22 Dec

Around 1,000 systems compromised in ransomware attack on Romanian water agency

Romania’s cybersecurity agency confirms a major ransomware attack on the country’s water management administration has compromised around 1,000 systems, with work to remediate them still

Author rabih
22 Dec

Revisiting CVE-2025-50165: A critical flaw in Windows Imaging Component

ESET researchers examined CVE‑2025‑50165, a serious Windows vulnerability described to grant remote code execution by merely opening a specially crafted JPG file – one of

Author rabih
22 Dec

There’s so much stolen data in the world, South Korea will require face scans to buy a SIM

South Korea’s government on Friday announced it will require local mobile carriers to verify the identity of new customers with facial recognition scans, in the

Author rabih
22 Dec

Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan

APAC in Brief Google and Apple last week started to allow developers of mobile applications to distribute their wares through third-party app stores and accept

Author rabih
21 Dec

Google sends Dark Web Report to its dead services graveyard

Infosec In Brief Google will soon end its “Dark Web Report”, an email service that alerts users when their personal information appears on the internet’s

Author rabih
21 Dec

NIST tried to pull the pin on NTP servers after blackout caused atomic clock drift

A staffer at the USA’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) tried to disable backup generators powering some of its Network Time Protocol infrastructure,

Author rabih
19 Dec

ATM jackpotting gang accused of unleashing Ploutus malware across US

A Venezuelan gang described by US officials as “a ruthless terrorist organization” faces charges over alleged deployment of malware on ATMs across the country, illegally

Author rabih
19 Dec

WatchGuard sounds alarm as critical Firebox flaw comes under active attack

WatchGuard is in emergency patch mode after confirming that a critical remote code execution flaw in its Firebox firewalls is under active attack. In an

Author rabih
19 Dec

Sydney Uni data goes walkabout after criminals raid code repo

The University of Sydney is ringing around thousands of current and former staff and students after admitting attackers helped themselves to historical personal data stashed

Author rabih
19 Dec

HPE tells customers to patch fast as OneView RCE bug scores a perfect 10

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has told customers to drop whatever they’re doing and patch OneView after admitting a maximum-severity bug could let attackers run code on

Author rabih
19 Dec

Ministers confirm breach at UK Foreign Office but details remain murky

The UK’s Foreign Office is investigating a confirmed cyberattack it learned about in October, senior ministers say. Trade minister Sir Chris Bryant told Times Radio

Author rabih
19 Dec

Faith in the internet is fading among young Brits

Young Brits are souring on the internet, with increasing numbers seeing it as damaging to society and their mental health, according to latest research published

Author rabih
19 Dec

AI and cybersecurity: Two sides of the same coin

Sponsored Post AI is moving from experimentation to everyday use inside the enterprise. That shift brings new opportunities, but it also changes the security equation.

Author rabih
19 Dec

China turns on a vast experimental network it says is an heir to ARPANET

Chinese authorities on Thursday certified the China Environment for Network Innovation (CENI), a vast research network that Beijing hopes will propel the country to the

Author rabih
18 Dec

Amazon blocked 1,800 suspected North Korean scammers seeking jobs

Even Amazon isn’t immune to North Korean scammers who try to score remote jobs at tech companies so they can funnel their wages to Kim

Author rabih
18 Dec

Your car’s web browser may be on the road to cyber ruin

Web browsers for desktop and mobile devices tend to receive regular security updates, but that often isn’t the case for those that reside within game

Author rabih
18 Dec

Crypto crooks co-opt stolen AWS creds to mine coins

Your AWS account could be quietly running someone else’s cryptominer. Cryptocurrency thieves are using stolen Amazon account credentials to mine for coins at the expense

Author rabih
18 Dec

Kim’s crypto thieving reached a record $2B in 2025

North Korea’s yearly cryptocurrency thefts have accelerated, with Kim’s state-backed cybercriminals plundering just over $2 billion worth of tokens in 2025. That’s according to research

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