Security News

X hit by 'massive cyberattack' amid Dark Storm's DDoS claims
2025-03-10 20:07

The Dark Storm hacktivist group claims to be behind DDoS attacks causing multiple X worldwide outages on Monday, leading the company to enable DDoS protections from Cloudflare. [...]

US govt says Americans lost record $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024
2025-03-10 19:05

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said today that Americans lost a record $12.5 billion to fraud last year, a 25% increase over the previous year. [...]

Microsoft shares guidance on upcoming Publisher deprecation
2025-03-10 18:15

Microsoft has published guidance for users of Microsoft Publisher as it will no longer be supported after October 2026 and removed from Microsoft 365. [...]

FTC will send $25.5 million to victims of tech support scams
2025-03-10 16:58

​Later this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will start distributing over $25.5 million in refunds to those misled by tech support companies Restoro and Reimage's scare tactics. [...]

Billions of Devices at Risk of Hacking & Impersonation Due to Hidden Commands
2025-03-10 16:38

Researchers warn these commands could be exploited to manipulate memory, impersonate devices, and bypass security controls.

Sidewinder goes nuclear, charts course for maritime mayhem in tactics shift
2025-03-10 16:01

Phishing and ancient vulns still do the trick for one of the most prolific groups around Researchers say the Sidewinder offensive cyber crew is starting to target maritime and nuclear organizations.…

Review: The Cybersecurity Trinity
2025-03-10 16:00

The Cybersecurity Trinity provides a comprehensive approach to modern cybersecurity by integrating AI, automation, and active cyber defense (ACD) into a unified strategy. Instead of addressing...

Swiss critical sector faces new 24-hour cyberattack reporting rule
2025-03-10 15:47

Switzerland's National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) has announced a new reporting obligation for critical infrastructure organizations in the country, requiring them to report cyberattacks to the...

Google paid $12 million in bug bounties last year to security researchers
2025-03-10 15:36

Google paid almost $12 million in bug bounty rewards to 660 security researchers who reported security bugs through the company's Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) in 2024. [...]

Researchers Expose New Polymorphic Attack That Clones Browser Extensions to Steal Credentials
2025-03-10 14:47

Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a novel technique that allows a malicious web browser extension to impersonate any installed add-on. "The polymorphic extensions create a pixel perfect...