Category: security
Aflac could be the latest US insurance giant hit by a Scattered Spider cyberattack
Insurance giant AFLAC confirms it has been hit with a cyberattack The attack looks to have been by notorious Scattered Spider group Increasingly infamous group targeted multiple UK retailers earlier in 2025 AFLAC (American Family Life Assurance Company), has confirmed in a statement it has suffered a cyber ‘incident’ in…
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Russian hackers target Gmail passwords to crack down on international critics
International critics of Russia and academics have received phishing emails Slow rapport building with fake US State Department teams Victims are tricked into sharing Google app-specific passwords Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has shared details of a new threat actor tracked as UNC6293, believed to be a Russian state-sponsored group,…
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This mega DDoS attack broke all records – huge 37.4TB bombardment in 45 seconds against a single victim is the largest ever recorded
Huge 38TB DDoS attack targeted a hosting provider Cloudflare’s DDoS protection kicked in and blocked the attack This was the largest DDoS attack ever recorded Distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks usually use a network of compromised devices to bombard a server with an unusually large amount of data in order to render…
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Kali Linux gets a major upgrade with more than 10 new hacking tools, plus VPN IP extension, great for ethical hackers and pentest pros
Kali Linux 2025.2 brings powerful new tools for experienced penetration testers Offensive Security realigns Kali’s interface with MITRE ATT&CK – finally, structure meets hacking function New BloodHound tools hint at deeper Azure and Active Directory targeting than ever before The newest update to Kali Linux, version 2025.2, introduces over a…
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Hackers could trick users into downloading malware and opening malicious sites using a flaw in Android – here’s what you need to know
Hackers are using invisible Unicode to trick Android into opening dangerous links from notifications The link looks normal, but Android secretly opens something else without warning or consent Even trusted apps like WhatsApp and Instagram are vulnerable to this hidden notification exploit A security flaw in Android’s notification system could…
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Criminals could pick up your voice through a foot-thick concrete wall, thanks to AI and a flaw in popular laptop microphones – here’s what you need to know
AI can now reconstruct speech through concrete using just a laptop’s unshielded microphone wiring Laptop mic cables double as antennas, leaking audio through radio harmonics MEMS microphones emit signals that betray private conversations without any system compromise or malware A new form of eavesdropping uses artificial intelligence to recover speech…
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