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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 7/23/2025, 10:56:14 AM

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

Botnet hacks 9,000+ ASUS routers to add persistent SSH backdoor

Over 9,000 ASUS routers are compromised by a novel botnet dubbed "AyySSHush" that was also observed targeting SOHO routers from Cisco, D-Link, and Linksys. [...]

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

Dark Partners cybercrime gang fuels large-scale crypto heists

A sprawling network of fake AI, VPN, and crypto software download sites is being used by the "Dark Partner" threat actors to conduct a crypto theft attacks worldwide. [...]

Dark Reading

2 months ago

Cellcom Restores Regional Mobile Services After Cyberattack

Customers in parts of Wisconsin and Michigan could not make calls or send text messages for nearly a week after an incident on May 14, and service is still intermittent in some areas.

The Hacker News

2 months ago

Microsoft OneDrive File Picker Flaw Grants Apps Full Cloud Access — Even When Uploading Just One File

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a security flaw in Microsoft's OneDrive File Picker that, if successfully exploited, could allow websites to access a user's entire cloud storage content, as opposed to just the files selected for upload via the tool. "This stems from overly broad OAuth scopes and misleading consent screens that fail to clearly explain the extent of access being granted,

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

Czechia blames China for Ministry of Foreign Affairs cyberattack

The Czech Republic says the Chinese-backed APT31 hacking group was behind cyberattacks targeting the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and critical infrastructure organizations. [...]

Dark Reading

2 months ago

Why Take9 Won't Improve Cybersecurity

The latest cybersecurity awareness campaign asks users to pause for nine seconds before clicking — but this approach misplaces responsibility and ignores the real problems of system design.

Dark Reading

2 months ago

Have Your Say: Dark Reading Seeks Your Input

Dark Reading is offering its readers the opportunity to tell us how we're doing via a new survey.

Bleeping Computer

2 months ago

Microsoft introduces new Windows backup tool for businesses

Microsoft has introduced Windows Backup for Organizations, a new backup tool for enterprises that simplifies backups and makes the transition to Windows 11 easier. [...]

The Hacker News

2 months ago

From Infection to Access: A 24-Hour Timeline of a Modern Stealer Campaign

Stealer malware no longer just steals passwords. In 2025, it steals live sessions—and attackers are moving faster and more efficiently than ever. While many associate account takeovers with personal services, the real threat is unfolding in the enterprise. Flare’s latest research, The Account and Session Takeover Economy, analyzed over 20 million stealer logs and tracked attacker activity across

The Hacker News

2 months ago

New PumaBot Botnet Targets Linux IoT Devices to Steal SSH Credentials and Mine Crypto

Embedded Linux-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become the target of a new botnet dubbed PumaBot. Written in Go, the botnet is designed to conduct brute-force attacks against SSH instances to expand in size and scale and deliver additional malware to the infected hosts. "Rather than scanning the internet, the malware retrieves a list of targets from a command-and-control (C2) server