Tag: data-breach
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IIS Servers Hijacked via Exposed ASP.NET Machine Keys, Malicious Modules Injected in the Wild
Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated cyberattack campaign that exploited publicly exposed ASP.NET machine keys to compromise hundreds of Internet Information Services (IIS) servers worldwide. The operation, detected in late August and early September 2025, deployed a previously undocumented malicious module dubbed >>HijackServer
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Ransomware recovery perils: 40% of paying victims still lose their data
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, ceo, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, extortion, finance, GDPR, group, incident response, insurance, leak, mfa, privacy, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, threat, updateAdditional recovery pressures: Modern ransomware attacks now routinely involve double or triple extortion whereby attackers threaten to leak stolen data or launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks even after payment.This fundamentally changes the calculus on what victims can expect in cases where they decide to make a ransomware payment, which more often than not…
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Ransomware recovery perils: 40% of paying victims still lose their data
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, ceo, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, extortion, finance, GDPR, group, incident response, insurance, leak, mfa, privacy, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, threat, updateAdditional recovery pressures: Modern ransomware attacks now routinely involve double or triple extortion whereby attackers threaten to leak stolen data or launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks even after payment.This fundamentally changes the calculus on what victims can expect in cases where they decide to make a ransomware payment, which more often than not…
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Prosper Marketplace Data Breach Expands: 17.6 Million Users Impacted in Database Intrusion
In a significant development in one of the year’s largest fintech breaches, new reports released today confirm that Prosper Marketplace, the San Franciscobased peer-to-peer lending platform, suffered a data compromise affecting roughly 17.6 million people. The updated figure, first published by TechRadar and Tom’s Guide, sheds light on the scale of the incident and reveals……
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Toys “R” Us Canada warns customers’ info leaked in data breach
Toys “R” Us Canada has sent notices of a data breach to customers informing them of a security incident where threat actors leaked customer records they had previously stolen from its systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toys-r-us-canada-warns-customers-info-leaked-in-data-breach/
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Prompt hijacking puts MCP-based AI workflows at risk
oatpp-mcp, the MCP implementation for Oat++ (oatpp), a popular framework for developing web applications in C++. Tracked as CVE-2025-6515, the flaw stems from the fact that oatpp-mcp generates guessable session IDs for use in its communication with MCP clients, an issue that other MCP servers might have as well. The Model Context Protocol was developed…
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F5 Networks Breach: A Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Cybersecurity
When a foundational technology provider like F5 Networks, whose systems power government agencies, critical infrastructure, and enterprises worldwide, suffers a cyber breach, the ripple effects extend far beyond a single organization. This latest attack has once again exposed the growing vulnerabilities within global technology supply chains and the urgent need for unified, proactive cybersecurity visibility.…
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F5 Networks Breach: A Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Cybersecurity
When a foundational technology provider like F5 Networks, whose systems power government agencies, critical infrastructure, and enterprises worldwide, suffers a cyber breach, the ripple effects extend far beyond a single organization. This latest attack has once again exposed the growing vulnerabilities within global technology supply chains and the urgent need for unified, proactive cybersecurity visibility.…
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FinWise data breach shows why encryption is your last defense
The FinWise breach shows that when insider threats strike, encryption is the last line of defense. Penta Security’s D.AMO platform unites encryption, key management, and access control to keep sensitive data secure. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/finwise-data-breach-shows-why-encryption-is-your-last-defense/
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From Path Traversal to Supply Chain Compromise: Breaking MCP Server Hosting
We found a path traversal vulnerability in Smithery.ai that compromised over 3,000 MCP servers and exposed thousands of API keys. Here’s how a single Docker build bug nearly triggered one of the largest AI supply chain attacks to date. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/from-path-traversal-to-supply-chain-compromise-breaking-mcp-server-hosting/
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From Path Traversal to Supply Chain Compromise: Breaking MCP Server Hosting
We found a path traversal vulnerability in Smithery.ai that compromised over 3,000 MCP servers and exposed thousands of API keys. Here’s how a single Docker build bug nearly triggered one of the largest AI supply chain attacks to date. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/from-path-traversal-to-supply-chain-compromise-breaking-mcp-server-hosting/
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Bridging the Remediation Gap: Introducing Pentera Resolve
From Detection to Resolution: Why the Gap PersistsA critical vulnerability is identified in an exposed cloud asset. Within hours, five different tools alert you about it: your vulnerability scanner, XDR, CSPM, SIEM, and CMDB each surface the issue in their own way, with different severity levels, metadata, and context.What’s missing is a system of action.…
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Cybersecurity beginnt im Posteingang warum ESicherheit mehr ist als nur Verschlüsselung
Kommentar von Günter Esch, Geschäftsführer SEPPmail Deutschland GmbH Der Oktober steht ganz im Zeichen der Cybersicherheit. Der Cybersecurity Month soll nicht nur an die steigende Zahl digitaler Bedrohungen erinnern, sondern vor allem Bewusstsein dafür schaffen, dass IT-Sicherheit längst zur Grundvoraussetzung moderner Kommunikation geworden ist. Oft bestimmen hier Themen wie Ransomware-Angriffe, Datenlecks oder kompromittierte Cloud-Zugänge… First…
