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Two UK Teens Charged in Relation to Scattered Spider Ransomware Attacks

UK Teenager Charged in Connection with Major Ransomware Attacks Against US Firms Federal prosecutors in the United States have filed charges against a 19-year-old individual from the UK, Thalha Jubair, for conspiracy to commit computer fraud and other related offenses. The charges stem from a series of sophisticated cyber intrusions…

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Chinese Hackers Compromise Juniper Networks Routers Using Tailored Backdoors and Rootkits

A recent report from Mandiant has revealed that the Chinese cyber espionage group known as UNC3886 is actively targeting outdated MX Series routers from Juniper Networks. This campaign is aimed at deploying custom backdoors, demonstrating a tactical shift towards exploiting internal networking infrastructure. According to Mandiant, the backdoors utilized diverse…

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North Korea’s Lazarus Group Aims at macOS Users Seeking Crypto Employment

The Lazarus Group, a notorious cybercriminal organization linked to North Korea, has escalated its operations by exploiting fake job opportunities to deploy malware aimed at compromising Apple’s macOS systems. Recent analysis from cybersecurity firm SentinelOne revealed that decoy documents featuring positions at the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto[.]com were utilized in…

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Cyber Threat Legislation Faces Uncertainty Amid Washington Budget Clash

Information Sharing, Legislation, Standards, Regulations & Compliance Senate Homeland Security Cancels Markup Session Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • September 18, 2025 Image: Gabriele Maltinti/Shutterstock A significant political impasse in the U.S. Congress over federal spending may jeopardize a key cybersecurity intelligence sharing initiative that relies on corporate participation. Lawmakers face an…

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Meta Issues Warning on FreeType Vulnerability (CVE-2025-27363) Amid Active Exploitation Threats

Meta has issued a critical warning regarding a security vulnerability in the FreeType open-source font rendering library, indicating that it may have been actively exploited in the wild. This vulnerability is cataloged under the CVE identifier CVE-2025-27363 and carries a high severity CVSS score of 8.1. It is characterized as…

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