Security News > 2025 > February

Five best practices for securing Active Directory service accounts
2025-02-26 15:01

Windows Active Directory (AD) service accounts are prime cyber-attack targets due to their elevated privileges and automated/continuous access to important systems. Learn from Specops Software...

Is your email or password among the 240+ million compromised by infostealers?
2025-02-26 14:53

For the second time since the start of 2025, a huge number of login credentials extracted from infostealer logs has been added to the database powering the HaveIBeenPwned (HIBP) site and breach...

Data Theft Drove 94% of Global Cyberattacks in 2024 & Ransomware Defenses are “Increasingly Complex”
2025-02-26 14:00

Ransomware groups now steal, encrypt, and threaten to leak company data on the dark web, forcing victims to pay or risk exposing sensitive information.

Leaked Black Basta Ransomware Chat Logs Reveal Inner Workings and Internal Conflicts
2025-02-26 13:54

More than a year's worth of internal chat logs from a ransomware gang known as Black Basta have been published online in a leak that provides unprecedented visibility into their tactics and...

Australian IVF giant Genea breached by Termite ransomware gang
2025-02-26 13:31

​The Termite ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for breaching and stealing sensitive healthcare data belonging to Genea patients, one of Australia's largest fertility services providers. [...]

OpenAI's GPT 4.5 spotted in Android beta, launch imminent
2025-02-26 12:39

OpenAI's newest model, GPT-4.5, is coming sooner than we expected. A new reference has been spotted on ChatGPT's Android app that points to a model called "GPT-4.5 research preview," but it looks...

Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect
2025-02-26 12:30

Experts warned the UK’s recent 'victory' over Apple would kickstart something of a domino effect Signal CEO Meredith Whittaker says her company will withdraw from countries that force messaging...

UK Demanded Apple Add a Backdoor to iCloud
2025-02-26 12:07

Last month, the UK government demanded that Apple weaken the security of iCloud for users worldwide. On Friday, Apple took steps to comply for users in the United Kingdom. But the British law is...

SOC 3.0 - The Evolution of the SOC and How AI is Empowering Human Talent
2025-02-26 11:28

Organizations today face relentless cyber attacks, with high-profile breaches hitting the headlines almost daily. Reflecting on a long journey in the security field, it’s clear this isn’t just a...

Hundreds of GitHub repos served up malware for years
2025-02-26 11:13

Kaspersky researchers have unearthed an extensive and long-running malware delivery campaign that exploited users’ propensity for downloading code from GitHub and using it without first verifying...