05 Dec

Cloudflare blames Friday outage on borked fix for React2shell vuln

Amid new reports of attackers pummeling a maximum security hole (CVE-2025-55182) in the React JavaScript library, Cloudflare’s technology chief said his company took down its

Author rabih
05 Dec

Asus supplier hit by ransomware attack as gang flaunts alleged 1 TB haul

Asus has admitted that a third-party supplier was popped by cybercrims after the Everest ransomware gang claimed it had rifled through the tech titan’s internal

Author rabih
05 Dec

Beijing-linked hackers are hammering max-severity React bug, AWS warns

Amazon has warned that China-nexus hacking crews began hammering the critical React “React2Shell” vulnerability within hours of disclosure, turning a theoretical CVSS-10 hole into a

Author rabih
05 Dec

PRC spies Brickstormed their way into critical US networks and remained hidden for years

Chinese cyberspies maintained long-term access to critical networks – sometimes for years – and used this access to infect computers with malware and steal data,

Author rabih
05 Dec

UK pushes ahead with facial recognition expansion despite civil liberties backlash

The UK government has kicked off plans to ramp up police use of facial recognition, undeterred by a mounting civil liberties backlash and fresh warnings

Author rabih
05 Dec

Bots, bias, and bunk: How can you tell what’s real on the net?

Opinion Liars, cranks, and con artists have always been with us. It’s just that nowadays their reach has gone from the local pub to the

Author rabih
05 Dec

An AI for an AI: Anthropic says AI agents require AI defense

Anthropic could have scored an easy $4.6 million by using its Claude AI models to find and exploit vulnerabilities in blockchain smart contracts. The AI

Author rabih
04 Dec

PRC spies Brickstromed their way into critical US networks and remained hidden for years

Chinese cyberspies maintained long-term access to critical networks – sometimes for years – and used this access to infect computers with malware and steal data,

Author rabih
04 Dec

Hegseth needs to go to secure messaging school, report says

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth definitely broke the rules when he sent sensitive information to a Signal chat group, say Pentagon auditors, but he’s not

Author rabih
04 Dec

Twins who hacked State Dept hired to work for gov again, now charged with deleting databases

Vetting staff who handle sensitive government systems is wise, and so is cutting off their access the moment they’re fired. Prosecutors say a federal contractor

Author rabih
04 Dec

Microsoft quietly shuts down Windows shortcut flaw after years of espionage abuse

Microsoft has quietly closed off a critical Windows shortcut file bug long abused by espionage and cybercrime networks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-9491, allows malicious

Author rabih
04 Dec

Aisuru botnet turns Q3 into a terabit-scale stress test for the entire internet

The internet has spent the past three months ducking for cover as the Aisuru botnet hurled record-shattering DDoS barrages from an army of up to

Author rabih
04 Dec

Phishing, privileges and passwords: Why identity is critical to improving cybersecurity posture

Business Security Identity is effectively the new network boundary. It must be protected at all costs. Phil Muncaster 04 Dec 2025  •  , 4 min.

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04 Dec

TLS 1.3 includes welcome improvements, but still allows long-lived secrets

Systems Approach As we neared the finish line for our network security book, I received a piece of feedback from Brad Karp that my explanation

Author rabih
04 Dec

Rust core library partly polished for industrial safety spec

Memory-safe Rust code can now be more broadly applied in devices that require electronic system safety, at least as measured by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

Author rabih
03 Dec

‘Exploitation is imminent’ as 39 percent of cloud environs have max-severity React hole

A maximum-severity flaw in the widely used JavaScript library React, and several React-based frameworks including Next.js allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute malicious code on

Author rabih
03 Dec

Here’s your worst nightmare: E-tailer can only resume partial sales 45 days after ransomware attack

Japanese e-tailer Askul has resumed online sales, 45 days after a ransomware attack. Askul operates several e-commerce brands serving both consumers and business buyers, plus

Author rabih
03 Dec

Indian government reveals GPS spoofing at eight major airports

India’s Civil Aviation Minister has revealed that local authorities have detected GPS spoofing and jamming at eight major airports. In an written answer presented to

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