Packer-as-a-Service Shanya Hides Ransomware, Kills EDR Summary Security vendor Sophos published research on a new packer-as-a-service (PaaS) called Shanya that helps ransomware evade detection and disable endpoint detection and response…
Microsoft reports 7.8-rated zero day, plus 56 more in December Patch Tuesday Summary Microsoft’s December Patch Tuesday includes a 7.8-rated Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver vulnerability (CVE-2025-62221) that has…
Khashoggi widow files complaint in France alleging Saudi government infected devices with spyware Summary Hanan Elatr Khashoggi, widow of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has filed a legal complaint in France…
Exploitation Activity Ramps Up Against React2Shell Summary React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182) is a critical remote‑code‑execution deserialization flaw in React Server Components that was publicly disclosed in early December 2025. Exploitation began within…
More than $2 billion in payments from 4,000 ransomware incidents reported to Treasury in recent years Summary Companies paid more than $2.1 billion to ransomware gangs from January 2022 to…
Researchers track dozens of organizations affected by React2Shell compromises tied to China’s MSS Summary Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have confirmed that more than 30 organisations have…
193 cybercrims arrested, accused of plotting ‘violence-as-a-service’ Summary Europol-led investigators have arrested 193 suspects across Europe in a six-month operation tackling so-called “violence-as-a-service” — networks that recruit, groom or coerce…
This scientist found a new trick of the immune system by digging through cellular rubbish Summary Yifat Merbl and her team at the Weizmann Institute discovered that the cell’s proteasome…
The baby whose life was saved by the first personalised CRISPR therapy Summary KJ Muldoon — initially known to researchers as Patient Eta — became the first person to receive…
Russian police bust bank-account hacking gang that used NFCGate-based malware Summary Russian police say they have dismantled a group that stole millions from bank customers using malware built on NFCGate,…
