An international law enforcement operation shut down a service called SocksEscort, which allegedly helped cybercriminals all over the world launch ransomware and DDoS attacks, as well as distribute child sexual abuse material.
Amid a paralyzing breach of medical tech firm Stryker, the group has come to represent Iran’s use of “hacktivism” as cover for chaotic, retaliatory state-sponsored cyberattacks.
WordPress plugin Ally was carrying an SQL injection flaw that allowed data exfiltration.
Nine bugs were found in Google’s Looker Studio which could have allowed outside access.
Microsoft is bringing Entra ID to Windows devices – but be careful, Microsoft Authenticator is scanning rooted or cracked devices and wiping credentials
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Printers aren’t dumb peripherals, they’re “connected, intelligent endpoints” that are putting your organization at risk of attacks, HP warns.
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Handala allegedly wipes thousands of mobile phones, computers, and servers belonging to Stryker.

US medical equipment provider Stryker said its global networks were disrupted by a cyberattack on Wednesday, allegedly carried out by a hacking group linked to Iran. The attack impacted Stryker’s internal Microsoft environment and deleted information from devices, with one employee telling NBC News that company phones stopped working, grinding work and communications to a […]
The hacktivist group claimed the attack was in retaliation for a U.S. strike on a Tehran school that killed more than 175 people, most of them children.
A ClickFix attack can come in all shapes and sizes, including through compromised WordPress websites.