November 6, 2025
Gootloader malware back for the attack, serves up ransomware
Move fast - miscreants compromised a domain controller in 17 hours Gootloader JavaScript malware, commonly used to deliver ransomware, is back in action after a period of reduced activity.…
You’ll never guess what the most common passwords are. Oh, wait, yes you will
Most of you still can't do better than 123456? 123456. admin. password. For years, the IT world has been reminding users not to rely on such predictable passwords. And yet here we are with another study finding that those sorts of quickly-guessable, universally-held-to-be-bad passwords are still the most…
SonicWall fingers state-backed cyber crew for September firewall breach
Spies, not crooks, were behind digital heist – damage stopped at the backups, says US cybersec biz SonicWall has blamed an unnamed, state-sponsored collective for the September break-in that saw cybercriminals rifle through a cache of firewall configuration backups.…
Malware-pwned laptop gifts cybercriminals Nikkei’s Slack
Stolen creds let miscreants waltz into 17K employees' chats, spilling info on staff and partners Japanese media behemoth Nikkei has admitted to a data breach after miscreants slipped into its internal Slack workspace, exposing the personal details of more than 17,000 employees and business partners.…
Why UK businesses are paying ICO millions for password mistakes you’re probably making right now
Strongly-worded emails to staff telling them to be more careful aren't going to cut it anymore Partner Content UK GDPR Article 32 mandates "appropriate security measures". The ICO has defined what that means: multi-million-pound fines for password failures. The violations that trigger them? Small, familiar, and happening in…