An engineering-consultant firm supporting Ireland’s defective-block grant scheme suffered a breach that may have exposed homeowner personal data. This article explains the incident, the risks and the lessons cybersecurity teams must apply.
The state-sponsored Lazarus Group has launched a sophisticated campaign targeting European drone manufacturers under the guise of fake “dream job” offers. As defense firms fall prey to malware disguised in recruitment documents, the threat to aerospace and UAV innovation escalates. This article breaks down how the attack works, what it aims to achieve and how to defend.
On October 20, 2025, a critical outage at AWS’s US-EAST-1 region triggered a cascading failure that knocked out major apps and services worldwide. This article dissects the root cause, impact, and what organisations must do now to shore up resilience.
Data broker Experian has been fined $3.2 million after regulators found it had illegally gathered, profiled, and resold consumer data for marketing without consent. The case highlights growing regulatory scrutiny of data brokers and renewed enforcement of privacy laws across the UK and Europe.
In early 2025, China-linked APT group Jewelbug infiltrated a Russian IT service provider, operating undetected for months. The campaign demonstrates the evolution of Chinese espionage and the rising threats to supply chain integrity across borders.
The UK now endures four nationally significant cyber attacks every week. Here’s the verified picture behind the surge, the sectors feeling the pressure, why the threat curve steepened, and how security teams should respond without delay.
Spanish authorities have dismantled the notorious GXC Team cybercrime syndicate, arresting its leader and several members in a joint operation with Europol.
The group allegedly ran large-scale credential theft, malware distribution, and financial fraud campaigns targeting victims across Europe and beyond.
In 2025 alone, North Korean hacker groups have stolen over $2 billion in cryptocurrency funding state operations and deepening reliance on digital crime. They target exchanges, DeFi bridges, and individual holders, laundering via mixers and OTC channels. This escalation signals a bold shift in DPRK’s cyber financing, demanding vigilance from exchanges and regulators alike.
Japanese brewing giant Asahi has fallen victim to a Qilin ransomware attack that reportedly stole 27 GB of corporate and employee data. Operations remain partially disrupted, with supply chain strain visible across Japan. The attack underscores ransomware’s growing focus on consumer-goods manufacturers and double-extortion tactics.
Signal has called on Germany to reject the EU’s chat control proposal, warning that client-side scanning would break encryption, facilitate surveillance, and undermine trust in private communication.