The Indian government is currently evaluating a controversial proposal from the telecom industry that would mandate smartphone manufacturers to enable “always-on” satellite location tracking. This move has sparked significant opposition from major technology companies, including Apple, Google, and Samsung, who…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-12-09 03h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 2:2 : ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9730, (Tue, Dec 9th) 2:2 : Department of Know: CISO hiring warning, critical threat actor law, Microsoft Defender outage
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9730, (Tue, Dec 9th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, December 9th, 2025…
Department of Know: CISO hiring warning, critical threat actor law, Microsoft Defender outage
Link to episode page This week’s Department of Know is hosted by Sarah Lane with guests Jason Shockey, CISO, Cenlar FSB, and Mike Lockhart, CISO, Eagleview Thanks to our show sponsor, Adaptive Security This episode is brought to you by…
FinCEN data shows $4.5B in ransomware payments, record spike in 2023
Ransomware payments reported to FinCEN exceeded $4.5B by 2024, with 2023 marking a record year at $1.1B across 1,512 incidents. FinCEN analyzed ransomware trends using Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports filed from January 2022 to February 2025. During this period,…
IAM Policy Autopilot: An open-source tool that brings IAM policy expertise to builders and AI coding assistants
Today, we’re excited to announce IAM Policy Autopilot, an open-source static analysis tool that helps your AI coding assistants quickly create baseline AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies that you can review and refine as your application evolves. IAM…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-12-09 00h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 23:2 : FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2025-12-08
FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman
Zuckerman, who used to run the stalkerware apps SpyFone and SpyTrac, claimed the ban is hurting his unrelated business. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2025-12-08
153 posts were published in the last hour 21:31 : Exploitation of Critical Vulnerability in React Server Components (Updated December 8) 21:2 : ChrimeraWire Trojan Fakes Chrome Activity to Manipulate Search Rankings 20:31 : Initial access brokers involved in more…
Exploitation of Critical Vulnerability in React Server Components (Updated December 8)
We discuss the CVSS 10.0-rated RCE vulnerability in the Flight protocol used by React Server Components. This is tracked as CVE-2025-55182. The post Exploitation of Critical Vulnerability in React Server Components (Updated December 8) appeared first on Unit 42. This…
ChrimeraWire Trojan Fakes Chrome Activity to Manipulate Search Rankings
ChrimeraWire is a new Windows trojan that automates web browsing through Chrome to simulate user activity and manipulate search engine rankings. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More Read the…
Initial access brokers involved in more attacks, including on critical infrastructure
A research firm also finds nation-states aligning their cyberattacks more closely with geostrategic goals. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Dive – Latest News Read the original article: Initial access brokers involved in more attacks, including on critical infrastructure
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-12-08 21h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 19:31 : AI Pulse: The First Agentic Cyber Week 19:31 : Guide to using digital twins for cybersecurity testing 19:31 : CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog 19:31 : Petco’s…
AI Pulse: The First Agentic Cyber Week
In 2025, AI bots officially entered Cyber Week. Learn how agents shaped traffic and shopper intent — and why retailers must optimize for AI-driven commerce. This article has been indexed from Blog Read the original article: AI Pulse: The First…
Guide to using digital twins for cybersecurity testing
<p>Digital twins are virtual duplicates of existing systems, infrastructure and processes designed to help security staff perform advanced monitoring and threat modeling in a simulated environment. Cybersecurity testing with digital twins enables organizations to mirror real-world deployments, using what-if scenarios…
CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2022-37055 D-Link Routers Buffer Overflow Vulnerability CVE-2025-66644 Array Networks ArrayOS AG OS Command Injection Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack…
Petco’s security lapse affected customers’ SSNs, driver’s licenses, and more
Petco said the exposure was due to an error in an application and that it is notifying victims whose data was affected. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Petco’s security lapse affected…
FBI: Crooks manipulate online photos to fuel virtual kidnapping ransoms
The FBI warns of criminals altering images shared on social media and using them as fake proof of life photos in virtual kidnapping ransom scams. The FBI warns that criminals are altering publicly available photos to create fake “proof-of-life” images…
Architecting Security for Agentic Capabilities in Chrome
Posted by Nathan Parker, Chrome security team Chrome has been advancing the web’s security for well over 15 years, and we’re committed to meeting new challenges and opportunities with AI. Billions of people trust Chrome to keep them safe by…
193 cybercrims arrested, accused of plotting ‘violence-as-a-service’
Minors groomed to kill and intimidate victims Nearly 200 people, including minors accused of involvement in murder plots, have been arrested over the last six months as part of Europol’s Operational Taskforce (OTF) GRIMM. The operation targets what cops call…
How AI-Enabled Adversaries Are Breaking the Threat Intel Playbook
The cybersecurity landscape is undergoing another seismic shift — one driven not just by AI-enabled attackers but by a structural imbalance in how defenders and adversaries innovate. John Watters traces the evolution of modern cyber intelligence from its earliest days…
Experts Confirm JS#SMUGGLER Uses Compromised Sites to Deploy NetSupport RAT
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed JS#SMUGGLER that has been observed leveraging compromised websites as a distribution vector for a remote access trojan named NetSupport RAT. The attack chain, analyzed by Securonix, involves three main moving…
AWS launches AI-enhanced security innovations at re:Invent 2025
At re:Invent 2025, AWS unveiled its latest AI- and automation-enabled innovations to strengthen cloud security for customers to grow their business. Organizations are likely to increase security spending from $213 billion in 2025 to $377 billion by 2028 as they…
New JS#SMUGGLER Campaign Drops NetSupport RAT Through Infected Sites
Securonix Threat Research details the complex JS#SMUGGLER campaign, a three-step web attack using obfuscated JavaScript and hidden HTA files to install the NetSupport RAT on user Windows desktops, granting hackers full remote control and persistent access. This article has been…