Two former US executives pleaded guilty to concealing a years-long tech support fraud scheme that victimized individuals worldwide, with Americans losing at least $2.1 billion to such scams in 2025.
A researcher calling themselves 'Chaotic Eclipse' has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a second Microsoft Defender zero-day dubbed 'RedSun,' which grants SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems.
A newly discovered malware called ZionSiphon targets water treatment and desalination systems, capable of dangerously spiking chlorine levels and hydraulic pressures. A logic flaw currently prevents execution, but researchers warn a simple fix could make it fully operational.
A new phase of Operation PowerOFF has identified more than 75,000 individuals using DDoS-for-hire platforms, resulting in four arrests, 53 domain takedowns, and 25 search warrants across 21 countries.
Kejia Wang and Zhenxing Wang received federal prison sentences for helping North Korean operatives land jobs at over 100 U.S. companies, generating more than $5 million for the regime.
Modern cyberattacks have outpaced what governments can realistically defend alone. A shift toward deeper public-private collaboration is no longer optional — it's the only viable path forward.
Google blocked 8.3 billion ads and suspended 24.9 million advertiser accounts in 2025 using Gemini AI, as cybercriminals increasingly leverage generative AI to run sophisticated malvertising campaigns at scale.
Splunk has released security fixes addressing a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-20204 in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform, along with several other flaws across its product lineup.
Microsoft is investigating why this month's KB5082063 security update is failing to install on certain Windows Server 2025 systems, with affected machines reporting error code 0x800F0983.
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross confirmed Wednesday that additional executive orders are expected as the Trump administration moves to implement its national cybersecurity strategy published last month.