Europe’s phone networks are drowning in fake calls
Caller ID spoofing has become one of Europe’s most persistent enablers of cyber fraud. A new position paper from Europol warns that manipulated phone identities…
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Week in review: WSUS vulnerability exploited to drop Skuld infostealer, PoC for BIND 9 DNS flaw published
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Can your earbuds recognize you? Researchers are working on itBiometric…
Unpatched Windows vulnerability continues to be exploited by APTs (CVE-2025-9491)
A Windows vulnerability (CVE-2025-9491, aka ZDI-CAN-25373) that state-sponsored threat actors and cybercrime groups have been quietly leveraging since at least 2017 continues to be exploited…
CISA and partners take action as Microsoft Exchange security risks mount
In partnership with international cybersecurity agencies, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) outlined security best practices for…
AI chatbots are sliding toward a privacy crisis
AI chat tools are taking over offices, but at what cost to privacy? People often feel anonymous in chat interfaces and may share personal data…
ImmuniWeb Continuous now enables always-on, AI-powered security testing
ImmuniWeb has unveiled an upgraded version of ImmuniWeb Continuous, designed for continuous penetration testing and 24/7 automated vulnerability scanning of web applications, APIs, and microservices.…
Shadow AI: New ideas emerge to tackle an old problem in new form
Shadow AI is the second-most prevalent form of shadow IT in corporate environments, 1Password’s latest annual report has revealed. Based on a survey of over…
You can’t audit how AI thinks, but you can audit what it does
In this Help Net Security interview, Wade Bicknell, Head, IT Security & Operations, CFA Institute, discusses how CISOs can use AI while maintaining security and…
Passwordless adoption moves from hype to habit
With the average person juggling more than 300 credentials and credential abuse still the top attack vector, the password’s decline is long overdue. Across every…
Infosec products of the month: October 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Acronis, Akeyless, Axoflow, Blumira, Cayosoft, Confluent, Corelight, Elastic, Illumio, Legit…
WhatsApp now lets you secure chat backups with passkeys
Messaging service WhatsApp is launching passkey-encrypted chat backups for iOS and Android, allowing users to encrypt their stored message history using their face, fingerprint, or…
Akeyless introduces AI Agent Identity Security for safer AI operations
Akeylesshas released a new AI Agent Identity Security solution designed to secure the rise of autonomous AI systems. AI Agent identity crisis More than 95%…