Cybersecurity News
Stay informed about the latest cybersecurity incidents, vulnerabilities, and threat landscape changes. We cover data breaches, ransomware campaigns, critical CVEs, and regulatory updates – with context on what it means for you and how to protect yourself.
New Outlook Attachment Error Blocks Files with Non‑ASCII Names in Exchange Online
On 23 November 2025, some Exchange Online customers using the new Outlook client began reporting that Excel attachments could no ...
Aisuru IoT Botnet Sets New Record With 29.7 Tbps Hyper‑Volumetric DDoS Attack
The Aisuru botnet has set a new benchmark for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, delivering peak traffic of 29.7 Tbps in ...
Android December 2025 Security Update: 107 Vulnerabilities Fixed and Two Zero‑Days Under Active Attack
Google has released the December 2025 Android security update, addressing 107 vulnerabilities of varying severity across the mobile ecosystem. Two ...
India Mandates Sanchar Saathi on All Smartphones and Tightens SIM Rules for Messaging Apps
India’s Ministry of Communications has ordered all smartphone manufacturers to preinstall the government’s Sanchar Saathi app on devices sold in ...
New Rust-Based IDFKA Backdoor Enables Stealthy Cyber-Espionage Against Telecom Operators
Analysts from Solar 4RAYS have documented a previously unknown backdoor, dubbed IDFKA, used in targeted cyber‑espionage campaigns against Russian telecommunications ...
Windows LNK Vulnerability CVE-2025-9491: Silent Fix, Active Exploitation, and How to Defend
In mid‑2025, the security community learned that Microsoft had quietly changed how Windows handles LNK shortcut files, effectively cutting off ...
Windows 11 KB5066835 Triggers Nvidia GeForce Gaming Slowdowns: What Gamers Need to Know
The October security update for Windows 11, identified as KB5066835, has led to unexpected performance degradation in games on some ...
Shai-Hulud 2.0: Massive npm Supply Chain Attack Exposes GitHub and Cloud Secrets
The self-propagating worm Shai-Hulud has re-emerged in the npm ecosystem, rapidly escalating into one of the most significant software supply ...
IACR Halts Helios E‑Voting Results After Cryptographic Key Loss: What Went Wrong
The International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) has annulled the results of its annual elections after losing a critical component ...
SSD Data Retention and Long-Term Storage: Risks, Limits, and Secure Backup Strategies
Solid-state drives (SSDs) have become the default choice for laptops and workstations thanks to their high performance, low latency, and ...
