Google has acknowledged a data breach in one of its Salesforce systems carried out by the hacker group ShinyHunters. The breach, which occurred in early June, compromised one of Google’s internal Salesforce instances, exposing contact information and notes related to small and medium businesses. Back then, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) had already warned about…
The five critical vulnerabilities were named “ReVault” by Talos, and are found in Broadcom’s ControlVault3 firmware, as well as associated Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) on a range of Dell business laptops. On June 13, Dell disclosed these vulnerabilities impacting Dell Pro, Latitude, and Precision laptop models. ControlVault3 is a hardware-based security module found in…
Chinese-linked hackers are targeting the Taiwanese semiconductor industry and investment analysts as part of a string of cyber espionage campaigns, researchers said on Wednesday. While hacking to steal data and information about the industry is not new, there is an increase in sustained hacking campaigns from several China-aligned hacking groups, researchers with cybersecurity firm Proofpoint…
A sophisticated cyberattack campaign came to light in July 2025, that weaponizes Microsoft Teams calls to deploy the latest iteration of Matanbuchus ransomware. The attack begins with adversaries impersonating IT helpdesk personnel through external Teams calls, leveraging tactics related to social engineering to convince employees to execute malicious scripts. In ongoing support sessions, attackers activate…
Hot on the heels of the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, a joint cybersecurity advisory has warned critical infrastructure organizations of cyber threats stemming from Iranian-backed malicious actors. “Over the past several months, there has been increasing activity from hacktivists and Iranian government-affiliated actors, which is expected to escalate due to recent events,” it stated….
Google is urging Chrome users to take action as hackers have once again attacked the system. With the popular web browser being used on over 3.5billion computers across the globe, if cyber criminals manage to attack the system they will have an infinite amount of user data to exploit. Thankfully, for those who favour the…
Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto (PANW.O), opens new tab and Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google on Monday said they would create a public glossary of state-sponsored hacking groups and cybercriminals, in a bid to ease confusion over the menagerie of unofficial nicknames for them. Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab and CrowdStrike (CRWD.O), opens new tab said they hoped to potentially bring other industry…
Global Virtual Private Network (VPN) Market to Surpass $149 Billion by 2030, Driven by Remote Work and Cybersecurity Concerns The global Virtual Private Network (VPN) market is experiencing unprecedented growth, projected to expand from USD 48.70 billion in 2023 to nearly USD 149.72 billion by 2030, registering a robust CAGR of 17.4% during the forecast…
The cyber space witnessed what looked like an intense battle between hacktivists supporting India according to a cyber threat intelligence report prepared by Kochi-based cybersecurity company Technisanct. According to a cyber threat intelligence report prepared by Kochi-based cybersecurity company Technisanct, India had to deal with a sustained cyber offensive targeting various institutions. These are mostly…
The vulnerability in question is tracked as CVE-2025-29824 and it was patched by Microsoft with its April 2025 Patch Tuesday updates. The flaw impacts the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) and it can be exploited by an attacker to escalate privileges. On the day it released the patches, Microsoft revealed that CVE-2025-29824 had been exploited by…
