CyberNews Two Nigerian nationals have been extradited to the United States, where they face serious charges related to sextortion schemes that led to the deaths of two minors in Mississippi and North Carolina. Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26, and Mudasiru Afeez Olawale, 24, were arrested in Nigeria in August 2023 as part of an international law enforcement … Read more
A recent Microsoft update for Windows 11 has been resetting mouse settings on affected systems. The KB5120998 non-security preview update, released on August 27, 2026, is causing user reports of mouse cursor personalization settings being changed or reset to default values after installation. What’s more concerning is that users are unable to restore their previous … Read more
China Hacking Claim Sparks Debate Over U.S. Agencies’ Vulnerability The Department of Justice (DoJ) has made a surprising correction to its previous claims about Chinese hacking activities, stating that U.S. government agencies were not victims but rather targets in a sophisticated cyber campaign. This revelation has sparked a heated debate among cybersecurity experts and officials … Read more
A New Threat Emerges in the Shadows of Global Networks: Fire Ant Exploits Cisco Routers for Credential Theft and Log Tampering A sophisticated cyber threat has been discovered lurking in the depths of global networks, with China-linked hackers using a previously unknown exploit to hijack Cisco routers. Dubbed “Fire Ant,” this malicious software targets network … Read more
Microsoft Asks Users to Ignore “Antivirus is Turned Off” Errors After Latest Updates A bizarre issue has been plaguing users of Microsoft’s Defender Antivirus, with many receiving error messages claiming that their antivirus software has been turned off, even when it’s functioning correctly. The problem affects all supported Windows client and server versions, including the … Read more
Two Nigerian men have been extradited to the United States and charged with involvement in sextortion schemes that tragically resulted in the deaths of two teenage victims. Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26, and Mudasiru Afeez Olawale, 24, were arrested in Nigeria last year as part of a joint international law enforcement operation aimed at dismantling online … Read more
A recent batch of Windows 11 updates has left some users frustrated with their mouse settings being reset or altered without warning. The culprit appears to be Microsoft’s KB5120998 update, which was released last Thursday as a non-security preview update aimed at improving the Start menu, taskbar, and Windows search functionality. According to user reports, … Read more
A shocking correction from the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has revealed that American government agencies were not victims, but rather targets of a sophisticated hacking campaign allegedly carried out by Chinese hackers. The revelation comes as part of an ongoing investigation into a complex web of identity exposure and privilege escalation tactics. At the … Read more
A sophisticated hacking campaign, dubbed “Fire Ant,” has been linked to Chinese state-sponsored actors and is targeting Cisco routers worldwide. The attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in these devices to steal sensitive credentials and disable security logs, rendering organizations vulnerable to further attacks. This brazen campaign highlights the ongoing threat posed by nation-state hackers and underscores … Read more
PaperCut Software has released a second emergency patch to address zero-day vulnerabilities exploited against its print management solutions, affecting thousands of users worldwide. A group of attackers has been targeting PaperCut NG and MF instances, bypassing authentication and achieving remote code execution on affected systems. Initially, it was thought that only one vulnerability had been … Read more