FCC tightens rules on foreign firms building undersea cables, citing security
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules to make it more difficult for foreign firms to apply for licensing to build out submarine cables,…
Month: August 2025
Details emerge on WinRAR zero-day attacks that infected PCs with malware
Researchers have released a report detailing how a recent WinRAR path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-8088 was exploited in zero-day attacks by the Russian ‘RomCom’…
Win-DoS’ Zero-Click Exploit Could Weaponize Windows Infrastructure for DDoS Attacks
Security researchers have uncovered a “zero-click” denial-of-service chain that can silently turn thousands of Microsoft Windows Domain Controllers (DCs) into a globe-spanning botnet, raising fresh…
New TETRA Radio Encryption Flaws Expose Law Enforcement Communications
Aug 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Network Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh set of security issues in the Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) communications protocol,…
Chrome sandbox escape nets security researcher $250,000 reward
Chrome sandbox escape nets security researcher $250,000 reward Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2025 Researcher earns Google Chrome ’s top $250K bounty for a sandbox escape…
House lawmakers seek better tech for Commerce in fight against foreign powers
A national security-focused Commerce Department component would get fresh IT investments to help keep dual-use U.S. technologies from ending up in the wrong hands under…
Microsoft tests cloud-based Windows 365 disaster recovery PCs
Microsoft has announced the limited public preview of Windows 365 Reserve, a service that provides temporary desktop access to pre-configured cloud PCs for employees whose…
Hackers Extradited to US Over $100 Million Romance Scams and Other Frauds
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, alongside FBI Assistant Director in Charge Christopher G. Raia, announced the unsealing of…
Ghanaian Nationals Extradited to US Over $100M, BEC, Romance Scams
Three Ghanaian men have been extradited to the US over $100 million fraud involving romance scams and business email compromise targeting individuals and companies. The…
New TETRA Radio Encryption Flaws Expose Law Enforcement Communications
Aug 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Network Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh set of security issues in the Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) communications protocol,…
Report Reveals Tool Overload Driving Fatigue and Missed Threats in MSPs
New Heimdal study reveals how tool sprawl creates blind spots, with over half of providers experiencing daily or weekly burnout. Survey of 80 North American…
Researchers Spot Surge in Erlang/OTP SSH RCE Exploits, 70% Target OT Firewalls
Aug 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Malicious actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Erlang/Open Telecom Platform (OTP) SSH as…