The dating safety app Tea was hacked, leaking images, posts, and comments of thousands of users who shared anonymous “red flag” reports on men. Tea is a women-only dating safety app launched in 2023 that lets users assess and review potential partners using real-time safety tools, not matchmaking. The app has over 1.6 million members […]
A cyberattack claimed by Ukrainian group Silent Crow and Belarusian Cyber-Partisans crippled Aeroflot ’s systems, canceling over 100 flights. On July 28, 2025, a cyberattack claimed by Ukrainian group Silent Crow and Belarusian Cyber-Partisans crippled the systems of Russian state-owned carrier Aeroflot. Over 100 flights were cancelled following the attack, which also caused delays. The […]
Microsoft found a macOS flaw letting attackers access private data from protected areas like Downloads and Apple Intelligence caches. Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers discovered a macOS vulnerability that could allow attackers to steal private data of files normally protected by Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC). Apple’s Transparency, Consent, and Control framework in macOS is designed […]
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco ISE and PaperCut NG/MF flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Cisco ISE and PaperCut NG/MF flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: This week, Cisco confirmed attempted exploitation in […]
Critical vulnerability in Post SMTP plugin risks full site takeover, over 400k sites use it, and nearly half remain unpatched. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24000 (CVSS of 8.8) in the Post SMTP WordPress plugin, used by 400k sites, allows full site takeover. The plugin Post SMTP is an email delivery plugin that allows site owners […]
Scattered Spider targets VMware ESXi in North America using social engineering, mainly fake IT help desk calls instead of software exploits. The cybercrime group Scattered Spider (aka 0ktapus, Muddled Libra, Octo Tempest, and UNC3944) is targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors in retail, airline, and transportation sectors across North America. According to Google’s Mandiant team, the group […]
Allianz Life data breach exposed data of most of 1.4M customers via third-party CRM hack using social engineering. Allianz Life confirmed a data breach exposing personal information of most of its 1.4 million customers. On July 16, 2025, a threat actor accessed a third-party CRM system using social engineering, compromising the data of customers, financial […]
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An international law enforcement operation seized the dark web data leak site of the BlackSuit ransomware group. A banner on the BlackSuit ransomware group’s TOR data leak sites informs visitors that they were seized by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations in a global law enforcement operation. The notice features logos of 17 law enforcement agencies and […]