Month: March 2025

Summary China is rapidly advancing its global propaganda strategies through international communication centers (ICCs), with over 100 centers established since 2018 — most since 2023. These centers aim to amplify the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) voice on the international stage, targeting specific audiences with tailored messaging (a strategy known as “precise communication”). ICCs coordinate local, […]

Editor’s note: The following blog post originally appeared on Levi Gundert’s Substack page. Introduction A past conversation with an undercover federal agent who specializes in money laundering revealed staggering amounts of currency moving across geographic boundaries, skirting traditional Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes. From local and transnational crime syndicates to presidential spouses and those looking to […]

The Hague, the Netherlands, March 13th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Founded in 2024, Modat – the European-crafted, research-driven, AI-powered cybersecurity company, has announced the launch of its premier product, Modat Magnify.    Designed by and for cybersecurity professionals, the team behind the product aims to speed up the lives of these individuals easier by giving them access to […]

It’s been a confusing few days in the world of American cybersecurity. At the end of last week, it was reported that US Cyber Command had been ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to pause its offensive operations against Russia. The news was swiftly followed by reports that staff at the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]

Microsoft is now testing an AI-powered text summarization feature in Notepad and a Snipping Tool “Draw & Hold” feature that helps draw perfect shapes. Dubbed “Summarize,” the new and highly-requested Notepad tool is rolling out today to Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11, who have upgraded to Notepad version 11.2501.29.0. […]

Cloud Security Engineer TUI Group | Portugal | Hybrid – View job details As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will contribute to the implementation of security solutions and will work alongside our Security Operations team to ensure appropriate controls are engineered, addressing the technical requirements of our global business. You will support the implementation and […]

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as ScarCruft is said to have been behind a never-before-seen Android surveillance tool named KoSpy targeting Korean and English-speaking users. Lookout, which shared details of the malware campaign, said the earliest versions date back to March 2022. The most recent samples were flagged in March 2024. It’s not clear […]

A potential government shutdown looms by the end of this week if Congress doesn’t pass legislation to keep funding the federal government, a development that could worsen problems cyber personnel and agencies are experiencing under the second Trump administration, experts say. Many cyber feds would likely be exempt from furloughs during a government shutdown, common […]

API security is a ‘great gateway’ into a pen testing career, advises specialist in the field INTERVIEW Securing web APIs requires a different approach to classic web application security, as standard tests routinely miss the most common vulnerabilities. This is the view of API security expert Corey J Ball, who warns that methods that aren’t […]

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Did you know that whenever you turn on your smart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you? These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then […]