Tag: cyber
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Italian Adviser Becomes Latest Target in Expanding Paragon Graphite Spyware Surveillance Case
An extract from >>The Enemy Inside, the Paragon Case, Spies and Regime Methods in Giorgia Meloni’s Italy
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APT Groups Target Construction Firms to Steal RDP, SSH, and Citrix Credentials
Tags: apt, china, citrix, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, group, iran, korea, network, north-korea, organized, ransomware, russia, threatThe construction industry has emerged as a primary target for sophisticated cyber adversaries in 2025, with threat actors including state-sponsored APT groups, ransomware operators, and organized cybercriminal networks actively targeting organizations across the building and construction sector. Nation-state actors from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are leveraging the industry’s rapid digital transformation and security…
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CISOs must prove the business value of cyber, the right metrics can help
Cybersecurity as a business function: “The challenge has been that security is put in the wrong organizational structure, with the CISO reporting to the CIO or CTO or chief digital officer,” Oberlaender says. “Security is not foremost a technology problem. Maybe ten or twenty percent is technology. But the rest is people, process and the…
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Italian Adviser Becomes Latest Target in Expanding Paragon Graphite Spyware Surveillance Case
An extract from >>The Enemy Inside, the Paragon Case, Spies and Regime Methods in Giorgia Meloni’s Italy
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APT Groups Target Construction Firms to Steal RDP, SSH, and Citrix Credentials
Tags: apt, china, citrix, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, group, iran, korea, network, north-korea, organized, ransomware, russia, threatThe construction industry has emerged as a primary target for sophisticated cyber adversaries in 2025, with threat actors including state-sponsored APT groups, ransomware operators, and organized cybercriminal networks actively targeting organizations across the building and construction sector. Nation-state actors from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are leveraging the industry’s rapid digital transformation and security…
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Hackers Abuse runc Tool to Escape Containers and Compromise Hosts
Three critical vulnerabilities in runc, the widely-used container runtime that powers Docker and Kubernetes, have been disclosed, allowing attackers to break out of container isolation and gain root access to host systems. The flaws, identified as CVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, and CVE-2025-52881, were revealed by a SUSE researcher on November 5, 2025. CVE ID Affected Versions Fixed…
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Hackers Abuse runc Tool to Escape Containers and Compromise Hosts
Three critical vulnerabilities in runc, the widely-used container runtime that powers Docker and Kubernetes, have been disclosed, allowing attackers to break out of container isolation and gain root access to host systems. The flaws, identified as CVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, and CVE-2025-52881, were revealed by a SUSE researcher on November 5, 2025. CVE ID Affected Versions Fixed…
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Data Leak Exposes Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Arsenal and Target Database
Tags: breach, china, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, government, hacking, international, leak, theft, toolIn early November 2025, a massive data breach at Knownsec, a prominent Chinese cybersecurity firm with government ties, sent shockwaves through the international security community. The incident, reported on November 2, resulted in the theft of over 12,000 classified documents exposing sophisticated state-sponsored cyber weapons, internal hacking tools, and a comprehensive global target list spanning…
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Data Leak Exposes Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Arsenal and Target Database
Tags: breach, china, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, government, hacking, international, leak, theft, toolIn early November 2025, a massive data breach at Knownsec, a prominent Chinese cybersecurity firm with government ties, sent shockwaves through the international security community. The incident, reported on November 2, resulted in the theft of over 12,000 classified documents exposing sophisticated state-sponsored cyber weapons, internal hacking tools, and a comprehensive global target list spanning…
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Hackers Abuse runc Tool to Escape Containers and Compromise Hosts
Three critical vulnerabilities in runc, the widely-used container runtime that powers Docker and Kubernetes, have been disclosed, allowing attackers to break out of container isolation and gain root access to host systems. The flaws, identified as CVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, and CVE-2025-52881, were revealed by a SUSE researcher on November 5, 2025. CVE ID Affected Versions Fixed…
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Data Leak Exposes Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Arsenal and Target Database
Tags: breach, china, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, government, hacking, international, leak, theft, toolIn early November 2025, a massive data breach at Knownsec, a prominent Chinese cybersecurity firm with government ties, sent shockwaves through the international security community. The incident, reported on November 2, resulted in the theft of over 12,000 classified documents exposing sophisticated state-sponsored cyber weapons, internal hacking tools, and a comprehensive global target list spanning…
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Ex-Intel Employee Hid 18,000 Sensitive Documents Prior to Leaving the Company
Intel is pursuing legal action against a former software engineer who the company claims downloaded thousands of confidential files shortly after being fired in July. The incident highlights growing concerns about data security during workforce reductions and employee departures. The Incident Jinfeng Luo, who worked as a software developer at Intel since 2014, lived in…
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LangGraph Deserialization Flaw Enables Execution of Malicious Python Code
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in LangGraph’s checkpoint serialization library, affecting versions before 3.0. The flaw resides in the JsonPlusSerializer component, which is the default serialization protocol used for all checkpointing operations. This vulnerability (CVE-2025-64439) allows attackers to execute arbitrary Python code during the deserialization of malicious payloads. Attribute Details CVE…
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Ex-Intel Employee Hid 18,000 Sensitive Documents Prior to Leaving the Company
Intel is pursuing legal action against a former software engineer who the company claims downloaded thousands of confidential files shortly after being fired in July. The incident highlights growing concerns about data security during workforce reductions and employee departures. The Incident Jinfeng Luo, who worked as a software developer at Intel since 2014, lived in…
