The Evolving role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has transcended its roots in technical oversight to become a cornerstone of organizational strategy. As digital transformation accelerates, fueled by cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and IoT, CISOs grapple with a…
Building A Unified Security Strategy: Integrating Digital Forensics, XDR, And EDR For Maximum Protection
In the rapidly evolving world of cybersecurity, organizations are confronted with increasingly sophisticated threats that demand a coordinated and multi-layered defense approach. The days of relying on isolated security tools are long gone, as modern attack vectors now target various…
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of April 14, 2025
High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info apple — macos A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 18.4.1, visionOS 2.4.1, iOS iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS…
Understanding the threat landscape for Kubernetes and containerized assets
The dynamic nature of containers can make it challenging for security teams to detect runtime anomalies or pinpoint the source of a security incident, presenting an opportunity for attackers to stay undetected. Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed threat actors taking…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-04-23 18h : 25 posts
25 posts were published in the last hour 16:4 : Fog Ransomware Gang Now Demands $1 Trillion: A Curious Twist Tied to DOGE and Elon Musk 16:4 : European Commission Fines Both Apple, Meta For DMA Breaches 16:4 : Heimdal…
CISA, DHS S&T, INL, LSU Help Energy Industry Partners Strengthen Incident Response and OT Cybersecurity
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Regulating AI Behavior with a Hypervisor
Interesting research: “Guillotine: Hypervisors for Isolating Malicious AIs.” Abstract:As AI models become more embedded in critical sectors like finance, healthcare, and the military, their inscrutable behavior poses ever-greater risks to society. To mitigate this risk, we propose Guillotine, a hypervisor…
Heimdal Awarded Patent for Predictive DNS™ Technology
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 23, 2025 – Heimdal, a leading European cybersecurity company, today announced that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. 18333620 for a pioneering invention that calculates the probability of a domain being malicious. This milestone reinforces Heimdal’s…
Fog Ransomware Gang Now Demands $1 Trillion: A Curious Twist Tied to DOGE and Elon Musk
The Fog Ransomware gang, which has been making headlines over the past week due to its increasingly audacious demands, is now requesting a staggering $1 trillion from its victims. However, this isn’t a straightforward ransom demand like we typically see…
European Commission Fines Both Apple, Meta For DMA Breaches
European regulators have issued both Apple and Meta Platforms with fines totalling hundreds of millions of euros for breaching DMA This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: European Commission Fines Both Apple, Meta For DMA…
Heimdal Awarded Patent for Predictive DNS™ Technology
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 23, 2025 – Heimdal, a leading European cybersecurity company, today announced that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. 18333620 for a pioneering invention that calculates the probability of a domain being malicious. This milestone reinforces Heimdal’s…
FireEye EDR Agent Vulnerability Let Attackers Inject Malicious Code
A significant vulnerability in the FireEye Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agent that could allow attackers to inject malicious code and render critical security protections ineffective. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0618, was disclosed today and highlights the ongoing challenges in…
Critical Vulnerabilities in Browser Wallets Let Attackers Drain your Funds
Significant vulnerabilities in popular browser-based cryptocurrency wallets enable attackers to steal funds without any user interaction or approval. These critical flaws, discovered in wallets including Stellar Freighter, Frontier Wallet, and Coin98, represent a significant shift in attack vectors against crypto…
Synology Network File System Vulnerability Let Read Any File
A severe security vulnerability in Synology’s DiskStation Manager (DSM) software has been identified. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files through the Network File System (NFS) service without proper authorization. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-1021 and detailed in…
Hackers Weaponized Google Forms to Evade Email Security & Steal Logins
Google Forms, the tech giant’s widely used survey tool, has become a favored weapon in cybercriminals’ arsenal. It enables them to bypass sophisticated email security filters and harvest sensitive credentials. Security researchers have identified a surge in attacks that leverage…
How Script-based Malware Attacks Work: Modern Examples
Script-based malware is malicious software written in scripting languages like JavaScript, Python, PowerShell, or VBScript. Unlike traditional malware that relies on compiled executables, script-based malware leverages scripts that execute as human-readable code interpreted at runtime Scripts have become increasingly popular…
Explaining AI’s Impact on Ransomware Attacks and Businesses Security
Ransomware has always been an evolving menace, as criminal outfits experiment with new techniques to terrorise their victims and gain maximum leverage while making extortion demands. Weaponized AI is the most recent addition to the armoury, allowing high-level groups…
Zero Day Quest 2025: $1.6 million awarded for vulnerability research
This month, the Microsoft Security Response Center recently welcomed some of the world’s most talented security researchers at Microsoft’s Zero Day Quest, the largest live hacking competition of its kind. The inaugural event challenged the security community to focus on…
Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OAuth 2.0 to Target Organizations
Cybersecurity firm Volexity has tracked a series of highly targeted attacks by suspected Russian threat actors, identified as UTA0352 and UTA0355. It exploits Microsoft 365 (M365) OAuth 2.0 authentication workflows to compromise accounts of individuals at non-governmental organizations (NGOs), think…
New SMS Phishing Attack Weaponizes Google AMP Links to Evade Detection
Group-IB’s High-Tech Crime Trends Report 2025 reveals a sharp 22% surge in phishing websites, with over 80,000 detected in 2024. Among the most concerning discoveries is a sophisticated SMS phishing campaign targeting users of a toll road service provider, active…
Ransomware Actors Ramp Up Attacks Organizations with Emerging Extortion Trends
Unit 42’s 2025 Global Incident Response Report, ransomware actors are intensifying their cyberattacks, with 86% of incidents causing significant business disruptions such as operational downtime and reputational damage. Cybercriminals are adopting increasingly sophisticated and deceptive strategies to maximize the impact…
Threat Actors Leverage TAG-124 Infrastructure to Deliver Malicious Payloads
In a concerning trend for cybersecurity, multiple threat actors, including ransomware groups and state-sponsored entities, are utilizing a malicious traffic distribution system (TDS) known as TAG-124 to optimize the delivery of malware payloads to high-value targets. According to research by…
Hackers Exploit NFC Technology to Steal Money from ATMs and POS Terminals
In a disturbing trend, cybercriminals, predominantly from Chinese underground networks, are exploiting Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to perpetrate large-scale fraud at ATMs and Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals. According to cyber threat intelligence analysts at Resecurity, numerous banks, FinTech companies, and…
CVE-2025-32433: Vulnerability in Erlang/OTP SSH Implementation
Read about a critical vulnerability found in the SSH implementation of Erlang/OTP arising from improper handling of SSH protocol messages. The post CVE-2025-32433: Vulnerability in Erlang/OTP SSH Implementation appeared first on OffSec. This article has been indexed from OffSec Read…