Tag: cyber
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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
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Top 10 Best Mobile Application Penetration Testing Services in 2025
Mobile Application Penetration Testing is a critical cybersecurity service in 2025, focusing on a unique and rapidly evolving attack surface. These tests go beyond static code analysis to assess an app’s runtime behavior, server-side interactions, and how it handles sensitive data. The top companies in this field offer a blend of automated platforms for continuous…
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Vyro AI Leak Reveals Poor Cyber Hygiene
The data leak underscores the larger issue of proprietary or sensitive data being shared with GenAI by users who should know better. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/vyro-ai-leak-cyber-hygiene
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Continuous Compliance
Organizations manage sensitive data, operate under complex regulations, and face relentless cyber threats. Yet traditional compliance”, point-in-time audits, annual assessments, and static reporting”, is no longer enough. Attackers don’t wait until your next audit, and regulators expect security to be proactive, not reactive. That’s why modern organizations are embracing continuous compliance”, a model that ensures…
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Top 10 Best Cloud Penetration Testing Companies in 2025
Cloud is the foundation of modern business, but it comes with a complex and evolving security landscape. Traditional penetration testing, which focuses on on-premise networks and applications, is not sufficient to secure these dynamic environments. Cloud penetration testing requires specialized expertise to identify and exploit vulnerabilities unique to cloud-native architectures, including misconfigurations, insecure identity and…
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Top 10 Best Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) Companies in 2025
Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) is a modern approach to offensive security that combines the best of human-led penetration testing with the efficiency of an automated platform. Unlike traditional, project-based penetration tests, a PTaaS model provides continuous, on-demand testing, real-time collaboration, and a centralized dashboard for managing findings. In 2025, this agile approach is…
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Why Cyber Resilience Starts With People, Not Just Tools
Fletcher Heisler, CEO of Authentik Security, covers the evolution of Identity and Access Management (IAM) and its significance in modern security. Fletcher also emphasizes a careful approach to AI integration, prioritizing human coding. Heisler, who has been working in tech since his early days experimenting with security in less-than-sanctioned ways, shares his journey into the..…
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UK cyber leader calls for shift in focus toward continuity of critical services
Richard Horne, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, said the U.S. remains a key ally in the global fight against sophisticated adversaries. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/uk-cyber-leader-calls-for-shift-in-focus-toward-continuity-of-critical-serv/759874/
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How Exposure Management and Cyber Risk Quantification Power CTEM
If you’ve been anywhere near cybersecurity leadership circles lately, you’ve probably heard the acronym CTEM tossed around a lot. Continuous Threat Exposure Management promises a framework for staying ahead of an endlessly shifting attack surface. But here’s the catch: a framework is only as good as the engines that drive it. That was the heart……
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Microsoft under fire: Senator demands FTC investigation into ‘arsonist selling firefighting services’
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, business, cio, ciso, computer, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, email, encryption, finance, government, hacker, mfa, microsoft, network, password, ransomware, service, software, technology, threat, updateThe technical reality behind the failures: Security experts have long criticized Microsoft’s reliance on outdated encryption standards. “RC4 should have been retired long ago, yet it still lurks in Active Directory and continues to enable attacks like Kerberoasting,” Gogia noted.Microsoft’s justification centered on backward compatibility concerns. “Microsoft’s line has been that switching it off overnight…
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Threat Actors Leveraging Open-Source AdaptixC2 in Real-world Attacks
In early May 2025, Unit 42 researchers observed multiple instances of AdaptixC2 being deployed to infect enterprise systems. Unlike many high-profile command-and-control (C2) platforms, AdaptixC2 has flown under the radar, with scant public documentation demonstrating its use in live adversary operations. Our research dissects AdaptixC2’s capabilities, deployment techniques, and evasion mechanisms to equip security teams…
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Angular SSR Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Access Sensitive Data
A high vulnerability in Angular’s server-side rendering (SSR) feature can lead to sensitive data exposure when multiple requests are handled at the same time. This flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59052, stems from a global race condition in the platform injector that may cause cross-request data leakage. Organizations using vulnerable Angular versions should update immediately or implement…
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CoreDNS Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Poison DNS Cache and Block Updates
A critical flaw in CoreDNS’s etcd plugin can let attackers pin DNS records in caches for years, effectively blocking legitimate updates. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-58063, stems from incorrect handling of etcd lease IDs. It affects every CoreDNS release from version 1.2.0 onward and was patched in version 1.12.4, as per a report by Researcher…
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Kenyan Filmmakers Targeted with FlexiSPY Spyware Tracking Messages and Social Media
