Cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors are ramping up attacks on unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices across Australia, deploying a persistent Lua-based web shell known as BADCANDY to maintain unauthorized access. This implant, first spotted in variations since October 2023, has seen…
CISA Warns of Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks to Deploy Ransomware
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert about a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2024-1086. This vulnerability, hidden within the netfilter: nf_tables component, allows local attackers to escalate their privileges…
Akira Ransomware Allegedly Claims Theft of 23GB in Apache OpenOffice Breach
The notorious Akira ransomware group announced on October 29, 2025, that it successfully breached the systems of Apache OpenOffice, exfiltrating a staggering 23 gigabytes of sensitive corporate data. The group, known for its aggressive double-extortion tactics, posted details on its…
Reassuring Secrets Rotation for Compliance
How Do Non-Human Identities Impact Cloud Security? How do organizations ensure that their cloud are secure from potential threats? Non-Human Identities (NHIs) are critical components in cybersecurity, especially in cloud-based environments. These machine identities, essentially a combination of encrypted secrets…
Stay Relaxed with Enhanced Data Security
How Can Organizations Achieve Enhanced Data Security with Non-Human Identities? Have you ever wondered how modern organizations can achieve enhanced data security while maintaining efficient workflows? The management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) plays a vital role in ensuring robust protection…
Powerful Tools to Manage Machine Identities
Why Are Non-Human Identities Critical in Cybersecurity? What happens when machine identities are not managed efficiently? Cybersecurity is rapidly transforming with increasing reliance on machine identities, also referred to as Non-Human Identities (NHIs). These identities are often overlooked but hold…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-11-01 03h : 1 posts
1 posts were published in the last hour 1:33 : Hackers Exploiting Windows Server Update Services Flaw to Steal Sensitive Data from Organizations
Hackers Exploiting Windows Server Update Services Flaw to Steal Sensitive Data from Organizations
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild. Criminals are using this vulnerability to steal sensitive data from organizations in various industries. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59287, was patched by Microsoft on October 14, 2025, but…
Preventing DNS filtering bypass by Encrypted DNS (DoT, DoH, DoQ)
DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and other encrypted DNS protocols like DNS over TLS (DoT) & DNS over QUIC (DoQ) enhances user privacy and security by encrypting DNS queries in transit, shielding them from eavesdropping, tampering, and censorship on untrusted networks.…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-11-01 00h : 3 posts
3 posts were published in the last hour 23:1 : IT Security News Weekly Summary November 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2025-10-31 22:8 : Russia Arrests Meduza Stealer Developers After Government Hack
IT Security News Weekly Summary November
210 posts were published in the last hour 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2025-10-31 22:8 : Russia Arrests Meduza Stealer Developers After Government Hack 21:6 : AdaptixC2: When Open-Source Tools Become Weapons 20:5 : IT Security News Hourly…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2025-10-31
136 posts were published in the last hour 22:8 : Russia Arrests Meduza Stealer Developers After Government Hack 21:6 : AdaptixC2: When Open-Source Tools Become Weapons 20:5 : IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-10-31 21h : 5 posts 20:4 :…
Russia Arrests Meduza Stealer Developers After Government Hack
Russia arrests developers of the notorious Meduza Stealer MaaS operation. Learn how the group’s ‘fatal error’ led to the crackdown on domestic cybercrime. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More…
AdaptixC2: When Open-Source Tools Become Weapons
Cybercriminals are turning AdaptixC2, an open-source security tool, into a weapon for ransomware attacks. The post AdaptixC2: When Open-Source Tools Become Weapons appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read the original article: AdaptixC2:…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-10-31 21h : 5 posts
5 posts were published in the last hour 20:4 : A Framework for Securing Open-Source Observability at the Edge 20:4 : Defending DNS with Infoblox and Protective DNS 19:34 : UNC6384 Exploits Zero-Day to Target European Diplomats 19:34 : Beware…
A Framework for Securing Open-Source Observability at the Edge
The Edge Observability Security Challenge Deploying an open-source observability solution to distributed retail edge locations creates a fundamental security challenge. With thousands of locations processing sensitive data like payments and customers’ personally identifiable information (PII), every telemetry component running on…
Defending DNS with Infoblox and Protective DNS
For too long, we’ve treated DNS as a simple utility. It’s just a phonebook for the internet, right? Treating it that way is a mistake. Nearly every single malicious action, whether it’s a phishing link, a command-and-control (C2) callback, or…
UNC6384 Exploits Zero-Day to Target European Diplomats
Chinese-linked group UNC6384 targets European diplomats with a Windows shortcut exploit to deploy PlugX malware. The post UNC6384 Exploits Zero-Day to Target European Diplomats appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read the original…
Beware of Malicious ChatGPT Apps That Records Users Action and Steals Sensitive Data
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence has created an unexpected security threat as cybercriminals exploit ChatGPT’s popularity through counterfeit mobile applications. Recent security research uncovered sophisticated malicious apps masquerading as legitimate ChatGPT interfaces, designed to harvest sensitive user data and…
Stolen Credentials and Valid Account Abuse Fuel the Financially Motivated Attacks
Throughout the first half of 2025, financially motivated threat actors have shifted their approach to intrusions, abandoning traditional implant-heavy methods in favor of a more cost-effective strategy. Rather than deploying sophisticated malware payloads, attackers are leveraging stolen credentials and valid…
News brief: Nation-state threats evolve and escalate
<p>International relations might have been polite at summit meetings this week in Asia, but in cybersecurity, the global struggles proceeded as expected. Driving much of the news were tales of nation-state threat groups causing damage worldwide through breaches, <a href=”https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Common-cryptocurrency-scams”>cryptocurrency…
New Exploit Can Crash Chromium Browsers Worldwide
A new exploit called Brash can crash Chromium browsers in seconds by overloading the tab title API. The post New Exploit Can Crash Chromium Browsers Worldwide appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read…
OpenAI Unveils Aardvark: GPT-5 Agent That Finds and Fixes Code Flaws Automatically
OpenAI has announced the launch of an “agentic security researcher” that’s powered by its GPT-5 large language model (LLM) and is programmed to emulate a human expert capable of scanning, understanding, and patching code. Called Aardvark, the artificial intelligence (AI)…
Old Linux Kernel flaw CVE-2024-1086 resurfaces in ransomware attacks
CISA warns ransomware gangs exploit CVE-2024-1086, a Linux kernel flaw in netfilter: nf_tables, introduced in 2014 and patched in Jan 2024. CISA warned that ransomware gangs are exploiting CVE-2024-1086, a high-severity Linux kernel flaw introduced in 2014 and patched in…