Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Japan’s Hitachi conglomerate, temporarily shut down several servers over the weekend after falling victim to a ransomware incident attributed to the Akira group. The company, known for offering data infrastructure, cloud operations, and cyber…
Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Threat Alert: Hackers Using AI and New Tech to Target Businesses
Hackers are exploiting the advantages of new tech and the availability of credentials, commercial tools, and other resources to launch advanced attacks faster, causing concerns among cybersecurity professionals. Global Threat Landscape Report 2025 The 2025 Global Threat Landscape Report by…
US Targets Chinese Hacker with $10 Million Bounty.
There has been a rare and pointed move by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which highlights the growing threat of state-sponsored cyberespionage. This was announced through a public announcement earlier this week, stating they would offer a reward…
Fast Flux Technique Identified as Growing Risk to US Cyber Infrastructure
A sophisticated cybercriminal technique called fast flux is being increasingly employed by cybercriminals, which is causing heightened concerns among intelligence agencies and cybersecurity agencies throughout the world. It has been reported in April 2025 that the United States National…
Pakistan State-sponsored Hackers Attack Indian Websites, Attempts Blocked
Pakistan’s cyber warfare against India Recently, Pakistan state-sponsored hacker groups launched multiple failed hacking attempts to hack Indian websites amid continuous cyber offensives against India after the Pahalgam terror attack. These breach attempts were promptly identified and blocked by the…
Bitdefender Warns of Surge in Subscription Scams Disguised as Online Stores and Mystery Boxes
Cybersecurity researchers at Bitdefender have uncovered a sharp increase in deceptive online subscription scams, with fraudsters disguising themselves as legitimate e-commerce platforms and mystery box vendors. These sophisticated schemes are luring unsuspecting users into handing over sensitive credit card…
North Korean Hackers Create Fake U.S. Firms to Dupe Crypto Developers
Threat analysts at Silent Push, a U.S. cybersecurity firm, told Reuters that North Korean cyber spies established two companies in the U.S., Blocknovas LLC and Softglide LLC, using fictitious personas and addresses to infect developers in the cryptocurrency industry…
Many Internet Users Suffer Account Breaches Due to Weak Passwords, Study Finds
A recent study has shown that more than one in three people have had at least one of their online accounts broken into during the past year. The main reason? Poor or stolen passwords. The report comes from the…
Coinbase Fixes Account Log Bug That Mistakenly Triggered 2FA Breach Alerts
Coinbase has resolved a logging issue in its system that led users to wrongly believe their accounts had been compromised, after failed login attempts were mistakenly labeled as two-factor authentication (2FA) failures. As first uncovered by BleepingComputer, the bug…
New Report Reveals Hackers Now Aim for Money, Not Chaos
Recent research from Mandiant revealed that financially motivated hackers are the new trend, with more than (55%) of criminal gangs active in 2024 aiming to steal or extort money from their targets, a sharp rise compared to previous years. About…