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Security News – 2025-07-17

Thu Jul 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Cambodia Makes 1,000 Arrests in Latest Crackdown on Cybercrime

More than 1,000 suspects were arrested in raids in at least five provinces between Monday and Wednesday, according to Information Minister Neth Pheaktra and police.

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Europol-Coordinated Global Operation Takes Down Pro-Russian Cybercrime Network

Codenamed Eastwood, the operation targeted the so-called NoName057(16) group, which was identified as being behind a series of DDoS attacks on municipalities and organizations linked to a NATO summit.

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United Natural Foods Projects Up to $400M Sales Hit From June Cyberattack

Cyberattack disrupted UNFI’s operations in June; company estimates $50–$60 million net income hit but anticipates insurance will cover most losses.

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SonicWall SMA Appliances Targeted With New ‘Overstep’ Malware

A threat actor that may be financially motivated is targeting SonicWall devices with a backdoor and user-mode rootkit.

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Virtual Event Today: Cloud & Data Security Summit – Tackling Exposed Attack Surfaces in the Cloud

Virtual event brings together leading experts, practitioners, and innovators for a full day of insightful discussions and tactical guidance on evolving threats and real-world defense strategies in cloud security.

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Security News – 2025-07-16

Wed Jul 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Virtual Event Preview: Cloud & Data Security Summit – Tackling Exposed Attack Surfaces in the Cloud

Virtual event brings together leading experts, practitioners, and innovators for a full day of insightful discussions and tactical guidance on evolving threats and real-world defense strategies in cloud security.

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Threat Actors Use SVG Smuggling for Browser-Native Redirection

Obfuscated JavaScript code is embedded within SVG files for browser-native redirection to malicious pages.

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DDoS Attacks Blocked by Cloudflare in 2025 Already Surpass 2024 Total

Cloudflare has published its quarterly DDoS threat report for Q2 2025 and the company says it has blocked millions of attacks.

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Data Breach at Debt Settlement Firm Impacts 160,000 People

Pennsylvania-based Century Support Services is disclosing a data breach after its systems were hacked in November 2024. 

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Zip Security Raises $13.5 Million in Series A Funding

Zip Security’s Series A funding round led by Ballistic Ventures will help the company grow its engineering and go-to-market teams.

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Security News – 2025-07-15

Tue Jul 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Train Brakes Can Be Hacked Over Radio—And the Industry Knew for 20 Years

A vulnerability affecting systems named End-of-Train and Head-of-Train can be exploited by hackers to cause trains to brake. 

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CitrixBleed 2 Flaw Poses Unacceptable Risk: CISA

CISA considers the recently disclosed CitrixBleed 2 vulnerability an unacceptable risk and has added it to the KEV catalog.

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Google Gemini Tricked Into Showing Phishing Message Hidden in Email

Google Gemini for Workspace can be tricked into displaying a phishing message when asked to summarize an email.

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New Interlock RAT Variant Distributed via FileFix Attacks

The Interlock ransomware group has partnered with the KongTuke TDS to distribute a new RAT variant via FileFix attacks.

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Flaws in Gigabyte Firmware Allow Security Bypass, Backdoor Deployment

Vulnerabilities in Gigabyte firmware implementations could allow attackers to disable Secure Boot and execute code during the early boot phase.

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Security News – 2025-07-14

Mon Jul 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

13 Romanians Arrested for Phishing the UK’s Tax Service

Investigators from HMRC joined more than 100 Romanian police officers to arrest the 13 Romanian suspects in the counties of Ilfov, Giurgiu and Calarasi. 

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Grok-4 Falls to a Jailbreak Two Days After Its Release

The latest release of the xAI LLM, Grok-4, has already fallen to a sophisticated jailbreak.

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In Other News: Microsoft Finds AMD CPU Flaws, ZuRu macOS Malware Evolves, DoNot APT Targets Govs

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Microsoft shows attack against AMD processors, SentinelOne details latest ZuRu macOS malware version, Indian APT DoNot targets governments. 

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Cyberstarts Launches $300M Liquidity Fund to Help Startups Retain Top Talent

With IPOs taking longer than ever, the venture firm’s fund aims to keep startup veterans motivated while staying private.

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EU Unveils AI Code of Practice to Help Businesses Comply With Bloc’s Rules

The EU code is voluntary and complements the EU’s AI Act, a comprehensive set of regulations that was approved last year and is taking effect in phases.

