A bridge at night. (Getty Images) Researchers uncover rare, difficult-to-exploit OpenSSH vulnerability The OpenSSH bug represents the latest high-profile vulnerability to affect the open-source software ecosystem. Jul 2, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Getty Images US intelligence research agency examines cyber psychology to outwit criminal hackers An Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity project looks to study hackers' psychological weaknesses and exploit them. May 30, 2023 By Elias Groll
Getty Images MIT and Stanford researchers develop operating system with one major promise: Resisting ransomware Computer science researchers at MIT and Stanford are developing an operating system with built-in cybersecurity defenses. Apr 21, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
Flags of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the foundational political party of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. (Getty Images) Supply chain cyberattack with possible links to North Korea could have thousands of victims globally An attack that could be the work of the notorious Lazarus Group attempted to install infostealer malware inside corporate networks. Mar 29, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Getty Images Chinese-linked hackers deployed the most zero-day vulnerabilities in 2022, researchers say The overall number of zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in the wild last year declined compared to numbers in 2021. Mar 20, 2023 By Elias Groll
Stickers bearing the Facebook logo at the F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, on April 30, 2019. (REUTERS / Stephen Lam) Facebook stops NYU researchers from examining misinformation, is criticized for ‘silencing’ transparency efforts Facebook says researchers violated the website's privacy protections. Aug 5, 2021 By Tonya Riley