06 Nov

Gootloader malware back for the attack, serves up ransomware

Gootloader JavaScript malware, commonly used to deliver ransomware, is back in action after a period of reduced activity. Since October 27, security shop Huntress says

Author rabih
06 Nov

Cisco warns of ‘new attack variant’ battering firewalls under exploit for 6 months

Cisco warned customers about another wave of attacks against its firewalls, which have been battered by intruders for at least six months. It also patched

Author rabih
06 Nov

You’ll never guess what the most common passwords are. Oh, wait, yes you will

123456. admin. password. For years, the IT world has been reminding users not to rely on such predictable passwords. And yet here we are with

Author rabih
06 Nov

SonicWall fingers state-backed cyber crew for September firewall breach

SonicWall has blamed an unnamed, state-sponsored collective for the September break-in that saw cybercriminals rifle through a cache of firewall configuration backups. The network security

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06 Nov

Malware-pwned laptop gifts cybercriminals Nikkei’s Slack

Japanese media behemoth Nikkei has admitted to a data breach after miscreants slipped into its internal Slack workspace, exposing the personal details of more than

Author rabih
06 Nov

ESET APT Activity Report Q2 2025–Q3 2025

ESET Research Threat Reports An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q2 2025 and Q3 2025

Author rabih
06 Nov

Why UK businesses are paying ICO millions for password mistakes you’re probably making right now

Partner Content UK GDPR Article 32 mandates “appropriate security measures”. The ICO has defined what that means: multi-million-pound fines for password failures. The violations that

Author rabih
05 Nov

Uncle Sam lets Google take Wiz for $32B

Google’s second attempt to acquire cloud security firm Wiz is going a lot better than the first, with the Department of Justice clearing the $32

Author rabih
05 Nov

Google’s $32B deal for Wiz gets the all-clear from Uncle Sam

Google’s second attempt to acquire cloud security firm Wiz is going a lot better than the first, with the Department of Justice clearing the $32

Author rabih
05 Nov

AMD red-faced over random-number bug that kills cryptographic security

AMD will issue a microcode patch for a high-severity vulnerability that could weaken cryptographic keys across Epyc and Ryzen CPUs. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-62626

Author rabih
05 Nov

Attackers abuse Gemini AI to develop ‘Thinking Robot’ malware and data processing agent for spying purposes

Nation-state goons and cybercrime rings are experimenting with Gemini to develop a “Thinking Robot” malware module that can rewrite its own code to avoid detection,

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05 Nov

M&S pegs cyberattack cleanup costs at £136M as profits slump

Marks & Spencer says its April cyberattack will cost around £136 million ($177.2 million) in total. The British retailer disclosed the figure in its half-year

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05 Nov

Famed software engineer DJB tries Fil-C… and likes what he sees

Famed mathematician, cryptographer and coder Daniel J. Bernstein has tried out the new type-safe C/C++ compiler, and he’s given it a favorable report. The modestly

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05 Nov

Sharing is scaring: The WhatsApp screen-sharing scam you didn’t see coming

How a fast-growing scam is tricking WhatsApp users into revealing their most sensitive financial and other data Christian Ali Bravo 05 Nov 2025  •  ,

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05 Nov

UK agri dept spent hundreds of millions upgrading to Windows 10 – just in time for end of support

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has spent £312 million (c $407 million) modernizing its IT estate, including replacing tens of

Author rabih
04 Nov

Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not

If you’re filing an immigration form – or helping someone who is – the Feds may soon want to look in your eyes, swab your

Author rabih
04 Nov

Russian spies pack custom malware into hidden VMs on Windows machines

Russia’s Curly COMrades is abusing Microsoft’s Hyper-V hypervisor in compromised Windows machines to create a hidden Alpine Linux-based virtual machine that bypasses endpoint security tools,

Author rabih
04 Nov

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s security falls apart amid layoffs

The infosec program run by the US’ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) “is not effective,” according to a fresh audit published by the Office of

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