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Instructure, the US-based company behind the learning tool Canvas, which is used by thousands of schools and universities in the US and UK, has suffered a serio
94% of Organizations Experienced Email Security Incidents in 2023 Egress revealed in a report that 94% of cybersecurity leaders disclosed that their organizatio
Discord called a ‘hotbed’ of malware activity Discord continues to be used by threat actors to launch malware attacks. Researchers have warned the o
Telecoms operator Orange Belgium has revealed that a cyber-attack in July resulted in the theft of data from 850,000 customer accounts. The telecoms operator ha
16 Billion Passwords Breached The Cybernews research team discovered a record-breaking breach of over 16 billion passwords worldwide, including Facebook, Google
🔓 Critical Qualcomm Zero-Days Exploited in Targeted Android Attacks Qualcomm has patched three zero-day vulnerabilities in its Adreno GPU drivers, which were ac
Many organizations’ ongoing enthusiasm for incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) is leaving them open to sophisticated and carefully planned cyber-attacks.
Deepfake videos of TV news presenters are being used to dupe gullible viewers into logging onto illegal gambling sites where malware is then downloaded onto the
PHP-CGI RCE Flaw Exploited in Attacks on Japan’s Tech, Telecom, and E-Commerce Sectors Cyber attackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability in PHP-CGI
The US Justice Department and FBI have completed a law enforcement operation to delete Chinese malware from approximately 4,258 U.S.-based computers and network
US Senator Mark Warner has called the Salt Typhoon hack, conducted by a group that has been linked to Chinese intelligence, “the most serious telecoms hack in o
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an urgent warning to business and law enforcement agencies that cybercriminals are using genuine stolen
It looks as if deepfakes will be the hot topic at the big international hacker conference DEF CON in Las Vegas next week, just as they took center stage at Info
Organized cybercriminal gangs have lost little time in attempting to cash in on the ongoing CrowdStrike/Windows outage currently affecting banks, airlines and b
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has been breached by a cyber-attack that has compromised the personal information of over 200,000 private ind
An international operation coordinated by Europol has resulted in several arrests and the takedown of numerous cybercriminal networks. The operation focused on
India’s current elections have become a prime target for malicious cyber activity on the part of foreign threat actors and independent hacktivist groups. With t
Chinese Hackers Using ORB Networks to Evade Detection Mandiant revealed that Chinese-linked state-backed hackers rely on operational relay box (ORBs) network pr
“Critical flaws” have been identified in modems deployed in millions of devices worldwide. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has issued a report warning companies of
Boeing Discloses $200M Ransomware Attempt Boeing made a significant disclosure: The LockBit ransomware group targeted the company, which demanded a staggering $
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a joint advisory warning of a new tactic being used by North Korean intelligence-gathering cyber group K
Cybercriminals are exploiting a previously unseen backdoor to substitute ‘malvertizing’, weaponized bogus ads to push them to the top of Google searches. The at
Change Healthcare Hit by Another Potential Cyber Attack Arriving just a month after a paid ransom was demanded following the massive data breach in February 202
Cyber Consultant Claims Universities are More Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks Highlighting the severity of the University of Winnipeg data breach, Cybersecurity con
Pokemon Reset Account Passwords Due to Breach Attempts The Pokemon Company announced that it detected a large number of breach attempts on its users and reset t
Google’s Improvements to Chrome’s ‘Safe Browsing’ Mode Google announced major security-focused revamps to Chrome’s ‘Safe Bro
68% of Organizations Face Additional Risks Due to Cybersecurity Skills Shortages A Fortinet report disclosed that 68% of organizations are facing risks brought
Russian hacktivists named Doppelgänger have been interfering in Germany’s elections with a view to influence the outcome of upcoming European elections, accordi
Biden’s Executive Order to Boost US Port Security The Biden-Harris administration announced that they will issue an Executive Order to boost the cybersecu
Cyberattack Shuts Down 5 Battery Manufacturing Plants VARTA AG, a German battery manufacturing company announced 5 of its production plants halting operations d
Chinese Malware Breaches Dutch Defense Department Specialists from the Netherlands’ Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) and the General Inte
