Year in Review 2024: The major headlines and moments from Sophos this year
From cyber attacks across the geopolitical landscapes, to product updates that help small businesses, Sophos was there in 2024.
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Ex-student charged with wave of cyber attacks on Sydney uni
Bys sAdam Vidler reports: A former student has been charged over a series of cyber attacks on a Sydney university that affected hundreds of staff and students. Since 2021, Western Sydney University had suffered a series of cyber hacks involving unauthorised access, data exfiltration, system compromise and misuse of university infrastructure – including threatening the sale of student…
Hackers Deploy Linux Rootkits via Cisco SNMP Flaw in “Zero Disco’ Attacks
Bys sCybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that exploited a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Cisco IOS Software and IOS XE Software to deploy Linux rootkits on older, unprotected systems. The activity, codenamed Operation Zero Disco by Trend Micro, involves the weaponization of CVE-2025-20352 (CVSS score: 7.7), a stack overflow vulnerability in the…
SonicWall Learns From Microsoft About Potentially Exploited Zero-Day
Bys sSonicWall has credited Microsoft for reporting CVE-2025-23006, a critical remote command execution vulnerability possibly exploited in the wild. The post SonicWall Learns From Microsoft About Potentially Exploited Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A hacker used AI to automate an ‘unprecedented’ cybercrime spree, Anthropic says
Bys sReading this, I kept hoping that we’d find out it’s just a hoax. But alas… Kevin Collier reports: A hacker has exploited a leading artificial intelligence chatbot to conduct the most comprehensive and lucrative AI cybercriminal operation known to date, using it to do everything from find targets to write ransom notes. In a report……
North Dakota Expands Data Security Requirements and Issues New Licensing Requirements for Brokers
Bys sA.J. S. Dhaliwal, Mehul N. Madia, and Beineng Zhang of SheppardMullin write: On April 11, North Dakota enacted HB 1127, overhauling its regulatory framework for financial institutions and nonbank financial service providers. The law amends multiple chapters of the North Dakota Century Code and creates a new data security mandate for financial corporations—a category that includes non-depository entities regulated…
Dutch Prosecution Service begins phased system reboot after cyberattack
Bys sNL Times reports: The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie, OM) has begun reconnecting its systems to the internet after a cyberattack last month forced a full digital shutdown. External experts have determined it is now safe to bring the systems back online gradually. According to the OM, no data was stolen or altered in the attack. The…