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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 7/14/2025, 5:17:07 AM

Dark Reading

6 months ago

Chinese APT Group Is Ransacking Japan's Secrets

Since 2019, MirrorFace has been stealing information from myriad Japanese organizations to gain leverage over Japan in the event of hostilities between the two countries, experts said.

Dark Reading

6 months ago

Banshee 2.0 Malware Steals Apple's Encryption to Hide on Macs

The most recent iteration of the open source infostealer skates by antivirus programs on Macs, using an encryption mechanism stolen from Apple's own antivirus product.

The Register

6 months ago

Look for the label: White House rolls out 'Cyber Trust Mark' for smart devices

Beware the IoT that doesn’t get a security tag The White House this week introduced a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for technology products so that consumers can have some assurance their smart devices aren't spying on them.…

Bleeping Computer

6 months ago

Fake CrowdStrike job offer emails target devs with crypto miners

CrowdStrike is warning that a phishing campaign is impersonating the cybersecurity company in fake job offer emails to trick targets into infecting themselves with a Monero cryptocurrency miner (XMRig). [...]

Dark Reading

6 months ago

Hacking Group 'Silk Typhoon' Linked to US Treasury Breach

The attack used a stolen remote support SaaS API key to exfiltrate data from workstations in the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Bleeping Computer

6 months ago

Largest US addiction treatment provider notifies patients of data breach

​BayMark Health Services, North America's largest provider of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services, is notifying an undisclosed number of patients that attackers stole their personal and health information in a September 2024 breach. [...]

Graham Cluley

6 months ago

Smashing Security podcast #399: Honey in hot water, and reset your devices

Ever wonder how those "free" browser extensions that promise to save you money actually work? We dive deep into the controversial world of Honey, the coupon-finding tool owned by PayPal, and uncover a scheme that might be leaving you with less savings and your favorite YouTubers with empty pockets. Plus, we take a look at Kagi, the search engine you pay not to show you adverts, and discuss what you should do with your old, no-longer-wanted technology. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Bleeping Computer

6 months ago

Banshee stealer evades detection using Apple XProtect encryption algo

A new version of the Banshee info-stealing malware for macOS has been evading detection over the past two months by adopting string encryption from Apple's XProtect. [...]

Bleeping Computer

6 months ago

Microsoft fixes OneDrive bug causing macOS app freezes

​Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing macOS applications to freeze when opening or saving files in OneDrive. [...]

Graham Cluley

6 months ago

Space Bears ransomware: what you need to know

The Space Bears ransomware gang stands out from the crowd by presenting itself better than many legitimate companies, with corporate stock images and a professional-looking leak site. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.