Amazon Web Services has disclosed a critical security vulnerability in its Client VPN software for Windows that could allow non-administrative users to escalate their privileges to root-level access during the installation process. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-8069, affects multiple versions…
Weidmueller Industrial Routers Exposed to Remote Code Execution Flaws
Multiple high-severity security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Weidmueller Industrial Routers, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on affected devices. The German industrial automation company has released security patches to address five critical flaws affecting its…
How the EU Is Fighting Back Against Deepfakes
Deepfakes have now crossed the line from science fiction to reality. These AI-generated audio and video forgeries are becoming more believable and increasingly dangerous. From political smear campaigns and celebrity impersonations to scams targeting businesses and individuals, deepfakes have the…
Threat Actor Mimo Attacking Magento CMS to Steal Card Details and Bandwidth Monetization
The cybersecurity landscape faces a new threat as the notorious Mimo threat actor, previously known for targeting Craft content management systems, has significantly evolved its operations to compromise Magento ecommerce platforms. This expansion represents a dangerous shift toward high-value targets…
Hackers Deploy Stealth Backdoor in WordPress Mu-Plugins to Maintain Admin Access
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new stealthy backdoor concealed within the “mu-plugins” directory in WordPress sites to grant threat actors persistent access and allow them to perform arbitrary actions. Must-use plugins (aka mu-plugins) are special plugins that are automatically activated…
SonicWall SMA 100 Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Execution of Arbitrary JavaScript
Cybersecurity vendor SonicWall issued a critical advisory highlighting three serious vulnerabilities affecting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances. Impacting SMA 210, SMA 410, and SMA 500v models running firmware version 10.2.1.15-81sv and earlier, the flaws could allow unauthenticated…
Key Operator of World’s Largest XSS Dark Web Platform Detained
International law enforcement agencies have dismantled one of the world’s most influential Russian-speaking cybercrime platforms following the arrest of its suspected administrator in a coordinated operation spanning France, Ukraine, and broader European cooperation. The takedown of xss.is represents a significant…
CISA Alerts on Google Chromium Input Validation Flaw Actively Exploited
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical alert regarding a severe input validation vulnerability in Google Chromium that is currently being actively exploited by threat actors. The vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-6558, poses significant risks to millions…
Autoswagger: Open-source tool to expose hidden API authorization flaws
Autoswagger is a free, open-source tool that scans OpenAPI-documented APIs for broken authorization vulnerabilities. These flaws are still common, even at large enterprises with mature security teams, and are especially dangerous because they can be exploited with little technical skill.…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-07-24 06h : 1 posts
1 posts were published in the last hour 3:32 : New Tool: ficheck.py, (Thu, Jul 24th)
Legal Battle Over Meta’s AI Training Likely to Reach Europe’s Top Court
The ongoing debate around Meta’s use of European data to train its artificial intelligence (AI) systems is far from over. While Meta has started training its large language models (LLMs) using public content from Facebook and Instagram, privacy regulators…
Your app is under attack every 3 minutes
Application-layer attacks have become one of the most common and consequential methods adversaries use to gain access and compromise organizations, according to Contrast Security. These attacks target the custom code, APIs, and logic that power applications, often slipping past detection…
Why outsourcing cybersecurity is rising in the Adriatic region
In this Help Net Security interview, Aleksandar Stančin, Board Member Adriatics, Exclusive Networks, discusses the state of cybersecurity in the Adriatic region. He talks about how local markets often lag behind EU regulations, despite facing threats comparable to those in…
Most data breaches have unknown causes as transparency continues to fall
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reports 1,732 publicly disclosed data breaches in H1 2025, marking a 5% increase over the same period in 2024. The ITRC could track a record number of compromises in 2025 if the current data…
New Tool: ficheck.py, (Thu, Jul 24th)
As I mention every time I teach FOR577, I have been a big fan of file integrity monitoring tools (FIM) since Gene Kim first released Tripwire well over 30 years ago. I've used quite a few of them over the…
2025-07-23: Ten days of scans and probes and web traffic hitting my web server
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from Malware-Traffic-Analysis.net – Blog Entries Read the original article: 2025-07-23: Ten days of scans and probes and web…
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, July 24th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9540, (Thu, Jul 24th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Thursday, July 24th, 2025…
Weaponized LNK File Disguised as Credit Card Security Email Steals User Data
Cybercriminals have evolved their social engineering tactics with a sophisticated malware campaign that exploits users’ trust in financial institutions. The latest threat involves a malicious LNK file masquerading as a credit card security email authentication popup, specifically targeting unsuspecting users…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-07-24 00h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2025-07-23 22:2 : AI’s not the only hot tech trend – check out the year’s other 11, according to McKinsey 21:32 : Sophos fixed two…
SecurityPal combines AI and experts in Nepal to speed enterprise security questionnaires by 87X or more
The Kathmandu center of excellence gives SecurityPal a cost base low enough to keep humans in the loop while staying price-competitive. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: SecurityPal combines AI and experts…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2025-07-23
195 posts were published in the last hour 21:32 : Sophos fixed two critical Sophos Firewall vulnerabilities 21:32 : Lumma Stealer Via Fake Cracked Software Steals Login Credentials and Private Files 21:3 : Google Patched A Chrome Zero-Day That Allowed…
Microsoft Put Older Versions of SharePoint on Life Support. Hackers Are Taking Advantage
Multiple hacking groups—including state actors from China—have targeted a vulnerability in older, on-premises versions of the file-sharing tool after a flawed attempt to patch it. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Microsoft Put Older…
U.S. CISA urges FCEB agencies to fix two Microsoft SharePoint flaws immediately and added them to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds two Microsoft SharePoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two Microsoft SharePoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the…
Imperva Customers Protected Against Critical “ToolShell” Zero‑Day in Microsoft SharePoint
A critical zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint, tracked as CVE-2025-53770, is under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.8, impacts on-premises SharePoint Server 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition, and allows unauthenticated remote code execution…