London’s iconic department store, Harrods, has confirmed it was targeted in a cyberattack, becoming the third major UK retailer to report cyberattacks in a week following incidents at M&S and the Co-op. In a statement shared with BleepingComputer, Harrods says threat actors recently attempted to hack into their systems, causing the company to restrict access … Read more
A large-scale phishing campaign targets WooCommerce users with a fake security alert urging them to download a “critical patch” that adds a WordPress backdoor to the site. Recipients that take the bait and download the update are actually installing a malicious plugin that creates a hidden admin account on their website, downloads web shell payloads, and maintains … Read more
AI company Perplexity in February that it was building its own browser called Comet. In a recent with the TBPN podcast, CEO Aravind Srinivas gave some insight as to why the business appeared to be branching out from its artificial intelligence focus: It’s to collect user data and sell them targeted advertisements. “That’s kind of … Read more
A new Android malware has been discovered hidden inside trojanized versions of the Alpine Quest mapping app, which is reportedly used by Russian soldiers as part of war zone operational planning. Attackers promote the trojanized app as a free, cracked version of the premium Alpine Quest Pro, using Telegram channels and Russian app catalogs for distribution. … Read more
A remote code execution vulnerability affecting SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances has been under active exploitation since at least January 2025, according to cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf. This security flaw (CVE-2021-20035) impacts SMA 200, SMA 210, SMA 400, SMA 410, and SMA 500v devices and was patched almost four years ago, in September 2021, … Read more
Apple released emergency security updates to patch two zero-day vulnerabilities that were used in an “extremely sophisticated attack” against specific targets’ iPhones. The two vulnerabilities are in CoreAudio (CVE-2025-31200) and RPAC (CVE-2025-31201), with both bugs impacting iOS, macOS, tvOS, iPadOS, and visionOS. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in … Read more
An Israeli strike Tuesday killed three people, Lebanon said, as a source close to Hezbollah said one of the group’s officials was targeted in the second such strike on south Beirut during a fragile four-month ceasefire. The attack came without warning at around 3:30 am (0030 GMT) during the Eid al-Fitr Muslim holiday marking the … Read more
A new report sheds light on the most targeted WordPress plugin vulnerabilities hackers used in the first quarter of 2025 to compromise sites. All four flaws are vulnerabilities discovered and fixed in 2024 but remain unpatched in many cases, giving hackers the opportunity to execute arbitrary code or exfiltrate sensitive data. Among the four flaws, … Read more
U.S. Treasuries are falling and stocks are on the rise amid reports that U.S. President Donald Trump will take a more targeted approach with his next round of tariffs scheduled for April 2. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose as much as four basis points to 4.29%. At the same time, … Read more
Table of Contents Table of Contents Targeting Mac users How you can stay safe There’s a well-known myth that Macs are somehow invulnerable to viruses, phishing attempts, hackers and the like. You might have heard it before, or maybe you even believe it yourself. Unfortunately, it’s far from true. Because while Windows users face more … Read more