Tag: cyber
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ASD Warns of Ongoing BADCANDY Attacks Exploiting Cisco IOS XE Vulnerability
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued a bulletin about ongoing cyber attacks targeting unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices in the country with a previously undocumented implant known as BADCANDY.The activity, per the intelligence agency, involves the exploitation of CVE-2023-20198 (CVSS score: 10.0), a critical vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create an…
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New Email Security Technique Prevents Phishing Attacks Behind NPM Breach
The discovery of a large-scale NPM ecosystem compromise in September 2025 has renewed focus on email security as the critical first line of defense against supply chain attacks. Threat actors successfully compromised multiple high-profile NPM developer accounts through a sophisticated phishing campaign, inserting malicious code into 20 popular packages that collectively received nearly 2.8 billion…
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Akira Ransomware Strikes Apache OpenOffice, Allegedly Exfiltrates 23GB of Data
The notorious Akira ransomware gang announced on October 29, 2025, that it successfully penetrated the systems of Apache OpenOffice, claiming to have exfiltrated a staggering 23 gigabytes of sensitive corporate data. The group posted details on its dark web leak site, threatening to release the stolen information unless a ransom demand is met. This incident…
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Hackers Hide SSHTor Backdoor Inside Weaponized Military Documents
In October 2025, cybersecurity researchers at Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign distributing weaponized ZIP archives disguised as military documents. The attack specifically targeted Belarusian military personnel through a lure document titled >>ТЛГ на убытие на переподготовку.pdf
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CISA Alerts on Linux Kernel Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, infrastructure, kev, linux, ransomware, threat, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a critical Linux kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, warning that threat actors are actively leveraging the security vulnerability in ransomware campaigns targeting organizations worldwide. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-1086, represents a significant threat to Linux-based systems and requires immediate attention from cybersecurity teams.…
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Cisco IOS XE Vulnerability Being Abused in the Wild to Plant BADCANDY
Cybersecurity authorities are raising urgent alarms as threat actors continue to exploit a critical vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE devices, deploying a malicious implant known as BADCANDY across networks worldwide. The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has confirmed that over 150 devices remain compromised in Australia alone as of late October 2025, despite ongoing remediation efforts…
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Cyber agencies produce ‘long overdue’ best practices for securing Microsoft Exchange Server
The guidance: The guidance states admins should treat on-prem Exchange servers as being “under imminent threat,” and itemizes key practices for admins:First, it notes, “the most effective defense against exploitation is ensuring all Exchange servers are running the latest version and Cumulative Update (CU)”;It points out that Microsoft Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) is the…
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Cyber agencies produce ‘long overdue’ best practices for securing Microsoft Exchange Server
The guidance: The guidance states admins should treat on-prem Exchange servers as being “under imminent threat,” and itemizes key practices for admins:First, it notes, “the most effective defense against exploitation is ensuring all Exchange servers are running the latest version and Cumulative Update (CU)”;It points out that Microsoft Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) is the…
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Chinese hackers target Western diplomats using hardpatch Windows shortcut flaw
Tags: access, attack, china, control, cyber, endpoint, exploit, flaw, group, hacker, intelligence, mitigation, monitoring, rat, russia, threat, ukraine, update, vulnerability, windowsMitigation: In the absence of a patch, organizations worried about .LNK attacks should consider blocking .LNK files or disabling their execution in Windows Explorer, Arctic Wolf advised.”This should be put in place across all Windows systems, prioritizing endpoints used by personnel with access to sensitive diplomatic or policy information. While this vulnerability was disclosed in…
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Searchlight Cyber Buys Intangic to Help Quantify Cyber Risk
European Startup Acquisition Aims to Unify Technical and Financial Cyber Insights. The acquisition of Intangic enhances Searchlight Cyber’s ability to quantify and price cyber risk by leveraging AI and dark web intelligence. The combined platform will offer actionable third-party risk data for CISOs, CFOs and insurance providers to better understand and manage cyber exposure. First…
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FCC plans vote to remove cyber regulations installed after theft of Trump info from telecoms
An FCC ruling issued days before Donald Trump took office was an “ineffective response” to the Salt Typhoon intrusions into U.S. telecom networks, the agency’s new leadership said in announcing plans to rescind it. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fcc-plans-vote-rescind-biden-era-ruling-telecoms-cyber
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FCC plans vote to remove cyber regulations installed after theft of Trump info from telecoms
An FCC ruling issued days before Donald Trump took office was an “ineffective response” to the Salt Typhoon intrusions into U.S. telecom networks, the agency’s new leadership said in announcing plans to rescind it. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fcc-plans-vote-rescind-biden-era-ruling-telecoms-cyber
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Guidance for Improving AI Risk Management, Governance and Readiness
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, computer, control, corporate, crime, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, germany, google, governance, guide, hacking, ibm, identity, india, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, leak, metric, microsoft, network, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-management, scam, security-incident, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMany organizations are playing catch-up in key AI security policy areas, such as usage governance, risk oversight, data protection, and staff training. In this Cybersecurity Snapshot special edition, we round up recent guidance on preparing for, managing and governing AI cyber risks. Key takeaways Most organizations’ AI adoption is dangerously outpacing their security strategies and…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Guidance for Improving AI Risk Management, Governance and Readiness
