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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 7/15/2025, 12:30:54 AM

The Register

2 months ago

Crims defeat human intelligence with fake AI installers they poison with ransomware

Take care when downloading AI freebies, researcher tells The Register Criminals are using installers for fake AI software to distribute ransomware and other destructive malware.…

Graham Cluley

2 months ago

Interlock ransomware: what you need to know

"We don’t just want payment; we want accountability." The malicious hackers behind the Interlock ransomware try to justify their attacks. Learn more about what you need to know about Interlock in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

The Register

2 months ago

Data watchdog put cops on naughty step for lost CCTV footage

Greater Manchester Police reprimanded over hours of video that went AWOL The UK’s data watchdog has reprimanded Greater Manchester Police (GMP) force for losing CCTV footage the cop shop was later requested to retain.…

The Hacker News

2 months ago

U.S. Sanctions Funnull for $200M Romance Baiting Scams Tied to Crypto Fraud

The U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has levied sanctions against a Philippines-based company named Funnull Technology Inc. and its administrator Liu Lizhi for providing infrastructure to conduct romance baiting scams that led to massive cryptocurrency losses. The Treasury accused the Taguig-headquartered company of enabling thousands of websites involved in

The Register

2 months ago

The UK wants you to sign up for £1B cyber defense force

War in Ukraine causes major rethink in policy and spending The UK is spending more than £1 billion ($1.35 billion) setting up a new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command and is recruiting a few good men and women to join up and staff it.…

The Register

2 months ago

Infosecurity Europe 2025 drives cybersecurity priorities amid growing global risks

30-year anniversary event adds classes and sessions to address new risks celebrates its 30th anniversary by doubling down on its mission: Building a Safer Cyber World. Returning to ExCeL London from 3-5 June, the landmark edition of Europe's most influential cybersecurity event is set to be its most ambitious yet. With global cyberthreats mounting in scale and sophistication, the 2025 show will deliver strategic insight, practical training, and powerful connections across three days of expert content and community collaboration.… Partner content Infosecurity Europe

The Hacker News

2 months ago

ConnectWise Hit by Cyberattack; Nation-State Actor Suspected in Targeted Breach

ConnectWise, the developer of remote access and support software ScreenConnect, has disclosed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that it said was likely perpetrated by a nation-state threat actor. "ConnectWise recently learned of suspicious activity within our environment that we believe was tied to a sophisticated nation-state actor, which affected a very small number of ScreenConnect

The Hacker News

2 months ago

Meta Disrupts Influence Ops Targeting Romania, Azerbaijan, and Taiwan with Fake Personas

Meta on Thursday revealed that it disrupted three covert influence operations originating from Iran, China, and Romania during the first quarter of 2025. "We detected and removed these campaigns before they were able to build authentic audiences on our apps," the social media giant said in its quarterly Adversarial Threat Report. This included a network of 658 accounts on Facebook, 14 Pages, and

Krebs on Security

2 months ago

U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams

The U.S. government today imposed economic sanctions on Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based company that provides computer infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of websites involved in virtual currency investment scams, commonly known as “pig butchering." In January 2025, KrebsOnSecurity detailed how Funnull was being used as a content delivery network that catered to cybercriminals seeking to route their traffic through U.S.-based cloud providers.

The Register

2 months ago

Security outfit SentinelOne's services back online after lengthy outage

Probably not a cyber-incident, but definitely not a good look Security services vendor SentinelOne experienced a major outage on Thursday.…