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Investigators assessed that the criminal group’s stolen funds amount to €580,000

The agency released three bulletins about the group — which is composed primarily of English-speaking minors who focus on attacks like ransomware, swatting and DDoS.

This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine

The current state of digital identity is a mess. Your personal information is scattered across hundreds of locations: social media companies, IoT companies, government agencies, websites you have accounts on, and data brokers you’ve never heard of. These entities collect, store, and trade your data, often without your knowledge or consent. It’s both redundant and inconsistent. You have hundreds, maybe thousands, of fragmented digital profiles that often contain contradictory or logically impossible information. Each serves its own purpose, yet there is no central override and control to serve you—as the identity owner...

New stealth backdoor discovered in the WordPress mu-plugins folder, granting attackers persistent access and control over compromised sites

The DSPM market hit around $1.2 billion in 2024 and should grow to $4.5 billion by 2033 (≈16.5% CAGR). ......

Chinese hackers used fake Dalai Lama birthday apps to spy on Tibetans, risking community privacy and safety.

Continuous validation with Picus helped cut vulnerabilities by 50%, boosting security teams’ speed and effectiveness.

Discover 2025's top identity trends from Auth0. Learn how AI reshapes logins, trust, and security.

Cisco Talos Incident Response (Talos IR) recently observed attacks by Chaos, a relatively new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group conducting big-game hunting and double extortion attacks.

The battle to fight misinformation continues.

SonicWall urges customers to patch SMA 100 series appliances against a critical authenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability that can let attackers gain remote code execution.

Storm-2603 exploits SharePoint flaws to deploy Warlock ransomware, affecting 400+ victims. Microsoft urges mitigation.

Le régulateur des télécoms propose de faire évoluer la tactique contre les appels frauduleux, avec la mise en place d'un numéro générique un peu particulier. En effet, malgré le récent mécanisme d'authentification du numéro d'appelant, des usurpations continuent d'avoir lieu. Dans un avenir proche, votre écran de

En juillet 2025, l’Université russe de la Haute École d’Économie (HSE), l’une des institutions les plus prestigieuses du pays, a officiellement lancé un master consacré à la « conformité internationale ». Un terme vaste qui englobe également le contournement des sanctions occidentales. Deux ans pour former la

A Chinese hacking group is deploying Warlock ransomware on Microsoft SharePoint servers vulnerable to widespread attacks targeting the recently patched ToolShell zero-day exploit chain.

Wiz believes the active campaign is part of a broader crypto-scam infrastructure, which uses a wide range of exploitation techniques

En Grande-Bretagne, la saga de la société de transport KNP restera dans les annales comme l’un des plus retentissants effondrements industriels causés par une cyberattaque. Victime d’un ransomware en 2023, cette entreprise historique, fondée il y a 158 ans, a été précipitée dans la faillite à cause d’un mot de passe

U.S. CISA adds CrushFTP, Google Chromium, and SysAid flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

XSS.is admin arrested in Kyiv after years enabling cybercrime; Europol disrupts major forum of 50K users.

Malware hidden in WordPress mu-plugins grants attackers full access and admin control, putting websites and users at serious risk.

Brave Software says its privacy-focused browser will block Microsoft's Windows Recall from capturing screenshots of Brave windows by default to protect users' privacy.

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft SharePoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Sophos addressed five Sophos Firewall vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

CISA is responding to potential compromises at federal agencies and various state and local entities.

The attack, linked to Scattered Spider, disrupted production of household cleaners and other goods.

It remains unclear how federal agencies depleted by layoffs will be able to implement the strategy’s ambitious vision, which includes an ISAC dedicated to AI.

Mimo exploits Craft, Magento, and Docker systems with crypto miners and proxyware to maximize profit.

It also builds on previous efforts to promote “secure by design” principles in AI systems and tools.