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From August 26 to 27, 2025, BetterBank, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol operating on the PulseChain network, fell victim to a sophisticated exploit involving liquidity manipulation and reward minting. The attack resulted in an initial loss of approximately $5 million Read More …
Microsoft has acknowledged older versions of Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server could be exploited due to a vulnerability related to SMB. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-33073 with a score of 8.8, was added to America’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Read More …
The cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will cost an estimated £1.9bn and be the most economically damaging cyber event in UK history, according to researchers. Experts at the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) have analysed the continuing fallout from Read More …
On October 6, 2025, the developer known as “Loadbaks” announced the release of Vidar Stealer v2.0 on underground forums. This new version features a complete transition from C++ to a pure C implementation, allegedly enhancing performance and efficiency. Its release Read More …
Palo Alto Unit 42 recently published an Insights piece “The Golden Scale: Bling Libra and the Evolving Extortion Economy,” which primarily focused on the Salesforce data theft extortion activity. This was associated with the cybercriminal syndicate known as Scattered LAPSUS$ Read More …
The Ministry of Defence is investigating claims that Russian hackers have stolen hundreds of sensitive military documents and published them on the dark web. The files hold details of eight RAF and Royal Navy bases as well as Ministry of Read More …
In January 2025, FortiGuard Labs observed Winos 4.0 attacks targeting users in Taiwan. In February, it became clear the actor had changed malware families and expanded operations. What first appeared isolated was part of a broader campaign that shifted from Read More …
An action day performed in Latvia on 10 October 2025 led to the arrest of five cybercriminals of Latvian nationality and the seizure of infrastructure used to enable crimes against thousands of victims across Europe. During the operation codenamed ‘SIMCARTEL’, Read More …
The first version of the AdaptixC2 post-exploitation framework, which can be considered an alternative to the well-known Cobalt Strike, was made publicly available in early 2025. In spring of 2025, the framework was first observed being used for malicious means. Read More …
Mango has become the latest retailer to face a cyber-attack, where “limited” shopper data was stolen from one of its external marketing services. The fashion chain, which recently reported a sales boost, told customers that data “accessed” by hackers was Read More …
