Tag: cyber
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Microsoft Windows Defender Firewall Vulnerabilities Allow Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has released security advisories for four newly discovered vulnerabilities in its Windows Defender Firewall Service that could enable attackers to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-53808, CVE-2025-54104, CVE-2025-54109, and CVE-2025-54915, were all disclosed on September 9, 2025, and share similar characteristics. While exploitation requires local access, successful attacks could…
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EvilAI: Leveraging AI to Steal Browser Data and Evade Detection
EvilAI, a new malware family tracked by Trend Research, has emerged in recent weeks disguised as legitimate AI-driven utilities. These trojans sport professional user interfaces, valid code signatures, and functional features, allowing them to slip past both corporate and personal defenses undetected. Leveraging lightweight installers and AI-generated code, EvilAI rapidly establishes persistent footholds while masquerading…
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Microsoft Windows Defender Firewall Vulnerabilities Allow Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has released security advisories for four newly discovered vulnerabilities in its Windows Defender Firewall Service that could enable attackers to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-53808, CVE-2025-54104, CVE-2025-54109, and CVE-2025-54915, were all disclosed on September 9, 2025, and share similar characteristics. While exploitation requires local access, successful attacks could…
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EvilAI: Leveraging AI to Steal Browser Data and Evade Detection
EvilAI, a new malware family tracked by Trend Research, has emerged in recent weeks disguised as legitimate AI-driven utilities. These trojans sport professional user interfaces, valid code signatures, and functional features, allowing them to slip past both corporate and personal defenses undetected. Leveraging lightweight installers and AI-generated code, EvilAI rapidly establishes persistent footholds while masquerading…
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Top 10 Best Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Tools in 2025
In 2025, the cybersecurity landscape is defined by its complexity and the speed of modern threats. Security teams are overwhelmed by a fragmented array of security controls and a lack of clear visibility into what’s actually working. Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) platforms solve this problem by continuously and safely validating security defenses against real-world…
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New Malware Abuses Azure Functions to Host Command and Control Infrastructure
A malicious ISO image named Servicenow-BNM-Verify.iso was uploaded to VirusTotal from Malaysia with almost no detections. The image contains four files”, two openly visible and two hidden. The visible files include a Windows shortcut, servicenow-bnm-verify.lnk, which launches PanGpHip.exe, a legitimate Palo Alto Networks binary. Hidden in the same ISO are libeay32.dll, a genuine OpenSSL library,…
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New Malvertising Campaign Exploits GitHub Repositories to Distribute Malware
A sophisticated malvertising campaign has been uncovered targeting unsuspecting users through “dangling commits” in a legitimate GitHub repository. Attackers are injecting promotional content for a counterfeit GitHub Desktop installer into popular development and open-source projects. When users download what appears to be the genuine client, the installer quietly delivers malicious payloads in the background, compromising…
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Malware Campaign Uses SVG Email Attachments to Deploy XWorm and Remcos RAT
Recent threat campaigns have revealed an evolving use of BAT-based loaders to deliver Remote Access Trojans (RATs), including XWorm and Remcos. These campaigns typically begin with a ZIP archive”, often hosted on seemingly legitimate platforms such as ImgKit”, designed to entice user interaction by mimicking benign content. Once opened, the archive unpacks a highly obfuscated…
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Sidewinder Hackers Exploit LNK Files to Deploy Malicious Scripts
In a striking evolution of its tactics, the Sidewinder advanced persistent threat (APT) group”, also known as APT-C-24 or “Rattlesnake””, has adopted a novel delivery mechanism leveraging Windows shortcut (LNK) files to orchestrate complex, multi-stage intrusions across South Asia. Active since at least 2012 and targeting governments, energy utilities, military installations, and mining operations in…
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Axios Vulnerability Enables Attackers to Crash Node.js Applications via Data Handle Abuse
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in the popular Axios HTTP client library that allows attackers to crash Node.js applications through malicious data URL handling. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-58754, affects all versions of Axios before 1.11.0 and has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5, indicating high severity. Vulnerability Mechanics The vulnerability stems…
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Apple issues spyware warnings as CERT-FR confirms attacks
Apple warned users of a spyware campaign; France’s cyber agency confirmed targeted iCloud-linked devices may be compromised. Apple warned customers last week about new spyware attacks, the French national Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR) said. The agency confirmed at least four such alerts since early 2025. Apple sent spyware alerts on March 5, April 29,…
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LAPSUS$ Hunters 4.0 Announce Permanent Shutdown
In a startling development on September 8, the Telegram channel “scattered LAPSUS$ hunters 4.0” declared its intention to “go dark” after taunting law enforcement for repeated missteps. With an audacious message aimed squarely at the FBI and French authorities, the group claimed victory in evading capture and vowed that no future activity would follow their…