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Cybersecurity beginnt im Posteingang warum ESicherheit mehr ist als nur Verschlüsselung
Kommentar von Günter Esch, Geschäftsführer SEPPmail Deutschland GmbH Der Oktober steht ganz im Zeichen der Cybersicherheit. Der Cybersecurity Month soll nicht nur an die steigende Zahl digitaler Bedrohungen erinnern, sondern vor allem Bewusstsein dafür schaffen, dass IT-Sicherheit längst zur Grundvoraussetzung moderner Kommunikation geworden ist. Oft bestimmen hier Themen wie Ransomware-Angriffe, Datenlecks oder kompromittierte Cloud-Zugänge… First…
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CAASM and EASM: Top 12 attack surface discovery and management tools
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, blockchain, business, cloud, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, detection, dns, endpoint, exploit, framework, guide, hacking, HIPAA, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, leak, marketplace, microsoft, monitoring, network, open-source, PCI, risk, risk-assessment, service, soc, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCAASM and EASM tools for attack surface discovery and management: Periodic scans of the network are no longer sufficient for maintaining a hardened attack surface. Continuous monitoring for new assets and configuration drift are critical to ensure the security of corporate resources and customer data.New assets need to be identified and incorporated into the monitoring…
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UK data regulator defends decision not to investigate MoD Afghan data breach
ICO says probe unnecessary after reviewing ministry’s handling of leak First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/22/ico_afghan_leak_probe/
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New Rust Malware “ChaosBot” Hides CommandControl Inside Discord
A sophisticated, Rust-based malware dubbed ChaosBot has been exposed utilizing the Discord platform for its Command and Control (C2) operations. This isn’t your average botnet; it’s a new generation of threat that hides its malicious traffic by communicating over the popular, legitimate service, making detection significantly more challenging for traditional security tools. ChaosBot operates by…
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New Rust Malware “ChaosBot” Hides CommandControl Inside Discord
A sophisticated, Rust-based malware dubbed ChaosBot has been exposed utilizing the Discord platform for its Command and Control (C2) operations. This isn’t your average botnet; it’s a new generation of threat that hides its malicious traffic by communicating over the popular, legitimate service, making detection significantly more challenging for traditional security tools. ChaosBot operates by…
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Self-propagating worm found in marketplaces for Visual Studio Code extensions
Tags: access, application-security, attack, backdoor, backup, best-practice, blockchain, breach, ciso, control, credentials, crime, crypto, cyber, data, data-breach, endpoint, framework, github, gitlab, google, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, marketplace, network, open-source, resilience, risk, sans, security-incident, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, wormMarketplaces targeted: The Koi Security report is the latest in a series of warnings that threat actors are increasingly targeting VS Code marketplaces in supply chain attacks. Last week, Koi Security exposed a threat actor dubbed TigerJack spreading malicious extensions. And researchers at Wiz just published research showing the widespread abuse of the OpenVSX and…
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Russia’s Coldriver Revamps Malware to Evade Detection
Russian Intel Hackers Flexible in Face of Detection. Russia-linked threat group COLDRIVER rapidly replaced its exposed malware with a stealthier PowerShell variant, using fake CAPTCHA prompts and cryptographic key-splitting to evade detection and escalate surveillance on NGOs, dissidents and policy experts, according to new research. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russias-coldriver-revamps-malware-to-evade-detection-a-29776
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Cybersecurity beginnt im Posteingang warum ESicherheit mehr ist als nur Verschlüsselung
Der Oktober steht ganz im Zeichen der Cybersicherheit. Der Cybersecurity-Awareness-Month soll nicht nur an die steigende Zahl digitaler Bedrohungen erinnern, sondern vor allem Bewusstsein dafür schaffen, dass IT-Sicherheit längst zur Grundvoraussetzung moderner Kommunikation geworden ist. Oft bestimmen hier Themen wie Ransomware-Angriffe, Datenlecks oder kompromittierte Cloud-Zugänge die Schlagzeilen. Es fällt jedoch auf, dass die Sicherheit von…
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Anti-fraud body leaks dozens of email addresses in invite mishap
Calendar cock-up exposed recipients’ details First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/21/cifas_email_blunder/
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Anti-fraud body leaks dozens of email addresses in invite mishap
Calendar cock-up exposed recipients’ details First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/21/cifas_email_blunder/
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Over 71,000 WatchGuard Devices Exposed to Remote Code Execution Attacks
The cybersecurity community has raised a serious alarm following the recent daily reporting of vulnerable WatchGuard devices impacted by a major security flaw. According to new data published on October 18, 2025, security researchers at Shadowserver observed over 71,000 WatchGuard devices part of a global exposure that could allow remote code execution attacks. This surge…
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Lumma Stealer Developers Doxxed in Underground Rival Cybercrime Campaign
Lumma Stealer operators allegedly exposed in underground doxxing campaign, with sensitive details leaked by rival cybercriminals, according to Trend Micro First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lumma-stealer-developers-doxxed/
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Lumma Stealer Developers Doxxed in Underground Rival Cybercrime Campaign
Lumma Stealer operators allegedly exposed in underground doxxing campaign, with sensitive details leaked by rival cybercriminals, according to Trend Micro First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lumma-stealer-developers-doxxed/
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Ransomware Protection: Source Code Stolen, Patients Exposed, and Utilities Breached
In the first half of October 2025, we’ve seen zero-day exploits, source code theft, healthcare breaches, and attackers probing water utilities like they own the place. It’s a loud warning for defenders. Attackers are slipping past perimeters and moving laterally inside systems most people overlook, like medical devices, Salesforce environments, and engineering consoles. In this……