Threatline

Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 6/19/2025, 5:53:27 AM

The Register

14 days ago

China accuses Taiwan of running five feeble APT gangs, with US help

The authors who claimed America hacked itself to discredit Beijing are back with another report Beijing complains it’s under relentless attack by the equivalent of an ant trying to shake a tree China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center on Thursday published a report in which it claims Taiwan targeted it with a years-long but feeble cyber offensive, backed by the USA.…

The Register

14 days ago

IBM Cloud login breaks for second time this week and Big Blue isn't saying why

To make matters worse, IBM's security software has a critical vuln caused by exposed password IBM isn’t having its best week after the company experienced another cloudy outage and a critical-rated vulnerability.…

The Register

14 days ago

Play ransomware crims exploit SimpleHelp flaw in double-extortion schemes

Recompiled binaries and phone threats used to boost the pressure Groups linked with the Play ransomware have exploited more than 900 organizations, the FBI said Wednesday, and have developed a number of new techniques in their double-extortion campaigns - including exploiting a security flaw in remote-access tool SimpleHelp if orgs haven't patched it.…

Dark Reading

14 days ago

35K Solar Devices Vulnerable to Potential Hijacking

A little more than three-quarters of these exposed devices are located in Europe, followed by Asia, with 17%.

The Register

14 days ago

Ukraine strikes Russian bomber-maker with hack attack

Drones are not enough Following a daring drone attack on Russian airfields, Ukrainian military intelligence has reportedly also hacked the servers of Tupolev, the Kremlin's strategic bomber maker.…

Dark Reading

14 days ago

Vishing Crew Targets Salesforce Data

A group Google is tracking as UNC6040 has been tricking users into installing a malicious version of a Salesforce app to gain access to and steal data from the platform.

Bleeping Computer

14 days ago

Microsoft unveils free EU cybersecurity program for governments

Microsoft announced in Berlin today a new European Security Program that promises to bolster cybersecurity for European governments. [...]

Bleeping Computer

14 days ago

FBI: Play ransomware breached 900 victims, including critical orgs

In an update to a joint advisory with CISA and the Australian Cyber Security Centre, the FBI said that the Play ransomware gang had breached roughly 900 organizations as of May 2025, three times the number of victims reported in October 2023. [...]

The Register

14 days ago

Ransomware scum leak patient data after disrupting chemo treatments at Kettering

Literally adding insult to injury Kettering Health patients who had chemotherapy sessions and pre-surgery appointments canceled due to a ransomware attack in May now have to deal with the painful prospect that their personal info may have been leaked online.…

Bleeping Computer

14 days ago

Hacker arrested for breaching 5,000 hosting accounts to mine crypto

The Ukrainian police arrested a 35-year-old hacker who breached 5,000 accounts at an international hosting company and used them to mine cryptocurrency, resulting in $4.5 million in damages. [...]