Security News > 2025 > February

Massive botnet hits Microsoft 365 accounts
2025-02-24 13:11

A recently discovered botnet of over 130,000 compromised devices is launching coordinated password-spraying attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts. Security researchers at SecurityScorecard...

LogRhythm vs Splunk (2025): SIEM Tool Comparison
2025-02-24 13:00

This is a comprehensive LogRhythm vs Splunk SIEM tool comparison. Use our guide to learn about features, pricing, and more.

Account takeover detection: There’s no single tell
2025-02-24 12:44

Account takeover (ATO) is one of the most prevalent attack types; Proofpoint says that in 2024, 99% of the customer tenants the company monitors were hit with at least one account takeover...

More Research Showing AI Breaking the Rules
2025-02-24 12:08

These researchers had LLMs play chess against better opponents. When they couldn’t win, they sometimes resorted to cheating. Researchers gave the models a seemingly impossible task: to win against...

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: From $1.5B Crypto Heist to AI Misuse & Apple’s Data Dilemma
2025-02-24 11:20

Welcome to your weekly roundup of cyber news, where every headline gives you a peek into the world of online battles. This week, we look at a huge crypto theft, reveal some sneaky AI scam tricks,...

Google Cloud KMS Adds Quantum-Safe Digital Signatures to Defend Against Future Threats
2025-02-24 11:17

Google Cloud has announced quantum-safe digital signatures in Google Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS) for software-based keys as a way to bulletproof encryption systems against the threat...

Becoming Ransomware Ready: Why Continuous Validation Is Your Best Defense
2025-02-24 11:17

Ransomware doesn’t hit all at once—it slowly floods your defenses in stages. Like a ship subsumed with water, the attack starts quietly, below the surface, with subtle warning signs that are easy...

Australia Bans Kaspersky Software Over National Security and Espionage Concerns
2025-02-24 09:57

Australia has become the latest country to ban the installation of security software from Russian company Kaspersky, citing national security concerns. "After considering threat and risk analysis,...

Man vs. machine: Striking the perfect balance in threat intelligence
2025-02-24 06:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Aaron Roberts, Director at Perspective Intelligence, discusses how automation is reshaping threat intelligence. He explains that while AI tools can process...

Misconfig Mapper: Open-source tool to uncover security misconfigurations
2025-02-24 05:30

Misconfig Mapper is an open-source CLI tool built in Golang that discovers and enumerates instances of services used within your organization. It performs large-scale detection and...