Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
When cybercriminals eat their own – Sophos News
At Sophos X-Ops, we often get queries from our customers asking if they’re protected against certain malware variants. At first glance, a recent question seemed no different. A customer...
Hardware Releases
Cat6 vs Cat6a – Which Ethernet Cable Should You Buy in 2025?
Introduction
We all know that the selection of cable significantly impacts internet speed, internet connection stability, and the ability...
Software Updates & Reviews
Opportunities for AI in Accessibility – A List Apart
In reading Joe Dolson’s recent piece on the intersection of AI and accessibility, I absolutely appreciated the skepticism...
Gaming & Graphics
Splitgate 2 Dev With ‘Make FPS Great Again’ Hat Gets Called Out
1047 Games cofounder Ian Proulx took the stage at Summer Game Fest on Friday to promote his new...
The future of MFA is clear – but is it here yet? – Sophos News
Over the years the industry has tied itself in knots in its attempts at augmenting (or upgrading) the password, using all sorts of confusing...
YouTube Game Cheats Spread Arcane Stealer Malware to Russian-Speaking Users
Mar 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Analysis
YouTube videos promoting game cheats are being used to deliver a previously undocumented stealer malware called Arcane likely...
Inside the Counter-Offensive—The TTPs Used to Neutralize China-Based Threats – Sophos News
For more than five years, Sophos has been investigating multiple China-based groups targeting Sophos firewalls, with botnets, novel exploits, and bespoke malware.With assistance from...
Head Mare and Twelve: Joint attacks on Russian entities
Introduction
In September 2024, a series of attacks targeted Russian companies, revealing indicators of compromise and tactics associated with two hacktivist groups: Head Mare and...
Static Analysis of GUID Encoded Shellcode
I wanted to figure out how to statically decode the GUID encoded shellcode Xavier wrote about in his diary entry "Shellcode Encoded in UUIDs".
Here...
Chromecast chaos – 2nd gen devices go belly-up as Google struggles to fix certificate issue
Has your old Chromecast suddenly developed a problem?You're not alone it seems.Many users of second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio streaming devices have discovered that...