A New Maturity Model for Browser Security: Closing the Last-Mile Risk
Despite years of investment in Zero Trust, SSE, and endpoint protection, many enterprises are still leaving one critical layer exposed: the browser. It’s where 85%…
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Google Patches Critical Zero-Day Flaw in Chrome’s V8 Engine After Active Exploitation
Jul 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Browser Security Google has released security updates to address a vulnerability in its Chrome browser for which an exploit exists…
U.S. Arrests Key Facilitator in North Korean IT Worker Scheme, Seizes $7.74 Million
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday announced sweeping actions targeting the North Korean information technology (IT) worker scheme, leading to the arrest of…
Microsoft Removes Password Management from Authenticator App Starting August 2025
Jul 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Privacy Microsoft has said that it’s ending support for passwords in its Authenticator app starting August 1, 2025. The…
U.S. Agencies Warn of Rising Iranian Cyberattacks on Defense, OT Networks, and Critical Infrastructure
Jun 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Critical Infrastructure U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have issued a joint advisory warning of potential cyber-attacks from Iranian state-sponsored…
Europol Dismantles $540 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Network, Arrests Five Suspects
Europol on Monday announced the takedown of a cryptocurrency investment fraud ring that laundered €460 million ($540 million) from more than 5,000 victims across the…
Blind Eagle Uses Proton66 Hosting for Phishing, RAT Deployment on Colombian Banks
Jun 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Vulnerability The threat actor known as Blind Eagle has been attributed with high confidence to the use of the Russian…
A Pragmatic Approach To NHI Inventories
Identity-based attacks are on the rise. Attacks in which malicious actors assume the identity of an entity to easily gain access to resources and sensitive…
FBI Warns of Scattered Spider’s Expanding Attacks on Airlines Using Social Engineering
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed that it has observed the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider broadening its targeting footprint to strike…
Facebook’s New AI Tool Asks to Upload Your Photos for Story Ideas, Sparking Privacy Concerns
Jun 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Protection Facebook, the social network platform owned by Meta, is asking for users to upload pictures from their phones…
From Browser Stealer to Intelligence-Gathering Tool
Jun 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Warfare The threat actor behind the GIFTEDCROOK malware has made significant updates to turn the malicious program from a…
Over 1,000 SOHO Devices Hacked in China-linked LapDogs Cyber Espionage Campaign
Jun 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Hunting / Vulnerability Threat hunters have discovered a network of more than 1,000 compromised small office and home office (SOHO) devices…