Four successful strategies for public sector technology recruitment
It has long been recognised that central and local government departments, as well as the public sector more widely, face a challenge in recruiting the…
Month: May 2025
Iranian Man pleaded guilty to role in Robbinhood Ransomware attacks
Iranian Man pleaded guilty to role in Robbinhood Ransomware attacks Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2025 Iranian man pleads guilty to role in Baltimore ransomware attack…
CISA Publishes ICS Advisories Highlighting New Vulnerabilities and Exploits
On May 27, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a new Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisory—ICSA-25-146-01—highlighting a significant security vulnerability in the…
Cybercriminals Clone Antivirus Site to Spread Venom RAT and Steal Crypto Wallets
May 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cybersecurity Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malicious campaign that uses a fake website advertising antivirus software from Bitdefender to…
Zero-Interaction libvpx Flaw in Firefox Allows Attackers to Run Arbitrary Code
Mozilla has released Firefox 139, addressing several critical and moderate security vulnerabilities that posed significant risks to users. The update, announced on May 27, 2025,…
Apple Blocks $9 Billion in Fraud Over 5 Years Amid Rising App Store Threats
May 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Software Security Apple on Tuesday revealed that it prevented over $9 billion in fraudulent transactions in the last five…
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: May 2025
This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Vuls: Open-source agentless vulnerability scanner Vuls is…
Woodpecker: Open-source red teaming for AI, Kubernetes, APIs
Woodpecker is an open-source tool that automates red teaming, making advanced security testing easier and more accessible. It helps teams find and fix security weaknesses…
GitHub becomes go-to platform for malware delivery across Europe
Phishing has become the go-to method for attackers looking to get past security controls and access sensitive environments in Europe, according to Netskope. Users are…
DragonForce ransomware abuses SimpleHelp in MSP supply chain attack
The DragonForce ransomware operation successfully breached a managed service provider and used its SimpleHelp remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform to steal data and deploy encryptors on…
Iranian man pleads guilty in Robbinhood ransomware scheme
An Iranian man pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in the Robbinhood ransomware scheme, which most notably afflicted the city of Baltimore in a costly 2019…
BHP sets up AI hub in Singapore
BHP will establish an ‘Industry AI Hub’ in Singapore this month to explore applications across the miner’s core operations. The company said in a statement…