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Sandworm-Linked UAC-0145 Uses Fake Job Interviews to Push VPN That Can Run Commands
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new social engineering campaign orchestrated by Russian nation-state…
Researchers Disclose AI-Assisted SharePoint Exploit Chain Reaching Unauthenticated RCE
Security researchers found a way to enter Microsoft SharePoint servers as any user, including an administrator, with no valid account. A significant part…
DeadLock Ransomware Uses Polygon Smart Contracts to Make Extortion Infra Harder to Disrupt
The ransomware group known as DeadLock has been observed using decentralized infrastructure to facilitate victim communications and data leak operations…
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber with Reduced Safeguards for Exploit Development
OpenAI on Monday unveiled a new cybersecurity-focused model called GPT‑5.6‑Cyber that it said is focused on vulnerability research, penetration testing,…
Mozilla Revokes Firefox and Thunderbird Linux Signing Key After Key Lands in Private Repo
Mozilla has scrapped the cryptographic key behind Firefox and Thunderbird downloads for Linux after an unencrypted copy of it was committed by mistake to…
A Malicious SIM Card Can Run Attacker Code Inside the Modems Behind Cellular IoT Devices
A malicious SIM card can order the device it sits in to run commands of the attacker’s choosing. On the cellular modules built into electric-vehicle…
Researchers Built a Fake Crypto Startup and Hired Three Suspected North Korean IT Workers
Security researchers invented a cryptocurrency startup, advertised developer jobs, and hired three people they believe were North Korean operatives. Every…
Malicious MCP Servers Can Split Instructions to Make AI Coding Agents Exfiltrate Secrets
A malicious tool server connected to an AI coding assistant can quietly walk off with SSH keys, environment secrets, source code, and customer data…
Researchers Turn USB Auto-Install Into a Full SYSTEM Takeover on Windows 11
Windows Plug and Play can be abused to fetch signed vendor software for an emulated USB device and execute privileged installation components that…
Hackers Breach Polish Power Plant Controls via Private Cellular Network and Shut Turbine
Attackers shut down a steam turbine and the process-water treatment system at a Polish combined heat and power plant by coming in over the private…
BdThemes Supply Chain Attack Poisons JSON to Create Rogue WordPress Admins
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a supply chain compromise impacting WordPress plugin vendor BdThemes, prompting the content management systems…
Attackers Exploit SharePoint Authentication Bypass After Public PoC Release
Threat actors have begun to exploit a newly disclosed Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following the release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) code. The…
Kimsuky Builds Offline AI Stack to Boost Phishing and Automate Malware Development
North Korea’s state hackers are no longer content to type prompts into public chatbots. One of the country’s main espionage groups has begun running…
Shipping 10–50× More Code? Watch This Webinar on Securing AI-Speed Development
AI is helping development teams produce far more code, far faster. But security teams still have to review vulnerabilities, manage dependencies,…
TrueConf Server Flaws Exploited to Replace Client Installers with PhantomCore
The threat actor known as Head Mare has been observed weaponizing security flaws in unpatched TrueConf servers once again in attacks targeting Russian…
Lazarus Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Gain SYSTEM Access and Deploy Backdoor
The North Korean threat actor known as Lazarus Group has been attributed to the zero-day exploitation of a newly patched security flaw impacting Microsoft…
New Passkey Attacks Can Recover Synced Private Keys or Bypass Phishing-Resistant MFA
Three separate research efforts last week demonstrated ways to defeat passkey protections without breaking the cryptography they rest on. Passkeys are…
737 Chrome VPN Extensions Caught Routing Traffic Through Proxies. Check If You Have One
A massive set of 737 free VPN and proxy extensions have been found to mainly target Russian-speaking users seeking access to blocked services with an aim…
Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension named Solidity Pro (“solidity-pro”) that has been…