Tag: email
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Scripted Sparrow Utilizes Automation to Generate and Dispatch Attack Messages
Tags: attack, automation, business, cyber, cybersecurity, email, group, infrastructure, intelligenceScripted Sparrow, a prolific Business Email Compromise (BEC) collective with members spanning three continents, has raised significant concerns among cybersecurity researchers due to the sophisticated automation infrastructure underlying their large-scale fraudulent operations. Recent analysis by Fortra’s Intelligence and Research Experts (FIRE) reveals that the group’s staggering operational scale estimated at 3 million highly targeted messages…
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Cisco VPNs, Email Services Hit in Separate Threat Campaigns
The company suffered one sophisticated five-alarm campaign and one messy spray-and-pray attack, mere days apart. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/cisco-vpns-email-services-threat-campaigns
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HubSpot Phishing Campaign Bypasses Trusted Email Defenses
A phishing campaign targeting HubSpot users bypassed email defenses by abusing trusted platforms and authenticated infrastructure. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/hubspot-phishing-campaign-bypasses-trusted-email-defenses/
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Russia-Linked Hackers Use Microsoft 365 Device Code Phishing for Account Takeovers
Tags: attack, authentication, credentials, email, government, group, hacker, microsoft, phishing, russiaA suspected Russia-aligned group has been attributed to a phishing campaign that employs device code authentication workflows to steal victims’ Microsoft 365 credentials and conduct account takeover attacks.The activity, ongoing since September 2025, is being tracked by Proofpoint under the moniker UNK_AcademicFlare.The attacks involve using compromised email addresses belonging to government First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Chinese Hackers Target Cisco’s Email Security Systems
The Chinese threat group, tracked as UAT-9686, has deployed a collection of custom-built hacking tools to maintain persistent access to compromised systems. The post Chinese Hackers Target Cisco’s Email Security Systems appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-cisco-email-security-breach/
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How should Your Business Deal with Email Impersonation Attacks in 2025?
Originally published at How should Your Business Deal with Email Impersonation Attacks in 2025? by EasyDMARC. Email impersonation attacks have evolved rapidly with the … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/how-should-your-business-deal-with-email-impersonation-attacks-in-2025/
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China-linked APT UAT-9686 is targeting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager
Cisco disclosed a critical zero-day (CVE-2025-20393) in Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager, actively exploited by a China-linked group. Cisco disclosed a critical zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-20393, in Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email/Web Manager, which is actively exploited by a China-linked threat group. Cisco reported a December 10 campaign targeting certain…
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Roundcube Flaws Let Attackers Execute Malicious Scripts
Roundcube, the widely used open-source webmail software, has officially released critical security updates to address two significant vulnerabilities in its 1.6 and 1.5 LTS (Long-Term Support) versions. These flaws could allow attackers to execute malicious scripts or expose sensitive information, posing a risk to organizations and individuals relying on the platform for email communication. The…
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Targeted Phishing Attack Strikes HubSpot Users
Evalian’s Security Operations Centre has uncovered an active, sophisticated phishing campaign targeting HubSpot customers, combining business email compromise (BEC) tactics with website compromise to distribute a credential-stealing malware to unsuspecting users. The multi-layered attack demonstrates how modern threat actors are evolving their techniques to bypass traditional email security controls. The phishing campaign employs a deceptive…
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Chinese Hackers Exploited a Zero-Day in Cisco Email Security Systems
Cisco disclosed that a China-linked hacking group exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in its email security products, allowing attackers to compromise systems that sit at the center of enterprise email traffic. The flaw affected Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager appliances running AsyncOS and was actively exploited before public disclosure. The……
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Chinese Hackers Exploited a Zero-Day in Cisco Email Security Systems
Cisco disclosed that a China-linked hacking group exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in its email security products, allowing attackers to compromise systems that sit at the center of enterprise email traffic. The flaw affected Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager appliances running AsyncOS and was actively exploited before public disclosure. The……
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Chinese Hackers Targeting Cisco Email Gateways
Cisco Talos Attributes Campaign to UAT-9686. Likely Chinese nation-state hackers are exploiting an unpatched flaw in Cisco email appliances as part of an ongoing campaign to gain persistent access. Hackers have been exploiting since mid-November a zero-day in the Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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WhatsApp accounts targeted in ‘GhostPairing’ attack
Defending WhatsApp: Users can check which devices are paired via WhatsApp via Settings > Linked Devices. A rogue device link will appear here. Despite having access to a user’s WhatsApp account, the attacker can’t revoke their device access, which must be initiated by the primary device. Another tip is to enable two-step PIN verification. This…
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WhatsApp accounts targeted in ‘GhostPairing’ attack
Defending WhatsApp: Users can check which devices are paired via WhatsApp via Settings > Linked Devices. A rogue device link will appear here. Despite having access to a user’s WhatsApp account, the attacker can’t revoke their device access, which must be initiated by the primary device. Another tip is to enable two-step PIN verification. This…
