Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

A new US indictment against a group of Russian nationals offers a clear example of how, authorities say, a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking.

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Microsoft says Lumma password stealer malware found on 394,000 Windows PCs

Microsoft and law enforcement announced a coordinated takedown of the Lumma pasword-stealing malware.

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Operation RapTor: 270 Arrested in Global Crackdown on Dark Web Vendors

Global crackdown: Operation RapTor leads to 270 arrests, millions seized as law enforcement targets dark web drug, weapon, and crypto vendors.

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7 ways to thwart phone thieves – and avoid China’s infamous ‘stolen iPhone building’

Phone theft is on the rise, especially in major cities. Even locked phones are tempting targets for thieves, as they can be sold for parts. Here’s how to protect your device before it’s too late.

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CISA: Russia’s Fancy Bear Targeting Logistics, IT Firms

The mission is to gather information that could help Russia in its war against Ukraine.

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Chinese-speaking hackers targeting US municipalities with Cityworks bug

Since January, cybersecurity experts have seen Chinese-speaking hackers exploiting a bug impacting a tool used by local governments to manage critical infrastructure assets and other services.

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Anthropic overtakes OpenAI: Claude Opus 4 codes seven hours nonstop, sets record SWE-Bench score and reshapes enterprise AI

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Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 outperforms OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 with unprecedented seven-hour autonomous coding sessions and record-breaking 72.5% SWE-bench score, transforming AI from quick-response tool to day-long collaborator.Read More

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Akamai, Microsoft Disagree on Severity of Unpatched ‘BadSuccessor’ Flaw

Akamai documents a privilege escalation flaw in Windows Server 2025 after Redmond declines to ship an immediate patch.

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Chinese Hackers Exploit Trimble Cityworks Flaw to Infiltrate U.S. Government Networks

A Chinese-speaking threat actor tracked as UAT-6382 has been linked to the exploitation of a now-patched remote-code-execution vulnerability in Trimble Cityworks to deliver Cobalt Strike and VShell.
“UAT-6382 successfully exploited CVE-2025-0944, conducted reconnaissance, and rapidly deployed a variety of web shells and custom-made malware to maintain long-term access,” Cisco Talos researchers

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Why Image Quality Drops When Resizing a JPEG (and How to Fix It)

Ever tried resizing an image only to end up with a blurry, pixelated mess? Whether you’re adjusting a…

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