AI professionals have concerns about their jobs being replaced by AI tools, with 56% of security professionals worried about AI-powered threats, as reported by Pluralsight.

Meta has warned of troll networks originating from Russia and Iran ahead of the US elections. According to a report by Meta, Russia remains the top source of disrupted troll networks on Facebook and Instagram, followed closely by Iran.

A cybercrime group linked to RansomHub ransomware has been seen using a new EDR-killing tool, named EDRKillShifter, to disable endpoint detection and response software on compromised hosts.

According to Gcore, the number of DDoS attacks in the first half of 2024 increased by 46% compared to the same period in 2023, reaching a total of 830,000 attacks. The peak attack power also rose to 1.7 terabits per second.

The GitHub vulnerability named ‘ArtiPACKED’ exposes repositories to potential takeovers. This attack vector in GitHub Actions artifacts could allow malicious actors to compromise services by leaking tokens due to misconfigurations and security flaws.

Iranian hackers linked to the government of Iran have increased their phishing attacks on high-profile individuals in the U.S. and Israel, including those affiliated with U.S. presidential campaigns, according to Google.

Cybercriminals are infiltrating organizations’ cloud storage containers, stealing sensitive data, and sometimes being paid off by the victims to keep the data private. According to Palo Alto Networks, the attackers likely used automation techniques.

In 2024, loaders were involved in nearly 40% of critical security incidents, with popular ones being SocGholish, GootLoader, and Raspberry Robin, aiming to deliver malware like ransomware, according to Reliaquest.

Researchers have linked Brain Cipher to at least three other groups operating under different names. Despite its global reach, the group’s tactics are not particularly sophisticated.