Inside Mistic, the New Stealth Backdoor in Ransomware Intrusions Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2026 Mistic is a stealthy backdoor used by KongTuke-linked actors to keep long-term access in ransomware-targeted networks. Mistic is the kind of backdoor that tells you the operator wants time, not noise. Symantec security researchers say it has shown up in financially...Read More

Iranian-aligned hackers are using AI to step up cyberattacks on space infrastructure during the Iran war, experts warned this week. The technology is boosting the scale and sophistication of their operations and making them harder to track. Escalating Attacks on Satellites Norm Laudermilch, chief information security officer at spatial intelligence company Vantor, said security alerts...Read More

Blackberry (TSX:BB) shares jumped nearly 21% on Thursday in New York and Toronto after the Canadian technology company posted first-quarter fiscal 2027 results that beat analyst expectations, driven by double-digit growth across its QNX automotive software and Secure Communications divisions. Revenue for the quarter came in at $152.9 million, up 26% year over year and...Read More

Arkansas attorney general sues Roblox, Discord over alleged child safety failures – Pine Bluff Commercial Pine Bluff, AR | Thursday, June 25, 2026 Advertisement ———————————————— Source linkRead More

Five years after the July 2021 unrest overwhelmed parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, police – reportedly the worst episode of violence the country experienced since the end of apartheid – private security companies and security experts are coordinating their response ahead of planned nationwide anti-illegal immigration demonstrations on 30 June. The South African Police Service...Read More

Nebulock has raised $25 million in Series A financing to accelerate development of its AI-native cybersecurity platform, as enterprises seek new tools to detect increasingly sophisticated threats driven by artificial intelligence and credential-based attacks. The financing was led by FirstMark, with participation from existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, Decibel, Zetta Venture Partners and Step Function. The funding...Read More

While Joe Biden feted Jeffrey Donaldson at the White House during St Patrick’s Day celebrations in March 2024 a handful of detectives back home in Northern Ireland were quietly completing the countdown to his unmasking. Weeks earlier Donaldson had steered the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) back to power-sharing at Stormont, a political feat that rebooted...Read More

The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) says the Nigeria Police Force has rolled out fresh strategies to tackling cybercrime, kidnapping and other emerging security threats across the country. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Simeon Akpanudom, in charge of FCID Annex Lagos, stated this on Thursday while briefing journalists at the FCID headquarters in Lagos....Read More

Intellexa spyware was used to infect phones and extract personal data (Picture: Getty/Metro) British officials held talks with a spyware company whose software was used to target journalists and was later sanctioned by the US, Metro can reveal. Officials met salesmen from Intellexa, whose surveillance application Predator was used to spy on at least 87...Read More

“Research was not really a part of my plans before this. My plan was to be a software engineer with a focus on security,” said Barnes, who is a First-Generation college student. “Now I really love the world of research and contributing to it. I want to not just learn new things, but also create...Read More