Cybersecurity firms report a late-July surge of Akira ransomware intrusions against SonicWall firewall devices, with evidence pointing to attackers entering via SonicWall SSL VPN connections and rapidly moving to encrypt data shortly after gaining access. While a previously unknown…
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Cybercrime-as-a-Service Drives Surge in Data Breaches and Stolen Credentials
The era of lone cybercriminals operating in isolation is over. In 2025, organized cybercrime groups dominate the threat landscape, leveraging large-scale operations and sophisticated tools to breach global organizations. Recent intelligence from Flashpoint reveals a troubling surge in cyberattacks…
How Age Verification Measures Are Endangering Digital Privacy in the UK
A pivotal moment in the regulation of the digital sphere has been marked by the introduction of the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act in July 2025. With the introduction of this act, strict age verification measures have been implemented to…
Russia’s Turla Hackers Are Using Local ISPs to Deliver Spyware to Diplomats
One of Russia’s most sophisticated cyberespionage groups has reportedly been leveraging its country’s internet backbone to deploy spyware—right on its home turf. Turla, a hacking unit tied to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), is known for complex and covert…
Dollar Tree Refutes Cyberattack Claim, Says Leaked Data Belongs to Another Company
Discount retail chain Dollar Tree has denied being the target of a recent cyberattack, following claims by a ransomware group that it stole sensitive company files. According to Dollar Tree, the data allegedly leaked online does not belong to…
Proton Launches New Authenticator App With Standalone Features
Proton has released Proton Authenticator, an independent, standalone 2-factor authentication (2FA) app for macOS, Windows, Android, Linux, and iOS. 2FA verification applications are offline tools that create time-based OTPs that expire within 20 seconds, and can also be used with…
Hackers Deploy Lookalike PyPI Platform to Lure Python Developers
The Python Package Index (PyPI) website is being used to launch sophisticated phishing campaigns targeting Python developers, highlighting the ongoing threats that open-source ecosystems face. The phishing campaign is utilising a counterfeit version of the website to target Python developers. …
Racing Ahead with AI, Companies Neglect Governance—Leading to Costly Breaches
Organizations are deploying AI at breakneck speed—so rapidly, in fact, that foundational safeguards like governance and access controls are being sidelined. The 2025 IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, based on data from 600 breached companies, finds that…
Ridgefield Public Schools Faces 2-day Deadline After Hackers Threaten to Leak 90 GB of Stolen Data
Ridgefield Public Schools in Connecticut was hit by a ransomware attack on July 24, 2025, with the SafePay ransomware gang now threatening to release 90 GB of stolen data within two days if ransom demands aren’t met. The school…
Allianz Life Confirms Data Breach Affecting 1.4 Million Customers in North America
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America has confirmed a significant data breach that compromised the personal information of a majority of its 1.4 million U.S. customers. The breach, discovered in mid-July, involved sensitive data including names, addresses, dates…
DevilsTongue Spyware Attacking Windows System, Linked to Saudi Arabia, Hungary
Cybersecurity experts have discovered a new infrastructure suspected to be used by spyware company Candiru to target computers via Windows malware. DevilsTongue spyware targets Windows systems The research by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group disclosed eight different operational clusters associated with…
Hackers Use 4G-Connected Raspberry Pi to Breach Bank’s ATM Network
A cybercriminal group has used a surprising method to infiltrate a bank’s internal systems, by planting a tiny Raspberry Pi computer inside the bank’s network. The attackers reportedly used the device to gain access to critical parts of the…
UK’S Online Safety Act Faces Criticism, Doesn’t Make Children Safer Online
The implementation of a new law to protect the online safety of children in the UK has caught criticism from digital rights activist groups, politicians, free-speech campaigners, tech companies, content creators, digital rights advocacy groups, and others. The Online Safety…
SafePay Ransomware Threaten Public Disclosure of 3.5 TB Worth of Ingram Micro Files
Ingram Micro, one of the world’s largest IT distributors, is facing a data leak threat from the SafePay ransomware group almost a month after the initial attack. The SafePay group has claimed to have stolen 3.5TB of data from…
Sharp Increase in Ransomware Incidents Hits Energy Sector
The cyber threat landscape is constantly evolving, and ransomware attacks have increased in both scale and sophistication, highlighting how urgent it is for enterprises to take a strategic approach to cybersecurity. A survey conducted by Zscaler in 2025 found…
Veeam Fixes Critical Remote Code Execution Bug in Backup & Replication Software
Veeam has issued new security patches to address multiple vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication (VBR) software, including a severe remote code execution (RCE) flaw. Identified as CVE-2025-23121, this particular vulnerability was uncovered by researchers from watchTowr and CodeWhite…
Hackers Tamper Govt Portal, Pocket ₹1.4 Lakh in Apprentice Stipends
Bengaluru — A government portal designed to support apprenticeships in India has become the latest target of cybercriminals. Hackers reportedly accessed the site and changed the bank details of several registered candidates, redirecting their stipend payments into unauthorized accounts.…
St. Paul Extends State of Emergency After Devastating Cyberattack
August 5, 2025 | St. Paul, Minnesota The City of St. Paul is in the midst of one of the most disruptive cyber incidents in its history, prompting officials to extend a local state of emergency by 90 days as…
Allianz Life Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 1.4 Million Customers
Allianz Life Insurance has disclosed a major cybersecurity breach that exposed the personal details of approximately 1.4 million individuals. The breach was detected on July 16, 2025, and the company reported the incident to the Maine Attorney General’s office…
French Defense Shipbuilder Naval Group Probes 1TB Data Breach
France’s state-owned defense firm Naval Group is investigating a major cyberattack after 1TB of allegedly sensitive data was leaked on a well-known hacking forum. The company, which designs and builds naval vessels, described the incident as an attempt at…