May 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Network Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that a threat actor codenamed ViciousTrap has compromised nearly 5,300 unique network edge devices across 84 countries and turned them into a honeypot-like network. The threat actor has… Read More "ViciousTrap Uses Cisco Flaw to Build Global Honeypot from 5,300 Compromised Devices"
“Observability alone isn’t enough,” said Manish Ranjan, research director for software & cloud at IDC EMEA. “In today’s complex IT environments — especially with distributed AI workloads — security must be embedded as a strategic pillar, supported by governance, not… Read More "Over 91% of companies sacrifice hybrid cloud security in the AI adoption rush"
The bustling cybercrime enterprise has been dealt a significant blow in a global operation that relied on the expertise of ESET and other technology companies 22 May 2025 A global disruption operation has dealt a significant blow to Lumma Stealer,… Read More "Lumma Stealer down for the count"
DragonForce is fighting a “turf war” with rival ransomware operators as it seeks to assert its dominance in the cybercrime marketplace, according to new Sophos research. The group appears to be responsible for RansomHub’s infrastructure outage in late March 2025,… Read More "DragonForce Engages in “Turf War” for Ransomware Dominance"
Google Quantum AI’s mission is to build best in class quantum computing for otherwise unsolvable problems. For decades the quantum and security communities have also known that large-scale quantum computers will at some point in the future likely be able… Read More "Tracking the Cost of Quantum Factoring"
Traditional defenses rely on outdated perimeter models.They depend on rules and signatures, leaving gaps against novel attacks, especially in cloud, mobile, and IoT environments. Transforms security from passive to proactive. Deploys realistic decoys across the network to detect both known… Read More "Proven Strategies to Reshape Your Attack Surface with Fidelis Deception"
May 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Dark Web As part of the latest “season” of Operation Endgame, a coalition of law enforcement agencies have taken down about 300 servers worldwide, neutralized 650 domains, and issued arrest warrants against 20 targets. Operation… Read More "300 Servers and €3.5M Seized as Europol Strikes Ransomware Networks Worldwide"
A now-patched high-severity security flaw affecting Trimble Cityworks — a specialized software used by local governments in the US, utilities, and public agencies to manage their infrastructure and community services—was abused by Chinese hackers to compromise systems before a patch… Read More "Beijing may have breached US government systems before Cityworks plugged a critical flaw"
As announced by the US Department of Justice – the FBI and US DoD’s Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) have managed to disrupt the infrastructure of the notorious infostealer, Danabot. ESET is one of the many cybersecurity companies to participate… Read More "Danabot: Analyzing a fallen empire"
A major law enforcement operation has successfully dismantled key initial access malware used to launch ransomware attacks. The Europol co-ordinated action, announced on May 23, represents the latest phase of ‘Operation Endgame’, an ongoing effort by international law enforcement agencies… Read More "Law Enforcement Busts Initial Access Malware Used to Launch Ransomware"
