Tag: cyber
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Pixnapping Attack Hijacks Google Authenticator 2FA Codes in Under 30 Seconds
Security researchers have unveiled a sophisticated new attack technique dubbed >>Pixnapping
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UEFI Shell Flaws Let Hackers Disable Secure Boot on Over 200,000 Laptops
Security researchers have uncovered critical vulnerabilities in signed UEFI shells that allow attackers to completely bypass Secure Boot protections on approximately 200,000 Framework laptops and desktops. These flaws expose a fundamental weakness in firmware security that could enable persistent, undetectable malware infections at the most privileged system level. The vulnerabilities center around legitimate diagnostic tools…
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Using Digital Twins to Model Cyber Risk: BS or BFF?
Digital twins are redefining cybersecurity by modeling real-time risk, unifying siloed data, and helping teams predict and prevent attacks before they happen. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/using-digital-twins-to-model-cyber-risk-bs-or-bff/
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Hackers Exploit Windows Remote Access Connection Manager 0-Day in Ongoing Attacks
Microsoft has confirmed active exploitation of a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager, designated as CVE-2025-59230. The security flaw, disclosed on October 14, 2025, allows attackers with limited system access to escalate their privileges to the highest level, gaining complete control over compromised systems. Zero-Day Vulnerability Enables System-Level Access The vulnerability…
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Hackers Exploit Windows Remote Access Connection Manager 0-Day in Ongoing Attacks
Microsoft has confirmed active exploitation of a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager, designated as CVE-2025-59230. The security flaw, disclosed on October 14, 2025, allows attackers with limited system access to escalate their privileges to the highest level, gaining complete control over compromised systems. Zero-Day Vulnerability Enables System-Level Access The vulnerability…
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Hackers Exploit Windows Remote Access Connection Manager 0-Day in Ongoing Attacks
Microsoft has confirmed active exploitation of a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager, designated as CVE-2025-59230. The security flaw, disclosed on October 14, 2025, allows attackers with limited system access to escalate their privileges to the highest level, gaining complete control over compromised systems. Zero-Day Vulnerability Enables System-Level Access The vulnerability…
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Using Digital Twins to Model Cyber Risk: BS or BFF?
Digital twins are redefining cybersecurity by modeling real-time risk, unifying siloed data, and helping teams predict and prevent attacks before they happen. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/using-digital-twins-to-model-cyber-risk-bs-or-bff/
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Indiana city confirms ransomware hackers behind September incident
Michigan City, Indiana, has confirmed that a damaging cyber incident in September that impacted government systems was a ransomware attack. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/michigan-indiana-city-ransomware
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Feds sanction Cambodian conglomerate over cyber scams, seize $15 billion from chairman
The Treasury Department targeted the company, Prince Group, and 146 associated people and entities with sanctions. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/feds-sanction-cambodian-conglomerate-scams-seize-15-billion
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What is OT Breach Ready Cyber Defense?
Learn how microsegmentation builds OT breach ready cyber defense, limits lateral movement, and protects industrial systems from disruptions. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/what-is-ot-breach-ready-cyber-defense/
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What is OT Breach Ready Cyber Defense?
Learn how microsegmentation builds OT breach ready cyber defense, limits lateral movement, and protects industrial systems from disruptions. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/what-is-ot-breach-ready-cyber-defense/
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday October 2025 172 Vulnerabilities Fixed Along with 4 Zero-days
In its October 2025 Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft addressed a staggering 172 security vulnerabilities across its vast ecosystem, with four zero-day flaws stealing the spotlight, two of which are already being exploited in the wild. This massive security update targets a wide range of products, from Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office to Azure cloud…
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Beyond Alerts: Building Smarter, Context-Aware Threat Detection
Jeff Reed, chief product officer at Vectra AI, talks about the company’s latest advances in detection and response”, and how AI is transforming the way enterprises defend against modern cyber threats. Reed, who joined Vectra after years leading cloud security and product teams at Google, explains that traditional approaches to threat detection are no longer…
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Taiwan reports surge in Chinese cyber activity and disinformation efforts
Taiwan’s National Security Bureau says network intrusions and influence operations by China have increased this year, with critical infrastructure drawing the most attention. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/taiwan-nsb-report-china-surge-cyberattacks-influence-operations
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Check Point und HackShield fördern Cyber-Bewusstsein mit Spaßfaktor bei Kindern
Kinder wachsen heute selbstverständlich mit dem Internet auf oft jedoch ohne zu verstehen, welche Gefahren dort lauern. Genau hier setzt HackShield an: Die Plattform vermittelt Cyber-Kompetenz durch spannende Missionen First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/check-point-und-hackshield-foerdern-cyber-bewusstsein-mit-spassfaktor-bei-kindern/a42359/
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Criminal IP to Showcase ASM and CTI Innovations at GovWare 2025 in Singapore
