AI’s split personality: Solving crimes while helping conceal them
What happens when investigators and cybercriminals start using the same technology? AI is now doing both, helping law enforcement trace attacks while also being tested…
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Automatic BitLocker Encryption May Silently Lock Away Your Data
A Reddit poster detailed how reinstalling Windows 11 unexpectedly encrypted two of their backup drives with BitLocker, locking away 3TB of irreplaceable data without any…
CISA Warns of Windows SMB Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Attacks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent alert on October 20, 2025, highlighting a severe vulnerability CVE-2025-33073 in Microsoft’s Windows SMB Client.…
71,000+ WatchGuard Devices Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution Attacks
The Shadowserver Foundation has uncovered more than 71,000 internet-exposed WatchGuard devices running vulnerable versions of Fireware OS. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-9242, stems from an…
How ransomware economics drives the global cybercrime industry
Cybercrime has matured into a highly structured global economy, rivalling legitimate industries in sophistication and profitability. The World Economic Forum projects that cybercrime will cost…
Euro cops take down cybercrime network with 49 million fake accounts
European police forces have arrested seven people and dismantled a large-scale cybercrime-as-a-service operation that saw almost 50 million fake online accounts created across social media…
Mukherjee promoted at Rapid 7
Rapid7 has announced the promotion of Soumi Mukherjee to the role of Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). With more than 20 years’…
NAB elevates technology modernisation leader
NAB has elevated a key figure in its technology modernisation and simplification program to a new group executive of transformation role. The bank said [pdf]…
Russian Lynk group leaks sensitive UK MoD files, including info on eight military bases
Russian Lynk group leaks sensitive UK MoD files, including info on eight military bases Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2025 Russian hackers stole and leaked MoD…
DNS0.EU private DNS service shuts down over sustainability issues
The DNS0.EU non-profit public DNS service focused on European users announced its immediate shut down due to time and resource constraints. Based in France, the…
Aware Super moves AI closer with CEO’s remit
Industry Super Fund, Aware Super, has made its long-time technology leader part of the executive committee, and shifted the reporting line directly to the CEO.…
CISA Adds Microsoft, Oracle Vulnerabilities To KEV Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added five CVEs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog today, including Microsoft, Apple and Oracle vulnerabilities.…