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Chinese attackers exploiting zero-day to target Cisco email security products
Chinese hackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in a popular Cisco email management tool since late November, the company said in an advisory. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/chinese-attackers-zero-day
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Impact of Poor PKI Management: Real-World Consequences and Solutions
Tags: emailIntroduction Safety protocols in the virtual domain are perhaps more important than ever in the current world. There can be no denying that PKI management is one of the most crucial aspects of protecting our increasingly digital world. It is the element of most, if not all, secure transfers such as emails and monetary transactions.Read…
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Clipping Scripted Sparrow’s wings: Tracking a global phishing ring
Between June 2024 and December 2025, Fortra analysts tracked a persistent business email compromise (BEC) operation that we have now classified as Scripted Sparrow. The group … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/18/tracking-scripted-sparrow-phishing-campaigns/
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Clipping Scripted Sparrow’s wings: Tracking a global phishing ring
Between June 2024 and December 2025, Fortra analysts tracked a persistent business email compromise (BEC) operation that we have now classified as Scripted Sparrow. The group … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/18/tracking-scripted-sparrow-phishing-campaigns/
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The Biggest Cyber Stories of the Year: What 2025 Taught Us
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, government, healthcare, iam, identity, incident, incident response, Internet, law, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-day, zero-trustThe Biggest Cyber Stories of the Year: What 2025 Taught Us madhav Thu, 12/18/2025 – 10:30 2025 didn’t just test cybersecurity; it redefined it. From supply chains and healthcare networks to manufacturing floors and data centers, the digital world was reminded of a simple truth: everything is connected, and everything is at risk. Data Security…
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Cisco confirms zero-day exploitation of Secure Email products
Rebuild guidance and operational tradeoffs: Cisco has said that wiping and rebuilding appliances is currently required in cases where compromise has been confirmed.”From a security standpoint, it is indeed the right call,” Tyagi said. “When there’s a risk that attackers have embedded themselves deep in a system, patching alone won’t solve the issue. Rebuilding is…
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Cisco confirms zero-day exploitation of Secure Email products
Rebuild guidance and operational tradeoffs: Cisco has said that wiping and rebuilding appliances is currently required in cases where compromise has been confirmed.”From a security standpoint, it is indeed the right call,” Tyagi said. “When there’s a risk that attackers have embedded themselves deep in a system, patching alone won’t solve the issue. Rebuilding is…
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Chinese Hackers Breach Cisco’s Email Security Systems
The Chinese threat group, tracked as UAT-9686, has deployed a collection of custom-built hacking tools to maintain persistent access to compromised systems. The post Chinese Hackers Breach Cisco’s Email Security Systems appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-cisco-email-security-breach/
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Chinese Hackers Breach Cisco’s Email Security Systems
The Chinese threat group, tracked as UAT-9686, has deployed a collection of custom-built hacking tools to maintain persistent access to compromised systems. The post Chinese Hackers Breach Cisco’s Email Security Systems appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-cisco-email-security-breach/
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Cisco Warns of Active Cyberattack Exploiting Critical AsyncOS Vulnerability
Cisco has identified an ongoing cyberattack campaign exploiting vulnerabilities in a subset of its appliances running Cisco AsyncOS Software. The attack specifically affects Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager appliances, allowing threat actors to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. This campaign has been tracked under CVE-2025-20393 and has been classified as critical with a CVSS 10.0 rating. First seen on thecyberexpress.com…
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Cisco AsyncOS 0-Day Allows Remote Execution of System Commands
Cisco Talos has uncovered an active campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Cisco AsyncOS Software, affecting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager. The security flaw enables attackers to execute system-level commands remotely and deploy sophisticated backdoors on compromised systems. The threat actor behind this campaign, tracked as UAT-9686, is assessed…
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Cisco AsyncOS 0-Day Allows Remote Execution of System Commands
Cisco Talos has uncovered an active campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Cisco AsyncOS Software, affecting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager. The security flaw enables attackers to execute system-level commands remotely and deploy sophisticated backdoors on compromised systems. The threat actor behind this campaign, tracked as UAT-9686, is assessed…
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Cisco Warns of Active Attacks Exploiting Unpatched 0-Day in AsyncOS Email Security Appliances
Cisco has alerted users of a maximum-severity zero-day flaw in Cisco AsyncOS software that has been actively exploited by a China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamed UAT-9686 in attacks targeting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager.The networking equipment major said it became aware of the intrusion campaign on December…
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Millions impacted by PornHub, SoundCloud data breaches
PornHub sent emails out to many users and published a statement warning that it was affected by a recent breach of data analytics service provider Mixpanel. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/millions-impacted-pornhub-soundcloud-breaches
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Millions impacted by PornHub, SoundCloud data breaches
PornHub sent emails out to many users and published a statement warning that it was affected by a recent breach of data analytics service provider Mixpanel. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/millions-impacted-pornhub-soundcloud-breaches