[ad_1] Welcome to this week’s edition of Cybersecurity News Recap! In this issue, we bring you the latest updates and critical developments across the threat landscape. Stay ahead of risks with key insights on newly discovered Chrome and Gemini vulnerabilities, the surge of sophisticated Linux malware, and an in-depth look at the emerging “man-in-the-prompt” attack tactic...Read More

[ad_1] A researcher has successfully deployed ransomware directly onto a computer’s central processing unit (CPU). This advancement was achieved by Christiaan Beek, a researcher at Rapid7, who created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the feasibility of such an attack. Traditional ransomware attacks target software layers, but Beek’s approach involves altering the CPU’s microcode—the low-level instructions that...Read More

[ad_1] interview It started out small: One US financial services company wanted to stop unknown crooks from spoofing their trading app, tricking customers into giving the digital thieves their login credentials and account information, thus allowing them to drain their accounts. “Once we poked at it, we realized, it’s certainly not just them,” Silent Push...Read More

[ad_1]  The crosswalk across Garfield Avenue on Moffat Boulevard near Manteca High will be getting a HAWK in the coming months. HAWK is shorthand for a high intensity activated crosswalk Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon signal system. It is part of a $3.9 million Safe Routes to Schools project the City Council awarded on Wednesday. Making the...Read More

[ad_1] Visakhapatnam: Cybercrime police have arrested two more individuals belonging to an international cybercrime network. The duo lured unemployed youth from Visakhapatnam promising high-paying data entry jobs abroad, only to traffic them to Chinese-operated cyber fraud companies in Southeast Asia. Police identified the individuals as Naveen and Mohammed Altaf Ali, both from Visakhapatnam district. They...Read More

[ad_1] The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested 228 individuals, including 27 women, for their involvement in various cybercrimes between 1 January and 31 July this year.  The arrests were made through its seven cybercrime police stations across Telangana and other states, including Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand. The...Read More

[ad_1] Legislation Builds on Previous Actions and Investments To Build a More Resilient and Secure Digital Environment A new law governing how the New York’s alw Enforcment responds to Cybersecurity threats took effect earlier this week. First announced in Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of the State address, this legislation requires all municipal corporations and public...Read More

[ad_1] Many City of Hamilton departments didn’t have multi-factor authentication in place before cyber criminals launched a massive ransomware attack in February 2024, paralysing nearly all municipal services for weeks.  Multi-factor authentication, also sometimes in the form of two-step verification, is a widely used layer of extra security for users logging into a system like their email accounts....Read More

[ad_1] The ransomware attack is one of the most common types of cybersecurity attacks enterprises face. Obtaining the encryption key to unlock the files being held for ransom can be a scramble. Before panic sets in, a savvy cybersecurity team will rely on its ransomware preparation. A company needs to be prepared; otherwise, its...Read More

[ad_1] Akira Ransomware targets SonicWall VPNs in likely zero-day attacks Pierluigi Paganini August 03, 2025 Akira ransomware targets fully patched SonicWall VPNs in suspected zero-day attacks, with multiple intrusions seen in late July 2025. Arctic Wolf Labs researchers reported that Akira ransomware is exploiting SonicWall SSL VPNs in a likely zero-day attack, targeting even fully...Read More