Cybersecurity

RedTail Observations from a Honeypot

.] Ransomware is often the first word that comes to mind when we think about cybercriminals chasing financial gain. It barges in, locks files,...

DDoS Botnet Aisuru Blankets US ISPs in Record DDoS – Krebs on Security

The world’s largest and most disruptive botnet is now drawing a majority of its firepower from compromised Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices hosted on U.S. Internet...

When your mouse turns snitch, and hackers grow a conscience • Graham Cluley

Your computer’s mouse might not be as innocent as it looks – and one ransomware crew...

Oak Cliff Swipers – Darknet Diaries

Full Transcript He started small, swiping cards, buying gift cards, and cashing out. It spiraled into a full‑blown criminal enterprise. Dozens...

A Petya/NotPetya copycat comes with a twist

HybridPetya is the fourth publicly known real or proof-of-concept bootkit with UEFI...

Weekly Update 472

This probably comes through pretty strongly in this week's video, but I love the vibe at CERN. It's a place so focused on the...

September Patch Tuesday handles 81 CVEs – Sophos News

.Microsoft on Tuesday announced 81 patches affecting 15 product families. Nine of the addressed issues are considered by Microsoft to be of Critical severity,...

One Click Can Turn Perplexity’s Comet AI Browser Into a Data Thief

Oct 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananAgentic AI / Enterprise Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new attack called CometJacking targeting Perplexity's agentic AI browser Comet...

AmCache artifact: forensic value and a tool for data extraction

Introduction When it comes to digital forensics, AmCache plays a vital role in identifying malicious activities in Windows systems. This artifact allows the identification of...

More .well-known Scans – SANS Internet Storm Center

I have been writing about the ".well-known" directory a few times before. Recently, about attackers hiding webshells , and before that, about the purpose...

Feds Tie ‘Scattered Spider’ Duo to $115M in Ransoms – Krebs on Security

U.S. prosecutors last week levied criminal hacking charges against 19-year-old U.K. national Thalha Jubair for allegedly being a core member of Scattered Spider, a...

260 scammers arrested in Africa

INTERPOL has announced the arrest of 260 alleged romance scammers, sextortionists, and online fraudsters as part of a multi-national operation across Africa.Authorities claim that...

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