If a credential is worth protecting, it’s worth protecting well. Sponsored feature What do flossing and multi-factor authentication (MFA) have in common? Each is highly beneficial, yet far too few people do them consistently. MFA helps protect organizations from credential-based…
Critical Linux Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Gain Full Root Access
Two critical, interconnected flaws, CVE-2025-6018 and CVE-2025-6019, enable unprivileged attackers to achieve root access on major Linux distributions. Affecting millions worldwide, these vulnerabilities pose a severe security emergency that demands immediate patching. The first vulnerability exploits PAM configuration weaknesses in…
CISA Warns of Linux Kernel Improper Ownership Management Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
CISA has added a critical Linux kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning that CVE-2023-0386 is being actively exploited in real-world attacks. This improper ownership management flaw in the Linux kernel’s OverlayFS subsystem allows local attackers to…
Chrome Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code – Update Now!
Google has released an urgent security update for Chrome browsers across all desktop platforms, addressing critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on users’ systems. The update, rolled out on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, patches three significant…
Podcast Episode: Securing Journalism on the ‘Data-Greedy’ Internet
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Public-interest journalism speaks truth to power, so protecting press freedom is part of protecting democracy. But what does it take to digitally secure journalists’ work in an environment where critics, hackers,…
Amazon CISO: Iranian hacking crews ‘on high alert’ since Israel attack
Meanwhile, next-gen script kiddies are levelling up faster thanks to agentic AI Interview Iran’s state-sponsored cyber operatives and hacktivists have all increased their activities since the military conflict with Israel erupted last week – but not necessarily in the way…
Data Breach at Healthcare Services Firm Episource Impacts 5.4 Million People
Hackers have stolen personal and health information belonging to the customers of healthcare organizations served by Episource. The post Data Breach at Healthcare Services Firm Episource Impacts 5.4 Million People appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…
Out of Juice? TSA Says Don’t Plug Into Airport USB Ports
Phone low on charge at the airport? Don’t be tempted to use a public USB to recharge, according to the TSA – beware of “juice-jacking.” The post Out of Juice? TSA Says Don’t Plug Into Airport USB Ports appeared first…
Ex-CIA Analyst Sentenced to 37 Months for Leaking Top Secret National Defense Documents
A former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst has been sentenced to little more than three years in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting top secret National Defense Information (NDI) to people who were not entitled to receive them and…
CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday placed a security flaw impacting the Linux kernel in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, stating it has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, CVE-2023-0386 (CVSS score: 7.8),…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-06-18 09h : 7 posts
7 posts were published in the last hour 6:38 : Google’s Gerrit Platform Flaw Exposes 18 Google Projects, Including ChromiumOS, to Hackers 6:38 : Threat Actors Attacking Windows System With New Winos 4.0 Malware 6:38 : Kernel-level container insights: Utilizing…
Schutz vor Cyberangriffen: Der Iran nimmt sich selbst vom Netz
Der Krieg zwischen dem Iran und Israel spitzt sich auch im Cyberraum immer weiter zu. Der Iran ergreift zum Selbstschutz drastische Maßnahmen. (Cyberwar, VPN) Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von Golem.de – Security Lesen Sie den originalen Artikel: Schutz vor Cyberangriffen:…
Hackers exploit Langflow flaw, TP-Link routers still vulnerable, Russia detects SuperCard malware attacks
Hackers exploit critical Langflow flaw to unleash Flodrix botnet Organizations warned of vulnerability exploited against discontinued TP-Link routers Russia detects first SuperCard malware attacks skimming bank data via NFC Huge thanks to our sponsor, Adaptive Security — OpenAI’s first cybersecurity…
Nachhaltige Rechenzentren: NTT setzt auf KI und Abwärme
NTT Data legt ersten Nachhaltigkeitsbericht vor und setzt auf KI-Kühlung, Abwärmenutzung und Grünstrom, um Rechenzentren bis 2030 klimaneutral zu machen. Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von Newsfeed Lesen Sie den originalen Artikel: Nachhaltige Rechenzentren: NTT setzt auf KI und Abwärme
“Passwort” Folge 34: Lokale Sauereien von Meta und Yandex
Die Podcast-Hosts diskutieren neu entdeckte Tracking-Tricks, mit denen Meta und Yandex Sicherheitsmaßnahmen ebenso durchbrachen wie moralische Mindeststandards. Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von heise security News Lesen Sie den originalen Artikel: “Passwort” Folge 34: Lokale Sauereien von Meta und Yandex
How many people have a credit score of 850?
None of the major credit bureaus release specific numbers, but it is believed that only 1%-2% of the US population has a perfect score of… The post How many people have a credit score of 850? appeared first on Panda…
CISA Alerts to Active Exploits of Linux Kernel Improper Ownership Management Vulnerability
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent alert regarding active exploitation of a critical Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-0386, which has now been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. This flaw, rooted in the…
Scattered Spider Targets US Insurance, Microsoft Zero-Day, Major Database Breach, and AI Poison Pill
In this episode, host Jim Love delves into recent cybersecurity threats and breakthroughs. The notorious Scattered Spider hacker group has shifted its focus to US insurance companies after attacking UK retailers earlier this year. Microsoft’s urgent security updates address active…
Google’s Gerrit Platform Flaw Exposes 18 Google Projects, Including ChromiumOS, to Hackers
A critical vulnerability, dubbed “GerriScary,” has been discovered in Google’s Gerrit code-collaboration platform, putting at least 18 major Google projects—including ChromiumOS, Chromium, Dart, and Bazel—at risk of unauthorized code submissions by hackers. This flaw, uncovered by Tenable Cloud Research, highlights…
Threat Actors Attacking Windows System With New Winos 4.0 Malware
A sophisticated threat campaign targeting Windows systems has emerged, leveraging a new strain of malware known as winos 4.0 to compromise organizations across Taiwan. The attack, which has been active since January 2025, demonstrates the evolving tactics of cybercriminals who…
Kernel-level container insights: Utilizing eBPF with Cilium, Tetragon, and SBOMs for security
As applications become more distributed, traditional monitoring and security tools are failing to keep pace. This article explores how eBPF, when utilized by the graduated CNCF Cilium and its sub-project Tetragon, combined with Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), can provide…
Kusari Inspector improves supply chain security
Kusari unveiled Kusari Inspector, an AI-based pull request security tool that brings cutting-edge security risk analysis directly into developers’ daily workflows. In Kusari Inspector, Kusari has brought together a powerful combination of industry standards, AI, and dependency graph analysis, to…
Dashlane’s AI model alerts businesses to phishing risks
Dashlane introduced AI phishing alerts, an advancement to the Dashlane Omnix platform that protects enterprises and users against threats targeting user credentials. Trained by Dashlane on both legitimate and phishing sources, the new innovation detects and alerts users to phishing…
Iran Slows Internet to Prevent Cyber Attacks Amid Escalating Regional Conflict
Iran has throttled internet access in the country in a purported attempt to hamper Israel’s ability to conduct covert cyber operations, days after the latter launched an unprecedented attack on the country, escalating geopolitical tensions in the region. Fatemeh Mohajerani,…