Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History
Last week, the United Kingdom began requiring residents to verify their ages before accessing online pornography and other adult content, all in the name of…
Month: August 2025
New Undetectable Plague Malware Targeting Linux Servers for Persistent SSH Access
Security researchers have discovered a sophisticated Linux backdoor dubbed “Plague” that has remained undetected by all major antivirus engines despite multiple samples being uploaded to…
Why Cybersecurity Should Be a Board-Level Priority in Every Company
Cybersecurity is no longer a technical afterthought, thanks to today’s interconnected world. It’s a boardroom imperative. As online threats become more sophisticated and breaches grow…
Why the tech industry needs to stand firm on preserving end-to-end encryption
Restricting end-to-end encryption on a single-country basis would not only be absurdly difficult to enforce, but it would also fail to deter criminal activity 01…
New Undectable Plague Malware Attacking Linux Servers to Gain Persistent SSH Access
A sophisticated Linux backdoor dubbed Plague has emerged as an unprecedented threat to enterprise security, evading detection across all major antivirus engines while establishing persistent…
Is your phone spying on you?
Here’s what you need to know about the inner workings of modern spyware and how to stay away from apps that know too much 01…
Anthropic says OpenAI engineers using Claude Code ahead of GPT-5 launch
Anthropic says it has revoked OpenAI’s access to the Claude API after ChatGPT’s engineers were found using Claude’s coding tools. Claude Code is better than…
11,000 Android Devices Hacked by Chinese Threats Actors to Deploy PlayPraetor Malware
A sophisticated malware-as-a-service operation orchestrated by Chinese-speaking threat actors has successfully compromised over 11,000 Android devices worldwide through the deployment of PlayPraetor, a powerful Remote…
Akira Ransomware Exploits 0-Day Vulnerability in SonicWall Firewall Devices
Cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf has identified a significant increase in ransomware attacks targeting SonicWall firewall devices in late July 2025, with evidence pointing to the…
LockBit Operators Using Stealthy DLL Sideloading Technique to Load Malicious App as Legitimate One
LockBit ransomware operators have adopted an increasingly sophisticated approach to evade detection by leveraging DLL sideloading techniques that exploit the inherent trust placed in legitimate…
SonicWall Firewall Devices 0-day Vulnerability Actively Exploited by Akira Ransomware
A suspected zero-day vulnerability in SonicWall firewall devices that the Akira ransomware group is actively exploiting. The flaw allows attackers to gain initial access to…
Akira Ransomware Exploits SonicWall VPNs in Likely Zero-Day Attack on Fully-Patched Devices
Aug 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Zero Day SonicWall SSL VPN devices have become the target of Akira ransomware attacks as part of a newfound surge…