The Coveware report on ransomware activity for the third quarter of 2025 paints a paradoxical picture. On one
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The widespread confidence among companies in their own cyber resilience is colliding with a new wave of threats
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A large-scale phishing campaign targeting LastPass users and clients of major cryptocurrency exchanges began in mid-October, spreading under
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Along the Myanmar–Thailand border, a swift and tangled drama is unfolding around one of the region’s most notorious
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On corporate HP laptops equipped with AI chips, a widespread connectivity failure with Microsoft’s cloud services occurred after
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UBIOS marks a new chapter in China’s pursuit of technological sovereignty. The Global Computing Consortium (GCC) has officially
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Two British teenagers are set to stand trial over last year’s cyberattack on London’s transport system — an
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On October 25, 2025, in Hanoi, Vietnam, the signing ceremony for the world’s first global United Nations Convention
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In March 2025, Kaspersky Lab recorded a surge of infections triggered when users followed personalized phishing links sent
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The Pakistani hacking collective known as Transparent Tribe (APT36) has intensified cyber-espionage operations against Indian government institutions, deploying
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Government-backed hackers infiltrated a U.S. nuclear weapons component manufacturer by exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint. The incident affected
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Pentest Copilot is an open-source tool built to assist ethical hackers and penetration testers. By integrating LLMs, it
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GhostBeacon mainly consists of two primary modules: the Rogue (Fake) Access Point Spotter, which analyses Beacon Frames using
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After a brief period of dormancy, the operator of the LockBit ransomware has returned to full-scale activity, unveiling
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In mid-summer 2025, the ToolShell vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770) became the catalyst for a major wave of compromises. Attackers exploited
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North Korea has intensified its reliance on cybercrime and the overseas remote employment of its citizens to circumvent
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The Lazarus hacking group has resurfaced—this time targeting European defence firms engaged in unmanned aerial systems development. ESET
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The PhantomCaptcha operation proved to be one of the most sophisticated phishing campaigns of recent months, directed at
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A widespread exploitation campaign has descended upon WordPress sites: attackers are targeting installations that use the GutenKit and
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Researchers at SquareX have published a comprehensive report on a newly discovered vulnerability known as AI Sidebar Spoofing—a
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