GenAI and Deepfakes Drive Digital Forgeries and Biometric Fraud Information Security Magazine 2 months 2 weeks ago Entrust says AI is helping fraudsters open new accounts and bypass biometric checks
Half a Million Stolen FTSE 100 Credentials Found on Criminal Sites Information Security Magazine 2 months 2 weeks ago Socura finds 460,000 compromised credentials belonging to FTSE 100 company employees
Kraken Uses Benchmarking to Enhance Ransomware Attacks Information Security Magazine 2 months 2 weeks ago Cisco Talos has observed overlaps between Kraken and the earlier HelloKitty cartel through attack tactics using SMB flaws for big-game hunting and double extortion
Europol Leads Takedown of Thousands of Extremist Gaming Links Information Security Magazine 2 months 2 weeks ago Europol’s Referral Action Day removed extremist links across gaming and gaming-adjacent platforms, targeting radical content
Cyber Readiness Stalls Despite Confidence in Incident Response Information Security Magazine 2 months 2 weeks ago New Immersive report finds cyber resilience and decision making are flatlining
US: Five Plead Guilty in North Korean IT Worker Fraud Scheme Information Security Magazine 2 months 2 weeks ago The five defendants allegedly assisted North Korean hackers with obtaining remote IT employment with US companies
Cyber-Attack Costs Carmaker JLR $258m in Q2 Information Security Magazine 2 months 2 weeks ago Carmaker JLR has posted $639m Q2 losses and a one-off $258m hit after a major ransomware attack
Chinese Hackers Automate Cyber-Attacks With AI-Powered Claude Code Information Security Magazine 2 months 2 weeks ago Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant performed 80% to 90% of the tasks involved in a recent cyber-attack campaign, said Anthropic researchers
Akira Ransomware Haul Surpasses $244M in Illicit Proceeds Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago Akira ransomware has extorted $244M since September 2025, with some attacks exfiltrating data in just two hours, a joint cybersecurity advisory warns
Google Files Lawsuit to Dismantle 'Lighthouse' Smishing Kit Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago Google filed a civil lawsuit against 25 individuals accused of ties to a Chinese cyber collective known as the ‘Smishing Triad’
“IndonesianFoods” npm Worm Publishes 44,000 Malicious Packages Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago A new npm worm dubbed “IndonesianFoods” has doubled the number of known malicious packages
CISO Pay Increases 7% As Budget Growth Slows Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago An IANS study finds CISO compensation rose 6.7% on average in 2025 while budget growth halved compared to 2024
Operation Endgame 3.0 Dismantles Three Major Malware Networks Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago A global law enforcement operation has taken down the Rhadamanthys infostealer, VenomRAT trojan and the Elysium botnet
Improve Collaboration to Hit Back At Rising Fraud, Says techUK Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago Industry body techUK calls for real-time intelligence sharing across sectors to combat fraud
Synnovis Finally Issues Breach Notification After 2024 Ransomware Attack Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago NHS provider Synnovis is notifying clients about the extent of a data breach 17 months after it suffered a ransomware attack
GlobalLogic Becomes Latest Cl0p Victim After Oracle EBS Attack Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago GlobalLogic has notified 10,000 employees their data was stolen in the Oracle EBS campaign
Cyber-Insurance Payouts Soar 230% in UK Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago UK cyber-insurers paid 230% more to policyholders in 2024 than the year before
Microsoft Fixes Windows Kernel Zero Day in November Patch Tuesday Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago Microsoft has patched a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Kernel under active exploitation by threat actors
UK Government Finally Introduces Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago The UK government is overhauling cybersecurity laws for the first time since 2018 with the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
Android Devices Targeted By KONNI APT in Find Hub Exploitation Information Security Magazine 2 months 3 weeks ago A new cyber-attack has been observed exploiting Google Find Hub to remotely wipe Android devices, linked to North Korean APTs