Torrance, United States, October 14th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Criminal IP at Booth J30 – Sands Expo Singapore – October 21 23, 2025 Criminal IP, a global cybersecurity company, announced its participation in GovWare 2025, Asia’s largest cybersecurity conference, which will be held at the Sands Expo in Singapore from October 21 to 23. At the […]…
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Sweet Security Named Cloud Security Leader and CADR Leader in Latio Cloud Security Report
Tel Aviv, Israel, October 14th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Sweet Security, a leader in Runtime Cloud and AI security solutions, today announced that it has been recognized as both a Cloud Security Leader and a Cloud Application Detection & Response (CADR) Leader in the 2025 Cloud Security Report by James Berthoty of ‘Latio Tech.’ The 2025 Cloud…
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Hacker Group TA585 Emerges With Advanced Attack Infrastructure
A newly identified cybercrime group TA585 is running an advanced cyber operation distributing MonsterV2 malware First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ta585-advanced-attack/
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Senior Execs Falling Short on Cyber-Attack Preparedness, NCSC Warns
In a joint warning letter, UK ministers urged FTSE 350 CEOs to bolster cyber defenses First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/execs-falling-short-cyber/
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PolarEdge C2 Communication via Custom Binary Protocol with Custom TLS Server
In early 2025, security researchers unveiled a sophisticated botnet implant named PolarEdge, which relies on a bespoke TLS server and a proprietary binary protocol to carry out unauthenticated command-and-control operations. PolarEdge first emerged in January 2025 when honeypots monitoring Cisco routers captured suspicious traffic exploiting CVE-2023-20118. Attackers used a crafted HTTP request with the User-Agent…
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PolarEdge C2 Communication via Custom Binary Protocol with Custom TLS Server
In early 2025, security researchers unveiled a sophisticated botnet implant named PolarEdge, which relies on a bespoke TLS server and a proprietary binary protocol to carry out unauthenticated command-and-control operations. PolarEdge first emerged in January 2025 when honeypots monitoring Cisco routers captured suspicious traffic exploiting CVE-2023-20118. Attackers used a crafted HTTP request with the User-Agent…
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Förderung junger Cyber-Heroes
Tags: cyberÜber 500 000 Kinder weltweit nutzen bereits Hackshield, um ihre digitale Kompetenz zu stärken. Check Point unterstützt die Aktion nun mit freiwilligem Engagement, Expertise und Lerninhalten. Dazu kündigt der Sicherheitsexpert eine neue Partnerschaft mit Hackshield an, einer preisgekrönten Lernplattform, die Kindern im Alter von 8 bis 12 Jahren auf spielerische Weise Cyber-Kompetenz vermittelt. Das Ziel…
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Hackers Use Court-Themed Phishing to Deliver Info-Stealer Malware
A novel phishing campaign has emerged targeting Colombian users by abusing judicial notifications and weaponizing Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files. This sophisticated attack begins with a carefully crafted Spanish-language email impersonating the “17th Municipal Civil Court of the Bogotá Circuit,” complete with formal legal language and institutional details. The .SVG attachment named “Fiscalia General De…
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Hackers Use Court-Themed Phishing to Deliver Info-Stealer Malware
A novel phishing campaign has emerged targeting Colombian users by abusing judicial notifications and weaponizing Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files. This sophisticated attack begins with a carefully crafted Spanish-language email impersonating the “17th Municipal Civil Court of the Bogotá Circuit,” complete with formal legal language and institutional details. The .SVG attachment named “Fiscalia General De…
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Hackers Use Court-Themed Phishing to Deliver Info-Stealer Malware
A novel phishing campaign has emerged targeting Colombian users by abusing judicial notifications and weaponizing Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files. This sophisticated attack begins with a carefully crafted Spanish-language email impersonating the “17th Municipal Civil Court of the Bogotá Circuit,” complete with formal legal language and institutional details. The .SVG attachment named “Fiscalia General De…
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UK NCSC Reports 429 cyberattacks in a year, with nationally significant cases more than doubling
The UK’s NCSC handled 429 cyberattacks from Sept 2024Aug 2025, including 204 nationally significant cases, over double the previous year’s total. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported a record surge in major cyberattacks, responding to 429 incidents from September 2024 to August 2025, including 204 deemed “nationally significant”, more than double the previous…
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UK NCSC Reports 429 cyberattacks in a year, with nationally significant cases more than doubling
The UK’s NCSC handled 429 cyberattacks from Sept 2024Aug 2025, including 204 nationally significant cases, over double the previous year’s total. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported a record surge in major cyberattacks, responding to 429 incidents from September 2024 to August 2025, including 204 deemed “nationally significant”, more than double the previous…
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Discord Weaponized as C2 Server Across Popular Open-Source Package Repositories
Malicious packages on popular registries are abusing Discord webhooks to exfiltrate sensitive files and host telemetry, bypassing traditional C2 infrastructure and blending into legitimate HTTPS traffic. Discord webhooks are simple HTTPS URLs that accept POST requests; they require no credentials beyond possession of the URL, and traffic appears as innocent JSON over port 443. Socket’s…
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NCSC calls for action after rise in ‘nationally significant’ cyber incidents
National Cyber Security Centre says businesses should take action now as the number of nationally significant cyber incidents doubles First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366632664/NCSC-calls-for-action-after-rise-in-nationally-significant-cyber-incidents