Deepfake Phishing Targets Trump’s Chief of Staff – May 30th
In today's daily roundup - Deepfake Phishing Targets Trump’s Chief of Staff, ConnectWise Breached by Suspected Nation-State Actor, and Unbound
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
Victoria’s Secret Shuts Down U.S. Website Amid Security Incident –
In today's daily roundup - Victoria's Secret website faces a security breach, SentinelOne experienced a global service disruption affecting customer-facing
Russia orchestrates vast cyber-espionage campaign
A new Russian threat actor, Void Blizzard, also known as Laundry Bear, is gathering intelligence from Western states on an
AI system blackmails its creator
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is learning to think like a human. But the critical question now being asked in IT circles
“Panda Shop” Takes “Smishing” to a New Level
‘Smishing’ - cybercrime involving sending deceptive SMS text messages - has just been taken to a new and dangerous level
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 hit UK retailers hard
The UK retailers, Marks & Spencer, Harrods and the Co-Op, who have been hit by a flurry of cyber-attacks over
AI-driven cybersecurity dominates RSA in San Francisco
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven cybersecurity is set to dominate RSA, the world’s largest cybersecurity event, which kicked off yesterday in San
Deepfake news lures new victims
Deepfake videos of TV news presenters are being used to dupe gullible viewers into logging onto illegal gambling sites where
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.
Sperm Bank Heist
Another cyber breach as potentially damaging as that of the infamous hook-up site for married users, Ashley Madison, 15 years
UK defence ministry ‘loses’ 269 phones
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has egg all over its face following its admission that over 269 of its
Elon Musk Blames ‘Massive Cyberattack’ for Widespread X Outage –
Social media platform X suffered a major outage on March 10, with tens of thousands of users unable to access
Majority of Orgs Hit by AI Cyber-Attacks as Detection Lags
AI-driven cyber-attacks are becoming a widespread threat, with 87% of security professionals reporting incidents in the past year, according to
Advanced Persistent Threats Rise by 74% in 2024 Report –
The frequency of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) has surged, with Kaspersky's latest report revealing a 74% increase in such attacks
Companies complacent about AI-generated cyber-attacks
Companies are largely ignorant of the looming threat of increased artificial intelligence (AI) identity theft, despite the fact that 93
60% of Cybersecurity Professionals Considering Job Change – March 5th
Cybersecurity professionals are restless, with over 60% planning to switch jobs in the next year. A new study by IANS
Cyber truce with Russia opens up US for cyber-attacks
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s shock directive to US Cyber Command to pause offensive cyber-operations against Russia may have unforeseen
Lee Enterprises Investigating Ransomware Claim, Data Leak Threat – March
Lee Enterprises is investigating a claim from the Qilin ransomware group, which alleges it stole 350GB of data from the
Three million Google Chrome users hacked
Over three million Google Chrome users have been issued a warning concerning 16 browser extensions that have been compromised by
Employment Screening Provider Data Breach Affects 3.3M Individuals – February
DISA Global Solutions, Inc., a provider of employment screening services, confirmed a data breach impacting over 3.3 million individuals. The
DragonForce Ransomware Hits Saudi Firm, 6TB of Data Leaked –
A Riyadh-based real estate and construction company has fallen victim to a ransomware attack by DragonForce, resulting in the theft
Ransomware attacks on industrial systems double in one year
Ransomware attacks on the operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) that run industrial facilities almost doubled in 2024.
3.9 Billion Passwords Exposed in Infostealer Malware Surge – February
Approximately 2,850 Ivanti Connect Secure VPN instances remain vulnerable to CVE-2025-22467, a critical stack buffer-overflow flaw, according to Shadowserver Foundation.
Microsoft 365 accounts are being compromised worldwide
A vast botnet of over 130,000 compromised devices is now attacking Microsoft 365 accounts worldwide. A botnet is a network
Darcula can suck the blood out of any brand
Cybercrime just got easier. A new artificial intelligence off-the-shelf phishing kit named darcula now enables even inexperienced cyber criminals to
New ransomware threat emerges in 2025
A new and unusually dangerous and sophisticated gang of cybercriminals, named BlackLock, has emerged as a major ransomware threat in
Toxic warning for China’s DeepSeek AI app
On January 31, Texas became the first US state to ban the Chinese-owned generative artificial intelligence (AI) application, DeepSeek, on
Financial services see DDoS attacks double
Financial services companies worldwide saw the number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks more than double in the second half of
Healthcare cyber-attacks now “a national security threat”
Search engine giant's Google Threat Intelligence Group reports that cybercriminal and state-backed cyber-attacks on the healthcare sector in countries such
‘Dark Unicorns’ target US healthcare
Ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector have risen by a third in 2024 with the US the prime target. Cybersecurity
The coming St Valentine’s Day cyber-massacre
This coming Friday is St Valentine’s Day and cybercriminals all over the world are rubbing their hands together with glee
MacOS users targeted by ‘infostealer’ malware
Apple computer users are suffering a growing number of ‘infostealer’ attacks across multiple regions and industries. These are a form
Bucket shop bargains for cybercriminals
Researchers have revealed current vulnerabilities in Amazon’s data storage services, the knock-on effect of which could potentially result in the
Cybercriminals Weaponize Google AI assistant
Cybercriminals have been quick to see nefarious possibilities in search engine giant Google’s new Gemini 2.0 AI assistant. According to
Cybercrime forums span national boundaries
The bust of the illegal Cracked and Nulled crime forums evidences the global nature of cybercrime and the impossibility of