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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 7/21/2025, 5:30:47 AM

The Hacker News

2 months ago

New EDDIESTEALER Malware Bypasses Chrome's App-Bound Encryption to Steal Browser Data

A new malware campaign is distributing a novel Rust-based information stealer dubbed EDDIESTEALER using the popular ClickFix social engineering tactic initiated via fake CAPTCHA verification pages. "This campaign leverages deceptive CAPTCHA verification pages that trick users into executing a malicious PowerShell script, which ultimately deploys the infostealer, harvesting sensitive data such as

Dark Reading

2 months ago

Tenable to Acquire AI Security Startup Apex

Apex will enhance Tenable's AI Aware tool by mitigating the threats of AI applications and tools not governed by organizations, while enforcing existing security policies.

Dark Reading

2 months ago

CISO Stature Rises, but Security Budgets Remain Tight

The rate of compensation gains has slowed from the COVID years, and budgets remain largely static due to economic fears, but CISOs are increasingly gaining executive status and responsibilities.

Dark Reading

2 months ago

From Code Red to Rust: Microsoft's Security Journey

At this year's Build developer conference, Microsoft reflects on what the company learned about securing features and writing secure code in the early 2000s.

Dark Reading

2 months ago

NSA, CISA Urge Organizations to Secure Data Used in AI Models

New guidance includes a list of 10 best practices to protect sensitive data throughout the AI lifecycle as well as addressing supply chain and data poisoning risks.

The Hacker News

2 months ago

From the "Department of No" to a "Culture of Yes": A Healthcare CISO's Journey to Enabling Modern Care

Breaking Out of the Security Mosh Pit When Jason Elrod, CISO of MultiCare Health System, describes legacy healthcare IT environments, he doesn't mince words: "Healthcare loves to walk backwards into the future. And this is how we got here, because there are a lot of things that we could have prepared for that we didn't, because we were so concentrated on where we were." This chaotic approach has

The Hacker News

2 months ago

China-Linked Hackers Exploit SAP and SQL Server Flaws in Attacks Across Asia and Brazil

The China-linked threat actor behind the recent in-the-wild exploitation of a critical security flaw in SAP NetWeaver has been attributed to a broader set of attacks targeting organizations in Brazil, India, and Southeast Asia since 2023. "The threat actor mainly targets the SQL injection vulnerabilities discovered on web applications to access the SQL servers of targeted organizations," Trend

The Register

2 months ago

Crims defeat human intelligence with fake AI installers they poison with ransomware

Take care when downloading AI freebies, researcher tells The Register Criminals are using installers for fake AI software to distribute ransomware and other destructive malware.…

Graham Cluley

2 months ago

Interlock ransomware: what you need to know

"We don’t just want payment; we want accountability." The malicious hackers behind the Interlock ransomware try to justify their attacks. Learn more about what you need to know about Interlock in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

The Register

2 months ago

Data watchdog put cops on naughty step for lost CCTV footage

Greater Manchester Police reprimanded over hours of video that went AWOL The UK’s data watchdog has reprimanded Greater Manchester Police (GMP) force for losing CCTV footage the cop shop was later requested to retain.…