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Breaking the Cycle: Prioritizing Recovery Over Ransom Payments

In 2024, businesses paid $813 million to cyber criminals as the result of ransomware. That’s an astronomical sum, highlighting the immense financial burden cybercrime places on organizations. Rhode Island’s cyberattack of December 2024, where state officials paid out a $5…

PoC Released for Critical Erlang/OTP SSH RCE Vulnerability

Security teams across industries are urgently patching systems following the public release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a newly disclosed critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Erlang/OTP’s SSH implementation. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-32433 and assigned a maximum CVSS score…

Over 17,000 Fortinet Devices Hacked Using Symbolic Link Exploit

According to cybersecurity nonprofit Shadowserver, a major cyberattack has compromised more than 17,000 Fortinet devices globally, exploiting a sophisticated symbolic link persistence technique. The incident marks a rapid escalation from early reports, which initially identified approximately 14,000 affected devices just…

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Windows NTLM Vulnerability

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) alerted organizations to active exploitation of a newly disclosed Microsoft Windows vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-24054. The flaw affects Windows’ NTLM authentication protocol, creating an opportunity for unauthorized attackers to infiltrate systems via…

Funding Expires for Key Cyber Vulnerability Database

A critical resource that cybersecurity professionals worldwide rely on to identify, mitigate and fix security vulnerabilities in software and hardware is in danger of breaking down. The federally funded, non-profit research and development organization MITRE warned today that its contract…

Fresh Windows NTLM Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

A Windows NTLM vulnerability patched in March has been exploited in attacks targeting government and private institutions. The post Fresh Windows NTLM Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

Understanding Credential Stuffing: A Growing Cybersecurity Threat

Credential stuffing is a pervasive and increasingly sophisticated cyberattack that exploits the widespread habit of password reuse among users. By […] The post Understanding Credential Stuffing: A Growing Cybersecurity Threat appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed…

Security Gaps Widen: A Perfect Storm for Insider Threats

High-profile cyberattacks involving ransomware, malware, zero-day exploits, and nation-state intrusions dominate headlines. These attacks are bold, disruptive, and external, commanding attention from security teams to detect and stop these threats. Amid the noise, a quieter danger is gaining momentum from…

United Health offers Ransomware Loans

Ransomware attacks have become a significant threat to businesses, often leaving them financially devastated and struggling to stay afloat. Many affected companies find it nearly impossible to recover, eventually teetering on the edge of closure due to the financial burden…

Gaps In Encryption Create Exploitable Vulnerabilities

Data breaches are no occasional crisis – they are a persistent, costly epidemic wreaking global havoc on businesses. While organizations leverage the latest technological advancements in perimeter defense, access management, and cloud and application security, one area that is overlooked…