The Cost Savings of Fixing Security Flaws in Development
When security incidents from software defects happen, retrospectives often tell the story of heroic remediation in the form of a few hundred lines of code (or…
Month: February 2025
EncryptHub breaches 618 orgs to deploy infostealers, ransomware
A threat actor tracked as ‘EncryptHub,’ aka Larva-208, has been targeting organizations worldwide with spear-phishing and social engineering attacks to gain access to corporate networks. According to…
Genea IVF Clinic Cyberattack Threatens Thousands of Patient Records
A significant cybersecurity breach at Genea, one of Australia’s largest in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers, has raised alarms among thousands of patients amid concerns that…
Have I Been Pwned Adds ALIEN TXTBASE Data 280M Emails & Passwords
A massive collection of compromised data, dubbed “ALIEN TXTBASE,” has been integrated into the Have I Been Pwned, (a website that alerts users about data…
Can Passwordless Tactics Help Thwart Major Cyber Threats?
In today’s digital landscape, cybersecurity has become an ongoing concern for organizations and individuals alike. As cyberattacks evolve in sophistication, one of the most significant…
Seal OS fixes vulnerabilities in Linux operating systems
Seal Security launched Seal OS, a solution designed to automatically fix vulnerabilities in both Linux operating systems and application code. Seal OS delivers long-term support…
New Linux Malware ‘Auto-Color’ Grants Hackers Full Remote Access to Compromised Systems
Feb 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananLinux / Endpoint Security Universities and government organizations in North America and Asia have been targeted by a previously undocumented Linux malware…
Everything, everywhere, all at once: automated decision-making in public services
Last month, the UK government announced plans to “mainlineAI into the veins” of the nation and “revolutionise how AI is used in the public sector.” Despite this very…
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Partner Center and Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Partner Center and Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2025 U.S. Cybersecurity and…
Australian IVF giant Genea breached by Termite ransomware gang
The Termite ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for breaching and stealing sensitive healthcare data belonging to Genea patients, one of Australia’s largest fertility services providers.…
MITRE Releases OCCULT Framework to Address AI Security Challenges
MITRE has unveiled the Offensive Cyber Capability Unified LLM Testing (OCCULT) framework, a groundbreaking methodology designed to evaluate risks posed by large language models (LLMs)…
Signal Threatens to Exit Sweden Over Government’s Backdoor Proposal
Swedish law enforcement and security agencies are advocating for legislation that would compel encrypted messaging services, such as Signal and WhatsApp, to implement backdoors. This…