September Patch Tuesday handles 81 CVEs
The last round of fixes before Win 10’s final shout touches 15 product families, including Xbox
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…
James Lowson reports: A police officer based in Aylesbury was found guilty of breaching data protection laws after she photographed confidential information. At Reading Magistrates’ Court on April 28, PC Lily Maxey was found guilty of breaching data protection laws twice by a district judge. During the same hearing she was ordered to pay £2,050……
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of ongoing attempts by unknown threat actors to impersonate the cybersecurity agency by sending AnyDesk connection requests. The AnyDesk requests claim to be for conducting an audit to assess the “level of security,” CERT-UA added, cautioning organizations to be on the lookout for such social…
On June 28, Pembroke Regional Hospital issued a press release. The Pembroke Observer reports: The Pembroke Regional Hospital (PRH) is currently experiencing service delays and has had to cancel certain appointments and procedures as a result of a cybersecurity incident that took place earlier this week. With the preliminary investigation complete, PRH President and CEO…
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux backdoor dubbed Plague that has managed to evade detection for a year. “The implant is built as a malicious PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module), enabling attackers to silently bypass system authentication and gain persistent SSH access,” Nextron Systems researcher Pierre-Henri Pezier said. Pluggable Authentication Modules
If the court continues issuing such injunctions, the Department of Telecommunications may need an entire department and staff just to respond to these situations. Should the responsibility be on the DoT, or is there a better way? Azdhan reports: The Bombay High Court has granted urgent ad-interim relief to Generali Central Life Insurance Company after the insurer……