Swati KhandelwalOct 20, 2026Cyber Espionage / Data Security A U.S. court on Monday granted the U.S. government’s request to detain a former OpenAI engineer accused of planting a recording device…
adminCybersecurity agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have detailed a Windows malware that they say Iran’s intelligence service uses to spy on dissidents, journalists, and…
Multiple espionage-motivated threat activity clusters have been found deploying a previously undocumented exploit kit called BlueMoon that chains together multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. The first in-the-wild…
Ravie LakshmananAug 31, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking The boring parts caused most of the trouble. A router shipped ready to listen. A fake check turned the user into the installer. Trusted…
At least one Russian intelligence service is systematically hijacking internet-connected security cameras across Europe and Ukraine, using the feeds to watch military transport routes, weapons shipments bound for Kyiv, and…
adminCanada’s spy service got a judge’s permission to reach into infected servers, home routers, and IoT gear sitting on Canadian soil and neutralize two foreign-run botnets. The Federal Court released a…
Ravie LakshmananJun 19, 2026Mobile Security / Vulnerability Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop…
adminA long-term and ongoing campaign attributed to a China-nexus threat actor has embedded itself in telecom networks to conduct espionage against government networks. The strategic positioning activity, which involves implanting…
adminRavie LakshmananMar 10, 2026Cyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence The Russian state-sponsored hacking group tracked as APT28 has been observed using a pair of implants dubbed BEARDSHELL and COVENANT to facilitate…
