Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles
16 May 2025
84% of AI tools have been breached, suggesting enterprises using these tools (knowingly or unknowingly) may have data at risk.
16 May 2025
Google says the hacking group behind the recent cyberattacks on UK retailers is now shifting focus to the US.
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16 May 2025
A summary of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar this week.
The post In Other News: Hackers Not Behind Blackout, CISO Docuseries, Dior Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
16 May 2025
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new botnet malware called HTTPBot that has been used to primarily single out the gaming industry, as well as technology companies and educational institutions in China.
"Over the past few months, it has expanded aggressively, continuously leveraging infected devices to launch external attacks," NSFOCUS said in a report published this week. "By
16 May 2025
The 15th edition of NATO’s Locked Shields cyber defense exercise brought together 4,000 experts from 41 countries.
The post From 60 to 4,000: NATO’s Locked Shields Reflects Cyber Defense Growth appeared first on SecurityWeek.
16 May 2025
Data is the lifeblood of productivity, and protecting sensitive data is more critical than ever. With cyber threats evolving rapidly and data privacy regulations tightening, organizations must stay vigilant and proactive to safeguard their most valuable assets. But how do you build an effective data protection framework?
In this article, we'll explore data protection best practices from meeting
16 May 2025
Russia-linked APT28 has been exploiting mail server vulnerabilities against government and defense entities since September 2023.
The post Russian APT Exploiting Mail Servers Against Government, Defense Organizations appeared first on SecurityWeek.
16 May 2025
The FBI says former federal and state government officials are targeted with texts and AI-generated voice messages impersonating senior US officials.
The post FBI Warns of Deepfake Messages Impersonating Senior Officials appeared first on SecurityWeek.
16 May 2025
Researchers at ETH Zürich have discovered yet another security flaw that they say impacts all modern Intel CPUs and causes them to leak sensitive data from memory, showing that the vulnerability known as Spectre continues to haunt computer systems after more than seven years.
The vulnerability, referred to as Branch Privilege Injection (BPI), "can be exploited to misuse the prediction
16 May 2025
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new malware campaign that makes use of a PowerShell-based shellcode loader to deploy a remote access trojan called Remcos RAT.
"Threat actors delivered malicious LNK files embedded within ZIP archives, often disguised as Office documents," Qualys security researcher Akshay Thorve said in a technical report. "The attack chain leverages mshta.exe for
16 May 2025
Modern apps move fast—faster than most security teams can keep up. As businesses rush to build in the cloud, security often lags behind. Teams scan code in isolation, react late to cloud threats, and monitor SOC alerts only after damage is done.
Attackers don’t wait. They exploit vulnerabilities within hours. Yet most organizations take days to respond to critical cloud alerts. That delay isn’t
16 May 2025
Pwn2Own participants have earned tens of thousands of dollars for Red Hat, Windows, Oracle VirtualBox, Docker Desktop, and AI exploits.
The post Hackers Win $260,000 on First Day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
16 May 2025
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has provided an update on the cyberattack it recently experienced.
16 May 2025
Cybercriminals target retail credentials.
16 May 2025
Healthcare sector suffers a rise in ransomware attacks.
15 May 2025
Once a key figure in the Angler exploit kit underworld, Tarasov’s life has unraveled into detention, paranoia, and an unwanted return to the Russia he publicly despised.
The post Andrei Tarasov: Inside the Journey of a Russian Hacker on the FBI’s Most Wanted List appeared first on SecurityWeek.
15 May 2025
In what experts are calling a novel legal outcome, the 22-year-old former administrator of the cybercrime community Breachforums will forfeit nearly $700,000 to settle a civil lawsuit from a health insurance company whose customer data was posted for sale on the forum in 2023. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, a.k.a. "Pompompurin," is slated for resentencing next month after pleading guilty to access device fraud and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
15 May 2025
Austrian privacy non-profit noyb (none of your business) has sent Meta's Irish headquarters a cease-and-desist letter, threatening the company with a class action lawsuit if it proceeds with its plans to train users' data for training its artificial intelligence (AI) models without an explicit opt-in.
The move comes weeks after the social media behemoth announced its plans to train its AI models
15 May 2025
Is Roblox collecting and disclosing children’s data without their parents’
consent?
15 May 2025
Coinbase said a group of rogue contractors were bribed to pull customer data from internal systems, leading to a $20 million ransom demand.
The post Coinbase Rejects $20M Ransom After Rogue Contractors Bribed to Leak Customer Data appeared first on SecurityWeek.