UK organizations were hit by far fewer cyber-attacks in February than the global average, but the year-on-year (YoY) increase was nearly four times the growth rate worldwide, according to Check Point. The security vendor’s February 2026 Global Threat Intelligence report revealed… Read More "Cyber-Attacks on UK Firms Increase at Four Times Global Rate"
Security and safety guardrails in generative AI tools, deployed to prevent malicious uses like prompt injection attacks, can themselves be hacked through a type of prompt injection. Researchers at Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks’ research lab, have found that large… Read More "Researchers Discover Major Security Gaps in LLM Guardrails"
A new malware campaign targeting human resources and recruiting staff has seen attackers distribute malicious files disguised as job applications. The operation, uncovered by Aryaka Threat Research Lab, uses a specialized tool known as BlackSanta to disable endpoint detection and response… Read More "BlackSanta EDR-Killer Targets HR Teams in CV-Themed Campaign"
A widespread cyber-criminal campaign has compromised legitimate WordPress websites to infect visitors with infostealer malware, threat researchers at Rapid 7 have warned. The global operation has compromised over 250 websites including regional news publications, local business websites and a US… Read More "Compromised WordPress Sites Deliver ClickFix Attacks"
A set of nine cross-tenant vulnerabilities in Google Looker Studio that could have enabled attackers to extract or manipulate sensitive cloud data has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. The flaws, collectively named LeakyLooker by Tenable Research, affected the cloud-based business intelligence… Read More "Researchers Uncover ‘LeakyLooker’ Vulnerabilities in Google Looker"
Infosecurity Europe has unveiled a major line-up of keynote speakers for its 2026 conference program, bringing together prominent figures from the military, global cybersecurity, elite sport and intelligence communities. The event will run from 2–4 June at ExCeL London. Industry… Read More "Infosecurity Europe Announces 2026 Keynote Line Up"
Posted by Chrome Root Program, Chrome Security Team Note: Google Chrome communicated its removal of default trust of Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock in the public forum on May 30, 2025. The Chrome Root Program Policy states that Certification Authority (CA)… Read More "Google Online Security Blog: Sustaining Digital Certificate Security"
I recently had, what I thought, was a unique brainwave. (Spoiler alert: it wasn’t, but please read on!) As a marketing leader at ESET UK, part of my role is to communicate how our powerful and comprehensive solutions can be… Read More "What Schrödinger can teach us about cybersecurity"
The French Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) has confirmed the decline of known ransomware attacks in 2025, in part due to successful law enforcement operations. The latest edition of the agency’s annual threat report, published on March 11, dives into the range… Read More "France’s Cybersecurity Agency Reports Ransomware Attack Drop in 2025"
Adobe on Saturday released emergency patches for a critical Acrobat and Reader zero-day that has been exploited in the wild for several months. The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-34621 and a CVSS score of 9.6. According to… Read More "Adobe Patches Reader Zero-Day Exploited for Months"
