Smashing Security podcast #453: The Epstein Files didn’t hide this hacker very well
Supposedly redacted Jeffrey Epstein files can still reveal exactly who they’re talking about – especially when AI, LinkedIn, and a...
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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.
The ‘Absolute Nightmare’ in Your DMs: OpenClaw Marries Extreme Utility with ‘Unacceptable’ Risk
It is the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that users love and security experts fear.OpenClaw, the agentic AI platform created by...
Significant Ransomware & Firewall Misconfiguration Breach
When “Secure by Design” Fails at the Edge Firewalls are still widely treated as the first and final line of...
When Documents Become the Attack Vector: Inside APT28’s Latest Microsoft Office Exploit
Email attachments remain one of the most trusted entry points into enterprise environments. Despite years of awareness training and secure...
Paris raid on X focuses on child abuse material allegations
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GreyNoise tracks massive Citrix Gateway recon using 63K+ residential proxies and AWS
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Managed SaaS Threat Detection | AppOmni Scout
Expertise to detect SaaS and AI threats and protect your critical data SaaS and AI threat detection led by threat...
Microsoft Develops Scanner to Detect Backdoors in Open-Weight Large Language Models
Ravie LakshmananFeb 04, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Software Security Microsoft on Wednesday said it built a lightweight scanner that it said...
DEAD#VAX Malware Campaign Deploys AsyncRAT via IPFS-Hosted VHD Phishing Files
Ravie LakshmananFeb 04, 2026Malware / Endpoint Security Threat hunters have disclosed details of a new, stealthy malware campaign dubbed DEAD#VAX...
China-Linked Amaranth-Dragon Exploits WinRAR Flaw in Espionage Campaigns
Threat actors affiliated with China have been attributed to a fresh set of cyber espionage campaigns targeting government and law...
Windows Shutdown Bug Spreads to Windows 10, Microsoft Confirms
Image: Clint Patterson/Unsplash You’d think “turning it off and on again” would be the solution to a computer glitch. But...
Malicious use of virtual machine infrastructure
In late 2025, SophosLabs analysts investigated several WantToCry remote ransomware incidents. In each case, the attackers used virtual machines with...
Why Moltbook Changes the Enterprise Security Conversation
For several years, enterprise security teams have concentrated on a well-established range of risks, including users clicking potentially harmful links,...
Model Context Protocol: Apple’s Xcode 26.3 opens for vibe coding
Search documentation. Execute autonomous tasks. Explore file structures, understand how the pieces connect, and spot necessary changes before writing code. Update...
Microsoft: Info-Stealing malware expands from Windows to macOS
Microsoft: Info-Stealing malware expands from Windows to macOS Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2026 Microsoft warns info-stealing attacks are expanding from...
