More than 32 million high-confidence phishing emails were detected by Darktrace in 2025, showcasing a substantial escalation in identity-driven cyber threats. The data was collected by Darktrace from incidents across its global customer base and points to a year defined by automation, convergence… Read More "Darktrace Flags 32 Million Phishing Emails in 2025 as Identity Attacks"
Former colleagues and friends remember the cybersecurity researcher, author, and mentor whose work bridged the human and technical sides of security 07 Nov 2025 • , 7 min. read The cybersecurity community lost one of its luminaries with the passing… Read More "In memoriam: David Harley"
A newly identified botnet loader is shifting command-and-control (C2) operations onto the Polygon blockchain, eliminating the central servers that authorities and security firms have historically targeted to dismantle malicious networks. Aeternum C2, uncovered by Qrator Research Lab while monitoring cybercrime… Read More "Aeternum Botnet Shifts Command Control to Polygon Blockchain"
Does your chatbot know too much? Here’s why you should think twice before you tell your AI companion everything. 17 Nov 2025 • , 4 min. read In the movie “Her” the film’s hero strikes up an ultimately doomed romantic… Read More "What if your romantic AI chatbot can’t keep a secret?"
International law enforcement operation led by Europol targets network of teenagers and young adults involved in ransomware attacks, extortion and other crimes Source link Read More "‘Project Compass’ Cracks Down on ‘The Com’: 30 Members of Notorious Cybercrime Gang Arrested"
ESET researchers provide insights into how PlushDaemon performs adversary-in-the-middle attacks using a previously undocumented network implant that we have named EdgeStepper, which redirects all DNS queries to an external, malicious hijacking node, effectively rerouting the traffic from legitimate infrastructure used… Read More "PlushDaemon compromises network devices for adversary-in-the-middle attacks"
One year after its creation, the UK’s Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) is looking to expand to the US. The UK-based nonprofit was established by a team of experts in February 2025 to assess the economic and financial impact of major… Read More "UK Cyber Monitoring Centre Sets Its Sights on US Expansion"
Here’s how open-source intelligence helps trace your digital footprint and uncover your weak points, plus a few essential tools to connect the dots 20 Nov 2025 • , 5 min. read Whatever the reason, we spend vast amounts of time… Read More "Find your weak spots before attackers do"
APIs now represent the “dominant” attack surface for global organizations, with 87% registering a related security incident last year, according to Akamai. Now in its 12th year, the security vendor’s latest State of the Internet (SOTI) report was produced from… Read More "Average Number of Daily API Attacks Up 113% Annually"
Why your business needs the best-of-breed combination of technology and human expertise 24 Nov 2025 • , 4 min. read When I was in my mid-teens, I decided to get a job in a small local garage to learn how… Read More "MDR is the answer – now, what’s the question?"
