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Cisco Discloses Critical RCE Flaw in Firewall Management Software

Cisco has issued a software update to address the vulnerability, which can allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary shell commands This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cisco Discloses Critical RCE Flaw in Firewall…

Majority of Organizations Ship Vulnerable Code, Study Finds

A new Checkmarx study reveals that AI-generated code now accounts for over 60% of codebases in some companies, much of which contains known vulnerabilities This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Majority of Organizations Ship Vulnerable…

Authorized Push Payment Fraud a National Security Risk to UK, Report Finds

A RUSI report warned that money mules are exploiting inadequate security controls in smaller payment service providers to move fraudulent transactions about This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Authorized Push Payment Fraud a National Security…

KernelSU v0.5.7 Flaw Lets Android Apps Gain Root Access

A flaw in KernelSU 0.5.7 allows attackers to impersonate its manager app and gain root access to Android devices This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: KernelSU v0.5.7 Flaw Lets Android Apps Gain Root Access

Malvertising Campaign Deploys Modular PowerShell Malware PS1Bot

An ongoing malware campaign has been observed using malvertising to deliver PS1Bot, a PowerShell-based framework This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Malvertising Campaign Deploys Modular PowerShell Malware PS1Bot

Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerability Sees Spike in Exploitation Attempts

A critical RCE vulnerability in Erlang’s OTP SSH daemon has been identified that allows unauthenticated command execution This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerability Sees Spike in Exploitation Attempts

Deepfake AI Trading Scams Target Global Investors

AI-powered trading platforms have been observed exploiting deepfake technology to trick investors with fake endorsements This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Deepfake AI Trading Scams Target Global Investors

Staffing Company Manpower Discloses Large-Scale Data Breach

The personal data of almost 145,000 people who were registered in Manpower’s systems was compromised This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Staffing Company Manpower Discloses Large-Scale Data Breach

St. Paul’s Mayor Confirms Interlock Data Leak

Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, Melvin Carter, confirmed that employee data was published online by the Interlock ransomware gang This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: St. Paul’s Mayor Confirms Interlock Data Leak

US Authorities Seize $1m from BlackSuit Ransomware Group

The US Department of Justice has announced the seizure of domains, servers and $1m in proceeds from the BlackSuit ransomware group This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Authorities Seize $1m from BlackSuit Ransomware Group

Microsoft Fixes Over 100 CVEs on August Patch Tuesday

Microsoft announced updates for 107 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday, including one zero-day This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Microsoft Fixes Over 100 CVEs on August Patch Tuesday

Hacker Alleges Russian Government Role in Kaseya Cyber-Attack

In a new investigation launched at DEFCON 33, Analyst1’s Jon DiMaggio revealed probable Russian government involvement in the Kaseya attack This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Hacker Alleges Russian Government Role in Kaseya Cyber-Attack

GPT-5 Safeguards Bypassed Using Storytelling-Driven Jailbreak

A new technique has bypassed GPT-5’s safety systems via narrative-driven steering to elicit harmful output This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: GPT-5 Safeguards Bypassed Using Storytelling-Driven Jailbreak

29,000 Servers Remain Unpatched Against Microsoft Exchange Flaw

Over 29,000 Microsoft Exchange servers remain unpatched against a vulnerability that could allow attackers to seize control of entire domains in hybrid cloud environments This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: 29,000 Servers Remain Unpatched Against…

Home Office Phishing Scam Targets UK Immigration Sponsors

The sophisticated campaign aims to steal credentials of sponsor license holders to facilitate immigration fraud, extortion and other monetization schemes This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Home Office Phishing Scam Targets UK Immigration Sponsors

Cybercriminals Exploit Low-Cost Initial Access Broker Market

Rapid7 found that threat actors are able to purchase low-cost initial access broker services, with many packages offering a variety of options This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cybercriminals Exploit Low-Cost Initial Access Broker Market

MITRE: Russian APT28’s LameHug, a Pilot for Future AI Cyber-Attacks

While “fairly primitive”, APT28’s LameHug was a testbed for future AI-powered attacks, said two MITRE experts during Black Hat USA 2025 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: MITRE: Russian APT28’s LameHug, a Pilot for Future…

