Tag: cyber
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Earth Ammit Strikes Drone Supply Chains: VENOM and TIDRONE Campaigns Expose East Asia’s Critical Infrastructure
rend Micro researchers have uncovered the full extent of an elaborate, multi-phase cyber-espionage operation attributed to Earth Ammit, First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/earth-ammit-strikes-drone-supply-chains-venom-and-tidrone-campaigns-expose-east-asias-critical-infrastructure/
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Swan Vector Espionage Targets Japan Taiwan with Advanced Malware
The Seqrite Labs APT-Team has uncovered a complex cyber-espionage operation dubbed Swan Vector, targeting educational institutions and the First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/swan-vector-espionage-targets-japan-taiwan-with-advanced-malware/
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CISA Planned to Kill .Gov Alerts, Then It Reversed Course
CISA Said Its Cyber Alerts Were Moving to X on Monday. By Tuesday, the Plan Changed.. The U.S. cyber defense agency reversed plans to move cybersecurity alerts off its .gov site Tuesday and acknowledged the confusion the decision caused within the cybersecurity community, amid concerns that relying on platforms like X would reduce visibility and…
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What Does EU’s Bug Database Mean for Vulnerability Tracking?
The EU cyber agency ENISA has launched its vulnerability database, the EUVD; security experts shared their thoughts regarding what this means for CVEs, as well as the larger conversation around how bugs are tracked. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/eu-bug-database-vulnerability-tracking
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BEC, FTF Scams Drove Cyber Insurance Claims, Coalition Says
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/bec-ftf-scams-drove-cyber-insurance-claims-coalition-says
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Marks and Spencer confirms data breach after April cyber attack
Marks and Spencer (M&S) confirms that threat actors stole customer data in the ransomware attack that hit the company in April. In April, Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) announced it had been managing a cyber incident in recent days with the help of external cyber security experts. Customers report outages affecting card payments, gift…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday May 2025 Released With the Fixes for 72 Flaws With 5 Actively Exploited 0-Day
Microsoft has released its May 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing 72 security vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, including Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and Visual Studio. Microsoft patched a total of 72 vulnerabilities, including 29 related to Remote Code Execution, 18 to Elevation of Privilege, 14 to Information Disclosure, 7 to Denial of Service, and 2…
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Ivanti Released Security Updates to Fix for the Mutiple RCE Vulnerabilities Patch Now
Ivanti, a leading enterprise software provider, has released critical security updates addressing vulnerabilities across several products, including Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), Neurons for ITSM (on-premises), Cloud Services Application (CSA), and Neurons for MDM (N-MDM). These vulnerabilities, ranging from medium to critical severity, could allow attackers to execute remote code, gain administrative access, escalate privileges, or…
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Fortinet FortiVoice Zero-day Vulnerability Actively Exploited in The Wild
A critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-121) has been discovered in multiple Fortinet products, including FortiVoice, FortiMail, FortiNDR, FortiRecorder, and FortiCamera. A critical zero-day vulnerability in FortiVoice systems is being actively exploited in the wild. It allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or commands remotely through specially crafted HTTP requests, which poses a significant…
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Ransomware Attacks Surge by 123% Amid Evolving Tactics and Strategies
The 2025 Third-Party Breach Report from Black Kite highlights a staggering 123% surge in ransomware attacks during 2024, driven largely by sophisticated exploitation of third-party vendor ecosystems. As cybercriminals refine their tactics, third-party vendors have emerged as the predominant entry point for some of the most catastrophic breaches in recent history. The report underscores how…
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Researchers Introduce Mythic Framework Agent to Enhance Pentesting Tool Performance
Penetration testing is still essential for upholding strong security procedures in a time when cybersecurity threats are changing quickly. Recently, a team of security professionals has announced significant advancements in penetration testing tools with the introduction of a new agent for the Mythic framework, aimed at improving detection evasion and operational efficiency. Framework Overview The…
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South Korean researchers uncover another cyber-espionage campaign from the North
A group tracked as APT37 or ScarCruft is once again phishing South Korean organizations with national security interests, according to analysts at cybersecurity firm Genians. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/apt37-scarcruft-cyber-espionage-campaign-south-korea
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Hackers Weaponize KeePass Password Manager to Spread Malware and Steal Passwords
Tags: attack, cyber, exploit, hacker, incident response, infection, malware, open-source, password, threatThreat actors have successfully exploited the widely-used open-source password manager, KeePass, to spread malware and facilitate large-scale password theft. The attack, which was reported by WithSecure’s Incident Response team, involved modifying and re-signing KeePass installers with trusted certificates to deliver a custom malware loader dubbed KeeLoader. Malware Delivery Through KeePass The infection chain began with…
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China-Nexus Nation State Actors Exploit SAP NetWeaver (CVE-2025-31324) to Target Critical Infrastructures
Tags: access, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, breach, business, china, cloud, control, cve, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, dns, encryption, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, fortinet, google, government, group, infection, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ivanti, linux, malicious, malware, mandiant, military, network, open-source, programming, rat, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, rust, sap, service, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, update, vmware, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayExecutive Summary EclecticIQ analysts assess with high confidence that, in April 2025, China-nexus nation-state APTs (advanced persistent threat) launched high-temp exploitation campaigns against critical infrastructure networks by targeting SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer. Actors leveraged CVE-2025-31324 [1], an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability that enables remote code execution (RCE). This assessment is based on a publicly…
