Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Since April 2025, version 4.0.1 of the PCI DSS standard has become the sole reference for all companies handling payment card data. Whether it involves processing, storing, or simply transmitting, the security of banking data has become a non-negotiable priority in a digital world that is more vulnerable than ever. The digital landscape of endless online payment transactions across various sectors.

In April 2025, Marks & Spencer, the Co-op Group, and Harrods were all targeted by cyber-attacks that caused disruption across their services. Although attribution is still being confirmed, indicators strongly link these attacks to Scattered Spider, a group known for aggressive, human-centric tactics and high-profile breaches. This post is not an incident breakdown for each retailer.

CVE-2024-38475 is a critical vulnerability in the Apache HTTP Server’s mod_rewrite module that permits arbitrary file read operations under specific configurations. This flaw arises from inadequate sanitization of user-controlled input passed to RewriteRule directives, which allows attackers to traverse the filesystem by manipulating server variables and regex capture groups.

On 5 May, 16:00 GMT+0, our automated malware analysis pipeline detected a suspicious package released, rand-user-agent@1.0.110. It detected unusual code in the package, and it wasn’t wrong. It detected signs of a supply chain attack against this legitimate package, which has about ~45.000 weekly downloads.

‍Cyber risks have steadily grown more disastrous over the years, with a single event having the power to cause billions of dollars worth of damage. As business leaders watch the monetary losses pile up, whether facing them firsthand or witnessing industry peers absorb the blow, they have begun to realize that they can no longer conceive of cybersecurity as a technical duty managed solely under the chief information security officer’s (CISO’s) purview.

As the attack surface expands and organizations face pressure from evolving regulatory requirements, it becomes increasingly difficult to align compliance management with overall risk strategy. As a result, many organizations are managing compliance and risk separately, leading to redundancies, inefficiencies, and critical gaps that are overlooked or improperly managed.