U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones vulnerabilities…
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Attackers exploit recently disclosed Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls bug
Threat actors are exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0108, in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls. Researchers warn that threat actors are exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0108, in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls. The Shadowserver Foundation researchers…
U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SimpleHelp vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a SimpleHelp vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-57727, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. At the end…
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon breached telecoms by exploiting Cisco router flaws
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon has breached more U.S. telecommunications providers via unpatched Cisco IOS XE network devices. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon is still targeting telecommunications providers worldwide, and according to a new report published by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group,…
Experts discovered PostgreSQL flaw chained with BeyondTrust zeroday in targeted attacks
Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day SQL injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL, according to researchers from cybersecurity firm Rapid7. Rapid7 researchers discovered a high-severity SQL injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-1094, in PostgreSQL’s psql tool. The experts discovered the flaw while investigating…
Valve removed the game PirateFi from the Steam video game platform because contained a malware
Valve removed a game from Steam because it contained malware, the company also warned affected users to reformat their operating systems. Valve removed the game PirateFi from the Steam video game platform because it contained a Windows malicious code to…
The Rise of Cyber Espionage: UAV and C-UAV Technologies as Targets
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Resecurity detected a rise in cyberattacks targeting UAV and counter-UAV technologies. Resecurity identified an increase in malicious cyber activity targeting UAV and counter-UAV (C-UAV/C-UAS) technologies. That was especially notable during active periods of local conflicts, including…
China-linked APTs’ tool employed in RA World Ransomware attack
A November 2024 RA World ransomware attack on an Asian software firm used a tool linked to China-linked threat actors. Broadcom researchers reported that threat actors behind an RA World ransomware attack against an Asian software and services firm employed…
Russia-linked APT Seashell Blizzard is behind the long running global access operation BadPilot campaign
A subgroup of the Russia-linked Seashell Blizzard APT group (aka Sandworm) ran a global multi-year initial access operation called BadPilot. Microsoft shared findings on research on a subgroup of the Russia-linked APT group Seashell Blizzard behind the global BadPilot campaign,…
Sarcoma ransomware gang claims the theft of sensitive data from PCB maker Unimicron
The Sarcoma ransomware group announced a breach of the Taiwanese printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing giant Unimicron. The Sarcoma ransomware group claims to have breached Taiwanese PCB manufacturer Unimicron, leaked sample files, and threatened a full data release if no…
Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik is being released from U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel
Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik is being released from U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel, a Trump administration source told CNN. The New York Times first reported that Alexander Vinnik, a Russian money laundering suspect, is being released from U.S.…
North Korea-linked APT Emerald Sleet is using a new tactic
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed North Korea-linked APT Emerald Sleet using a new tactic, tricking targets into running PowerShell. Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers spotted North Korea-linked threat actor Emerald Sleet (also known as Kimsuky and VELVET CHOLLIMA) using a new…
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows, Zyxel device flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Windows, Zyxel device flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: The vulnerability CVE-2024-40891 is a…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2025 ficed 2 actively exploited bugs
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2025 addressed four zero-day flaws, two of which are actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2025 addressed 57 vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Components, Office and Office…
Attackers exploit a new zero-day to hijack Fortinet firewalls
Fortinet warned of attacks using a now-patched zero-day vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy to hijack Fortinet firewalls. Fortinet warned that threat actors are exploiting a new zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24472 (CVSS score of 8.1), in FortiOS and FortiProxy to…
OpenSSL patched high-severity flaw CVE-2024-12797
OpenSSL patched the vulnerability CVE-2024-12797, a high-severity flaw found by Apple that enables man-in-the-middle attacks. The OpenSSL Project addressed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12797, in its secure communications library. The OpenSSL software library allows secure communications over computer networks against eavesdropping…
Progress Software fixed multiple high-severity LoadMaster flaws
Progress Software fixed multiple vulnerabilities in its LoadMaster software, which could be exploited to execute arbitrary system commands. Progress Software has addressed multiple high-severity security vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-56131, CVE-2024-56132, CVE-2024-56133, CVE-2024-56134, CVE-2024-56135) in its LoadMaster software. Progress Software’s LoadMaster is a high-performance load…
Artificial intelligence (AI) as an Enabler for Enhanced Data Security
Artificial intelligence enhances data security by identifying risks and protecting sensitive cloud data, helping organizations stay ahead of evolving threats. Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries and redefining how organizations protect their data in today’s fast-paced digital world. With over…
Crooks use Google Tag Manager skimmer to steal credit card data from a Magento-based e-stores
Sucuri researchers observed threat actors leveraging Google Tag Manager (GTM) to install e-skimmer software on Magento-based e-stores. Sucuri researchers found threat actors using Google Tag Manager (GTM) to deploy e-skimmer malware on a Magento eCommerce site. Google Tag Manager (GTM)…
Operation Phobos Aetor: Police dismantled 8Base ransomware gang
Authorities dismantled the 8Base ransomware gang, shutting down its dark web data leak and negotiation sites. An international law enforcement operation, codenamed Operation Phobos Aetor, dismantled the 8Base ransomware gang. The police took down the dark web data leak and…