Romanian Waters confirms cyberattack, critical water operations unaffected

Romania’s national water management authority, Romanian Waters, was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend. Romanian Waters (Administrația Națională Apele Române), the country’s water management authority, suffered a... Read more »

Ukrainian hacker pleads guilty to Nefilim Ransomware attacks in U.S.

Ukrainian Artem Stryzhak (35) pleaded guilty in the U.S. for Nefilim ransomware attacks; he was arrested in Spain in 2024, extradited in April 2025. A 35-year-old Ukrainian, Artem Aleksandrovych... Read more »

Infy Returns: Iran-linked hacking group shows renewed activity

Researchers report renewed activity by Iran-linked Infy (Prince of Persia), showing the hacking group remains active and dangerous after years of silence. SafeBreach researchers have spotted renewed activity from... Read more »

WatchGuard Firebox firewalls under attack (CVE-2025-14733)

More than 115,000 internet-facing WatchGuard Firebox firewalls may be vulnerable to compromise via CVE-2025-14733, a remote code execution vulnerability actively targeted by attackers, Shadowserver’s latest scanning reveals. About CVE-2025-14733... Read more »

University of Sydney discloses a data breach impacting 27,000 people

Hackers stole personal data of about 27,500 people from the University of Sydney after accessing an online code library, the university confirmed. The University of Sydney disclosed a data... Read more »

Docker makes hardened images free open and transparent for everyone

Docker has made its open source Docker Hardened Images project available at no cost for every developer and organization. The catalog contains more than 1,000 container images built on... Read more »

574 arrests, $3 million recovered in Africa-wide cybercrime crackdown

Law enforcement agencies across 19 countries arrested 574 suspects and recovered approximately $3 million during a major cybercrime operation spanning Africa. Suspects were arrested in Ghana in connection to... Read more »

Building cyber talent through competition, residency, and real-world immersion

In this Help Net Security interview, Chrisma Jackson, Director of Cybersecurity & Mission Computing Center and CISO at Sandia National Laboratories, reflects on where the cyber talent pipeline breaks... Read more »

Browser agents don’t always respect your privacy choices

Browser agents promise to handle online tasks without constant user input. They can shop, book reservations, and manage accounts by driving a web browser through an AI model. A... Read more »

Why the Middle East needs hybrid, human-led cyber security in the age of AI

Obrela’s Mark Morland says AI is accelerating detection, but regional context and human expertise remain essential as threats across the Gulf become more sophisticated and specific to sectors Read more »
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