Friday, May 23, 2025

cyber security

71 Fake Websites Impersonating German Retailer to Steal Payment Information

Recorded Future Payment Fraud Intelligence has uncovered a sprawling network of 71 fraudulent e-commerce domains designed to impersonate a prominent German international discount retailer,...

New Scan Uncovers 150K Industrial Systems Worldwide Vulnerable to Cyberattacks

A groundbreaking study leveraging advanced application-layer scanning has exposed approximately 150,000 industrial control systems (ICS) worldwide that are directly accessible on the public internet,...

Windows 11 Introduces Enhanced Administrator Protection to Strengthen Security Against Elevated Privilege Attacks

Microsoft has unveiled Administrator Protection, a groundbreaking security feature for Windows 11 designed to safeguard systems against privilege escalation attacks. This new capability creates...

PowerDNS Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Trigger DoS Attacks Through Malicious TCP Connections

PowerDNS has released a critical security update to address a vulnerability in its DNSdist load balancer that could allow remote attackers to trigger denial...

VanHelsing Ransomware Builder Exposed on Hacker Forums

The cybersecurity landscape reveal that the VanHelsing ransomware operation has experienced a significant security breach with its source code being leaked publicly. According to security...

IBM Warns: One-Third of Cyber Attacks Use Advanced Tactics to Steal Login Credentials

IBM X-Force's 2024 cybersecurity report, nearly one-third of cyber intrusions now rely on identity-based attacks, exploiting valid login credentials to breach systems. This alarming trend,...

19-Year-Old Hacker Admits Guilt in Major Cyberattack on PowerSchool

Massachusetts college student stands accused of orchestrating a sweeping cyberattack on PowerSchool, a widely used educational software provider, resulting in the theft of confidential...

SideWinder APT Hackers Exploits Legacy Office Vulnerabilities to Deploy Malware Undetected

The Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) has revealed an advanced campaign believed to be orchestrated by the SideWinder advanced persistent threat (APT) group. This...