Security News This Week: A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets

Plus: State-sponsored AI hacking is here, Google hosts a CBP face recognition app, and more of the week’s top security news.
SecurityWeek

Amazon Detects 150,000 NPM Packages in Worm-Powered Campaign

More than 150,000 malicious packages were published in the NPM registry as part of a recently uncovered spam campaign, Amazon ...
Cryptopolitan

Balancer secures $4.1M from newly discovered exploit path

Balancer secured $4.12M through white hat hackers from V2 vaults at risk. The salvage operation followed the recent exploit for $116M.
CoinJournal

AI-driven phishing scams and hidden crypto exploits shake Web3 security

Rising AI-powered scams, phishing tools, and honeypot tokens triggered over $45M in crypto losses last month, according to ...
Hosted on MSN

Hackers Exploit Salesforce to Impersonate Meta

ThioJoe breaks down how hackers exploited Salesforce to impersonate Meta and the risks involved. 'Gray Divorce' Is On The Rise, And Relationship Experts Think This Is Why 'Psychological torment': ...
Hosted on MSN

Biggest matchup Buccaneers must exploit in battle of 4-1 teams vs. 49ers

The post Biggest matchup Buccaneers must exploit in battle of 4-1 teams vs. 49ers appeared first on ClutchPoints. Week 5 went off without a hitch, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won a thriller against ...
The New York Times

NFL fans frustrated by ticket download issues at Vikings-Browns game in London

NFL fans queue outside the ticket office at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Peter Carline / The Athletic LONDON — An estimated 2,000 NFL fans missed kickoff at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Sunday’s game ...
The Nation

American Racism Is a National Security Threat

Foreign bots were spewing much of the racist rhetoric that followed Charlie Kirk’s killing. And yet it gained traction only because there is plenty of homegrown racism to exploit. Utah Governor ...
NBC New York

Russia tries to exploit divisions sparked by Kirk's murder, researchers say

Russia and other foreign adversaries have pounced on the assassination of Charlie Kirk as an opportunity to spread propaganda aimed at aggravating U.S. political divisions and painting America as an ...
Mediaite

CNN Panel Discussed Charlie Kirk’s Comments on Race 38 Hours Before Shooting

CNN anchor Abby Phillip and three network analysts called out Charlie Kirk — activist and co-founder of the pro-Trump super PAC Turning Point USA — on race just 38 hours before the shooting that ...
CNET

Stop What You're Doing and Download iOS 18.6.2 for This Important Security Patch

Apple released iOS 18.6.2 on Aug. 20 to patch a zero-day vulnerability Apple said may have been used in an "extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals." If you're an iPhone ...
CNET

You Need to Download iOS 18.6.2 Now to Patch This Zero-Day Exploit

Apple released iOS 18.6.2 on Aug. 20 to patch a zero-day vulnerability that it says "may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals." If you're an ...