Multiple ransomware groups seen abusing Windows Common Log File System bug Among the abusers are RansomEXX and Play The bug is used to drop backdoors, encryptors, and more Notorious ransomware actors have been abusing a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System to gain system privileges and deploy malware on target devices, multiple...Read More
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today launched its inaugural AI Security Report at RSA Conference 2025. This report offers an in-depth exploration of how cyber criminals are weaponizing artificial intelligence (AI), alongside strategic insights for defenders to stay ahead. As AI reshapes industries, it...Read More
The LockBit ransomware group has itself fallen victim to a data breach after its affiliate panels on the dark web were hacked and provided with a message containing a link to a MySQL database dump. All of the group’s management pages now display the text: Don’t commit crimes. Crimes are bad. Greetings from Prague. The...Read More
One of the largest hacks of US schools continues as teachers across the country say that threat actors are extorting them for more money and threatening to release the data. “We received about 50 emails to various employees at the department of public instruction and confirmed that 20 local education agencies were contacted through emails,”...Read More
Cybersecurity specialists have devised an innovative approach to combat an emerging cybercrime called “PigButchering” on the Telegram platform. This form of cyber fraud involves scammers cultivating false relationships with victims over time, much like fattening a pig for slaughter, only to deceive and defraud them at the opportune moment. Digital Sleuths and the Cyber Swindle...Read More
May 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Ransomware Threat actors with ties to the Qilin ransomware family have leveraged malware known as SmokeLoader along with a previously undocumented .NET compiled loader codenamed NETXLOADER as part of a campaign observed in November 2024. “NETXLOADER is a new .NET-based loader that plays a critical role in cyber attacks,”...Read More
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid urged the Financial Transactions Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK) and the National Police (Polri) to use artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle cybercrimes in Indonesia. Hafid explained that this step is necessary as cybercriminals are already using AI to target victims not only in Indonesia but...Read More
Image: https://www.globalnewslines.com/uploads/2025/05/1746642396.jpg Now IS the right time to move into Cybersecurity stocks amid a flurry of high profile hacking incidents. The buzz surrounding AI is driving investor interest in Cybersecurity stocks. The economic impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff-based trade policies are a wild card regarding the Stock Market. Cybersecurity’s growing role in cloud computing...Read More
Intrusions exploiting the recently addressed Windows Common Log File System Driver zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-29824, have been deployed by the Play ransomware gang, also known as Balloonfly or PlayCrypt, against a U.S. organization, The Hacker News reports. Initial access through a public Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance allowed Play ransomware attackers to deploy both the...Read More
