Security News

The shift to identity-first security and why it matters
2025-04-07 05:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Shrestha, CEO at BeyondID, discusses how AI is transforming secure access management for both attackers and defenders. He discusses the shift toward...

UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras installed in South London
2025-03-27 10:27

As if living in Croydon wasn't bad enough The Metropolitan Police has confirmed its first permanent installation of live facial recognition (LFR) cameras is coming this summer and the lucky...

RedCurl Shifts from Espionage to Ransomware with First-Ever QWCrypt Deployment
2025-03-26 13:43

The Russian-speaking hacking group called RedCurl has been linked to a ransomware campaign for the first time, marking a departure in the threat actor's tradecraft. The activity, observed by...

Malwoverview: First response tool for threat hunting
2025-03-26 05:30

Malwoverview is an open-source threat hunting tool designed for the initial triage of malware samples, URLs, IP addresses, domains, malware families, IOCs, and hashes. “Malwoverview is simple and...

UK wants dirt on data brokers before criminals get there first
2025-03-18 10:32

Govt wants to learning mistakes of serially breached record holders so it can, er, liberalize data sharing regs under new law The UK government is inviting experts to provide insights about the...

XCSSET macOS malware returns with first new version since 2022
2025-02-17 13:43

Known for popping zero-days of yesteryear, Microsoft puts Apple devs on high alert Microsoft says there's a new variant of XCSSET on the prowl for Mac users – the first new iteration of the...

UK Announces ‘World-First’ Cyber Code of Practice for Companies Developing AI
2025-02-04 21:28

The Cyber Code of Practice applies to developers, system operators, and organisations that create, deploy, or manage AI systems.

Crypto-stealing apps found in Apple App Store for the first time
2025-02-04 20:16

A new campaign dubbed 'SparkCat' has been uncovered, targeting the cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases of Android and iOS users using optical character recognition (OCR) stealers. [...]

First Apple-notarized porn app available to iPhone users in Europe
2025-02-04 00:11

The first Apple-notarized porn app, "Hot Tub," is now available to iPhone users in Europe through the alternative app marketplace, AltStore PAL. [...]

Apple fixes this year’s first actively exploited zero-day bug
2025-01-27 19:17

​Apple has released security updates to fix this year's first zero-day vulnerability, tagged as actively exploited in attacks targeting iPhone users. [...]