Threats
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Oracle investigating extortion emails targeting E-Business Suite customers
Hackers claiming links to Clop ransomware could be exploiting vulnerabilities disclosed in a July critical patch update.
By David Jones • Oct. 3, 2025 -
Hackers claiming ties to Clop launch wide extortion campaign targeting corporate executives
The email-based campaign purports to have sensitive data from breached Oracle E-Business Suite applications.
By David Jones • Oct. 2, 2025 -
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An esclation of cyber risks facing businesses and government has made cyber resilience a major priority.
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Cisco firewall flaws endanger nearly 50,000 devices worldwide
The U.S., the U.K. and Japan lead the list of the most vulnerable countries.
By Eric Geller • Sept. 30, 2025 -
Critical infrastructure operators add more insecure industrial equipment online
The problem isn’t limited to legacy technology. New devices are exposed with critical vulnerabilities.
By Eric Geller • Sept. 25, 2025 -
CISA urges dependency checks following Shai-Hulud compromise
Security teams are urged to review their software environments after a major supply chain attack on the NPM ecosystem.
By David Jones • Sept. 24, 2025 -
UK authorities arrest man in connection with cyberattack against aviation vendor
The attack against Collins Aerospace led to significant flight disruptions at Heathrow and other major European hubs.
By David Jones • Sept. 24, 2025 -
China-linked groups are using stealthy malware to hack software suppliers
Google, which disclosed the campaign, said it was one of the most significant supply-chain hacks in recent memory.
By Eric Geller • Sept. 24, 2025 -
AI-powered vulnerability detection will make things worse, not better, former US cyber official warns
Patching won’t be able to keep up with discovery, said Rob Joyce, who once led the National Security Agency's elite hacking team.
By Eric Geller • Sept. 22, 2025 -
Evolving AI attacks, rapid model adoption worry cyber defenders
IT defenders think many of their security tools aren’t ready for AI-powered cyberattacks, according to a new report.
By Eric Geller • Sept. 19, 2025 -
Healthcare firms’ hack-related losses outpace those of other sectors
Companies in the healthcare sector experienced far more attacks costing more than $500,000 compared with organizations in other industries, according to a new report.
By Eric Geller • Sept. 18, 2025 -
Microsoft disrupts global phishing campaign that led to widespread credential theft
Officials say the operation led to ransomware and BEC attacks on U.S. hospitals and healthcare organizations.
By David Jones • Sept. 17, 2025 -
Context is key in a world of identity-based attacks and alert fatigue
A new report highlights why businesses struggle to separate true cyber threats from false positives.
By Eric Geller • Sept. 16, 2025 -
FBI warns about 2 campaigns targeting Salesforce instances
The threat groups, identified as UNC6040 and UNC6395, have used different tactics to gain access to data.
By David Jones • Sept. 15, 2025 -
Researchers warn VoidProxy phishing platform can bypass MFA
The service has been targeting Microsoft and Google accounts for months, opening the door to possible BEC attacks and data exfiltration.
By David Jones • Sept. 12, 2025 -
Deep Dive
How the retail sector teams up to defend against cybercrime
The cyberthreat intel-sharing and collaboration group RH-ISAC is helping companies confront cyberattacks. But the challenge is delivering timely intelligence in a dynamic threat environment.
By Eric Geller • Sept. 11, 2025 -
Ransomware insurance losses spike despite fewer claims: Resilience
AI-powered phishing, “double extortion” tactics and insurance policy theft are fueling more destructive, costly ransomware attacks, the cybersecurity firm said.
By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 10, 2025 -
Deep Dive
How AI and politics hampered the secure open-source software movement
Tech giants pledged millions to secure open-source code. Then AI came along.
By Eric Geller • Sept. 9, 2025 -
Deep Dive
How the newest ISAC aims to help food and agriculture firms thwart cyberattacks
Food industry executives used to shrug off ransomware and cyber-espionage risks. A threat intel group is helping to change that, but its reach remains unclear.
By Eric Geller • Sept. 4, 2025 -
Cloudflare, Proofpoint say hackers gained access to Salesforce instances in attack spree
The breaches are part of hundreds of potential supply chain attacks linked to Salesloft Drift.
By David Jones • Sept. 3, 2025 -
Deep Dive
FCC investigation could derail its own IoT security certification program
Internet of Things device makers are eager to participate, but the commission’s concerns about its lead administrator have halted progress of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program.
By Eric Geller • Sept. 2, 2025 -
US, allies warn China-linked actors still targeting critical infrastructure
An advisory from 13 countries says state-backed hackers continue trying to breach telecommunications systems and other vital networks.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 27, 2025 -
Hackers steal data from Salesforce instances in widespread campaign
Google researchers say the hackers abused a third-party tool in an attack spree designed to harvest credentials.
By David Jones • Updated Aug. 29, 2025 -
Execs worry about unknown identity-security weaknesses
Credential theft attacks prove that companies need to do better, but business leaders cited many reasons for slow progress.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 26, 2025 -
China-nexus hacker Silk Typhoon targeting cloud environments
The state-linked espionage group has exploited zero-day flaws in Commvault and Citrix Netscaler, researchers say.
By David Jones • Aug. 22, 2025 -
US charges Oregon man in vast botnet-for-hire operation
Federal prosecutors called Rapper Bot one of the most powerful DDoS botnets in history.
By David Jones • Aug. 21, 2025