Security
Thales warns governments over reliance on Starlink-type systems
The head of one of Europe's largest satellite manufacturers, France-based Thales, has highlighted the risks to governments of relying too heavily on private satellite constellations in an apparent warning over Elon Musk's Starlink.
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LinkedIn email scam runs undetected for months: fake invitations hide a trojan
Cybercriminals are spoofing LinkedIn email notifications with fake invitations, bypassing existing security measures. If users choose to reply to convincing opportunities, they’ll be served a ConnectWise remote access trojan (RAT) installer.
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Devs beware: fake Golang packages target Mac users
An active malware campaign has infiltrated the Golang ecosystem, targeting financial sector developers who prefer to code using Linux or macOS.
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YouTube confirms what Redditors have been saying all along – scammers are exploiting private videos to hack creators
Hackers have been sending fake emails that include deepfake videos of YouTube’s CEO to announce fake changes to YouTube’s monetization – only to hack into creators’ accounts.
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Eleven11bot botnet is nearly three times bigger than initial estimates
Security cameras, network video recorders, and other IoT devices are part of a newly discovered global botnet that attacks telecoms and online forums.
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Hackers spam GitHub with fake cracks, mods, and cheats that deliver infostealers
Cybercriminals are exploiting GitHub in a large-scale scam operation, generating thousands of similar-looking fraudulent repositories. The hackers disguise them as cracked software, game aimbots, mods, or other “free downloads” just to infect users with infostealers and hijack sensitive credentials and crypto.
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AI learning from bad code: DeepSeek training data contains 12,000 live credentials
Security researchers have scanned a massive dataset used to train DeepSeek and other AI models and found almost 12,000 live secret credentials, exposing their respective services.
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Democrats question pause in offensive US cyber ops against Russia
Democratic lawmakers are demanding an explanation from the Pentagon over an order to pause offensive cyber operations against Russia during negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
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Lost luggage leaked data: nearly a million private records exposed
When luggage goes missing, it’s not just an inconvenience – it could be a gateway for cybercriminals to steal your identity.
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They hack to sell: the gateway to your corporate network could already be on the dark web
Cybercriminals’ tactics are evolving faster than organizations can adapt, keeping them stuck in a “breach, apologize, repeat” cycle, a security expert says.
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Black Basta leader escapes from courtroom in Armenia while awaiting judge's decision
Alleged Black Basta ransomware boss Oleg Nefedov, wanted by Interpol and the US authorities, was arrested in Armenia for 72 hours. The judge struggled to issue a temporary detention decision in time, and the cybercriminal went for a walk and disappeared. Later, the crime ring leader bragged about “very high-level” friends.
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75% of US government websites experienced data breaches
75% have been affected by data breaches, almost 54% have had corporate credentials stolen, and 27% have employees reusing compromised passwords.
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Update Paragon software now: Windows blocks vulnerable driver exploited by hackers
Ransomware gangs are using the BioNTdrv.sys driver of Paragon Partition Manager to escalate privileges even on systems without the software. Windows is now blocking the vulnerable driver, and Paragon urges users to update software to the latest version.
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Hackers seeking ways to infiltrate the military, experts warn
Attacks on governments and militaries are escalating, but cybersecurity is still underfunded compared to traditional military capabilities, experts say.
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Hackers can turn any Bluetooth device into an AirTag and track its location
A loophole in Apple’s Find My network allows remote attackers to turn any Bluetooth device into an AirTag-like tracker and stalk users’ location globally, researchers from George Mason University have disclosed.
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“I would give everything up to plant tomatoes,” says cybersecurity professional
Cybersecurity jobs are in demand and pay well, but many cybersecurity professionals seem to yearn for the life of a farmer. Their stories reveal the troubling reality of the sector.
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Medusa ransom gang claims City of Aurora, Colorado - uhm, we meant Nebraska
In the latest ransomware faux pas, the Medusa cybercriminal gang posted a new victim on its dark leak blog on Wednesday – the City of Aurora, Colorado – but it seems the group was MIA during geography class as the posted samples are for a different City of Aurora – this one in Nebraska.
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WiFi routers are under a constant barrage: who scans them 6,000 times a day?
Imagine strangers knocking on your door, tapping on windows, rattling on the roof, and scraping against walls continuously. This is akin to what an internet router experiences. My router, as well as yours, is being probed from outside around 6,000 times a day.
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Securing systems is a race against time – Nokia's senior scientist
Securing systems before quantum computers become a reality is a race against time, Nokia’s scientist believes.
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Cyber resilience redefined: holding the C-suite accountable to cybersecurity breaches
Although many executives may view cybersecurity as a specialized issue, holding the C-suite responsible helps embed it into everyday strategy.
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