Tag: threat
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How SWIS school strengthened staff online safety and compliance with Meta1st
Against the backdrop of escalating cyberattack threats, schools face growing pressure to ensure the safety, compliance and digital literacy of both students and staff. At SWIS school, a private school based near London, this challenge was recognised early and acted upon with intention. The school’s leadership team understood that protecting students goes beyond traditional The…
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Lapsed CISA contract impedes national lab’s threat-hunting operations
The CyberSentry program remains operational, according to CISA, with analysts outside the lab continuing to review sensor data. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-cybersentry-llnl-analysis-contract/753834/
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US nuclear weapons agency hacked in Microsoft SharePoint attacks
Unknown threat actors have breached the National Nuclear Security Administration’s network in attacks exploiting a recently patched Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability chain. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-nuclear-weapons-agency-hacked-in-microsoft-sharepoint-attacks/
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Mimo Targets Magento CMS to Steal Card Details and Monetize Bandwidth
The Datadog Security Research team has uncovered the Mimo threat actor also known as Mimo’lette or Hezb expanding its operations from Craft CMS to Magento CMS. Previously documented for deploying cryptominers via public-facing vulnerabilities, Mimo now exploits undetermined PHP-FPM flaws in Magento installations to gain initial access, marking a tactical shift toward broader platform targeting.…
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Malicious LNK File Posing as Credit Card Security Email Steals User Data
Tags: authentication, credit-card, cyber, data, email, exploit, finance, malicious, powershell, threatThreat actors have deployed a malicious LNK file masquerading as a credit card company’s security email authentication pop-up to pilfer sensitive user information. The file, named >>card_detail_20250610.html.lnk,
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Threat Actor Mimo Targets Magento and Docker to Deploy Crypto Miners and Proxyware
The threat actor behind the exploitation of vulnerable Craft Content Management System (CMS) instances has shifted its tactics to target Magento CMS and misconfigured Docker instances.The activity has been attributed to a threat actor tracked as Mimo (aka Hezb), which has a long history of leveraging N-day security flaws in various web applications to deploy…
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Hackers Selling macOS 0-Day LPE Exploit on Dark Forums
A threat actor claiming to possess a zero-day Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) exploit targeting Apple’s macOS operating system has emerged on underground cybercriminal forums, offering the vulnerability for sale at a substantial price point. The alleged exploit, if genuine, represents a significant security concern for macOS users across multiple operating system versions, potentially allowing attackers…
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New DCHSpy Android Malware Targets WhatsApp, Call Logs, Audio, and Photos
Security researchers at Lookout have identified four novel samples of DCHSpy, an advanced Android surveillanceware attributed to the Iranian threat actor group MuddyWater, believed to be affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). These samples emerged approximately one week following the onset of the Israel-Iran conflict, highlighting the rapid adaptation of malware tooling…
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CrushFTP zero-day actively exploited at least since July 18
Hackers exploit CrushFTP zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-54309, to gain admin access via HTTPS when DMZ proxy is off. Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-54309 (CVSS score of 9.0), in the managed file transfer software CrushFTP to gain administrative privileges on vulnerable servers via HTTPS. CrushFTP warned of a zero-day that has…
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Ivanti Flaws Exploited to Drop MDifyLoader and Launch In-Memory Cobalt Strike Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malware called MDifyLoader that has been observed in conjunction with cyber attacks exploiting security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) appliances.According to a report published by JPCERT/CC today, the threat actors behind the exploitation of CVE-2025-0282 and CVE-2025-22457 in intrusions observed between December 2024 and July First…
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Financial Institutions Under Siege by Greedy Sponge Hackers’ Modified AllaKore RAT
A financially motivated threat actor, now identified as Greedy Sponge, has been relentlessly targeting Mexican organizations with a customized version of the AllaKore Remote Access Trojan (RAT). Named for its monetary focus and a past reference to a popular “SpongeBob” meme on its command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, this group has evolved its tactics over the years.…
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Microsoft ‘digital escorts’ reveal crucial US counterintelligence blind spot
Tags: access, china, cio, cloud, compliance, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, firewall, framework, google, government, injection, intelligence, law, microsoft, military, oracle, risk, service, threat, update, vulnerabilityWhat the program was, and how it worked: The digital escort model, according to ProPublica, was designed to comply with federal contracting rules that prohibit foreign nationals from directly accessing sensitive government systems. Under this framework:China-based engineers would file support tickets for tasks such as firewall updates or bug fixes.US-based escorts, often former military personnel…
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New Report Reveals Just 10% of Employees Drive 73% of Cyber Risk
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, ceo, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, government, identity, office, phishing, resilience, risk, risk-management, strategy, technology, threat, trainingHuman risk is concentrated, not widespread: Just 10% of employees are responsible for nearly three-quarters (73%) of all risky behavior.Visibility is alarmingly low: Organizations relying solely on security awareness training (SAT) have visibility into only 12% of risky behavior, compared to 5X that for mature HRM programs.Risk is often misidentified: Contrary to popular belief, remote…
