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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 7/18/2025, 10:13:33 AM

Dark Reading

7 months ago

New HIPAA Cybersecurity Rules Pull No Punches

Healthcare organizations of all shapes and sizes will be held to a stricter standard of cybersecurity starting in 2025 with new proposed rules, but not all have the budget for it.

Dark Reading

7 months ago

Treasury Dept. Sanctions Chinese Tech Vendor for Complicity

Integrity Technology Group was found complicit with Flax Typhoon as part of a broader Chinese strategy to infiltrate the IT systems of US critical infrastructure.

Dark Reading

7 months ago

Apple Offers $95M to Settle Siri Privacy Lawsuit

The proposed settlement would amount to roughly $20 per Apple product that has Siri enabled, for each plaintiff.

Bleeping Computer

7 months ago

US sanctions Chinese company linked to Flax Typhoon hackers

​The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Tech for its involvement in cyberattacks attributed to the Chinese state-sponsored Flax Typhoon hacking group. [...]

Bleeping Computer

7 months ago

Malicious npm packages target Ethereum developers' private keys

Twenty malicious packages impersonating the Hardhat development environment used by Ethereum developers are targeting private keys and other sensitive data. [...]

Dark Reading

7 months ago

Why Small Businesses Can't Rely Solely on AI to Combat Threats

The growing complexity of cyber threats, paired with limited resources, makes it essential for companies to adopt a more comprehensive approach that combines human vigilance with AI's capabilities.

Bleeping Computer

7 months ago

Apple offers $95 million in Siri privacy violation settlement

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit in the U.S. alleging that its Siri assistant recorded private conversations and shared them with third parties. [...]

Bleeping Computer

7 months ago

French govt contractor Atos denies Space Bears ransomware attack claims

French tech giant Atos, which secures communications for the country's military and secret services, has denied claims made by the Space Bears ransomware gang that they compromised one of its databases. [...]

Dark Reading

7 months ago

Chrome Extension Compromises Highlight Software Supply Challenges

The Christmas Eve compromise of data-security firm Cyberhaven's Chrome extension spotlights the challenges in shoring up third-party software supply chains.

The Register

7 months ago

CAPTCHAs now run Doom – on nightmare mode

As if the bot defense measure wasn't obnoxious enough Though the same couldn't be said for most of us mere mortals, Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch had a productive festive period, resulting in a CAPTCHA that requires the user to kill three monsters in Doom – on nightmare mode.…