Hong Kong police received over 440,000 leads on cyberattacks against city in 2024
Hong Kong police received more than 440,000 pieces of intelligence on cyberthreats targeting the city last year, while 5 per cent of publicly accessible technology…
Month: August 2025
Okta open-sources catalog of Auth0 rules for threat detection
Okta has open-sourced ready-made Sigma-based queries for Auth0 customers to detect account takeovers, misconfigurations, and suspicious behavior in event logs. Auth0 is Okta’s identity and…
New Research Uncovers Connection Between VPN Apps and Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
A comprehensive security analysis has revealed alarming vulnerabilities affecting over 700 million users across multiple VPN applications, exposing critical flaws that compromise the very privacy…
New Research Reveals Security Vulnerabilities Linked to Popular VPN Apps
Researchers have uncovered deceptive practices among major VPN providers, linking seemingly independent entities into three distinct “families” with combined Google Play Store downloads exceeding 700…
Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Exploited to Deploy DripDropper Malware on Cloud Linux Systems
Aug 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananLinux / Malware Threat actors are exploiting a nearly two-year-old security flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to gain persistent access to cloud Linux…
ISACA launches AI security management certification
Security professional association ISACA is to offer its member base of almost 200,000 accredited security professionals around the world access to a new certification, Advanced…
US sanctions Philippine tech firm over ‘pig butchering’ scams that took US$200 million
A Philippine tech company has been sanctioned by the United States for allegedly enabling online romance scams known as “pig butchering”, which US authorities say…
MCDonald’s Free Nuggets Hack Leads to Expose of Confidential Data
A series of alarming vulnerabilities in McDonald’s digital infrastructure, from free food exploits to exposed executive data. What started as a simple app glitch developed…
Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody
A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations…
Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Customers in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme
Cybercriminal groups specializing in advanced mobile phishing kits have evolved their operations beyond stealing payment card data for mobile wallet enrollment, now pivoting to exploit…
Google spins up agentic SOC to speed up incident management
At Google Cloud’s virtual Security Summit this week, the organisation has shared more details of its expanding vision around safeguarding artificial intelligence (AI), both in…
Who is Tami Radabaugh? The Fox News alum was in a Signal chat with Pete Hegseth, and supposedly suggested a make-up room in the Pentagon – but what made her set up her own media company?
Former Fox News host and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth recently faced calls to resign when it came out that he had been sharing military…