretapping Attacks
The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been observed using an information-stealing malware with previous undocumented wiretapping features…
Secret Invasion Uses AI for Its Opening Credits, and the Excuse Is Meaningless
If you hopped on Disney+ this morning to see what Nick Fury and his frenemies were up to in Marvel’s…
FAA Eases Airspace Restrictions for Florida Rocket Launches
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking to limit the disruptions caused by rocket launches from Florida’s space coast, significantly…