Antoneta Roussi and Hannah Roberts report: Nothing about the sand-colored façade of the palazzo tucked behind Milan’s Duomo cathedral suggested that inside it a team of computer engineers were building a database to gather private and damaging information about Italy’s political elite — and use it to try to control them. The platform, called Beyond,…
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Uncovering Qilin attack methods exposed through multiple cases
Takahiro Takeda, Jordyn Dunk, James Nutland, Michael Szeliga of Talos write: In the second half of 2025, the ransomware group Qilin has continued to publish victim information on its leak site at a pace of more than 40 cases per month, making it one of the most impactful ransomware groups worldwide. The manufacturing sector has…
Predatory Sparrow Strikes: Coordinated Cyberattacks Seek to Cripple Iran’s Critical Infrastructure
Mayura Kathir reports: A sophisticated cyber-sabotage group known as Predatory Sparrow has emerged as one of the most destructive threat actors targeting Iranian critical infrastructure over the past several years. Unlike traditional cybercriminal operations focused on financial gain, this group executes highly disruptive campaigns designed to cripple essential services, destroy sensitive data, and send provocative…
Ex-CISA head thinks AI might fix code so fast we won’t need security teams
Joe Fay reports: Ex-CISA head Jen Easterly claims AI could spell the end of the cybersecurity industry, as the sloppy software and vulnerabilities that criminals rely on will be tracked down faster than ever. Speaking at AuditBoard’s user conference in San Diego, Easterly said the threat landscape has never stopped evolving. The proliferation of data,…
On Reports of an Alleged Data Breach Involving G-Xchange, Inc. (GCash)
From the National Privacy Commission of the Philippines: October 27, 2025 10:57 AM Last Edit: October 27th, 2025 The National Privacy Commission (NPC) urges the public to exercise heightened vigilance following reports of data leak allegedly involving G-Xchange, Inc., operator of GCash, which surfaced online on 26 October 2025. The NPC has immediately launched an…
NY: Gloversville hit by ransomware attack, paid ransom
WNYT reports: The city of Gloversville’s computer system was hit by a ransomware attack, which compromised the personal information of employees past and present. The attack was discovered by the finance commissioner back in March, the city announced on Saturday. There was a ransomware note on the server. Gloversville reported the attack to the FBI….