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Weak Password Enables Ransomware Attack on 158-Year-Old Firm
A single compromised password has been identified as the catalyst that destroyed a century-old transport company and displaced 700 employees, highlighting the devastating impact of cybersecurity vulnerabilities on British businesses. The case of KNP, a Northamptonshire-based logistics firm, represents a stark warning about the growing ransomware threat facing UK enterprises. KNP, which had operated for…
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Dell Data Breach World Leaks Group Hacks Test Lab Platform
Dell Technologies has acknowledged a significant security incident involving its Customer Solution Centers platform, with the World Leaks extortion group successfully infiltrating the isolated demonstration environment used for showcasing products to commercial clients. The breach, which occurred earlier this month, represents another high-profile attack by the newly rebranded threat actor formerly known as Hunters International.…
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China-Based Threat Actor Involved In Microsoft SharePoint Attacks: Mandiant CTO
Among the attackers now actively exploiting vulnerable on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers, at least one has shown indications of originating from China, according to the assessment of researchers at Google Cloud-owned Mandiant. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/china-based-threat-actor-involved-in-microsoft-sharepoint-attacks-mandiant-cto
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UNG0002 Deploys Weaponized LNK Files with Cobalt Strike and Metasploit to Target Organizations
Seqrite Labs APT-Team has uncovered a persistent threat entity, UNG0002 (Unknown Group 0002), orchestrating espionage-driven operations across Asian jurisdictions, including China, Hong Kong, and Pakistan. Active since at least May 2024, this South-East Asia-based cluster has demonstrated a high degree of adaptability and technical prowess, targeting critical sectors such as defense, civil aviation, electrotechnical engineering,…
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Threat Actors Compromise Popular npm Packages to Steal Maintainers’ Tokens
Threat actors have leveraged a phishing campaign targeting npm package maintainers, resulting in the compromise of widely used JavaScript tooling libraries. The campaign, first reported on July 18, 2025, utilizes a typosquatted domain, npnjs.com, to mimic legitimate npm communications and trick developers into surrendering their authentication tokens. This multi-stage operation begins with automated emails scraped…
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Cybercriminals Use Zoho WorkDrive Folders to Spread Obfuscated PureRAT Malware
A targeted attack against a U.S.-based certified public accounting firm was discovered in May 2025 by cybersecurity experts, according to a recent study described in eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU) Positives report. The campaign leveraged a novel crypter named >>Ghost Crypt
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KAWA4096 Ransomware Employs WMI Techniques to Delete Backup Snapshots
Trustwave SpiderLabs has played a crucial role in monitoring new ransomware variants in the incredibly unstable ransomware threat landscape of 2025, where dozens of new groups have emerged and caused extensive disruptions across multiple sectors. Among these, the KAWA4096 ransomware has been identified as a notable newcomer, first detected in June 2025. This strain has…
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AI-Powered Cloaking Tools Help Threat Actors Hide Malicious Domains from Security Scans
Threat actors are increasingly adopting AI-powered cloaking services to obfuscate phishing domains, counterfeit e-commerce sites, and malware distribution endpoints from automated security scanners. This technique, known as cloaking, involves dynamically serving innocuous >>white pages>black pages.
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Gefährliche Schwachstelle in lokaler Sharepoint-Installation
Hacker greifen Behörden und Unternehmen über eine Schwachstelle in lokalen Sharepoint-Installationen an. Ein Kommentar von Michael Sikorski, CTO und Head of Threat Intelligence für Unit 42 bei Palo Alto Networks: ‘Unit 42 beobachtet eine wirkungsvolle, andauernde Bedrohungskampagne, die auf lokale Microsoft-Sharepoint-Server abzielt. Während Cloud-Umgebungen nicht betroffen sind, sind lokale Sharepoint-Implementierungen einem unmittelbaren Risiko ausgesetzt […]…
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Snake Keylogger Uses Persistence via Scheduled Tasks to Steal Login Data Undetected
Researchers have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign zeroing in on Turkish enterprises, with a particular focus on the defense and aerospace industries. Threat actors are masquerading as Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAÅž), a key defense contractor, to disseminate malicious emails that mimic legitimate contractual documents. These emails carry a variant of the Snake Keylogger, an infamous…
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Containment as a Core Security Strategy
We cannot keep reacting to vulnerabilities as they emerge. We must assume the presence of unknown threats and reduce the blast radius that they can affect. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/containment-core-security-strategy
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Warnings issued as hackers actively exploit critical zero-day in Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft has issued an urgent patch for most SharePoint servers after cybersecurity researchers found threat actors globally exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the products. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/microsoft-sharepoint-zero-day-vulnerability-exploited-globally
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Microsoft issues emergency patches for SharePoint zero-days exploited in >>ToolShell<< attacks
Microsoft patched an exploited SharePoint flaw (CVE-2025-53770) and disclosed a new one, warning of ongoing attacks on on-prem servers. Microsoft released emergency SharePoint updates for two zero-day flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771, exploited since July 18 in attacks dubbed >>ToolShell.