September 2025
BreachForums kingpin goes from walk-free deal to 3-year stretch
Prosecutors say Conor Fitzpatrick's crimes caused 'incalculable' damage The founder of the popular cybercrime website BreachForums will spend three years in prison after previously being let off with a slap on the wrist.…
UK telco Colt’s recovery from August cyberattack pushes into November
Pentesters confirm key system is safe but core products remain unavailable Brit telco Colt Technology Services says its recovery from an August cyberattack might not be completed until late November.…
UEFI Secure Boot for Linux Arm64 – where do we stand?
Still exotic for now, but moves are afoot Arm devices are everywhere today and many of them run Linux. The operating system also powers cloud computing and IT environments all over the world. However, x86 is still the dominant architecture of global computer hardware, where the Unified Extensible…
Ruh-roh. DDR5 memory vulnerable to new Rowhammer attack
Google and ETH Zurich found problems with AMD/SK Hynix combo, will probe other hardware Researchers from Google and Swiss university ETH Zurich have found a new class of Rowhammer vulnerability that could allow attackers to access info stored in DDR5 memory.…
Apple 0-day likely used in spy attacks affected devices as old as iPhone 8
May have been used in 'extremely sophisticated' attacks against 'specific targeted individuals' Apple backported a fix to older iPhones and iPads for a serious bug it patched last month – but only after it may have been exploited in what the company calls "extremely sophisticated" attacks.…
Self-propagating worm fuels latest npm supply chain compromise
Intrusions bear the same hallmarks as recent Nx mess The npm platform is the target of another supply chain attack, with crims already compromising 187 packages and counting.…
‘FileFix’ attacks use fake Facebook security alerts to trick victims into running infostealers
Tech evolved from PoC to global campaign in under two months An attack called FileFix is masquerading as a Facebook security alert before ultimately dropping the widely used StealC infostealer and malware downloader.…
JLR stuck in neutral as losses skyrocket amid cyberattack cleanup
Latest extension to factory closures takes incident response into fourth week Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced a further extension to its multi-site global shutdown, bringing its cyber-related downtime to nearly four weeks.…
China slaps 1-hour deadline on reporting serious cyber incidents
Cyberspace watchdog tightens reporting regime, leaving little time to hide incidents Beijing will soon expect Chinese network operators to 'fess up to serious cyber incidents within an hour of spotting them – or risk penalties for dragging their feet.…
Security begins with visibility: How IGA brings hidden access risks to light
Who has access to what? Without centralized governance, orgs struggle to answer this simple question. Partner Content From the moment users log onto their machines, access rights shape their experience. Access rights determine which apps they can run, which directories they can open, and what information they can…