Category: SecurityWeek

AI hallucinations
28
May
2025

The Root of AI Hallucinations: Physics Theory Digs Into the ‘Attention’ Flaw

No-one really understands how AI works or when and why it doesn’t. But the application of first-principle physics theory to…

CISA warning
28
May
2025

Vulnerabilities in CISA KEV Are Not Equally Critical: Report

Security flaws in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog should be treated with urgency based on environmental context assessments, according…

$223 Million Stolen in Cetus Protocol Hack
28
May
2025

$223 Million Stolen in Cetus Protocol Hack

A vulnerability in the smart contract for liquidity pools allowed hackers to steal roughly $223 million in virtual assets from…

Zscaler
28
May
2025

Zscaler to Acquire MDR Specialist Red Canary

Zscaler on Tuesday signaled a big push into the security-operations market with the announcement of plans to buy Denver-based managed…

Ransomware threat alert
27
May
2025

Iranian Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Baltimore Ransomware Attack

An Iranian national has admitted in US federal court that he helped run the Robbinhood ransomware crew behind a series…

Russian APT Star Blizzard
27
May
2025

Russian Government Hackers Caught Buying Passwords from Cybercriminals

Microsoft on Tuesday published technical documentation on a new Russia-linked espionage outfit it calls “Void Blizzard,” warning that the group…

DragonForce Ransomware Hackers Exploiting SimpleHelp Vulnerabilities
27
May
2025

DragonForce Ransomware Hackers Exploiting SimpleHelp Vulnerabilities

An unidentified managed service provider (MSP) and its customers have been infected with the DragonForce ransomware after a threat actor…

Ongoing Campaign Uses 60 NPM Packages to Steal Data
27
May
2025

Ongoing Campaign Uses 60 NPM Packages to Steal Data

Security firm Socket warns of an ongoing campaign targeting NPM users with tens of malicious packages that can collect and…

Dutch Intelligence Agencies Say Russian Hackers Stole Police Data in Cyberattack
27
May
2025

Dutch Intelligence Agencies Say Russian Hackers Stole Police Data in Cyberattack

A previously unknown Russian hacker group with suspected ties to the Kremlin was responsible for a cyberattack last year on…

Cloud Security
27
May
2025

Inside the $111 Billion Cloud Security Market: Acquisition, Expansion, and Where to Aim Next

Spending on cloud security will be $111 billion in 2025, representing 3% of the total IT spend. Microsoft alone is…

Ransomware threat alert
27
May
2025

Law Firms Warned of Silent Ransom Group Attacks

The FBI is cautioning US law firms that they have become frequent targets of the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) extortion…

Nova Scotia Power ransomware data breach
26
May
2025

Nova Scotia Power Confirms Ransomware Attack, 280k Notified of Data Breach

Nearly one month after it informed customers that it had been targeted in a cyberattack, Canadian electric utility Nova Scotia…