Threatline

Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 7/10/2025, 1:39:39 AM

The Hacker News

6 months ago

Russian Star Blizzard Shifts Tactics to Exploit WhatsApp QR Codes for Credential Harvesting

The Russian threat actor known as Star Blizzard has been linked to a new spear-phishing campaign that targets victims' WhatsApp accounts, signaling a departure from its longstanding tradecraft in a likely attempt to evade detection. "Star Blizzard's targets are most commonly related to government or diplomacy (both incumbent and former position holders), defense policy or international relations

Bleeping Computer

6 months ago

US cracks down on North Korean IT worker army with more sanctions

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a network of individuals and front companies linked to North Korea's Ministry of National Defense that have generated revenue via illegal remote IT work schemes. [...]

Bleeping Computer

6 months ago

Biden signs executive order to bolster national cybersecurity

Days before leaving office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to shore up the United States' cybersecurity by making it easier to sanction hacking groups targeting federal agencies and the nation's critical infrastructure. [...]

The Register

6 months ago

Enzo Biochem settles lawsuit over 2023 ransomware attack for $7.5M

That's in addition to the $4.5M fine paid to three state AGs last year Enzo Biochem has settled a consolidated class-action lawsuit relating to its 2023 ransomware incident for $7.5 million.…

Bleeping Computer

6 months ago

Wolf Haldenstein law firm says 3.5 million impacted by data breach

Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP ("Wolf Haldenstein") reports it has suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 3.5 million individuals to hackers. [...]

The Register

6 months ago

Cybersecurity rethink - from reaction to resilience

Proactive strategies for data security and identity management in 2025 Are you tired of constant firefighting in the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape?… Webinar

Bleeping Computer

6 months ago

FTC sues GoDaddy for years of poor hosting security practices

The FTC will require web hosting giant GoDaddy to implement basic security protections, such as multi-factor authentication and HTTPS APIs, to settle charges that it failed to secure its hosting services against attacks since 2018. [...]

The Register

6 months ago

Raspberry Pi hands out prizes to all in the RP2350 Hacking Challenge

Power-induced glitches, lasers, and electromagnetic fields are all tools of the trade Raspberry Pi has given out prizes for extracting a secret value from the one-time-programmable (OTP) memory of the Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller – awarding a pile of cash to all four entrants.…

Bleeping Computer

6 months ago

MFA Failures - The Worst is Yet to Come

This article delves into the rising tide of MFA failures, the alarming role of generative AI in amplifying these attacks, the growing user discontent weakening our defenses, and the glaring vulnerabilities being frequently exploited. The storm is building, and the worst is yet to come. [...]

Bleeping Computer

6 months ago

New UEFI Secure Boot flaw exposes systems to bootkits, patch now

A new UEFI Secure Boot bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-7344 that affects a Microsoft-signed application could be exploited to deploy bootkits even if Secure Boot protection is active. [...]