#1 Middle East & Africa Trusted Cybersecurity News & Magazine |

38 C
Dubai
Friday, September 12, 2025

Popular:

Breaking News: Supply-Chain Breach Hits Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler via Salesloft’s Drift App

A widespread supply-chain cyberattack has unfolded, centering on OAuth tokens stolen from the Salesloft - Drift application - a third-party AI-powered sales tool that integrates...

Coordinated Brute-Force Campaign Targets Fortinet SSL VPN and FortiManager Services

On 3 August 2025, threat intelligence firm GreyNoise detected an unprecedented surge in brute-force attempts against Fortinet SSL VPNs - over 780 unique IPs...

Breaking news:

Stay on top of what's going on with our subscription deal!

Worldwide

Iran-Nexus Spear-Phishing Masquerades as Omani MFA to Target Global Governments

In August 2025, Dream’s Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) agents...

Malicious Versions of Nx NPM Packages Published: Developers Urged to Update Immediately

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that malicious versions of the...

EFCC Arrests 37 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Wukari, Taraba State

On 27 August 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes...

PromptLock: ESET Uncovers First Known AI-Powered Ransomware

ESET researchers published on 27 August 2025 that they...

Nigeria Deports 42 Foreign Cybercriminals After Historic EFCC Raid; 150 More to Follow

On 18 August 2025, the Nigerian Immigration Service, in...

Google Play Enforces Stricter Global Licensing Rules for Cryptocurrency Apps

Google Play has introduced new, jurisdiction-specific licensing requirements for...

The Cost of a Call: How Voice Phishing Campaigns Escalated into Salesforce Data Extortion

A sophisticated cybersecurity campaign leveraging voice phishing (vishing) has...

Featured Interviews

#Interview: Navigating Security Challenges in the IoT Era: Insights from Industry...

Middle East

AI & Cybersecurity

The Top 10s

Fortressing Your Business Data: Top 10 Most Secure ERP Systems in 2024

In today's data-driven business landscape, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software plays a critical role. It manages core functionalities like finance, inventory, human...
spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Africa

America

Asia

How To

What Is

spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Europe

Oceania

US Deports Notorious Australian Hacker After Landmark Cybercrime Conviction

DENVER/ADELAIDE – United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

ASIC Sues FIIG Securities Over Cybersecurity Failures Leading to Data Theft

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched...

Cybersecurity Breach at the University of Notre Dame Australia: Investigation Underway

The University of Notre Dame Australia is currently investigating...

Bunnings Faces Privacy Backlash Over Facial Recognition Technology Use

Bunnings Group Limited, a prominent retail chain in Australia,...
spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Hacked - Breached

spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Zero-Day

spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Cryptocurrencies

spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Cloud Security

spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Ransomware

Latest Articles

Windows 10 Support Ends October 14 2025: A Critical Time to Secure Your Environment with Windows 11, Copilot+ PCs, and Windows 365

Microsoft has confirmed that support for Windows 10 will end on 14 October 2025, making it imperative for organizations to migrate to Windows 11, Copilot+ PCs, or Windows 365...

UAE Employees Surpass European Peers in Cyber Readiness, Cohesity Study Reveals

Dubai, 23 June 2025 - A new Cohesity study on “Employee readiness to confront cyber threats” found that full-time employees in the UAE significantly...

Congress Bars WhatsApp on House-Issued Devices Over ‘High-Risk’ Security Concerns

The U.S. House’s chief administrative officer has banned WhatsApp on all government-issued devices, citing a lack of transparency around data protection and insufficient stored...

PRC “Salt Typhoon” Cyber‑Espionage Campaign Targets Global Telecoms – Canada Confirms Mid‑February Breach via CVE‑2023‑20198

Canada and U.S. agencies have issued a joint alert on the exploitation of a critical Cisco vulnerability (CVE‑2023‑20198) by Chinese state‑sponsored actors known as...

Walmart to Pay $10 Million After FTC Says Scammers Used Its In‑Store Money Transfers

Walmart has agreed to a $10 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after allowing scammers to exploit its in-store money transfer...

Hype Alert: “Largest Data Breach” of 16 B Credentials Is Just Recycled Data

A sensational 16 billion‑credential leak circulating in underground forums has been called “the largest data breach in history.” However, cybersecurity researchers confirm it’s not a...

