Emerging quietly in mid-2025, the XWorm backdoor has evolved into a deceptively sophisticated threat that preys on both user confidence and system conventions. Initial reports surfaced when organizations noted a sudden uptick in obscure .lnk-based phishing emails masquerading as benign…
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Threat Actors Attack PayPal Users in New Account Profile Set up Scam
A sophisticated phishing campaign targeting PayPal’s massive user base has emerged, utilizing deceptive “Set up your account profile” emails to compromise user accounts through an ingenious secondary user addition scheme. The attack leverages advanced email spoofing techniques and psychological manipulation…
Chinese APT Hackers Exploit Router Vulnerabilities to Infiltrate Enterprise Environments
Over the past several years, a concerted campaign by Chinese state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups has exploited critical vulnerabilities in enterprise-grade routers to establish long-term footholds within global telecommunications and government networks. These actors, often identified under monikers such…
Massive IPTV Hosted Across More Than 1,000 Domains and Over 10,000 IP Addresses
A sprawling network of illicit Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services has been discovered, operating across more than 1,100 domains and in excess of 10,000 IP addresses. This sprawling infrastructure, which has remained active for several years, delivers unauthorized streams of…
Fintech foils bank heist, NotDoor backdoor, Salesloft-Drift impact continues drifting
Fintech foils bank heist NotDoor backdoor Salesloft-Drift impact continues drifting Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with…
Google Keeps Chrome Browser Under Search Monopoly Ruling
Ruling in US district court allows Google to avoid divestments, but bans exclusive distribution deals, forces search data-sharing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Keeps Chrome Browser Under Search Monopoly Ruling
Google Alerts to Active Exploitation of Sitecore Zero-Day Flaw
Security teams have issued a warning after Google researchers detected active attacks exploiting a new zero-day vulnerability in Sitecore products. Tracked as CVE-2025-53690, this flaw allows attackers to run code on unpatched servers by tampering with the ViewState mechanism in ASP.NET.…
Report: 70% of iPhone users considering an upgrade to iPhone 17 – and it’s not AI related
The iPhone 17 is almost here. Are you upgrading? This article has been indexed from Latest news Read the original article: Report: 70% of iPhone users considering an upgrade to iPhone 17 – and it’s not AI related
TLS Certificate Mis-Issuance Exposes 1.1.1.1 DNS Service to Exploitation
Security researchers revealed that three unauthorized TLS certificates were issued in May 2025 for 1.1.1.1, the widely used public DNS service run by Cloudflare and APNIC. These certificates, improperly issued by the Fina RDC 2020 certificate authority, could allow attackers…
New Scam Targets PayPal Users During Account Profile Setup
A highly sophisticated phishing campaign is targeting PayPal users with a deceptive email designed to grant scammers direct access to their accounts. The attack, which has been circulating for at least a month, uses a clever trick that bypasses traditional…
Hackers Exploit X’s Grok AI to Push Malicious Links Through Ads
Malicious actors have found a new way to slip harmful links into X’s promoted posts by tricking Grok, the platform’s AI assistant. Although X explicitly bans links in paid promotions to curb malvertising, scammers now harness Grok’s content amplification to…
Apache DolphinScheduler Default Permissions Vulnerability Fixed – Update Now
A critical security vulnerability affecting Apache DolphinScheduler’s default permission system has been identified and patched, prompting urgent update recommendations from the Apache Software Foundation. The vulnerability, which stems from overly permissive default configurations in the popular workflow scheduling platform, allows…
New Dire Wolf Ransomware Attack Windows Systems, Deletes Event Logs and Backup-Related Data
A sophisticated new ransomware strain known as Dire Wolf has emerged as a significant threat to organizations worldwide, combining advanced encryption techniques with destructive anti-recovery capabilities. The malware group first appeared in May 2025 and has since targeted 16 organizations…
1,100 Ollama AI Servers Exposed to Internet With 20% of Them are Vulnerable
A comprehensive security investigation has uncovered a disturbing reality in the artificial intelligence infrastructure landscape: more than 1,100 instances of Ollama, a popular framework for running large language models locally, have been discovered exposed directly to the internet. This widespread…
Mis-issued TLS Certificates for 1.1.1.1 DNS Service Enable Attackers to Decrypt Traffic
The discovery of three improperly issued TLS certificates for 1.1.1.1, the popular public DNS service from Cloudflare, and the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC). The certificates, which were issued in May 2025, could allow attackers to intercept and decrypt…
New Namespace Reuse Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution in Microsoft Azure AI, Google Vertex AI, and Hugging Face
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability in the artificial intelligence supply chain that enables attackers to achieve remote code execution across major cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure AI Foundry, Google Vertex AI, and thousands of open-source projects. The newly…
France fines Google, SHEIN, for undercooked Cookie policies that led to crummy privacy
Web giant and Chinese e-tailer whacked for dropping trackers without permission France’s data protection authority levied massive fines against Google and SHEIN for dropping cookies on customers without securing their permission, and also whacked Google for showing ads in email…
H2O-3 JDBC Deserialization Vulnerability (CVE-2025-6507)
Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that H2O-3 released a security update to fix the H2O-3 JDBC deserialization vulnerability (CVE-2025-6507); This vulnerability is a bypass of CVE-2024-45758 and CVE-2024-10553. Due to the deserialization flaw in the system’s JDBC connection processing logic,…
Cloudflare Fends Off A Record Breaking 11.5 Tbps DDoS Attack
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers the latest and most critical stories in the world of cyber threats and digital defense: • Cloudflare fends off a record-breaking 11.5 Tbps DDoS attack, highlighting the relentless scale and…
XWorm Malware Adopts New Infection Chain to Bypass Security Detection
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a sophisticated evolution in XWorm malware operations, with the backdoor campaign implementing advanced tactics to evade detection systems. The Trellix Advanced Research Center has documented this significant shift in the malware’s deployment strategy, revealing a deliberate…