2025
China says US spies exploited Microsoft Exchange zero-day to steal military info
Spy vs. spy China has accused US intelligence agencies of exploiting a Microsoft Exchange zero-day exploit to steal defense-related data and take over more than 50 devices belonging to a "major Chinese military enterprise" for nearly a year.…
Florida prison email blunder exposes visitor contact info to inmates
Victims fear leak at Everglades Correctional Institution could lead to violent extortion A data breach at a Florida prison has inmates' families concerned for their welfare after their contact details were allegedly leaked to convicted criminals.…
Cybercrooks attached Raspberry Pi to bank network and drained ATM cash
Criminals used undocumented techniques and well-placed insiders to remotely withdraw money A ring of cybercriminals managed to physically implant a Raspberry Pi on a bank's network to steal cash from an Indonesian ATM.…
Top spy says LinkedIn profiles that list defence work ‘recklessly invite attention of foreign intelligence services’
Workers on joint US/UK/Australia nuclear submarine program are painting a target on themselves The Director-General of Security at the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) has lamented the fact that many people list their work in the intelligence community or on sensitive military projects in their LinkedIn profiles.…
As ransomware gangs threaten physical harm, ‘I am afraid of what’s next,’ ex-negotiator says
Crims warned 40% of respondents that they and their families would suffer Ransomware gangs now frequently threaten physical violence against employees and their families as a way to force victim organizations into paying their demands.…
Gene scanner pays $9.8 million to get feds off its back in security flap
Illumina allegedly lied about its testing devices meeting government standards Biotech firm Illumina has agreed to cut the US government a check for the eminently affordable amount of $9.8 million to resolve allegations that it has been selling the feds genetic testing systems riddled with security vulnerabilities the…
Microsoft’s Azure AI Speech needs just seconds of audio to spit out a convincing deepfake
No way this will be abused Microsoft has upgraded Azure AI Speech so that users can rapidly generate a voice replica with just a few seconds of sampled speech.…
Beijing summons Nvidia over alleged backdoors in China-bound AI chips
H20 silicon under the microscope after slipping through US export bans China's internet watchdog has hauled Nvidia in for a grilling over alleged backdoors in its H20 chips, the latest twist in the increasingly paranoid semiconductor spat between Washington and Beijing.…
Kremlin goons caught abusing ISPs to spy on Moscow-based diplomats, Microsoft says
Russia spying on foreign embassies? Say it ain't so Russian cyberspies are abusing local internet service providers' networks to target foreign embassies in Moscow and collect intel from diplomats' devices, according to a Microsoft Threat Intelligence warning.…
Silk Typhoon spun a web of patents for offensive cyber tools, report says
US court docs reveal that infamous Chinese snoops filed IP papers like tax returns Security researchers have uncovered more than a dozen patents for offensive cybersecurity tools filed by Chinese companies allegedly tied to Beijing's Silk Typhoon espionage crew.…