December 20, 2025

Cisco Email Security Products Under Active Attack

Cisco Secure Email Gateway (SEG) and Secure Email and Web Manager (SEWM) appliances are currently being actively exploited by a China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group tracked as UAT-9686, with known associations to APT41 and UNC5174. Cisco’s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) identified the activity during a Technical Assistance Center (TAC) support investigation, with evidence indicating the campaign had […]
November 18, 2025

Coupang breach exposes data of over 33 million users

South Korean e‑commerce giant Coupang has disclosed a massive data breach that exposed personal information from approximately 33.7 million customer accounts, making it one of the largest cyber incidents in the country’s history. ​The exposed data includes names, email addresses, phone numbers, postal or shipping addresses, and order histories, with some reports noting leak of delivery entrance codes, raising concerns […]
November 9, 2025

Chinese Hackers Used Anthropic’s AI to Automate Cyberattacks

Anthropic, the developer of the Claude AI model, disclosed in mid-November 2025 that it disrupted the first documented large scale cyber-espionage campaign orchestrated primarily by artificial intelligence, attributed with high confidence to a Chinese state sponsored hacking group. Detected in mid-September 2025, the operation dubbed GTG-1002 involved hackers manipulating Anthropic’s Claude Code tool to automate intrusions against approximately 30 high-value […]
October 10, 2025

Western Sydney University warns of scam emails revoking degrees

Western Sydney University warned students and alumni about a sophisticated scam involving fraudulent emails falsely claiming that recipients’ academic degrees had been revoked and that they were permanently excluded from the university. These emails, which appeared very official and included students’ full names and ID numbers, caused significant alarm among recipients. WSU confirmed the emails were fake, not issued by […]
August 16, 2025

India Independence Day Government Cyberattack

As India prepared to celebrate its 79th Independence Day, the nation faced an unprecedented surge of cyber threats directed at government, defense, and financial sectors. Security intelligence assessments reported over 4,000 cyber incidents in the weeks leading up to the holiday. The campaign involved a mix of state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), such as APT36 (also known as Transparent Tribe) […]
July 31, 2025

CISA Announces Release of Thorium for Malware Analysis

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories, released Thorium, an automated, scalable malware and forensic analysis platform that can integrate commercial, custom, and open-source analysis tools and enable cyber defenders to quickly assess malware threats and index forensic analysis results into a unified platform.Advanced persistent threats using malware continue to increase in volume and […]
July 25, 2025

Akira Group Attacks U.S. Defense Contractor

The Akira ransomware group carried out a significant cyberattack against a U.S. defense contractor, highlighting the growing risks to organizations involved in national security and defense. The attackers claimed to have stolen a substantial collection of sensitive data, including corporate records, contracts, nondisclosure agreements, and nearly 200 identification documents such as passports and driver’s licenses.The incident was linked to the […]
March 30, 2025

Cyber Attack Disrupts Ukrainian Railway’s Online Services

Ukrainian state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia was formally and definitively attacked by a large-scale, multi-layered cyberattack that disrupted its online services, particularly the mobile app and website used for ticket purchases. Despite this, train schedules remained unaffected, and all physical train operations continued uninterrupted. As a result of the attack, significant queues formed at Kyiv’s central railway station and other major […]
February 10, 2025

Kazakhstan to audit foreign ministry after suspected Russia-linked cyberattack

The government of Kazakhstan announced a comprehensive audit of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to a significant cybersecurity breach believed to be orchestrated by Russia-linked threat actors. The cyberattack, which reportedly targeted internal communications and sensitive diplomatic data, raised immediate concerns regarding national security and the integrity of Kazakhstan’s foreign policy apparatus.According to official statements released by the […]