Tag: software
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Another Billing Software Vendor Hacked by Ransomware
Horizon Healthcare RCM Hints at Paying Ransom in Data Theft Incident. Horizon Healthcare RCM is the latest revenue cycle management software vendor to report a health data breach involving ransomware and data theft. The firm’s breach notification statement suggests that the company paid a ransom to prevent the disclosure of its stolen information. First seen…
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Threat Actors Impersonate WPS Office and DeepSeek to Spread Sainbox RAT
A malicious campaign has emerged, targeting Chinese-speaking users through fake installers of popular software such as WPS Office, Sogou, and DeepSeek. This operation, attributed with medium confidence to the China-based adversary group Silver Fox, leverages phishing websites that mimic legitimate software portals to distribute malware payloads, primarily in the form of MSI files. Sophisticated Phishing…
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Beyond CVE: The hunt for other sources of vulnerability intel
Tags: advisory, application-security, china, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, github, government, guide, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, microsoft, nvd, oracle, ransomware, risk, siem, soar, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayCurrent alternatives include diverse vendor sources: Independent providers of aggregated vulnerability information such as Flashpoint, VulnCheck, Tenable, BitSight and others are another option. Many of these vendors offer curated datasets that capture vulnerabilities often missed or delayed by CVE, Lefkowitz points out. They also offer critical context such as exploitability, ransomware risk, and social risk.”To…
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Attacken in der Cloud und On-Premises präventiv abwehren One Single Source of Truth
Im Interview erläutert Lothar Geuenich, VP Central Europe bei Check Point Software Technologies, die Vorteile der Infinity-Plattform, den Einsatz von KI und die Anforderungen der Kunden. Durch den Hybrid-Mesh-Ansatz werden hybride Umgebungen sowohl in der Cloud als auch On-Premises abgedeckt. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/attacken-in-der-cloud-und-on-premises-praeventiv-abwehren-one-single-source-of-truth/96780/
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PowerDMARC Dominates G2 Summer Reports 2025 in the DMARC Software Category
PowerDMARC has been named Grid Leader in DMARC Software in the G2 Summer 2025 Reports! First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/powerdmarc-dominates-g2-summer-reports-2025-in-the-dmarc-software-category-2/
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How to get free software from yesteryear’s IT crowd trick code into thinking it’s running on a rival PC
Tags: software‘This is not a copyright message’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/28/hacks_to_get_free_software/
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CVE-2025-5777, CVE-2025-6543: Frequently Asked Questions About CitrixBleed 2 and Citrix NetScaler Exploitation
Frequently asked questions about recent Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway vulnerabilities that have reportedly been exploited in the wild, including CVE-2025-5777 known as CitrixBleed 2. Background Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding CVE-2025-5777 and CVE-2025-6543, two Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway vulnerabilities that have…
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Best Application Security Testing Tools: Top 10 Tools in 2025
What Are Application Security Testing Tools? Application security testing (AST) tools identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in software applications. These tools assess code, application behavior, or its environment to detect potential security risks. They help developers and security teams prevent cyberattacks by addressing security issues during the development and deployment phases. AST tools come in various……
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Weaponized DeepSeek Installers Deploy Sainbox RAT and Hidden Rootkit
Netskope Threat Labs has uncovered a malicious campaign exploiting fake software installers, including those mimicking popular tools like DeepSeek, Sogou, and WPS Office, to deliver dangerous malware payloads such as the Sainbox RAT (a variant of Gh0stRAT) and the Hidden rootkit. This operation, primarily targeting Chinese-speaking users through phishing websites and counterfeit MSI installers, showcases…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.S. Gov’t Urges Adoption of Memory-Safe Languages and Warns About Iran Cyber Threat
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, cisa, computer, computing, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, google, governance, government, group, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, iran, login, mfa, military, mitigation, mitre, network, nist, passkey, password, programming, ransomware, risk, rust, service, software, strategy, tactics, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, warfareCheck out the U.S. government’s latest call for developers to use memory-safe programming languages, as well as its warning for cybersecurity teams regarding cyber risk from hackers tied to Iran. Plus, get the latest on ransomware trends, the quantum computing cyber threat and more! Dive into five things that are top of mind for the…
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Hackers exploiting critical Citrix Netscaler flaw, researchers say
After confirming exploitation of a separate zero-day flaw, Cloud Software Group promises to be transparent. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/hackers-exploiting-citrix-netscaler-flaw/751878/
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Frequently Asked Questions About Iranian Cyber Operations
Tags: access, advisory, api, apt, attack, authentication, awareness, cisa, cloud, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, dos, exploit, finance, framework, government, group, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iran, ivanti, malware, mfa, microsoft, middle-east, military, mitre, monitoring, network, password, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, windowsTenable’s Research Special Operations team focuses on some frequently asked questions about Iranian cyber operations, including the tactics, techniques and procedures employed by Iran-based threat actors. Background Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding Iranian cyber operations in the wake of the recent conflict and…
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Chinese Group Silver Fox Uses Fake Websites to Deliver Sainbox RAT and Hidden Rootkit
A new campaign has been observed leveraging fake websites advertising popular software such as WPS Office, Sogou, and DeepSeek to deliver Sainbox RAT and the open-source Hidden rootkit.The activity has been attributed with medium confidence to a Chinese hacking group called Silver Fox (aka Void Arachne), citing similarities in tradecraft with previous campaigns attributed to…
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OneClik Malware Targets Energy Sector Using Microsoft ClickOnce and Golang Backdoors
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new campaign dubbed OneClik that leverages Microsoft’s ClickOnce software deployment technology and bespoke Golang backdoors to compromise organizations within the energy, oil, and gas sectors.”The campaign exhibits characteristics aligned with Chinese-affiliated threat actors, though attribution remains cautious,” Trellix researchers Nico Paulo First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2025/06/oneclik-malware-targets-energy-sector.html
