A closer look at the Tria stealer campaign

Since mid-2024, Kaspersky researchers observed a malicious Android campaign leveraging wedding invitations as a lure to social-engineer victims into installing a malicious Android app (APK), which they have named “Tria Stealer” after unique strings found in campaign samples. The primary Read More …

CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia

We identified a cluster of activity that we track as CL-STA-0048. This cluster targeted high-value targets in South Asia, including a telecommunications organization. This activity cluster used rare tools and techniques including the technique we call Hex Staging, in which Read More …

UK: Whitehall is at risk from hackers due to poor cyber defences

Whitehall departments are at growing risk of being hacked because anti-cyber attack defences are ‘lower’ than thought, an alarming report has found. The inquiry by the National Audit Office (NAO) was branded a ‘wake-up call’ for officials to step-up defences Read More …

UK’s Morrisons says cyber attack at technology provider hit Christmas sales

British supermarket group Morrisons said a November cyber attack at technology provider Blue Yonder hit its product availability, impacting sales in the Christmas quarter. CEO Rami Baitieh said the attack meant Morrisons had to shut down its warehouse management system, Read More …

DeepSeek has rattled the AI industry. Here’s a quick look at other Chinese AI models

The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced computer chips and consuming less energy. DeepSeek’s emergence has raised concerns Read More …

Smiths Group: Shares fall as engineering giant hit by cyber attack

Global engineering firm Smiths Group has reported a cyber security incident involving unauthorised access to its systems. Upon detecting the breach, the firm promptly isolated the affected systems and activated its business continuity plans to mitigate disruptions. The company, known Read More …

5 linked to cyber espionage ring arrested in Türkiye

Authorities arrested five people on cyber espionage charges through a software system uncovered thanks to information from the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Turkish media reported Monday. An investigation led by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in the capital, Ankara, discovered Read More …

The Honeymoon for Cloud Services Is Over

The cloud services you rely on are no longer as secure as they used to be. Once seemingly a safe haven for data and applications, attackers are increasingly leveraging cloud services for command and control—and the Symantec Threat Hunter Team Read More …