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Becky Bracken is a veteran multimedia journalist covering cybersecurity for Dark Reading.

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Chinese Cops Caught Using Android Spyware to Track Mobile DevicesChinese Cops Caught Using Android Spyware to Track Mobile Devices
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
Dec 12, 2024
1 Min Read
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ICS/OT Security
IoT Cloud Cracked by 'Open Sesame' Over-the-Air AttackIoT Cloud Cracked by 'Open Sesame' Over-the-Air Attack
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
Dec 12, 2024
3 Min Read

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Delivery Gets Cooked in Cyberattack
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Delivery Gets Cooked in Cyberattack
Dec 11, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Millionaire Airbnb Phishing Ring Busted Up by Police
Millionaire Airbnb Phishing Ring Busted Up by Police
Dec 9, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Texas Teen Arrested for Scattered Spider Telecom Hacks
Texas Teen Arrested for Scattered Spider Telecom Hacks
Dec 6, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Threat Intelligence
Trojan-as-a-Service Hits Euro Banks, Crypto Exchanges
Trojan-as-a-Service Hits Euro Banks, Crypto Exchanges
Dec 5, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Сloud Security
News Desk 2024: The Rise of Cybersecurity Platforms
News Desk 2024: The Rise of Cybersecurity Platforms
Nov 27, 2024
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Application Security
News Desk 2024: Can GenAI Write Secure Code?
News Desk 2024: Can GenAI Write Secure Code?
Nov 27, 2024
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
BlackBasta Ransomware Brand Picks Up Where Conti Left Off
BlackBasta Ransomware Brand Picks Up Where Conti Left Off
Nov 25, 2024
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5 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Application Security
MITRE: Cross-Site Scripting Is 2024's Most Dangerous Software Weakness
MITRE: Cross-Site Scripting Is 2024's Most Dangerous Software Weakness
Nov 21, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Palo Alto Networks Patches Critical Zero-Day Firewall Bug
Palo Alto Networks Patches Critical Zero-Day Firewall Bug
Nov 18, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Сloud Security
Cloud Ransomware Flexes Fresh Scripts Against Web Apps
Cloud Ransomware Flexes Fresh Scripts Against Web Apps
Nov 14, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Application Security
Revamped Remcos RAT Deployed Against Microsoft Windows Users
Revamped Remcos RAT Deployed Against Microsoft Windows Users
Nov 11, 2024
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4 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
China-Backed MirrorFace Trains Sights on EU Diplomatic Corps
China-Backed MirrorFace Trains Sights on EU Diplomatic Corps
Nov 7, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Application Security
Android Botnet 'ToxicPanda' Bashes Banks Across Europe, Latin America
Android Botnet 'ToxicPanda' Bashes Banks Across Europe, LatAm
Nov 5, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Application Security
Privacy Anxiety Pushes Microsoft Recall AI Release Again
Privacy Anxiety Pushes Microsoft Recall AI Release Again
Nov 1, 2024
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5 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Threat Intelligence
Russia Kneecaps Ukraine Army Recruitment With Spoofed 'Civil Defense' App
Russia Kneecaps Ukraine Army Recruitment With Fake 'Civil Defense' App
Oct 28, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
SEC Fines Companies Millions for Downplaying SolarWinds Breach
SEC Fines Companies Millions for Downplaying SolarWinds Breach
Oct 25, 2024
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4 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Threat Intelligence
AWS's Predictable Bucket Names Make Accounts Easier to Crack
AWS's Predictable Bucket Names Make Accounts Easier to Crack
Oct 24, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
Russian Trolls Pose as Reputable Media to Sow US Election Chaos
Russians Trolls Pose as Reputable Media to Sow US Election Chaos
Oct 23, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Threat Intelligence
Bumblebee Malware Is Buzzing Back to Life
Bumblebee Malware Is Buzzing Back to Life
Oct 23, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Tricky CAPTCHA Caught Dropping Lumma Stealer Malware
Tricky CAPTCHA Caught Dropping Lumma Stealer Malware
Oct 22, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Сloud Security
CISOs: Throwing Cash at Tools Isn't Helping Detect Breaches
CISOs: Throwing Cash at Tools Isn't Helping Detect Breaches
Oct 18, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Application Security
Sloppy Entra ID Credentials Attract Hybrid Cloud Ransomware
Sloppy Entra ID Credentials Attract Hybrid Cloud Ransomware
Sep 30, 2024
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5 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
RT News Hosted Russian Cyber Spy Unit, US Says
RT News Hosted Russian Cyber Spy Unit, US Says
Sep 17, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyber Risk
Apple Abandons Spyware Suit to Avoid Sharing Cyber Secrets
Apple Abandons Spyware Suit to Avoid Sharing Cyber Secrets
Sep 17, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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ICS/OT Security
Remote Access Sprawl Strains Industrial OT Network Security
Remote Access Sprawl Strains Industrial OT Network Security
Sep 11, 2024
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4 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Vulnerabilities & Threats
Gallup Addresses XSS Bugs in Website
Gallup Addresses XSS Bugs in Website
Sep 10, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Threat Intelligence
Commercial Spyware Use Roars Back Despite Sanctions
Commercial Spyware Use Roars Back Despite Sanctions
Sep 6, 2024
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4 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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ICS/OT Security
CCTV Zero-Day Exposes Critical Infrastructure to Mirai Botnet
CCTV Zero-Day Exposes Critical Infrastructure to Mirai Botnet
Aug 28, 2024
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1 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Application Security
News Desk 2024: Hacking Microsoft Copilot Is Scary Easy
News Desk 2024: Hacking Microsoft Copilot Is Scary Easy
Aug 26, 2024
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyber Risk
NIST Hands Off Post-Quantum Cryptography Work to Cyber Teams
NIST Hands Off Post-Quantum Cryptography Work to Cyber Teams
Aug 23, 2024
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6 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Application Security
Fallout From Faulty Friday CrowdStrike Update Persists
Fallout From Faulty Friday CrowdStrike Update Persists
Jul 22, 2024
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5 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Application Security
Sizable Chunk of SEC Charges Against SolarWinds Tossed Out of Court
Sizable Chunk of SEC Charges Against SolarWinds Tossed Out of Court
Jul 18, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Application Security
Thousands of Car Dealerships Stalled Out After Software Provider Cyberattack
Thousands of Car Dealerships Stalled Out After Cyberattack
Jun 20, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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