“Serial Hacker” Sentenced to 20 Months in UK Prison
Rotherham hacker Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky jailed for 20 months after global cyberattacks, stealing millions of logins and targeting government…
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Chinese Hackers Exploit Web Hosting Infrastructure for Cyberattacks
Cisco Talos researchers have uncovered a sophisticated Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) group, designated UAT-7237, that has been actively targeting web hosting infrastructure in Taiwan since at least 2022. The group demonstrates signi…
Norway Blames Pro-Russian Hackers for Dam Cyberattack
Norway says pro-Russian hackers breached a dam in Bremanger in April, opening a water valve for 4 hours…
Home Office Phishing Scam Target UK Visa Sponsorship System
Fake Home Office emails target the UK Visa Sponsorship System, stealing logins to issue fraudulent visas and run…
‘AI Induced Destruction’ – How AI Misuse is Creating New Attack Vectors
Cybersecurity firms are reporting a disturbing new trend in 2025: artificial intelligence assistants designed to boost productivity are inadvertently becoming destructive forces, causing massive system failures and data breaches. These incidents repres…
Hackers Deploy Dedicated Phishlet for FIDO Authentication Downgrade Attacks
Proofpoint researchers have uncovered a novel technique allowing threat actors to bypass FIDO-based authentication through downgrade attacks, leveraging a custom phishlet within adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) frameworks. This method exploits gaps in br…
New Brute-Force Campaign Hits Fortinet SSL VPN in Coordinated Attack
A surge in brute-force attacks on Fortinet products could signal a new vulnerability. A timeline shows a strong…
ShinyHunters May Have Teamed Up With Scattered Spider in Salesforce Attack Campaigns
The financially motivated threat group ShinyHunters has returned with a sophisticated series of attacks targeting Salesforce instances across high-profile enterprises in industries like retail, aviation, and insurance, after a year of relative quiet fo…
Web DDoS and App Exploitation Attacks Surge in First Half of 2025
Radware’s monitoring showed a 39% increase in Web DDoS attacks compared to the second half of 2024, culminating in a record 54% quarter-over-quarter increase in Q2, indicating a dramatic escalation of cyber threats during the first half of 2025. …
New Charon Ransomware Uses DLL Sideloading and Anti-EDR Tactics in Targeted Attacks
Trend Micro researchers have uncovered a novel ransomware family dubbed Charon, deployed in a sophisticated campaign targeting the public sector and aviation industry in the Middle East. This operation employs advanced persistent threat (APT)-style tec…