Cyber Security News

After January’s deluge, a calmer update volume returns

Google has stepped in to clarify that a newly introduced Android System SafetyCore app does not perform any client-side scanning of content. “Android provides many on-device protections that safeguard users against threats like malware, messaging spam and abuse protections, and phone scam protections, while preserving user privacy and keeping users in control of their data,”…

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More details have emerged on individuals arrested in conjunction with Phobos ransomware and the seizure of 8Base sites.  From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland: The Justice Department today unsealed criminal charges against Roman Berezhnoy, 33, and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov, 39, both Russian nationals, who allegedly operated a cybercrime group using the Phobos ransomware that victimized…

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has quickly become the standard for securing business accounts. Once a niche security measure, adoption is on the rise across industries. But while it’s undeniably effective at keeping bad actors out, the implementation of MFA solutions can be a tangled mess of competing designs and ideas. For businesses and employees, the reality…

Gcore’s latest DDoS Radar report analyzes attack data from Q3–Q4 2024, revealing a 56% YoY rise in the total number of DDoS attacks with the largest attack peaking at a record 2 Tbps. The financial services sector saw the most dramatic increase, with a 117% rise in attacks, while gaming remained the most-targeted industry. This…

Progress Software has addressed multiple high-severity security flaws in its LoadMaster software that could be exploited by malicious actors to execute arbitrary system commands or download any file from the system. Kemp LoadMaster is a high-performance application delivery controller (ADC) and load balancer that provides availability, scalability, performance, and security for business-critical

Stephen Brun reports: An employee of Summerside’s Prince County Hospital accessed the personal files of more than 100 patients without permission, Health P.E.I. says. In a news release Monday afternoon, the health agency said it discovered the breach of the provincial electronic record system last fall and has sent letters to the affected patients. It…

Susmita Chaulagain reports: A Ugandan court on Wednesday charged nine senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development over their alleged involvement in corruption, electronic fraud, and money laundering in connection with a hacking incident that led to a financial loss of at least $21 million from the country’s central bank. The hacking occurred last year…

Threat actors have observed the increasingly common ClickFix technique to deliver a remote access trojan named NetSupport RAT since early January 2025. NetSupport RAT, typically propagated via bogus websites and fake browser updates, grants attackers full control over the victim’s host, allowing them to monitor the device’s screen in real-time, control the keyboard and mouse,…