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

Fake Claude AI ads spread malware to target developers

Bitdefender has identified a malware campaign that uses Google Ads to distribute fake downloads of Anthropic’s Claude AI coding tool, with developers among the main targets. The activity centres on sponsored search results that appear when users search for terms such as “Claude code” and related developer tools. Attackers buy ads that mimic legitimate software … 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

LinkedIn Phishing Attacks: How to Spot and Avoid Them

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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

EDDIESTEALER Rust malware mimics CAPTCHA to steal credentials

Elastic Security Labs has identified a new Rust-based infostealer, EDDIESTEALER, distributed through fake CAPTCHA verification pages designed to deceive users and deploy credential-harvesting malware. According to research by Elastic Security Labs, EDDIESTEALER is disseminated via adversary-controlled web domains using deceptive CAPTCHA interfaces that mimic legitimate verification systems. These fake CAPTCHAs are crafted to look like … Read more

Subscription & ‘mystery box’ scams surge with new tactics

Bitdefender researchers have identified a marked increase in subscription-based and ‘mystery box’ frauds involving hundreds of deceptive yet highly convincing websites targeting online consumers. According to Bitdefender, cybercriminals have adopted new strategies and technological sophistication, directing considerable resources into producing websites that closely resemble legitimate retailers to lure victims. These fraudulent websites present a wide … Read more

Indonesian Police Arrest Two Chinese Nationals in SMS Phishing Scam

Jakarta. The Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim Polri) has arrested two Chinese nationals suspected of operating a phishing scam via fake base transceiver stations (BTS) to send fraudulent SMS messages. The head of Bareskrim Polri, Wahyu Widada, said the cybercrime case was uncovered following complaints from customers of a private bank who received phishing messages … Read more