Security News > 2025 > January

Making the most of cryptography, now and in the future
2025-01-07 06:00

Enterprise cryptography faces risks beyond just the advent of quantum computers. For starters, there is no guarantee that the traditional algorithms have not been broken. Though we believe that it...

eBay CISO on managing long-term cybersecurity planning and ROI
2025-01-07 05:30

In this Help Net Security interview, Sean Embry, CISO at eBay, discusses key aspects of cybersecurity leadership. He shares insights on balancing long-term strategic planning with immediate threat...

Cyberbro: Open-source tool extracts IoCs and checks their reputation
2025-01-07 05:00

Cyberbro is an open-source application that extracts IoCs from garbage input and checks their reputation using multiple services. Cyberbro features Input handling: Paste raw logs, IoCs, or fanged...

Open source worldwide: Critical maintenance gaps exposed
2025-01-07 04:30

Lineaje recently released a report identifying the US and Russia as the leading generators of open-source projects, with both countries also having the highest numbers of anonymous open-source...

How AI and deepfakes are redefining social engineering threats
2025-01-07 04:00

This article presents key insights from 2024 reports on the rise of phishing attacks, focusing on how advancements in AI and deepfake technology are making social engineering tactics more...

CISA says recent government hack limited to US Treasury
2025-01-06 20:58

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today that the Treasury Department breach disclosed last week did not impact other federal agencies. [...]

Charter, Consolidated, Windstream reportedly join China's Salt Typhoon victim list
2025-01-06 20:30

Slow drip of compromised telecom networks continues The list of telecommunications victims in the Salt Typhoon cyberattack continues to grow as a new report names Charter Communications,...

Vulnerable Moxa devices expose industrial networks to attacks
2025-01-06 17:15

Industrial networking and communications provider Moxa is warning of a high-severity and a critical vulnerability that impact various models of its cellular routers, secure routers, and network...

FireScam infostealer poses as Telegram Premium app to surveil Android devices
2025-01-06 16:31

Once installed, it helps itself to your data like it's a free buffet Android malware dubbed FireScam tricks people into thinking they are downloading a Telegram Premium application that stealthily...

Chinese hackers also breached Charter and Windstream networks
2025-01-06 15:27

​More U.S. companies have been added to the list of telecommunications firms hacked in a wave of breaches by a Chinese state-backed threat group tracked as Salt Typhoon. [...]