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Spyware poses a growing threat

“Lurking in the murky depths of the global marketplace for offensive cyber capabilities sits a particularly dangerous capability—spyware,” warns the Atlantic Council, a Washington, DC-based organization that promotes transatlantic cooperation and global economic prosperity.

The number of US-based entities investing in the spyware market is three times greater than in the next three-highest countries with the most investors, according to a report published by the Atlantic Council on September 10: Mythical Beasts: Diving into the depths of the global spyware market.

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Over half of cyber-attacks are state-sponsored

Over half of cyber-attacks exploiting known vulnerabilities are the work of state-sponsored groups from abroad, mainly from China. According to cybersecurity company Recorded Future’s research arm, Insikt Group, 53 percent of observed exploitation activity in the first half of this year was driven by state-sponsored and suspected state-sponsored actors and conducted for espionage, surveillance, or other geopolitical objectives.

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AI-powered ransomware fuels cybercrime

Cybercriminals are now weaponizing artificial intelligence (AI) to create potentially devastating off-the-shelf ransomware. Researchers at cybersecurity company ESET have discovered what they called “the first known AI-powered ransomware”. The malware, which ESET has named PromptLock, has the ability to exfiltrate, encrypt, and possibly even destroy data, though this last functionality appears not to have been implemented in the malware as yet.

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OT cybersecurity puts $329 billion at risk

A staggering total of $329 billion is at risk globally because of poor cybersecurity applied to operational technology (OT) systems, which control facilities such as manufacturing and energy storage, according to cybersecurity company, Dragos.

The days are long gone when OT systems from online hackers were protected by the airgap, effectively a digital moat where all data was transferred manually. Today OT systems are linked to online IT systems to facilitate communication and increase efficiency. But organisations relying on OT systems are now finding that they must now pay too high a price for these gains.

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China hacks US nuclear agency

The US Nuclear Security Administration, which is responsible for maintaining and designing the USA’s cache of nuclear weapons,  has been hacked  by China-based cybercriminal group Storm-2603. Other organizations including the U.S Education Department, Florida’s Department of Revenue, and the Rhode Island General Assembly were also breached by Storm-2603.

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Critical Qualcomm Zero-Days Exploited in Targeted Android Attacks – June 2nd

In today’s daily round up – Qualcomm has patched three zero-day vulnerabilities which were actively exploited in targeted attacks against Android devices, Dedge Security has raised €4 million in seed funding to bolster its platform, and PTSD Resolution has teamed up with the Chartered Institute of Information Security to provide trauma therapy services to cybersecurity professionals.

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InfoSecurity Europe 2025 focuses on weaponized AI

InfoSecurity Europe 2025, which begins in London today, Tuesday, June 2nd, will this year be dominated by the rapidly growing threat posed by the weaponization of artificial intelligence (AI).

New to the conference is an AI and cloud security stage, which will exhibit ways organizations can counter the threat posed by AI. AI-driven cybersecurity also dominated the recent RSA conference in San Francisco. Over the last 12 months, threat actors haven’t wasted a moment capitalizing on the global fascination with Artificial Intelligence. As AI’s popularity surged over the past year, cybercriminals have been quick to exploit the new technology to carry out cyberattacks on an industrial scale.

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AI increasingly used to deliver malware

Many organizations’ ongoing enthusiasm for incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) is leaving them open to sophisticated and carefully planned cyber-attacks. Cybersecurity company Mandiant, a Google subsidiary,  has issued an urgent warning for companies to be wary of downloading AI tools from unvetted websites.

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US healthcare crisis looms

The US healthcare sector is now reeling from a seemingly never-ending series of cyberattacks. The problem is becoming so dire that there is growing concern that it may even spark a genuine healthcare crisis. The recent ransomware attack on Kettering Health, for example, which operates 14 hospitals and over 120 medical facilities in Ohio, is merely the latest volley in a remorseless wave of cyberattacks on the cash-rich sector.

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UK government issues urgent cybercrime warning

The UK government is issuing a warning this week to all companies to make cybersecurity an “absolute priority”, following recent cyberattacks on retailers Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op. UK cabinet office minister Pat McFadden is reported to have held a briefing last week with national security officials and the CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, Richard Horne, aimed at providing support to the three retail groups.

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Stealth spyware strikes healthcare sector

Following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a pharmacist at the University of Maryland Medical Center,  Dr. Matthew Bathula, is accused of allegedly carrying out a decade-long campaign of cyber-voyeurism. According to local newspaper, the Baltimore Banner, Bathula allegedly watched the women colleagues in real-time, including one while she was home breastfeeding, undressing, and having sex with her husband. Six of the women are suing the hospital for negligence.

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Elon Musk Blames ‘Massive Cyberattack’ for Widespread X Outage – March 10th

Social media platform X suffered a major outage on March 10, with tens of thousands of users unable to access the site. Owner Elon Musk blamed the disruption on a “massive cyberattack,” suggesting that a well-funded group or nation-state may have been involved.

The outage, which peaked around 10 a.m. EST, affected both the X app and website, with intermittent service disruptions continuing throughout the day. As frustrated users flocked to alternative platforms like Threads and Bluesky, concerns grew over the security of X’s infrastructure.

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