Financial Services Could Be Next in Line for ShinyHunters

New threat intelligence points to targeting of financial services and technology sectors by ShinyHunters group This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Financial Services Could Be Next in Line for ShinyHunters

Hackers Raid Dutch Lab, Stealing Data on 500,000 Patients

Threat actors have stolen data on at least half a million cancer screening patients This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Hackers Raid Dutch Lab, Stealing Data on 500,000 Patients

New WinRAR Zero-Day Exploited by RomCom Hackers

A flaw in WinRAR, tracked as CVE-2025-8088, has been exploited by the RomCom group to deploy malware This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New WinRAR Zero-Day Exploited by RomCom Hackers

Connex Credit Union Breach Exposes 172,000 Members’ Data

A cyber-attack at Connex Credit Union has compromised data of 172,000 individuals, including sensitive information This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Connex Credit Union Breach Exposes 172,000 Members’ Data

Embargo Ransomware Gang Amasses $34.2m in Attack Proceeds

TRM Labs observed crypto payments worth $34.2m moved from victims addresses to a range of destinations likely associated with the group This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Embargo Ransomware Gang Amasses $34.2m in Attack Proceeds

Eight Countries Face EU Action Over NIS2 Deadline Failings

Eight European countries have yet to transpose NIS2 into law, exposing them to regulatory action This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Eight Countries Face EU Action Over NIS2 Deadline Failings

UK Red Teamers “Deeply Skeptical” of AI

Commercial red team experts believe AI’s current impact on cyber is overstated This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: UK Red Teamers “Deeply Skeptical” of AI

Australian Regulator Sues Optus Over 2022 Data Breach

The Information Commissioner has applied for a civil penalty against Optus following the 2022 data breach that exposed the personal details of 9.5 million Australians This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Australian Regulator Sues Optus…

US Federal Judiciary Tightens Security Following Escalated Cyber-Attacks

The judiciary announced stronger protections for its case management system following reports of a major breach of sensitive court documents in multiple states This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Federal Judiciary Tightens Security Following…

Bouygues Telecom Data Breach Exposes 6.4 Million Customer Records

Bouygues Telecom revealed the attackers stole personal data of 6.4 million customers, including contact details, contractual data and international bank account numbers This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Bouygues Telecom Data Breach Exposes 6.4 Million…

Google Among Victims in Ongoing Salesforce Data Theft Campaign

Google confirms it was among the victims of an ongoing data theft campaign targeting Salesforce instances, where publicly available business names and contact details were retrieved by the threat actor This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original…

SonicWall: Attacks Linked to Legacy Bug and Password Use

SonicWall has claimed an uptick in Akira ransomware intrusions is due to legacy password use This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: SonicWall: Attacks Linked to Legacy Bug and Password Use

#BHUSA: Security Researchers Uncover Critical Flaws in Axis CCTV Software

Claroty researchers have uncovered four vulnerabilities in a proprietary protocol used by surveillance equipment manufacturer Axis Communications This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: #BHUSA: Security Researchers Uncover Critical Flaws in Axis CCTV Software

Clinical Data Stolen in Cyber-Attack on Kidney Dialysis Provider DaVita

The incident, reported to be ransomware-related, has resulted in attackers stealing sensitive personal and clinical data, including lab test results This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Clinical Data Stolen in Cyber-Attack on Kidney Dialysis Provider…

US Authorities Extradite Nigerian Man Accused of Hacking and Fraud

A Nigerian man accused of hacking, fraud and identity theft has been extradited from France to the US to face charges This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Authorities Extradite Nigerian Man Accused of Hacking…

#BHUSA: Exploring the Top Cyber Threats Facing Agentic AI Systems

During the pre-Black Hat AI Summit, Sean Morgan, Protect AI’s Chief Architect, highlighted the three most prominent security risks of using AI agents This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: #BHUSA: Exploring the Top Cyber Threats…

#BHUSA: Malware Complexity Jumps 127% in Six Months

Adversaries are prioritizing stealth over scale, according to OPSWAT’s latest Threat Landscape Report This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: #BHUSA: Malware Complexity Jumps 127% in Six Months

