The new hacking group, which claimed to have stolen confidential source code and sensitive project files from SK Telecom last month, is now threatening to leak that data if the telecommunications giant doesn’t start negotiations. The previously unheard-of ransomware group, CoinbaseCartel, apparently hoping to garner attention for itself and get a ransom payout from the…
Crimson Collective, cyber criminal gang claims to have stolen nearly 570GB of compressed data across 28,000 internal development respositories, with the company confirming it was a breach of one of its GitLab instances. This data allegedly includes approximately 800 Customer Engagement Reports (CERs), which can contain sensitive information about a customer’s network and platforms. Red…
Google warns its 1.8 billion Gmail users about a new cybersecurity threat called indirect prompt injections, where hackers hide malicious commands in emails. Google warns of wave of new threats This threat affects not just people but also businesses and governments, in a post Google explained the danger, “With the rapid adoption of generative AI,…
Some of the most widely used AI agents and assistants from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI and other major companies are susceptible to being hijacked with little or no user interaction, as per Zenity labs. During a presentation at the Black Hat USA cybersecurity conference, Zenity researchers showed how hackers could exfiltrate data, manipulate critical workflows across…
Columbia University has been targeted in a cyberattack where hackers stole the personal information of students, applicants, and employees. The Ivy League school suffered an IT outage on June 24 and on July 1 it revealed that it was caused by hackers who may have stolen data from its network. In an update shared on August 5, Columbia University…
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….
