Security News > 2025 > April

Microsoft: Windows 'inetpub' folder created by security fix, don’t delete
2025-04-11 14:32

Microsoft has now confirmed that an April 2025 Windows security update is creating a new empty "inetpub" folder and warned users not to delete it. [...]

Google's AI video generator Veo 2 is rolling out on AI Studio
2025-04-11 14:09

Google's AI video generator tool Veo 2, which is the company's take on OpenAI's Sora, is now rolling out to some users in the United States. [...]

US lab testing provider exposed health data of 1.6 million people
2025-04-11 13:23

Laboratory Services Cooperative (LSC) has released a statement informing it suffered a data breach where hackers stole sensitive information of roughly 1.6 million people from its systems. [...]

Paper Werewolf Deploys PowerModul Implant in Targeted Cyberattacks on Russian Sectors
2025-04-11 13:09

The threat actor known as Paper Werewolf has been observed exclusively targeting Russian entities with a new implant called PowerModul. The activity, which took place between July and December...

Microsoft says Edge browser is now 9% faster after optimizations
2025-04-11 13:07

The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge has seen up to 9% performance improvements following the release of version 134. [...]

Ransomware attack cost IKEA operator in Eastern Europe  $23 million
2025-04-11 12:24

Fourlis Group, the operator of IKEA stores in Greece, Cyprus, Romania, and Bulgaria, has informed that the ransomware attack it suffered just before Black Friday on November 27, 2024, caused...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid and Efficient Solar Tech
2025-04-11 11:06

Researchers are trying to use squid color-changing biochemistry for solar tech. This appears to be new and related research to a 2019 squid post. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk...

AI Vulnerability Finding
2025-04-11 11:04

Microsoft is reporting that its AI systems are able to find new vulnerabilities in source code: Microsoft discovered eleven vulnerabilities in GRUB2, including integer and buffer overflows in...

Initial Access Brokers Shift Tactics, Selling More for Less
2025-04-11 10:30

What are IABs? Initial Access Brokers (IABs) specialize in gaining unauthorized entry into computer systems and networks, then selling that access to other cybercriminals. This division of labor...

Palo Alto Networks Warns of Brute-Force Attempts Targeting PAN-OS GlobalProtect Gateways
2025-04-11 08:53

Palo Alto Networks has revealed that it's observing brute-force login attempts against PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways, days after threat actors warned of a surge in suspicious login scanning...