Автор: Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

For years, Google has faced several legal battles over privacy and lost, though this one takes the cake for biggest ever settlement against a Big Tech firm.

The cybercriminals infected older wireless Internet routers with Anyproxy and 5socks malware in order to reconfigure them — all without the users’ knowledge.

The investigation is ongoing, but the VC giant intends to inform affected customers on a rolling basis as more of the breach details come to light.

Four different countries, including the United States and Germany, were included in the latest international operation alongside Europol’s support.

The spyware company must pay the tech giant $168 million in punitive and compensatory damages after a 2019 attack targeting 1,400 devices.

The vulnerability, which has a CVSS score of 9.8, is under attack and allows threat actors to remotely execute arbitrary commands on servers running the agentic AI builder.

The vulnerabilities affect SonicWall’s SMA devices for secure remote access, which have been heavily targeted by threat actors in the past.

Documented in a series of social media posts, cybersecurity experts shared with Dark Reading their insights on RSAC 2025 throughout the week.

After stealing sensitive data from Disney, Ryan Mitchell Kramer claimed to be part of a Russian hacktivist group protecting artists’ rights and ensuring they receive fair compensation for their work.

The creators of the toolkit are advertising it as an educational and ethical resource, but what it promises to provide users if purchased indicates it’s anything but.