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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 7/13/2025, 10:02:14 PM

Bleeping Computer

6 months ago

Microsoft to force install new Outlook on Windows 10 PCs in February

Microsoft will force install the new Outlook email client on Windows 10 systems starting with next month's security update. [...]

Graham Cluley

6 months ago

Canadian man loses a cryptocurrency fortune to scammers – here’s how you can stop it happening to you

A Canadian man lost a $100,000 cryptocurrency fortune - all because he did a careless Google search. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

The Hacker News

6 months ago

AI-Driven Ransomware FunkSec Targets 85 Victims Using Double Extortion Tactics

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a nascent artificial intelligence (AI) assisted ransomware family called FunkSec that sprang forth in late 2024, and has claimed more than 85 victims to date. "The group uses double extortion tactics, combining data theft with encryption to pressure victims into paying ransoms," Check Point Research said in a new report shared with The Hacker News. "

The Hacker News

6 months ago

Taking the Pain Out of Cybersecurity Reporting: A Practical Guide for MSPs

Cybersecurity reporting is a critical yet often overlooked opportunity for service providers managing cybersecurity for their clients, and specifically for virtual Chief Information Security Officers (vCISOs). While reporting is seen as a requirement for tracking cybersecurity progress, it often becomes bogged down with technical jargon, complex data, and disconnected spreadsheets that fail to

Check Point Research

6 months ago

FunkSec – Alleged Top Ransomware Group Powered by AI

Key Points Introduction The FunkSec ransomware group first emerged publicly in late 2024, and rapidly gained prominence by publishing over 85 claimed victims—more than any other ransomware group in the month of December. Presenting itself as a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation, FunkSec appears to have no known connections to previously identified ransomware gangs, and little […] The post appeared first on . FunkSec – Alleged Top Ransomware Group Powered by AI Check Point Research

The Hacker News

6 months ago

CrowdStrike Warns of Phishing Scam Targeting Job Seekers with XMRig Cryptominer

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is alerting of a phishing campaign that exploits its own branding to distribute a cryptocurrency miner that's disguised as an employee CRM application as part of a supposed recruitment process. "The attack begins with a phishing email impersonating CrowdStrike recruitment, directing recipients to a malicious website," the company said. "Victims are prompted to

The Hacker News

6 months ago

RedDelta Deploys PlugX Malware to Target Mongolia and Taiwan in Espionage Campaigns

Mongolia, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia have been targeted by the China-nexus RedDelta threat actor to deliver a customized version of the PlugX backdoor between July 2023 and December 2024. "The group used lure documents themed around the 2024 Taiwanese presidential candidate Terry Gou, the Vietnamese National Holiday, flood protection in Mongolia, and meeting invitations, including an

The Hacker News

6 months ago

Google Project Zero Researcher Uncovers Zero-Click Exploit Targeting Samsung Devices

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a now-patched security flaw impacting Monkey's Audio (APE) decoder on Samsung smartphones that could lead to code execution. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-49415 (CVSS score: 8.1), affects Samsung devices running Android versions 12, 13, and 14. "Out-of-bounds write in libsaped.so prior to SMR Dec-2024 Release 1 allows remote

The Hacker News

6 months ago

Hands-On Walkthrough: Microsegmentation For all Users, Workloads and Devices by Elisity

Network segmentation remains a critical security requirement, yet organizations struggle with traditional approaches that demand extensive hardware investments, complex policy management, and disruptive network changes. Healthcare and manufacturing sectors face particular challenges as they integrate diverse endpoints – from legacy medical devices to IoT sensors – onto their production networks.

The Register

6 months ago

Devs sent into security panic by 'feature that was helpful … until it wasn't'

Screenshot showed it wasn't a possible attack – unless you qualify everything Google does as a threat Velkomin, Vælkomin, Hoş geldin, and welcome to Friday, and therefore to another edition of On Call – 's end-of-week celebration of the tech support tasks you managed to tackle without too much trauma.… On Call The Register