Hacktivism, DDoS Attacks And Ransomware
The EU threat landscape is dominated by hacktivism, DDoS attacks and ransomware, according to the new 2025 ENISA Threat Landscape report. ENISA, the EU Agency…
Month: October 2025
New bug in classic Outlook can only be fixed via Microsoft support
Microsoft is investigating a known issue that causes the classic Outlook email client to crash upon launch, which can only be resolved via Exchange Online support.…
AI-Powered FunkLocker Ransomware Leverages Windows utilities to Disable Defenses
A new ransomware strain, dubbed FunkLocker, is leveraging artificial intelligence to expedite its development, while relying on the abuse of legitimate Windows utilities to disable…
Multiple NVIDIA Flaws Allow Attackers to Escalate Privileges on Systems
NVIDIA has issued a critical security bulletin revealing multiple vulnerabilities in its NVIDIA App software that can enable attackers to escalate privileges on Windows systems.…
Home Office issues new ‘back door’ order over Apple encryption
The government has re-ignited a row with Apple by issuing a new order to require the technology company to provide warranted access to encrypted data…
WestJet data breach exposes travel details of 1.2 million customers
This story was updated with new information on the number of customers impacted. Canadian airline WestJet is informing customers that the cyberattack disclosed in June…
Hackers Abuse EV Certificates to Sign Completely Undetectable DMG Malware
In recent weeks, security analysts have observed a new wave of macOS attacks leveraging legitimately issued Extended Validation (EV) certificates to sign malicious disk images…
WestJet Confirms Data Breach Exposing Customer Personal Information
WestJet Airlines has confirmed that a recent cybersecurity incident exposed certain personal information belonging to its customers. The Canadian carrier says the breach took place…
New WireTap Attack Extracts Intel SGX ECDSA Key via DDR4 Memory-Bus Interposer
Oct 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Hardware Security In yet another piece of research, academics from Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University have demonstrated that…
US government shutdown stalls cyber intel sharing
The US Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 has expired with no replacement or extension in place amid a chaotic shutdown of the…
F-Droid project threatened by Google’s new dev registration rules
F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google’s new requirements for all Android developers to verify their identity. The third-party…
New DNS Malware Detour Dog Delivers Strela Stealer Using DNS TXT Records
A sophisticated DNS-based malware campaign has emerged, utilizing thousands of compromised websites worldwide to deliver the Strela Stealer information-stealing malware through an unprecedented technique involving…