Cybersecurity

FEMA Fires 24 Staff After DHS Cybersecurity Audit Uncovers Major Failures
Endpoint Security
FEMA Fires 24 Staff After DHS Cybersecurity Audit Uncovers Major Failures
A DHS audit prompted FEMA to fire 24 staff, including top IT leaders, over cybersecurity failures such as weak authentication and outdated protocols, highlighting federal ...
Critical SharePoint Zero-Day Exploited Immediate Steps Against CVE-2025-53770 Vulnerability
Application Security
Critical SharePoint Zero-Day Exploited: Immediate Steps Against CVE-2025-53770 Vulnerability
A critical zero-day in Microsoft SharePoint, tracked as CVE-2025-53770, is being widely exploited in espionage and ransomware campaigns. Dubbed “ToolShell,” the flaw enables unauthenticated remote ...
Storm-0501 Shifts From On-Premises Ransomware to Cloud-Based Extortion
Cybersecurity
Storm-0501 Shifts From On-Premises Ransomware to Cloud-Based Extortion
Microsoft warns Storm-0501 now focuses on cloud-native extortion: exfiltrating data, destroying backups, and encrypting cloud storage rather than encrypting on-premises endpoints.
CPAP Data Breach Exposes 90k Records of Military-Linked Customers
Cybersecurity
CPAP Data Breach Exposes 90k Records of Military-Linked Customers
CPAP’s systems were breached in December 2024, exposing names, SSNs, and protected health information for over 90,000 individuals including military beneficiaries.
Healthcare Services Group Data Breach Impacts 624,000 Individuals After 2024 Network Intrusion
Cybersecurity
Healthcare Services Group Data Breach Impacts 624,000 Individuals After 2024 Network Intrusion
Healthcare Services Group reports a late-2024 intrusion that exposed personal data for 624,000 people; company offers identity protection and continues forensic investigations.
PromptLock Ransomware Uses AI to Encrypt and Steal Data
Cybersecurity
PromptLock Ransomware Uses AI to Encrypt and Steal Data
Researchers uncovered PromptLock, the first AI-powered ransomware generating malicious Lua scripts via LLM prompts. Though only a proof-of-concept, it highlights risks of weaponized AI in ...
FreePBX Administrator Control Panels Under Active Zero-Day Exploit
Application Security
FreePBX Administrator Control Panels Under Active Zero-Day Exploit
Microsoft warns Storm-0501 now focuses on cloud-native extortion: exfiltrating data, destroying backups, and encrypting cloud storage rather than encrypting on-premises endpoints.
Miljödata Cyberattack Disrupts Services for More Than 200 Swedish Municipalities
Cybersecurity
Miljödata Cyberattack Disrupts Services for More Than 200 Swedish Municipalities
A cyberattack on Miljödata disrupted services across 200+ Swedish municipalities and may have exposed sensitive personal data; a ransom demand of 1.5 BTC was reported.
Image-Scaling Prompt Injection Exposes Hidden Risks in AI Systems
Cybersecurity
Image-Scaling Prompt Injection Exposes Hidden Risks in AI Systems
Researchers show image-scaling prompt injection can hide executable instructions that surface only after downscaling, enabling LLM-driven data exfiltration across multiple AI platforms.
Auchan Notifies Customers After Loyalty Account Data Exposure in Cyberattack
Cybersecurity
Auchan Notifies Customers After Loyalty Account Data Exposure in Cyberattack
Auchan disclosed a cyberattack exposing contact and loyalty data for several hundred thousand customers; bank details and passwords were not impacted, CNIL was notified.