Law enforcement authorities have announced that they tracked down the customers of the SmokeLoader malware and detained at least five individuals. “In a coordinated series of actions, customers of the Smokeloader pay-per-install botnet, operated by the actor known as ‘Superstar,’ faced consequences such as arrests, house searches, arrest warrants or ‘knock and talks,’” Europol said…

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform called AkiraBot that’s used to spam website chats, comment sections, and contact forms to promote dubious search engine optimization (SEO) services such as Akira and ServicewrapGO. “AkiraBot has targeted more than 400,000 websites and successfully spammed at least 80,000 websites since September

Google Unified Security brings together threat detection, AI-powered security, secure browser features, and Mandiant services, the company said at its Cloud Next conference.

The security teams associated with the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris focused on in-depth penetration testing, crisis management exercises, and collaboration to defend against potential cyberattacks.

A review of the emails involved in the breach is still ongoing, but what has been discovered is enough for the Treasury Department to label it a “major cyber incident.”

Attacks on a critical authentication bypass flaw in CrushFTP’s file transfer product continue this week after duplicate CVEs sparked confusion.

Cybersecurity and policy experts worry that if tariffs give way to a global recession, organizations will reduce their spending on cybersecurity.

The database company said its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) was not involved in the breach. And at least one law firm seeking damages is already on the case.

One actively exploited issue patched; five Critical-severity Office vulns exploitable via Preview Pane

Threat actors are trolling online forums and spreading malicious apps to target Uyghurs, Taiwanese, Tibetans, and other individuals aligned with interests that China sees as a threat to its authority.