Cyber Awareness Month: Vulnerabilities beware this Halloween
We couldn’t let Cybersecurity Awareness Month slip by without posting a bit of a fun blog on the topic, with a Halloween twist! Launched by…
Month: October 2025
CISA orders feds to patch actively exploited Windows Server WSUS flaw
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered U.S. government agencies to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) vulnerability after adding it to…
North Korean Chollima Actors Added BeaverTail and OtterCookie to Its Arsenal
Famous Chollima, a threat group affiliated with North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau, has significantly expanded its operational capabilities by integrating two potent malware strains: BeaverTail…
Stronger ID Verification Is the New Frontline In Financial Compliance
Right now, somewhere out there, a synthetic identity is being created – convincing enough to get past a background check, open a bank account, or…
iOS 26 Overwrites ‘shutdown.log’ on Reboot, Erasing Forensic Evidence of Pegasus and Predator Spyware
As iOS 26 is being rolled out, a critical forensic challenge has emerged: the operating system now automatically overwrites the shutdown.log file on every reboot,…
New HyperRat Android Malware Sold as Ready-Made Spy Tool – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More
Cybersecurity researchers at iVerify have identified a new Android remote access trojan (RAT) called HyperRat, being promoted on cybercrime forums under the malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model.…
Ransomware, extortion groups adapt as payment rates reach historic lows
Ransomware groups are facing an economic downturn of their own: In Q3 2025, only 23 percent of victims paid a ransom, and for data theft…
North Canton City Council To Adopt Cybersecurity Policy
The City Council of North Canton, Ohio, is preparing to adopt a new cybersecurity policy designed to strengthen digital defenses and comply with statewide regulations.…
Hackers Actively Exploiting WordPress Arbitrary Installation Vulnerabilities in The Wild
Threat actors have launched a significant mass exploitation campaign targeting critical vulnerabilities in two popular WordPress plugins, GutenKit and Hunk Companion, affecting hundreds of thousands…
Dell Storage Manager Vulnerabilities Allow Full System Compromise
Dell Technologies has disclosed three critical vulnerabilities affecting Dell Storage Manager that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to completely compromise storage systems. Dell Storage Manager…
The Women Reimagining Cybersecurity’s Future
In an industry still dominated by men, May Chen-Contino is rewriting what cybersecurity leadership looks like. As CEO of Unit 221B, a women-led cybersecurity firm, she…
BIND 9 DNS Flaw Exposes 706K Servers
A newly disclosed security flaw has put more than 706,000 BIND 9 DNS resolvers worldwide at risk of cache poisoning attacks, according to an advisory published by…