45,000 malicious IP addresses taken down, 94 suspects arrested
An international law enforcement operation has taken down more than 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers linked to phishing, malware, and ransomware activity. The action …
Certificate lifespans are shrinking and most organizations aren’t ready
The push for shorter TLS certificate lifespans has been building for years. It started with Google’s internal push toward 90-day certificates, which gained traction inside the …
What smart factories keep getting wrong about cybersecurity
In this Help Net Security interview, Packsize CSO Troy Rydman breaks down the biggest vulnerabilities in smart factory environments today, from IoT devices and legacy systems …
VulHunt: Open-source vulnerability detection framework
Binarly has published VulHunt Community Edition, making the core scanning engine from Binarly’s commercial Transparency Platform available to independent researchers and …
Fake scandal clips on Facebook bait victims into investment scams
Bitdefender researchers uncovered hundreds of scam campaigns promoted through Facebook ads that use fake news stories, celebrity impersonation, and redirect chains to funnel …
Week in review: AiTM phishing kit used to hijack AWS accounts, year-long malware campaign targets HR
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Turning expertise into opportunity for women in cybersecurity Speaker …
EU Parliament backs extension of CSAM detection rules until 2027
The European Parliament has voted to extend a temporary exemption to EU privacy legislation that allows online platforms to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse material …
Authorities dismantle SocksEscort proxy network behind millions in fraud
SocksEscort, a residential proxy network used to exploit thousands of compromised home routers worldwide and facilitate large-scale fraud that cost victims millions of …
AI coding agents keep repeating decade-old security mistakes
Coding agents are now writing production features on real development teams, and a new report from DryRun Security shows that those agents introduce security vulnerabilities …
Passwords, MFA, and why neither is enough
Passwords weren’t enough, so we added MFA. Now MFA isn’t enough either. In this Help Net Security video, Karlo Zatylny, CTO/CISO at Portnox, walks through why each …
New infosec products of the week: March 13, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Binary Defense, Mend.io, OPSWAT, Singulr AI, SOC Prime, Terra Security, and …
€1 million online fraud scheme uncovered, three suspects arrested
A criminal group suspected of running an online fraud scheme in Germany, which defrauded victims of around €1 million, has been dismantled through judicial cooperation …