Google has filed a lawsuit targeting the operators behind BadBox 2.0, an Android-based botnet that has infected over 10 million devices globally. The legal action, in which Google sues to kill botnet operations, accuses the unnamed defendants of orchestrating a large-scale ad fraud scheme that exploited the company’s advertising ecosystem. The malware, embedded in modified […]
A major cybersecurity breach at a Texas adoption agency has exposed the personal information of approximately 1.1 million individuals. The Texas Adoption Agency Leak came to light after cybersecurity researchers uncovered a publicly accessible database containing highly sensitive records, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers and adoption details. The leaked data was reportedly left unprotected […]
Cybercriminals are exploiting overlooked corners of the Domain Name System (DNS) to deliver malware undetected, transforming DNS into a covert file storage mechanism. Security researchers have found that hackers hide malware in DNS records, particularly TXT records, by splitting executable files into hexadecimal fragments and storing them across subdomains. This approach bypasses traditional detection tools […]
More than 4.2 million internet-connected systems, including routers and VPN servers, are vulnerable due to flaws in commonly used tunneling protocols, researchers from the DistriNet-KU Leuven group found. Millions of routers at risk are accepting unauthenticated traffic through protocols such as IPIP, GRE, and 6in4, exposing them to spoofing, unauthorized access, and denial-of-service threats. The […]
Cryptocurrency exchange BigONE confirmed a major security breach that led to the theft of digital assets worth $27 million. The company disclosed the incident in a statement, attributing the loss to unauthorized access by malicious actors. The BigONE crypto breach costs underscore the growing risks digital platforms face in safeguarding customer assets. While the exchange […]
Law enforcement agencies across multiple countries dismantled a major cyber operation linked to the pro-Russian hacking group NoName057(16), taking down the infrastructure behind a string of politically motivated cyberattacks. In a coordinated effort, police seized 100 servers used to launch widespread Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks across Europe and North America, disrupting critical digital services. Authorities […]
U.S. prosecutors have charged an Armenian national with involvement in the notorious Ryuk ransomware operation, officials announced Wednesday. Armenian extradited in Ryuk proceedings, Karen Serobovich Vardanyan, 33, was transferred from Ukraine last month to face legal action. Authorities said he now faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for his role in the […]
United Natural Foods Inc. expects a decline in fiscal 2025 net sales of $350 million to $450 million after a recent cyberattack disrupted its operations. The UNFI cyberattack may cut naturally into the company’s revenue, as it hindered supply chains and affected deliveries to major clients, including Whole Foods. The incident, which occurred last month, […]
French luxury retailer Louis Vuitton has confirmed that a single cyberattack is behind recent data breaches affecting its customers in the UK, Turkey and South Korea. The company linked the incident to a suspected ShinyHunters hack that hit Louis Vuitton earlier this month, according to a report from BleepingComputer. The breach, initially detected in early […]
Europol has cracked down on NoName057(16), a pro-Russian hacktivist group tied to a series of DDoS attacks targeting Ukraine and its allies. In a coordinated international operation, law enforcement agencies dismantled key parts of the group’s technical infrastructure. Authorities took down more than 100 systems worldwide, severely disrupting the group’s ability to launch further cyberattacks. […]
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Cisco’s Unified Intelligence Center enables authenticated users with Report Designer privileges to upload arbitrary files, posing a significant risk to enterprise systems. Tracked as CVE-2025-20274 and rated 6.3 on the CVSS scale, the Cisco CUIC flaw lets hackers exploit weak server-side validation in the management portal to execute malicious files […]
Cloudflare confirmed that a recent disruption to its 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver on July 14 was not caused by a cyberattack but by a misconfiguration. The Cloudflare outage, blamed initially on a BGP hijack, lasted 62 minutes and affected millions of users globally. Engineers traced the issue to a dormant update from June 6 that mistakenly […]