The Sophos Annual Threat Report: Cybercrime on Main Street 2025
Ransomware remains the biggest threat, but old and misconfigured network devices are making it too easy
Daryna Antoniuk reports: A little-known hacking group has emerged as a major threat to Russian state institutions and critical industries, carrying out attacks aimed at causing maximum disruption and extracting financial gain, according to a new report. BO Team, also known as Black Owl, has been active since early 2024 and appears to operate independently,…
Today’s entry in our “No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking” files is courtesy of the Brennan Center, which obtained an internal oversight report detailing the two-months-long exposure of federal, state, and local intelligence about Americans. A 2024 internal oversight report from the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security……
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday issued sanctions against a Beijing-based cybersecurity company known as Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated for orchestrating several cyber attacks against U.S. victims. These attacks have been publicly attributed to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Flax Typhoon (aka Ethereal Panda or
South Korea is taking the Coupang breach extremely seriously, it seems. Claire Lee of AFP reports: South Korean police raided the Seoul headquarters of e-commerce giant Coupang on Tuesday over a recent data leak believed to have affected almost two-thirds of the country’s population. Coupang is South Korea’s most popular online shopping platform, serving millions……
The evolution of cyber threats has forced organizations across all industries to rethink their security strategies. As attackers become more sophisticated — leveraging encryption, living-off-the-land techniques, and lateral movement to evade traditional defenses — security teams are finding more threats wreaking havoc before they can be detected. Even after an attack has been identified, it…
Lim Hui Jie reports: South Korean online retail giant Coupang said it will offer 1.69 trillion South Korean won ($1.17 billion) in compensation to 34 million users affected by a massive data breach disclosed last month. The company said in a statement Monday local time that it planned to provide customers with purchase vouchers totaling 50,000 won for various……