Latest news as of 8/19/2025, 11:55:12 PM
The Hacker News
Just as triathletes know that peak performance requires more than expensive gear, cybersecurity teams are discovering that AI success depends less on the tools they deploy and more on the data that powers them The junk food problem in cybersecurity Imagine a triathlete who spares no expense on equipment—carbon fiber bikes, hydrodynamic wetsuits, precision GPS watches—but fuels their
Bleeping Computer
The Zero Day Initiative is offering a $1 million reward to security researchers who will demonstrate a zero-click WhatsApp exploit at its upcoming Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking contest. [...]
The Register
Criminals used undocumented techniques and well-placed insiders to remotely withdraw money A ring of cybercriminals managed to physically implant a Raspberry Pi on a bank's network to steal cash from an Indonesian ATM.…
The Hacker News
The threat actor linked to the exploitation of the recently disclosed security flaws in Microsoft SharePoint Server is using a bespoke command-and-control (C2) framework called AK47 C2 (also spelled ak47c2) in its operations. The framework includes at least two different types of clients, HTTP-based and Domain Name System (DNS)-based, which have been dubbed AK47HTTP and AK47DNS, respectively, by
Graham Cluley
Over 40,000 websites running a vulnerable version of a popular WordPress plugin could be at risk of being hijacked by hackers. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The Register
Workers on joint US/UK/Australia nuclear submarine program are painting a target on themselves The Director-General of Security at the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) has lamented the fact that many people list their work in the intelligence community or on sensitive military projects in their LinkedIn profiles.…
Have I Been Pwned
In July 2025, . Pi-hole subsequently self-submitted the list of impacted donors to HIBP. a vulnerability in the GiveWP WordPress plugin exposed the names and email addresses of approximately 30k donors to the Pi-hole network-wide ad blocking project
Dark Reading
Forget gullible old people — Gen Z is the most at-risk age group on the Web. Older folks might want to ignore it, but employers are likely to feel the brunt.
The Register
Crims warned 40% of respondents that they and their families would suffer Ransomware gangs now frequently threaten physical violence against employees and their families as a way to force victim organizations into paying their demands.…
Dark Reading
The fall of RansomHub led to a major consolidation of the ransomware ecosystem last quarter, which was a boon for the DragonForce and Qilin gangs.