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Security News – 2025-07-13

Sun Jul 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Grok-4 Falls to a Jailbreak Two days After Its Release

The latest release of the xAI LLM, Grok-4, has already fallen to a sophisticated jailbreak.

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In Other News: Microsoft Finds AMD CPU Flaws, ZuRu macOS Malware Evolves, DoNot APT Targets Govs

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Microsoft shows attack against AMD processors, SentinelOne details latest ZuRu macOS malware version, Indian APT DoNot targets governments. 

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Cyberstarts Launches $300M Liquidity Fund to Help Startups Retain Top Talent

With IPOs taking longer than ever, the venture firm’s fund aims to keep startup veterans motivated while staying private.

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EU Unveils AI Code of Practice to Help Businesses Comply With Bloc’s Rules

The EU code is voluntary and complements the EU’s AI Act, a comprehensive set of regulations that was approved last year and is taking effect in phases.

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McDonald’s Chatbot Recruitment Platform Exposed 64 Million Job Applications

Two vulnerabilities in an internal API allowed unauthorized access to contacts and chats, exposing the information of 64 million McDonald’s applicants.

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Security News – 2025-07-12

Sat Jul 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Other News: Microsoft Finds AMD CPU Flaws, ZuRu macOS Malware Evolves, DoNot APT Targets Govs

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Microsoft shows attack against AMD processors, SentinelOne details latest ZuRu macOS malware version, Indian APT DoNot targets governments. 

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Cyberstarts Launches $300M Liquidity Fund to Help Startups Retain Top Talent

With IPOs taking longer than ever, the venture firm’s fund aims to keep startup veterans motivated while staying private.

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EU Unveils AI Code of Practice to Help Businesses Comply With Bloc’s Rules

The EU code is voluntary and complements the EU’s AI Act, a comprehensive set of regulations that was approved last year and is taking effect in phases.

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McDonald’s Chatbot Recruitment Platform Exposed 64 Million Job Applications

Two vulnerabilities in an internal API allowed unauthorized access to contacts and chats, exposing the information of 64 million McDonald’s applicants.

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Critical Wing FTP Server Vulnerability Exploited

Wing FTP Server vulnerability CVE-2025-47812 can be exploited for arbitrary command execution with root or system privileges.

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Security News – 2025-07-11

Fri Jul 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

eSIM Hack Allows for Cloning, Spying

Details have been disclosed for an eSIM hacking method that could impact many, but the industry is taking action.

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Ingram Micro Restores Systems Impacted by Ransomware

Ingram Micro has restored operations across all countries and regions after disconnecting systems to contain a ransomware attack.

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Four Arrested in UK Over M&S, Co-op Cyberattacks

Three teens and a woman have been arrested by the UK’s NCA over the hacking of M&S, Co-op and Harrods.

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Qantas Confirms 5.7 Million Impacted by Data Breach

Hackers compromised names, addresses, email address, phone numbers, and other information pertaining to Qantas customers.

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Booz Allen Invests in Machine Identity Firm Corsha

‘Machine identities’, often used interchangeably with ‘non-human identities’ (NHIs), have been increasing rapidly since the start of digital transformation.

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Security News – 2025-07-10

Thu Jul 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Nippon Steel Subsidiary Blames Data Breach on Zero-Day Attack

Nippon Steel Solutions has disclosed a data breach that resulted from the exploitation of a zero-day in network equipment.

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Samsung Announces Security Improvements for Galaxy Smartphones

New Samsung Galaxy features include protections for on-device AI, expanded cross-device threat detection, and quantum-resistant encryption for network security.

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ICS Patch Tuesday: Vulnerabilities Addressed by Siemens, Schneider, Phoenix Contact

Industrial solutions providers Siemens, Schneider Electric and Phoenix Contact have released July 2025 Patch Tuesday ICS security advisories.

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Unpatched Ruckus Vulnerabilities Allow Wireless Environment Hacking

Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruckus Wireless management products could be exploited to fully compromise the managed environments.

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Canadian Electric Utility Says Power Meters Disrupted by Cyberattack

Nova Scotia Power is notifying individuals affected by the recent data breach, including in the United States.

