Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service

A 22-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on suspicion of operating "Rapper Bot," a massive botnet used to power a service for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets -- including a March 2025 DDoS that knocked Twitter/X offline. The Justice Department asserts the suspect and an unidentified co-conspirator rented out the botnet to online extortionists, and tried to stay off the radar of law enforcement by ensuring that their botnet was never pointed at KrebsOnSecurity.

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Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Exploited to Deploy DripDropper Malware on Cloud Linux Systems

Threat actors are exploiting a nearly two-year-old security flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to gain persistent access to cloud Linux systems and deploy malware called DripDropper. But in an unusual twist, the unknown attackers have been observed patching the exploited vulnerability after securing initial access to prevent further exploitation by other adversaries and evade detection, Red Canary said in

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96% Worry Shorter SSL/TLS Certificate Lifespans Will Impact Business

A majority of organizations are unprepared for shorter SSL/TLS certificate lifespans. 

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New GodRAT Trojan Targets Trading Firms Using Steganography and Gh0st RAT Code

Financial institutions like trading and brokerage firms are the target of a new campaign that delivers a previously unreported remote access trojan called GodRAT. The malicious activity involves the "distribution of malicious .SCR (screen saver) files disguised as financial documents via Skype messenger," Kaspersky researcher Saurabh Sharma said in a technical analysis published today. The

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85% of Organizations Approach Cybersecurity Reactively

Most organizations approach cybersecurity issues reactively, responding to threats only after the damage has been done. 

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Microsoft Dissects PipeMagic Modular Backdoor

PipeMagic, which poses as a ChatGPT application, is a modular malware framework that provides persistent access and flexibility. The post Microsoft Dissects PipeMagic Modular Backdoor appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Public Exploit for Chained SAP Flaws Exposes Unpatched Systems to Remote Code Execution

A new exploit combining two critical, now-patched security flaws in SAP NetWeaver has emerged in the wild, putting organizations at risk of system compromise and data theft. The exploit in question chains together CVE-2025-31324 and CVE-2025-42999 to bypass authentication and achieve remote code execution, SAP security company Onapsis said. CVE-2025-31324 (CVSS score: 10.0) - Missing

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Australia’s TPG Telecom Investigating iiNet Hack

TPG Telecom has disclosed a cybersecurity incident after discovering unauthorized access to an iiNet order management system. The post Australia’s TPG Telecom Investigating iiNet Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Gabbard Says UK Scraps Demand for Apple to Give Backdoor Access to Data

Britain abandoned its demand that Apple provide backdoor access to any encrypted user data stored in the cloud. The post Gabbard Says UK Scraps Demand for Apple to Give Backdoor Access to Data appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Gambling Tech Firm Bragg Discloses Cyberattack

Bragg Gaming Group says hackers accessed its internal systems over the weekend, but did not affect its operations. The post Gambling Tech Firm Bragg Discloses Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Hacktivist Sentenced to 20 Months of Prison in UK

Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky of the Yemen Cyber Army has been accused of hacking into and defacing many websites as part of hacktivist campaigns. The post Hacktivist Sentenced to 20 Months of Prison in UK appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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U.K. Government Drops Apple Encryption Backdoor Order After U.S. Civil Liberties Pushback

The U.K. government has apparently abandoned its plans to force Apple to weaken encryption protections and include a backdoor that would have enabled access to the protected data of U.S. citizens. U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, in a statement posted on X, said the U.S. government had been working with its partners with the U.K. over the past few months to ensure that

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Why Your Security Culture is Critical to Mitigating Cyber Risk

After two decades of developing increasingly mature security architectures, organizations are running up against a hard truth: tools and technologies alone are not enough to mitigate cyber risk. As tech stacks have grown more sophisticated and capable, attackers have shifted their focus. They are no longer focusing on infrastructure vulnerabilities alone. Instead, they are increasingly

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New Exploit Poses Threat to SAP NetWeaver Instances

A new public exploit chains two critical flaws in SAP NetWeaver, exposing unpatched instances to code execution attacks. The post New Exploit Poses Threat to SAP NetWeaver Instances appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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1.1 Million Unique Records Identified in Allianz Life Data Leak

Have I Been Pwned has analyzed the information made public by the hackers who recently targeted Allianz Life. The post 1.1 Million Unique Records Identified in Allianz Life Data Leak appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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New Research Links VPN Apps, Highlights Security Deficiencies

Citizen Lab has identified links between multiple VPN providers, and multiple security weaknesses in their mobile applications. The post New Research Links VPN Apps, Highlights Security Deficiencies appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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PyPI Blocks 1,800 Expired-Domain Emails to Prevent Account Takeovers and Supply Chain Attacks

The maintainers of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository have announced that the package manager now checks for expired domains to prevent supply chain attacks. "These changes improve PyPI's overall account security posture, making it harder for attackers to exploit expired domain names to gain unauthorized access to accounts," Mike Fiedler, PyPI safety and security engineer at the Python

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Hijacked Satellites and Orbiting Space Weapons: In the 21st Century, Space Is the New Battlefield

From hacked satellites to nuclear threats in orbit, the battle for dominance beyond Earth is redefining modern warfare and national security. The post Hijacked Satellites and Orbiting Space Weapons: In the 21st Century, Space Is the New Battlefield appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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96% of Manufacturers Plan to Invest in Cybersecurity Platforms

Cybersecurity is increasingly becoming a business matter in manufacturing.

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Noodlophile Malware Campaign Expands Global Reach with Copyright Phishing Lures

The threat actors behind the Noodlophile malware are leveraging spear-phishing emails and updated delivery mechanisms to deploy the information stealer in attacks aimed at enterprises located in the U.S., Europe, Baltic countries, and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. "The Noodlophile campaign, active for over a year, now leverages advanced spear-phishing emails posing as copyright infringement