As cyberattacks become more sophisticated and frequent, organizations face unprecedented risks to their digital assets, reputations, and operational continuity. Cybercrime costs are rising rapidly, underscoring the urgent need for proactive defense mechanisms. Threat intelligence has emerged as a critical tool…
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Incident Response Teams Call For Unified Logging Standards In Breach Scenarios
In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, incident response teams are increasingly advocating for unified logging standards to effectively combat security breaches. The absence of standardized logging practices creates significant blind spots, hampering swift detection and response to potential threats. With…
Windows 11 Escalation Vulnerability Let Attackers Gain Admin Access Within 300 Milliseconds
A critical vulnerability in Windows 11 allowed attackers to escalate from a low-privileged user to full system administrator rights in just 300 milliseconds. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24076, exploits a weakness in Windows 11’s “Mobile devices” feature through a sophisticated…
Using Threat Intelligence To Combat Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) represent some of the most sophisticated cyber threats organizations face today. Unlike conventional attacks, APTs involve stealthy, persistent adversaries who establish long-term footholds in networks to extract valuable data or cause significant damage. In the current…
Critical Chrome Vulnerability Let Attackers Steal Data & Gain Unauthorized Access
Google has issued an urgent security update for its Chrome browser after two critical vulnerabilities were discovered. These vulnerabilities could allow attackers to steal sensitive data and gain unauthorized access to users’ systems. The flaws, identified as CVE-2025-3619 and CVE-2025-3620,…
Microsoft 365 Outage – Admins are Unable to Access the Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Microsoft 365 administrators faced significant challenges today as an ongoing outage prevented access to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center and the Exchange Admin Center (EAC). The issue, reported by the official Microsoft 365 Status account on X (@MSFT365Status) and is…
MITRE’s Support for CVE Program Set to Expire! – Internal Letter Leaked Online
A letter from MITRE, dated April 15, 2025, has leaked online claimed to be revealed from a reliable source that the organization’s contract to support the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program is due to expire today, April 16, 2025,…
How and Why Threat Hunting Teams Investigate Linux Malware Attacks
Linux cyber threats are less widespread than Windows ones yet it can make them even more dangerous. Underestimated and under-anticipated, they stab endpoints and networks in the back, bringing operational disruption and financial loss. It’s true that individual desktop users…
Data Poisoning: The Next Evolution of Ransomware That No One is Ready For
For many years, ransomware has been associated with online extortion, causing businesses to become immobilized as they attempt to recover encrypted data. With cybersecurity teams preparing for these direct attacks, organizations have become accustomed to the risk of frozen systems…
Why 78% of Security Leaders Are Rethinking Their Entire Cyber Strategy in 2025
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape of 2025, cybersecurity has reached an inflection point that has prompted an unprecedented reassessment among security professionals. According to recent industry analysis, 78% of security leaders are completely rethinking their cyber strategies a striking…
Spotting Phishing Attacks with Image Verification Techniques
An interconnected digital landscape differentiates the current era from previous ones, as using the internet for various personal and professional purposes was uncommon then. While this phenomenon has eased multiple tasks for people of different demographics, it has also resulted…
New PasivRobber Malware Steals Data From macOS Systems and Applications
A sophisticated Chinese spyware suite dubbed “PasivRobber” that targets macOS devices, with particular focus on harvesting data from communication applications popular among Chinese users. The multi-binary malware package demonstrates advanced technical capabilities for data exfiltration and persistence. On March 13,…
Hackers Exploiting EC2 Instance Metadata Vulnerability to Attacks Websites Hosted
A newly uncovered campaign targeting websites hosted on Amazon EC2 instances has raised alarms across the cybersecurity community. Since mid-March 2025, threat actors have been exploiting a combination of Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities and Amazon’s EC2 Instance Metadata Service…
Microsoft Disables ActiveX by Default in 365 to Block Malware Execution by Hackers
Microsoft has taken a critical step to enhance security across its productivity suite by disabling ActiveX controls by default in Microsoft 365 applications. This significant security update, which began rolling out earlier this month, aims to reduce the risk of…
Malicious JScript Loader Jailbreaked to Uncover Xworm Payload Execution Flow
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated multi-stage attack chain utilizing JScript to deliver dangerous malware payloads. The attack, which employs a complex obfuscation technique, ultimately delivers either XWorm or Rhadamanthys malware depending on the victim’s geographic location. This loader operates…
Microsoft Asks Windows 11 Users Not to Delete Mysterious “inetpub” Folder
A seemingly empty folder appearing on Windows systems after recent security updates has raised concerns among users, but Microsoft confirms it’s an intentional security measure that should remain untouched. The directory, typically located at C:\inetpub, serves as a crucial component…
Newly Purchased Android Phones With Pre-installed Malware Mimic as WhatsApp
A sophisticated cryptocurrency theft operation has been uncovered where brand-new Android smartphones arrive with pre-installed malware masquerading as legitimate WhatsApp applications. Threat actors have infiltrated the supply chain of several Chinese smartphone manufacturers, embedding malicious code directly into system applications…
ChatGPT’s Image Generator Leveraged to Create Fake Passport
Researchers have recently discovered that OpenAI’s ChatGPT image generation feature can be manipulated to create convincing fake passports with minimal effort. This capability, introduced on March 25, 2025, for ChatGPT-4o and ChatGPT-4o mini models and made freely available to all…
New Update – Your Android Device To Restart Automatically If You Kept Idle
Google has introduced a significant security enhancement for Android devices that automatically reboots phones and tablets after extended periods of inactivity. This new auto-restart feature, included in the latest Google Play services update (version 25.14), represents an important step forward…
Microsoft Teams File Sharing Outage, Users Unable to Share Files
Microsoft Teams users encountered a significant disruption in file-sharing capabilities on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, as the company confirmed an ongoing investigation into the issue. The problem, which affects the ability to share files within the Teams platform, was first…