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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 7/23/2025, 12:19:36 AM

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

Windows 11 KB5058499 update rolls out new Share and Click to Do features

​​Microsoft has released the KB5058499 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 with forty-eight new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out, such as the new Windows Share feature and tje Click to Do Preview. [...]

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

APT41 malware abuses Google Calendar for stealthy C2 communication

The Chinese APT41 hacking group uses a new malware named 'ToughProgress' that abuses Google Calendar for command-and-control (C2) operations, hiding malicious activity behind a trusted cloud service. [...]

Dark Reading

2 months ago

Hundreds of Web Apps Have Full Access to OneDrive Files

Researchers at Oasis Security say the problem has to do with OneDrive File Picker having overly broad permissions.

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

New PumaBot botnet brute forces SSH credentials to breach devices

A newly discovered Go-based Linux botnet malware named PumaBot is brute-forcing SSH credentials on embedded IoT devices to deploy malicious payloads. [...]

The Register

2 months ago

Attack on LexisNexis Risk Solutions exposes data on 300k +

Data analytics and risk management biz says software dev platform breached, not itself LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS) is the latest big-name organization to disclose a serious cyberattack leading to data theft, with the number of affected individuals pegged at 364,333.…

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

Interlock ransomware gang deploys new NodeSnake RAT on universities

The Interlock ransomware gang is deploying a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) named NodeSnake against educational institutes for persistent access to corporate networks. [...]

Dark Reading

2 months ago

Implementing Secure by Design Principles for AI

Harnessing AI's full transformative potential safely and securely requires more than an incremental enhancement of existing cybersecurity practices. A Secure by Design approach represents the best path forward.

Krebs on Security

2 months ago

Pakistan Arrests 21 in ‘Heartsender’ Malware Service

Authorities in Pakistan have arrested 21 individuals accused of operating "Heartsender," a once popular spam and malware dissemination service that operated for more than a decade. The main clientele for HeartSender were organized crime groups that tried to trick victim companies into making payments to a third party, and its alleged proprietors were publicly identified by KrebsOnSecurity in 2021 after they inadvertently infected their computers with malware.

The Hacker News

2 months ago

Czech Republic Blames China-Linked APT31 Hackers for 2022 Cyberattack

The Czech Republic on Wednesday formally accused a threat actor associated with the People's Republic of China (PRC) of targeting its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a public statement, the government said it identified China as the culprit behind a malicious campaign targeting one of the unclassified networks of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The extent of the breach is presently not

The Hacker News

2 months ago

Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Robbinhood Ransomware Attack on Baltimore

An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware. Sina Gholinejad (aka Sina Ghaaf), 37, and his co-conspirators are said to have breached the computer networks of various organizations in the United States and encrypted files with Robbinhood ransomware to demand Bitcoin ransom payments.