Tag: zero-day
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Synack + Tenable: AI-Powered Partnership Translates Vulnerability Insights into Action
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, penetration-testing, RedTeam, risk, service, skills, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayThe combined Synack/Tenable solution reduces alert noise for overloaded security teams, isolating the most exploitable threats so they can proactively close security gaps faster. Vulnerability Assessment 🤠Penetration Testing Vulnerability assessment, including automated scanning, is a great first step in identifying potential security risks. However, massive amounts of data can make it tricky for security…
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Android Security Alert: Google Patches 120 Flaws, Including Two Zero-Days Under Attack
Google has shipped security updates to address 120 security flaws in its Android operating system as part of its monthly fixes for September 2025, including two issues that it said have been exploited in targeted attacks.The vulnerabilities are listed below -CVE-2025-38352 (CVSS score: 7.4) – A privilege escalation flaw in the Linux Kernel component CVE-2025-48543…
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Android Issues Security Update to Patch Actively Exploited 0-Day Flaws
Google has released a criticalAndroid Security Bulletinfor September 2025, addressing multiple high-severity vulnerabilities that are currently being actively exploited in the wild. The security patch level2025-09-05or later is required to protect Android devices from these serious threats. The security bulletin reveals thattwo CVEs are under limited, targeted exploitation, making this update particularly urgent for Android…
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Android Issues Security Update to Patch Actively Exploited 0-Day Flaws
Google has released a criticalAndroid Security Bulletinfor September 2025, addressing multiple high-severity vulnerabilities that are currently being actively exploited in the wild. The security patch level2025-09-05or later is required to protect Android devices from these serious threats. The security bulletin reveals thattwo CVEs are under limited, targeted exploitation, making this update particularly urgent for Android…
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Hackers Use Hexstrike-AI to Exploit Zero-Day Flaws in Just 10 Minutes
Within hours of its release, the newly unveiled frameworkHexstrike-AIhas emerged as a game-changer for cybercriminals, enabling them to scan, exploit and persist inside targets in under ten minutes. Originally touted as a powerful red-team tool, Hexstrike-AI rapidly morphed into an “offensive engine” on underground forums, where threat actors shared techniques to weaponize it against recent…
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Hijacked by RapperBot: Devices Exploited for Instant DDoS Attacks
A newly uncovered variant of the notorious RapperBot malware is covertly commandeering internet-connected devices”, particularly outdated network video recorders (NVRs)”, and transforming them into a powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) army in mere moments. Security researchers have detailed a sophisticated exploit chain that leverages zero-day vulnerabilities, outdated firmware, and alternative DNS infrastructures to orchestrate attacks exceeding…
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Hijacked by RapperBot: Devices Exploited for Instant DDoS Attacks
A newly uncovered variant of the notorious RapperBot malware is covertly commandeering internet-connected devices”, particularly outdated network video recorders (NVRs)”, and transforming them into a powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) army in mere moments. Security researchers have detailed a sophisticated exploit chain that leverages zero-day vulnerabilities, outdated firmware, and alternative DNS infrastructures to orchestrate attacks exceeding…
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WhatsApp, Apple warn of highly targeted attacks with zero-day vulnerability
WhatsApp believes the vulnerability could have been combined with a separate OS-level vulnerability on Apple devices to potentially launch sophisticated attacks against “specific targeted users.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/whatsapp-apple-zero-day-targeted-attacks
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WhatsApp, Apple warn of highly targeted attacks with zero-day vulnerability
WhatsApp believes the vulnerability could have been combined with a separate OS-level vulnerability on Apple devices to potentially launch sophisticated attacks against “specific targeted users.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/whatsapp-apple-zero-day-targeted-attacks
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Distraction is the New Zero-Day: The Human Risk We Keep Ignoring
A few days ago, my friend Javvad Malik”, a sharp voice in our industry and someone I trust”, shared something that made me stop and think. Javvad, KnowBe4’s security awareness advocate, summed up the state of things beautifully: “Cyber risk is not just about advanced technology; it is about human bandwidth and the cognitive load…
