France’s foreign ministry pushed back against claims made by Telegram’s CEO, stating it “categorically rejects” accusations that French intelligence requested the platform to suppress conservative voices in Romania ahead of national elections. The ministry’s response follows a statement from Pavel Durov, who alleged that French authorities attempted to influence political discourse in the country through […]
SK Telecom, one of South Korea’s largest telecommunications providers, suffered a major data breach exposing nearly 26.69 million international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) records, according to a disclosure by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The breach, first reported last month, has raised concerns over the security of mobile communications and subscriber data in the […]
Cybercriminals are targeting the healthcare sector with a new wave of phishing scams involving fake medical clinics, according to GBHackers News. The attacks have contributed to a sharp rise in data breaches across the industry, with 92% of healthcare organizations reporting incidents that compromised more than 276 million patient records. On average, 758,000 records are […]
Adidas has confirmed a cybersecurity breach that resulted in unauthorized access to customer data, the company disclosed in a recent statement. The sportswear giant did not specify the scale of the attack or the exact nature of the compromised information. The incident highlights growing concerns over data security in the retail and apparel sectors, which […]
Hackers affiliated with the Play ransomware group exploited a now-patched Windows zero-day vulnerability to breach a U.S.-based organization, according to cybersecurity researchers. The flaw, identified as CVE-2025-29824, is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft’s Common Log File System (CLFS) driver. It had been actively exploited before Microsoft issued a security patch. The Symantec Threat Hunter […]
A newly uncovered data breach has exposed internal records of the LockBit ransomware gang, shedding light on the group’s operations. Among the compromised data is a database containing a table labeled “chats,” which includes over 4,000 negotiation conversations between LockBit and its victims. The breach provides a rare glimpse into the communication tactics used by […]
A new strain of .NET malware is employing a stealth technique to evade detection by concealing its malicious payloads within bitmap image resources, according to a post shared on the cybersecurity-focused subreddit r/netsec. The method involves embedding harmful code inside what appear to be standard image files, which are then loaded and executed by the […]
SAP has issued 16 new security notes as part of its May 2025 Security Patch Day, addressing several vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, including a critical flaw in its NetWeaver platform. The latest advisory highlights the company’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the security of its widely deployed enterprise systems. The critical vulnerability in NetWeaver could […]
A newly uncovered supply chain attack targeting the Node Package Manager (NPM) ecosystem is employing Google Calendar as a covert command and control (C2) channel, security researchers at Veracode said. The malware, embedded in JavaScript packages downloaded over 35,000 times, uses obfuscated payloads to evade detection and establish persistent access. Once installed, the malware abuses […]
The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it dismantled the infrastructure behind DanaBot, a malware platform tied to a Russia-based cybercriminal group, and unsealed charges against 16 individuals allegedly involved in the scheme. According to the Justice Department, DanaBot—also known as DanaTools—was used to infect more than 300,000 computers globally, facilitating a sprawling cybercrime operation […]
A regional court in Cologne has declined to issue an interim injunction against Meta over its use of personal data to train artificial intelligence systems, according to a statement released Thursday. The court determined that a final decision will be made during the main proceedings. The case centers on allegations that Meta is processing user […]
European law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major ransomware infrastructure in a coordinated global crackdown, seizing 300 servers and freezing €3.5 million in assets, according to details emerging from the latest phase of Operation Endgame. The operation, which began in May 2024, targets networks that support or directly engage in ransomware attacks, including those providing […]