Government Vulnerabilities Grow by 151% According to a Bugcrowd report, no other sector saw as much vulnerability growth as the government sector, which saw a 1
26 Billion Stolen Record Database Discovered Security Discovery researchers and the Cybernews team discovered the largest data leak ever recorded, containing 26
Hackers with close ties to the intelligence arm of Iran’s military, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, are now personally targeting journalists, professors, and r
Rapid SCADA Vulnerabilities Leaves Industrial Systems at Risk The Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) released an advisory directed to indus
Recent weeks have seen an exponential rise in malicious botnets performing reconnaissance scanning to scout out victims. According to researchers at cybersecuri
77% of CEOs Believe AI More Risk Than Reward in Cyber Despite the hype of AI in cybersecurity, a PwC survey revealed that 77% of CEOs still believe AI increases
Politically-motivated hacking, known as ‘hacktivism’, is now on the rise across large sections of the globe. Politically motivated groups are increasingly attac
US real estate financial services fat cat, Fidelity National Financial (FNF), has revealed details of a cybersecurity breach that occurred in November, exposing
Aqua Security Raises $195M in Series E Funding Cybersecurity “unicorn” (startup valued over $1B), Aqua Security successfully raised an additional $6
Financial Sector Sees Most Cyberattacks in 2023 Based on a Netwrix survey, the financial sector in 2023 experienced the most cyberattacks among any other sector
Fraudulent LinkedIn Profiles Targeting Saudi Workers for Corporate Data Leaks Revealed in a presentation at last month’s Black Hat Middle East and Africa
GE Military Project Hack Sparks National Security Concerns General Electric (GE) recognized the data theft from threat actor IntelBroker pertaining to a project
As the Biden administration prepares to impose further limits on China’s access to leading-edge chip technology, news has broken over the weekend that Ch
A staggering 14 percent of cyber incidents are due to senior IT security staff errors, compounded by a further 15% of errors caused by other IT staff. According
Cybersecurity Executive Admits to Hospital Hacking for Business Gain In a startling revelation, Vikas Singla, the former COO of cybersecurity firm Securolytics,
Panel To Advise on International AI Governance, Appointed by UN U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday, announced the appointment of a 39-member gl
International investigation results in Paris arrest A ransomware hacker identified as a member of the Ragnar Locker hacker group has been arrested in Paris as p
Terrorist group Hamas, which was responsible for the recent atrocities committed in Israel, is reported to be using the smartphones of dead and captured Israeli
Stealthy malware with ‘spy’ abilities makes headlines A stealthy malware known as SpyNote has made headlines because of its ability to steal data, record ca
‘Stayin’ Alive’ campaign targets Asian telecommunication services A new malware campaign, called ‘Stayin’ Alive’, has been d
Malware threat actors target buyers of used goods Over 20 people in Singapore have reportedly fallen prey to malware scams in September using the sale of second
BunnyLoader is up for sale in the cyber underground market A new malware threat, identified as BunnyLoader, is being sold in the cyber underground market. This
Fake Bitwarden site used as a platform for new RAT malware The RAT (remote access trojan) variant of malware is continuing to evolve, with a new strain ZenRAT t
New Xenomorph campaign targets crypto wallets Cybersecurity company, ThreatFabric discovered a new campaign targeting US financial institutions and cryptocurren
DarkGate again threatens online computer systems A new phishing attack campaign using DarkGate Loader malware has been identified, with Microsoft Teams users be
MGM and Caesars Entertainment come under attack MGM and Caesars Entertainment have announced hacking attacks by threat actor Scattered Spider. The group is com
Trojanized apps identified in Google Play Store list Trojanized Telegram and Signal apps are being used to spread BadBazaar spyware, which can, among other thin
The China-backed hacking group referred to as RedHotel has been linked to attacks in 17 countries during a three-year espionage campaign. According to cybersecu
New updated KmsdBot now targets Internet of Things (IoT) An updated version of KmsdBot now includes support for Telnet scanning and more CPU architectures, maki
Duolingo data could translate to a cyber criminal gold mine Popular language learning app Duolingo saw a bug exploited that resulted in a compilation of account
16-year-old among those arrested malware attack arrests The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has made 10 arrests connected with recent malware attacks that resulted
