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Paper Werewolf sharpens Russian cyber campaign

Paper Werewolf has expanded its campaign against Russian industrial, financial and transport organisations, using phishing emails, fake Adobe software updates and the EchoGather remote access trojan to deepen access inside targeted networks. The Russian-language threat cluster, also tracked as GOFFEE, was active in the March-April 2026 window with a toolset that shows a clear shift from conventional phishing toward layered intrusion chains. The latest campaign begins with […]

Hormuz insurance plan tests shipping risks

Tehran has moved to turn the Strait of Hormuz crisis into a new insurance and payments channel, with an Iran-linked platform branded Hormuz Safe offering maritime cargo cover tied to cryptocurrency settlement for vessels using the strategic waterway. The initiative targets shipowners, charterers and cargo interests facing sharply higher war-risk costs, disrupted routing and mounting legal uncertainty across a corridor that remains central to global energy trade. […]

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Berlin contest exposes enterprise software gaps

Security researchers uncovered 47 previously unknown vulnerabilities at Pwn2Own Berlin, underscoring persistent weaknesses in enterprise software, artificial intelligence tools, operating systems and virtualisation platforms even when products are fully patched. The three-day competition, held from May 14 to May 16 alongside OffensiveCon in Berlin, awarded $1,298,250 in cash prizes. The event placed some of the world’s most widely used corporate technologies under controlled attack, with researchers targeting […]

KnowBe4 expands cyber safety beyond workplaces

KnowBe4 has launched CAPY, a free online family cyber safety hub aimed at helping children, parents, older adults and everyday internet users build stronger defences against scams, phishing, cyberbullying, sextortion and AI-driven abuse. The programme, formally called Cyber Awareness Program for You, marks a shift by the Tampa Bay-based digital workforce security company from corporate training into a broader public education model. It arrives as online risks […]

Iran broadcast deepens Gulf alarm

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Tehran’s state broadcasting apparatus has drawn Gulf attention after a presenter fired at a target bearing the UAE flag during a televised firearms training segment, an on-air act that added a provocative media dimension to sharpening tensions between Iran and Abu Dhabi. The segment, aired on the state-run Ofogh TV network, showed a firearms instructor guiding the presenter through the handling of a […]

AI tools widen smart contract threat

CertiK has warned that attackers are using artificial intelligence to scan ageing smart contracts for exploitable flaws, raising the risk level for decentralised finance projects that still rely on older code, inherited protocol designs and under-maintained deployments. The blockchain security firm’s May 15 alert points to a shift in the economics of crypto attacks. Vulnerability hunting that once required time, specialist knowledge and manual review can now […]

Kelp restores rsETH after exploit shock

Kelp DAO has moved rsETH back towards normal operations after a $292 million April exploit exposed weaknesses in cross-chain verification and triggered one of decentralised finance’s largest recovery efforts of the year. The liquid restaking protocol, working with Aave and other ecosystem participants, has completed the burn of exploiter-linked rsETH on Arbitrum and begun restoring the token’s backing through a staged refill into the LayerZero OFT adapter […]

JDownloader breach raises installer trust fears

Users of JDownloader have been warned to check systems and delete suspicious installer files after attackers compromised the project’s official website and redirected selected Windows and Linux downloads to malware-laced files during a narrow but serious exposure window on May 6 and May 7, 2026. The breach affected users who downloaded the Windows “Download Alternative Installer” or the Linux shell installer from jdownloader. org during that period. […]

Gunra widens reach with ransomware franchise

Gunra ransomware has expanded from a relatively narrow Windows-focused threat into a structured cybercrime franchise, raising concern among security teams as its operators shift from a Conti-derived locker to their own Ransomware-as-a-Service model. The group, first observed in April 2025, initially drew attention after attacks on five companies in South Korea. Its early malware showed similarities to Conti, the once-dominant ransomware operation whose leaked source code reshaped […]

Trump weighs hard choices over Iran

President Donald Trump is nearing a decision on whether to revive US air strikes against Iran as diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain stalled and military planners prepare options for a sharper phase of confrontation. Senior aides have drawn up plans that would allow Washington to resume attacks if Trump concludes that negotiations have failed. The preparations do not mean a strike order has […]

Ebola alarm prompts regional health mobilisation

Health authorities have moved to contain a new Ebola virus disease outbreak in Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, triggering an urgent regional coordination meeting with Uganda, South Sudan and international response partners as concern grows over cross-border transmission. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the outbreak on Friday after investigations identified 246 suspected cases and 65 suspected deaths. Most infections […]

