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AI agents raise stakes in identity and access management
IT vendors roll out fresh tools to take on identity and access management for AI agents as enterprises deploy them internally and battle malicious ones externally. This article has been indexed from Search Security Resources and Information from TechTarget Read…
Xanthorox AI: A New Breed of Malicious AI Threat Hits the Darknet
Xanthorox AI, a darknet-exclusive tool, uses five custom models to launch advanced, autonomous cyberattacks, ushering in a new AI threat era. The post Xanthorox AI: A New Breed of Malicious AI Threat Hits the Darknet appeared first on eSecurity Planet.…
Don’t open that JPEG in WhatsApp for Windows. It might be an .EXE
What a MIME field A bug in WhatsApp for Windows can be exploited to execute malicious code by anyone crafty enough to persuade a user to open a rigged attachment – and, to be fair, it doesn’t take much craft…
Exploitation of CLFS zero-day leads to ransomware activity
Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) have discovered post-compromise exploitation of a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) against a small number of targets. Microsoft released security updates to…
Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows CLFS zero-day (CVE-2025-29824)
April 2025 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 120+ vulnerabilities, including a zero-day (CVE-2025-29824) that’s under active attack. CVE-2025-29824 CVE-2025-29824 is a user-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) that can be –…
Microsoft April 2025 Patch Tuesday, (Tue, Apr 8th)
This month, Microsoft has released patches addressing a total of 125 vulnerabilities. Among these, 11 are classified as critical, highlighting the potential for significant impact if exploited. Notably, one vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild, underscoring the importance…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for April 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released its monthly security update for April of 2025 which includes 126 vulnerabilities affecting a range of products, including 11 that Microsoft has marked as “critical”. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original…
Microsoft April 2025 Patch Tuesday: Fixing 121 Vulnerabilities, Including a Critical Zero-Day
Microsoft has rolled out its April 2025 Patch Tuesday update, addressing 121 security vulnerabilities across its software ecosystem. This comprehensive update includes fixes for critical issues such as the elevation of privilege, remote code execution, and information disclosure vulnerabilities. Among…
CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-30406 Gladinet CentreStack Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Vulnerability CVE-2025-29824 Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability These types of…
Tax deadline threat: QuickBooks phishing scam exploits Google Ads
Beware of deceptive Google Ads targeting QuickBooks and always confirm the website URL before logging in, as fake sites can bypass even 2FA. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Tax deadline threat: QuickBooks phishing scam…
Don’t open that JPEG sent to WhatsApp for Windows. It might be an .EXE
What a MIME field A bug in WhatsApp for Windows can be exploited to execute malicious code by anyone crafty enough to persuade a user to open a rigged attachment – and, to be fair, it doesn’t take much craft…
Microsoft Patches 125 Windows Vulns, Including Exploited CLFS Zero-Day
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft ships urgent cover for another WIndows CLFS vulnerability already exploited in the wild. The post Microsoft Patches 125 Windows Vulns, Including Exploited CLFS Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…
Smishing Surge Expected in 2025 Driven by Sophisticated Phishing-as-a-Service Platform
Security researchers are sounding the alarm on a looming global wave of smishing attacks, warning that a powerful phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform named Lucid—run by Chinese-speaking threat actors—is enabling cybercriminals to scale operations across 88 countries. According to threat intelligence firm…
Fortinet Urges FortiSwitch Upgrades to Patch Critical Admin Password Change Flaw
Fortinet has released security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting FortiSwitch that could permit an attacker to make unauthorized password changes. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-48887, carries a CVSS score of 9.3 out of a maximum of 10.0.…
WhatsApp for Windows Flaw Could Let Hackers Sneak In Malicious Files
If you use WhatsApp Desktop on Windows, listen up! A flaw in WhatsApp for Windows (CVE-2025-30401) let attackers disguise malicious files as safe ones. Update to version 2.2450.6 or later to stay secure. This article has been indexed from Hackread…
New GIFTEDCROOK Stealer Targets Government Organizations to Exfiltrate Sensitive Data
Cybersecurity experts have uncovered an alarming escalation in cyber-espionage operations targeting Ukrainian critical sectors, as outlined in CERT-UA’s latest alert, CERT-UA#14303. The campaign, attributed to the UAC-0226 hacking group, leverages a sophisticated C/C++-based stealer called GIFTEDCROOK to infiltrate systems, steal…
Attackers Exploit SourceForge Platform to Distribute Malware
A recent malware distribution scheme has been uncovered on SourceForge, the popular software hosting and distribution platform. Cybercriminals have leveraged SourceForge’s subdomain feature to deceive users with fake downloads of software applications, embedding malicious files into the infection chain. This…
Shopware Security Plugin Vulnerability Enables SQL Injection Attacks
A recently disclosed SQL injection vulnerability in older versions of the Shopware platform has raised concerns among online shop operators. Although Shopware has addressed the issue in its latest release (version 6.5.8.13), it has been revealed that the fix provided…
Hackers Conceal NFC Carders Behind Apple Pay and Google Wallet
In a disturbing evolution of financial fraud, cybercriminals are leveraging advanced techniques to exploit mobile payment systems such as Apple Pay and Google Wallet. Once reliant on magnetic stripe card cloning, fraudsters have adapted to breakthroughs in card security technology…