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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 6/7/2025, 12:48:23 AM

Dark Reading

4 hours ago

Docuseries Explores Mental, Physical Hardships of CISOs

During "CISO: The Worst Job I Ever Wanted," several chief information security officers (CISOs) tell their stories and reveal how difficult it is to be in a role that's still undefined despite being around for decades.

Dark Reading

5 hours ago

Cutting-Edge ClickFix Tactics Snowball, Pushing Phishing Forward

Several widespread ClickFix campaigns are underway, bent on delivering malware to business targets, and they represent a new level of phishing sophistication that defenders need to be prepared for, researchers warn.

The Register

5 hours ago

ChatGPT used for evil: Fake IT worker resumes, misinfo, and cyber-op assist

OpenAI boots accounts linked to 10 malicious campaigns Fake IT workers possibly linked to North Korea, Beijing-backed cyber operatives, and Russian malware slingers are among the baddies using ChatGPT for evil, according to OpenAI's latest threat report.…

Dark Reading

7 hours ago

F5 Acquires Agentic AI Security Startup Fletch

Agentic AI technology will be integrated into the recently launched F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform.

The Hacker News

7 hours ago

New Atomic macOS Stealer Campaign Exploits ClickFix to Target Apple Users

Cybersecurity researchers are alerting to a new malware campaign that employs the ClickFix social engineering tactic to trick users into downloading an information stealer malware known as Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) on Apple macOS systems. The campaign, according to CloudSEK, has been found to leverage typosquat domains mimicking U.S.-based telecom provider Spectrum. "macOS users are served a

Bleeping Computer

7 hours ago

Microsoft shares script to restore inetpub folder you shouldn’t delete

Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to help restore an empty 'inetpub' folder created by the April 2025 Windows security updates if deleted. As Microsoft previously warned, this folder helps mitigate a high-severity Windows Process Activation privilege escalation vulnerability. [...]

Dark Reading

7 hours ago

BADBOX 2.0 Targets Home Networks in Botnet Campaign, FBI Warns

Though the operation was partially disrupted earlier this year, the botnet remains active and continues to target connected Android devices.

Bleeping Computer

8 hours ago

Tax resolution firm Optima Tax Relief hit by ransomware, data leaked

U.S. tax resolution firm Optima Tax Relief suffered a Chaos ransomware attack, with the threat actors now leaking data stolen from the company. [...]

The Register

9 hours ago

Fresh strain of pro-Russian wiper flushes Ukrainian critical infrastructure

Destructive malware has been a hallmark of Putin's multi-modal war A new strain of wiper malware targeting Ukrainian infrastructure is being linked to pro-Russian hackers, in the latest sign of Moscow's evolving cyber tactics.…

Graham Cluley

9 hours ago

Marks & Spencer’s ransomware nightmare – more details emerge

Over Easter, retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) discovered that it had suffered a highly damaging ransomware attack that left some shop shelves empty, shut down online ordering, some staff unable to clock in and out, and caused some of its major suppliers to resort to pen and paper. In a gloating abuse-filled email to M&S CEO Stuart Machin, the DragonForce hacker group claimed responsibility for the attack. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.