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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
By T N Ashok NEW DELHI: As the war in Iran deepens and flames spread across West Asia’s energy corridors, India finds itself confronting an uncomfortable truth: its economic vulnerabilities are once again tied to oil tankers navigating distant waters. Rising crude prices, disrupted shipping lanes, soaring aviation fuel costs, fears over fertiliser imports, and […]
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Checkmarx customers using Jenkins pipelines have been urged to review their environments after a modified version of the company’s Jenkins AST plugin was pushed to the official Jenkins Marketplace, extending a wider software supply chain campaign tied to compromised developer tooling. The affected release has been identified as version 2026.5.09 of the Checkmarx AST Scanner plugin, distributed as tampered HPI, JAR and POM artifacts. The exposed window […]
Mac users searching for Claude downloads are being targeted through sponsored Google results that lead to legitimate-looking Claude shared chats carrying malicious installation instructions, exposing a weakness in how trusted platforms can be misused to deliver malware. The campaign centres on users looking for Claude or Claude Code for macOS. Instead of relying only on fake websites, the attackers are placing paid search ads that display the […]
Cybersecurity teams are tracking a stealthy espionage-style malware operation that uses GitHub Releases to hide a Python-based infostealer behind humanitarian-themed phishing material aimed at Russian-speaking targets. The campaign, tracked as Operation HumanitarianBait, begins with phishing emails carrying a RAR archive that contains a malicious Windows shortcut file. The lure presents itself as a Russian-language humanitarian aid request or application form, exploiting a sensitive social context while keeping […]
Cybersecurity teams are racing to contain attacks against cPanel and WHM servers after a critical authentication bypass flaw opened a path for unauthorised access to hosting control panels used across large parts of the web. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, affects cPanel & WHM versions after 11.40, including DNSOnly, as well as WP Squared versions up to 136.1.6. It carries a CVSS score of 9.8, placing it […]
Cybercriminals are using fake Claude Code installation pages to push a PowerShell-based information stealer at developers, marking a sharper turn in attacks that exploit the rush to adopt AI coding tools. The campaign impersonates Anthropic’s Claude Code, a command-line assistant used by software teams to write, review and debug code. Victims are drawn through sponsored search results or cloned documentation pages that resemble legitimate installation guides. Instead […]
False ship positions have multiplied around the Strait of Hormuz, with vessels shown inland, clustered at impossible coordinates and moving at implausible speeds as electronic interference intensifies around one of the world’s most sensitive energy corridors. The disruption has emerged alongside renewed attacks and drone activity across the Gulf, sharpening concerns for crews, shipowners, insurers and energy buyers already dealing with curtailed traffic through the waterway. The […]
Iran has handed Washington its formal response to a US peace proposal, but the exchange has deepened uncertainty over whether a 10-week war can be halted before the Strait of Hormuz crisis inflicts wider damage on energy markets and regional security. The response was delivered through Pakistan, which has emerged as a key mediator between Tehran and Washington. Iran’s position centres on an immediate cessation of hostilities […]
Global oil markets are consuming their emergency cushion at a record pace as the Iran war keeps Persian Gulf flows constrained, turning inventories into the main defence against a supply shock that has already reshaped prices, refining and fuel security across major importing economies. Visible stockpiles fell by about 4.8 million barrels a day between 1 March and 25 April, far above earlier quarterly drawdown peaks, while […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi has moved to sharpen protection for factories, utilities and critical infrastructure after the UAE Cyber Security Council and Siemens signed an MoU to strengthen operational technology cyber resilience across industrial sectors. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the fifth Make it in the Emirates, creates a framework for cyber defence, knowledge sharing and local security capabilities. It calls for a […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai DP World has launched an end-to-end cargo war risk insurance product for businesses moving goods through the Middle East, seeking to close coverage gaps that have widened as conflict risk, rerouting and port congestion reshape trade across the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea and connected inland corridors. The Dubai-based ports and logistics group said the policy would protect cargo across ocean or air transit, […]
