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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 6/9/2025, 2:20:05 PM

The Register

4 days ago

More than a hundred backdoored malware repos traced to single GitHub user

Someone went to great lengths to prey on the next generation of cybercrooks Sophos thinks a single person or group called "ischhfd83" is behind more than a hundred backdoored malware variants targeting novice cybercriminals and video game cheaters looking to get their hands on malicious code.…

Dark Reading

4 days ago

Finding Balance in US AI Regulation

The US can't afford to wait for political consensus to catch up to technological change.

The Hacker News

4 days ago

Iran-Linked BladedFeline Hits Iraqi and Kurdish Targets with Whisper and Spearal Malware

An Iran-aligned hacking group has been attributed to a new set of cyber attacks targeting Kurdish and Iraqi government officials in early 2024. The activity is tied to a threat group ESET tracks as BladedFeline, which is assessed with medium confidence to be a sub-cluster within OilRig, a known Iranian nation-state cyber actor. It's said to be active since September 2017, when it targeted

The Hacker News

4 days ago

Redefining Cyber Value: Why Business Impact Should Lead the Security Conversation

Security teams face growing demands with more tools, more data, and higher expectations than ever. Boards approve large security budgets, yet still ask the same question: what is the business getting in return? CISOs respond with reports on controls and vulnerability counts – but executives want to understand risk in terms of financial exposure, operational impact, and avoiding loss. The

Bleeping Computer

4 days ago

Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches

The German data protection authority (BfDI) has fined Vodafone GmbH, the telecommunications company's German subsidiary, €45 million ($51.4 million) for privacy and security violations. [...]

The Hacker News

4 days ago

DoJ Seizes 145 Domains Tied to BidenCash Carding Marketplace in Global Takedown

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the seizure of cryptocurrency funds and about 145 clearnet and dark web domains associated with an illicit carding marketplace called BidenCash. "The operators of the BidenCash marketplace use the platform to simplify the process of buying and selling stolen credit cards and associated personal information," the DoJ said. "BidenCash

The Register

4 days ago

HMRC: Crooks broke into 100k accounts, stole £43M from British taxpayer in late 2024

It’s definitely not a cyberattack though! Really! The UK's tax collections agency says cyberbaddies defrauded it of £47 million ($63 million) late last year, but insists the criminal case was not a cyberattack.…

Bleeping Computer

4 days ago

ViLE gang members sentenced for extortion, police portal breach

Two members of a group of cybercriminals named ViLE were sentenced this week for hacking into a federal law enforcement web portal in an extortion scheme. [...]

Dark Reading

4 days ago

Iranian APT 'BladedFeline' Hides in Network for 8 Years

ESET published research on the Iranian APT "BladedFeline," which researchers believe is a subgroup of the cyber-espionage entity APT34.

Bleeping Computer

4 days ago

Interlock ransomware claims Kettering Health breach, leaks stolen data

The Interlock ransomware gang has claimed a recent cyberattack on the Kettering Health healthcare network and leaked data allegedly stolen from breached systems. [...]