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Security News – 2025-07-09

Wed Jul 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Adobe Patches Critical Code Execution Bugs

Adobe patches were also released for medium-severity flaws in After Effects, Audition, Dimension, Experience Manager Screens, FrameMaker, Illustrator, Substance 3D Stager, and Substance 3D Viewer.

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Microsoft Patches 130 Vulnerabilities for July 2025 Patch Tuesday

Patch Tuesday July 2025: Microsoft rolled out fixes for 130 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day in SQL Server.

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Impostor Uses AI to Impersonate Rubio and Contact Foreign and US Officials

The warning came after the department discovered that an impostor attempted to reach out to at least three foreign ministers, a U.S. senator and a governor.

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Legitimate Shellter Pen-Testing Tool Used in Malware Attacks

A stolen copy of Shellter Elite shows how easily legitimate security tools can be repurposed by threat actors when vetting and oversight fail.

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The Wild West of Agentic AI – An Attack Surface CISOs Can’t Afford to Ignore

As organizations rush to adopt agentic AI, security leaders must confront the growing risk of invisible threats and new attack vectors.

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Security News – 2025-07-08

Tue Jul 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Grafana Patches Chromium Bugs, Including Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild

CVE-2025-6554 and three other Chromium vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute code and corrupt memory remotely.

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Hunters International Shuts Down, Offers Free Decryptors as It Morphs Into World Leaks

The notorious Hive successor ceases ransomware operations but pivots to pure data extortion under the new World Leaks brand.

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Ingram Micro Scrambling to Restore Systems After Ransomware Attack

The IT products and services giant did not say how the intrusion occurred or whether any data was stolen from its systems.

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Police in Brazil Arrest a Suspect Over $100M Banking Hack

Officials identified the suspect as João Roque, a C&M employee who worked in information technology and allegedly helped others gain unauthorized access to PIX systems.

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In Other News: Hacker Helps Kill Informants, Crylock Developer Sentenced, Ransomware Negotiator Probed

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: drug cartel hires hacker to identify FBI informants, prison time for Russian ransomware developer, ransomware negotiator investigated. 

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Security News – 2025-07-07

Mon Jul 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Other News: Hacker Helps Kill Informants, Crylock Developer Sentenced, Ransomware Negotiator Probed

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: drug cartel hires hacker to identify FBI informants, prison time for Russian ransomware developer, ransomware negotiator investigated. 

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Undetectable Android Spyware Backfires, Leaks 62,000 User Logins

A vulnerability in the Catwatchful spyware allowed a security researcher to retrieve the usernames and passwords of over 62,000 accounts.

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Cisco Warns of Hardcoded Credentials in Enterprise Software

Hardcoded SSH credentials in Cisco Unified CM and Unified CM SME could allow attackers to execute commands as root.

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North Korean Hackers Use Fake Zoom Updates to Install macOS Malware

SentinelOne says the fake Zoom update scam delivers ‘NimDoor’, a rare Nim-compiled backdoor.

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Like Ransoming a Bike: Organizational Muscle Memory Drives the Most Effective Response

Ransomware is a major threat to the enterprise. Tools and training help, but survival depends on one thing: your organization’s muscle memory to respond fast and recover stronger.

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Security News – 2025-07-06

Sun Jul 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Other News: Hacker Helps Kill Informants, Crylock Developer Sentenced, Ransomware Negotiator Probed

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: drug cartel hires hacker to identify FBI informants, prison time for Russian ransomware developer, ransomware negotiator investigated. 

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Undetectable Android Spyware Backfires, Leaks 62,000 User Logins

A vulnerability in the Catwatchful spyware allowed a security researcher to retrieve the usernames and passwords of over 62,000 accounts.

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Cisco Warns of Hardcoded Credentials in Enterprise Software

Hardcoded SSH credentials in Cisco Unified CM and Unified CM SME could allow attackers to execute commands as root.

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North Korean Hackers Use Fake Zoom Updates to Install macOS Malware

SentinelOne says the fake Zoom update scam delivers ‘NimDoor’, a rare Nim-compiled backdoor.

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Like Ransoming a Bike: Organizational Muscle Memory Drives the Most Effective Response

Ransomware is a major threat to the enterprise. Tools and training help, but survival depends on one thing: your organization’s muscle memory to respond fast and recover stronger.

