Jul 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Privacy Google has been ordered by a court in the U.S. state of California to pay $314 million over charges that it misused Android device users’ cellular data when they were idle to passively… Read More "Google Ordered to Pay $314M for Misusing Android Users’ Cellular Data Without Permission"
A mobile ad fraud operation dubbed IconAds that consisted of 352 Android apps has been disrupted, according to a new report from HUMAN. The identified apps were designed to load out-of-context ads on a user’s screen and hide their icons… Read More "Massive Android Fraud Operations Uncovered: IconAds, Kaleidoscope, SMS Malware, NFC Scams"
Jul 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Vulnerability The French cybersecurity agency on Tuesday revealed that a number of entities spanning governmental, telecommunications, media, finance, and transport sectors in the country were impacted by a malicious campaign undertaken by a Chinese… Read More "Chinese Hackers Exploit Ivanti CSA Zero-Days in Attacks on French Government, Telecoms"
If you’re evaluating AI-powered SOC platforms, you’ve likely seen bold claims: faster triage, smarter remediation, and less noise. But under the hood, not all AI is created equal. Many solutions rely on pre-trained AI models that are hardwired for a… Read More "The Hidden Weaknesses in AI SOC Tools that No One Talks About"
Jul 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered over 40 malicious browser extensions for Mozilla Firefox that are designed to steal cryptocurrency wallet secrets, putting users’ digital assets at risk. “These extensions impersonate legitimate wallet tools from… Read More "Over 40 Malicious Firefox Extensions Target Cryptocurrency Wallets, Stealing User Assets"
Jul 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Cisco has released security updates to address a maximum-severity security flaw in Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) that could permit an attacker to… Read More "Critical Cisco Vulnerability in Unified CM Grants Root Access via Static Credentials"
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed targeting Web3 and cryptocurrency-related businesses with malware written in the Nim programming language, underscoring a constant evolution of their tactics. “Unusually for macOS malware, the threat actors employ a process… Read More "North Korean Hackers Target Web3 with Nim Malware and Use ClickFix in BabyShark Campaign"
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to phishing campaigns that impersonate popular brands and trick targets into calling phone numbers operated by threat actors. “A significant portion of email threats with PDF payloads persuade victims to call adversary-controlled phone numbers, displaying… Read More "Hackers Using PDFs to Impersonate Microsoft, DocuSign, and More in Callback Phishing Campaigns"
Jul 02, 2025The Hacker NewsNetwork Security / Threat Detection With nearly 80% of cyber threats now mimicking legitimate user behavior, how are top SOCs determining what’s legitimate traffic and what is potentially dangerous? Where do you turn when firewalls and… Read More "That Network Traffic Looks Legit, But it Could be Hiding a Serious Threat"
Jul 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Dark Web The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has levied sanctions against Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) service provider Aeza Group to assist threat actors in their malicious activities and… Read More "U.S. Sanctions Russian Bulletproof Hosting Provider for Supporting Cybercriminals Behind Ransomware"
