by Syndicated News Feed | Nov 19, 2025 | IT Security
A China-linked threat actor tracked as ‘PlushDaemon’ is hijacking software update traffic using a new implant called EdgeStepper in cyberespionage operations. Since 2018, PlushDaemon hackers have targeted individuals and organizations in the United States,...
by Syndicated News Feed | Nov 19, 2025 | IT Security
ESET researchers provide insights into how PlushDaemon performs adversary-in-the-middle attacks using a previously undocumented network implant that we have named EdgeStepper, which redirects all DNS queries to an external, malicious hijacking node, effectively...
by Syndicated News Feed | Nov 18, 2025 | IT Security
Thunderbird 145 has been released with full native support for Microsoft Exchange email via the Exchange Web Services (EWS) protocol. This means that Thunderbird users in Microsoft Exchange environments (e.g., Microsoft 365, Office 365) no longer need third-party...
by Syndicated News Feed | Nov 18, 2025 | IT Security
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote this week on whether to scrap Biden-era cybersecurity rules, enacted after the Salt Typhoon attacks came to light in 2024, that required telecom carriers to adopt basic security controls. The regulator’s...
by Syndicated News Feed | Nov 17, 2025 | IT Security
Microsoft has released an emergency Windows 10 KB5072653 out-of-band update to resolve ongoing issues with installing the November extended security updates. Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025, and Microsoft no longer introduces new features or...
by Syndicated News Feed | Nov 17, 2025 | IT Security
Azure was hit by the “largest-ever” cloud-based distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, originating from the Aisuru botnet and measuring 15.72 terabits per second (Tbps), according to Microsoft. On October 24, the Windows giant’s cloud DDoS...
by Syndicated News Feed | Nov 17, 2025 | IT Security
Does your chatbot know too much? Here’s why you should think twice before you tell your AI companion everything. 17 Nov 2025 • , 4 min. read In the movie “Her” the film’s hero strikes up an ultimately doomed romantic relationship with a sophisticated AI...
by Syndicated News Feed | Nov 16, 2025 | IT Security
Asia In Brief India’s Tata Motors, owner of Jaguar Land Rover, has revealed the cyberattack that shut down production in the UK has so far cost it around £1.8 billion ($2.35 billion). The company last week posted results for the quarter ended September 30th, and...
by Syndicated News Feed | Nov 16, 2025 | IT Security
Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a “bad behavior threshold” may be flagged on Google Play for negatively impacting...
by Syndicated News Feed | Nov 15, 2025 | IT Security
Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating a bug causing the Windows 10 KB5068781 extended security update to fail to install with 0x800f0922 errors on devices with corporate licensing. KB5068781 is the first Windows 10 extended security update and was released on...