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Distraction is the New Zero-Day: The Human Risk We Keep Ignoring
A few days ago, my friend Javvad Malik”, a sharp voice in our industry and someone I trust”, shared something that made me stop and think. Javvad, KnowBe4’s security awareness advocate, summed up the state of things beautifully: “Cyber risk is not just about advanced technology; it is about human bandwidth and the cognitive load…
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Lazarus Hackers Exploit 0-Day to Deploy Three Remote Access Trojans
Over the past two years, Fox-IT and NCC Group have tracked a sophisticated Lazarus subgroup targeting financial and cryptocurrency firms. This actor overlaps with AppleJeus, Citrine Sleet, UNC4736 and Gleaming Pisces campaigns and leverages three distinct remote access trojans (RATs)”, PondRAT, ThemeForestRAT and RemotePE”, to infiltrate and control compromised systems. In a 2024 incident response…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: WhatsApp 0-Day, Docker Bug, Salesforce Breach, Fake CAPTCHAs, Spyware App & More
Cybersecurity today is less about single attacks and more about chains of small weaknesses that connect into big risks. One overlooked update, one misused account, or one hidden tool in the wrong hands can be enough to open the door.The news this week shows how attackers are mixing methods”, combining stolen access, unpatched software, and…
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WhatsApp Patches Zero-Day, Zero-Click Flaw
WhatsApp has fixed a zero-day vulnerability linked to a sophisticated cyber-attack First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/whatsapp-patches-zeroday-zeroclick/
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Deutschland auf Platz 2: Hunderte Telefonanlagen über Zero-Day-Lücke infiltriert
Eine kritische Sicherheitslücke in FreePBX gefährdet weltweit Tausende von Telefonanlagen. Viele sind bereits kompromittiert – auch in Deutschland. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/deutschland-auf-platz-2-hunderte-telefonanlagen-ueber-zero-day-luecke-infiltriert-2509-199676.html
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WhatsApp 0-Day Exploited in Attacks on Targeted iOS and macOS Users
WhatsApp has patched a critical 0-day (CVE-2025-55177) that allowed zero-click spyware attacks on iOS and Mac users. The… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/whatsapp-0-day-exploit-attack-targeted-ios-macos-users/
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WhatsApp Patches Zero-Click Exploit Targeting iOS and macOS Devices
WhatsApp has addressed a security vulnerability in its messaging apps for Apple iOS and macOS that it said may have been exploited in the wild in conjunction with a recently disclosed Apple flaw in targeted zero-day attacks.The vulnerability, CVE-2025-55177 (CVSS score: 8.0 [CISA-ADP]/5.4 [Facebook]), relates to a case of insufficient authorization of linked device synchronization…
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Hackers Exploit CrushFTP Zero-Day to Take Over Servers
WatchTowr Labs uncovers a zero-day exploit (CVE-2025-54309) in CrushFTP. The vulnerability lets hackers gain admin access via the… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-exploit-crushftp-zero-day-take-over-servers/
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Citrix 0-Day Flaw Under Active Exploitation Since May
Tags: attack, citrix, cve, cyber, exploit, flaw, government, remote-code-execution, vulnerability, zero-daySecurity researcher Kevin Beaumont has revealed alarming details about CVE-2025-6543, a critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerability that was actively exploited as a zero-day attack for months before the company issued patches. What Citrix initially downplayed as a simple >>denial of service
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WhatsApp Issues Emergency Update for Zero-Click Exploit Targeting iOS and macOS Devices
WhatsApp has addressed a security vulnerability in its messaging apps for Apple iOS and macOS that it said may have been exploited in the wild in conjunction with a recently disclosed Apple flaw in targeted zero-day attacks.The vulnerability, CVE-2025-55177 (CVSS score: 8.0), relates to a case of insufficient authorization of linked device synchronization messages. Internal…
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Kritische Zero-Day-Lücke in Apple ImageIO
Apple hat eine aktiv ausgenutzte Schwachstelle in seinem Bildverarbeitungs-Framework ImageIO geschlossen. Ein manipuliertes Bild kann ausreichen, um die Kontrolle über iPhone, iPad oder Mac zu übernehmen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/kritische-zero-day-luecke-in-apple-imageio
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Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon expansion prompts multinational advisory
