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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 4/21/2025, 9:59:39 AM

Bleeping Computer

10 days ago

Fortinet: Symlink trick gives access to patched FortiGate VPN devices

Fortinet warns that threat actors use a post-exploitation technique that helps them maintain read-only access to previously compromised FortiGate VPN devices even after the original attack vector was patched. [...]

Bleeping Computer

10 days ago

Microsoft: Windows 'inetpub' folder created by security fix, don’t delete

Microsoft has now confirmed that an April 2025 Windows security update is creating a new empty "inetpub" folder and warned users not to delete it. [...]

Dark Reading

10 days ago

Using Third-Party ID Providers Without Losing Zero Trust

With $4.4 billion in worldwide data breach fines in 2024, the cost of not knowing who's walking into your systems is devastating.

Bleeping Computer

10 days ago

Google's AI video generator Veo 2 is rolling out on AI Studio

Google's AI video generator tool Veo 2, which is the company's take on OpenAI's Sora, is now rolling out to some users in the United States. [...]

Dark Reading

10 days ago

Organizations Lack Incident Response Plans, But Answers Are on the Way

Developing strong incident response plans remains an area that requires significant improvement. Here are some shortcomings and how to address them.

Bleeping Computer

10 days ago

Microsoft says Edge browser is now 9% faster after optimizations

The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge has seen up to 9% performance improvements following the release of version 134. [...]

Bleeping Computer

10 days ago

US lab testing provider exposed health data of 1.6 million people

Laboratory Services Cooperative (LSC) has released a statement informing it suffered a data breach where hackers stole sensitive information of roughly 1.6 million people from its systems. [...]

The Hacker News

10 days ago

Paper Werewolf Deploys PowerModul Implant in Targeted Cyberattacks on Russian Sectors

The threat actor known as Paper Werewolf has been observed exclusively targeting Russian entities with a new implant called PowerModul. The activity, which took place between July and December 2024, singled out organizations in the mass media, telecommunications, construction, government entities, and energy sectors, Kaspersky said in a new report published Thursday. Paper Werewolf, also known

Bleeping Computer

10 days ago

Microsoft Edge is now up to 9% faster

The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge has seen up to 9% performance improvements following the release of version 134. [...]

Dark Reading

10 days ago

11 Bugs Found in Perplexity AI's Chatbot Android App

Researchers characterize the company's artificial intelligence chatbot as less secure than ChatGPT and even DeepSeek.