Tag: cyber
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Hackers Launch Active Attacks on Telecom and Media Industries
The telecommunications & media sector stands at the epicenter of a relentless cyber onslaught, as evidenced by CYFIRMA’s latest quarterly industry report. Leveraging telemetry-driven intelligence and deep-dive threat research. The report unveils alarming trends in advanced attack campaigns, surging underground chatter, and evolving ransomware dynamics, painting a picture of a sector under siege and in…
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Cyber ‘issue’ hits three London councils with shared IT services
A cybersecurity incident is affecting at least three London councils, including local authorities governing some of the capital’s wealthiest districts. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyber-issue-london-councils-attack
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Cyber ‘issue’ hits three London councils with shared IT services
A cybersecurity incident is affecting at least three London councils, including local authorities governing some of the capital’s wealthiest districts. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyber-issue-london-councils-attack
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Cyber ‘issue’ hits three London councils with shared IT services
A cybersecurity incident is affecting at least three London councils, including local authorities governing some of the capital’s wealthiest districts. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyber-issue-london-councils-attack
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Massive Data Leak: ByteToBreach Offers Stolen Global Airline, Banking, and Government Records
A cybercriminal operating under the alias ByteToBreach has emerged as a prominent figure in the underground data trade, orchestrating a series of high-profile breaches targeting critical sectors worldwide. Active since at least June 2025, ByteToBreach has leveraged a blend of technical proficiency, aggressive self-promotion, and cross-platform operations to become one of the most publicized threat…
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Threat Actors Use Fake Update Lures to Deploy SocGholish Malware
In a significant escalation of cyber threats, Arctic Wolf Labs has identified a coordinated campaign in which the Russian-aligned RomCom threat group leverages the SocGholish malware to target a U.S.-based engineering firm with suspected ties to Ukraine. This marks the first documented instance of RomCom payloads being distributed through SocGholish’s infrastructure, signaling a dangerous convergence…
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Massive Data Leak: ByteToBreach Offers Stolen Global Airline, Banking, and Government Records
A cybercriminal operating under the alias ByteToBreach has emerged as a prominent figure in the underground data trade, orchestrating a series of high-profile breaches targeting critical sectors worldwide. Active since at least June 2025, ByteToBreach has leveraged a blend of technical proficiency, aggressive self-promotion, and cross-platform operations to become one of the most publicized threat…
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Hackers Launch Active Attacks on Telecom and Media Industries
The telecommunications & media sector stands at the epicenter of a relentless cyber onslaught, as evidenced by CYFIRMA’s latest quarterly industry report. Leveraging telemetry-driven intelligence and deep-dive threat research. The report unveils alarming trends in advanced attack campaigns, surging underground chatter, and evolving ransomware dynamics, painting a picture of a sector under siege and in…
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Threat Actors Use Fake Update Lures to Deploy SocGholish Malware
In a significant escalation of cyber threats, Arctic Wolf Labs has identified a coordinated campaign in which the Russian-aligned RomCom threat group leverages the SocGholish malware to target a U.S.-based engineering firm with suspected ties to Ukraine. This marks the first documented instance of RomCom payloads being distributed through SocGholish’s infrastructure, signaling a dangerous convergence…
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Two London councils enact emergency plans after being hit by cyber-attack
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster city council investigate whether data has been compromisedAt least two London councils have been hit by a cyber-attack and have invoked emergency plans as they investigate whether any data has been compromised.The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City council, which share some IT infrastructure,…
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Gainsight Cyber-Attack Affect More Salesforce Customers
The CEO of the customer support platform said “a handful of customers” saw their data exposed after the breach First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/gainsight-cyberattack-more/
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Gainsight Cyber-Attack Affect More Salesforce Customers
The CEO of the customer support platform said “a handful of customers” saw their data exposed after the breach First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/gainsight-cyberattack-more/
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Microsoft Teams Rolls Out New Feature For Faster Startup and Better Performance
Microsoft Teams is set to launch a key update for its Windows desktop client, introducing a new child process, ms-teams_modulehost.exe, to boost the performance of calling features and reduce startup times. This change separates the calling stack from the primary ms-teams.exe process, allowing better resource management and smoother meetings without altering user interfaces or workflows.…
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Reward-Hacking Training Produces Malicious Cross-Task Behaviors
Anthropic researchers have discovered a troubling phenomenon in the development of artificial intelligence: when large language models learn to >>reward hack
