Finnish police wiretap reveals Russian ‘shadow fleet’ captain instructed to destroy evidence Summary The captain of the Russia-linked tanker Eagle S was allegedly instructed by his shipping company to destroy…
AI-Powered Ransomware Has Arrived With ‘PromptLock’ Summary Researchers at ESET have identified an emerging ransomware strain, dubbed ‘PromptLock’, that integrates an OpenAI weight model (gpt-oss:20b) locally via the Ollama API…
African Law Enforcement Agencies Nab Cybercrime Syndicates Summary National law enforcement agencies across Africa, working with Interpol, Afripol and private-sector partners, carried out Operation Serengeti 2.0 — a multi-country crackdown…
BGP’s security problems are notorious. Attempts to fix that are a work in progress Summary The article reviews efforts to improve the security of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), the core…
Hundreds of Swedish municipalities impacted by suspected ransomware attack on IT supplier Summary A suspected ransomware incident against Miljödata, a Swedish HR and sick‑leave software provider, was detected on Saturday…
Who are you again? Infosec experiencing ‘Identity crisis’ amid rising login attacks Summary Cisco-owned Duo warns the identity and access management space is in an “identity crisis” as login attacks…
Salesforce data missing? It might be due to Salesloft breach, Google says Summary Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) says a recent wave of Salesforce data thefts stems from attackers stealing…
10-step guide for testing a backup and recovery plan Summary This article explains why regular testing of backups is essential and provides a clear 10-step process to verify that backups…
Michigan Supreme Court Rules Unrestricted Phone Searches Violate Fourth Amendment Summary The Michigan Supreme Court, in People v. Carson, held that police warrants for digital devices cannot be so broad…
AI-Powered Ransomware Has Arrived With ‘PromptLock’ Summary Researchers at ESET have identified a new proof-of-concept ransomware strain called “PromptLock.” The sample, written in Go, uses a locally hosted OpenAI model…
