Yesterday, Cloudflare attempted to block an unintentional phishing URL within its R2 object storage platform, causing an outage that affected multiple services for nearly an hour. The outage was caused by an attempt to prevent spammers from accessing the…
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Holding the Tide Against the Next Wave of Phishing Scams
By now, we should all be pretty well acquainted with phishing scams. They’ve been around for a very long time—nearly 30 years, in fact—and are the primary focus of most security awareness training programs and initiatives. Despite this, phishing remains…
CIS Control 02: Inventory and Control of Software Assets
Today, I will be going over Control 2 from version 8.1 of the top 18 CIS Controls – Inventory and Control of Software Assets. I will go over the seven safeguards and offer my thoughts on what I’ve found. Key…
What Is GRC? Understanding Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Find out what GRC stands for, its history, and where it can be used today. This article has been indexed from Security | TechRepublic Read the original article: What Is GRC? Understanding Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Delivering Malware Through Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets
Here’s a supply-chain attack just waiting to happen. A group of researchers searched for, and then registered, abandoned Amazon S3 buckets for about $400. These buckets contained software libraries that are still used. Presumably the projects don’t realize that they…
A Guide to Mitigating Holiday Cyber Risks
The holiday surge in online activity, driven by eager consumers seeking the best deals, often creates a smokescreen for sophisticated threats that can lead to substantial financial losses, reputational damage, and even account takeovers. For consumers, this increased online activity…
Gambling firms are secretly sharing your data with Facebook
Gambling companies are sharing their users’ data with Meta for marketing and tracking purposes. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Gambling firms are secretly sharing your data with Facebook
Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD, Nvidia Fix High-Severity Vulnerabilities
Chipmakers Intel, AMD and Nvidia on Tuesday published new security advisories to inform customers about vulnerabilities found in their products. The post Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD, Nvidia Fix High-Severity Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…
CISOs Brace for LLM-Powered Attacks: Key Strategies to Stay Ahead
For chief information security officers (CISOs), understanding and mitigating the security risks associated with LLMs is paramount. The post CISOs Brace for LLM-Powered Attacks: Key Strategies to Stay Ahead appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed…
US Health System Notifies Nearly 900K Patients Regarding a 2023 Data Breach
Hospital Sisters Health System informed nearly 882,000 patients that a cyberattack in August 2023 resulted in a data breach that compromised their private and medical data. Established in 1875, HSHS works with about 2,200 physicians and employs over 12,000…
Security Detection Tech Failing, Say Cyber Leaders in Regulated Industries
A new Everfox survey shows a growing consensus among regulated organizations in favor of a strategic shift away from detecting cyber threats to preventing them This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Security Detection Tech Failing,…
US, UK Refuse To Sign AI Declaration
Both the US and UK refuse to sign an international AI declaration, that had been backed by France, China and India This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US, UK Refuse To Sign AI Declaration
In Defense of Oversight – The President and the PCLOB
In late January 2025, President Trump fired the Democratically (big D) appointed members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), an independent watchdog entity designed to provide input and oversight to the Intelligence Community (IC). The post In…
North Korean Hackers Exploit PowerShell Trick to Hijack Devices in New Cyberattack
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been observed using a new tactic that involves deceiving targets into running PowerShell as an administrator and then instructing them to paste and run malicious code provided by them. “To execute…
What Is a Personal VPN? Features, Benefits, and How It Works
Privacy, security, and unrestricted access are the promises of a personal VPN. But what does it actually do,… This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News Read the original article: What Is a…
Windows Driver Zero-Day Vulnerability Let Hackers Remotely Gain System Access
Microsoft has confirmed the discovery of a significant zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-21418, in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock. This flaw, categorized as an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability, has been exploited in the wild, allowing attackers to remotely gain control…
Hackers Manipulate Users Into Running PowerShell as Admin to Exploit Windows
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has exposed a novel cyberattack method employed by the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group, Emerald Sleet (also known as Kimsuky or VELVET CHOLLIMA). The group is exploiting social engineering tactics to deceive individuals into running PowerShell commands…
Windows Driver Zero-Day Vulnerability Allow Attackers To Gain System Access Remotely
A critical zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in a Windows driver, allowing attackers to gain remote access to systems. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-21418, was disclosed on February 11, 2025, and is classified as “Important” with a CVSS score of…
Hackers Exploiting Ivanti Connect Secure RCE Vulnerability to Install SPAWNCHIMERA Malware
A critical vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure (CVE-2025-0282) is being actively exploited by multiple threat actors to deploy an advanced malware variant known as SPAWNCHIMERA. This vulnerability, disclosed in January 2025, is a stack-based buffer overflow that allows remote unauthenticated…
‘Wormable’ Windows LDAP Vulnerability Allow Attackers Arbitrary Code Remotely
A critical security vulnerability has been identified in Windows’ Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) implementation, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. This “wormable” vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-21376, was disclosed on February 11, 2025, by Microsoft. The vulnerability is classified…