Security News

Critical PostgreSQL bug tied to zero-day attack on US Treasury
2025-02-14 14:19

High-complexity bug unearthed by infoseccers, as Rapid7 probes exploit further A high-severity SQL injection bug in the PostgreSQL interactive tool was exploited alongside the zero-day used to...

Chinese hackers breach more US telecoms via unpatched Cisco routers
2025-02-14 12:56

China's Salt Typhoon hackers are still actively targeting telecoms worldwide and have breached more U.S. telecommunications providers via unpatched Cisco IOS XE network devices. [...]

US lawmakers press Trump admin to oppose UK's order for Apple iCloud backdoor
2025-02-13 16:58

Senator, Congressman tell DNI to threaten infosec agreements if Blighty won't back down US lawmakers want newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to back up her tough talk...

Probe finds US Coast Guard has left maritime cybersecurity adrift
2025-02-11 23:44

Numerous systemic vulnerabilities could scuttle $5.4T industry Despite the escalating cyber threats targeting America's maritime transportation system, the US Coast Guard still lacks a...

UK, US, Oz blast holes in LockBit's bulletproof hosting provider Zservers
2025-02-11 18:26

UK foreign secretary says Putin is running a 'corrupt mafia state' One of the bulletproof hosting (BPH) providers used by the LockBit ransomware operation has been hit with sanctions in the US,...

US indicts 8Base ransomware operators for Phobos encryption attacks
2025-02-11 15:42

The U.S. Justice Department announced the names of two Phobos ransomware affiliates arrested yesterday in Thailand, charging them on 11 counts due to their involvement in more than a thousand...

US sanctions LockBit ransomware’s bulletproof hosting provider
2025-02-11 14:24

​The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the...

All your 8Base are belong to us: Ransomware crew busted in global sting
2025-02-10 22:15

Dark web site seized, four cuffed in Thailand An international police operation spanning the US, Europe, and Asia has shuttered the 8Base ransomware crew's dark web presence and resulted in the...

Hacker pleads guilty to SIM swap attack on US SEC X account
2025-02-10 18:46

Today, an Alabama man pleaded guilty to hijacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on X in a January 2024 SIM swapping attack. [...]

Cyberattack disrupts Lee newspapers' operations across the US
2025-02-10 16:44

Lee Enterprises, one of the largest newspaper groups in the United States, says a cyberattack that hit its systems caused an outage last week and impacted its operations. [...]