Cyberattack disrupts Venezuelan oil giant PDVSA’s operations
Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend that disrupted its export operations. In a Monday statement, PDVSA denied…
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Microsoft to block Exchange Online access for outdated mobile devices
Microsoft announced on Monday that it will soon block mobile devices running outdated email software from accessing Exchange Online services until they’re updated. As the Exchange…
European authorities dismantle call center fraud ring in Ukraine
European law enforcement authorities dismantled a fraud network operating call centers in Ukraine that scammed victims across Europe out of more than 10 million euros.…
SoundCloud confirms breach after member data stolen, VPN access disrupted
Audio streaming platform SoundCloud has confirmed that outages and VPN connection issues over the past few days were caused by a security breach in which…
Askul confirms theft of 740k customer records in ransomware attack
Japanese e-commerce giant Askul Corporation has confirmed that RansomHouse hackers stole around 740,000 customer records in the ransomware attack it suffered in October. Askul is…
Google is shutting down its dark web report feature in January
Google is discontinuing its “dark web report” security tool, stating that it wants to focus on other tools it believes are more helpful. Google’s dark…
New SantaStealer malware steals data from browsers, crypto wallets
A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) information stealer named SantaStealer is being advertised on Telegram and hacker forums as operating in memory to avoid file-based detection. According…
PornHub extorted after hackers steal Premium member activity data
Adult video platform PornHub is being extorted by the ShinyHunters extortion gang after the search and watch history of its Premium members was reportedly stolen…
Ongoing SoundCloud issue blocks VPN users with 403 server error
Users accessing the SoundCloud audio streaming platform through a virtual private network (VPN) connection are denied access to the service and see a 403 ‘forbidden’ error.…
700Credit data breach impacts 5.8 million vehicle dealership customers
700Credit, a U.S.-based financial services and fintech company, will start notifying more than 5.8 million people that their personal information has been exposed in a…
2025’s Top Phishing Trends and What They Mean for Your Security Strategy
2025 saw a huge amount of attacker innovation when it comes to phishing attacks, as attackers continue to double down on identity-based techniques. The continual…
Recent Windows updates break VPN access for WSL users
Microsoft says that recent Windows 11 security updates are causing VPN networking failures for enterprise users running Windows Subsystem for Linux. This known issue affects…