Nomani Investment Scam Surges 62% Using AI Deepfake Ads on Social Media
Dec 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananOnline Fraud / Artificial Intelligence The fraudulent investment scheme known as Nomani has witnessed an increase by 62%, according to data from…
Month: December 2025
Agencies Across Africa Arrest 574, Recover $3 Million In Cybercrime Crackdown
Law enforcement across 19 African countries arrested 574 suspects and recovered approximately $3 million in a month-long cybercrime crackdown, dubbed Operation Sentinel. The operation primarily…
Italian regulator rules Apple’s ATT feature limits competition
Italian regulator rules Apple’s ATT feature limits competition Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2025 Italy fined Apple €98.6 million, ruling its App Tracking Transparency feature limited…
Evasive Panda APT Using AitM Attack and DNS Poisoning to Deliver Malware
The Evasive Panda APT group, also known as Bronze Highland, Daggerfly, and StormBamboo, has been running targeted campaigns since November 2022, using advanced techniques to…
Telstra used ConnectID impermissibly for months
Telstra has copped a formal warning after using a privacy-preserving identity checking service to vet prepaid users, before regulations permitted it. The telco used the…
Threat Actors Using Weaponized AV-themed Word and PDF Documents to Attack Israeli Organizations
Security researchers at Seqrite Labs have identified a campaign called Operation IconCat, targeting Israeli organizations with weaponized documents designed to look like legitimate security tools.…
PCPcat Operation Breaches 59,000 React Servers
A large-scale cyber espionage operation known as Operation PCPcat has shaken the modern web infrastructure, compromising more than 59,000 servers in just 48 hours. The campaign targets systems…
Trump’s AI hiring campaign draws interest from 25,000 hopefuls
Roughly 25,000 people have expressed interest in joining the Trump administration’s cadre of engineers known as Tech Force, a senior Trump administration official said, as…
Threat Actors Advertised NtKiller Malware on Dark Web Claiming Terminate Antivirus and EDR Bypass
A malicious actor known as AlphaGhoul has begun promoting a tool called NtKiller, designed to silently shut down antivirus software and endpoint detection tools. The…
Eurostar Accused Researchers of Blackmail for Reporting AI Chatbot Flaws – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More
The rush to add AI to customer service, which we have been witnessing lately in almost every sector, can sometimes come at a high price…
Waymo to update software after power outage snarls robotaxis
Alphabet unit Waymo swill update software used to operate its self-driving vehicles and improve its emergency response protocols after its robotaxis stalled in parts of San…
The Age of the All-Access AI Agent Is Here
For years, the cost of using “free” services from Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and other Big Tech firms has been handing over your data. Uploading your…