Hackers are exploiting demand for OpenClaw by circulating a counterfeit installer that delivers Hologram, a Rust-based information-stealing framework built to harvest credentials from crypto wallets, password managers and browser extensions. Security analysis of the campaign shows a polished fake installer site distributing an archive named OpenClawx64.7z. Inside it is OpenClawx64. exe, a bloated 130MB executable designed to appear legitimate while frustrating automated sandbox checks. The payload is […]
UAE air defence systems were activated early on Friday after authorities detected incoming missile and drone threats from Iran, the third such episode this week as Gulf security tensions deepened around the Strait of Hormuz. The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority issued an alert shortly after 6.30am UAE time on May 8, urging residents to remain in safe locations and follow official channels for warnings […]
Russia and Ukraine traded large-scale drone attacks as a Moscow-declared Victory Day ceasefire took effect, deepening doubts over whether either side would observe the temporary halt in fighting around one of Russia’s most politically charged national commemorations. Moscow said its air defences destroyed 264 Ukrainian drones in the early hours of Friday, including aircraft aimed at the capital and targets in Russia’s Perm region. The claims followed […]
Cloud security teams are facing a new credential-theft campaign after researchers identified PCPJack, a worm-like malware framework built to compromise exposed container, database and cloud-native systems while stripping away traces of rival TeamPCP tooling. The framework targets internet-facing Docker APIs, Kubernetes environments, Redis and MongoDB instances, Ray dashboards and vulnerable web applications. Its operators appear less interested in cryptomining, a familiar revenue stream in cloud intrusions, and […]
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a targeted espionage-style malware campaign that uses GitHub Releases to conceal payload delivery, combining phishing, trusted cloud infrastructure and a fileless Python implant to steal sensitive data from Windows systems. The operation, tracked as Operation HumanitarianBait, begins with phishing emails carrying a malicious Windows shortcut file inside a RAR archive. The lure is built around Russian-language humanitarian aid material, including what appears to […]
Global asset managers are pressing ahead with Abu Dhabi expansion plans, signalling confidence in the emirate’s financial architecture despite a regional war that has tested the UAE’s security environment and disrupted air and maritime activity. Abu Dhabi Global Market, the capital’s international financial centre, has drawn fresh commitments from major investment houses including Capital Group, Man Group, Bain Capital and Barings, underlining a strategy built around long-term […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Washington’s plan to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz has run into an early diplomatic test, after Saudi Arabia and Kuwait were reported to have withheld full operational access before later easing restrictions on U. S. use of bases and airspace. The pause in “Project Freedom,” a U. S.-led effort to restore commercial navigation through one of the world’s most […]
Commercial artificial intelligence models helped an unidentified adversary plan and conduct a cyber intrusion against the operational technology environment of a water and drainage utility in Mexico, sharpening concern over how widely available AI systems can accelerate attacks on critical infrastructure. Industrial security specialists at Dragos said the campaign targeted a municipal utility serving the Monterrey metropolitan area after a wider compromise of Mexican government organisations between […]
Cisco has patched a high-severity denial-of-service flaw that could allow unauthenticated attackers to knock key network management systems offline by flooding them with connection requests, raising operational risks for service providers and large enterprises that rely on automated orchestration platforms. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20188, affects Cisco Crosswork Network Controller and Cisco Network Services Orchestrator, two products used to manage complex, multi-vendor networks and automate service provisioning. […]
Hackers are using sponsored Google search results to steal ManageWP credentials, raising fresh concerns over the exposure of agencies, developers and businesses that administer large fleets of WordPress websites through a single GoDaddy-owned dashboard. The campaign places a fraudulent advertisement above the legitimate ManageWP search result, copying the platform’s branding and directing users to a look-alike login page. Victims who search for ManageWP rather than typing the […]
