Data Dump From APT Actor Yields Clues to Attacker Capabilities
Data Dump From APT Actor Yields Clues to Attacker Capabilities Summary In a Phrack magazine release distributed at DEF CON, two hackers identifying as Saber and cyb0rg published a large…
Attackers Target the Foundations of Crypto: Smart Contracts
Attackers Target the Foundations of Crypto: Smart Contracts Summary Recent research and incident analysis show scammers increasingly use fraudulent or obfuscated smart contracts to steal cryptocurrency from users following online…
Ransomware Attacks Fall by Almost Half in Q2
Ransomware Attacks Fall by Almost Half in Q2 Summary A press release analysing ransomware activity in Q2 2025 reports a substantial overall decline in incidents: June recorded 371 attacks (a…
Cybersecurity Incident at Allianz Life Exposes Personal Information of Hundreds of Thousands
Cybersecurity Incident at Allianz Life Exposes Personal Information of Hundreds of Thousands Summary Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America disclosed a cybersecurity incident that potentially exposed personally identifiable information…
860K Compromised in Columbia University Data Breach
860K Compromised in Columbia University Data Breach Summary Columbia University has confirmed that a data breach originating on 16 May impacted nearly 870,000 people. The issue came to light after…
Patch Now: Attackers Target OT Networks via Critical RCE Flaw
Patch Now: Attackers Target OT Networks via Critical RCE Flaw Summary Researchers from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 have observed active exploitation of a critical remote code execution vulnerability in…
What the LockBit 4.0 Leak Reveals About RaaS Groups
What the LockBit 4.0 Leak Reveals About RaaS Groups Summary The May 7 leak of LockBit’s 4.0 affiliate panel exposed thousands of chat messages, ransomware builds and cryptowallet data, pulling…
How an AI-Based ‘Pen Tester’ Became a Top Bug Hunter on HackerOne
How an AI-Based ‘Pen Tester’ Became a Top Bug Hunter on HackerOne Summary At Black Hat USA 2025, Brendan Dolan-Gavitt of XBOW demonstrated an autonomous, AI-driven penetration-testing tool that became…
PwC Announces Addition of Morgan Adamski to Leadership of Cyber, Data & Technology Risk Platform
PwC Announces Addition of Morgan Adamski to Leadership of Cyber, Data & Technology Risk Platform Summary PwC has appointed Morgan Adamski as a US leader in its Cyber, Data &…
Pennsylvania attorney general says cyberattack knocked phone, email systems offline
Pennsylvania attorney general says cyberattack knocked phone, email systems offline Summary The Office of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania reported a cyberattack that has taken its phone and email systems…