The revelation that commercially available FlexiSPY spyware was clandestinely installed on devices belonging to Kenyan filmmakers while in police custody has ignited fresh concerns over press freedom and governmental overreach. Forensic analysis conducted by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto confirmed that two of the filmmakers’ phones were infected with the intrusive software…
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How the retail sector teams up to defend against cybercrime
The cyber-threat intel-sharing and collaboration group RH-ISAC is helping companies confront cyberattacks. But the challenge is delivering timely intelligence in a dynamic threat environment. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/retail-isac-lessons-learned-scattered-spider/758504/
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UK Rail Operator LNER Confirms Cyber Attack Exposing Passenger Data
LNER cyber attack exposes passenger contact details and journey data. No financial information or passwords were taken, but… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/uk-rail-operator-lner-cyber-attack-passenger-data/
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Massive L7 DDoS Botnet Exploits 5.76M Hijacked Devices for Record Attacks
In a stark reminder of how vulnerable online services remain, Qrator Labs has revealed that a sprawling Layer 7 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet has swelled to over 5.76 million compromised devices, unleashing unprecedented traffic against critical infrastructures. Monitored since late March, the botnet has been used in a series of three large-scale attacks that demonstrate…
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Microsoft’s September Security Update High-Risk Vulnerability Notice for Multiple Products
Overview On September 10, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Microsoft released the September Security Update patch, fixing 86 security issues involving widely used products such as Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and Microsoft SQL Server, including high-risk vulnerability types such as privilege escalation and remote code execution. Among the vulnerabilities fixed by Microsoft’s monthly update this month,…The…
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Attackers Abuse Kubernetes DNS to Extract Git Credentials from ArgoCD
A newly discovered attack method targeting ArgoCD and Kubernetes that could give red-teamers fresh ammo and blue-teamers fresh headaches. This technique lets an attacker abuse Kubernetes DNS to steal powerful Git credentials from ArgoCD, potentially taking over entire Git accounts. Why Target ArgoCD and Kubernetes? In 2025, data exfiltration attacks are a major threat in…
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EggStreme Malware Emerges With Fileless Techniques and DLL Sideloading Payloads
A Chinese APT group compromised a Philippine military company using a new, fileless malware framework called EggStreme. This multi-stage toolset achieves persistent, low-profile espionage by injecting malicious code directly into memory and leveraging DLL sideloading to execute payloads. The core component, EggStremeAgent, is a full-featured backdoor that enables extensive system reconnaissance, lateral movement, and data…
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Palo Alto Networks User-ID Agent Flaw Leaks Passwords in Cleartext
Tags: credentials, cve, cvss, cyber, data-breach, flaw, leak, network, password, service, vulnerability, windowsA newly disclosed vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks User-ID Credential Agent on Windows systems allows service account passwords to be exposed in cleartext under certain non-default configurations. Tracked as CVE-2025-4235, the flaw carries a CVSS base score of 4.2 (Medium) and has been assigned a Moderate urgency level. Palo Alto Networks released details and…
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kkRAT Exploits Network Protocols to Exfiltrate Clipboard Data
The threat actor delivers three Remote Access Trojans (RATs)”, ValleyRAT, FatalRAT, and a newly discovered RAT dubbed kkRAT”, via phishing sites hosted on GitHub Pages. These sites masquerade as legitimate software installers for popular applications. In each instance, a ZIP archive contains a malicious executable that initiates a multi-stage attack chain designed to evade analysis,…
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France: Three Regional Healthcare Agencies Targeted by Cyber-Attacks
Compromised data includes personal data such as patients’ full names, ages, phone numbers and email addresses First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/france-regional-healthcare/
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PoisonSeed Threat Actor Strengthens Credential Theft Operations with New Domains
Spoof the email delivery platform SendGrid and employ fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA interstitials to lend legitimacy before redirecting unsuspecting users to credential harvesting pages. Since June 1, 2025, DomainTools Investigations has identified 21 newly registered domains exhibiting hallmarks of the eCrime actor known as PoisonSeed. Although specific victims have not been confirmed, PoisonSeed’s historical focus on…
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ZynorRAT Exploits Windows and Linux Systems to Gain Remote Access
During a recent threat hunting exercise, the Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) identified a new sample dubbed ZynorRAT. This Go-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) delivers a comprehensive suite of custom command-and-control (C2) capabilities for both Linux and Windows systems. First uploaded to VirusTotal on July 8, 2025, ZynorRAT exhibits no significant overlap with known malware…
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Cursor AI Code Editor RCE Flaw Allows Malicious Code to Autorun on Machines
A critical vulnerability in the Cursor AI Code Editor exposes developers to stealthy remote code execution (RCE) attacks when opening code repositories, security researchers warn. The flaw, discovered by Oasis Security, allows attackers to deliver and run harmful code automatically, with no warning prompt, putting vital secrets and cloud access at risk. Vulnerability Breakdown Cursor,…
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Wege zur digitalen Widerstandskraft – So erreichen Unternehmen Cyber-Resilienz
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cyber-resilienz-unternehmen-angriffe-a-f31fddd665c76f5427cfd51c475244dd/