SonicWall blames state hackers for damaging data breach

SonicWall has blamed “state-sponsored threat actors” for the cloud backup security breach which hit its services in September 2025. In an update posted on the company’s website, SonicWall said it completed the investigation into the incident, and confirmed that the Read More …

Malware-pwned laptop gifts cybercriminals Nikkei’s Slack

Japanese media behemoth Nikkei has admitted to a data breach after miscreants slipped into its internal Slack workspace, exposing the personal details of more than 17,000 employees and business partners.… The company blamed the intrusion on malware that infected an Read More …

Android malware steals your card details and PIN to make instant ATM withdrawals

The Polish Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT Polska) analyzed a new Android-based malware that uses NFC technology to perform unauthorized ATM cash withdrawals and drain victims’ bank accounts. Researchers found that the malware, called NGate, lets attackers withdraw cash from Read More …

Washington Post says it is among victims of cyber breach tied to Oracle software

The Washington Post said it is among victims of a sweeping cyber breach tied to Oracle software. In a statement released on Thursday, the newspaper said it was one of those impacted “by the breach of the Oracle E-Business Suite Read More …

Italian political consultant says he was targeted with Paragon spyware

Francesco Nicodemo, a consultant who works with left-wing politicians in Italy, has gone public as the latest person targeted with Paragon spyware in the country. On Thursday, Nicodemo said in a Facebook post that for 10 months, he preferred not Read More …

When Your Calendar Becomes the Compromise

It starts innocently enough. A new meeting appears in your Google calendar and the subject seems ordinary, perhaps even urgent: “Security Update Briefing,” “Your Account Verification Meeting,” or “Important Notice Regarding Benefits.” You assume you missed this invitation in your Read More …

Operation South Star: 0-day Espionage Campaign Targeting Domestic Mobile Phones

In recent years, during high-intensity confrontations with Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups from the Northeast Asia region, the RedDrip team at QiAnXin Threat Intelligence Center has discovered nearly 20 0day vulnerabilities involving domestic software. Some details have been disclosed in Read More …

Phone location data of top EU officials available for sale

Journalists in Europe found it was “easy” to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location histories sold by data brokers, despite the continent having some of the strongest data protection laws in the world. EU officials said Read More …

SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Assistants API for command and control

Microsoft Incident Response – Detection and Response Team (DART) researchers uncovered a new backdoor that is notable for its novel use of the OpenAI Assistants Application Programming Interface (API) as a mechanism for command-and-control (C2) communications. Instead of relying on Read More …

Chicago firm that resolves ransomware attacks had rogue workers carrying out their own hacks

Rogue employees of a Chicago company that specializes in negotiating ransoms to mitigate cyber attacks were carrying out their own piracy in a plot to extort millions of dollars from a series of companies, prosecutors say. Kevin Tyler Martin, a Read More …