Storm-2603 Deploys Custom Malware Using BYOVD to Bypass Endpoint Protections
Check Point Research (CPR) has delved into the operations of Storm-2603, a recently identified threat actor linked to Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, amid…
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Apple ID scam leads to $27,000 in-person theft of Ohio man
You’ve probably heard about people scamming from halfway around the world, but sometimes they turn up at your door. That’s what happened in May, when…
Met Police to double facial recognition use amid budget cuts
The Metropolitan Police will more than double its number of live facial recognition (LFR) deployments to cover the loss of 1,400 officers and 300 staff…
Social engineering attacks surged this past year, Palo Alto Networks report finds
Social engineering — an expanding variety of methods that attackers use to trick professionals to gain access to their organizations’ core data and systems —…
SafePay Ransomware Strikes 260+ Victims Across Multiple Countries
The SafePay ransomware organization has quickly become a powerful operator since its initial detection in September 2024, marking a startling increase in the cyber threat…
How the FBI got everything it wanted (re-air) (Lock and Code S06E15)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… For decades, digital rights activists, technologists, and cybersecurity experts have worried about what would happen if the…
Cursor AI Code Editor Fixed Flaw Allowing Attackers to Run Commands via Prompt Injection
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a now-patched, high-severity security flaw in Cursor, a popular artificial intelligence (AI) code editor, that could result in remote code execution.…
SonicWall firewall devices hit in surge of Akira ransomware attacks
SonicWall firewall devices have been increasingly targeted since late July in a surge of Akira ransomware attacks, potentially exploiting a previously unknown security vulnerability, according…
Qilin Ransomware Sees Surge After Collapse of Dominant RansomHub RaaS
The ransomware landscape underwent significant disruption, marked by the abrupt cessation of operations from several prominent Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups, including RansomHub, Babuk-Bjorka, FunkSec, BianLian, 8Base,…
VPN use rises following Online Safety Act’s age verification controls
As the UK’s Online Safety Act came into effect on Friday—along with its age verification controls—the use of virtual private network (VPN) services has skyrocketed…
Meta Offers $1M bounty at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 for WhatsApp exploits
Meta Offers $1M bounty at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 for WhatsApp exploits Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2025 Meta backs Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 in Cork, offering up…
Increased Worker Pressure from AI
My latest depressing thought about AI is that with all the pressure to adopt AI and replace employees with automation, the lived experience of many/most…