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- Rare APT Collaboration Emerges Between Russia and North Koreaby Ken Underhill on November 26, 2025 at 6:45 pm
Researchers say Russia’s Gamaredon and North Korea’s Lazarus may be sharing infrastructure — a rare APT collaboration. The post Rare APT Collaboration Emerges Between Russia and North Korea appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Price Drop: This Complete Ethical Hacking Bundle is Now $33by TechRepublic Academy on November 26, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Get a comprehensive, potentially lucrative ethical hacking education with 18 courses on today’s top tools and tech. This bundle is just $34.97 for a limited time. The post Price Drop: This Complete Ethical Hacking Bundle is Now $33 appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Critical Firefox Bug Leaves 180M Users Exposedby Ken Underhill on November 25, 2025 at 10:30 pm
A hidden WebAssembly bug in Firefox exposed 180 million users to potential code execution. The post Critical Firefox Bug Leaves 180M Users Exposed appeared first on TechRepublic.
- SitusAMC Cyber Breach Sparks Fallout for JPMorgan, Citi, and Morgan Stanleyby Aminu Abdullahi on November 24, 2025 at 8:08 pm
A cyberattack on fintech firm SitusAMC has major US banks scrambling to assess potential data exposure tied to mortgages and real estate loans. The post SitusAMC Cyber Breach Sparks Fallout for JPMorgan, Citi, and Morgan Stanley appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Shopping Online This Holiday Season? 5 Ways to Stay Cyber Safeby Ken Underhill on November 24, 2025 at 7:59 pm
Learn five easy ways to avoid scams and stay cyber safe while holiday shopping, with expert tips to protect your accounts, devices, and personal info. The post Shopping Online This Holiday Season? 5 Ways to Stay Cyber Safe appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Amazon Issuing $2.5B in Refunds to Eligible Prime Customers to Settle FTC Suitby Esther Shein on November 21, 2025 at 6:47 pm
Amazon is paying out $2.5 billion to eligible Prime customers to settle an FTC lawsuit that alleged it enrolled people without their consent. The post Amazon Issuing $2.5B in Refunds to Eligible Prime Customers to Settle FTC Suit appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Salesforce Confirms New Breach Linked to Gainsight Appsby Aminu Abdullahi on November 21, 2025 at 6:34 pm
Salesforce is probing unusual activity in Gainsight apps that may have exposed customer data, while ShinyHunters claims a new OAuth-based attack. The post Salesforce Confirms New Breach Linked to Gainsight Apps appeared first on TechRepublic.
- ‘Largest Data Leak in History’: WhatsApp Flaw Exposed Billions of Usersby Aminu Abdullahi on November 19, 2025 at 6:31 pm
Austrian researchers used a WhatsApp contact-lookup flaw to map 3.5 billion phone numbers, revealing how basic metadata can build a directory of accounts. The post ‘Largest Data Leak in History’: WhatsApp Flaw Exposed Billions of Users appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Google Issues Emergency Update for 2B Chrome Usersby Kezia Jungco on November 19, 2025 at 2:41 pm
Google issues emergency update for 2B Chrome users after confirming active zero-day exploitation. The post Google Issues Emergency Update for 2B Chrome Users appeared first on TechRepublic.
- HR’s Role in Preventing Insider Threats: 4 Best Practicesby Zac Amos on November 19, 2025 at 6:25 am
Navigating insider threats is tricky for any company. The IT department might notice increased activity as a hacker attempts to breach databases from the outside, but those inside the organization? They already have access and trust. The post HR’s Role in Preventing Insider Threats: 4 Best Practices appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Microsoft Azure Fends Off ‘Largest DDoS Attack Ever Observed in the Cloud’by Aminu Abdullahi on November 18, 2025 at 2:49 pm
Microsoft confirmed that Azure blocked a denial-of-service attack that involved more than 500,000 IP addresses spread across multiple regions. The post Microsoft Azure Fends Off ‘Largest DDoS Attack Ever Observed in the Cloud’ appeared first on TechRepublic.
- AT&T’s $177M Breach Settlement Deadline Nears — Are You Entitled to a Payout?by Liz Ticong on November 17, 2025 at 6:34 pm
AT&T’s $177M data breach settlement covers two major incidents exposing customer records and call data. Find out who qualifies, payout tiers, and key deadlines. The post AT&T’s $177M Breach Settlement Deadline Nears — Are You Entitled to a Payout? appeared first on TechRepublic.
- DoorDash Hit by Cybersecurity Breach, Millions of Users Potentially Exposedby David Curry on November 17, 2025 at 2:21 pm
DoorDash has disclosed a social engineering-driven data breach exposing user contact details in four countries, raising concerns about delayed notification. The post DoorDash Hit by Cybersecurity Breach, Millions of Users Potentially Exposed appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Anthropic: China-Based Hackers Used Claude to Automate Global Cyberattackby Aminu Abdullahi on November 14, 2025 at 2:16 pm
Chinese state-backed hackers hijacked Anthropic’s Claude AI to run an autonomous global cyberattack, marking a major shift in AI-driven cyberwarfare. The post Anthropic: China-Based Hackers Used Claude to Automate Global Cyberattack appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Google Sues China-Based ‘Lighthouse’ Phishing Service After $1B+ Scams Target Millionsby David Curry on November 13, 2025 at 3:58 pm
Google is suing a Chinese phishing network behind $1B in global scams, aiming to shut down its Lighthouse platform and boost security with AI and passkeys. The post Google Sues China-Based ‘Lighthouse’ Phishing Service After $1B+ Scams Target Millions appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Holiday Fraud Trends 2025: The Top Cyber Threats to Watch This Seasonby Ken Underhill on November 12, 2025 at 4:22 pm
Holiday fraud in 2025 is evolving faster than ever, as attackers use AI, automation, and stolen data to launch large-scale campaigns. The post Holiday Fraud Trends 2025: The Top Cyber Threats to Watch This Season appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Lost Your iPhone? Beware Fake ‘Find My’ Messages Aiming to Steal Your Apple IDby David Curry on November 11, 2025 at 2:38 pm
Switzerland’s NCSC warns iPhone users of a new scam exploiting lost devices to steal Apple ID credentials through fake Find My messages. The post Lost Your iPhone? Beware Fake ‘Find My’ Messages Aiming to Steal Your Apple ID appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Google’s Latest Security Push Marks the Slow Death of Passwordsby Liz Ticong on November 11, 2025 at 11:31 am
The tech titan is steering Gmail users away from passwords. It’s promoting passkeys and stronger authentication as phishing grows more convincing. The post Google’s Latest Security Push Marks the Slow Death of Passwords appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Crowdstrike: AI Accelerating Ransomware Attacks Across Europeby Ken Underhill on November 7, 2025 at 9:01 pm
CrowdStrike’s 2025 report reveals how AI is accelerating ransomware attacks and reshaping Europe’s cyber threat landscape. The post Crowdstrike: AI Accelerating Ransomware Attacks Across Europe appeared first on TechRepublic.