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Security News – 2025-07-05

Sat Jul 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Other News: Hacker Helps Kill Informants, Crylock Developer Sentenced, Ransomware Negotiator Probed

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: drug cartel hires hacker to identify FBI informants, prison time for Russian ransomware developer, ransomware negotiator investigated. 

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Undetectable Android Spyware Backfires, Leaks 62,000 User Logins

A vulnerability in the Catwatchful spyware allowed a security researcher to retrieve the usernames and passwords of over 62,000 accounts.

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Cisco Warns of Hardcoded Credentials in Enterprise Software

Hardcoded SSH credentials in Cisco Unified CM and Unified CM SME could allow attackers to execute commands as root.

The post Cisco Warns of Hardcoded Credentials in Enterprise Software appeared first on SecurityWeek.

North Korean Hackers Use Fake Zoom Updates to Install macOS Malware

SentinelOne says the fake Zoom update scam delivers ‘NimDoor’, a rare Nim-compiled backdoor.

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Like Ransoming a Bike: Organizational Muscle Memory Drives the Most Effective Response

Ransomware is a major threat to the enterprise. Tools and training help, but survival depends on one thing: your organization’s muscle memory to respond fast and recover stronger.

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Security News – 2025-07-04

Fri Jul 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Undetectable Android Spyware Backfires, Leaks 62,000 User Logins

A vulnerability in the Catwatchful spyware allowed a security researcher to retrieve the usernames and passwords of over 62,000 accounts.

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Cisco Warns of Hardcoded Credentials in Enterprise Software

Hardcoded SSH credentials in Cisco Unified CM and Unified CM SME could allow attackers to execute commands as root.

The post Cisco Warns of Hardcoded Credentials in Enterprise Software appeared first on SecurityWeek.

North Korean Hackers Use Fake Zoom Updates to Install macOS Malware

SentinelOne says the fake Zoom update scam delivers ‘NimDoor’, a rare Nim-compiled backdoor.

The post North Korean Hackers Use Fake Zoom Updates to Install macOS Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Like Ransoming a Bike: Organizational Muscle Memory Drives the Most Effective Response

Ransomware is a major threat to the enterprise. Tools and training help, but survival depends on one thing: your organization’s muscle memory to respond fast and recover stronger.

The post Like Ransoming a Bike: Organizational Muscle Memory Drives the Most Effective Response appeared first on SecurityWeek.

US Calls Reported Threats by Pro-Iran Hackers to Release Trump-Tied Material a ‘Smear Campaign’

The United States has warned of continued Iranian cyberattacks following American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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Security News – 2025-07-03

Thu Jul 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Like Ransoming a Bike: Organizational Muscle Memory Drives the Most Effective Response

Ransomware is a major threat to the enterprise. Tools and training help, but survival depends on one thing: your organization’s muscle memory to respond fast and recover stronger.

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US Calls Reported Threats by Pro-Iran Hackers to Release Trump-Tied Material a ‘Smear Campaign’

The United States has warned of continued Iranian cyberattacks following American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 41 Deals Announced in June 2025

Forty-one cybersecurity merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in June 2025.

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Kelly Benefits Data Breach Impacts 550,000 People

As Kelly Benefits’s investigation into a recent data breach progressed, the number of impacted individuals continued to grow. 

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Forminator WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 400,000 Websites to Takeover

A vulnerability in the Forminator WordPress plugin allows attackers to delete arbitrary files and take over impacted websites.

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Security News – 2025-07-02

Wed Jul 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Critical Microsens Product Flaws Allow Hackers to Go ‘From Zero to Hero’

CISA has informed organizations about critical authentication bypass and remote code execution vulnerabilities in Microsens NMP Web+.

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LevelBlue to Acquire Trustwave to Create Major MSSP

LevelBlue has announced plans to acquire Trustwave to create the largest pure-play managed security services provider (MSSP).

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Cloudflare Puts a Default Block on AI Web Scraping

The move could reshape how LLM developers gather information — and force new deals between creators and AI companies.

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263,000 Impacted by Esse Health Data Breach

Esse Health says the personal information of over 263,000 individuals was stolen in an April 2025 cyberattack.

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Thousands of Citrix NetScaler Instances Unpatched Against Exploited Vulnerabilities

Many Citrix NetScaler systems are exposed to attacks exploiting the vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2025-5777 and CVE-2025-6543.

