The payment card industry has set a critical deadline for businesses handling cardholder data or processing payments- by March 31, 2025, DMARC implementation will be mandatory! This requirement highlights the importance of preventative measures against…
Chinese-Linked Attackers Exploit Check Point Flaw to Deploy ShadowPad and Ransomware
A previously unknown threat activity cluster targeted European organizations, particularly those in the healthcare sector, to deploy PlugX and its successor, ShadowPad, with the intrusions ultimately leading to deployment of a ransomware called NailaoL…
Google Picking Sites In India For 1st Retail Stores Outside US: Report
Alphabet Inc’s Google is close to deciding on locations in its key market of India where it will open its first physical retail stores outside the United States, three sources familiar with the matter said.
FDA scientists told ‘woman’ and ‘disabled’ are on Trump’s banned word list
Workers were previously told to remove words such as gender, transgender, LGBT and nonbinary from communications
Microsoft fixed actively exploited flaw in Power Pages
Microsoft addressed a privilege escalation vulnerability in Power Pages, the flaw is actively exploited in attacks. Microsoft has addressed two critical vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-21355 (CVSS score: 8.6) and CVE-2025-24989 (CVSS score: 8.2), respectively impacting Bing and Power Pages. CVE-2025-21355 is a missing authentication for critical Function in Microsoft Bing, an unauthorized attacker could exploit the flaw […]
Iran executed 975 people in ‘horrifying’ 2024 escalation: rights groups
by Stuart WilliamsIran executed at least 975 people last year in a “horrifying escalation” of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday.Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and French group Together Against the Death Pena…
The Caribbean Is Aiming For The Top UN Post, And India May Play A Key Role
The term of the current UN Secretary General has entered its final two years and names of candidates are emerging to see who will hold the top UN post next.
Sharp rise in prostate cancer if ‘tsunami’ of cases not detected sooner, doctor warns
Thousands of men are to be checked for prostate cancer in one of the first large-scale European trials of smart screening.
Spain fury as protesters in seaside city warn British tourists ‘this is not a theme park’
A fresh wave of housing demonstrations is set to take over the streets of Spain as locals feel “expelled”.
Northern Japan snowed under after two-week whiteout
by Hiroshi HIYAMAResidents of northern Japan were sheltering from deep snow up to the rooftops in some areas on Thursday after a two-week whiteout.Several cities have seen record snowfall this month, causing traffic disruption and several fatalities.A…