Category: HelpnetSecurity

Week in review: Covertly connected and insecure Android VPN apps, Apple fixes exploited zero-day
24
Aug
2025

Week in review: Covertly connected and insecure Android VPN apps, Apple fixes exploited zero-day

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Android VPN apps used by…

China-linked Murky Panda targets and moves laterally through cloud services
22
Aug
2025

China-linked Murky Panda targets and moves laterally through cloud services

In its recently released 2025 Threat Hunting Report, Crowdstrike pointed out an interesting trend: a 136% surge in cloud intrusions….

Interpol operation seizes $97 million in African cybercrime sweep
22
Aug
2025

Interpol operation seizes $97 million in African cybercrime sweep

Authorities in Africa have arrested 1,209 people in an Interpol-led crackdown on cybercrime that targeted nearly 88,000 victims. 11,432 malicious…

AI gives ransomware gangs a deadly upgrade
22
Aug
2025

AI gives ransomware gangs a deadly upgrade

Ransomware continues to be the major threat to large and medium-sized businesses, with numerous ransomware gangs abusing AI for automation,…

The new battleground for CISOs is human behavior
22
Aug
2025

The new battleground for CISOs is human behavior

Attackers don’t always need a technical flaw. More often, they just trick your people. Social engineering works, and AI makes…

Local governments struggle to defend critical infrastructure as threats grow
22
Aug
2025

Local governments struggle to defend critical infrastructure as threats grow

A small-town water system, a county hospital, and a local school district may not seem like front-line targets in global…

New infosec products of the week: August 22, 2025
22
Aug
2025

New infosec products of the week: August 22, 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Doppel, Druva, LastPass, and StackHawk….

Russian threat actors using old Cisco bug to target critical infrastructure orgs
21
Aug
2025

Russian threat actors using old Cisco bug to target critical infrastructure orgs

A threat group linked to the Russian Federal Security Service’s (FSB) Center 16 unit has been compromising unpatched and end-of-life…

AWS Trusted Advisor flaw allowed public S3 buckets to go unflagged
21
Aug
2025

AWS Trusted Advisor flaw allowed public S3 buckets to go unflagged

AWS’s Trusted Advisor tool, which is supposed to warn customers if their (cloud) S3 storage buckets are publicly exposed, could…

CISOs need to think about risks before rushing into AI
21
Aug
2025

CISOs need to think about risks before rushing into AI

Organizations are increasing investments in cloud, AI, and emerging technologies, but their infrastructure and security strategies often lag behind. A…

Doppel Simulation combats social engineering attacks
21
Aug
2025

Doppel Simulation combats social engineering attacks

Doppel announced Doppel Simulation, a new product and expansion to the Doppel Vision Platform that enables organizations to redefine security…

Using lightweight LLMs to cut incident response times and reduce hallucinations
21
Aug
2025

Using lightweight LLMs to cut incident response times and reduce hallucinations

Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Imperial College London have developed a method for using LLMs to improve incident…