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Security News – 2025-07-01

Tue Jul 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Cato Networks Raises $359 Million to Expand SASE Business

Founded in 2015, the Tel Aviv based company has now raised more than $1 billion and claims more than 3,500 customers.

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NASA Needs Agency-Wide Cybersecurity Risk Assessment: GAO

NASA needs to perform an agency-wide cybersecurity risk assessment and to complete important cybersecurity tasks for each of its projects.

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Hacker Conversations: Rachel Tobac and the Art of Social Engineering

Rachel Tobac is a cyber social engineer. She is skilled at persuading people to do what she wants, rather than what they know they ought to do.

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Casie Antalis Appointed to Lead CISA Program

Casie Antalis is the new program director of the Joint Cyber Coordination Group at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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Airoha Chip Vulnerabilities Expose Headphones to Takeover

Vulnerabilities in Airoha Bluetooth SoCs expose headphone and earbud products from multiple vendors to takeover attacks.

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Security News – 2025-06-30

Mon Jun 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Windows’ Infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Will Soon Turn Black

After more than 40 years of being set against a very recognizable blue, the updated error message will soon be displayed across a black background.

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In Other News: Norway Dam Hacked, $177M Data Breach Settlement, UNFI Attack Update

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Norwegian dam hacked, AT&T agrees to $177 million data breach settlement, Whole Foods distributor restores systems after attack. 

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Microsoft to Preview New Windows Endpoint Security Platform After CrowdStrike Outage

Microsoft is preparing a private preview of new Windows endpoint security platform capabilities to help antimalware vendors create solutions that run outside the kernel.

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RevEng.ai Raises $4.15 Million to Secure Software Supply Chain

RevEng.ai has raised $4.15 million in seed funding for an AI platform that automatically detects malicious code and vulnerabilities in software.

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Chinese Hackers Target Chinese Users With RAT, Rootkit

China-linked Silver Fox hacking group is targeting Chinese users with fake installers carrying a RAT and a rootkit.

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Security News – 2025-06-29

Sun Jun 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Windows’ Infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Will Soon Turn Black

After more than 40 years of being set against a very recognizable blue, the updated error message will soon be displayed across a black background.

The post Windows’ Infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Will Soon Turn Black appeared first on SecurityWeek.

In Other News: Norway Dam Hacked, $177M Data Breach Settlement, UNFI Attack Update

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Norwegian dam hacked, AT&T agrees to $177 million data breach settlement, Whole Foods distributor restores systems after attack. 

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Microsoft to Preview New Windows Endpoint Security Platform After CrowdStrike Outage

Microsoft is preparing a private preview of new Windows endpoint security platform capabilities to help antimalware vendors create solutions that run outside the kernel.

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RevEng.ai Raises $4.15 Million to Secure Software Supply Chain

RevEng.ai has raised $4.15 million in seed funding for an AI platform that automatically detects malicious code and vulnerabilities in software.

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Chinese Hackers Target Chinese Users With RAT, Rootkit

China-linked Silver Fox hacking group is targeting Chinese users with fake installers carrying a RAT and a rootkit.

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Security News – 2025-06-28

Sat Jun 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Windows’ Infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Will Soon Turn Black

After more than 40 years of being set against a very recognizable blue, the updated error message will soon be displayed across a black background.

The post Windows’ Infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Will Soon Turn Black appeared first on SecurityWeek.

In Other News: Norway Dam Hacked, $177M Data Breach Settlement, UNFI Attack Update

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Norwegian dam hacked, AT&T agrees to $177 million data breach settlement, Whole Foods distributor restores systems after attack. 

The post In Other News: Norway Dam Hacked, $177M Data Breach Settlement, UNFI Attack Update appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Microsoft to Preview New Windows Endpoint Security Platform After CrowdStrike Outage

Microsoft is preparing a private preview of new Windows endpoint security platform capabilities to help antimalware vendors create solutions that run outside the kernel.

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RevEng.ai Raises $4.15 Million to Secure Software Supply Chain

RevEng.ai has raised $4.15 million in seed funding for an AI platform that automatically detects malicious code and vulnerabilities in software.

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Chinese Hackers Target Chinese Users With RAT, Rootkit

China-linked Silver Fox hacking group is targeting Chinese users with fake installers carrying a RAT and a rootkit.

