UK Police use controversial AI tool that looks at people’s sex lives and beliefs

British police forces have signed contracts with a controversial US tech giant to buy AI-powered software that uses data about an individual’s race, sex life, health and political beliefs, it can be revealed. An internal police memo obtained by The Read More …

VMDetector-Based Loader Abuses Steganography to Deliver Infostealers

Recently, the SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team has identified various malware strains being distributed through a custom VMDetector Loader. This loader is typically delivered to the victim’s system via image files embedded with steganography. The primary payloads observed include Read More …

Europe-wide takedown hits longest-standing dark web drug market

Law enforcement authorities across Europe have dismantled ‘Archetyp Market’, the most enduring dark web marketplace, following a large-scale operation involving six countries, supported by Europol and Eurojust. Between 11 and 13 June, a series of coordinated actions took place across Read More …

Hackers take aim at Washington Post journalists in an apparent ‘targeted’ cyberattack

Hackers have tried to break into the email accounts of a select number of Washington Post journalists, according to an internal Washington Post memo obtained by CNN. The Post discovered the “possible targeted” hack of its email system last Thursday, Read More …

Anubis: A Closer Look at an Emerging Ransomware with Built-in Wiper

A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group has emerged and has been making a name for itself in 2025. Anubis is a recently identified group that sets itself apart by partnering encryption with more destructive capabilities—wiping directories which severely impact chances of Read More …

Apple fixes new iPhone zero-day bug used in Paragon spyware hacks

Researchers revealed on Thursday that two European journalists had their iPhones hacked with spyware made by Paragon. Apple says it has fixed the bug that was used to hack their phones. The Citizen Lab wrote in its report, shared with Read More …

US airline industry quietly selling flight data to DHS

A data broker owned by some of America’s biggest airlines has been selling access to customer flight data to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The data, compiled by data broker Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), includes names, flight itineraries, Read More …