How a fast-growing scam is tricking WhatsApp users into revealing their most sensitive financial and other data 05 Nov 2025 • , 4 min. read Scams and other threats that are doing the rounds on messaging apps like WhatsApp are… Read More "The WhatsApp screen-sharing scam you didn’t see coming"
Cybercriminals have combined ClickFix attacks with PySoxy, a 10-year-old open-source Python SOCKS5 proxy, to maintain persistence on victims’ machines without malware, even after attempts at removal. The campaign has been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at ReliaQuest, who warned that it… Read More "Attackers Combine ClickFix With PySoxy to Maintain Persistence"
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new multi-stage malware delivery attack chain that uses social engineering and Blogger pages to deliver an information stealer called PureLogs. The activity has been codenamed VEIL#DROP by Securonix. It’s suspected that the initial payloads are… Read More "VEIL#DROP Malware Chain Uses Blogger Platform to Deliver PureLogs Stealer"
ESET Research Threat Reports An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q2 2025 and Q3 2025 06 Nov 2025 • , 4 min. read ESET APT Activity Report Q2 2025–Q3 2025… Read More "ESET APT Activity Report Q2 2025–Q3 2025"
End-to-end encrypted (E2EE) Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging is being rolled out in beta between iPhone and Android handsets, closing one of the longest-running interoperability gaps in mainstream mobile messaging. Apple announced the beta rollout on May 11, with Google confirming… Read More "Apple Rolls Out E2EE for RCS Across iPhone and Android"
Swati KhandelwalJul 01, 2026Cybercrime / Ransomware A teenager accused of belonging to the hacking group Scattered Spider has been extradited from Finland to face U.S. charges of conspiracy, computer intrusion, and fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 1. Peter… Read More "19-Year-Old Scattered Spider Suspect Extradited to Face U.S. Hacking Charges"
ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe highlights some of the key findings from the latest issue of the ESET APT Activity Report 07 Nov 2025 Yesterday, the ESET research team released the latest issue of its APT Activity Report that summarizes… Read More "The who, where, and how of APT attacks in Q2 2025–Q3 2025"
Getting the basics right, understanding the threat and putting in place multi-layered defenses are key to protecting organizations from AI-powered cyber threats, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said. Alarmed by the uptick in AI-driven attacks, the data protection… Read More "ICO Publishes Five-Step Plan to Counter Emerging AI-Powered Attacks"
Swati KhandelwalJul 01, 2026Kubernetes / Server Security Argo CD, a widely used tool for deploying software to Kubernetes, has an unpatched flaw in its repo-server component that lets an unauthenticated attacker run code, provided they can reach the component’s internal… Read More "Unpatched Argo CD Repo-Server Flaw Could Let Attackers Take Over Kubernetes Clusters"
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"
