Category Archives: Cybersecurity

Inside the sophisticated tactics and malware used to compromise top North American organizations. MURKY PANDA, a China-linked cyber adversary, targets government, technology, academic, legal, and professional services organizations in North America. Since 2023, CrowdStrike has tracked the group exploiting vulnerabilities in cloud environments, internet-facing appliances, and SaaS platforms like Entra ID. Their malware, including CloudedHope,Continue reading “Secrets of MURKY PANDA: China’s Elite Cloud Espionage Revealed”

Massive credential leak raises alarm over identity theft and financial fraud risks for millions of users. A hacking group claims 15.8 million PayPal login credentials, including emails and plaintext passwords, were exposed and sold on the dark web from a May 2025 breach. If true, this could enable identity theft, financial fraud, and unauthorized accessContinue reading “15.8 Million PayPal Accounts Exposed Online”

How Moscow’s hackers are testing NATO’s defenses by striking small dams and utilities — with America possibly next. Russia is suspected of escalating cyberattacks against poorly defended European water utilities, targeting smaller facilities in Poland and Norway to test operational disruption while avoiding direct military retaliation. Recent incidents include hackers opening a Norwegian dam valveContinue reading “Russia’s Silent War: Cyberattacks on Europe’s Water Lifelines”

Why ransomware, data theft, and insider access are crippling vital networks. U.K. telecoms firm Colt was hit by a ransomware attack from the Warlock gang, forcing key support systems offline, while Australia’s iiNet suffered a third-party breach exposing 280,000 customers’ data, including personal details and modem passwords. Both incidents underscore the growing threat to globalContinue reading “Inside the Cyber War on Global Telecom Giants”

Attackers hijack servers with DripDropper, then seal the backdoor shut with their own patch. Hackers are exploiting a two-year-old Apache ActiveMQ flaw (CVE-2023-46604) on Cloud Linux servers, deploying a loader called DripDropper via Dropbox. After gaining access, they patch the very vulnerability they abused, locking out rivals and obscuring their entry point. DripDropper installs persistenceContinue reading “Hackers Breach Linux, Patch Exploit to Keep Control”

A multi-day outage, stolen data, and a $200K ransom demand shake one of Europe’s biggest telecoms. Colt Technology Services, a London-based multinational telecom provider, has suffered a major cyberattack attributed to the WarLock ransomware group. The attack, starting August 12, caused ongoing outages across Colt’s hosting, porting, Colt Online, and Voice API services. Threat actors,Continue reading “Inside the WarLock Cyber Siege on Colt Telecom”

How a single unpatched vulnerability opened lawmakers to espionage, phishing, and national security risks. Canada’s House of Commons suffered a data breach after attackers exploited a Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770, CVE-2025-53786). Personal and device information of lawmakers and staff—including emails, job titles, and device details—was exposed, raising risks of phishing, impersonation, and national security threats.Continue reading “Secrets of a Breach: Microsoft Flaw Exposes Canada’s Parliament”

A pro-Russian cyberattack exposes vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, sending shockwaves through national security circles. In April, pro-Russian hackers remotely opened a dam floodgate in Bremanger, Norway, for four hours, marking a deliberate demonstration of Moscow’s ability to compromise critical infrastructure. The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) formally attributed the attack to Russia, describing it asContinue reading “Secrets Revealed: How Hackers Controlled Norway’s Dam”

Google’s AI bug hunter exposes 20 hidden flaws that could change the game in cyber defense. Google’s DeepMind and Project Zero developed Big Sleep, an AI bug-hunting system that found 20 real-world vulnerabilities in open-source tools like FFmpeg and ImageMagick. Using human-like investigative methods, the AI identified critical flaws such as buffer overflows and memoryContinue reading “Secrets Big Sleep Uncovered in Open-Source Security”

The invisible app that spied on 26,000 victims just exposed its creator—and every customer. A major security flaw in Catwatchful—a stealth Android spyware app—has exposed its entire database of over 62,000 customers and 26,000 victims, including photos, messages, and real-time locations. The leak also unmasked the developer, Omar Soca Charcov, by linking his personal emailContinue reading “Spyware Snitched”

New research reveals hidden data leaks and the growing danger of toxic cloud configurations. Tenable’s report exposes ongoing risks in cloud storage, showing sensitive data leaks across AWS, GCP, and Azure, with AWS holding the most secrets and toxic misconfigurations still posing a serious threat despite some security improvements. – Cloud hacking is surging, andContinue reading “Secrets Still Lurking in the Cloud”

Crypto hackers hijack Docker containers and vanish into the dark web. Hackers are exploiting misconfigured Docker APIs to install Tor-based cryptominers, gaining host-level access, injecting SSH keys, and masking operations through onion domains—part of a rising wave of stealthy cloud attacks targeting tech and finance sectors. – Crypto hacks are becoming an everyday thing. TradersContinue reading “Tor Miners”