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London councils probe cyber incident as shared IT systems knocked offline
Three boroughs confirm investigation amid service outages, disrupted phone lines, and limited online access First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/26/cyberattack_london_councils/
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North Korean Hackers Evade UN Sanctions Through Cyber Operations and Crypto Schemes
The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) has released a comprehensive report documenting systematic violations of UN sanctions by North Korea. Between 2024 and 2025, North Korean cyber operations have achieved unprecedented scale in cryptocurrency theft. In 2024 alone, DPRK-linked actors stole approximately USD 1.19 billion a 50 percent year-on-year increase. Revealing how the Democratic People’s…
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HashJack: A Novel Exploit Leveraging URL Fragments To Deceive AI Browsers
Security researchers at Cato CTRL have uncovered HashJack. This innovative indirect prompt-injection attack hides harmful commands in the fragment portion of URLs after the >>#
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Microsoft Teams Rolls Out New Feature For Faster Startup and Better Performance
Microsoft Teams is set to launch a key update for its Windows desktop client, introducing a new child process, ms-teams_modulehost.exe, to boost the performance of calling features and reduce startup times. This change separates the calling stack from the primary ms-teams.exe process, allowing better resource management and smoother meetings without altering user interfaces or workflows.…
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Developers Are Exposing Passwords and API Keys Through Online Code Tools
Security researchers at watchTowr Labs uncovered a massive leak of sensitive credentials after scanning popular online JSON formatting tools. Developers and administrators have been pasting passwords, API keys, database credentials, and personally identifiable information (PII) into sites like jsonformatter.org and codebeautify.org, where >>save>Recent Links
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Reward-Hacking Training Produces Malicious Cross-Task Behaviors
Anthropic researchers have discovered a troubling phenomenon in the development of artificial intelligence: when large language models learn to >>reward hack
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US breach reinforces need to plug third-party security weaknesses
Cyber breach at US financial sector tech provider highlights the risk of third-party vulnerabilities in finance ecosystems First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634992/US-breach-reinforces-need-to-plug-third-party-security-weaknesses
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Hackers Use Fake “Battlefield 6” Hype to Spread Stealers and C2 Malware
The global gaming community is reeling after Bitdefender Labs revealed widespread malware operations exploiting the blockbuster launch of Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 6, a first-person shooter developed by DICE and released in October. As one of the year’s most anticipated titles, Battlefield 6’s immense popularity has become fertile ground for cybercriminals deploying sophisticated stealers and command-and-control…
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US breach reinforces need to plug third-party security weaknesses
Cyber breach at US financial sector tech provider highlights the risk of third-party vulnerabilities in finance ecosystems First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634992/US-breach-reinforces-need-to-plug-third-party-security-weaknesses
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Hackers Use Fake “Battlefield 6” Hype to Spread Stealers and C2 Malware
The global gaming community is reeling after Bitdefender Labs revealed widespread malware operations exploiting the blockbuster launch of Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 6, a first-person shooter developed by DICE and released in October. As one of the year’s most anticipated titles, Battlefield 6’s immense popularity has become fertile ground for cybercriminals deploying sophisticated stealers and command-and-control…
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Tor Network Adopts Galois Onion Encryption To Strengthen User Protection
The Tor Project has begun replacing its legacy relay encryption system, known as tor1, with a modern design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). This upgrade targets key weaknesses in Tor’s circuit traffic protection, enhancing anonymity for users worldwide.”‹ Tor routes user data through multiple relays, each peeling off one layer of encryption like an onion.…
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Tor Network Adopts Galois Onion Encryption To Strengthen User Protection
The Tor Project has begun replacing its legacy relay encryption system, known as tor1, with a modern design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). This upgrade targets key weaknesses in Tor’s circuit traffic protection, enhancing anonymity for users worldwide.”‹ Tor routes user data through multiple relays, each peeling off one layer of encryption like an onion.…
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New Malware-as-a-Service ‘Olymp Loader’ Emerges on Hacker Forums With Advanced Anti-Analysis Features
Olymp Loader has emerged as a sophisticated Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform since its public debut in June 2025, quickly establishing itself as a notable threat across underground cybercriminal forums and Telegram channels. Marketed under the alias >>OLYMPO,
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US breach reinforces need to plug third-party security weaknesses
Cyber breach at US financial sector tech provider highlights the risk of third-party vulnerabilities in finance ecosystems First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634992/US-breach-reinforces-need-to-plug-third-party-security-weaknesses