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Security News – 2025-06-27

Fri Jun 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Block Chinese AI From Federal Agencies

The proposal seeks to ban all use of the technology in the U.S. government, with exceptions for use in research and counterterrorism efforts.

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Man Who Hacked Organizations to Advertise Security Services Pleads Guilty

Nicholas Michael Kloster has pleaded guilty to computer hacking after targeting at least two organizations.

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Bonfy.AI Raises $9.5 Million for Adaptive Content Security Platform

Bonfy.AI has emerged from stealth mode to help organizations prevent cybersecurity, privacy and compliance risks.

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CISA Warns AMI BMC Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

CISA is urging federal agencies to patch a recent AMI BMC vulnerability and a half-a-decade-old bug in FortiOS by July 17.

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Central Kentucky Radiology Data Breach Impacts 167,000

The personal information of 167,000 individuals was compromised in an October 2024 data breach at Central Kentucky Radiology.

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Security News – 2025-06-26

Thu Jun 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Thousands of SaaS Apps Could Still Be Susceptible to nOAuth

New research suggests more than 10,000 SaaS apps could remain vulnerable to a nOAuth variant despite the basic issue being disclosed in June 2023.

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Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Update Options as EOS Nears

With end of support scheduled for October 2025, Windows 10 users will be able to continue receiving important security updates. 

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Hackers Abuse ConnectWise to Hide Malware

G Data has observed a surge in malware infections originating from ConnectWise applications with modified certificate tables.

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SonicWall Warns of Trojanized NetExtender Stealing User Information

SonicWall says a modified version of the legitimate NetExtender application contains information-stealing code.

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New Vulnerabilities Expose Millions of Brother Printers to Hacking

Rapid7 has found several serious vulnerabilities affecting over 700 printer models from Brother and other vendors. 

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Security News – 2025-06-25

Wed Jun 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Siemens Notifies Customers of Microsoft Defender Antivirus Issue

Siemens is working with Microsoft to address a Defender Antivirus problem that can lead to no malware alerts or plant disruptions.

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Identity Is the New Perimeter: Why Proofing and Verification Are Business Imperatives

The future of secure digital engagement depends on continuous identity verification and proofing that can scale with risk.

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Prometei Botnet Activity Spikes

Palo Alto Networks has observed a spike in Prometei activity since March 2025, pointing to a resurgence of the botnet.

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Chinese APT Hacking Routers to Build Espionage Infrastructure

A Chinese APT has been infecting SOHO routers with the ShortLeash backdoor to build stealthy espionage infrastructure.

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Photo-Stealing Spyware Sneaks Into Apple App Store, Google Play

Newly discovered spyware has sneaked into Apple’s App Store and Google Play to steal images from users’ mobile devices.

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Security News – 2025-06-24

Tue Jun 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

North Korean Hackers Take Over Victims’ Systems Using Zoom Meeting

North Korean hackers employ social engineering to trick Zoom Meeting participants into executing system-takeover commands.

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China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Target Canadian Telecom Firms

Canada’s Centre for Cyber Security and the FBI warn of Chinese hackers targeting telecommunications and other companies in Canada.

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New AI Jailbreak Bypasses Guardrails With Ease

New "Echo Chamber" attack bypasses advanced LLM safeguards by subtly manipulating conversational context, proving highly effective across leading AI models.

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Critical Authentication Bypass Flaw Patched in Teleport

A critical-severity vulnerability in Teleport could allow remote attackers to bypass SSH authentication and access managed systems.

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743,000 Impacted by McLaren Health Care Data Breach

The personal information of 743,000 individuals was compromised in a 2024 ransomware attack on McLaren Health Care.

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Security News – 2025-06-23

Mon Jun 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Aflac Finds Suspicious Activity on US Network That May Impact Social Security Numbers, Other Data

Aflac said that it’s in the early stages of a review of the incident, and so far is unable to determine the total number of affected individuals.

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In Other News: Viasat Hacked by China, Washington Post Cyberattack, Crowhammer

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: China’s Salt Typhoon targeted Viasat, Washington Post emails compromised in hack, Rowhammer attack named Crowhammer.

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Record-Breaking 7.3 Tbps DDoS Attack Targets Hosting Provider

Cloudflare has blocked yet another record-breaking DDoS attack, which delivered the equivalent of 9,000 HD movies in just 45 seconds.

