Germany faces a critical shortage of cybersecurity specialists amid a surge in cyberattacks that caused record damages of €202.4 billion in 2024, according to a study by Strategy&, a unit of PwC. The study found that nine out of…
Tag: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Chinese-Linked Hackers Exploit Claude AI to Run Automated Attacks
Anthropic has revealed a major security incident that marks what the company describes as the first large-scale cyber espionage operation driven primarily by an AI system rather than human operators. During the last half of September, a state-aligned Chinese…
Apple’s Digital ID Tool Sparks Privacy Debate Despite Promised Security
Apple’s newly introduced Digital ID feature has quickly ignited a divide among users and cybersecurity professionals, with reactions ranging from excitement to deep skepticism. Announced earlier this week, the feature gives U.S. iPhone owners a way to present their…
Cybercriminals Speed Up Tactics as AI-Driven Attacks, Ransomware Alliances, and Rapid Exploitation Reshape Threat Landscape
Cybercriminals are rapidly advancing their attack methods, strengthening partnerships, and harnessing artificial intelligence to gain an edge over defenders, according to new threat intelligence. Rapid7’s latest quarterly findings paint a picture of a threat environment that is evolving at…
Users Will Soon Text From External Apps Directly Inside WhatsApp
WhatsApp is taking a significant step towards ensuring greater digital openness across Europe by enabling seamless communication that extends beyond the borders of its own platform, making it closer to enabling seamless communication that extends beyond the confines of…
Checkout Refuses ShinyHunters Ransom, Donates Funds to Cybersecurity Research
Checkout, a UK-based financial tech firm, recently suffered a data breach orchestrated by the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters, who have demanded a ransom for stolen merchant data. In response, the company announced it would not pay the ransom but instead…
Governments sanction Russian “bulletproof” host for aiding ransomware networks
Authorities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia have jointly imposed sanctions on a Russian bulletproof hosting provider accused of giving safe and long-term technical support to ransomware operators and other criminal groups. Officials say the newly…
Samsung Zero-Day Exploit “Landfall” Targeted Galaxy Devices Before April Patch
A recently disclosed zero-day vulnerability affecting several of Samsung’s flagship smartphones has raised renewed concerns around mobile device security. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 revealed that attackers had been exploiting a flaw in Samsung’s image processing library,…
Knownsec Breach Exposes Chinese State Cyber Weapons and Global Target List
A major data breach at the Chinese security firm Knownsec has exposed more than 12,000 classified documents, providing unprecedented insight into the deep connections between private companies and state-sponsored cyber operations in China. The leaked files reportedly detail a…
Mass Router Hijack Targets End-of-Life ASUS Devices
The research team has found an extensive cyber-espionage campaign known as Operation WrtHug, which has quietly infiltrated tens of thousands of ASUS routers across the globe, which is a sign that everyday network infrastructure is becoming increasingly vulnerable. A…
Quantum Computing Moves Closer to Real-World Use as Researchers Push Past Major Technical Limits
The technology sector is preparing for another major transition, and this time the shift is not driven by artificial intelligence. Researchers have been investing in quantum computing for decades because it promises to handle certain scientific and industrial problems…
How to Block Ads Across Your Entire Home Network and Reduce Online Threats
In today’s hyper-connected world, ads have become nearly impossible to escape. From phones and laptops to smart TVs, every screen you own is constantly serving you promotional content. And while most ads are simply irritating, some can be genuinely…
GlobalLogic Moves to Protect Workforce After Oracle-related Data Theft
A new disclosure that underscores the increasing sophistication of enterprise-level cyberattacks underscores the need to take proactive measures against them. GlobalLogic has begun notifying more than ten thousand of its current and former employees that their personal information was…
DanaBot Malware Resurfaces With New Variant After Operation Endgame Disruption
Despite a coordinated international takedown earlier this year, the DanaBot malware has returned with a newly upgraded version, signaling yet another resurgence of a threat that has repeatedly evaded permanent shutdown. The fresh discovery comes roughly six months after…
GlobalLogic Moves to Protect Workforce After Oracle-Related Data Theft
A new disclosure that underscores the increasing sophistication of enterprise-level cyberattacks underscores the need to take proactive measures against them. GlobalLogic has begun notifying more than ten thousand of its current and former employees that their personal information was…
65% of Top AI Companies Leak Secrets on GitHub
Leading AI companies continue to face significant cybersecurity challenges, particularly in protecting sensitive information, as highlighted in recent research from Wiz. The study focused on the Forbes top 50 AI firms, revealing that 65% of them were found to…
Quantum Error Correction Moves From Theory to Practical Breakthroughs
Quantum computing’s biggest roadblock has always been fragility: qubits lose information at the slightest disturbance, and protecting them requires linking many unstable physical qubits into a single logical qubit that can detect and repair errors. That redundancy works in principle,…
New Android Malware Steals Debit Card Data And PINs To Enable ATM Withdrawals
Security researchers have identified an Android malware operation that can collect debit card details and PINs directly from a victim’s mobile device and use that information to withdraw cash from an ATM. What makes this attack particularly dangerous is…
Sam Altman’s Iris-Scanning Startup Reaches Only 2% of Its Goal
Sam Altman’s ambitious—and often criticized—vision to scan humanity’s eyeballs for a profit is falling far behind its own expectations. The startup, now known simply as World (previously Worldcoin), has barely made a dent in its goal of creating a global…
Hyundai faces security incident with potential data exposure
In the past few months, Hyundai AutoEver America, a division of Hyundai Motor Group, has confirmed a recent data breach that exposed sensitive personal information after hackers infiltrated its internal IT environment earlier this year, revealing a recent data…