HMRC predicts IR35-related £20m annual tax loss due to business size classification changes
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Dec
2025

Jilted Fujitsu replaced by Netcompany in HMRC relationship

Netcompany is replacing Fujitsu on HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) £245m post-Brexit Northern Ireland trading service, after the troubled supplier…

NIST loses key cyber experts in standards and research
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Dec
2025

NIST adds to AI security guidance with Cybersecurity Framework profile

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The National…

Critical React2Shell flaw exploited in ransomware attacks
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Dec
2025

Critical React2Shell flaw exploited in ransomware attacks

A ransomware gang exploited the critical React2Shell vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182) to gain initial access to corporate networks and deployed the file-encrypting…

Microsoft Desktop Windows Manager Out-Of-Bounds Vulnerability Let Attackers Escalate Privileges
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Dec
2025

Microsoft Desktop Windows Manager Out-Of-Bounds Vulnerability Let Attackers Escalate Privileges

Microsoft has confirmed a critical out-of-bounds vulnerability in the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to…

APT28 Targets Ukrainian UKR-net Users in Long-Running Credential Phishing Campaign
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Dec
2025

APT28 Targets Ukrainian UKR-net Users in Long-Running Credential Phishing Campaign

Dec 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Threat Intelligence The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28 has been attributed to…

GNV ferry fantastic under cyberattack probe amid remote hijack fears
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Dec
2025

GNV ferry fantastic under cyberattack probe amid remote hijack fears

GNV ferry fantastic under cyberattack probe amid remote hijack fears Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025 French prosecutors probe a suspected…

New Research Reveals 90% of Parked Domains Now Deliver Malware, Scams, and Phishing Attacks
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Dec
2025

New Research Reveals 90% of Parked Domains Now Deliver Malware, Scams, and Phishing Attacks

The cybersecurity threat landscape has shifted dramatically, and parked domains have become a primary weapon for delivering malware, scams, and…

New ClickFix Attack Uses Fake Browser Fix to Install DarkGate Malware
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Dec
2025

New ClickFix Attack Uses Fake Browser Fix to Install DarkGate Malware – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

We are used to clicking through human verification tests and browser updates without second thoughts, but a new threat is…

M&S calls for mandatory ransomware reporting
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Dec
2025

ClickFix attacks that bypass cyber controls on the rise

So-called ClickFix or ClearFake attacks that bypass security controls and use unwitting victims to execute a cyber attack of their…

New Moonwalk++ PoC Shows How Malware Can Spoof Windows Call Stacks and Evade Elastic-Inspired Rules
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Dec
2025

New Moonwalk++ PoC Shows How Malware Can Spoof Windows Call Stacks and Evade Elastic-Inspired Rules

A sophisticated proof-of-concept demonstrating how malware can bypass advanced call stack detection mechanisms increasingly adopted by enterprise security vendors like…

Attackers are exploiting auth bypass vulnerability on FortiGate firewalls (CVE-2025-59718)
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Dec
2025

Attackers are exploiting auth bypass vulnerability on FortiGate firewalls (CVE-2025-59718)

Attackers are exploiting a recently revealed vulnerability (CVE-2025-59718) to bypass authentication on Fortinet’s FortiGate firewalls, and are leveraging the achieved…

MFA Thumbprint
17
Dec
2025

Your MFA Is Costing You Millions. It Doesn’t Have To.

Token’s Wireless Biometrics Pay for Themselves Starting Day One For nearly twenty years enterprises have been told the same thing….