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Elastic Defend for Windows Vulnerability Allows Threat Actors to Gain Elevated Access
Elastic has released a security advisory addressing a significant vulnerability in Elastic Defend that could allow attackers to escalate their privileges on Windows systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-37735, stems from improper preservation of file permissions in the Defend service and poses a serious risk to organizations relying on this endpoint protection platform. Field Details…
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LangGraph Deserialization Flaw Enables Execution of Malicious Python Code
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in LangGraph’s checkpoint serialization library, affecting versions before 3.0. The flaw resides in the JsonPlusSerializer component, which is the default serialization protocol used for all checkpointing operations. This vulnerability (CVE-2025-64439) allows attackers to execute arbitrary Python code during the deserialization of malicious payloads. Attribute Details CVE…
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New Whisper-Based Attack Reveals User Prompts Hidden Inside Encrypted AI Traffic
Microsoft researchers have unveiled a sophisticated side-channel attack targeting remote language models that could allow adversaries to infer conversation topics from encrypted network traffic. Despite end-to-end encryption via Transport Layer Security (TLS), the attack exploits patterns in packet sizes and timing to classify the subject matter of user prompts sent to AI chatbots. The research…
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New Whisper-Based Attack Reveals User Prompts Hidden Inside Encrypted AI Traffic
Microsoft researchers have unveiled a sophisticated side-channel attack targeting remote language models that could allow adversaries to infer conversation topics from encrypted network traffic. Despite end-to-end encryption via Transport Layer Security (TLS), the attack exploits patterns in packet sizes and timing to classify the subject matter of user prompts sent to AI chatbots. The research…
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Monsta FTP Remote Code Execution Flaw Being Exploited in the Wild
Security researchers have discovered an actively exploited remote code execution vulnerability in Monsta FTP, a web-based FTP client used by financial institutions, enterprises, and individual users worldwide. The flaw, now tracked as CVE-2025-34299, affects versions up to 2.11.2 and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable servers without authentication. CVE ID Vulnerability Type Affected…
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Lost iPhone? Don’t fall for phishing texts saying it was found
The Swiss National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning iPhone owners about a phishing scam that claims to have found your lost or stolen iPhone but is actually trying to steal your Apple ID credentials. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lost-iphone-dont-fall-for-phishing-texts-saying-it-was-found/
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Ensuring Stability in Cyber Security with NHIs
Are Organizations Maximizing the Potential of Non-Human Identities? The importance of managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) cannot be overstated. But how effectively are organizations leveraging these capabilities to enhance stable cybersecurity? NHIs”, often referred to as machine identities”, are pivotal in safeguarding secrets security management and ensuring robust protection across multiple sectors. Data management and cybersecurity…
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Ensuring Stability in Cyber Security with NHIs
Are Organizations Maximizing the Potential of Non-Human Identities? The importance of managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) cannot be overstated. But how effectively are organizations leveraging these capabilities to enhance stable cybersecurity? NHIs”, often referred to as machine identities”, are pivotal in safeguarding secrets security management and ensuring robust protection across multiple sectors. Data management and cybersecurity…
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NDSS 2025 Qualitative Study On Boards’ Cybersecurity Risk Decision Making
Tags: ciso, conference, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, fraud, Internet, network, phishing, risk, strategySESSION Session 2C: Phishing & Fraud 1 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Jens Christian Opdenbusch (Ruhr University Bochum), Jonas Hielscher (Ruhr University Bochum), M. Angela Sasse (Ruhr University Bochum, University College London) PAPER “Where Are We On Cyber?” – A Qualitative Study On Boards’ Cybersecurity Risk Decision Making Boards are increasingly required to oversee the cybersecurity…
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AI-Powered Cyber Threats Rise: Attackers Target Manufacturing Sector
A comprehensive new report reveals that manufacturing organizations are grappling with a dual challenge: rapidly adopting generative AI technologies while simultaneously defending against attackers who exploit these same platforms and trusted cloud services to launch sophisticated attacks. The findings underscore an urgent need for enhanced security controls as the sector balances innovation with data protection.…
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New “LANDFALL” Android Malware Uses Samsung 0-Day Vulnerability Hidden in WhatsApp Images
Cybersecurity researchers at Unit 42 have uncovered a sophisticated Android spyware campaign that exploited a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy devices. The malware, dubbed LANDFALL, leveraged a critical vulnerability in Samsung’s image processing library to deliver commercial-grade surveillance capabilities through maliciously crafted image files sent via WhatsApp. The LANDFALL campaign exploited CVE-2025-21042, a…
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New “LANDFALL” Android Malware Uses Samsung 0-Day Vulnerability Hidden in WhatsApp Images
Cybersecurity researchers at Unit 42 have uncovered a sophisticated Android spyware campaign that exploited a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy devices. The malware, dubbed LANDFALL, leveraged a critical vulnerability in Samsung’s image processing library to deliver commercial-grade surveillance capabilities through maliciously crafted image files sent via WhatsApp. The LANDFALL campaign exploited CVE-2025-21042, a…
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New Microsoft Teams Feature Exposes Users to Phishing and Malware Risks
Microsoft is poised to roll out a significant update to Teams, enabling users to initiate chats with anyone using just an email address”, even if the recipient isn’t a Teams user. While the feature, launching in targeted releases by early November 2025 and globally by January 2026, promises expanded connectivity across Android, desktop, iOS, Linux,…
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For OT Cyber Defenders, Lack of Data Is the Biggest Threat
OT Security ‘A Generation Behind Traditional IT’. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/for-ot-cyber-defenders-lack-data-biggest-threat-a-29959
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AI Accelerating Ransomware Attacks Across Europe
CrowdStrike’s 2025 report reveals how AI is accelerating ransomware attacks and reshaping Europe’s cyber threat landscape. The post Crowdstrike: AI Accelerating Ransomware Attacks Across Europe appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-crowdstrike-ai-ransomware-attacks-europe/