Tag: cyber
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Co-op boss admits all 6.5m members had data stolen in cyber-attack
CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq says hackers stole contact details of all members but not financial data such as card numbers The chief executive of the Co-op has apologised to its customers after admitting that all 6.5 million of the mutual’s members had their data stolen in a recent cyber-attack.Shirine Khoury-Haq told the BBC she was “incredibly…
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Oracle Issues Critical Update Fixing 309 Vulnerabilities Across Products
Oracle Corporation released its July 2025 Critical Patch Update, addressing a substantial 309 security vulnerabilities across its extensive product portfolio. This quarterly security release represents one of the most comprehensive patches in recent years, affecting dozens of Oracle’s enterprise software solutions and requiring immediate attention from organizations worldwide. The critical update spans Oracle’s entire technology…
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Hackers Launched Massive DDoS Attack with 7.3 Tbps and 4.8 Billion Packets Per Second
Cloudflare’s latest DDoS Threat Report for the second quarter of 2025 reveals that the company autonomously mitigated the largest-ever recorded distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, peaking at an unprecedented 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps) and 4.8 billion packets per second (Bpps). These hyper-volumetric assaults, which surged dramatically, underscore the relentless evolution of attack vectors targeting critical…
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Cyber-Resilienz braucht mehr als nur Technik – auch die IT-Teams benötigen Unterstützung
Die Studie mit dem Titel ‘The Missing Link: Why Investing in the Resilience of Your People is Imperative for Business Continuity” legt offen, wie stark die mentale und emotionale Belastung auf IT-Profis lastet und wie unzureichend sie darauf vorbereitet sind. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/cyber-resilienz-braucht-mehr-als-nur-technik-auch-die-it-teams-benoetigen-unterstuetzung/a41415/
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Email Filters Defeated by Polyglot File Trick Used in Malware Campaigns
Attackers are increasingly using advanced disguising techniques, such polyglot files, to get around email filters and successfully send phishing payloads in the constantly changing world of cyber threats. These polyglot files, which can be interpreted as multiple file formats simultaneously, allow malicious content to evade detection by appearing benign to security scanners. This shift marks…
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Massive DDoS Attack Slams Internet with 7.3 Tbps and 4.8 Billion Packets Per Second
Cloudflare’s latest DDoS Threat Report for the second quarter of 2025 reveals that the company autonomously mitigated the largest-ever recorded distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, peaking at an unprecedented 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps) and 4.8 billion packets per second (Bpps). These hyper-volumetric assaults, which surged dramatically, underscore the relentless evolution of attack vectors targeting critical…
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Konfety Android Malware Exploits ZIP Tricks to Masquerade as Legit Apps on Google Play
Security researchers from zLabs have discovered a more advanced version of the Konfety Android malware, which uses complex ZIP-level changes to avoid detection and mimic genuine apps on the Google Play Store, marking a dramatic increase in mobile dangers. This malware employs an >>evil-twin
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Command-Line Editor Vim Hit by Vulnerability Allowing File Overwrites
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in Vim, the popular open-source command-line text editor, that could allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary files on users’ systems. The vulnerability, designatedCVE-2025-53906, was published on July 15, 2025, and affects all versions of Vim prior to 9.1.1551. The security flaw stems from a path traversal issue within Vim’s…
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Hackers Exploit Ivanti and Fortinet VPN Vulnerabilities in Attacks on Japanese Companies
Cyber espionage campaigns against Japanese companies have increased in fiscal year 2024, which runs from April 2024 to March 2025, according to a thorough analysis published by Macnica’s Security Research Center. The main objective of these campaigns is to exfiltrate sensitive data, including manufacturing blueprints, policy-related documents, and personal information. Since initiating monitoring in 2014,…
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Curl 8.15.0 Officially Released: 233 Bugs Fixed in Major Update
Curl, the ubiquitous command-line tool and library for transferring data with URLs, has reached version 8.15.0 with a landmark release that addresses more than 230 bugs and streamlines its internal architecture. Officially launched today at 10:00 CEST (08:00 UTC) in a live-streamed presentation on Twitch, this release marks the project’s 269th iteration and reaffirms its…
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Authorities Take Down ‘Diskstation’ Ransomware Gang Targeting Synology NAS Globally
Italian State Police, working alongside French and Romanian authorities, have successfully dismantled a sophisticated ransomware operation known as >>Diskstation
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Co-op Aims to Divert More Young Hackers into Cyber Careers
The Co-op is teaming up with The Hacking Games to inspire pathways into ethical cybersecurity careers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/coop-divert-young-hackers-cyber/
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Abacus Dark Web Market Suspected of Exit Scam with Held Bitcoin Funds
The largest Bitcoin-enabled Western darknet marketplace, Abacus Market, has gone offline amid widespread suspicions of an exit scam that may have cost users millions of dollars in held cryptocurrency funds. TRM Labs, a blockchain analytics firm, assesses that the marketplace’s operators likely shut down operations and disappeared with users’ Bitcoin and Monero deposits in early…
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NCSC Expands Vulnerability Research to Tackle Evolving Cyber Threats
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has taken proactive steps to deepen its understanding of security vulnerabilities and improve national cyber resilience. A central pillar of this effort is the NCSC vulnerability research program, which combines internal expertise with strategic collaboration across government, academia, and the tech industry. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to…
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Former U.S. Army Member Pleads Guilty in Telecom Hacking Case
A 21-year-old former U.S. Army soldier has pleaded guilty to participating in a sophisticated cybercrime operation that targeted telecommunications companies through hacking, data theft, and extortion schemes. Cameron John Wagenius, who was stationed in Texas during his military service, admitted to conspiring with others to breach protected computer networks and demand ransom payments from victim…
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Node.js Vulnerabilities Leave Windows Apps Vulnerable to Path Traversal and HashDoS
The Node.js project has released critical security updates across multiple release lines to address two high-severity vulnerabilities that pose significant risks to Windows applications and could enable denial-of-service attacks. The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2025-27210 and CVE-2025-27209, affect active Node.js release lines including versions 20.x, 22.x, and 24.x, prompting immediate security patches released on July 15,…
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VMware ESXi and Workstation Vulnerabilities Allow Host-Level Code Execution
Broadcom disclosed four critical vulnerabilities in VMware’s virtualization suite on July 15, 2025, enabling attackers to escape virtual machines and execute code directly on host systems. The flaws, discovered through the Pwn2Own competition, affect ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and VMware Tools across enterprise and desktop environments. Vulnerability Overview CVE ID Component Vulnerability Type CVSS Score Impact…
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Google Chrome 0-Day Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation
Google has released an emergency security update for Chrome 138 to address a critical zero-day vulnerability that is actively being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6558, affects the browser’s ANGLE and GPU components and has prompted immediate action from Google’s security team to protect users from ongoing attacks. Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered…
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Why ‘AI Fatigue’ Is Risky to Cyber Leaders and Their Teams
The flood of new artificial intelligence tools, including those to help cybersecurity teams, can overwhelm healthcare CISOs and their security staff, fueling AI fatigue that in itself can create additional cyber risk, said Drew Henderson and Jon Hilton, practice leaders at consulting firm LBMC. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/ai-fatigue-risky-to-cyber-leaders-their-teams-i-5484
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Unified Cyber Standards Are Vital for 5G Resilience
5G OT Security Summit Speakers on Secure Frameworks for Regional Infrastructure. At a time when ASEAN nations are accelerating 5G deployments, cybersecurity leaders at the 5G and OT Security Summit in Malaysia issued a sobering warning: Fragmented regulations and uneven OT readiness threaten to undermine the region’s digital ambitions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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MoD cyber breach put thousands of Afghan lives at risk
Over 18,000 Afghan citizens eligible to relocate to the UK under a government programme to protect them from the Taliban were put at risk in a heretofore unreportable data breach. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627524/MoD-cyber-breach-put-thousands-of-Afghan-lives-at-risk
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Attackers Abuse AWS Cloud to Target Southeast Asian Governments
The intelligence-gathering cyber campaign introduces the novel HazyBeacon backdoor and uses legitimate cloud communication channels for command-and-control (C2) and exfiltration to hide its malicious activities. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/attackers-abuse-aws-southeast-asian-governments-novel-rat
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NSA: Volt Typhoon was ‘not successful’ at persisting in critical infrastructure
“The good news” is that China’s Volt Typhoon hacking campaign “really failed,” an NSA official said at a cyber conference in New York. An FBI official also described an incident of “true cyberwarfare” with the Flax Typhoon group. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-typhoon-hackers-nsa-fbi-response
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Ransomware Attack on Albemarle County Exposes Residents’ Personal Information
Albemarle County, Virginia, discovered irregularities in its IT infrastructure under a sophisticated ransomware attack. The breach was quickly recognized by cybersecurity experts as a ransomware deployment, a type of malware that encrypts data and demands payment to decrypt it. This type of malware is frequently used in conjunction with data exfiltration for extortion. Despite robust…
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Microsoft Explains How Security Copilot in Intune and Entra Supports Security and IT Teams
Microsoft has detailed how its Security Copilot, an AI-powered tool, is transforming security and IT operations by embedding generative AI directly into daily workflows, aligning with Zero Trust principles to enable faster threat response and decision-making. Launched last year, Security Copilot simplifies operations for security and IT teams, reducing friction in tools like Microsoft Intune…
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Federal IT Contractor to Pay $14.75M for False Cybersecurity Services Claims
Hill ASC Inc., operating as Hill Associates and based in Rockville, Maryland, has agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to address allegations of violating the False Claims Act through improper billing practices under a General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract. The agreement mandates a payment of at…
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DShield Honeypot Scanning Hits Record High with Over 1 Million Logs in a Single Day
Tags: cyberDShield honeypots have reported previously unheard-of log quantities in a startling increase in cyber reconnaissance activity, with some subnets producing over a million entries in a single day. This surge, observed across multiple honeypot instances including residential and archived setups, marks a departure from historical patterns where high-activity spikes were rare anomalies. Over the past…
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Iranian Threat Actors Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure, Including Water Systems
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has increased its asymmetric cyber operations in response to recent U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Intelligence Group 13 has emerged as a major aggressor in attacking critical infrastructure in the United States. This elite unit, embedded within the Shahid Kaveh Cyber Group, operates at the nexus of tactical…
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Octalyn Stealer Harvests VPN Configs, Passwords, and Cookies in Organized Folder Structure
The Octalyn Forensic Toolkit, which is openly accessible on GitHub, has been revealed as a powerful credential stealer that poses as a research tool for red teaming and digital forensics. This is a worrying development for cybersecurity. Developed with a C++-based payload module and a Delphi-built graphical user interface (GUI) builder, the toolkit lowers the…