Jessica Lyons reports: The call came into the help desk at a large US retailer. An employee had been locked out of their corporate accounts. But the caller wasn’t actually a company employee. He was a Scattered Spider criminal trying to break into the retailer’s systems – and he was really good, according to Jon…
The 420.in reports: The Supreme Court recently upheld the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to invoke preventive detention laws against cybercriminals. Justices Sandeep Mehta and Joymalya Bagchi termed the move “a very welcome approach,” highlighting the urgent need to address the growing threat of online financial fraud through stronger, faster legal mechanisms. […] Preventive detention allows…
This is reportedly all resolved by now, but on April 25, Becker’s Hospital Review reported that dozens of hospitals affiliated with Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems were experiencing IT outages after data storage linked to their Oracle Health EHRs was accidentally deleted: The hospitals have reverted to paper for patient records, with the issue expected…
US soldier Cameron John Wagenius was arrested and charged over his suspected connection to presidential phone records leaks. The post US Arrests Army Soldier Over AT&T, Verizon Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek.
INTERPOL on Wednesday announced the dismantling of more than 20,000 malicious IP addresses or domains that have been linked to 69 information-stealing malware variants. The joint action, codenamed Operation Secure, took place between January and April 2025, and involved law enforcement agencies from 26 countries to identify servers, map physical networks, and execute targeted takedowns….
ASUS has disclosed a critical security flaw impacting routers with AiCloud enabled that could permit remote attackers to perform unauthorized execution of functions on susceptible devices. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2492, has a CVSS score of 9.2 out of a maximum of 10.0. “An improper authentication control vulnerability exists in certain ASUS router firmware series,”
The following article by Nakissa Jahanbani of Penn State was originally published at The Conversation. Iran’s ability to launch surface-to-surface missiles has been degraded by Israeli action. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images Nakissa Jahanbani, Penn State Israel’s air assault on Iran has focused largely on degrading the Islamic Republic’s military and would-be nuclear capabilities. In…
