Microsoft today announced the public preview of a new VM Conversion extension for Windows Admin Center, enabling IT administrators to migrate virtual machines from VMware vCenter to Hyper-V with minimal downtime. Available at no cost during its preview phase, the lightweight tool…
No, Grok 2.5 has not been open-sourced. Here’s how you can tell
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French Retailer Auchan Cyberattack – Thousands of Customers Personal Data Exposed
Major French retail chain Auchan announced on August 21, 2025, that it suffered a significant cybersecurity incident resulting in the unauthorized access and theft of personal data from “several hundred thousand” customer loyalty accounts. The breach represents another critical example…
WinRAR 0-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Wild by Hackers – Detailed Case Study
The cybersecurity landscape has been significantly impacted by the discovery and active exploitation of two critical zero-day vulnerabilities in WinRAR, one of the world’s most widely used file compression utilities. CVE-2025-6218 and CVE-2025-8088 represent sophisticated attack vectors that have enabled threat actors to…
PoC Exploit Released for Chrome 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Google has disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Chrome, tracked as CVE-2025-5419. Before a patch could be rolled out to all users, proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code had been published, and active exploitation had been…
OneFlip – New Attack Flips a Single Bit in Neural Networks for Stealthily Backdoor on AI Systems
In August 2025, researchers at George Mason University published a groundbreaking study at the 34th USENIX Security Symposium, introducing OneFlip, an inference-time backdoor attack that flips just one bit in full-precision neural networks to implant stealth triggers. Unlike traditional backdoor…
WhatsApp Desktop Users At Risk of Code Execution Attacks with Python on Windows PCs
WhatsApp Desktop users who have Python installed on their Windows PCs are at risk of arbitrary code execution due to a flaw in how the application handles Python archive files. A maliciously crafted .pyz file can be executed with a…
Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call: Why All Businesses Must Prepare for the Inevitable Attack
Cybersecurity has emerged as a critical and ongoing battle against a dynamic and pervasive global threat. The landscape is evolving rapidly, with adversaries increasingly gaining ground in this ongoing struggle…. The post Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call: Why All Businesses Must Prepare…
ShadowCaptcha Exploits WordPress Sites to Spread Ransomware, Info Stealers, and Crypto Miners
A new large-scale campaign has been observed exploiting over 100 compromised WordPress sites to direct site visitors to fake CAPTCHA verification pages that employ the ClickFix social engineering tactic to deliver information stealers, ransomware, and cryptocurrency miners. The large-scale cybercrime…
AI-Driven Trends in Endpoint Security: What the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Reveals
Cyber threats and attacks like ransomware continue to increase in volume and complexity with the endpoint typically being the most sought after and valued target. With the rapid expansion and adoption of AI, it is more critical than ever to…
AccuKnox Awarded Patent for Runtime Security of Kernel Events
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How to use Netdiscover to map and troubleshoot networks
<p>Network admins, security admins and support technicians need tools that quickly map the network infrastructure to display nodes, network devices and segment boundaries. Delivering continuously updated results, Netdiscover is an excellent and flexible option to uncover live hosts on a…
Aembit Extends Secretless CI/CD with Credential Lifecycle Management for GitLab
Silver Spring, USA / Maryland, 26th August 2025, CyberNewsWire This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto Read the original article: Aembit Extends Secretless CI/CD with Credential Lifecycle Management for GitLab
Beware! Fake Google Play Store Sites Used to Spread Android Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a resurgence of SpyNote malware campaigns targeting Android users through sophisticated fake Google Play Store websites. The malicious actor behind these attacks has implemented new anti-analysis techniques and expanded their deceptive tactics since previous reports, demonstrating…
Data Blindness is the Silent Threat Undermining AI, Security and Operational Resilience
Data blindness is emerging as one of the biggest business risks of the AI era — without visibility, organizations can’t trust their data. The post Data Blindness is the Silent Threat Undermining AI, Security and Operational Resilience appeared first on…
New Android Hook Malware Variant Locks Devices With Ransomware
Zimperium’s research reveals the Hook Android malware is now a hybrid threat, using ransomware and spyware to steal… This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto Read the original article: New Android…
PhpSpreadsheet Library Vulnerability Lets Attackers Inject Malicious HTML Input
A critical Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability has been discovered in the popular PhpSpreadsheet library, allowing attackers to inject malicious HTML input when processing spreadsheet documents. The vulnerability, assigned CVE-2025-54370, affects multiple versions of the phpoffice/phpspreadsheet package and carries a high severity rating with CVSS…
CISA Alerts on Git Arbitrary File Write Flaw Actively Exploited
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert regarding a critical vulnerability in Git (CVE-2025-48384) that enables arbitrary file writes and has already been observed in active exploitation campaigns. The flaw arises from Git’s inconsistent handling…
Threat Actors Update Android Droppers to Remain Effective with Even Simple Malware
Threat actors are increasingly refining Android droppers to circumvent enhanced security measures, extending their utility beyond sophisticated banking trojans to simpler malware variants like SMS stealers and basic spyware. Historically, droppers served as innocuous entry points for payloads requiring elevated…
Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios
I wrote about this in 2023. Here’s the story: Three Dutch security analysts discovered the vulnerabilities—five in total—in a European radio standard called TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), which is used in radios made by Motorola, Damm, Hytera, and others. The…
Farmers Insurance harvests bad news: 1.1M customers snared in data breach
Crims raided third-party systems and lifted personal data, including license numbers and partial SSNs US insurance giant Farmers Insurance says more than a million customers had personal data nicked after a third-party vendor was compromised.… This article has been indexed…
Docker Desktop Vulnerability Leads to Host Compromise
A critical vulnerability in Docker Desktop allows attackers to modify the filesystem of Windows hosts to become administrators. The post Docker Desktop Vulnerability Leads to Host Compromise appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…
Chinese UNC6384 Hackers Use Valid Code-Signing Certificates to Evade Detection
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has uncovered a multifaceted cyber espionage operation attributed to the PRC-nexus threat actor UNC6384, believed to be associated with TEMP.Hex (also known as Mustang Panda). This campaign, aligned with China’s strategic interests, primarily targeted diplomats…
Users of WhatsApp Desktop on Windows Face Code Execution Risk Via Python
A critical security risk has emerged for Windows users of WhatsApp Desktop who also have Python installed. Attackers can exploit a flaw in how WhatsApp Desktop handles .pyz (Python archive) files, delivering arbitrary code execution on the victim’s machine with a single…