Storm-0501 hackers shift to ransomware attacks in the cloud
Microsoft warns that a threat actor tracked as Storm-0501 has evolved its operations, shifting away from encrypting devices with ransomware to focusing on cloud-based encryption,…
Category: Bleeping Computer
Experimental PromptLock ransomware uses AI to encrypt, steal data
Threat researchers discovered the first AI-powered ransomware, called PromptLock, that uses Lua scripts to steal and encrypt data on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The…
FreePBX servers hacked via zero-day, emergency fix released
The Sangoma FreePBX Security Team is warning about an actively exploited FreePBX zero-day vulnerability that impacts systems with the Administrator Control Panel (ACP) is exposed…
Google to verify all Android devs to protect users from malware
Google is introducing a new defense for Android called ‘Developer Verification’ to block malware installations from sideloaded apps sourced from outside the official Google Play app store. For apps…
IT system supplier cyberattack impacts 200 municipalities in Sweden
A cyberattack on Miljödata, an IT systems supplier for roughly 80% of Sweden’s municipal systems, has caused accessibility problems in more than 200 regions of the…
Global Salt Typhoon hacking campaigns linked to Chinese tech firms
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and partners from over a dozen countries have linked the Salt Typhoon…
Over 28,000 Citrix devices vulnerable to new exploited RCE flaw
More than 28,200 Citrix instances are vulnerable to a critical remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-7775 that is already being exploited in the wild.…
Why zero trust is never ‘done’ and is an ever-evolving process
Picture this scenario: Six months after celebrating their “zero trust transformation,” a financial services firm gets hit with a devastating breach. Attackers waltzed through a…
Healthcare Services Group data breach impacts 624,000 people
The Healthcare Services Group (HSGI) is alerting more than 600,000 individuals that their personal information was exposed in a security breach last year. The healthcare…
Silk Typhoon hackers hijack network captive portals in diplomat attacks
State-sponsored hackers linked to the Silk Typhoon activity cluster targeted diplomats by hijacking web traffic to redirect to a malware-serving website. The hackers used an advanced adversary-in-the-middle…
Google to verify all Android devs to block malware on Google Play
Google is introducing a new defense for Android called ‘Developer Verification’ to block malware installations from sideloaded apps sourced from outside the official Google Play app store. For apps…
Citrix fixes critical NetScaler RCE flaw exploited in zero-day attacks
Citrix fixed three NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway flaws today, including a critical remote code execution flaw tracked as CVE-2025-7775 that was actively exploited in attacks…