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Microsoft to Deprecate VBScript in Windows, Urges Developers to Update Projects
Microsoft announced the phased deprecation of VBScript in Windows, significantly impacting VBA developers who rely on VBScript libraries for regular expressions and external script execution. The company outlined a comprehensive timeline and provided migration guidance to help developers future-proof their projects. Three-Phase Deprecation Timeline VBScript deprecation will occur in three distinct phases over the coming…
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LAPSUS$ Hunters 4.0 Announce Permanent Shutdown
In a startling development on September 8, the Telegram channel “scattered LAPSUS$ hunters 4.0” declared its intention to “go dark” after taunting law enforcement for repeated missteps. With an audacious message aimed squarely at the FBI and French authorities, the group claimed victory in evading capture and vowed that no future activity would follow their…
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Apple Warns of Mercenary Spyware Attacks Targeting User Devices
Apple has issued urgent warnings about sophisticated spyware attacks targeting specific users worldwide, including journalists, activists, politicians, and diplomats. Mercenary spyware attacks differ significantly from regular cybercriminal activity. These attacks cost millions of dollars and target only a small number of individuals based on their profession or status. The attacks are often linked to state…
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12 digital forensics certifications to accelerate your cyber career
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New K2 Think AI Model Falls to Jailbreak in Record Time
A groundbreaking vulnerability has emerged in the newly released K2 Think AI model from UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in collaboration with G42. Security researchers have successfully jailbroken the advanced reasoning system within hours of its public release, exposing a critical flaw that transforms the model’s transparency features into an attack…
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New ToneShell Variant Uses Task Scheduler COM Service to Maintain Persistence
The latest ToneShell variant introduces a notable advancement in its persistence strategy by leveraging the Windows Task Scheduler COM service. This lightweight backdoor, traditionally delivered through DLL sideloading techniques, now incorporates enhanced persistence mechanisms and sophisticated anti-analysis capabilities that pose significant challenges to security teams. Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new variant of the ToneShell…
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VirtualBox 7.2.2 Update Released with Fix for Guest GUI Crashes
Oracle has released VirtualBox 7.2.2, a critical maintenance update that addresses multiple GUI crashes and stability issues affecting users across Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms. Released on September 10, 2025, this update represents a significant improvement in the virtualization software’s reliability and user experience. Critical GUI Crash Fixes Implemented The most significant improvements in VirtualBox…
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New ToneShell Variant Uses Task Scheduler COM Service to Maintain Persistence
The latest ToneShell variant introduces a notable advancement in its persistence strategy by leveraging the Windows Task Scheduler COM service. This lightweight backdoor, traditionally delivered through DLL sideloading techniques, now incorporates enhanced persistence mechanisms and sophisticated anti-analysis capabilities that pose significant challenges to security teams. Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new variant of the ToneShell…
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Microsoft Teams Launches Automatic Alerts for Malicious Links
Microsoft is significantly enhancing security for its Teams platform by introducing automatic warning systems that alert users about malicious links in chat messages. This new protective feature represents a crucial advancement in safeguarding collaboration platforms from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats targeting workplace communications. Enhanced Real-Time Threat Detection System The new security feature operates as part…
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New VMScape Spectre-BTI Attack Targets Isolation Flaws in AMD and Intel CPUs
Cybersecurity researchers at ETH Zurich have disclosed a critical new Spectre-based attack calledVMSCAPEthat exploits incomplete branch predictor isolation in virtualized cloud environments. The attack, tracked asCVE-2025-40300, affects multiple generations of AMD and Intel processors and enables malicious virtual machines to steal sensitive data from hypervisor processes. Attack Methodology and Impact VMSCAPE represents the first practical…
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Ransomware, vendor outages, and AI attacks are hitting harder in 2025
Ransomware, third-party disruptions, and the rise of AI-powered attacks are reshaping the cyber risk landscape in 2025. A new midyear analysis from Resilience shows how these … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/12/resilience-2025-cyber-risk-trends/
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M&S parts ways with CTO after cyber attack
M&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham steps back from her role in the wake of the April 2025 cyber attack on the retailer’s systems. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630565/MS-parts-ways-with-CTO-after-cyber-attack
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Students an increasing source of cyber threat in UK schools
Insider threats arising from student activity now appears to be the chief cause of notifiable cyber or data breach incidents in Britain’s schools. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630564/Students-an-increasing-source-of-cyber-threat-in-UK-schools