Coinbase Extorted, Offers $20M for Info on Its Hackers
Coinbase is going Liam Neeson on its attackers, potentially setting a new precedent for incident response in the wake of…
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Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 Day Two: researcher earned 150K hacking VMware ESXi
On day two of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, participants earned $435,000 for demonstrating zero-day in SharePoint, ESXi, VirtualBox, RHEL, and Firefox.…
New botnet HTTPBot targets gaming and tech industries with surgical attacks
New botnet HTTPBot is targeting China’s gaming, tech, and education sectors, cybersecurity researchers warn. NSFOCUS cybersecurity discovered a new botnet…
Australian Human Rights Commission Leaks Docs in Data Breach
An internal error led to public disclosure of reams of sensitive data that could be co-opted for follow-on cyberattacks.
Oregon Safari Park Reportedly Starved Lions and Left Dead Tiger in Freezer
Police served multiple search warrants at West Coast Game Park Safari on Thursday.
Dynamic DNS Emerges as Go-to Cyberattack Facilitator
Scattered Spider and other phishers and hacking groups are using rentable subdomains from dynamic DNS providers to obfuscate their activity…
How ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ Went From Typical Sequel to the Franchise’s Best Installment
io9 spoke with directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein about the development of the horror film, now in theaters.
Attacker Specialization Puts Threat Modeling on Defensive
Specialization among threat groups poses challenges for defenders, who now must distinguish between different actors responsible for different facets of…
OpenAI Just Released a Coding Tool to ‘Help’ Programmers (Replace Their Jobs, Probably)
Software development may never be the same.
Trump Suggests Comey Should Be Prosecuted Over ’86’ Instagram Post
Trump called former FBI Director James Comey a "dirty cop" and said he would leave it up to his underlings.