“Chen Zhi was directly involved in managing the scam compounds and maintained records associated with each one, including records tracking profits from the scams that explicitly referenced ‘sha zhu,’ or pig-butchering,” the indictment claims, alleging there were also “ledgers of… Read More "Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire"
Oct 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Network Security Threat actors with ties to China have been attributed to a novel campaign that compromised an ArcGIS system and turned it into a backdoor for more than a year. The activity, per… Read More "Chinese Hackers Exploit ArcGIS Server as Backdoor for Over a Year"
A new cybersecurity study has found that legacy Windows communication protocols continue to expose organizations to credential theft, even without exploiting software vulnerabilities. The research, published today by Resecurity, warned that attackers can capture login data simply by being on… Read More "Legacy Windows Protocols Still Expose Networks to Credential Theft"
Oct 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Mobile Security Android devices from Google and Samsung have been found vulnerable to a side-channel attack that could be exploited to covertly steal two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, Google Maps timelines, and other sensitive data without… Read More "New Pixnapping Android Flaw Lets Rogue Apps Steal 2FA Codes Without Permissions"
A newly identified cybercriminal group, TA585, has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers for running one of the most autonomous and technically advanced operations in today’s threat landscape. Unlike many groups that rent access or outsource delivery, TA585 controls its own… Read More "Hacker Group TA585 Emerges With Advanced Attack Infrastructure"
Oct 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Hardware Security Chipmaker AMD has released fixes to address a security flaw dubbed RMPocalypse that could be exploited to undermine confidential computing guarantees provided by Secure Encrypted Virtualization with Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP). The attack,… Read More "Single 8-Byte Write Shatters AMD’s SEV-SNP Confidential Computing"
“Many tabletop exercises specifically focus on the technical elements from the bottom up [and] over-index on dramatic breaches rather than realistic adversary tactics,” Stoffer says, adding that, regardless of the size of the attack, most cybercriminals prefer subtle tactics that… Read More "CISOs must rethink the tabletop, as 57% of incidents have never been rehearsed"
Security teams have been urged to adopt proactive threat hunting after a new report revealed how Chinese hackers used novel techniques to turn trusted software components into persistent backdoors. ReliaQuest attributed the campaign to the “Flax Typhoon” APT group, a likely… Read More "Chinese Hackers Use Trusted ArcGIS App For Year-Long Persistence"
Other iPhone VPNs We Tested Surfshark: Surfshark was a strong contender for the main list. Even its Starter plan comes with extra features like a masked email generator. Features like ad and tracker blocking, as well as unlimited simultaneous connections,… Read More "3 Best VPN for iPhone (2025), Tested and Reviewed"
Every October brings a familiar rhythm – pumpkin-spice everything in stores and cafés, alongside a wave of reminders, webinars, and checklists in my inbox. Halloween may be just around the corner, yet for those of us in cybersecurity, Security Awareness… Read More "How Threat Hunting Builds Readiness"
