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Adversarial AI: The new frontier in financial cybersecurity
2025-05-29 00:19

The financial sector is adept at balancing risk and opportunity. Adversarial AI is its next big challenge Partner content From the use of ATMs to online banking, the financial services sector has...

Windows 10 KB5058481 update brings seconds back to calendar flyout
2025-05-28 22:57

Microsoft has released the optional KB5058481 preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with seven changes, including restoring seconds to the time display in the calendar flyout for those who...

Windows 11 KB5058499 update rolls out new Share and Click to Do features
2025-05-28 22:19

​​Microsoft has released the KB5058499 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 with forty-eight new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out, such as the new Windows Share...

APT41 malware abuses Google Calendar for stealthy C2 communication
2025-05-28 22:04

The Chinese APT41 hacking group uses a new malware named 'ToughProgress' that abuses Google Calendar for command-and-control (C2) operations, hiding malicious activity behind a trusted cloud service. [...]

New PumaBot botnet brute forces SSH credentials to breach devices
2025-05-28 19:59

A newly discovered Go-based Linux botnet malware named PumaBot is brute-forcing SSH credentials on embedded IoT devices to deploy malicious payloads. [...]

Attack on LexisNexis Risk Solutions exposes data on 300k +
2025-05-28 18:35

Data analytics and risk management biz says software dev platform breached, not itself LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS) is the latest big-name organization to disclose a serious cyberattack...

Interlock ransomware gang deploys new NodeSnake RAT on universities
2025-05-28 18:14

The Interlock ransomware gang is deploying a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) named NodeSnake against educational institutes for persistent access to corporate networks. [...]

Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Robbinhood Ransomware Attack on Baltimore
2025-05-28 17:20

An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware. Sina Gholinejad (aka Sina Ghaaf),...

Botnet hacks 9,000+ ASUS routers to add persistent SSH backdoor
2025-05-28 16:44

Over 9,000 ASUS routers are compromised by a novel botnet dubbed "AyySSHush" that was also observed targeting SOHO routers from Cisco, D-Link, and Linksys. [...]

Dark Partners cybercrime gang fuels large-scale crypto heists
2025-05-28 16:39

A sprawling network of fake AI, VPN, and crypto software download sites is being used by the "Dark Partner" threat actors to conduct a crypto theft attacks worldwide. [...]