Latest news as of 8/17/2025, 3:52:47 AM
The Register
If it’s not on-prem, it’s on the menu The details of cloud data regionalization are rarely the stuff of great drama. When they’ve reached the level of an exe admitting to the Senate that a foreign power can help itself to that nations data, no matter where it lives, things get interesting.… Opinion
Bleeping Computer
Mozilla has warned browser extension developers of an active phishing campaign targeting accounts on its official AMO (addons.mozilla.org) repository. [...]
Check Point Research
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 4th August, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Russia’s largest airline Aeroflot has been attacked by pro-Ukrainian hacktivist groups, resulting in severe flight delays and major technical disruptions. The attackers claim to have exfiltrated databases containing flight history, workstation data, […] The post appeared first on . 4th August – Threat Intelligence Report Check Point Research
The Register
But its ok claims Brit government, no personal data stored 'unless absolutely necessary' The UK government has reported that an additional five million age checks are being made daily as UK-based internet users seek to access age-restricted sites following the implementation of the Online Safety Act."…
The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a nascent Android remote access trojan (RAT) called PlayPraetor that has infected more than 11,000 devices, primarily across Portugal, Spain, France, Morocco, Peru, and Hong Kong. "The botnet's rapid growth, which now exceeds 2,000 new infections per week, is driven by aggressive campaigns focusing on Spanish and French speakers, indicating a strategic
The Register
Attempts to censor QUIC traffic create chance to block access to offshore DNS resolvers China’s attempts to censor traffic carried using Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC) are imperfect and have left the country at risk of attacks that degrade its censorship apparatus, or even cut access to offshore DNS resolvers.…
The Register
PLUS: Slow MFA rollout costs Canucks $5m; Lawmakers ponder Stingray ban; MSFT tightens Teams; And more! North Korea’s Lazarus Group has changed tactics and is now creating malware-laden open source software.… Infosec In Brief
Bleeping Computer
A threat actor has been abusing link wrapping services from reputed technology companies to mask malicious links leading to Microsoft 365 phishing pages that collect login credentials. [...]
The Register
Plus: why takedowns aren't in threat-intel analysts' best interest It started out small: One US financial services company wanted to stop unknown crooks from spoofing their trading app, tricking customers into giving the digital thieves their login credentials and account information, thus allowing them to drain their accounts.… interview
The Hacker News
Telecommunications organizations in Southeast Asia have been targeted by a state-sponsored threat actor known as CL-STA-0969 to facilitate remote control over compromised networks. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it observed multiple incidents in the region, including one aimed at critical telecommunications infrastructure between February and November 2024. The attacks are characterized by the