The UK’s secret iCloud backdoor request: A dangerous step toward Orwellian mass surveillance 2025-02-13 at 07:30 By Help Net Security The United Kingdom government has secretly requested that Apple build a backdoor into its iCloud service, granting the government unrestricted access to users’ private data. This revelation deeply concerns me – it is a blatant […]
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CISOs and boards see things differently 2025-02-13 at 06:35 By Help Net Security Splunk’s latest CISO Report reveals critical insights into cybersecurity priorities, threat trends, and strategies for resilience. In this Help Net Security video, Kirsty Paine, Field CTO & Strategic Advisor at Splunk, discusses the key findings and what they mean for security teams.
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It’s time to secure the extended digital supply chain 2025-02-12 at 07:35 By Help Net Security Organizations’ increasing reliance on third-party software and services has created an environment with more vulnerabilities and harder-to-detect risks. Attackers know they can increase efficiency and profitability by compromising the supply chain and are focusing their efforts accordingly. The commoditization
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Microsoft fixes two actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2025-21418, CVE-2025-21391) 2025-02-11 at 22:21 By Zeljka Zorz February 2025 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 56 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days – CVE-2025-21418 and CVE-2025-21391 – under active exploitation. CVE-2025-21418 and CVE-2025-21391 CVE-2025-21418 is a vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (AFD.sys), which interfaces
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8Base ransomware group leaders arrested, leak site seized 2025-02-11 at 15:31 By Zeljka Zorz The Thai police has arrested four individuals suspected of being the leaders of the 8Base ransomware group and of stealing approximately $16 million from 1,000+ victims they targeted with the Phobos ransomware. “Officers from Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, led by Police
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Apple fixes zero-day flaw exploited in “extremely sophisticated” attack (CVE-2025-24200) 2025-02-11 at 12:48 By Zeljka Zorz Users of iPhones and iPads that run iOS/iPadOS 18 and iPadOS 17 are urged to implement the latest updates to plug a security feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-24200) exploited in the wild in “an extremely sophisticated” attack. The vulnerability (CVE-2025-24200)
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Arvest Bank CISO on building a strong cybersecurity culture in banking 2025-02-11 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mike Calvi, CISO at Arvest Bank, discusses building a strong cybersecurity culture within the banking sector. He explains how leadership, effective reporting, and proactive engagement with associates are key in strengthening security.
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Review: Inside Cyber Warfare, 3rd Edition 2025-02-11 at 07:00 By Mirko Zorz Inside Cyber Warfare, 3rd Edition by Jeffrey Caruso explores how nation-states, corporations, and hackers engage in digital warfare. It offers insights into the intersection of cybersecurity, geopolitics, and emerging technology. About the author Jeffrey Caruso is a globally recognized cybersecurity adviser, author, and
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Malicious ML models found on Hugging Face Hub 2025-02-10 at 15:52 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have spotted two machine learning (ML) models containing malicious code on Hugging Face Hub, the popular online repository for datasets and pre-trained models. Once one of them is downloaded and executed on the developer’s machine, the malicious payload checks if
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February 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: New directions for AI development 2025-02-10 at 08:02 By Help Net Security The new year has started with a whirlwind of activity, and one of the hottest topics in the news is the increasing emphasis on AI. DeepSeek ad Stargate DeepSeek took the world by storm as millions of copies
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Security validation: The new standard for cyber resilience 2025-02-10 at 07:37 By Help Net Security Security validation has officially turned a corner. Once considered a “nice-to-have” it’s now a top priority for security leaders worldwide. This shift has been accelerated by frameworks like Gartner’s Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), introduced in 2022, which emphasizes the
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Political campaigns struggle to balance AI personalization and voter privacy 2025-02-10 at 07:05 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mateusz Łabuz, researcher at the IFSH, discusses the balance between using AI for personalized political campaigns and protecting voter privacy. Łabuz also discusses the potential of AI in fact-checking, the regulatory landscape, and
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Evolving uses of tokenization to protect data 2025-02-10 at 06:04 By Help Net Security Tokenization replaces sensitive data, such as credit card numbers or personal identifiers, with unique, non-sensitive tokens with no exploitable value. This method helps protect sensitive information by ensuring that the actual data is never stored or transmitted, reducing the risk of
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Attackers compromise IIS servers by leveraging exposed ASP.NET machine keys 2025-02-07 at 14:22 By Zeljka Zorz A ViewState code injection attack spotted by Microsoft threat researchers in December 2024 could be easily replicated by other attackers, the company warned. “In the course of investigating, remediating, and building protections against this activity, we observed an insecure
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Self-sovereign identity could transform fraud prevention, but… 2025-02-07 at 10:03 By Help Net Security The way we manage digital identity is fundamentally broken. The root of the problem lies in traditional, centralized identity models, where a single organization holds and controls a user’s credentials, creating an attractive target for attackers. The bigger the database, the
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Ransomware payments plummet as more victims refuse to pay 2025-02-06 at 15:49 By Zeljka Zorz Chainalysis’ latest report on how the ransomware landscape changed from 2023 to 2024 shows a promising trend: An increasing number of victims refuses to pay the ransom. The total volume of ransom payments decreased year-over-year by approximately 35%, the blockchain
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Suspected NATO, UN, US Army hacker arrested in Spain 2025-02-06 at 13:26 By Zeljka Zorz The Spanish National Police has arrested a hacker suspected of having breached national and international agencies (including the United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization and NATO), Spanish universities and companies, and released stolen data on the dark web. The attacks
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The overlooked risks of poor data hygiene in AI-driven organizations 2025-02-06 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Oliver Friedrichs, CEO at Pangea, discusses why strong data hygiene is more important than ever as companies integrate AI into their operations. With AI-driven applications handling sensitive enterprise data, poor access controls and
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Cybercrime gang exploited VeraCore zero-day vulnerabilities for years (CVE-2025-25181, CVE-2024-57968) 2025-02-05 at 18:49 By Zeljka Zorz XE Group, a cybercriminal outfit that has been active for over a decade, has been quietly exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-25181, CVE-2024-57968) in VeraCore software, a popular solution for warehouse management and order fulfillment. According to Intezer and Solis Security
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Swap EOL Zyxel routers, upgrade Netgear ones! 2025-02-05 at 16:18 By Zeljka Zorz There will be no patches for EOL Zyxel routers under attack via CVE-2024-40891, the company has confirmed. Meanwhile, Netgear has issued patches for critical flaws affecting its routers and wireless access points. Zyxel vulnerability: Exploited, no patches CVE-2024-40891, a command injection vulnerability
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