Arch Linux takes a pounding as DDoS attack enters week two
Arch Linux takes a pounding as DDoS attack enters week two Summary The community-driven Arch Linux project has been the target of a sustained distributed denial of service (DDoS) campaign…
Interpol bags 1,209 suspects, $97M in cybercrime operation focused on Africa
Interpol bags 1,209 suspects, $97M in cybercrime operation focused on Africa Summary Interpol’s Operation Serengeti 2.0, run between June and August 2025, led to 1,209 arrests across Africa and the…
Microsoft puts the squeeze on onmicrosoft.com freeloaders
Microsoft puts the squeeze on onmicrosoft.com freeloaders Summary Microsoft has warned organisations using the onmicrosoft.com (MOERA) addresses that it will begin throttling email sent from those shared domains. From 15…
Fake CAPTCHA tests trick users into running malware
Fake CAPTCHA tests trick users into running malware Summary Microsoft’s security team has published an in-depth analysis of ClickFix, a social-engineering trick that disguises malicious instructions as a CAPTCHA or…
Windows Security Update turns smooth NDI streams into jittery messes
Windows Security Update turns smooth NDI streams into jittery messes Summary Microsoft has acknowledged that the August 2025 Security Update can cause severe stuttering, lag and choppy audio/video for users…
Criminal background checker APCS faces data breach
Criminal background checker APCS faces data breach Summary Access Personal Checking Services (APCS), a UK provider of criminal-record (DBS) checks used by employers, is dealing with a data breach that…
Kidney dialysis giant DaVita tells 2.4M people they were snared in ransomware data theft nightmare
Kidney dialysis giant DaVita tells 2.4M people they were snared in ransomware data theft nightmare Summary DaVita, the US kidney dialysis provider operating 2,661 centres, has disclosed a ransomware breach…
Short circuit: Electronics supplier to tech giants suffers ransomware shutdown
Short circuit: Electronics supplier to tech giants suffers ransomware shutdown Summary Data I/O, a US electronics programmer whose customers include Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft, disclosed a ransomware infection discovered…
Microsoft Reportedly Cuts China’s Early Access to Bug Disclosures, PoC Exploit Code
Microsoft Reportedly Cuts China’s Early Access to Bug Disclosures, PoC Exploit Code Summary Microsoft has reportedly changed how it shares early vulnerability information with some companies, limiting access to proof-of-concept…
Amid Service Disruption, Colt Confirms ‘Criminal Group’ Accessed Their Data, As Ransomware Gang Threatens to Sell It
Amid Service Disruption, Colt Confirms ‘Criminal Group’ Accessed Their Data, As Ransomware Gang Threatens to Sell It Summary Colt Technology Services detected a cyber intrusion that began on 12 August…