Tag: Cyber Security News

Threat Actors Leveraging AES Cryptography For Payload Protection

Several sophisticated multi-stage malware campaigns were revealed by recent findings from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have employing advanced encryption techniques to evade detection. Threat actors are increasingly using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in combination with code virtualization to…

U.S. Halts Cyber Operations Targeting Russia

The United States has paused offensive cyber operations against Russia under an order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, causing debates over geopolitical strategy and domestic cybersecurity priorities.  While U.S. Cyber Command—a Unified Combatant Command overseeing military cyber operations—adheres to the…

Attackers Automating Vulnerability Exploits with Few Hours of Disclosure

The cybersecurity landscape of 2024 witnessed an unprecedented increase in mass internet exploitation, driven by attackers’ ability to automate vulnerability exploits within hours of disclosure.  GreyNoise’s 2025 Mass Internet Exploitation Report reveals a systematic industrialization of cyberattacks, with threat actors…

HiveOS Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Commands

Security researchers have uncovered three critical vulnerabilities in Extreme Networks’ IQ Engine (HiveOS) that collectively enable authenticated attackers to escalate privileges, decrypt passwords, and execute arbitrary commands on affected systems.  The flaws—tracked as CVE-2025-27229, CVE-2025-27228, and CVE-2025-27227—were disclosed through coordinated…

North Korean IT Workers Using Astrill VPN To Hide Their IPs

Cybersecurity firm Silent Push have confirmed recently that North Korean IT workers continue to utilize Astrill VPN services to hide their true IP addresses when seeking employment with international companies. This finding, originally reported by Google’s Mandiant in September 2024,…

US Army Soldier Arrested for Hacking 15 Telecom Carriers

U.S. Army Specialist Cameron John Wagenius, 21, is charged with federal offenses for allegedly hacking at least 15 telecom companies and trying to extort a major provider while leveraging stolen call detail records (CDRs) of high-ranking officials. The U.S. Department…