Google agrees to pay $135 million over Android data harvesting claims
Google agrees to pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit brought by Android smartphone users over alleged unauthorized cellular data transmissions. After…
Category: HelpnetSecurity
SolarWinds fixes critical Web Help Desk RCE vulnerabilities, upgrade ASAP!
SolarWinds has fixed six critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its popular Web Help Desk (WHD) support ticketing and asset management solution, and is urging customers…
A practical take on cyber resilience for CISOs
In this Help Net Security video, Shebani Baweja, CISO for Consumer, Private, Wealth & Business Banking at Standard Chartered, explains how security leaders should think…
Open-source malware zeroes in on developer environments
Open source malware activity during 2025 concentrated on a single objective: executing code inside developer environments, according to Sonatype. The focus reflected a broader shift…
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: January 2026
This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. OpenAEV: Open-source adversarial exposure validation platform OpenAEV…
What motivates hackers and what makes them walk away
Most hackers spend more time learning, testing, and comparing notes than breaking into systems. The work often happens alone or in small groups, shaped by…
A fake romance turns into an Android spyware infection
ESET researchers have identified an Android spyware campaign that uses romance scam tactics to target individuals in Pakistan. The operation relies on a malicious app…
OPNsense 26.1 brings updates to open-source firewall management
OPNsense, the open-source firewall and network security platform, reached version 26.1, adding a range of updates affecting management, traffic visibility, automation interfaces, and core services.…
WinRAR vulnerability still a go-to tool for hackers, Mandiant warns
State-sponsored hackers and financially motivated attackers continue leveraging a critical WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088) that’s been fixed over half a year ago. CVE-2025-8088 is a path…
MIND DLP for Agentic AI protects sensitive data and controls AI access
MIND announced DLP for Agentic AI, a data-centric approach to AI security designed to help organizations safely achieve the business value of agentic AI by…
French government abandons Zoom and Microsoft Teams over security concerns
France intends to phase out non-European videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams from its public administration, opting instead for a nationally developed solution…
n8n adds Chat Hub to centralize AI access inside automation workflows
Teams using automation platforms are starting to treat conversational AI as another operational interface. That change is reflected in a new feature from n8n, which…