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DPRK-Backed TA406 Targets Ukraine With Malware Campaigns
Cyber espionage campaign linked to North Korean actor TA406 targeted Ukrainian government entities First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/dprk-backed-ta406-targets-ukraine/
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Marks Spencer Confirms Customer Data Breach in Recent Cyber Attack
British retail giant Marks & Spencer has officially confirmed that customer personal data was compromised during a cyber attack that began three weeks ago. The retailer revealed that the breach affects potentially millions of customers whose information has been stolen, though payment card details remain secure. The company is still struggling to restore its online…
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F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability Allows Remote Command Execution
Critical security vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP systems has been discovered that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary system commands, effectively bypassing security boundaries. Identified as CVE-2025-31644, the command injection flaw affects multiple versions of BIG-IP running in Appliance mode. Security researcher Matei >>Mal
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Scattered Spider Launches Supply Chain Attacks on UK Retail Organizations
Scattered Spider, also known as Roasting 0ktapus and Scatter Swine, has emerged as a formidable threat actor targeting UK retail organizations. Active since May 2022, this financially motivated group has historically focused on telecommunications and business process outsourcing (BPO) sectors but has now shifted its attention to high-leverage industries, including critical infrastructure and retail, particularly…
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Zoom Workplace Apps Flaws Allow Hackers to Gain Elevated Access
Zoom has released multiple security bulletins addressing seven newly discovered vulnerabilities in Zoom Workplace Apps, with one rated as high severity. All vulnerabilities were disclosed on May 13, 2025, and could potentially allow attackers to escalate privileges through various attack vectors. The most critical flaw involves a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability that could lead to…
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PoC Exploit Published for macOS Sandbox Escape Vulnerability (CVE-2025-31258)
Security researchers have disclosed a new macOS sandbox escape vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-31258, accompanied by a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit demonstrating partial sandbox bypass via Apple’s RemoteViewServices framework. The flaw, discovered by researcher wh1te4ever, exposes weaknesses in macOS’s inter-process communication (IPC) mechanisms that could enable attackers to execute arbitrary code outside application sandbox constraints. With the…
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Four Hackers Caught Exploiting Old Routers as Proxy Servers
U.S. authorities unsealed charges against four foreign nationals accused of operating a global cybercrime scheme that hijacked outdated wireless routers to create malicious proxy networks. Russian nationals Alexey Viktorovich Chertkov (37), Kirill Vladimirovich Morozov (41), Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Shishkin (36), and Kazakhstani Dmitriy Rubtsov (38) face conspiracy and computer crime charges for allegedly profiting from botnets…
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India-Pakistan Conflicts Escalating: Military Operations and DDoS Attacks Making Targeted Strikes
Background On May 7, 2025, NSFOCUS Fuying Lab released “Two-Front Confrontation: Parallel Narratives of India-Pakistan Reality Friction and Cyber DDoS Attacks”, which analyzed the DDoS attack activities in the early stage of India-Pakistan friction. This article is the second in this series, mainly analyzing the DDoS attack activities against India after May 7. May 7,…The…
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CISA’s alert pivot reflects a new era of decentralized cyber threat communication
Tags: access, cisa, ciso, communications, cyber, cybersecurity, email, exploit, incident response, intelligence, kev, monitoring, risk, strategy, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityFrom centralized alerts to multi-channel intelligence: CISA’s shift means enterprises must now adopt a more proactive approach to gathering threat intelligence. While the agency isn’t reducing the volume of information shared, the distribution model now demands a more decentralized, digitally savvy strategy from recipients.This change empowers organizations to refine how they consume alerts, Varkey said.…
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Hackers Abuse PyInstaller to Deploy Stealthy macOS Infostealer
Jamf Threat Labs has identified a novel macOS infostealer that exploits PyInstaller, a legitimate open-source tool used to bundle Python scripts into standalone Mach-O executables. This marks the first documented instance of PyInstaller being weaponized to deploy infostealers on macOS, highlighting a sophisticated evolution in the tactics of cybercriminals targeting Apple’s ecosystem. Discovered in April…
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PupkinStealer Targets Windows Users to Steal Browser Login Credentials
A newly identified information-stealing malware dubbed PupkinStealer has emerged as a significant threat to Windows users, with its first sightings reported in April 2025. Written in C# using the .NET framework, this malicious software is engineered to pilfer sensitive data, including browser credentials, messaging app sessions from platforms like Telegram and Discord, desktop documents, and…
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Repeated Firmware Key-Management Failures Undermine Intel Boot Guard and UEFI Secure Boot
The security of fundamental technologies like Intel Boot Guard and UEFI Secure Boot has been seriously questioned due to persistent cryptographic key management issues within the UEFI firmware ecosystem, which have been exposed in a number of concerning exposes. These mechanisms, designed to ensure platform integrity by verifying firmware and bootloader signatures, are being critically…
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INE Security Alert: Top 5 Takeaways from RSAC 2025
Comprehensive Training Platform Delivers Solutions for AI Security, Cloud Management, and Incident Response Readiness. Fresh from a high-impact presence at RSAC 2025, where INE Security welcomed thousands of visitors to its interactive booth at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, the global cybersecurity training and certification provider is addressing some of the top cybersecurity priorities emerging from the industry-leading…
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CISA Flags Hidden Functionality Flaw in TeleMessage TM SGNL on KEV List
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has escalated its advisory for TeleMessage TM SGNL, adding a critical hidden functionality vulnerability (CVE-2025-47729) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This flaw exposes cleartext copies of user messages within the platform’s archiving backend, raising significant concerns for organizations relying on secure communication systems. The disclosure aligns with…