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A list of topics we covered in the week of June 15 to June 21 of 2025

Hackers are exploiting a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the WordPress theme "Motors" to hijack administrator accounts and gain complete control of a targeted site.

Russian hackers bypass multi-factor authentication and access Gmail accounts by leveraging app-specific passwords in advanced social engineering attacks that impersonate U.S. Department of State officials.

​Microsoft announced that the Windows screenshot and screencast Snipping Tool utility is getting support for exporting animated GIF recordings.

Oxford City Council warns it suffered a data breach where attackers accessed personally identifiable information from legacy systems.

CoinMarketCap, the popular cryptocurrency price tracking site, suffered a website supply chain attack that exposed site visitors to a wallet drainer campaign to steal visitors' crypto.

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Iran confirmed Internet shutdown to counter Israeli cyberattacks,citing threats to critical infrastructure, interference with drone control

U.K. retailers M&S and Co-op targeted by Scattered Spider cyber attack, with losses up to £440M.

The breach marks the latest in a series of recent attacks linked to cybercrime group Scattered Spider.

This is the first ever video of the Antarctic Gonate Squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

New legislation seeks the creation of a Treasury-led task force to examine and combat AI-fueled scams that trick Americans out of their money.

Cloudflare blocked a record 7.3 Tbps DDoS attack in May 2025, +12% than its previous peak and 1 Tbps greater than attack reported by Krebs

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The Taiwanese cryptocurrency exchange BitoPro claims the North Korean hacking group Lazarus is behind a cyberattack that led to the theft of $11,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency on May 8, 2025.

Qilin ransomware intensifies, offering legal counsel to affiliates, rising as a top cybercrime platform with 304 victims in 2025.

Minister of Health Ana ‘Akau’ola then told parliament on Thursday that an unnamed ransomware gang attacked the National Health Information System, demanding millions in ransom to restore the system.

​Microsoft is investigating a known OneDrive issue that is causing searches to appear blank for some users or return no results even when searching for files they know they've already uploaded.

Cloudflare says it mitigated a record-breaking distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in May 2025 that peaked at 7.3 Tbps, targeting a hosting provider.

Three insurance companies have publicly disclosed cyberattacks in the past week. Scattered Spider, an amorphous band of cybercriminals, has been actively targeting the sector.

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On Friday, American insurance giant Aflac disclosed that its systems were breached in a broader campaign targeting insurance companies across the United States by attackers who may have stolen personal and health information.

Android malware AntiDot and GodFather target mobile users with phishing, NFC attacks, and app virtualization.

Self-service password resets (SSPR) reduce helpdesk strain—but without strong security, they can open the door to attackers. Learn why phishing-resistant MFA, context-aware verification, and risk-based detection are critical to secure SSPR implementation.

AI's rapid development underscores the need for secure foundations, Amy Herzog said Tuesday during the company's annual cybersecurity conference.

The UK’s Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) assessed the incident as a Category 2 systemic event, based on the significant economic impact

Humans are a weak spot that cybersecurity must compensate for. Email security tools can ensure that employees are not responsible for stopping attacks.

A Krispy Kreme spokesperson said the “vast majority of those affected are Krispy Kreme employees, members of their families, and former employees.”