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Godfather Android Trojan Creates Sandbox on Infected Devices

The Godfather Android trojan uses on-device virtualization to hijack legitimate applications and steal users’ funds.

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Motors Theme Vulnerability Exploited to Hack WordPress Websites

Threat actors are exploiting a critical-severity vulnerability in Motors theme for WordPress to change arbitrary user passwords.

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Security News – 2025-06-22

Sun Jun 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Aflac Finds Suspicious Activity on US Network That May Impact Social Security Numbers, Other Data

Aflac said that it’s in the early stages of a review of the incident, and so far is unable to determine the total number of affected individuals.

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In Other News: Viasat Hacked by China, Washington Post Cyberattack, Crowhammer

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: China’s Salt Typhoon targeted Viasat, Washington Post emails compromised in hack, Rowhammer attack named Crowhammer.

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Record-Breaking 7.3 Tbps DDoS Attack Targets Hosting Provider

Cloudflare has blocked yet another record-breaking DDoS attack, which delivered the equivalent of 9,000 HD movies in just 45 seconds.

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Godfather Android Trojan Creates Sandbox on Infected Devices

The Godfather Android trojan uses on-device virtualization to hijack legitimate applications and steal users’ funds.

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Motors Theme Vulnerability Exploited to Hack WordPress Websites

Threat actors are exploiting a critical-severity vulnerability in Motors theme for WordPress to change arbitrary user passwords.

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Security News – 2025-06-21

Sat Jun 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Other News: Viasat Hacked by China, Washington Post Cyberattack, Crowhammer

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: China’s Salt Typhoon targeted Viasat, Washington Post emails compromised in hack, Rowhammer attack named Crowhammer.

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Record-Breaking 7.3 Tbps DDoS Attack Targets Hosting Provider

Cloudflare has blocked yet another record-breaking DDoS attack, which delivered the equivalent of 9,000 HD movies in just 45 seconds.

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Godfather Android Trojan Creates Sandbox on Infected Devices

The Godfather Android trojan uses on-device virtualization to hijack legitimate applications and steal users’ funds.

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Motors Theme Vulnerability Exploited to Hack WordPress Websites

Threat actors are exploiting a critical-severity vulnerability in Motors theme for WordPress to change arbitrary user passwords.

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FreeType Zero-Day Found by Meta Exploited in Paragon Spyware Attacks

WhatsApp told SecurityWeek that it linked the exploited FreeType vulnerability CVE-2025-27363 to a Paragon exploit.

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Security News – 2025-06-20

Fri Jun 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Predatory Sparrow Burns $90 Million on Iranian Crypto Exchange in Cyber Shadow War

Israel-linked Predatory Sparrow hackers torched more than $90 million at Iran’s largest cryptobank as Israel-Iran cyberwar escalates.

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New Campaigns Distribute Malware via Open Source Hacking Tools

Trend Micro and ReversingLabs uncovered over 100 GitHub accounts distributing malware embedded in open source hacking tools.

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Chain IQ, UBS Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack

A ransomware group has claimed the theft of millions of files from procurement service provider Chain IQ and 19 other companies.

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Encryption Backdoors: The Security Practitioners’ View

After decades of failed attempts to access encrypted communications, governments are shifting from persuasion to coercion—security experts say the risks are too high.

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Krispy Kreme Confirms Data Breach After Ransomware Attack

Krispy Kreme is sending notifications to thousands of people impacted by the data breach that came to light at the end of 2024.

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Security News – 2025-06-19

Thu Jun 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Russian Hackers Bypass Gmail MFA With App-Specific Password Ruse

Russian hackers posed as US State Department staff and convinced targets to generate and give up Google app-specific passwords.

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Gerrit Misconfiguration Exposed Google Projects to Malicious Code Injection

Misconfigured permissions in Google’s Gerrit code collaboration platform could have led to the compromise of ChromiumOS and other Google projects.

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Critical Vulnerability Patched in Citrix NetScaler

Citrix has released patches for critical- and high-severity vulnerabilities in NetScaler and Secure Access Client and Workspace for Windows.

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Linux Security: New Flaws Allow Root Access, CISA Warns of Old Bug Exploitation

Qualys has disclosed two Linux vulnerabilities that can be chained for full root access, and CISA added a flaw to its KEV catalog.

