Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies have released guidance on securing edge devices against increasing threats.
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Security Teams Pay the Price: The Unfair Reality of Cyber Incidents
The blame of security incidents may be shared—but the burden of response always falls on the security team. Here’s how to prepare for the inevitable.
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SparkCat Malware Uses OCR to Extract Crypto Wallet Recovery Phrases from Images
A new malware campaign dubbed SparkCat has leveraged a suit of bogus apps on both Apple’s and Google’s respective app stores to steal victims’ mnemonic phrases associated with cryptocurrency wallets.
The attacks leverage an optical character recognition (OCR) model to exfiltrate select images containing wallet recovery phrases from photo libraries to a command-and-control (C2) server,
The attacks leverage an optical character recognition (OCR) model to exfiltrate select images containing wallet recovery phrases from photo libraries to a command-and-control (C2) server,
Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Management Product
Critical vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine could lead to elevation of privileges and system configuration modifications.
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The Evolving Role of PAM in Cybersecurity Leadership Agendas for 2025
Privileged Access Management (PAM) has emerged as a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity strategies, shifting from a technical necessity to a critical pillar in leadership agendas. With the PAM market projected to reach $42.96 billion by 2037 (according to Research Nester), organizations invest heavily in PAM solutions.
Why is PAM climbing the ranks of leadership priorities? While Gartner
North Korean APT Kimsuky Uses forceCopy Malware to Steal Browser-Stored Credentials
The North Korea-linked nation-state hacking group known as Kimsuky has been observed conducting spear-phishing attacks to deliver an information stealer malware named forceCopy, according to new findings from the AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC).
The attacks commence with phishing emails containing a Windows shortcut (LNK) file that’s disguised as a Microsoft Office or PDF document.
The attacks commence with phishing emails containing a Windows shortcut (LNK) file that’s disguised as a Microsoft Office or PDF document.
Fake DeepSeek Sites Used for Credential Phishing, Crypto Theft, Scams
Researchers see dozens of fake DeepSeek websites used for credential phishing, cryptocurrency theft, and scams.
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Top 3 Ransomware Threats Active in 2025
You arrive at the office, power up your system, and panic sets in. Every file is locked, and every system is frozen. A ransom demand flashes on your screen: “Pay $2 million in Bitcoin within 48 hours or lose everything.”
And the worst part is that even after paying, there’s no guarantee you’ll get your data back. Many victims hand over the money, only to receive nothing in return, or worse, get
And the worst part is that even after paying, there’s no guarantee you’ll get your data back. Many victims hand over the money, only to receive nothing in return, or worse, get
7AI Raises $36 Million in Seed Funding for Agentic Security Platform
7AI has launched an agentic security platform, which uses AI agents to handle repetitive tasks, and raised $36 million in seed funding.
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Cisco Patches Critical ISE Vulnerabilities Enabling Root CmdExec and PrivEsc
Cisco has released updates to address two critical security flaws Identity Services Engine (ISE) that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and elevate privileges on susceptible devices.
The vulnerabilities are listed below –
The vulnerabilities are listed below –
CVE-2025-20124 (CVSS score: 9.9) – An insecure Java deserialization vulnerability in an API of Cisco ISE that could permit an authenticated, remote