Microsoft has addressed three critical security flaws in its Office suite, including two vulnerabilities rated Critical and one Important, all enabling remote code execution (RCE) via use-after-free memory corruption weaknesses. These vulnerabilities, disclosed between March and May 2025, expose systems…
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New Microsoft Scripting Engine Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Remote Code Attacks
Critical zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft’s Scripting Engine (CVE-2025-30397) has been confirmed to enable remote code execution (RCE) attacks over networks, raising urgent concerns for enterprises and individual users alike. The flaw, classified as a type confusion weakness (CWE-843), allows attackers…
Critical 0-Day in Windows DWM Enables Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability (CVE-2025-30400) affecting the Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) that is actively being exploited in the wild. The flaw, rated as “Important” with a CVSS score of 7.8, allows attackers with local access to…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday May 2025 Released With the Fixes for 72 Flaws With 5 Actively Exploited 0-Day
Microsoft has released its May 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing 72 security vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, including Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and Visual Studio. Microsoft patched a total of 72 vulnerabilities, including 29 related to Remote Code Execution, 18…
Ivanti Released Security Updates to Fix for the Mutiple RCE Vulnerabilities – Patch Now
Ivanti, a leading enterprise software provider, has released critical security updates addressing vulnerabilities across several products, including Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), Neurons for ITSM (on-premises), Cloud Services Application (CSA), and Neurons for MDM (N-MDM). These vulnerabilities, ranging from medium to…
Fortinet FortiVoice Zero-day Vulnerability Actively Exploited in The Wild
A critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-121) has been discovered in multiple Fortinet products, including FortiVoice, FortiMail, FortiNDR, FortiRecorder, and FortiCamera. A critical zero-day vulnerability in FortiVoice systems is being actively exploited in the wild. It allows unauthenticated attackers to…
Researchers Introduce Mythic Framework Agent to Enhance Pentesting Tool Performance
Penetration testing is still essential for upholding strong security procedures in a time when cybersecurity threats are changing quickly. Recently, a team of security professionals has announced significant advancements in penetration testing tools with the introduction of a new agent…
Ransomware Attacks Surge by 123% Amid Evolving Tactics and Strategies
The 2025 Third-Party Breach Report from Black Kite highlights a staggering 123% surge in ransomware attacks during 2024, driven largely by sophisticated exploitation of third-party vendor ecosystems. As cybercriminals refine their tactics, third-party vendors have emerged as the predominant entry…
Hackers Weaponize KeePass Password Manager to Spread Malware and Steal Passwords
Threat actors have successfully exploited the widely-used open-source password manager, KeePass, to spread malware and facilitate large-scale password theft. The attack, which was reported by WithSecure’s Incident Response team, involved modifying and re-signing KeePass installers with trusted certificates to deliver…
Swan Vector APT Targets Organizations with Malicious LNK and DLL Implants
A newly identified advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign, dubbed “Swan Vector” by Seqrite Labs, has been targeting educational institutions and mechanical engineering industries in East Asian nations, particularly Taiwan and Japan. Discovered in April 2025, this campaign leverages intricate social…
Marks & Spencer Confirms Customer Data Breach in Recent Cyber Attack
British retail giant Marks & Spencer has officially confirmed that customer personal data was compromised during a cyber attack that began three weeks ago. The retailer revealed that the breach affects potentially millions of customers whose information has been stolen,…
PoC Exploit Published for macOS Sandbox Escape Vulnerability (CVE-2025-31258)
Security researchers have disclosed a new macOS sandbox escape vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-31258, accompanied by a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit demonstrating partial sandbox bypass via Apple’s RemoteViewServices framework. The flaw, discovered by researcher wh1te4ever, exposes weaknesses in macOS’s inter-process communication (IPC)…
Zoom Workplace Apps Flaws Allow Hackers to Gain Elevated Access
Zoom has released multiple security bulletins addressing seven newly discovered vulnerabilities in Zoom Workplace Apps, with one rated as high severity. All vulnerabilities were disclosed on May 13, 2025, and could potentially allow attackers to escalate privileges through various attack…
Scattered Spider Launches Supply Chain Attacks on UK Retail Organizations
Scattered Spider, also known as Roasting 0ktapus and Scatter Swine, has emerged as a formidable threat actor targeting UK retail organizations. Active since May 2022, this financially motivated group has historically focused on telecommunications and business process outsourcing (BPO) sectors…
F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability Allows Remote Command Execution
Critical security vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP systems has been discovered that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary system commands, effectively bypassing security boundaries. Identified as CVE-2025-31644, the command injection flaw affects multiple versions of BIG-IP running in Appliance mode. Security…
Four Hackers Caught Exploiting Old Routers as Proxy Servers
U.S. authorities unsealed charges against four foreign nationals accused of operating a global cybercrime scheme that hijacked outdated wireless routers to create malicious proxy networks. Russian nationals Alexey Viktorovich Chertkov (37), Kirill Vladimirovich Morozov (41), Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Shishkin (36), and…
Hackers Abuse PyInstaller to Deploy Stealthy macOS Infostealer
Jamf Threat Labs has identified a novel macOS infostealer that exploits PyInstaller, a legitimate open-source tool used to bundle Python scripts into standalone Mach-O executables. This marks the first documented instance of PyInstaller being weaponized to deploy infostealers on macOS,…
PupkinStealer Targets Windows Users to Steal Browser Login Credentials
A newly identified information-stealing malware dubbed PupkinStealer has emerged as a significant threat to Windows users, with its first sightings reported in April 2025. Written in C# using the .NET framework, this malicious software is engineered to pilfer sensitive data,…
Repeated Firmware Key-Management Failures Undermine Intel Boot Guard and UEFI Secure Boot
The security of fundamental technologies like Intel Boot Guard and UEFI Secure Boot has been seriously questioned due to persistent cryptographic key management issues within the UEFI firmware ecosystem, which have been exposed in a number of concerning exposes. These…
Asus One-Click Flaw Exposes Users to Remote Code Execution Attacks
Critical security vulnerability in ASUS DriverHub software has been discovered that allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges through a simple web visit. Security researcher identified and reported the vulnerability in April 2025, which has since been patched…