Cybercriminals picked up the pace on attacks last year
Threat actors became increasingly efficient last year, rapidly achieving lateral movement and swiftly stealing data at a faster clip than ever before, according to multiple…
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US indicts 12 Chinese nationals for vast espionage attack spree
The Justice Department on Wednesday indicted 12 Chinese nationals for their alleged involvement in an extensive nation-state-backed espionage campaign that included a spree of attacks…
Securing your network can no longer protect your business – Partner Content – Security
After decades spent building information security perimeters around network devices, companies are being ravaged by cyber criminals who have proven deadly effective at circumventing their…
Silk Typhoon shifted to specifically targeting IT management companies
The Chinese state-backed threat group Silk Typhoon shifted tactics in late 2024 to broaden access and enable follow-on attacks against downstream customers of its initial…
Apple delays some AI improvements to Siri – Software
Some artificial intelligence improvements to Apple’s voice assistant Siri will be delayed until 2026, the company said. In a statement, Apple said it has “been…
Russian crypto exchange Garantex seized in international law enforcement operation
U.S. and European law enforcement agencies have seized the infrastructure of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange accused of laundering billions in criminal proceeds, in a sweeping…
Ransomware poseurs are trying to extort businesses through physical letters
The FBI and threat researchers are warning executives to be on the lookout for physical letters in the mail threatening to leak sensitive corporate data. …
CISA completed its election security review. It won’t make the results public
When the Trump administration began sidelining and laying off personnel at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, it started by targeting employees who worked on…
Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices
Update 3/9/25: After receiving concerns about the use of the term ‘backdoor’ to refer to these undocumented commands, we have updated our title and story.…
New Chirp tool uses audio tones to transfer data between devices
A new open-source tool named ‘Chirp’ transmits data, such as text messages, between computers (and smartphones) through different audio tones. The tool, developed by cybersecurity researcher…
US cities warn of wave of unpaid parking phishing texts
US cities are warning of an ongoing mobile phishing campaign pretending to be texts from the city’s parking violation departments about unpaid parking invoices, that if…
Undocumented hidden feature found in Espressif ESP32 microchip
Undocumented hidden feature found in Espressif ESP32 microchip Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2025 Experts discovered an undocumented hidden feature in the ESP32 microchip manufactured by…