Latest news as of 7/12/2025, 4:29:24 AM
Dark Reading
Chalk up another win for global cooperation among law enforcement, this time targeting seven types of cyber fraud, including voice phishing and business email compromise.
Bleeping Computer
In an effort to turn the tide, Mozilla is testing a fresh approach that could persuade more people to switch their default browser on Windows during the installation of the browser. [...]
Bleeping Computer
Russian authorities have sentenced the leader of the criminal group behind the now-closed dark web platform Hydra Market to life in prison. [...]
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Bleeping Computer
The recently uncovered 'Bootkitty' UEFI bootkit, the first malware of its kind targeting Linux systems, exploits CVE-2023-40238, aka 'LogoFAIL,' to infect computers running on a vulnerable UEFI firmware. [...]
Dark Reading
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Bleeping Computer
A novel phishing attack abuses Microsoft's Word file recovery feature by sending corrupted Word documents as email attachments, allowing them to bypass security software due to their damaged state but still be recoverable by the application. [...]
Dark Reading
Alder Hey Children's Hospital got hit with a ransomware attack, while the nature of an incident at Wirral University Teaching Hospital remains undisclosed.
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The Hacker News
Taiwanese entities in manufacturing, healthcare, and information technology sectors have become the target of a new campaign distributing the SmokeLoader malware. "SmokeLoader is well-known for its versatility and advanced evasion techniques, and its modular design allows it to perform a wide range of attacks," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "While