Tag: cyber
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UltraViolet Adds AppSec Services Depth With Black Duck Deal
Black Duck AppSec Services Buy Marks Shift Toward Offensive Assessment Services. UltraViolet Cyber’s acquisition of Black Duck’s application security testing services deepens its offensive capabilities and adds 400 people to its global workforce. The deal enables greater integration of assessment and defense across the software development lifecycle. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ultraviolet-adds-appsec-services-depth-black-duck-deal-a-29377
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Microsoft Tapped China Engineers for SharePoint Support
A new investigation has revealed that Microsoft relied on China-based engineers to provide technical support and bug fixes for SharePoint, the same collaboration software that was recently exploited by Chinese state-sponsored hackers in a massive cyberattack affecting hundreds of organizations, including sensitive U.S. government agencies. Last month, Microsoft announced that Chinese hackers had successfully exploited…
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Over 143,000 Malware Files Target Android and iOS Users in Q2 2025
In the second quarter of 2025, users of Android and iOS devices faced relentless cyberthreats, with Kaspersky Security Network reporting nearly 143,000 malicious installation packages detected across its mobile security products. Although the overall number of mobile attacks”, including malware, adware, and potentially unwanted software”, dropped to 10.71 million in Q2, Trojans remained the predominant…
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Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack keeps workers at home
The recent cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover is keeping workers out of the plants as possible attack group identity becomes public First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630416/Jaguar-Land-Rover-cyber-attack-keeps-workers-at-home
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US politicians ponder Wimwig cyber intel sharing law
US cyber data sharing legislation is set to replace an Obama-era law, but time is running out to get it over the line, with global ramifications for the security industry, and intelligence and law enforcement communities First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630326/US-politicians-ponder-WIMWIG-cyber-intel-sharing-law
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Expert Advice for Securing Critical Infrastructure’s OT and Industrial Control Systems, IoT Devices and Network Infrastructure
Tags: access, advisory, apt, attack, authentication, breach, china, cisa, cisco, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, credentials, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, espionage, exploit, firmware, framework, google, government, guide, hacker, Hardware, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iot, login, mfa, military, mitigation, monitoring, network, nist, organized, password, phishing, ransomware, regulation, risk, russia, sans, service, software, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustDestructive cyber attacks against critical infrastructure have unfortunately become increasingly frequent. Just last week, multinational government agencies blared the alarm about a global cyber espionage campaign targeting critical infrastructure networks. With this type of cyber threat in the spotlight, we’re rounding up recent cyber advice for securing critical infrastructure. In case you missed it, here…
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Swiss Re warns of rate deterioration in cyber insurance
Competition among insurers has forced them to offer concessions on premiums, limits and controls. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/swiss-re-rate-deterioration-cyber-insurance/759370/
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US politicians ponder Wimwig cyber intel sharing law
US cyber data sharing legislation is set to replace an Obama-era law, but time is running out to get it over the line, with global ramifications for the security industry, and intelligence and law enforcement communities First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630326/US-politicians-ponder-WIMWIG-cyber-intel-sharing-law
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Bridgestone Confirms Limited Cyber Incident Impacting Facilities in North America
Bridgestone Americas confirmed the incident but has not detailed the scope of the attack First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bridgestone-confirms-limited-cyber/
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SafePay Ransomware Hits 73 Organizations in Just One Month
SafePay, an emerging ransomware group, has rapidly ascended from obscurity to notoriety in 2025. In June alone, the group claimed responsibility for attacks on 73 organizations, topping Bitdefender’s Threat Debrief rankings for the month. July saw another surge, with 42 victims added to its toll. With more than 270 claimed victims to date this year,…
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TAG-150 Hackers Escalate Attacks with Proprietary Malware Families
A sophisticated threat actor, TAG-150, active since at least March 2025. Characterized by rapid malware development, technical sophistication, and a sprawling multi-tiered infrastructure, TAG-150 has deployed several self-developed families”, CastleLoader, CastleBot, and most recently CastleRAT”, targeting organizations via phishing campaigns and fraudulent repositories. TAG-150 first surfaced with CastleLoader, a loader that delivers a diverse set…
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Federal Cuts Put Local, State Agencies at Cyber-Risk
Cyberattackers target local and state agencies, a problem as the Trump administration cuts cybersecurity funds and culls workers at federal security agencies. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/federal-cuts-local-state-agencies-risk
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Threat Actors Exploit ScreenConnect Installers for Initial Access
A marked escalation in the abuse of ConnectWise ScreenConnect installers since March 2025, with U.S.-based businesses bearing the brunt of these incursions. Adversaries are now deploying lightweight ClickOnce runner installers”, devoid of embedded configurations”, to evade static detection, fetching malicious components at runtime. Post-installation, attackers automate the rapid deployment of two distinct remote access trojans…
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10 Best Attack Surface Management (ASM) Companies in 2025
