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North Korean Hacking Tools Leak Online, Including Advanced Linux Rootkit
North Korean Hacking Tools Leak Online, Including Advanced Linux Rootkit
A major leak of hacking tools believed to come from North Korean cyber actors has been published online, raising serious concerns among security experts. The leak, first revealed in Phrack Magazine, includes exploit guides, system...
Paige Henley by Paige Henley Published on August 28, 2025
iiNet Cyberattack Exposes Data of 280,000 Customers
iiNet Cyberattack Exposes Data of 280,000 Customers
Australian internet provider iiNet has confirmed a cyberattack that compromised the personal details of hundreds of thousands of customers after an unknown third party accessed its order management system. Parent company TPG said...
Husain Parvez by Husain Parvez Published on August 28, 2025
US Authorities Dismantle Rapper Bot, One of the Largest DDoS-for-Hire Networks
US Authorities Dismantle Rapper Bot, One of the Largest DDoS-for-Hire Networks
US prosecutors have charged 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Eugene, Oregon, with operating Rapper Bot, a massive botnet-for-hire that law enforcement says powered hundreds of thousands of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks wo...
Husain Parvez by Husain Parvez Published on August 28, 2025
ScreenConnect Super Admins Hit by Credential Harvesting Campaign
ScreenConnect Super Admins Hit by Credential Harvesting Campaign
A credential harvesting campaign has been targeting ScreenConnect cloud administrators with super admin privileges, raising concerns about ransomware operations. Mimecast researchers said the attacks, tracked as MCTO3030, have bee...
Husain Parvez by Husain Parvez Published on August 27, 2025
CIRO Shuts Down Systems After Cybersecurity Threat: Personal Data Exposed
CIRO Shuts Down Systems After Cybersecurity Threat: Personal Data Exposed
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) says it shut down some of its systems after detecting a cybersecurity threat on August 11. The regulator confirmed on August 18 that while its real-time equity market surveill...
Husain Parvez by Husain Parvez Published on August 22, 2025
Healthplex Pays $2 Million to Settle NYDFS Cybersecurity Violations After Phishing Attack
Healthplex Pays $2 Million to Settle NYDFS Cybersecurity Violations After Phishing Attack
Healthplex, a New York dental insurance provider owned by UnitedHealth, has agreed to pay a $2 million penalty to the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) following a 2021 phishing attack that exposed tens of thousand...
Husain Parvez by Husain Parvez Published on August 22, 2025
CISA Issues 10 Security Advisories for Industrial Control Systems
CISA Issues 10 Security Advisories for Industrial Control Systems
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released ten new industrial control systems (ICS) advisories, underscoring continued risks to critical infrastructure even as the agency faces funding cuts and staff...
Husain Parvez by Husain Parvez Published on August 21, 2025
ClickFix Attack Surges as Hackers Trick Users Into Running Malware
ClickFix Attack Surges as Hackers Trick Users Into Running Malware
A fast-growing cyber threat known as ClickFix has surged by 517% in the first half of 2025, making it the second most common attack vector after phishing and accounting for nearly 8% of all blocked attacks. The tactic relies entir...
Husain Parvez by Husain Parvez Published on August 21, 2025
New Cybercrime Technique “Ghost-Tapping” Targets Mobile Wallets
New Cybercrime Technique “Ghost-Tapping” Targets Mobile Wallets
A new cybercriminal scheme called “ghost-tapping” has emerged as a serious threat to contactless payments, enabling criminals to exploit stolen card details linked to services like Apple Pay and Google Pay. The technique uses N...
Paige Henley by Paige Henley Published on August 21, 2025
UK Report Warns Cloud-Linked Satellite Stations Could Lead to Cyberattacks
UK Report Warns Cloud-Linked Satellite Stations Could Lead to Cyberattacks
The UK government has flagged growing cybersecurity concerns over the integration of satellite ground stations with cloud services, warning it could expose critical infrastructure to hackers. A Department for Science, Innovatio...
Husain Parvez by Husain Parvez Published on August 19, 2025