Ransomware Actors Expand Tactics Beyond Encryption and Exfiltration

Ransomware actors deploy a range of activities to make it harder for victims to recover and increase the consequences of not paying demands This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ransomware Actors Expand Tactics Beyond Encryption…

Chanel and Pandora Breached as Salesforce Campaign Continues

Chanel and Pandora have revealed data breaches reportedly linked to attacks on their Salesforce instances This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Chanel and Pandora Breached as Salesforce Campaign Continues

Chinese Smishing Campaigns Compromise up to 115 Million US Payment Cards

SecAlliance highlighted the evolution in smishing campaigns orchestrated by Chinese syndicates, which exploit digital wallet tokenization This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Chinese Smishing Campaigns Compromise up to 115 Million US Payment Cards

Critical Vulnerabilities Found in NVIDIA’s Triton Inference Server

Critical vulnerabilities in NVIDIA’s Triton Inference Server, discovered by researchers, could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain full server control through remote code execution This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Critical Vulnerabilities Found in NVIDIA’s Triton…

Cybersecurity Teams Hit by Lowest Budget Growth in Five Years

IANS found that stagnant budget growth rates have significantly impacted CISOs ability to increase their teams’ headcount This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cybersecurity Teams Hit by Lowest Budget Growth in Five Years

Pro-Iran Hackers Aligned Cyber with Kinetic War Aims

SecurityScorecard analysis highlights wide variety of Iranian threat actors and coordination with military activity This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Pro-Iran Hackers Aligned Cyber with Kinetic War Aims

AI Fuels Record Number of Fraud Cases

Cifas noted a record number of filings in its National Fraud Database for the first half of 2025 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: AI Fuels Record Number of Fraud Cases

Ghost in the Zip Reveals Expanding Ecosystem Behind PXA Stealer

Python-based PXA Stealer has stolen data from more than 4000 victims in over 62 countries, according to SentinalLabs This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ghost in the Zip Reveals Expanding Ecosystem Behind PXA Stealer

Uptick in Akira Ransomware Actors Targeting SonicWall VPNs

Arctic Wolf has spotted an increase in Akira ransomware attacks targeting SonicWall SSL VPNs This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Uptick in Akira Ransomware Actors Targeting SonicWall VPNs

Pwn2Own Offers $1m for Zero-Click WhatsApp Exploit

The Pwn2Own competition is offering a $1m reward to any teams able to unearth a WhatsApp code execution exploit This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Pwn2Own Offers $1m for Zero-Click WhatsApp Exploit

#BHUSA: Cloud Intrusions Skyrocket in 2025

CrowdStrike revealed the surge in cloud intrusions was partly driven by a 40% increase in Chinese-state actors exploiting these environments This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: #BHUSA: Cloud Intrusions Skyrocket in 2025

Secret Blizzard Targets Moscow-Based Embassies in New Espionage Campaign

Microsoft has observed Russian state actor Secret Blizzard using an AiTM position to gain initial access, assisted by official domestic intercept systems This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Secret Blizzard Targets Moscow-Based Embassies in New…

Staggering 800% Rise in Infostealer Credential Theft

Flashpoint data reveals an 800% increase in credentials stolen via infostealers in just six months This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Staggering 800% Rise in Infostealer Credential Theft

UK Leads the Way with £15m AI Alignment Project

The UK’s AI Security Institute has announced a new AI misalignment research program This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: UK Leads the Way with £15m AI Alignment Project

Android Malware Targets Banking Users Through Discord Channels

The DoubleTrouble Android banking Trojan has evolved, using Discord for delivery and introducing several new features This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Android Malware Targets Banking Users Through Discord Channels

Ransomware Attacks Escalate to Physical Threats Against Executives

Semperis found that executives were physically threatened in 40% of ransomware incidents, in a bid to pressure victims to pay demands This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ransomware Attacks Escalate to Physical Threats Against Executives

Cybercriminals ‘Spooked’ After Scattered Spider Arrests

The arrest of members of the Scattered Spider cyber-attack group have temporarily halted new intrusions, however, similar threat actors continue to pose risks This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cybercriminals ‘Spooked’ After Scattered Spider Arrests

