Lithuanian suspect arrested over KMSAuto malware that infected 2.8M systems
30
Dec
2025

Lithuanian suspect arrested over KMSAuto malware that infected 2.8M systems

Lithuanian suspect arrested over KMSAuto malware that infected 2.8M systems Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2025 A Lithuanian national was arrested…

Critical Vulnerability in SmarterMail Let Attackers Execute Remote Code
30
Dec
2025

Critical Vulnerability in SmarterMail Let Attackers Execute Remote Code

SmarterTools has issued an urgent security advisory addressing a critical vulnerability in SmarterMail that could allow attackers to execute remote…

EmEditor Homepage Download Button Served Malware for 4 Days
30
Dec
2025

EmEditor Homepage Download Button Served Malware for 4 Days – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

If you have downloaded the popular writing and coding tool EmEditor recently, you might want to double-check your computer. Between…

CISA Warns of MongoDB Server Vulnerability(CVE-2025-14847) Exploited in Attacks
30
Dec
2025

CISA Warns of MongoDB Server Vulnerability(CVE-2025-14847) Exploited in Attacks

CISA has added a critical MongoDB Server vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning that the flaw is…

Silver Fox Targets Indian Users With Tax-Themed Emails Delivering ValleyRAT Malware
30
Dec
2025

Silver Fox Targets Indian Users With Tax-Themed Emails Delivering ValleyRAT Malware

The threat actor known as Silver Fox has turned its focus to India, using income tax-themed lures in phishing campaigns…

Major software issue occurred in PSNI system for managing emergency calls
30
Dec
2025

Top 10 technology ethics stories of 2025

Throughout 2025, Computer Weekly’s technology and ethics coverage highlighted the human and socio-technical impacts of data-driven systems, particularly artificial intelligence…

Critical 0-Day RCE Vulnerability in Networking Devices Exposes 70,000+ Hosts
30
Dec
2025

Critical 0-Day RCE Vulnerability in Networking Devices Exposes 70,000+ Hosts

A critical zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in XSpeeder’s SXZOS firmware, affecting tens of thousands of SD-WAN appliances, edge routers,…

mishap coffee on laptop
30
Dec
2025

2025 exposed the risks we ignored while rushing AI

This blog is part of a series where we highlight new or fast-evolving threats in the consumer security landscape. This…

AI SOC Workflows
30
Dec
2025

How to Integrate AI into Modern SOC Workflows

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into security operations quickly, but many practitioners are still struggling to turn early…

EU Data Act comes into force amid fears of regulation fatigue
30
Dec
2025

Top 10 European IT stories of 2025

In this year’s review of Computer Weekly’s coverage of IT stories in continental Europe, we feature developments in the Netherlands,…

70,000+ MongoDB Servers Vulnerable to MongoBleed Exploit
30
Dec
2025

70,000+ MongoDB Servers Vulnerable to MongoBleed Exploit

A critical vulnerability in MongoDB Server is putting tens of thousands of databases worldwide at risk. Dubbed MongoBleed and tracked as CVE-2025-14847, this…

Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2025
30
Dec
2025

Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) played a significant role in the tech skills landscape in 2025, from helping teachers do their jobs…