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  1. Old Vulnerabilities Among the Most Widely Exploited

    Four in ten flaws exploited by threat actors in 2024 were from 2020 or earlier, with some dating back to the 1990s, according to a GreyNoise report

  2. Prolific Data Extortion Actor Arrested in Thailand

    A joint operation between the Thai and Singapore police has resulted in the arrest of a man allegedly responsible for over 90 data extortion attacks worldwide

  3. DragonForce Ransomware Hits Saudi Firm, 6TB Data Stolen

    DragonForce ransomware attacks Saudi firms stealing 6TB data, escalating cyber threats in real estate

  4. Winos 4.0 Malware Targets Taiwan With Email Impersonation

    Winos 4.0 malware uses phishing emails to target organizations in Taiwan, Fortinet experts warn

  5. Software Vulnerabilities Take Almost Nine Months to Patch

    Veracode found a 47% increase in the average time taken to patch software vulnerabilities, driven by growing reliance on third-party code

  6. Chinese Cyber Espionage Jumps 150%, CrowdStrike Finds

    In its 2025 Global Threat Report, CrowdStrike observed a significant escalation in Chinese cyber espionage activities

  7. OpenSSF Publishes Security Framework for Open Source Software

    OpenSSF has released new baseline security best practices to improve open source software quality

  8. FBI Confirms North Korea’s Lazarus Group as Bybit Crypto Hackers

    FBI confirms North Korea’s Lazarus Group responsible for Bybit crypto heist

  9. 99% of Organizations Report API-Related Security Issues

    99% of organizations report API-related security issues, highlighting risks from API growth

  10. DISA Global Solutions Confirms Data Breach Affecting 3.3M People

    DISA Global Solutions confirms data breach affecting 3.3M people, exposing sensitive personal info

  11. Signal May Exit Sweden If Government Imposes Encryption Backdoor

    Meredith Whittaker, Signal's CEO, has threatened to pull the company out of Sweden if a proposed government bill requiring encryption backdoors becomes law

  12. HaveIBeenPwned Adds 244 Million Passwords Stolen By Infostealers

    HaveIBeenPwned has added over 500 million new passwords and email addresses lifted via infostealers

  13. Ransomware Gang Publishes Stolen Genea IVF Patient Data

    IVF clinic Genea has confirmed that stolen patient data has been published online, with the Termite ransomware group appearing to be the perpetrators

  14. Geopolitical Tension Fuels APT and Hacktivism Surge

    Europe is hit hard as geopolitics drives increase in state-backed APT and hacktivist activity

  15. 61% of Hackers Use New Exploit Code Within 48 Hours of Attack

    61% of hackers use new exploit code within 48 hours, ransomware remains top threat in 2024

  16. Ghostwriter Cyber-Attack Targets Ukrainian, Belarusian Opposition

    Ghostwriter cyber-attack targets Ukrainian, Belarusian opposition using weaponized Excel documents

  17. Chinese-Backed Silver Fox Plants Backdoors in Healthcare Networks

    Forescout observed the recently identified Chinese hacking group using medical imaging software applications to deliver malware

  18. Only a Fifth of Ransomware Attacks Now Encrypt Data

    ReliaQuest claims 80% of ransomware attacks now focus solely on exfiltrating data as it is faster

  19. Chinese Botnet Bypasses MFA in Microsoft 365 Attacks

    SecurityScorecard revealed that the large-scale password spraying campaign can bypass MFA and security access policies by utilizing Non-interactive sign-ins

  20. Quarter of Brits Report Deepfake Phone Scams

    New Hiya data finds 26% of UK consumers encountered a deepfake scam call in Q4 2024

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