Workshop on Economics and Information Security (WEIS) Archive

The FBI, alongside cybersecurity authorities in Germany and the United Kingdom, issued a joint advisory this week warning that a ransomware group called… Read more → The post FBI Flags SafePay Ransomware as One of 2026’s Most Active…

Zeabur, a cloud development platform, has announced plans to shut down their services following a second major security breach in less than two months. A… Read more → The post Second Zeabur Breach Exposes Cloud Infrastructure…

Major browser vendors and certificate trust stores have blacklisted eight intermediate certificates issued by Indian certificate authority eMudhra… Read more → The post Browsers Revoke Trust in Eight eMudhra Certificates After…

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an espionage operation targeting defense-related organizations in Europe, including a naval shipbuilder, a… Read more → The post Russia-Linked Hackers Target NATO Defense Contractors in…

Given growing concerns about cyberattacks and the effect of AI on cybersecurity, enterprise CISOs should periodically review and update their… Read more → The post How to conduct a cyber-resilience assessment appeared first on IT…

PHP developers are releasing emergency security patches today to address two critical vulnerabilities in the widely-used programming language that powers… Read more → The post Critical PHP vulnerabilities patched today appeared first…

Ransomware groups exploit a GlobalProtect VPN vulnerability to reach enterprise systems. Here's what security teams should investigate. Read more → The post Ransomware Gangs Exploit GlobalProtect VPN Flaw — What to Check appeared…

The vibe-coding platform said all of its customers should revoke and rotate their private keys, after hackers were able to decrypt some customer secrets. Read more → The post Developer platform Railway urges ‘all users’ to revoke…