North Korean Hackers’ Secret Linux Malware Surfaces Online
18
Aug
2025

North Korean Hackers’ Secret Linux Malware Surfaces Online

Phrack Magazine’s latest issue #72 has unveiled a significant data leak from a suspected North Korean hacking operation, including exploit…

Card Payments, Credit Card Fraud, ACCC, AES Encryption
18
Aug
2025

Australia To Roll-Out Encryption Upgrade For Card Payments

In a forward-looking proposal introduced last week, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has invited public submissions on a…

By gutting its cyber staff, State Department ignores congressional directives
18
Aug
2025

By gutting its cyber staff, State Department ignores congressional directives

The State Department has demonstrated it does not understand that cyber power is critical to geopolitical power. In the course…

‘How can we trust you?’: China’s state media calls on Nvidia to prove safety of H20 chip
18
Aug
2025

‘How can we trust you?’: China’s state media calls on Nvidia to prove safety of H20 chip

The article, entitled “How can we trust you, Nvidia”, called on the US company to “comply with requests and provide…

Workday Data Breach Exposes HR Records via Third-Party CRM Hack
18
Aug
2025

Workday Data Breach Exposes HR Records via Third-Party CRM Hack

Enterprise software giant Workday has disclosed a security incident involving unauthorized access to employee information through a compromised third-party customer…

Human resources firm Workday disclosed a data breach
18
Aug
2025

Human resources firm Workday disclosed a data breach

Human resources firm Workday disclosed a data breach Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2025 Human resources firm Workday disclosed a data…

‘No kill switches and back doors’: Nvidia reasserts security of its AI chips in blog post
18
Aug
2025

‘No kill switches and back doors’: Nvidia reasserts security of its AI chips in blog post

Semiconductor giant Nvidia reasserted the security of its AI processors in a blog post on Tuesday, pointing out that inserting…

Threat Actor Allegedly Claiming Access to 15.8 Million PayPal Email and Passwords in Plaintext
18
Aug
2025

Threat Actor Allegedly Claiming Access to 15.8 Million PayPal Email and Passwords in Plaintext

A threat actor operating under the alias “Chucky_BF” has posted a concerning advertisement on a well-known cybercrime forum, claiming to…

How LLMs Revive Classic Cyber Threats
18
Aug
2025

How LLMs Revive Classic Cyber Threats

In an era where users rely on vigilance against shady websites and file hashing via platforms like VirusTotal, a new…

Iranian Man pleaded guilty to role in Robbinhood Ransomware attacks
18
Aug
2025

DoJ seizes $2.8M linked to Zeppelin Ransomware

DoJ seizes $2.8M linked to Zeppelin Ransomware Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2025 DoJ seized $2.8M in crypto from Ianis Antropenko,…

Zhou Hongyi, chairman of China’s Qihoo 360, speaks to media in Beijing in March: Photo: Getty Images
18
Aug
2025

Taiwan cyberattacks ‘below average’ but widespread, Beijing political advisor says

Taiwan’s collection of cyberhackers may not be sophisticated, but they are “diligent” when it comes to executing attacks on various…

GPT-5
18
Aug
2025

OpenAI releases warmer GPT-5 personality, but only for non thinking model

OpenAI has confirmed it has begun rolling out a new warmer personality for GPT-5, but remember that it won’t be…