Graham CLULEY February 24, 2025 Promo Protect all your devices, without slowing them down. Free 30-day trial A serious security vulnerability has been found in popular stalkerware apps, exposing the sensitive personal information and communications of millions of people. Stalkerware is a type of spyware, frequently used to spy on every message sent or received […]
Cyber News
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new campaign that leverages cracked versions of software as a lure to distribute information stealers like Lumma and ACR Stealer. The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) said it has observed a spike in the distribution volume of ACR Stealer since January 2025. A notable aspect of the stealer malware […]
Cyber News
These researchers had LLMs play chess against better opponents. When they couldn’t win, they sometimes resorted to cheating. Researchers gave the models a seemingly impossible task: to win against Stockfish, which is one of the strongest chess engines in the world and a much better player than any human, or any of the AI models […]
Cyber News
Welcome to your weekly roundup of cyber news, where every headline gives you a peek into the world of online battles. This week, we look at a huge crypto theft, reveal some sneaky AI scam tricks, and discuss big changes in data protection. Let these stories spark your interest and help you understand the changing […]
Cyber News
Google Cloud has announced quantum-safe digital signatures in Google Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS) for software-based keys as a way to bulletproof encryption systems against the threat posed by cryptographically-relevant quantum computers. The feature, currently in preview, coexists with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) post-quantum cryptography (PQC)
Cyber News
Ransomware doesn’t hit all at once—it slowly floods your defenses in stages. Like a ship subsumed with water, the attack starts quietly, below the surface, with subtle warning signs that are easy to miss. By the time encryption starts, it’s too late to stop the flood. Each stage of a ransomware attack offers a small […]
Cyber News
Australia has become the latest country to ban the installation of security software from Russian company Kaspersky, citing national security concerns. “After considering threat and risk analysis, I have determined that the use of Kaspersky Lab, Inc. products and web services by Australian Government entities poses an unacceptable security risk to Australian Government, networks and […]
Cyber News
One month into his second term, President Trump’s actions to shrink the government through mass layoffs, firings and withholding funds allocated by Congress have thrown federal cybersecurity and consumer protection programs into disarray. At the same time, agencies are battling an ongoing effort by the world’s richest man to wrest control over their networks and […]
Cyber News
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit on Friday revealed that a “sophisticated” attack led to the theft of over $1.5 billion worth of cryptocurrency from one of its Ethereum cold (offline) wallets, making it the largest ever single crypto heist in history. “The incident occurred when our ETH multisig cold wallet executed a transfer to our warm wallet. […]
Cyber News