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How to protect your cell phone number from SIM swap attacks
/in General NewsThese carrier security settings can prevent your phone number from being hijacked or stolen.
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U.S. Sanctions North Korean Andariel Hacker Behind Fraudulent IT Worker Scheme
/in General NewsThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday sanctioned a member of a North Korean hacking group called Andariel for their role in the infamous remote information technology (IT) worker scheme.
The Treasury said Song Kum Hyok, a 38-year-old North Korean national with an address in the Chinese province of Jilin, enabled the fraudulent operation by using
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Unpatched Ruckus Vulnerabilities Allow Wireless Environment Hacking
/in General NewsMultiple vulnerabilities in Ruckus Wireless management products could be exploited to fully compromise the managed environments.
The post Unpatched Ruckus Vulnerabilities Allow Wireless Environment Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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ICS Patch Tuesday: Vulnerabilities Addressed by Siemens, Schneider, Phoenix Contact
/in General NewsIndustrial solutions providers Siemens, Schneider Electric and Phoenix Contact have released July 2025 Patch Tuesday ICS security advisories.
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Chinese Hacker Xu Zewei Arrested for Ties to Silk Typhoon Group and U.S. Cyber Attacks
/in General NewsA Chinese national has been arrested in Milan, Italy, for his alleged links to a state-sponsored hacking group known as Silk Typhoon and for carrying out cyber attacks against American organizations and government agencies.
The 33-year-old, Xu Zewei, has been charged with nine counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to cause damage to and obtain information by unauthorized access to protected
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Server with Rockerbox Tax Firm Data Exposed 286GB of Records
/in General NewsCybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler uncovered a massive 286GB data exposure at Texas-based Rockerbox, a tax credit consultancy. Exposed data includes SSNs, DD214s, and financial details, raising serious identity theft and fraud concerns.
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Canadian Electric Utility Says Power Meters Disrupted by Cyberattack
/in General NewsNova Scotia Power is notifying individuals affected by the recent data breach, including in the United States.
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Microsoft Patches 130 Vulnerabilities, Including Critical Flaws in SPNEGO and SQL Server
/in General NewsFor the first time in 2025, Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates did not bundle fixes for exploited security vulnerabilities, but acknowledged one of the addressed flaws had been publicly known.
The patches resolve a whopping 130 vulnerabilities, along with 10 other non-Microsoft CVEs that affect Visual Studio, AMD, and its Chromium-based Edge browser. Of these 10 are rated Critical and the
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Ivanti, Fortinet, Splunk Release Security Updates
/in General NewsIvanti, Fortinet, and Splunk have released patches for critical- and high-severity vulnerabilities in their products.
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Alleged Chinese State Hacker Wanted by US Arrested in Italy
/in General NewsXu Zewei has been arrested on charges that he is a member of the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Hafnium (Silk Typhoon).
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