Trellix confirms data breach after hack of ‘a portion’ of its source code

Cybersecurity giant Trellix has confirmed suffering a cyberattack in which threat actors accessed parts of its source code. In a brief announcement published on its website, Trellix said it had identified “unauthorized access to a portion of [its] source code Read More …

Quasar Linux (QLNX) – Inside a Full-Featured Linux RAT

In previous research, Trend Micro have demonstrated how AI can be used to improve detection accuracy when new malware families emerge, particularly those that reuse or share code from open-source repositories. In this blog entry, Trends Micro researchers present another Read More …

Children say they can beat age checks by drawing on a fake mustache

It’s been months since the UK government began requiring stronger age checks under the Online Safety Act, and recent research suggests those measures are falling short of keeping kids away from harmful content. In some cases, even drawing on a Read More …

Thousands of Facebook accounts stolen by phishing emails sent through Google

Researchers have uncovered a long-running phishing operation that abuses trusted Google services to hijack tens of thousands of Facebook accounts. The compromised Facebook accounts are mainly business and advertiser profiles, which criminals can monetize after gaining access and control. The Read More …

Employees are now more dangerous to their company than external hackers

New data from Orange Cyberdefense has suggested the biggest risks companies face could now be coming from inside, with internal threats rising from 47% to 57% in the space of less than a year. For the first time ever, internal Read More …

Study warns cost-cutting use of generative AI could increase cyber-attack risks

Newly published research from a leading computer scientist warns that the use of generative AI to design, train, or perform steps within a machine learning system could increase serious risks. Michael Lones, professor at Heriot-Watt University’s School of Mathematical and Read More …

How ChatGPT conversations became ‘a treasure trove’ of evidence in criminal investigations

Days before two University of South Florida graduate students went missing last month, a roommate of one of the students allegedly asked the AI chatbot ChatGPT an unusual question. “What happens if a human has a put (sic) in a Read More …

Hackers crawled Canadian streets with SMS blasters causing 13 million network disruptions

Authorities in Canada have disclosed details of a mobile cyber operation that relied on SMS blasters mounted inside vehicles moving through urban areas. Three suspects drove around downtown Toronto with these hidden devices running in their cars, impersonating cell towers. Read More …

Pro-Iran crew turns DDoS into shakedown as Ubuntu com stays down

Canonical says its web infrastructure is under attack after a pro-Iran hacktivist group instructed its members to target the open source giant. “I can confirm that Canonical’s web infrastructure is under a sustained, cross-border Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack” Read More …

FBI: Hackers making millions from stolen cargo – losses ‘surged’ to nearly $725 million in 2025

The FBI has warned cybercriminals are increasingly targeting cargo shipments with hacking and impersonation tactics – and making a hefty profit doing so. With incidents rising 18% in 2025 and the average value per theft up around 36% (to $273,990) Read More …