Europol’s SIMCARTEL operation shut down a SIM-box network behind 3,200 frauds and €4.5M losses, using 40,000 SIMs for scams and extortion. Europol’s “SIMCARTEL” operation dismantled an illegal SIM-box network tied to over 3,200 fraud cases and €4.5M in losses. The service used 1,200 SIM-boxes with 40,000 SIM cards to supply phone numbers for phishing, investment […]
“From grounded aircraft and stranded passengers to manufacturers forced to halt production, the disruption has been significant.”
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A critical WatchGuard Fireware vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-9242, could allow unauthenticated code execution. Researchers revealed details of a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-9242 (CVSS score of 9.3), in WatchGuard Fireware. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the flaw to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds write issue that affects Fireware OS versions 11.10.2–11.12.4_Update1, 12.0–12.11.3, […]
The latest release of Tesla FSD software, promoting a “Mad Max” profile, has encouraged owners to use excessive speeds. Investigators haven’t yet ruled it out of this crash. The Houston Police Department says two people were killed al…
Attackers are exploiting Google Ads with fake Comet Browser download links to spread malware disguised as Perplexity’s official installer. The campaign, tracked by DataDome, has ties to DarkGate.
Microsoft revoked 200+ certificates used by Vanilla Tempest to sign fake Teams installers spreading Oyster backdoor and Rhysida ransomware. Microsoft revoked over 200 certificates used by the cybercrime group Vanilla Tempest (aka VICE SPIDER and Vice Society) to sign fake Teams installers spreading the Oyster backdoor and Rhysida ransomware. The threat actor has been active […]
The tech titan is addressing 172 security flaws, including six zero-day vulnerabilities. Among these, eight are rated “Critical,” consisting of five remote code execution bugs and three elevation of privilege issues.
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Matthew D. Lane, a Massachusetts student, got four years in prison for hacking and extorting $3M from PowerSchool and another company. A Massachusetts student, Matthew D. Lane, was sentenced to four years in prison for hacking and extorting about $3 million from two companies, including PowerSchool. In May, Lane pleaded guilty to hacking two U.S. […]
The funeral ceremony for Brigadier General Alireza Afshar, former commander of Iran’s Basij Resistance Force, was held in Tehran on Friday.
History of American prosecution of Nazi sympathizers shows JD Vance and Pete Hegseth have entered seditious territory The Precedent In 1944, the U.S. government indicted 30 Americans for sedition under the Smith Act. Their crime: membership in the Amer…