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MOVEit Transfer Systems Face Fresh Attack Risk Following Scanning Activity Surge
GreyNoise observed a surge in scanning activity targeting MOVEit Transfer systems since May 27, indicating the software could face renewed attacks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/moveit-attack-risk-scanning-surge/
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Cisco warns of critical API vulnerabilities in ISE and ISE-PIC
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, data, defense, email, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, guide, Hardware, incident response, malicious, microsoft, mobile, network, penetration-testing, programming, risk, router, saas, sans, service, software, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, wafroot user.The fault behind both vulnerabilities: Holes in application programming interfaces (APIs).”Take this vulnerability seriously,” said Moses Frost, senior course instructor on cloud penetration testing at the SANS Institute. “In my experience assessing networks, I have found through testing that many lack essential patches and security hardening on their core network devices. I have seen Cisco…
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French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for open source office and collab tools
Ingredients of future software salade Lyonnaise will include Linux, PostgreSQL, and OnlyOffice First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/lyon_leaving_microsoft/
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LinuxFest Northwest: CentOS Mythbusters
Author/Presenter: Carl George (Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat) Our sincere appreciation to LinuxFest Northwest (Now Celebrating Their Organizational 25th Anniversary Of Community Excellence), and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their superb LinuxFest Northwest 2025 video content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Bellingham Technical College in Bellingham, Washington; and via the organizations YouTube channel.…
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nOAuth Exploit Enables Full Account Takeover of Entra Cross-Tenant SaaS Applications
A severe security flaw, dubbed nOAuth, has been identified in certain software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications integrated with Microsoft Entra ID, potentially allowing attackers to achieve full account takeover across tenant boundaries. Research conducted by Semperis, disclosed on June 26, 2025, revealed that 9 out of 104 tested applications approximately 9% within the Microsoft Entra App Gallery…
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Microsoft to make Windows more resilient following 2024 IT outage
The company has been working with security partners to make sure future software updates don’t lead to operational disruptions for customers. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/microsoft-windows-resilient-2024-it-outage/751740/
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Threat Actors Exploit ChatGPT, Cisco AnyConnect, Google Meet, and Teams in Attacks on SMBs
Threat actors are increasingly leveraging the trusted names of popular software and services like ChatGPT, Cisco AnyConnect, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams to orchestrate sophisticated cyberattacks. According to a recent report by Kaspersky Lab, SMBs, often perceived as less fortified than larger enterprises, are prime targets for both opportunistic hackers and organized cybercrime groups. Rising…
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Erste Malware entdeckt, die KI-basierte Erkennungsmaßnahmen durch Prompt-Injection umgeht
Check Point Research (CPR), die IT-Forensiker von Check Point Software Technologies hat den ersten dokumentierten Fall von Malware entdeckt, die versucht, KI-basierte Erkennungsmaßnahmen durch Prompt-Injection zu umgehen. Der Angreifer passte dabei nicht etwa den Code an, sondern versuchte, über direkte Kommunikation mit der KI diese so zu manipulieren, dass sie die verseuchte Datei als harmlos…
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AMI MegaRAC bug enabling server hijacks exploited in attacks
CISA says a maximum severity vulnerability in AMI’s MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software, which enables attackers to hijack and brick servers, is currently under active exploitation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-ami-megarac-bug-that-lets-hackers-brick-servers-now-actively-exploited/
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How to make your multicloud security more effective
Tags: ai, automation, ciso, cloud, container, control, data, infrastructure, LLM, risk, risk-analysis, software, technology, threat, toolIs it time to repatriate to the data center?: Perhaps. Some organizations, such as Zoom, have moved workloads to on-premises because it provides more predictable performance for real-time needs of their apps. John Qian, who once worked there and now is the CISO for security vendor Aviatrix, tells CSO that Zoom uses all three of…
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CISA Issues Alert on ControlID iDSecure Flaws Enabling Bypass Authentication
Tags: access, authentication, cisa, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, flaw, infrastructure, leak, software, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert regarding critical vulnerabilities in ControlID’s iDSecure On-premises software, a widely used vehicle control and access management platform. The alert, designated ICSA-25-175-05 and released on June 24, 2025, highlights multiple security flaws that could allow attackers to bypass authentication, leak sensitive data, and perform…
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MOVEit Transfer Systems Hit by Wave of Attacks Using Over 100 Unique IPs
A dramatic surge in scanning and exploitation activity targeting Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer file-sharing platform has alarmed cybersecurity researchers and enterprise defenders worldwide. Over the past 90 days, threat intelligence firm GreyNoise has detected 682 unique IP addresses targeting MOVEit Transfer systems, with the most intense activity beginning on May 27, 2025″, when scanning activity…
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The top red teamer in the US is an AI bot
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cybersecurity, data, email, exploit, infrastructure, monitoring, ransomware, risk, software, threat, tool, training, updateDefenders need to rethink their approach: While Xbow is now besting human red-teamers, and at a rapid clip, defenders still have a long way to go to keep up with the onslaught of AI-perpetrated attacks, experts say.”Hackers are quickly adopting new tools that allow them to move faster, hit harder, and target more precisely than…
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Hackers abuse Microsoft ClickOnce and AWS services for stealthy attacks
A sophisticated malicious campaign that researchers call OneClik has been leveraging Microsoft’s ClickOnce software deployment tool and custom Golang backdoors to compromise organizations within the energy, oil, and gas sectors. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oneclik-attacks-use-microsoft-clickonce-and-aws-to-target-energy-sector/