African multinational telecommunications company MTN Group disclosed a data breach that exposed subscribers’ personal information. MTN Group Limited is a South African multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Johannesburg. Founded in 1994, it has grown to become Africa’s largest mobile network operator, serving over 290 million subscribers across 18 countries in Africa and the Middle East. […]
Veritaco CEO Jeffrey Bowie faces charges for allegedly installing malware on hospital computers, violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act. Jeffrey Bowie, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Veritaco, is facing two counts of violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act for allegedly infecting employee computers at the Oklahoma City St. Anthony Hospital. The man is accused of having installed […]
WhatsApp adds Advanced Chat Privacy feature that allows users to block others from sharing chat content outside the app. WhatsApp announced the availability of a new feature called “Advanced Chat Privacy” for both individual and group chats that enhances content protection. The feature blocks chat exports, auto-media downloads, and the use of messages in AI […]
New malware campaign targets Docker environments using unknown methods to secretly mine cryptocurrency, researchers warn. Researchers from Darktrace and Cado Security have spotted a malware campaign that targets Docker environments with a novel technique to mine cryptocurrency. The malware campaign targets Docker environments to deploy a malicious node connected to Teneo, a decentralized infrastructure network. […]
Marks & Spencer (M&S) confirmed it’s managing a cyber incident after multiple customer complaints surfaced on social media. Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) announced it has been managing a cyber incident in recent days with the help of external cyber security experts. Customers report outages affecting card payments, gift cards, and M&S’s Click and […]
Abilene, Texas, shut down systems after a cyberattack caused server issues. IT staff and experts are investigating the security incident. Abilene, Texas, shut down systems after a cyberattack caused server issues. The incident occurred on April 18, 2025, emergency services remained operational, and no financial irregularities were found. “On April 18, 2025, City officials received […]
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Threat actors are actively exploiting a remote code execution flaw in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances since January 2025. Arctic Wolf researchers warn that threat actors actively exploit a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20035 (CVSS score of 7.1), in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) since at least January 2025. The vulnerability is an OS Command […]
ASUS warns of an authentication bypass vulnerability in routers with AiCloud enabled that could allow unauthorized execution of functions on the device. ASUS warns of an authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2492 (CVSS v4 score: 9.2), which impacts routers with AiCloud enabled. A remote attacker can trigger the flaw to perform unauthorized execution of functions on the […]
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple products and Microsoft Windows NTLM flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Apple products and Microsoft Windows NTLM vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions of the flaws: This week Apple released out‑of‑band […]