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ESET Flags Rising Threat of AI-Driven Malware and Ransomware

The cybersecurity landscape entered a critical new era in the second half of 2025 as AI-powered malware transitioned from theoretical threat to tangible reality, while the ransomware-as-a-service economy expanded at an unprecedented pace. According to ESET Research’s latest Threat Report,…

70,000+ MongoDB Servers Exposed After MongoBleed PoC Released

Over 74,000 MongoDB database servers remain vulnerable to a critical security flaw after proof-of-concept exploit code for the MongoBleed vulnerability became publicly available. The Shadowserver Foundation reports that 74,854 exposed MongoDB instances are running unpatched versions susceptible to CVE-2025-14847, representing…

EmEditor Website Breach Used to Spread Infostealer Malware

The popular text editor EmEditor fell victim to a sophisticated supply chain attack between December 19-22, 2025, in which attackers compromised the official website to distribute malware-laced installation packages. Emurasoft, Inc., the software’s developer, confirmed on December 23 that malicious…

Unpatched FortiGate Security Flaw Allows Attackers to Bypass 2FA Controls

A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in FortiGate devices enables threat actors to circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA) protections through case-sensitive username manipulation. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-12812, affects organizations with specific LDAP integration configurations and remains exploitable on unpatched systems. The…

Microsoft Enhances BitLocker with Hardware Acceleration Support

Microsoft has officially announced a major upgrade to its encryption technology with the introduction of hardware-accelerated BitLocker. Revealed by Microsoft’s Rafal Sosnowski following the Ignite conference, this new feature is designed to solve performance bottlenecks that have plagued high-speed storage…