Researchers at Censys have found that PolarEdge is rapidly expanding throughout the world, in an alarming sign that connected technology is becoming increasingly weaponised. PolarEdge is an advanced botnet orchestrating large-scale attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) and edge…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 549 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. China-linked…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 70
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Assistants API for command and control Weaponized Military Documents Deliver Advanced SSH-Tor Backdoor to…
Week in review: Cisco fixes critical UCCX flaws, November 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Securing real-time payments without slowing them down In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Singh, CISO at Tyro, discusses what it takes to secure real-time…
Stanford discovers an extraordinary crystal that could transform quantum tech
Stanford scientists found that strontium titanate improves its performance when frozen to near absolute zero, showing extraordinary optical and mechanical behavior. Its nonlinear and piezoelectric properties make it ideal for cryogenic quantum technologies. Once overlooked, this cheap, accessible material now…
New Whisper Leak Toolkit Exposes User Prompts to Popular AI Agents within Encrypted Traffic
A sophisticated side-channel attack that exposes the topics of conversations with AI chatbots, even when traffic is protected by end-to-end encryption. Dubbed “Whisper Leak,” this vulnerability allows eavesdroppers such as nation-state actors, ISPs, or Wi-Fi snoopers to infer sensitive prompt…
Herodotus Trojan Mimics Human Typing to Steal Banking Credentials
A newly discovered Android malware, Herodotus, is alarming cybersecurity experts due to its unique ability to imitate human typing. This advanced technique allows the malware to avoid fraud detection systems and secretly steal sensitive financial information from unsuspecting users.…
Chinese Hackers Attack Prominent U.S Organizations
Chinese cyber-espionage groups attacked U.S organizations with links to international agencies. This has now become a problem for the U.S, as state-actors from China keep attacking. Attackers were trying to build a steady presence inside the target network. Series of…
Investment in NHIs: A Justified Security Strategy?
How Do Non-Human Identities (NHIs) Transform Cloud Security? Can your organization afford to overlook the security of Non-Human Identities? Machine identities have become as crucial as human identities, bringing unique challenges and opportunities for cybersecurity experts around the globe. The…
NHIs: A Budget-Friendly Solution for Modern Cybersecurity?
How Are Non-Human Identities Reshaping Cybersecurity Solutions? How often have you considered the role of machine identities? With more enterprises migrate their operations to the cloud, the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) has become paramount. These machine identities, which include…
Capable and Secure: Revolutionizing NHIs Management
Are Your Non-Human Identities Truly Secure? When we delve deeper where cloud environments dominate, the concept of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) is increasingly coming to the forefront of cybersecurity discussions. But what exactly are NHIs, and why is their management crucial…
Ensuring Stability in Cyber Security with NHIs
Are Organizations Maximizing the Potential of Non-Human Identities? The importance of managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) cannot be overstated. But how effectively are organizations leveraging these capabilities to enhance stable cybersecurity? NHIs—often referred to as machine identities—are pivotal in safeguarding secrets…
China-linked hackers target U.S. non-profit in long-term espionage campaign
A China-linked group targeted a U.S. non-profit to gain long-term access, part of wider attacks on U.S. entities tied to policy matters. China-linked hackers breached a U.S. policy-focused nonprofit in April 2025, maintaining weeks of access. They used DLL sideloading…
Saturday Security: Three Breaches, Three Lessons and How Attackers Keep Adapting
This week, three very different data breaches proved one thing: no sector is safe. From nation-state espionage to data theft to social engineering, the tactics vary — but the results are the same: exposed data, shaken trust, and hard lessons.…
Your Security Team Is About to Get an AI Co-Pilot — Whether You’re Ready or Not: Report
The days of human analysts manually sorting through endless security alerts are numbered. By 2028, artificial intelligence (AI) agents will handle 80% of that work in most security operations centers worldwide, according to a new IDC report. But while AI…
A new Italian citizen was targeted with Paragon’s Graphite spyware. We have a serious problem
An Italian political adviser was targeted with Paragon’s Graphite spyware, becoming the fifth Italian in the ongoing government surveillance activity. Italian political adviser Francesco Nicodemo said he was targeted with Paragon’s Graphite spyware, becoming the fifth Italian in the ongoing…
Radware: Bad Actors Spoofing AI Agents to Bypass Malicious Bot Defenses
AI agents are increasingly being used to search the web, making traditional bot mitigation systems inadequate and opening the door for malicious actors to develop and deploy bots that impersonate legitimate agents from AI vendors to launch account takeover and…
NDSS 2025 – Qualitative Study On Boards’ Cybersecurity Risk Decision Making
SESSION Session 2C: Phishing & Fraud 1 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Jens Christian Opdenbusch (Ruhr University Bochum), Jonas Hielscher (Ruhr University Bochum), M. Angela Sasse (Ruhr University Bochum, University College London) PAPER “Where Are We On Cyber?” – A Qualitative…
Afghans Report Killings After British Ministry of Defence Data Leak
Dozens of Afghans whose personal information was exposed in a British Ministry of Defence (MoD) data breach have reported that their relatives or colleagues were killed because of the leak, according to new research submitted to a UK parliamentary…
Privacy Laws Struggle to Keep Up with Meta’s ‘Luxury Surveillance’ Glasses
Meta’s newest smart glasses have reignited concerns about privacy, as many believe the company is inching toward a world where constant surveillance becomes ordinary. Introduced at Meta’s recent Connect event, the glasses reflect the kind of future that science fiction…