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Ransomware activity stays high, new threat groups emerge

By CybersecAsia editors | May 28, 2026

748 ransomware attacks were recorded globally in April 2026, with industrials the most targeted sector. Qilin was responsible for 14% of ransomware activity, while The Gentlemen emerged as the second...

Critical learning-platform flaw enabled unauthenticated server code execution

By CybersecAsia editors | May 28, 2026

Attackers abuse a ViewState weakness in an e-learning platform in Japan, with active exploitation and zero-day use, according to threat responders.

Italy extradites Chinese man accused of hacking COVID-19 medical research

By CybersecAsia editors | May 26, 2026

The accused, with reported links to Hafnium and China’s Ministry of State Security, faces wire fraud and identity theft allegations.

Is password-stealer malware still a corporate concern?

By CybersecAsia editors | May 25, 2026

Until phishing‑resistant, passwordless authentication becomes a mainstay, organizations will remain more vulnerable to credential‑theft‑driven attacks.

The days of multi-factor authentication SMS alerts are numbered

By CybersecAsia editors | May 22, 2026

Attackers used social engineering, MFA prompts, Azure tools, Graph API, Key Vault, and VMAccess to infiltrate accounts, persist access, exfiltrate data

Linux security list being overwhelmed by duplicate AI bug reports

By CybersecAsia editors | May 20, 2026

The creator of the operating system is peeved at the “pointless churn”: New rules for AI-aided vulnerability disclosures enacted.

Are alert overloads and rising AI ambitions linked to increased platform-based, AI-powered security?

By CybersecAsia editors | May 19, 2026

Respondents of one regional survey appeared to report pressure, but not definitive proof, of such shifts…

Zero day vulnerability in Exchange Server enables browser-based JavaScript attacks

By CybersecAsia editors | May 18, 2026

Flaw affects Outlook on the Web via cross-site scripting, prompts administrators to deploy mitigations, verify protections, especially across older on-premises environments.

Zero-day vulnerability allows BitLocker encryption bypass using USB drive in WinRE

By CybersecAsia editors | May 15, 2026

On affected Windows versions attackers can exploit NTFS replay, gaining full BitLocker drive access without access keys.

AI-generated zero day raises agentic cyber abuse concerns

By CybersecAsia editors | May 15, 2026

Agentic AI is emerging as an abuse multiplier, with threat actors using AI-assisted Python code to target a second-factor-authentication (2FA) bypass.