The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2025

Some stories, though, were more impactful or popular with our readers than others. This article explores 15 of the biggest ...
Wired

A New, Remarkably Sophisticated Malware Is Attacking Routers

This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast. So far, researchers ...
ZDNet

Malware gangs love open source offensive hacking tools

In the cyber-security field, the term OST refers to software apps, libraries, and exploits that possess offensive hacking capabilities and have been released as either free downloads or under an open ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN

Gov't urges KT to waive contract termination fees over hacking incident

The government urged KT on Monday to waive contract termination fees for all users after it was found to have failed to ...
Bleeping Computer

Russian hacking group uses new stealthy Ceeloader malware

The Nobelium hacking group continues to breach government and enterprise networks worldwide by targeting their cloud and managed service providers and using a new custom "Ceeloader" malware. Nobelium ...
Washington Examiner

Cyber Command blames Russian hacking groups for two malware strains

United States Cyber Command has blamed Russian hacking groups for two major malware strains to warn organizations about cyberattacks. In late October, Cyber Command, part of the Department of Defense, ...
SiliconANGLE

Google disrupts malware campaign run by Russia-linked hacking group

Google LLC’s TAG research team, which tracks state-backed hacking groups, has disrupted a malware campaign launched by a Russian threat actor. The search giant detailed the operation in a blog post ...
Computerworld

Hacking Team’s malware uses UEFI rootkit to survive OS reinstalls

Surveillance software maker Hacking Team has provided its government customers with the ability to infect the low-level firmware found in laptops and other computers that they wanted to spy on. The ...
ZDNet

Ukrainian organizations warned of hacking attempts using CredoMap malware, Cobalt Strike beacons

Ukrainian organizations have been subjected to new hacking attempts tailored to drop malware and malicious Cobalt Strike beacons onto their networks. On June 20, the Computer Emergency Response Team ...
PC Magazine

Hacking Tools Are Being Infected With Malware

Hackers realized they can gain access to compromised systems and sensitive data by hacking other hackers. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better ...
TechCrunch

Hackers are targeting other hackers by infecting their tools with malware

A newly discovered malware campaign suggests that hackers have themselves become the targets of other hackers, who are infecting and repackaging popular hacking tools with malware. Cybereason’s Amit ...
Ars Technica

US government goes all in to expose new malware used by North Korean hackers

The US Pentagon, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security on Friday exposed a North Korean hacking operation and provided technical details for seven pieces of malware used in the campaign.