Instagram Map: What is it and how do I control it?
Instagram Map is a new feature—for Instagram, anyway—that users may have enabled without being fully aware of the consequences. The Map feature launched in the…
Month: August 2025
Workday hit in wave of social engineering attacks
Human resources (HR) platform provider Workday has become the latest large organisation to fall victim to a cyber attack originating through a third-party supplier, as…
Indonesia’s wiretap pact could create digital dragnet for dissent, watchdogs warn
A wiretapping agreement between Indonesia’s prosecutors and the country’s biggest telecoms firms has drawn criticism from rights groups warning it could enable mass unchecked surveillance,…
Mozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegal
A recent ruling from Germany’s Federal Supreme Court (BGH) has revived a legal battle over whether browser-based ad blockers infringe copyright, raising fears about a…
X-VPN’s August Update Lets Mobile Users Choose Servers in 26 Regions with Military-grade AES-256 Encryption
San Francisco, CA – August 12, 2025 — Addressing the growing demand for data privacy in financial workflows, X-VPN has rolled out an update to…
Technical Details of SAP 0-Day Exploitation Script for RCE Revealed
Cybersecurity researchers have unveiled the inner workings of an exploit script targeting a critical zero-day vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver’s Visual Composer Metadata Uploader, now designated…
Manpower Data Breach Hits 144K, Workday Confirms 3rd-Party CRM Hack
A cyberattack on Manpower’s Michigan office compromised data for 144,000 people. Meanwhile, Workday reveals a data breach in a widespread scam. Read about these incidents…
AI advances clear path to software development careers
Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence (AI), starting a career as a novice software developer or retraining to become a software engineer is now far…
How China’s new Information Support Force gears military up for PLA modernisation
China’s new Information Support Force (ISF) has stepped up joint training with other military branches, showcasing an integrated combat system and increased mobile and decentralised…
New Ghost-tapping Attacks Steal Customers’ Cards Linked to Services Like Apple Pay and Google Pay
A sophisticated new cybercriminal technique known as “ghost-tapping” has emerged as a significant threat to contactless payment systems, enabling Chinese-speaking threat actors to exploit stolen…
The Dark Side of Digital Advertising: Cyber Threats In 2025
In 2025, a simple online search can lead to more than just information—it could expose you to the latest trend in cybercrime: malvertising. This evolved…
Linux Kernel Netfilter Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s netfilter subsystem has been discovered that allows local attackers to escalate privileges through an out-of-bounds write condition. The…