Average global data breach cost now $4.44 million

IBM released its Cost of a Data Breach Report, which revealed AI adoption is greatly outpacing AI security and governance. While the overall number of organizations experiencing an AI-related... Read more »

Open-source password recovery utility Hashcat 7.0.0 released

Hashcat is an open-source password recovery tool that supports five attack modes and more than 300 highly optimized hashing algorithms. It runs on CPUs, GPUs, and other hardware accelerators... Read more »

The surprising truth about identity security confidence

Organizations most confident in their identity security are often the least prepared, according to a new report from BeyondID. The study reveals a troubling gap between what organizations believe... Read more »

What’s keeping risk leaders up at night? AI, tariffs, and cost cuts

Enterprise risk leaders are most concerned about rising tariffs and trade tensions heading into the second half of 2025, according to a new report from Gartner. The firm’s second-quarter... Read more »

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 56

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Endgame Gear mouse config tool infected users with... Read more »

Akira Ransomware targets SonicWall VPNs in likely zero-day attacks

Akira ransomware targets fully patched SonicWall VPNs in suspected zero-day attacks, with multiple intrusions seen in late July 2025. Arctic Wolf Labs researchers reported that Akira ransomware is exploiting... Read more »

Security Affairs newsletter Round 535 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new... Read more »

Week in review: Food sector cybersecurity risks, cyber threats to space infrastructure

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Review: LLM Engineer’s Handbook For all the excitement around LLMs, practical, engineering-focused guidance remains... Read more »

New Linux backdoor Plague bypasses auth via malicious PAM module

A stealthy Linux backdoor named Plague, hidden as a malicious PAM module, allows attackers to bypass auth and maintain persistent SSH access. Nextron Systems researchers discovered a new stealthy... Read more »

China Presses Nvidia Over Alleged Backdoors in H20 Chips Amid Tech Tensions

China questioned Nvidia over suspected backdoors in its H20 chips, adding to rising tensions in the tech fight between the U.S. and Beijing. China’s internet watchdog has summoned Nvidia... Read more »
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