Two-thirds of financial services firms will not be able to meet the requirements of the EU anti-money laundering (AML) package when it …
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Exploit Cyber-Frenzy Threatens Millions via cPanel Vulnerability
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA critical authentication bypass flaw in cPanel software products has come under heavy exploitation from a variety of threat actors shortly after …
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Microsoft Defender wrongly flags DigiCert certs as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMicrosoft Defender is detecting legitimate DigiCert root certificates as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha, resulting in widespread false-positive alerts, and in some cases, removing certificates from Windows. According …
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Critrical cPanel flaw mass-exploited in “Sorry” ransomware attacks
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA new disclosed cPanel flaw tracked as CVE-2026-41940 is being mass-exploited to breach websites and encrypt data in “Sorry” ransomware attacks. This …
The overwhelming majority of stolen cryptocurrency today is being used to fund the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Crypto theft is …
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US ransomware negotiators get 4 years in prison over BlackCat attacks
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTwo former employees of cybersecurity incident response companies Sygnia and DigitalMint were sentenced to four years in prison each for targeting U.S. …
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Lotus Wiper Attack Targets Venezuelan Energy Firms, Utilities
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAn analysis of software artifacts from a malicious cyberattack targeting the energy and utilities sector in Venezuela late last year revealed that …
The latest variant of an emerging ransomware may be far more destructive than its operators intended, acting as a wiper that deletes …
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Broken VECT 2.0 ransomware acts as a data wiper for large files
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogResearchers are warning that the VECT 2.0 ransomware has a problem in the way it handles encryption nonces that leads to permanently …
A new threat actor is combining social engineering techniques, abuse of legitimate cloud infrastructure, and custom malware together to create what appears …
Home security giant ADT has confirmed a data breach after the ShinyHunters extortion group threatened to leak stolen data unless a ransom …
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Tropic Trooper APT Takes Aim at Home Routers, Japanese Targets
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogBLACK HAT ASIA – Singapore – The China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) known as Tropic Trooper appears to be changing up its …
Powered by attackers’ AI usage, phishing attacks have surged back to become the top vector for initial access in incident-response engagements during …
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US Busts Myanmar Ring Targeting US Citizens in Financial Fraud
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe US government has sanctioned a criminal network supporting Southeast Asian scam compounds, including one of Cambodia’s richest and most powerful men. …
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FCA joins police, HMRC to carry out first crackdown on illegal crypto trading
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe U.K.’s financial services regulator has raided eight addresses in London as part of an operation working with police and tax authorities …
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‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty – Krebs on Security
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated …
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Surge in Bomgar RMM Exploitation Demonstrates Supply Chain Risk
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA fresh wave of cyberattacks exploiting Bomgar remote monitoring and management (RMM) instances has hit various organizations and their customers over the …
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EU unveils customs overhaul to tackle e-commerce and geopolitical shifts
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe EU Customs Union currently deals with trade worth €4.3 trillion ($4.9 trillion) a year (about 14 percent of global trade). In …
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Teams increasingly abused in helpdesk impersonation attacks
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMicrosoft is warning of threat actors increasingly abusing external Microsoft Teams collaboration and relying on legitimate tools for access and lateral movement …
Apple account change notifications are being abused to send fake iPhone purchase phishing scams within legitimate emails sent from Apple’s servers, increasing …
Businesses operating in Virginia are barred from selling consumers’ precise location data, under legislation signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Abigail Spanberger. …
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Payouts King ransomware uses QEMU VMs to bypass endpoint security
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe Payouts King ransomware is using the QEMU emulator as a reverse SSH backdoor to run hidden virtual machines on compromised systems …
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First case of its kind, DOJ hits IBM with false claims for diversity practices
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogIn the first enforcement case of its kind, International Business Machines (IBM) settled allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) …
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Data breach at edtech giant McGraw Hill affects 13.5 million accounts
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe ShinyHunters extortion group has leaked data from 13.5 million McGraw Hill user accounts, stolen after breaching the company’s Salesforce environment earlier …
Microsoft today pushed software updates to fix a staggering 167 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including a …
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Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5082200 extended security update
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMicrosoft has released the Windows 10 KB5082200 extended security update to fix the April 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities, including 2 zero-days. This …
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APT41 Delivers ‘Undetectable’ Backdoor to Steal Cloud Credentials
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe notorious Chinese threat group APT41 is using an undetectable backdoor malware to target Linux-based cloud workloads to steal credentials from Amazon …
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Over 20,000 crypto fraud victims identified in international crackdown
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAn international law enforcement action led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has identified over 20,000 victims of cryptocurrency fraud across …
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON — FINRA announced today the launch of the Financial Intelligence Fusion Center (FIFC), a secure portal for FINRA and its member …
A financially motivated threat actor tracked as Storm-2755 is stealing Canadian employees’ salary payments after hijacking their accounts in payroll pirate attacks. …
