South Korean defense giants bet big on AI-powered military tech

South Korean defense companies are ramping up investments in artificial intelligence (AI) software technology to boost unmanned warfare capabilities. The growing role of AI-powered autonomous weapon systems in warfare, particularly highlighted by the Russia-Ukraine war, has made them decisive in Read More …

Bank Of America Alerts Customers To Data Breach, Offers Identity Theft Protection For Affected Accounts

The Bank of America has alerted a small group of its customers about a data breach that may have exposed confidential information. The breach, which took place on December 30, was a result of improper handling of confidential documents by Read More …

Thousands of TP-Link routers have been infected by a botnet to spread malware

According to a new report from the Cato CTRL team, the Ballista botnet exploits a remote code execution vulnerability that directly impacts the TP-Link Archer AX-21 router. The botnet can lead to command injection which then makes remote code execution Read More …

New XCSSET malware adds new obfuscation, persistence techniques to infect Xcode projects

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has uncovered a new variant of XCSSET, a sophisticated modular macOS malware that infects Xcode projects, in the wild during routine threat hunting. Its first known variant since 2022, this latest XCSSET malware features enhanced obfuscation methods, Read More …

DCRat backdoor returns

Since the beginning of the year, Kaspersky researchers have been tracking in their telemetry a new wave of DCRat distribution, with paid access to the backdoor provided under the Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model. The cybercriminal group behind it also offers support Read More …

Cybersecurity Meets DUI Defense: Protecting Personal Data During Legal Battles

In today’s digital age, the intersection of cybersecurity and legal defense has never been more critical. Individuals facing DUI charges often find themselves not only defending against legal penalties but also safeguarding their personal data. Protecting personal data during legal Read More …

Patch Tuesday – March 2025

Microsoft is addressing 57 vulnerabilities this March 2025 Patch Tuesday, which is a similar volume to last month. However, Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation for as many as six of the vulnerabilities published today, and CISA KEV already lists Read More …

SideWinder targets the maritime and nuclear sectors with an updated toolset

Last year, Kaspersky researchers published an article about SideWinder, a highly prolific APT group whose primary targets have been military and government entities in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China, and Nepal. In the article, they described activities that had mostly happened Read More …

Hacker accessed PowerSchool’s network months before massive December breach

A hacker compromised the U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool months before its ‘massive’ data breach in December, according to a now-published forensic report into the incident conducted by U.S. cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. In a letter sent to affected customers last week, Read More …

Elon Musk’s X hit by waves of outages in what he claims is ‘a massive cyberattack’

Elon Musk’s X has been hit by three waves of outages since this morning, which the billionaire claims was due to a cyberattack. According to outage tracking site DownDetector, the problems began around 6 am ET when up to 20,538 Read More …