Forescout Vedere Labs published a report exposing how a pro-Russian hacktivist group was duped into thinking they had hacked a European water facility, unaware their target was in fact a carefully crafted honeypot. This “hack” provided Forescout researchers the rare…
China Sentences 11 Individuals to Death Over Massive Cross-Border Scam Network
A Chinese court has handed down death sentences to 11 individuals involved in a vast, family-run criminal network that operated online scam and gambling schemes across the China-Myanmar border. The Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court in Zhejiang Province announced the…
Microsoft Stops Phishing Scam Which Used Gen-AI Codes to Fool Victims
AI: Boon or Curse? AI code is in use across sectors for variety of tasks, particularly cybersecurity, and both threat actors and security teams have turned to LLMs for supporting their work. Security experts use AI to track and address…
Fake TikTok and WhatsApp Apps Infect Android Devices with ClayRat Spyware
Zimperium’s zLabs warns of ClayRat, a fast-spreading Android spyware targeting Russia. It hides in fake apps like TikTok and steals texts, calls records, and camera photos. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI…
Apple Took Down ICE-Tracking Apps. Their Developers Aren’t Giving Up
“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Apple Took…
‘Dozens’ of organizations had data stolen in Oracle-linked hacks
The mass-hacks targeting Oracle E-Business customers is the latest hacking campaign by Clop, an extortion group known for abusing security flaws in enterprise products to steal large amounts of sensitive data. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
Italian businessman’s phone reportedly targeted with Paragon spyware
The alleged targeting of prominent Italian businessman Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone now widens the Paragon spyware scandal in Italy to victims beyond journalists and activists. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Italian businessman’s…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-10-09 18h : 11 posts
11 posts were published in the last hour 16:2 : USENIX 2025: PEPR ’25 – Breaking Barriers, Not Privacy: Real-World Split Learning Across Healthcare Systems 16:2 : Andesite AI Puts Human Analysts at the Center of Cybersecurity Innovation 16:2 :…
Securing agentic AI: Your guide to the Microsoft Ignite sessions catalog
Security is a core focus at Microsoft Ignite 2025, reflected in dedicated sessions and hands-on experiences designed for security professionals and leaders. Take a look at the session catalog. The post Securing agentic AI: Your guide to the Microsoft Ignite…
Building a Supply Chain Digital Twin Technology
About Supply Chain Supply chain means that the entire system is involved, from the producer to the customer. This process involves producing and delivering a product or service to the customer. It includes all the methods, systems, organizations, people, activities,…
CISA Releases Four Industrial Control Systems Advisories
CISA released four Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Advisories on October 9, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-282-01 Hitachi Energy Asset Suite ICSA-25-282-02 Rockwell Automation Lifecycle Services with Cisco ICSA-25-282-03 Rockwell…
Rockwell Automation Stratix
View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 6.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/Low attack complexity Vendor: Rockwell Automation Equipment: Stratix 5700, 5400, 5410, 5200, 5800 Vulnerability: Stack-based Buffer Overflow 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code…
Hitachi Energy Asset Suite
View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 6.0 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Hitachi Energy Equipment: Asset Suite Vulnerability: Improper Output Neutralization for Logs 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in the manipulation of content…
Rockwell Automation Lifecycle Services with Cisco
View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 6.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/Low attack complexity Vendor: Rockwell Automation Equipment: Industrial Data Center (IDC) with Cisco Switching, IDC-Managed Support contract with Cisco Switching, Network-Managed Support contract with Cisco network switch, Firewall-Managed Support contract…
New ClayRat Spyware Targets Android Users via Fake WhatsApp and TikTok Apps
A rapidly evolving Android spyware campaign called ClayRat has targeted users in Russia using a mix of Telegram channels and lookalike phishing websites by impersonating popular apps like WhatsApp, Google Photos, TikTok, and YouTube as lures to install them. “Once…
Anatomy of a Modern Threat: Deconstructing the Figma MCP Vulnerability
Threat researchers recently disclosed a severe vulnerability in a Figma Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, as reported by The Hacker News. While the specific patch is important, the discovery itself serves as a critical wake-up call for every organization rushing…
USENIX 2025: PEPR ’25 – Breaking Barriers, Not Privacy: Real-World Split Learning Across Healthcare Systems
Creator, Author and Presenter: Sravan Kumar Elineni Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s outstanding USENIX Enigma ’23 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink The post USENIX 2025: PEPR ’25 – Breaking Barriers, Not Privacy: Real-World Split…
Andesite AI Puts Human Analysts at the Center of Cybersecurity Innovation
Andesite AI Inc., a two-year-old cybersecurity startup, is reimagining how human expertise and artificial intelligence can work together to strengthen digital defense. Founded by former CIA officers Brian Carbaugh and William MacMillan, the company aims to counter a fragmented…
Why Deleting Cookies Doesn’t Protect Your Privacy
Most internet users know that cookies are used to monitor their browsing activity, but few realize that deleting them does not necessarily protect their privacy. A newer and more advanced method known as browser fingerprinting is now being used to…
Investigating targeted “payroll pirate” attacks affecting US universities
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified a financially motivated threat actor that we track as Storm-2657 compromising employee accounts to gain unauthorized access to employee profiles and divert salary payments to attacker-controlled accounts, attacks that have been dubbed “payroll pirate”. The…
Discord Says Hackers Stole 70,000 ID Photos, Dismisses Extortion Claims
70,000 Discord users had government ID photos and private data exposed via a third-party vendor breach. See Discord’s full response and critical security steps to protect your identity. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News,…
CVE-2025-5947: WordPress Plugin flaw lets hackers access Admin accounts
Threat actors are exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-5947, in the Service Finder WordPress theme’s Bookings plugin. Threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5947 (CVSS score 9.8), in the Service Finder WordPress theme’s Bookings plugin. The…
Closing the Cloud Security Gap
Secure your cloud. Get insights from the 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report on closing the cloud security gap and protecting your assets. The post Closing the Cloud Security Gap appeared first on Palo Alto Networks Blog. This article…
Legit tools, illicit uses: Velociraptor, Nezha turned against victims
Threat actors are using an increasing variety of commercial and open-source products to carry out their attacks: according to researchers, Velociraptor and Nezha are the latest additions to their attack toolbox. Velociraptor misuse A suspected China-based ransomware threat actor has…