German Police Rouse System Admins From Sleep Over IT Flaw

Police Fanned Out Early Sunday Brandishing an Advisory of a CVSS 10 Vulnerability David Meyer • March 25, 2026     German police apparently on their way to wake up a system administrator at 3 a.m. (Image: Shutterstock) Police officers across Germany roused corporate IT administrators during the early hours of Sunday morning. Their message … Read more

Android Malware Taps Google Gemini at Runtime

Researchers Say PromptSpy Automates Persistence on Infected Devices Pooja Tikekar (@PoojaTikekar) • February 20, 2026     Image: Shutterstock A newly discovered Android malware strain is using Google’s Gemini generative artificial intelligence model to automate part of its persistence mechanism, marking what researchers describe as the second known case of AI-driven mobile malware. See Also: … Read more

800,000 Servers at Risk Amid Active Attacks

Critical Infrastructure Security Telnet Flaw Allows Unauthenticated Users to Gain Root Access Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • January 27, 2026     Hackers are on the hunt for open Telnet ports in servers after discovering that a version of legacy client-server application protocol is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability. More than 800,000 servers could … Read more

Microsoft tops global phishing brand rankings again

Microsoft remained the most imitated brand in phishing attacks during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to data from Check Point Research, which tracked brand impersonation across phishing attempts globally. The research unit said Microsoft accounted for 22% of all detected brand phishing attempts in the quarter. Google followed with 13% and Amazon with 9%. … Read more

$2.6M Fraud: Woman Pleads Guilty

Kansas City woman Faces Prison in $2.6M Fraud Scheme Kansas City — May 9, 2024 — Briauna Adams, a Kansas City woman, is facing up to 92 years in federal prison for her involvement in a complex $2.6 million fraud scheme. The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including wire fraud, money laundering, and theft … Read more