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New, by @lorenzofb.bsky.social and me: We just published TechCrunch's annual jealousy list of cybersecurity stories that we *didn’t* publish but wish we had. This is the very best cybersecuirty reporting from our friends at competing publications.

techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/t...
These are the cybersecurity stories we were jealous of in 2025 | TechCrunch
The very best reporting and investigative journalism from our friends at other publications.
techcrunch.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
The very next day
Kali ma shakti de
December 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Romania’s national water authority has been hit by a major ransomware attack, knocking out 1,000 systems while operations continue manually as teams work to restore services.

Read: hackread.com/romanian-wat...

#Romania #Bitlocker #Ransomware #OT #CyberAttack
Ransomware Hits Romanian Water Authority, 1000 Systems Knocked Offline
Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter (X), Mastodon and Facebook at @Hackread
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December 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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`netstat` on Unix, macOS, and BSD (now replaced by `ss` on Linux) is a standard command for viewing and debugging network connections. There is a newer, more modern tool called snitch, written in Go lang, designed to inspect network connections on Linux and Unix with a cleaner and easy to use TUI
December 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Are you a security researcher or journalist? We want to hear from you — please take this survey!

Dissent Doe at DataBreaches.net, and yours truly at this.weekinsecurity.com, are running this survey to explore the state of legal demands and criminal threats in cybersecurity.
Survey about legal and criminal threats experienced by journalists and security researchers
Researchers who try to responsibly disclose leaks, vulnerabilities, and other security breaches or mishaps may face legal threats or lawsuits. Similarly, journalists may find themselves threatened wit...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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💥 Sequretek rockets to #50 on the MSSP Alert Top 250 List! 🚀 From Top 150 in 2022 to Top 50 in 2025, our rise is powered by trust & ambition. Our journey continues with more breakthroughs ahead. Stay with us! 🔐💪 #Cybersecurity #MSSPAlert #Milestone #PartnerPower
December 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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🚨 Microsoft’s Dec 2025 Patch Advisory is live!
50+ vulnerabilities patched across Windows, Office, Outlook, SharePoint, Azure Monitor & more, including multiple Critical RCEs and an actively exploited CLFS EoP (CVE-2025-62221).

🛡️ Patch now → stay resilient.
www.sequretek.com/resources/re...
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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🎙️ We hosted Vinod Khode, Sr. VP and Group CIO at Varroc, at our Sequretek Mumbai office for Episode 3 of The Qut with our CEO & Co-Founder, Pankit Desai.

A powerful conversation on cyber risks, compliance, and resilience.
🎥 Watch the full episode: www.youtube.com/live/Eh-bcWe...
December 8, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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To 'AI First' Companies.
Remember, there are no AI generated customers.
People invest in people.
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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🎉 Day 1 at AISS 2025 – Live!
We’re at Pod 14, NCoE Innovation Arcade, showcasing how Sequretek is driving cybersecurity innovation and helping organizations build stronger digital resilience.

📍 Pullman Aerocity | 🗓️ Dec 3–5

#AISS2025 #Cybersecurity #InnovationArcade
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Did SaaS truly simplify IT, or just move the chaos to the cloud?
Shadow IT, cloud sprawl & API leaks show the old problems never left.
Why visibility, control & CT now matter more than ever.
Read the blog: www.sequretek.com/resources/bl...
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Boards don’t need more cyber data, they need clarity.
This Qut Short shows how to turn complex dashboards into insights the board actually understands.

🎥 Watch now: Cyber Risk Dashboards That Speak the Board’s Language

youtu.be/TYMimiul7VE

#Cybersecurity #CyberRisk
Cyber Risk Dashboards That Speak the Board’s Language | The Qut Episode 2 | Short 6
YouTube video by Sequretek
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November 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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One of the sad truths about this world of seemingly endless hacks and data breaches is that companies just won't apologise.

But once in a while, a miracle happens...

www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/h...
A miracle: A company says sorry after a cyber attack - and donates the ransom to cybersecurity research
One of the sad truths about this world of seemingly endless hacks and data breaches is that companies just won't apologise.
www.bitdefender.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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🚨 Cyberthreat Alert 🚨
Attackers are exploiting WhatsApp screen-sharing to steal creds & hijack accounts! 🎭
They pose as banks/support via video calls, tricking users into granting access through AnyDesk/TeamViewer.
⚠️ Don’t share your screen!
www.sequretek.com/resources/th...
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Cybersecurity isn’t about defense anymore, it’s about navigation. 🧭
Join The Qut, Episode 3: Cybersecurity GPS – Navigating Risks & Compliance to explore:
🔹 Visibility from IT→OT
🔹 Continuous assurance
🔹 Intelligence-driven resilience
#Cybersecurity
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Every company’s racing down the digital highway, fast, ambitious, unstoppable. 🚗💨
But when cyber risks multiply and compliance rules flip overnight… how do you stay on course? 🧭

🎥 The Qut 3 – Cybersecurity GPS
Nov 21 | 4 PM IST | YouTube Live

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#Cybersecurity
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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🚨 JLR’s cyberattack shows a single breach can paralyze operations & erode trust. Our CEO & Co- Founder, Pankit Desai shares how identity-driven defense & continuous risk management build true resilience.
📖 sequertek-upriselabs-storage.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/resource/med...
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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"The Big Idea: Security Assurance is NOT Just QA for AI!" security.googlecloudcommunity.com/ciso-blog-77... <- this has the Cliff's notes; full paper if you can handle it: research.google/pubs/securit...
The Big Idea: Security Assurance is NOT Just QA for AI! | Community
Think of quality assurance (QA) for products. Security assurance plays a similar, yet distinct, role for systems and applications and, yes, now also for AI. It's all about building high confidence…
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November 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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🚨 Oct 2025 #SeQureNewsBytes: Cybercrime hits new extremes, hackers offered a BBC reporter a ransom cut, OpenAI banned China-linked phishing ops, and North Korea pulled off a $2B crypto heist. JLR and Red Hat faced major breaches.
#Cybersecurity
www.sequretek.com/resources/re...
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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🌐🔐 Cybersecurity This Week: The Good & Bad

✅ Telecom rules strengthened to combat phishing & protect critical infrastructure
⚠️ Major automaker hit by cyberattack: £1.9B impact, 5,000 supply chain orgs affected

Regulations help, but attackers evolve fast. Stay vigilant!
October 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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🚨 Cyberthreat Alert: GlassWorm is silently infecting VS Code extensions via supply chain attacks!

⚠️ Steals developer creds, drains crypto wallets & hides with invisible code.
🧠 Uses Solana blockchain + Google Calendar as C2 channels.

🔗 Read the full advisory: www.sequretek.com/resources/th...
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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CISOs are no longer just defending networks, new risks in the boardroom and the courtroom.

Read insights from our CEO & Co-Founder Pankit Desai 👇
🔗 www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/navigating-t...
October 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Sep 25: "North Korea is expanding its military drone program"

www.38north.org/2025/09/curr...

Mid-October:
#ESETresearch discovered a new wave of the well-known North Korea-aligned Lazarus campaign Operation DreamJob, now targeting the drone industry.
welivesecurity.com/en/eset-rese... 1/9
October 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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A good report on BeaverTrail (DPRK malware) targeting AI engineers with LinkedIn job lures

medium.com/deriv-tech/h...
How a fake AI recruiter delivers five staged malware disguised as a dream job
Overview
medium.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM