Hacking

“Sharing complete information with all their customers, trusting them not to misuse it, has proved counterproductive,” said Keith Prabhu, founder and CEO of Confidis. “However, the approach of selective sharing of …

Aug 15, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Open Source A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been observed targeting web infrastructure entities in Taiwan using customized versions of open-sourced tools with …

SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an …

The Voice of Nigeria (VON) has issued a public apology for a false report on its website announcing the Super Falcon’s loss in the WAFCON 2024 final against Morocco. The …

Scattered Spider hackers have been aggressively targeting virtualized environments by attacking VMware ESXi hypervisors at U.S. companies in the retail, airline, transportation, and insurance sectors. According to the Google Threat Intelligence …

“As of this writing, Microsoft has observed two named Chinese nation-state actors, Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon, exploiting these vulnerabilities targeting internet-facing SharePoint servers,” Microsoft said on Tuesday. “In addition, …

Attackers are increasingly leveraging large language models (LLMs) to enhance attack workflows, but for all their advances in helping to write malicious scripts, these tools are not yet ready to …

WIRED reported this week on public records that show the United States Department of Homeland Security urging local law enforcement around the country to interpret common protest activities and surrounding …

A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to hacking multiple organizations to advertise his cybersecurity services, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. 32-year-old Nicholas Michael Kloster was indicted …

New South Wales police in Australia have arrested a 27-year-old former Western Sydney University (WSU) student for allegedly hacking into the University’s systems on multiple occasions, starting with a scheme …