In mid-August, researchers encountered a new ransomware strain, Cephalus, in two separate incidents. Following the recent emergence of
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The Australian Institute of Criminology has unveiled a comprehensive study exposing the inner workings of ransomware syndicates and
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In recent months, specialists at Acronis TRU have observed a surge in attacks where adversaries deploy counterfeit installers
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Penelope is a powerful shell handler built as a modern netcat replacement for RCE exploitation, aiming to simplify,
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Two security researchers, operating under the pseudonyms BobDaHacker and BobTheShoplifter, have claimed to uncover “catastrophic” vulnerabilities in the
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A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-42957, has been identified in SAP S/4HANA, carrying a near-maximum CVSS score of 9.9. The
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On August 20, Apple released an unscheduled security update for all major platforms—iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and others. The
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PortSwigger researcher Gareth Hayes has unveiled a novel technique for stealing data directly from HTML attributes using inline
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Security researcher Matthew Bryant has introduced a new tool called Thermoptic—an HTTP proxy that disguises network requests as
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The Seqrite Labs APT-Team has uncovered a new campaign targeting Kazakhstan’s energy sector. Tracked since April 2025, the
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Andrew Ferguson, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai
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Company X, formerly known as Twitter, has begun the phased rollout of a new encrypted messaging service called
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The GhostAction attack stands as one of the most significant compromises of the GitHub ecosystem in recent years.
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At the end of August, Canadian fintech company Wealthsimple reported a security incident that affected a small fraction
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Experts at eSentire have reported the discovery of a new botnet known as NightshadeC2, which employs unconventional techniques
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Havoc Havoc is a modern and malleable post-exploitation command and control framework, created by @C5pider. Features Client Cross-platform UI
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The threat group TAG-150, which researchers associate with the development of the CastleLoader malware, has expanded its arsenal
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The European Commission has fined Google €2.95 billion (approximately $3.5 billion), accusing the company of abusing its dominant
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The hacking scene has once again made headlines with a provocative declaration. A Telegram channel carried a message
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The arrest of the alleged administrator of the Russian-speaking forum XSS[.]is, known under the alias Toha, has become
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