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Today's cybersecurity landscape highlights several critical threats and trends. The UK NCSC warns organizations to update systems using PHP due to critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) that were leaked prior to an emergency patch release. Ransomware attacks are escalating, with groups like The Gentlemen and Qilin intensifying their tactics in a competitive landscape. Additionally, the CISA reports that the SafePay ransomware gang has breached over 600 critical infrastructure entities globally. Concerns around AI are growing, as its capabilities may empower less skilled attackers to conduct sophisticated exploits. Lastly, a significant flaw in Signal's calling library has emerged, which may allow ongoing eavesdropping after calls end, prompting users to update their apps.
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Google is buying its way into the infosecurity market, through purchasing security service provider Postini for $625 million (ÂŁ310m, EUR458m) in cash, it said on 9 July.
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Eighty per cent of infected websites have been compromised by a third-party hacker, according to the latest threat statistics from Sophos.
Lloyds TSB has purchased pattern-recognition software from US vendor Actimize for detecting employee fraud within its retail banking operation. Use of such software is already common in financial services for spotting fraud in external transactions, such as credit card spending.
One gang is responsible for more than half of all attempted phishing for the likes of online banking log-in details, and has found ways to extend the lives of its web-sites, according to researchers at Cambridge University.