LANDFALL spyware exploited Samsung zero-day CVE-2025-21042 in Middle East attacks

A now-patched Samsung Galaxy flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-21042, was exploited as a zero-day to deploy LANDFALL spyware in targeted attacks in Middle East. Samsung patched a flaw exploited as a zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-21042 (CVSS score of 8.8), to deploy LANDFALL spyware on Galaxy devices in Middle East attacks. “Unit 42 researchers have uncovered a […]

Toxic UK Abuse Culture Exposed by BBC

UK Police apparently refused to see patterns of abuse by a man repeatedly victimizing women. The BBC investigation revealed that 11 women tried to report Harkins to Police Scotland as far back as 2012. Despite allegations of physical attacks, frauds, t…

Iowa Police Find Burglars Hiding Inside Walls

Two burglars apparently escaped police while one was caught hiding inside the walls of a business. A business owner in the 100 block of South State Street reported hearing a loud noise from the ceiling or attic area of their business around 5:30 p.m., …

Cisco fixes critical UCCX flaw allowing Root command execution

Cisco patched a critical flaw in its Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX) software that allowed attackers to execute commands with root privileges. Cisco released security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20354 (CVSS score 9.8), in the Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX) software. An attacker can exploit the flaw to execute commands with root […]

Interview – Raluca Csernatoni

Raluca Csernatoni calls for rethinking IR through a technopolitical lens, exhorting scholars to treat emerging tech as central to power, agency, and global order.