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Cyber Threats Against Energy Sector Surge as Global Tensions Mount
Resecurity warns of rising cyberattacks on the energy sector, some linked to large-scale campaigns targeting national infrastructure for geopolitical aims. Resecurity warns about the increase in targeted cyberattacks against enterprises in the energy sector worldwide. Some of these attacks represent much…
Government contractor Conduent disclosed a data breach
The business services provider Conduent told the SEC a January cyberattack exposed personal data, including names and Social Security numbers. The business services provider Conduent revealed that personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, was stolen in a January…
Critical Apache Roller flaw allows to retain unauthorized access even after a password change
A critical flaw (CVE-2025-24859, CVSS 10) in Apache Roller lets attackers keep access even after password changes. All versions ≤6.1.4 are affected. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24859 (CVSS score of 10.0), affects the Apache Roller open-source, Java-based blogging server software. The…
Meta will use public EU user data to train its AI models
Meta announced that it will use public EU user data to train AI, resuming plans paused last year over Irish data protection concerns. Meta will start training its AI models using public data from adults in the EU, after pausing…
Hertz disclosed a data breach following 2024 Cleo zero-day attack
Hertz Corporation disclosed a data breach after customer data was stolen via Cleo zero-day exploits in late 2024, affecting Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands. Car rental giant Hertz Corporation disclosed a data breach that impacted its Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar…
Gladinet flaw CVE-2025-30406 actively exploited in the wild
Huntress reports active exploitation of Gladinet CVE-2025-30406 in the wild, affecting seven organizations and 120 endpoints. Security researchers at Huntress warn of attacks in the wild exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-30406, in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox software. The…
New malware ‘ResolverRAT’ targets healthcare, pharmaceutical firms
New malware ‘ResolverRAT’ is targeting healthcare and pharmaceutical firms, using advanced capabilities to steal sensitive data. Morphisec researchers discovered a new malware dubbed ‘ResolverRAT’ that is targeting healthcare and pharmaceutical firms, using advanced capabilities to steal sensitive data. ResolverRAT spreads…
Malicious NPM packages target PayPal users
Threat actors deploy malicious NPM packages to steal PayPal credentials and hijack cryptocurrency transfers. Fortinet researchers discovered multiple malicious NPM packages that are used to target PayPal users. The packages were uploaded to the repository in early March by a threat actor…
Tycoon2FA phishing kit rolled out significant updates
The operators of the Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform Tycoon2FA have rolled out significant updates to enhance its evasion capabilities. Tycoon2FA, a phishing kit discovered in 2023 by cybersecurity firm Sekoia, was recently updated to improve its evasion capabilities. The phishing kit…
South African telecom provider Cell C disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack
Cell C, one of the biggest telecom providers in South Africa confirms a data breach following a 2024 cyberattack. Cell C is the fourth-largest mobile network operator in South Africa, ,after Vodacom, MTN, and Telkom. The company founded in 2001…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 41
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Lazarus Expands Malicious npm Campaign: 11 New Packages Add Malware Loaders and Bitbucket Payloads BadBazaar: iOS and Android Surveillanceware by China’s…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 519 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Symbolic Link trick…
China admitted its role in Volt Typhoon cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure
China admitted in a secret meeting with U.S. officials that it conducted Volt Typhoon cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, WSJ reports. China reportedly admitted in a secret meeting with U.S. officials that it carried out cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, linked to…
Symbolic Link trick lets attackers bypass FortiGate patches, Fortinet warns
Fortinet warns attackers can keep read-only access to FortiGate devices even after the original vulnerability is patched. Fortinet warns that threat actors can retain read-only access to FortiGate devices even after the original vulnerability used for the breach has been…
Attackers are exploiting recently disclosed OttoKit WordPress plugin flaw
Threat actors are exploiting a vulnerability in the OttoKit WordPress plugin, a few hours after public disclosure. Threat actors are exploiting a recently discovered vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-3102 (CVSS score of 8.1) in the OttoKit WordPress plugin (formerly SureTriggers), a few hours after public disclosure. An…
Laboratory Services Cooperative data breach impacts 1.6 Million People
Laboratory Services Cooperative discloses a data breach from October 2024 that exposed personal and medical info of 1.6 million individuals. Laboratory Services Cooperative disclosed a data breach that impacted the personal and medical information of 1.6 million people. The Laboratory…
Palo Alto warns of brute-force login attempts on PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways indicating possible upcoming attacks
Experts warn of brute-force login attempts on PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways following increased scanning activity on its devices. Palo Alto Networks reports brute-force login attempts on PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways. The security firm pointed out that no known vulnerability has been exploited,…
Gamaredon targeted the military mission of a Western country based in Ukraine
Gamaredon targeted a foreign military mission in Ukraine with updated GammaSteel malware on Feb 26, 2025, per Symantec. Symantec Threat Hunter researchers reported that the Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. Shuckworm, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Callisto) targeted a foreign military mission based in…
U.S. CISA adds Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Linux Kernel flaws, respectively tracked as CVE-2024-53197 and CVE-2024-53150, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability…