Man pleads guilty to hacking networks to pitch security services
A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to hacking multiple organizations to advertise his cybersecurity services, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. 32-year-old…
Month: June 2025
WhatsApp to Introduce AI-Powered Message Summaries for Faster Catch-Up
WhatsApp has announced the upcoming launch of “Message Summaries”—an AI-powered feature designed to help users quickly catch up on unread messages. Powered by Meta AI,…
Jailbroken AIs are helping cybercriminals to hone their craft
Cybercriminals are bypassing the guardrails that are supposed to keep AI models from carrying out criminal activities, according to researchers. We’ve seen the misuse of…
Microsoft 365 ‘Direct Send’ abused to send phishing as internal users
An ongoing phishing campaign abuses a little‑known feature in Microsoft 365 called “Direct Send” to evade detection by email security and steal credentials. Direct Send…
The 3 Hidden Dangers of Avoiding SOC 2 Compliance
As a business, do you think avoiding SOC 2 compliance saves time and money? Think again. With cybercrime damages being projected to cost the world $1.2…
Cisco ISE Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Malicious Command
Cisco has issued urgent security patches addressing two critical vulnerabilities in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) platforms. These flaws,…
Why the Do Not Call Registry doesn’t work
The “Do Not Call Registry” receives a lot of hate online for failing to do its job: Stop calls. “What’s the point of being on…
Cisco fixed critical ISE flaws allowing Root-level RCE
Cisco fixed critical ISE flaws allowing Root-level remote code execution Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2025 Cisco released patches to address two critical vulnerabilities in ISE…
HACK Cybersecurity ETF Rises 34 Percent Over The Past Year
Microsoft estimates there are nearly 600 million cyberattacks globally every day. What’s even more staggering is the cost. Cybersecurity Ventures estimates global cybercrime damage costs to…
Microsoft Teams Adds Feature for Admins to Control 365 Certified Apps with Custom Rules
Microsoft is rolling out a major update to Microsoft Teams, empowering administrators with enhanced control over third-party app availability through new rule-based settings in the…
Why Built-In Protections Aren’t Enough for Modern Data Resilience
SaaS Adoption is Skyrocketing, Resilience Hasn’t Kept Pace SaaS platforms have revolutionized how businesses operate. They simplify collaboration, accelerate deployment, and reduce the overhead of…
UK IT infrastructure processes images looking back 1.2 million light years
UK astronomers and software developers have created an infrastructure to process and distribute petabytes (PB) of information from a digital camera that could capture an…