Dubai turns blockchain week into citywide platform

Dubai is positioning itself as a citywide stage for blockchain and Web3 activity as MENA Blockchain Week opens a decentralised programme designed to connect founders, investors, institutions, regulators and technology communities across multiple venues. MENA Blockchain Week, known as MENABCW, has been launched as a seven-day initiative running from 18 to 24 May 2026, with Dubai serving not as a single conference location but as the broader […]

Avada flaw widens WordPress security risk

Two vulnerabilities in the Avada Builder plugin have exposed around one million WordPress websites to attacks that could reveal sensitive files or extract database information, prompting urgent calls for administrators to update to the fully patched version 3.15.3. The flaws affect Avada Builder, also known as Fusion Builder, a widely used page-building plugin bundled with the Avada WordPress theme. The higher-rated issue, tracked as CVE-2026-4798, is an […]

Hack contest exposes AI security gaps

Microsoft Edge, Windows 11 and AI infrastructure tools were breached on the opening day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, underscoring how quickly security researchers are finding weaknesses across browsers, operating systems and enterprise artificial intelligence platforms. The contest, staged alongside OffensiveCon in Berlin on 14 May, produced 24 unique zero-day vulnerabilities and $523,000 in rewards on its first day. The results placed DEVCORE at the top of the […]

UAE backs India after Oman ship strike

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi has condemned an attack on an Indian-flagged cargo vessel off Oman, calling it a terrorist act that threatens international navigation, regional stability and the security of vital maritime corridors. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the strike represented a dangerous escalation against commercial shipping at a time when the Gulf of Oman and nearby Strait of Hormuz remain central to […]

Hackers gamify open-source supply chain attacks

Cybercrime operators linked to TeamPCP and BreachForums have turned software supply-chain compromise into a public contest, offering a $1,000 prize for the largest open-source package breach and raising fears that attacks on developer ecosystems are being normalised as competitive sport. Announced on underground channels and amplified by threat-intelligence trackers, the campaign asks participants to use Shai-Hulud-linked tooling to compromise package ecosystems. The prize is modest, but the […]

Hormuz seizure raises Gulf shipping alarms

A commercial vessel anchored off Fujairah has been taken by unauthorised personnel and steered towards Iranian territorial waters, intensifying concern over security at one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints. The incident was reported 38 nautical miles, about 70 kilometres, north-east of the UAE port of Fujairah, close to the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz. The ship was at anchor when unidentified personnel boarded it […]

Kyiv reels under heavy night assault

Kyiv came under a large Russian missile and drone attack before dawn on Thursday, leaving at least one person dead, dozens wounded and rescuers searching through the ruins of a damaged residential building where residents were feared trapped. Explosions shook several districts of the Ukrainian capital during an air raid alert that lasted more than four hours, as air defences attempted to intercept a mixed barrage of […]

Seedworm widens stealth attacks on global targets

Iran-linked cyber-espionage operators have used trusted, digitally signed software components to breach organisations across four continents, widening concerns over state-backed campaigns that hide inside legitimate enterprise tools. Seedworm, also tracked as MuddyWater, Temp Zagros, Static Kitten and Mango Sandstorm, has been linked to intrusions affecting at least nine organisations in early 2026. The victims included a major South Korean electronics manufacturer, public-sector bodies, an international airport in […]

Foxconn breach exposes supply chain risks

Foxconn has confirmed a cyberattack on some of its North American factories after the Nitrogen ransomware group claimed it stole 8 terabytes of data and more than 11 million files from the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer. The company said its cybersecurity team activated response measures to protect production and deliveries, with affected factories returning to normal operations. The statement did not identify the number of sites […]

Hormuz reopening tied to sanctions relief

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Tehran has offered to restore wider commercial access through the Strait of Hormuz if Washington ends its naval blockade of Iran’s ports, releases frozen funds and eases long-standing sanctions, marking a conditional diplomatic opening after weeks of war that have disrupted energy flows and shipping across the Gulf. Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, said Tehran was prepared to reopen the waterway but […]

Security gaps reshape South African retail

South Africa’s retailers are paying a widening price for weak security systems, with losses now extending beyond stolen stock to staff safety, customer confidence, delivery costs, insurance premiums and already thin operating margins. Shrinkage has become a boardroom issue rather than a store-level irritation. Retailers are dealing with shoplifting, employee theft, fraud, vandalism, armed robberies, cyber intrusions and organised syndicates that target goods with established resale value. […]

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