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Liv McMahon reports: Discord will soon require users globally to verify their age with a face scan or by uploading a form of ID if they want to access adult content. […] Users can either upload a photo of their ID to confirm their age or take a video selfie, where AI will be used……
Threat actors are weaponizing exposed Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) interfaces to obtain code execution capabilities and deploy cryptocurrency miners on compromised hosts. “The attacker used a modified version of XMRig with a hard-“coded configuration, allowing them to avoid suspicious command-line arguments that are often flagged by defenders,” Wiz researchers Yaara Shriki and Gili
In a recent report in The Register about an attack by Medusa on HCRG in the U.K., Iain Thomson reported, “For now, then, HCRG is still operational – a stark contrast to what happened in Texas last year, when the University Medical Center in Lubbock was forced to severely limit operations and turn away ambulances following…
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Rust package that’s capable of targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, and features malicious functionality to stealthily execute on developer machines by masquerading as an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) unit helper tool. The Rust crate, named “evm-units,” was uploaded to crates.io in mid-April 2025 by a user named “ablerust,”
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign undertaken by the North Korea-linked hacking group called ScarCruft (aka APT37) to deliver a malware known as RokRAT. The activity has been codenamed Operation HanKook Phantom by Seqrite Labs, stating the attacks appear to target individuals associated with the National Intelligence Research Association, including academic figures
A new exploit kit for Apple iOS devices designed to steal sensitive data from is being wielded by multiple threat actors since at least November 2025, according to reports from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), iVerify, and Lookout. According to GTIG, multiple commercial surveillance vendors and suspected state-sponsored actors have utilized the full-chain exploit kit,…