Cybersecurity

This month in security with Tony Anscombe – May 2025 edition

From a flurry of attacks targeting UK retailers to campaigns corralling end-of-life...

Troy Hunt: Weekly Update 456

It's time to fly! It's two months to the day since we...

June Patch Tuesday digs into 67 bugs – Sophos News

.Microsoft on Tuesday released 67 patches affecting 12 product families. Ten of the addressed issues, five involving 365 and Office and one involving SharePoint,...

New Linux Flaws Enable Full Root Access via PAM and Udisks Across Major Distributions

Jun 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananLinux / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered two local privilege escalation (LPE) flaws that could be exploited to gain root privileges on...

New BrowserVenom malware being distributed via fake DeepSeek phishing website

Introduction DeepSeek-R1 is one of the most popular LLMs right now. Users of all experience levels look for chatbot websites on search engines, and threat...

A JPEG With A Payload

Over the weekend, Xavier posted about another image with a payload: "More Steganography!". Xavier did a static analysis, and I want to explain how you...

Dutch police identify users as young as 11-year-old on Cracked.io hacking forum

Dutch police have announced that they have identified 126 individuals linked to the now dismantled Cracked.io cybercrime forum.Cracked.io was an online platform used by...

Predator – Darknet Diaries

Full Transcript A new type of mercenary spyware came on the radar called Predator. It’ll infect a mobile phone, and then...

BladedFeline: Whispering in the dark

In 2024, ESET researchers discovered several malicious tools in the systems used by Kurdish and Iraqi government officials. The APT...

Weekly Update 455

The bot-fighting is a non-stop battle. In this week's video, I discuss how we're tweaking Cloudflare Turnstile and combining more attributes around how bot-like...

When cybercriminals eat their own – Sophos News

At Sophos X-Ops, we often get queries from our customers asking if they’re protected against certain malware variants. At first glance, a recent question...

Over 70 Organizations Across Multiple Sectors Targeted by China-Linked Cyber Espionage Group

Jun 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananGovernment Security / Cyber Espionage The reconnaissance activity targeting American cybersecurity company SentinelOne was part of a broader set of partially-related intrusions...

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