AI-powered financial scams swamp social media
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Aug
2025

AI-powered financial scams swamp social media

Can you tell the difference between legitimate marketing and deepfake scam ads? It’s not always as easy as you may…

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a press conference at the Presidential office in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Reuters
19
Aug
2025

South Korea’s Lee faces security challenges in ambitious plan to relocate presidential office

As South Korean President Lee Jae-myung pushes ahead with his ambitious plan to relocate the presidential office back to the…

Pharma firm Inotiv says ransomware attack impacted operations
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Aug
2025

Pharma firm Inotiv says ransomware attack impacted operations

American pharmaceutical company Inotiv has disclosed that some of its systems and data have been encrypted in a ransomware attack,…

493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds
19
Aug
2025

493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds

“There are limitations to what we can see with this data, but what we have so far is accurate,” says…

Android VPN apps used by millions are covertly connected AND insecure
19
Aug
2025

Android VPN apps used by millions are covertly connected AND insecure

Three families of Android VPN apps, with a combined 700 million-plus Google Play downloads, are secretly linked, according to a…

Episode 1 Out Now | Black Hat USA 2025 CISO Series
19
Aug
2025

Episode 1 Out Now | Black Hat USA 2025 CISO Series

The Cyber Express, in collaboration with Suraksha Catalyst, has kicked off the Black Hat USA 2025 CISO Series Podcast with…

Greg Otto
19
Aug
2025

UK abandons Apple backdoor demand after US diplomatic pressure

The United Kingdom has withdrawn its demand that Apple create a backdoor to its encrypted cloud systems following months of…

A woman walks past a logo of Maxis at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The mobile network operator has already submitted a full report with anonymous data. Photo: Reuters
19
Aug
2025

Malaysia assures users their privacy is protected in mobile data grab: ‘truly anonymous’

Malaysia’s communications regulator has assured the public that their privacy remains intact, despite a government move to hoover up data…

Windows
19
Aug
2025

August security updates break Windows recovery, reset

Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems running Windows…

New Android Attack Targets Indian Users with Free Electricity Subsidy to Install Malware
19
Aug
2025

New Android Attack Targets Indian Users with Free Electricity Subsidy to Install Malware

A newly identified Android phishing campaign is aggressively targeting Indian users by masquerading as the legitimate PM Surya Ghar: Muft…

Public Exploit for Chained SAP Flaws Exposes Unpatched Systems to Remote Code Execution
19
Aug
2025

Public Exploit for Chained SAP Flaws Exposes Unpatched Systems to Remote Code Execution

Aug 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cyber Espionage A new exploit combining two critical, now-patched security flaws in SAP NetWeaver has…

Washington Post investigating cyberattack on journalists’ email accounts: source
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Aug
2025

Washington Post investigating cyberattack on journalists’ email accounts: source

The Washington Post is investigating a cyberattack on the email accounts of some of its journalists, a source familiar with…