On Thursday, TAVR Media, a Ukrainian radio operator, suffered a significant cyberattack that led to the dissemination of false information regarding President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s health. The attack falsely reported that the President was critically ill and unable to perform his duties, which were supposedly being handled by the Chairman of…
Identity & Access Management, Multi-factor & Risk-based Authentication, Security Operations Unico Acquires OwnID to Enhance Passkey Authentication Integrated with Facial Recognition Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • September 24, 2025 Marcelo Zanelatto, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Unico (Image: Unico) Unico has acquired OwnID, a startup specializing in passwordless authentication, led by…
In a significant cybersecurity incident, a Brazilian national has been charged in the United States for allegedly threatening to publicly disclose data obtained through hacking. The individual, identified as Junior Barros De Oliveira, 29, from Curitiba, Brazil, faces multiple counts related to extortion and threatening communications, according to an unsealed…
A kiosk offers LG Uplus and KT Corp. cell phone plans within an Army and Air Force Exchange Service location at Osan Air Base, South Korea, on September 23, 2025. (Trevares Johnson/Stars and Stripes) The South Korean government has initiated an investigation into a series of data breaches affecting three…
Citrix has issued crucial security updates addressing a significant vulnerability that affects NetScaler Console and NetScaler Agent, potentially leading to privilege escalation under specific conditions. As highlighted by Citrix, this flaw, identified as CVE-2024-12284, has been awarded a CVSS v4 score of 8.8 out of 10, marking it as a…
A recent cybersecurity campaign has exploited ostensibly harmless Android dropper apps available on the Google Play Store to infiltrate users’ devices with banking malware. Dubbed DawDropper by security analysts at Trend Micro, this malicious operation involved 17 dropper applications masquerading as productivity and utility tools, including document scanners, VPN services,…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Researchers Uncover Covert Chinese Access to US Service Provider Infrastructure Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • September 24, 2025 Image: Visut Chaivithooanukul/Shutterstock In a significant cybersecurity revelation, researchers have elucidated a long-running Chinese-linked cyberespionage campaign that infiltrated U.S. infrastructure and various enterprise service providers…
Increase in DNA Collection Raises Privacy Concerns In recent years, there has been a significant expansion in DNA collection efforts managed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This escalation can be traced back to a notable rule change by the Justice Department in April 2020, which revoked a decades-old…
Recent cybersecurity revelations highlight the activities of North Korean threat actors, specifically within the context of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign. This campaign has introduced a new JavaScript malware identified as OtterCookie, further escalating the threat landscape. Known as Contagious Interview (alternatively termed DeceptiveDevelopment), this persistent attack strategy employs social…
