Barclays hit by major IT outage on HMRC deadline day
Customers of Barclays Bank have been left unable to access web app and online banking, make payments to and from their accounts, or access customer…
Month: January 2025
Indian tech giant Tata Technologies hit by ransomware attack
Tata Technologies Ltd. had to suspend some of its IT services following a ransomware attack that impacted the company network. A subsidiary of Tata Motors, Tata…
SSL Intelligence – New Threat Hunting Technique to Uncover Malicious Infrastructure
As internet security evolves, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates, cornerstones of encrypted communication, are stepping into a brand-new role as vital tools in the fight…
HeartSender Cybercrime Network Dismantled in Joint US-Dutch Operation
Massive Pakistani cybercrime network HeartSender has been shut down in a joint US-Dutch operation. Learn how their phishing kits and other tools caused millions in…
Cybercrime gets a few punches on the nose
It’s not often that we get to share good news, so we wanted to grab this opportunity and showcase some progress made by law enforcement…
Police swoop on Sky ECC cryptophone distributors in Spain and Holland
Police have arrested three men and one woman over their alleged role in distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones used by organised crime groups across multiple…
New Russian Threat Group Hacks Into U.S. Energy Facilities
Cyble dark web researchers have identified a new pro-Russian hacktivist group that’s been hacking into oil and gas facility control panels in the U.S. Cyble…
Microsoft improves text contrast for all Windows Chromium browsers
Microsoft says it improved the contrast of text rendered in all Chromium-based web browsers on Windows, making it more readable on some displays. This was…
Google Has Blocked 2.28 Million Malicious Apps Entering Into Play Store
Google announced today it blocked a record 2.28 million policy-violating apps from entering the Play Store in 2023, leveraging advanced machine learning, stricter developer vetting,…
FBI, Dutch Police Disrupt ‘Manipulaters’ Phishing Gang – Krebs on Security
The FBI and authorities in The Netherlands this week seized dozens of servers and domains for a hugely popular spam and malware dissemination service operating…
DeepSeek’s Safety Guardrails Failed Every Test Researchers Threw at Its AI Chatbot
“Jailbreaks persist simply because eliminating them entirely is nearly impossible—just like buffer overflow vulnerabilities in software (which have existed for over 40 years) or SQL…
Two Arrested as Authorities Dismantle Cracked and Nulled
Global law enforcement seizes 12 domains including Sellix, Cracked and Nulled, €300,000 in cash and cryptocurrencies, and multiple servers in a coordinated raid targeting cybercrime…