Interpol forces unite to bring phishing platform down A phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) platform called 16shop, responsible for over 150,000 phishing domains, has
Company information security officers (CISOs) find themselves saddled with ultimate responsibility for any digital security breach taking place anywhere in the
22 Million Account Details at Risk Cybersecurity researcher Sam Curry and his team discovered threatening security vulnerabilities in Points.com, a major provid
Bangladeshi ‘Hacktivists’ Threaten Critical Infrastructure Recent reports have announced threats to critical infrastructure in India, Israel, and Au
Critical vulnerability exploited by FIN8 threat actors Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway are vulnerable to opportunistic attacks by a ransomware group
Security Camera Hackers Sell Footage in Telegram Group A Vietnamese security researcher named Minh Hung uncovered a Vietnamese-language Telegram group selling h
Budworm takes a backdoor into Middle Eastern and Asian organizations Chinese hacker group Budworm has been using cyber-espionage malware to target a telecommuni
Nearly 3K Ivanti Connect Secure Instances at Risk Approximately 2,850 Ivanti Connect Secure VPN instances remain vulnerable to CVE-2025-22467, a critical stack
‘Booby-trapped’ app cons users to allow for remote control Visitors to a download site, freedownloadmanager.org, might have fallen victim to a malicious mal
The Walt Disney Company, which has long had a history of troubled labor relations, recently found itself the victim of a disgruntled former employee. According
US corporations lose an average of 4.3 percent of their online revenues to malicious ‘bots,’ malware designed to resemble human communications. Malware attacks
BHI Energy comes clean about devastating data breach US energy firm BHI Energy has shared details about an Akira ransomware gang attack that breached its networ
The latest US security breach attributed to systematic attempts by China to compromise US institutions and critical infrastructure has impacted the US Treasury.
EPA Issues Warning for US Drinking Water Systems On Monday, May 20th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a warning, urging water utility systems i
Search engine giant’s Google Threat Intelligence Group reports that cybercriminal and state-backed cyber-attacks on the healthcare sector in countries suc
GitHub Launches AI Tool to Fix Code Vulnerabilities GitHub announced the launch of its new “code scanning autofix,” an AI-powered tool that automati
HiddenGh0st malware targets MS-SQL servers Researchers have identified HiddenGh0st malware, a malware popular with Chinese threat actors, as posing an increasin
43% of organizations struggle with cybersecurity compliance Infosecurity Europe uncovered that 44% of organizations face difficulties with compliance with cyber
Organized cybercriminal groups of all kinds have added a new line of defense to hide behind. This time, it is young teenagers in countries such as the UK and th
Brazilian IT worker arrested over $100 million theft Brazilian IT worker João Roque has been arrested in connection with a $100 million theft through payment sy
UK backs AI and intelligence modernization The UK government has announced its plans to invest in digital and artificial intelligence (AI) in public services, i
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the criminal hacking forum BreachForums after taking down its website last week. This follows the
Apple iOS Patches Zero-Day Vulnerabilities After The Cupertino company uncovered three iOS WebKit vulnerabilities, Apple patched these issues with fresh iOS 17.
BianLian’s Extortion-Focused Shift GuidePoint’s Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) observed a recent shift in threat actor group, BianLian to foc
Researchers have revealed current vulnerabilities in Amazon’s data storage services, the knock-on effect of which could potentially result in the biggest supply
Experts warn of new ‘polyglot’ malware Cybersecurity experts have warned about a new malicious Microsoft Word file, dubbed MalDoc in PDF. The malwar
Employment Screening Provider Data Breach Affects 3.3M Individuals DISA Global Solutions, Inc., a provider of employment screening services, confirmed a data br
Facebook Marketplace User Data For Sale A cyber-criminal known as “algoatson” placed the data of over 200,000 Facebook Marketplace users for sale on
$7.3-million lost through Android phone hacks Singaporean police have warned Android phone users of a new malware variant that is capable of resetting Android p
Cisco Patches 14 iOS Vulnerabilities Cisco released security updates that patched 14 Cisco iOS vulnerabilities that could have caused Denial-of-Service (DoS) bu
HPE Investigating Hacker Breach Claims Following claims from the IntelBroker group on BreachForums of having access to large amounts of Hewlett Packard Enterpri