An optional non-security update, KB5077241, has been released for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2, improving overall functionality, performance, and reliability without addressing security vulnerabilities. The release, which brings the OS builds to 26200.7922 and 26100.7922, includes enhancements to user…
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Microsoft Warns of Hackers Attacking Developers with Malicious Next.js Repositories
A coordinated attack campaign is actively targeting software developers through malicious repositories disguised as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessment materials. The attackers rely on job-themed lures, presenting fake recruitment challenges that convince developers to clone and run poisoned code…
Multiple Vulnerabilities in CPSD CryptoPro Secure Disk for BitLocker Allow Root Access and Credential Theft
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in CryptoPro Secure Disk (CPSD) for BitLocker, a widely used encryption solution. These flaws could allow an attacker with physical access to a device to gain persistent root access and steal sensitive credentials. The issues…
Threat Actors Exploit Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability to Gain RDP Access, Deploy LockBit Ransomware
Threat actors recently abused a critical Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability to gain deep access to a Windows environment, eventually deploying LockBit ransomware over RDP. The attack shows how failing to patch CVE-2023-46604 can give adversaries repeat access and time to turn an initial…
Threat Actors Exploit Apache ActiveMQ Server Vulnerability to Gain RDP Access and Deploy LockBit Ransomware
A critical vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ has been actively exploited by threat actors, leading to a full LockBit ransomware deployment across an enterprise network. Attackers leveraged CVE-2023-46604, a remote code execution flaw in the ActiveMQ messaging broker, to break into…
Cyber valuations climb as capital concentrates, AI security expands
Venture funding in cybersecurity continued to concentrate in large private rounds at the end of 2025, driving valuations higher across stages. Data from DataTribe shows total capital invested approached $150 billion for the year, with a disproportionate share flowing into…
Microsoft adds domain libraries and Copilot integration to the quantum development kit
The Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK) is an open-source toolkit that runs on laptops and in common development environments. It includes code, simulators, libraries, and workflows that work with Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot. Integration with these tools gives…
CISA Confirms Active Exploitation of FileZen CVE-2026-25108 Vulnerability
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a recently disclosed vulnerability in FileZen to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-25108 (CVSS v4 score: 8.7), is a…
OAuth Vulnerabilities in Entra ID Could Exploit ChatGPT to Breach User Email Accounts
OAuth consent attacks in Microsoft Entra ID are giving threat actors a stealthy path to cloud email, and even trusted apps like ChatGPT can become a vehicle if permissions are abused. In this hypothetical case, a user in an Entra…
Threat intelligence supply chain is full of weak links, researchers find
And they’re being stressed by geopolitical concerns that threaten to slow important data-sharing efforts Researchers from Georgia Tech have found that the supply chain for threat intelligence data is susceptible to adversarial action, and proposed a method to improve data…
Airline brands become launchpads for phishing, crypto fraud
Airline brands sit at the center of peak travel booking cycles, loyalty programs, and high value transactions. Criminal groups continue to register thousands of lookalike domains tied to these brands, targeting travelers, employees, and business partners. Recent threat intelligence from…
Microsoft Alerts Developers of Malicious Next.js Repositories Used in Ongoing Hacker Attacks
Microsoft has warned that threat actors are weaponizing malicious Next.js repositories to compromise developers through what appear to be legitimate projects and recruiting‑style technical assessments. The campaign abuses normal workflows in Visual Studio Code and Node.js to reach a staged…
IBM X-Force Report Surfaces Increased Exploitation of Public-Facing Apps
An analysis of cybersecurity attacks published today by the X-Force arm of IBM finds there was a 44% increase in the exploitation of public-facing applications in 2025. More troubling still, out of the 40,000 vulnerabilities tracked by IBM X-Force, more…
Edge systems take the brunt of internet-wide exploitation attempts
Internet-facing VPNs, routers, and remote access services absorbed sustained exploitation attempts throughout the second half of 2025, with nearly 3 billion malicious sessions recorded over 162 days. The concentration on edge infrastructure aligns with how attackers pursue initial access across…
Discord Finds Age Identification May Have Privacy Concerns
Discord Drops Persona Age Verification, SolarWinds Serv-U Critical RCEs, Splunk Windows Priv Esc, and Smart TV Screenshot Surveillance Lawsuits In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers Discord ending its age-verification experiment with Persona after user backlash and…
US Sanctions Exploit Brokers Behind Theft of Government Cyber Tools
The United States Department of the Treasury has taken decisive action against a network of exploit brokers responsible for trafficking stolen government cyber tools. On February 24, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Russian national Sergey Zelenyuk and…
US Sanctions Network of Exploit Brokers That Stole US Government Cyber Tools
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on February 24, 2026, designated Russian national Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk and his St. Petersburg-based company Matrix LLC operating publicly as Operation Zero, along with five associated individuals and…
GitHub Copilot Exploited to Perform Full Repository Takeover via Passive Prompt Injection
A critical AI-driven vulnerability in GitHub Codespaces, dubbed RoguePilot, that enabled attackers to silently hijack a repository by embedding malicious instructions inside a GitHub Issue. The flaw, uncovered by researchers at the Orca Research Pod, exploits the seamless integration between…
Anthropic Claude Exposes Distillation Attacks by Chinese AI Labs
Anthropic has sounded a major alarm in the AI industry, revealing that it has detected and disrupted massive,… The post Anthropic Claude Exposes Distillation Attacks by Chinese AI Labs appeared first on Hackers Online Club. This article has been indexed…
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9824, (Wed, Feb 25th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, February 25th, 2026…