A newly uncovered ClickFix phishing campaign is tricking victims into executing malicious PowerShell commands that deploy the Havok post-exploitation framework for remote access to compromised devices. […]
CISA: No Change on Defending Against Russian Cyber Threats
The CISA public clarification follows news the Trump administration is temporarily pausing offensive cyber operations against Moscow.
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Hackers Exploit AWS Misconfigurations to Launch Phishing Attacks via SES and WorkMail
Threat actors are targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments to push out phishing campaigns to unsuspecting targets, according to findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42.
The cybersecurity company is tracking the activity cluster under the name TGR-UNK-0011 (short for a threat group with unknown motivation), which it said overlaps with a group known as JavaGhost. TGR-UNK-0011 is known to
The cybersecurity company is tracking the activity cluster under the name TGR-UNK-0011 (short for a threat group with unknown motivation), which it said overlaps with a group known as JavaGhost. TGR-UNK-0011 is known to
UK watchdog probes TikTok and Reddit over child privacy concerns
On Monday, the United Kingdom’s privacy watchdog announced that it is investigating TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur because of privacy concerns about how they are processing children’s data. […]
Microsoft links recent Microsoft 365 outage to buggy update
Microsoft says a coding issue is behind a now-resolved Microsoft 365 outage over the weekend that affected Outlook and Exchange Online authentication. […]
Hackers Use ClickFix Trick to Deploy PowerShell-Based Havoc C2 via SharePoint Sites
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new phishing campaign that employs the ClickFix technique to deliver an open-source command-and-control (C2) framework called Havoc.
“The threat actor hides each malware stage behind a SharePoint site and uses a modified version of Havoc Demon in conjunction with the Microsoft Graph API to obscure C2 communications within trusted, well-known
“The threat actor hides each malware stage behind a SharePoint site and uses a modified version of Havoc Demon in conjunction with the Microsoft Graph API to obscure C2 communications within trusted, well-known
Hackers Exploit Paragon Partition Manager Driver Vulnerability in Ransomware Attacks
Threat actors have been exploiting a security vulnerability in Paragon Partition Manager’s BioNTdrv.sys driver in ransomware attacks to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.
The zero-day flaw (CVE-2025-0289) is part of a set of five vulnerabilities that was discovered by Microsoft, according to the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC).
“These include arbitrary kernel memory mapping and
The zero-day flaw (CVE-2025-0289) is part of a set of five vulnerabilities that was discovered by Microsoft, according to the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC).
“These include arbitrary kernel memory mapping and
U.K. ICO Investigates TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur Over Children’s Data Protection Practices
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened an investigation into online platforms TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur to assess the steps they are taking to protect children between the ages of 13 and 17 in the country.
To that end, the watchdog said it’s probing how the ByteDance-owned video-sharing service uses the personal data of children in the age range to surface recommendations
To that end, the watchdog said it’s probing how the ByteDance-owned video-sharing service uses the personal data of children in the age range to surface recommendations
Quantum Wars: Google, Microsoft, and Amazon’s Competing Paths to Fault-Tolerant Qubits
Amazon claims its researchers have combined cat qubit technology and additional quantum error correction components onto a microchip that can be manufactured in a scalable fashion.
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Mimic Raises $50 Million to Stop Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware defense startup Mimic has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round led by Google Ventures and Menlo Ventures.
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