Zimperium zLabs found 760+ Android apps abusing NFC and HCE to steal payment data, showing a surge in NFC relay fraud since April 2024. Zimperium zLabs researchers spotted over 760 Android apps abusing Near-Field Communication (NFC) and Host Card Emulation (HCE) to steal payment data and commit fraud, showing rapid growth in NFC relay attacks […]
Conduent January 2025 breach exposed personal data of 10M+ people, including names, addresses, DOBs, SSNs, and health and insurance info. Conduent January 2025 breach exposed the personal data of over 10M people, including names, addresses, DOBs, SSNs, and health and insurance info. In April 2025, the business services provider Conduent revealed that personal information, including […]
Ukrainian Oleksii Lytvynenko extradited from Ireland to US for alleged role in Conti ransomware after fleeing Ukraine in 2022. Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko (43) extradited from Ireland to the US, faces charges for alleged involvement in Conti ransomware attacks after fleeing Ukraine in 2022. The man appeared in a US court and was charged with […]
Dentsu said its U.S. unit Merkle was hit by a cyberattack exposing staff and client data, forcing some systems offline to mitigate the security breach. Japanese multinational advertising and public relations company Dentsu, one of the largest marketing agencies in the world, announced that its U.S.-based subsidiary Merkle suffered from a cyber attack that exposed […]
Threat Fabric researchers spotted Herodotus Android malware mimicking human typing with random delays to evade detection. Threat Fabric found a new Android malware, named Herodotus, which mimics human typing by adding random delays to evade detection. Herodotus allows operators to takeover devices and bypass behaviour biometrics detection, it is offered as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS). The researchers […]
A new Mirai-based IoT botnet, dubbed Aisuru, was used to launch multiple high-impact DDoS attacks exceeding 20Tb/sec and/or 4gpps. In October 2025, the Aisuru Mirai-based IoT botnet launched massive DDoS attacks of over 20Tb/sec, mainly targeting online gaming, cybersecurity firm Netscout reports. The botnet uses residential proxies to reflect HTTPS DDoS attacks. Its nodes are […]
Hackers hit Sweden’s power grid operator Svenska kraftnät, stealing data via a file transfer tool. The power grid was not affected. Hackers breached Sweden’s state-owned power grid operator Svenska kraftnät, stealing data from an isolated file transfer system. The power grid operations were not impacted by the cyber incident. The Swedish company on Monday disclosed […]
Only 23% of ransomware victims paid in Q3 2025, the lowest ever, continuing a six-year decline in payment rates, Coveware reports. Cybersecurity firm Coveware reports that only 23% of ransomware victims paid attackers in Q3 2025, the lowest rate ever recorded. The researchers note this continues a six-year decline in payment rates. After 28% of […]
Qilin ransomware group used Linux binaries on Windows to evade EDRs, steal backups, and disable defenses via BYOVD attacks. Trend Research found that the Qilin ransomware group (aka Agenda) used a Linux ransomware binary on Windows systems via legitimate remote tools, bypassing Windows defenses and EDRs. The cross-platform method enables stealthy attacks, stealing backup credentials […]
Safepay group claims the hack of professional video surveillance provider Xortec and added the company to its data leak site. The Safepay group claimed responsibility for hacking German video surveillance provider Xortec and listed the company on its data leak site. The ransomware payment deadline is October 27, 2025. Xortec GmbH, based in Frankfurt with […]