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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 7/15/2025, 8:38:43 AM

The Register

2 months ago

Why is China deep in US networks? 'They're preparing for war,' HR McMaster tells lawmakers

House Homeland Security Committee takes a field trip to Silicon Valley Chinese government spies burrowed deep into American telecommunications systems and critical infrastructure networks for one reason, according to retired US Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster.…

Dark Reading

2 months ago

LexisNexis Informs 360K+ Customers of Third-Party Data Leak

While the leak affected customer data, LexisNexis said in a notification letter that its products and systems were not compromised.

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

ConnectWise breached in cyberattack linked to nation-state hackers

IT management software firm ConnectWise says a suspected state-sponsored cyberattack breached its environment and impacted a limited number of ScreenConnect customers. [...]

Dark Reading

2 months ago

PumaBot Targets Linux Devices in Latest Botnet Campaign

While the botnet may not be completely automated, it uses certain tactics when targeting devices that indicate that it may, at the very least, be semiautomated.

The Hacker News

2 months ago

Cybercriminals Target AI Users with Malware-Loaded Installers Posing as Popular Tools

Fake installers for popular artificial intelligence (AI) tools like OpenAI ChatGPT and InVideo AI are being used as lures to propagate various threats, such as the CyberLock and Lucky_Gh0$t ransomware families, and a new malware dubbed Numero. "CyberLock ransomware, developed using PowerShell, primarily focuses on encrypting specific files on the victim's system," Cisco Talos researcher Chetan

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

Threat actors abuse Google Apps Script in evasive phishing attacks

Threat actors are abusing the trusted Google platform 'Google Apps Script' to host phishing pages, making them appear legitimate and eliminating the risk of them getting flagged by security tools. [...]

The Register

2 months ago

8,000+ Asus routers popped in 'advanced' mystery botnet plot

No formal attribution made but two separate probes hint at the same suspect Thousands of Asus routers are currently ensnared by a new botnet that is trying to disable Trend Micro security features before exploiting vulnerabilities for backdoor access.…

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

Apple Safari exposes users to fullscreen browser-in-the-middle attacks

A weakness in Apple's Safari web browser allows threat actors to leverage the fullscreen browser-in-the-middle (BitM) technique to steal account credentials from unsuspecting users. [...]

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

US sanctions firm linked to cyber scams behind $200 million in losses

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Funnull Technology, a Philippines-based company that supports hundreds of thousands of malicious websites behind cyber scams linked to over $200 million in losses for Americans. [...]

Dark Reading

2 months ago

A Defense-in-Depth Approach for the Modern Era

By integrating intelligent network policies, zero-trust principles, and AI-driven insights, enterprises can create a robust defense against the next generation of cyber threats.