Iran’s State TV Hijacked to Broadcast Protest Videos Satellite Hack amid Rising Tensions

On 18 June 2025, Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), experienced a satellite signal hack during evening programming, airing videos from the 2022...

Monster 7.3 Tbps DDoS Attack Blocked by Cloudflare in Historic Mitigation

In mid‑May 2025, Cloudflare successfully deflected the largest DDoS attack ever recorded peaking at 7.3 terabits-per-second targeting a hosting provider using its Magic Transit service,...

Jordan’s NCSC Greenlights 2025-2028 National Cybersecurity Strategy to Elevate Regional Digital Security

Jordan’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) approved a new 2025-2028 National Cybersecurity Strategy on Thursday, aiming to fortify the nation’s digital resilience, foster economic...

CISA Adds Actively Exploited Apple and TP-Link Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two new actively exploited flaws - impacting Apple devices and TP-Link routers - to...

Chad’s ANSICE and Brightway Launch National Cybersecurity Mapping to Bolster Digital Resilience

On 16 June 2025, the National Agency for Computer Security and e‑Certification of Chad (ANSICE‑TCHAD), in collaboration with cybersecurity firm Brightway, convened a critical...

Operation SECURE: Asia & South Pacific Unites to Tackle Malware Surge in Landmark Cybersecurity Initiative

In a critical move to fortify regional cybersecurity, the Asia and South Pacific Desk of INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Directorate convened Operation SECURE, bringing together over...

Black Basta Crumbles: Infamous Ransomware Gang Collapses After Internal Fallout-But Its Legacy Lives On

In February 2025, the notorious Russian-speaking ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) syndicate Black Basta collapsed following a dramatic internal fallout, triggered by the leak of its private...

Attackers Unleash TeamFiltration: Active Account Takeover Campaign Hits Over 80,000 Users Across Entra ID Ecosystems

Proofpoint threat researchers have uncovered an ongoing account takeover campaign—UNK_SneakyStrike—actively exploiting the popular TeamFiltration pentesting tool to target Microsoft Entra ID users. Since December...

Nigerian Hacker Sentenced to Over Five Years for $3M+ U.S. Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme

On 6 June 2025, Nigerian national Kingsley Uchelue Utulu was sentenced to 63 months in U.S. federal prison for orchestrating a multi-million-dollar hacking and...

US Deports Notorious Australian Hacker After Landmark Cybercrime Conviction

DENVER/ADELAIDE – United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested and deported 26-year-old Australian hacker David Kee Crees this week following his conviction...

Malaysian Home Minister’s WhatsApp Hacked via Foreign VPN: Police Launch Cybercrime Probe

On 30 May 2025, Malaysian police confirmed that the official WhatsApp account of Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail was compromised through a...

HPE Issues Emergency Patch for Critical StoreOnce Vulnerabilities Enabling Remote Authentication Bypass and Code Execution

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has released urgent security patches for multiple high-impact vulnerabilities in its StoreOnce backup software, including a critical remote authentication bypass...

Microsoft and CrowdStrike Unite to Unmask Cyber Adversaries with Shared Threat Actor Glossary

20 May 2025 - In a bid to reduce the fog of war in modern cyber defense, Microsoft and CrowdStrike have launched a shared...

Chrome Under Active Exploit: Google Patches High-Risk Zero-Day in V8 Engine (CVE-2025-5419)

On 2 June 2025, Google issued an urgent Stable Channel update for Chrome Desktop, patching three security flaws — including CVE-2025-5419, a high-severity vulnerability...

Subscribe

- Gain full access to our premium content

- Never miss a story with active notifications

- Browse free from up to 5 devices at once

Patched

spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Bug Bounty

Bug Bounty Bonanza: WazirX Launches Program After $230 Million Cyberattack

In the ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity, the Indian cryptocurrency...

Why Your Company Needs a Bug Bounty Program: A Proactive Approach to Cybersecurity

In today's ever-evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity threats are a...

Big Bucks for Bugs: Google’s $10 Million Bug Bounty Award and Lessons for Responsible Disclosure

In the ever-evolving battle against cybercrime, bug bounty programs...
spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

ISC/SCADA Security

spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

IAM