Hafnium Tied to Advanced Chinese Surveillance Tools

A SentinelLabs report has revealed patents linked to firms aiding China’s cyber-espionage operations, exposing new capabilities This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Hafnium Tied to Advanced Chinese Surveillance Tools

Hidden Backdoor Found in ATM Network via Raspberry Pi

A covert ATM attack used a Raspberry Pi to breach bank systems, employing stealthy malware and anti-forensics techniques This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Hidden Backdoor Found in ATM Network via Raspberry Pi

Third of Exploited Vulnerabilities Weaponized Within a Day of Disclosure

32.1% of vulnerabilities listed in VulnCheck’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog were weaponized before being detected or within the following day This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Third of Exploited Vulnerabilities Weaponized Within a Day of…

Data Breach Costs Fall for First Time in Five Years

IBM found that the global average cost of a data breach has fallen by 9% compared to 2024, driven by improved detection and containment This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Data Breach Costs Fall for…

US Tops Hit List as 396 SharePoint Systems Compromised Globally

A total of 396 compromised Microsoft SharePoint systems have been identified globally, affecting 145 organizations across 41 countries in the wake of the ToolShell zero-day vulnerability This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Tops Hit…

OWASP Launches Agentic AI Security Guidance

The comprehensive guidance focuses on technical recommendations for securing agentic AI applications, from development to deployment This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: OWASP Launches Agentic AI Security Guidance

French Telco Orange Hit by Cyber-Attack

Some of Orange’s professional and consumer services may be disrupted for a few days because of the cyber incident This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: French Telco Orange Hit by Cyber-Attack

Auto-Color Backdoor Malware Exploits SAP Vulnerability

Backdoor malware Auto-Color targets Linux systems, exploiting SAP NetWeaver flaw CVE-2025-31324 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Auto-Color Backdoor Malware Exploits SAP Vulnerability

FBI Seizes $2.4m in Crypto from Chaos Ransomware Gang

The federal government has applied for forfeiture of the funds, which were seized by FBI Dallas in April 2025 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: FBI Seizes $2.4m in Crypto from Chaos Ransomware Gang

Pro-Ukraine Hacktivists Ground Dozens of Aeroflot Flights

Two pro-Ukraine hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a destructive attack on Aeroflot This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Pro-Ukraine Hacktivists Ground Dozens of Aeroflot Flights

New Scattered Spider Tactics Target VMware vSphere Environments

Scattered Spider has targeted VMware vSphere environments, exploiting retail, airline and insurance sectors This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New Scattered Spider Tactics Target VMware vSphere Environments

Third-Party Breach Impacts Majority of Allianz Life US Customers

Insurance firm Allianz Life said that a threat actor accessed personally identifiable information of the majority of its 1.4 million US customers This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Third-Party Breach Impacts Majority of Allianz Life…

Naval Group Denies Hack Claims, Alleges “Reputational Attack”

Despite claims by a hacker, French defense company Naval Group has detected no intrusions into its IT environments at the time of writing This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Naval Group Denies Hack Claims, Alleges…

Dating App Breach Exposes Images of 13,000 Women

Dating app Tea has been compromised by a hacker, resulting in the exposure of 13,000 selfies This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Dating App Breach Exposes Images of 13,000 Women

Prolonged Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign Targets VMware Appliances

Sygnia observed Chinese cyber campaign dubbed Fire Ant deploying sophisticated techniques to gain full compromise of victim environments, discovering isolated assets This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Prolonged Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign Targets VMware Appliances

New Chaos Ransomware Emerges, Launches Wave of Attacks

Cisco Talos warned that the Chaos group, thought to be formed of former BlackSuit members, has launched a wave of attacks targeted a variety of sectors This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New Chaos Ransomware…

Malware Campaign Masquerades as Dating Apps to Steal Data

A large-scale malware campaign known as SarangTrap has been observed using fake dating apps to steal personal data, targeting South Korean users This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Malware Campaign Masquerades as Dating Apps to…

FBI Exposes The Com’s Criminal Activities and Involvement of Minors

The US FBI has issued public announcements warning families of The Com, an online criminal network involving minors in various illicit activities This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: FBI Exposes The Com’s Criminal Activities and…