Tags: advisory, attack, authentication, breach, china, cisco, communications, container, corporate, country, cyber, data, exploit, firmware, flaw, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ivanti, malware, military, monitoring, network, password, router, service, software, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayIvanti, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco flaws exploited: Salt Typhoon has been active since at least 2021, targeting critical infrastructure in telecom, transportation, government, and military bodies around the globe. Notably, a “cluster of activity” has been observed in the UK, according to the country’s National Cyber Security Centre.The group has had “considerable success” with “n-days,”…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Compromising Global Networks
Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, china, cisa, cisco, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, espionage, exploit, firewall, fortinet, germany, government, identity, infrastructure, injection, ivanti, kev, malicious, microsoft, military, mitigation, mitre, network, remote-code-execution, risk, software, tactics, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayAn analysis of Tenable telemetry data shows that the vulnerabilities being exploited by Chinese state-sponsored actors remain unremediated on a considerable number of devices, posing major risk to the organizations that have yet to successfully address these flaws. Background Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)…
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WhatsApp Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited with 0-Click Attacks to Hack Apple Devices
WhatsApp has issued a critical security advisory addressing a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-55177, which has been exploited in highly sophisticated zero-click attacks targeting Mac and iOS users. The vulnerability, combined with an OS-level flaw (CVE-2025-43300), has raised alarms about the potential compromise of user devices and data, including sensitive messages. Vulnerability Details…
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WhatsApp patches vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks
WhatsApp has patched a security vulnerability in its iOS and macOS messaging clients that was exploited in targeted zero-day attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-patches-vulnerability-exploited-in-zero-day-attacks/
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Experts warn of actively exploited FreePBX zero-day
Sangoma warns of an actively exploited FreePBX zero-day affecting systems with publicly exposed admin control panels. The Sangoma FreePBX Security Team addressed an actively exploited FreePBX zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-57819 (CVSS score of 10.0), impacting systems with an internet-facing administrator control panel (ACP). FreePBXis an open-source telephony software platform that provides a web-based graphical…
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FreePBX Servers Targeted by Zero-Day Flaw, Emergency Patch Now Available
Tags: advisory, control, data-breach, exploit, flaw, open-source, service, update, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Sangoma FreePBX Security Team has issued an advisory warning about an actively exploited FreePBX zero-day vulnerability that impacts systems with an administrator control panel (ACP) exposed to the public internet.FreePBX is an open-source private branch exchange (PBX) platform widely used by businesses, call centers, and service providers to manage voice communications. It’s built on…
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How SafeLine WAF Turns Hackers’ Scanners into Trash
When web application protection is no longer a million-dollar luxury, and when every developer can build their own security perimeter with just a few clicks”, that is when cybersecurity truly fulfills its mission. As a penetration tester, I’ve used zero-days to crush countless firewalls. But as a defender, I once found myself completely shut down…
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FreePBX Servers Hit by 0-Day Exploit, Disable Internet Access Advised
Tags: access, control, cyber, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, Internet, network, remote-code-execution, vulnerability, zero-dayFreePBX administrators worldwide have been urged to immediately disable public internet access to their systems after a critical 0-day vulnerability was discovered in the commercial Endpoint Manager module. The Sangoma FreePBX Security Team confirmed that attacker-controlled exploit code can gain unauthenticated remote code execution on systems with the Administrator Control Panel exposed to hostile networks,…
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CISA Issues Alert on Citrix NetScaler 0-Day RCE Exploited in the Wild
Tags: cisa, citrix, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert after detecting active exploitation of a critical zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler devices. Designated CVE-2025-7775, the flaw stems from a memory overflow in NetScaler’s traffic management subsystem and was recently added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. Evidence…