Social Engineering AI Agents: The New BEC for 2026
As AI agents gain authority over business systems, attackers can manipulate them like business email compromise (BEC) victims.
Dark Reading 6d agoVenezuelan Cartel's Malware Honcho Nabbed for ATM Jackpotting
The first cybercriminal to ever make the FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" list allegedly infused Tren de Aragua's violent criminal operations with cash.
Dark Reading 7d agoRussian Spies Give 'MatchBoil' Malware a Stealthy Facelift
Cyber-espionage actor UAC-0099 has been steadily refining its flagship dropper in campaigns targeting Ukrainian organizations.
Dark Reading 7d agoWriting the Next Chapter
Dark Reading is about to begin a new decade in its storied history, and we have some breaking news of our own to share.
Dark Reading 7d agoAustralian Gov't Weighs Mandatory AI Incident Reporting
In the wake of an agentic attack against its own Medicare systems, Australia's government is feeling out what regulations might look like for frontier AI companies.
Dark Reading 8d agoCitizen Lab Slams Trump Administration, 'Techno-Fascist' Executives
The Citizen Lab's Ron Deibert warns the US government is pushing for pervasive surveillance and says certain technology executives are all too happy to help.
Dark Reading 8d agoAnthropic Gives Vetted Defenders Fewer Claude Guardrails
Anthropic has merged Project Glasswing into a tiered access program for its advanced cyber LLMs, including Opus, Sonnet, and Mythos.
Dark Reading 8d agoOpenAI Agent Escape Causes Wikimedia Service Outage
Autonomous agents also tried to abuse other websites and services hosted by the foundation, using them as proxies for unauthorized activities.
Dark Reading 8d agoClickFix Attacks Evolve to Better Hide Malicious Payloads
Threat actors are now hiding payloads by using DNS TXT records and browser cache pre-fetching, making it tougher to spot early attack stages.
Dark Reading 9d agoCritical Healthcare Systems Aren't Quantum-Ready
A study of 2.5 million devices across 50 healthcare organizations suggests the sector has a long way to go in getting ready for the post-quantum cryptography era.
Dark Reading 9d agoIANS' Kakolowski: How AI Is Reshaping CISO Budgets & Security Teams
In this video interview, Nick Kakolowski, senior director for CISO research at IANS, talks AI: budgets, ROI, and changes inside security teams.
Dark Reading 9d agoChinese Hackers Impersonate US Officials for AI Cyber Espionage
An emerging threat group known as TA419 established seemingly legitimate professional relationships with AI policy experts working for US think tanks, universities, and legal organizations.
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