Attack Surface Management (ASM) is a proactive cybersecurity discipline that helps organizations identify, analyze, and remediate all of their internet-facing assets and potential vulnerabilities. It goes beyond traditional vulnerability scanning to find and continuously monitor unknown or unmanaged assets, such as rogue cloud instances, misconfigured APIs, and shadow IT, that attackers use as entry points.…
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Critical SAP S/4HANA Vulnerability Actively Exploited, Allowing Full System Takeover
A critical security flaw in SAP S/4HANA, tracked as CVE-2025-42957, is being actively exploited by attackers, according to research from SecurityBridge. The vulnerability, which carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out of 10, allows a low-privileged user to execute code injection and gain full control of an SAP system. Organizations running SAP S/4HANA on-premise or…
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New Exploit Bypasses Code Integrity to Backdoor Signal, 1Password, Slack, and More
A new security exploit has been discovered that lets attackers slip malicious code into widely used desktop applications including Signal, 1Password, Slack, and Google Chrome by evading built-in code integrity checks. The vulnerability, tracked as Electron CVE-2025-55305, affects nearly every app built on the Chromium engine when they use Electron, a popular framework for making…
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CISA Issues Alert on Android 0-Day Use-After-Free Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation
Tags: android, browser, chrome, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a high-priority alert for a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in the Android Runtime component. This “use-after-free” flaw could allow attackers to escape the Chrome sandbox and elevate privileges on an affected device. CISA warns that the vulnerability is under active exploitation and urges organizations and users…
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UltraViolet Expands AppSec Capabilities With Black Duck’s Testing Business
The addition of Black Duck’s application security testing offering to UltraViolet Cyber’s portfolio helps security teams find and remediate issues earlier in the security lifecycle. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/ultraviolet-expands-appsec-capabilities-black-duck-testing-business
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Jaguar Land Rover staff told to stay home after cyber-attack
Prolonged halt at Merseyside and West Midlands factories is tacit admission that quick resolution is unlikely<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/sep/05/ons-crisis-retail-sales-error-uk-house-prices-record-high-us-jobs-report-business-live-news-updates”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>Jaguar Land Rover has told its factory staff to stay home until at least next Tuesday as it continues to deal with the effects of a cyber-attack.The carmaker has had to stop production at its factories…
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CISA Warns: TP-Link Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning regarding critical vulnerabilities in popular TP-Link router models that are currently being actively exploited by cybercriminals. These security flaws affect widely-used home and small business networking devices, putting millions of users at risk. Critical Vulnerabilities Identified Two severe vulnerabilities have been added to…
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New Malware Exploits Windows Character Map to Evade Defender and Mine Crypto
A sophisticated cryptojacking campaign that hijacks Windows’ native Character Map utility (“charmap.exe”) to evade Windows Defender and covertly mine cryptocurrency on compromised machines. First detected in late August 2025, this attack exploits legitimate system binaries to load a custom cryptomining payload directly into memory, thwarting traditional antivirus signatures and curtailing forensic artifacts. Security researchers have…
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North Korean Hackers Expose Their Playbook for Swapping Infrastructure
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, north-korea, threatA sophisticated North Korean cyber operation has been exposed, revealing how state-sponsored hackers systematically monitor cybersecurity intelligence platforms to detect when their malicious infrastructure is discovered and rapidly deploy replacement assets to maintain operations. The analysis, conducted by SentinelLABS in collaboration with Validin, provides unprecedented insight into the operational practices of threat actors behind the…
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Hackers Exploit Google Calendar API with Serverless MeetC2 Framework
A novel serverless command-and-control (C2) technique that abuses Google Calendar APIs to obscure malicious traffic inside trusted cloud services. Dubbed MeetC2, this lightweight, cross-platform proof-of-concept demonstrates how adversaries can seamlessly blend C2 communications into everyday SaaS usage, presenting fresh detection, telemetry, and response challenges for red and blue teams alike. In a recent internal purple-team…
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Lack of board access: The No. 1 factor for CISO dissatisfaction
Building a relationship with the board: The CISO Executive Network is a peer-to-peer organization for information security professionals with more than 1,500 members. Andy Land, general manager of the organization, is seeing most of those members working with solid access to their boards. “But the question is, are we fundamentally doing anything good with that…
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Lack of board access: The No. 1 factor for CISO dissatisfaction
Building a relationship with the board: The CISO Executive Network is a peer-to-peer organization for information security professionals with more than 1,500 members. Andy Land, general manager of the organization, is seeing most of those members working with solid access to their boards. “But the question is, are we fundamentally doing anything good with that…
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Hackers Exploit Raw Disk Reads to Evade EDR and Steal Sensitive Files
Attackers can bypass Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools and file locks by reading raw disk sectors directly, highlighting the urgent need for organizations to audit and secure the drivers installed on their Windows systems. In modern Windows environments, drivers provide low-level access to hardware and disk functions. A recent investigation by Workday’s Offensive Security…