Dec 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News This week’s ThreatsDay Bulletin tracks how attackers keep reshaping old tools and finding new angles in familiar systems. Small changes in tactics are stacking up fast, and each one hints at where the… Read More "WhatsApp Hijacks, MCP Leaks, AI Recon, React2Shell Exploit and 15 More Stories"
Die Forscher vermuten allerdings, dass einige Daten bereits einige Jahre alt sein könnten. Möglicherweise stammen sie aus großen LinkedIn-Leaks. Bereits im Jahr 2021 behaupteten Cyberkriminelle, an Hunderte Millionen LinkedIn-Datensätze gelangt zu sein. Bisher ist unklar, wem die Datenbank gehört. Cybernews… Read More "Datenbank mit 4,3 Milliarden Datensätzen offen im Netz"
HybridPetya is the fourth publicly known real or proof-of-concept bootkit with UEFI Secure Boot bypass functionality 16 Sep 2025 ESET researchers have uncovered a new ransomware strain that they have named HybridPetya. While resembling the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware, it comes… Read More "A Petya/NotPetya copycat comes with a twist"
A newly observed variant of the BeaverTail malware has been tied to hackers associated with North Korea. The findings come from Darktrace’s latest The State of Cybersecurity report, which links BeaverTail activity to DPRK threat clusters assessed to be part of… Read More "New BeaverTail Malware Variant Linked to Lazarus Group"
Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) have been instrumental in driving a surge in global cryptocurrency theft in 2025, accounting for at least $2.02 billion out of more than $3.4 billion… Read More "North Korea-Linked Hackers Steal $2.02 Billion in 2025, Leading Global Crypto Theft"
“From a security standpoint, it is indeed the right call,” Tyagi said. “When there’s a risk that attackers have embedded themselves deep in a system, patching alone won’t solve the issue. Rebuilding is the only way to be confident the… Read More "Cisco confirms zero-day exploitation of Secure Email products"
Long known to be a sweet spot for cybercriminals, small businesses are more likely to be victimized by ransomware than large enterprises 18 Sep 2025 • , 5 min. read Think your business is too small to be singled out… Read More "How SMBs can fight back against ransomware"
HMRC has warned UK taxpayers finalizing their Self Assessment filings that it has already received tens of thousands of reports related to suspected scams. The UK tax office revealed that it received more than 135,500 reports since February 2025, including 4800… Read More "HMRC Warns of Over 135,000 Scam Reports"
Dec 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Mobile Security The North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new campaign that distributes a new variant of Android malware called DocSwap via QR codes hosted on phishing sites mimicking… Read More "Kimsuky Spreads DocSwap Android Malware via QR Phishing Posing as Delivery App"
Governance structures need revamping The CISO role has evolved faster than the governance structures that protect it, according to RB-Cyber Assurance’s Bagnall. “We now ask security leaders to be part strategist, part technologist, part crisis responder, and part scapegoat,” Bagnall… Read More "D&O liability protection rising for security leaders — unless you’re a midtier CISO"