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, computer, control, corporate, crime, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, germany, google, governance, guide, hacking, ibm, identity, india, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, leak, metric, microsoft, network, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-management, scam, security-incident, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMany organizations are playing catch-up in key AI security policy areas, such as usage governance, risk oversight, data protection, and staff training. In this Cybersecurity Snapshot special edition, we round up recent guidance on preparing for, managing and governing AI cyber risks. Key takeaways Most organizations’ AI adoption is dangerously outpacing their security strategies and…
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Dark Reading Confidential: Cyber’s Role in the Rapid Rise of Digital Authoritarianism
Tags: cyberDark Reading Confidential Episode 11: Enterprise cyber teams are in prime position to push back against our current Golden Age of Surveillance, according to our guests Ronald Deibert from Citizen Lab and David Greene from the EFF. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cybers-role-rapid-rise-digital-authoritarianism
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Cyber Risk in Real Time: Lessons from the Front Lines
Alan and Kip Boyle, founder and chief information security officer at Cyber Risk Opportunities, discuss how organizations can rethink cybersecurity in terms of measurable risk rather than endless checklists and compliance frameworks. Boyle, a longtime cybersecurity leader and author, argues that most organizations still treat cyber risk as a technical issue instead of a strategic..…
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Cyber Risk in Real Time: Lessons from the Front Lines
Alan and Kip Boyle, founder and chief information security officer at Cyber Risk Opportunities, discuss how organizations can rethink cybersecurity in terms of measurable risk rather than endless checklists and compliance frameworks. Boyle, a longtime cybersecurity leader and author, argues that most organizations still treat cyber risk as a technical issue instead of a strategic..…
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Cyber agencies co-sign Exchange Server security guide
US and allied cyber agencies team up to try to nudge users to pay more attention to securing Microsoft Exchange Server First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366633916/Cyber-agencies-co-sign-Exchange-Server-security-guide
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China-Linked Tick Group Exploits Lanscope Zero-Day to Hijack Corporate Systems
The exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Motex Lanscope Endpoint Manager has been attributed to a cyber espionage group known as Tick.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-61932 (CVSS score: 9.3), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges on on-premise versions of the program. JPCERT/CC, in an alert issued this month,…
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Attackers Exploit Windows Server Update Services Flaw to Steal Sensitive Organizational Data
Tags: authentication, breach, cve, cyber, data, exploit, flaw, network, remote-code-execution, service, sophos, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsSophos researchers have identified real-world exploitation of a newly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), where threat actors are harvesting sensitive data from organizations worldwide. The critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59287, has become a prime target for attackers seeking to breach enterprise networks and extract valuable information without authentication requirements.…
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Attackers Exploit Windows Server Update Services Flaw to Steal Sensitive Organizational Data
Tags: authentication, breach, cve, cyber, data, exploit, flaw, network, remote-code-execution, service, sophos, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsSophos researchers have identified real-world exploitation of a newly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), where threat actors are harvesting sensitive data from organizations worldwide. The critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59287, has become a prime target for attackers seeking to breach enterprise networks and extract valuable information without authentication requirements.…
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Google Launches New AI Security Features on Android to Block Mobile Scams
Google has announced enhanced artificial intelligence protections designed to combat the rising tide of mobile scams affecting billions of users worldwide. The company revealed that fraudsters stole over $400 billion globally in the past year using advanced AI-powered schemes, making mobile security more critical than ever. Android’s Advanced Defense Against Mobile Fraud Google’s Android platform…
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Attackers Exploit Windows Server Update Services Flaw to Steal Sensitive Organizational Data
Tags: authentication, breach, cve, cyber, data, exploit, flaw, network, remote-code-execution, service, sophos, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsSophos researchers have identified real-world exploitation of a newly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), where threat actors are harvesting sensitive data from organizations worldwide. The critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59287, has become a prime target for attackers seeking to breach enterprise networks and extract valuable information without authentication requirements.…
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Attackers Exploit Windows Server Update Services Flaw to Steal Sensitive Organizational Data
Tags: authentication, breach, cve, cyber, data, exploit, flaw, network, remote-code-execution, service, sophos, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsSophos researchers have identified real-world exploitation of a newly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), where threat actors are harvesting sensitive data from organizations worldwide. The critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59287, has become a prime target for attackers seeking to breach enterprise networks and extract valuable information without authentication requirements.…
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Stolen Credentials Drive the Rise of Financially Motivated Cyberattacks
Throughout the first half of 2025, the FortiGuard Incident Response team investigated dozens of security breaches across multiple industries driven by financially motivated threat actors. What emerged from these investigations was a striking pattern: attackers are abandoning complex, malware-heavy approaches in favor of a deceptively simple method”, simply logging in using stolen credentials and leveraging…
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Beware of Fake ChatGPT Apps That Spy on Users and Steal Sensitive Data
The proliferation of artificial intelligence applications has created unprecedented opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit user trust through deceptive mobile apps. Mobile app stores today are flooded with hundreds of lookalike applications claiming to offer ChatGPT, DALL·E, and other AI services. Security researchers have discovered that beneath polished logos and promises of advanced functionality lies a…
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Stolen Credentials Drive the Rise of Financially Motivated Cyberattacks
Throughout the first half of 2025, the FortiGuard Incident Response team investigated dozens of security breaches across multiple industries driven by financially motivated threat actors. What emerged from these investigations was a striking pattern: attackers are abandoning complex, malware-heavy approaches in favor of a deceptively simple method”, simply logging in using stolen credentials and leveraging…