ABCNEWS - DHS shutdown fuels cybersecurity concerns as Iran-linked attacks continue across US
DHS shutdown grows worries that U.S. cyber defenses have taken a hit, as Iran-linked attacks continue.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - FBI warns Russian hackers are targeting messaging apps like Signal
"The campaign targets individuals of high intelligence value, including current and former U.S. government officials, military personnel, political figures, and journalists," Patel says.
AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - Spyware once used by governments is now spreading to cybercriminals
Cybercriminal groups are now using spyware tools once utilized mainly by spies and law enforcement to hack into iPhones, new research shows. Why it matters: Anyone with an iPhone can now be the target of invasive malware that siphons off personal text messages, photos, notes and calendar data. Driving the news: In the last month, researchers at Google, iVerify and Lookout uncovered two campaigns exploiting iPhone vulnerabilities. - Earlier this month, Google researchers said they identified a sophisticated iPhone hacking toolkit, called Coruna , originally built for an unnamed government customer that later ended up in the hands of a Chinese cybercriminal group. TechCrunch later reported that defense contractor L3Harris created the…
AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - Moltbook shows rapid demand for AI agents. The security world isn't ready.
The autonomous future stopped being theoretical this weekend, as a swarm of AI agents signed up for a social media network built just for them. Why it matters: Security teams, corporate leaders and government officials are far from ready for a reality where agents have real autonomy inside their systems. Driving the news: Since Thursday, 1.5 million AI agents have joined Moltbook , a social network designed just for agents built from an open-source, self-hosted autonomous personal assistant called OpenClaw . - On Moltbook, the agents have formed their own religion , run social-engineering scams and wrestled publicly with their "purpose" as they continue to post. - The agents are also turning into security nerds: They've launched an…
AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - Exclusive: Suspected Chinese hackers impersonate U.S. briefings in phishing lure
A suspected China-based hacking group spun up a phishing campaign around Christmas that mimicked U.S. policy briefings in an attempt to hack diplomats, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Dream Security shared first with Axios. Why it matters: The campaign successfully infected "a lot of people," Dream CEO Shalev Hulio said in an interview. "We just don't know who and how big [of a] scale," he added. Zoom in: Researchers at Israel-based Dream uncovered a phishing campaign designed to ensnare officials tied to diplomacy, elections and international coordination around the world. - Between late December and mid-January, China-based hackers sent emails with files that pretended to be official U.S. diplomatic summaries or…