Tag: security

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd (Asahi), the brewer of Japan’s top-selling beer, has disclosed a cyberattack that disrupted several of its operations. According to the company, the incident has affected its ordering and shipping activity, which have been completely suspended. Call center operations and customer service desk are currently unavailable to the public due to the cyberattack. Asahi […]

Threat actors claiming to represent the Medusa ransomware gang tempted a BBC correspondent to become an insider threat by offering a significant amount of money. Cybersecurity correspondent Joe Tidy revealed in a story on the BBC that the hackers wanted to use his laptop to breach the British public-service broadcaster’s network and then ask for a […]

The UK Government is providing Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) with a £1.5 billion loan guarantee to restore its supply chain after a catastrophic cyberattack forced the automaker to halt production. The loan guarantee is provided through the UK Export Finance’s Export Development Guarantee (EDG) program, which reduces the risk for lenders by covering the majority of […]

Ongoing Akira ransomware attacks targeting SonicWall SSL VPN devices continue to evolve, with the threat actors found to be successfully authenticating despite OTP MFA being enabled on accounts. Researchers suspect this may through the use of previously stolen OTP seeds, though the exact method remains unconfirmed at this time. In July, BleepingComputer reported that the […]

Hackers have been spotted using SEO poisoning and search engine advertisements to promote fake Microsoft Teams installers that infect Windows devices with the Oyster backdoor, providing initial access to corporate networks. The Oyster malware, also known as Broomstick and CleanUpLoader, is a backdoor that first appeared in mid-2023 and has since been linked to multiple campaigns.  […]

Two Dutch teenage boys aged 17, reportedly used hacking devices to spy for Russia, have been arrested by the Politie on Monday. According to De Telegraaf, the two used a WiFi sniffer device near Europol and Eurojust offices, as well as the Canadian embassy in The Hague. BleepingComputer has contacted Europol to confirm the reports, and a […]

Organizations increasingly think it’s a great idea, even an absolute necessity, to integrate artificial intelligence into their operations. And it can be both. But many organizations don’t understand the cybersecurity risks involved with AI, and they don’t realize how unprepared they are to secure their AI deployments. Whether for internal productivity or customer-facing innovation, AI […]

Hackers are actively exploiting a maximum severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-10035) in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT that allows injecting commands remotely without authentication. The vendor disclosed the flaw on September 18, buit the company had learned about it a week earlier, and did not share any details on how it was discovered or if it was being exploited. CVE-2025-10035 […]