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Mitigating AI Threats: Bridging the Gap Between AI and Legacy Security

Adopting a layered defense strategy that includes human-centric tools and updating security components.

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Security News – 2025-06-18

Wed Jun 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

New ClickFix Malware Variant ‘LightPerlGirl’ Targets Users in Stealthy Hack

Researchers identify a previously unknown ClickFix variant exploiting PowerShell and clipboard hijacking to deliver the Lumma infostealer via a compromised travel site.

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Zyxel Firewall Vulnerability Again in Attacker Crosshairs

GreyNoise warns of a spike in exploitation attempts targeting a two-year-old vulnerability in Zyxel firewalls.

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US Insurance Industry Warned of Scattered Spider Attacks

Google is warning insurance companies that Scattered Spider appears to have shifted its focus from the retail sector. 

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Circumvent Raises $6 Million for Cloud Security Platform

Cloud security startup Circumvent has raised $6 million to develop a network of agents for autonomous prioritization and remediation.

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CISA warns that a vulnerability impacting multiple discontinued TP-Link router models is exploited in the wild.

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Security News – 2025-06-17

Tue Jun 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Google’s $32 Billion Wiz Deal Draws DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny: Report

According to reports, the US Department of Justice will assess whether the deal would harm competition in the cybersecurity market.

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Archetyp Dark Web Market Shut Down by Law Enforcement

The Archetyp Market drug marketplace has been targeted by law enforcement in an operation involving takedowns and arrests. 

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Asheville Eye Associates Says 147,000 Impacted by Data Breach

Asheville Eye Associates says the personal information of 147,000 individuals was stolen in a November 2024 data breach.

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Zoomcar Says Hackers Accessed Data of 8.4 Million Users

The Indian car sharing marketplace Zoomcar learned that its systems were hacked after a threat actor contacted employees. 

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240,000 Impacted by Data Breach at Eyecare Tech Firm Ocuco

The KillSec ransomware group has stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data from Ireland-based eyecare technology company Ocuco.

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Security News – 2025-06-16

Mon Jun 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Other News: Cloudflare Outage, Cracked.io Users Identified, Victoria’s Secret Cyberattack Cost

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Cloudflare outage not caused by cyberattack, Dutch police identified 126 users of Cracked.io, the Victoria’s Secret cyberattack has cost $10 million. 

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TeamFiltration Abused in Entra ID Account Takeover Campaign

Threat actors have abused the TeamFiltration pentesting framework to target over 80,000 Entra ID user accounts.

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Industry Reactions to Trump Cybersecurity Executive Order: Feedback Friday

Industry professionals comment on the Trump administration’s new executive order on cybersecurity. 

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SimpleHelp Vulnerability Exploited Against Utility Billing Software Users

CISA warns that vulnerable SimpleHelp RMM instances have been exploited against a utility billing software provider’s customers.

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Fog Ransomware Attack Employs Unusual Tools

Multiple legitimate, unusual tools were used in a Fog ransomware attack, including one employed by Chinese hacking group APT41.

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Security News – 2025-06-15

Sun Jun 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Other News: Cloudflare Outage, Cracked.io Users Identified, Victoria’s Secret Cyberattack Cost

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Cloudflare outage not caused by cyberattack, Dutch police identified 126 users of Cracked.io, the Victoria’s Secret cyberattack has cost $10 million. 

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TeamFiltration Abused in Entra ID Account Takeover Campaign

Threat actors have abused the TeamFiltration pentesting framework to target over 80,000 Entra ID user accounts.

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Industry Reactions to Trump Cybersecurity Executive Order: Feedback Friday

Industry professionals comment on the Trump administration’s new executive order on cybersecurity. 

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SimpleHelp Vulnerability Exploited Against Utility Billing Software Users

CISA warns that vulnerable SimpleHelp RMM instances have been exploited against a utility billing software provider’s customers.

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Fog Ransomware Attack Employs Unusual Tools

Multiple legitimate, unusual tools were used in a Fog ransomware attack, including one employed by Chinese hacking group APT41.

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Security News – 2025-06-14

Sat Jun 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Other News: Cloudflare Outage, Cracked.io Users Identified, Victoria’s Secret Cyberattack Cost

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Cloudflare outage not caused by cyberattack, Dutch police identified 126 users of Cracked.io, the Victoria’s Secret cyberattack has cost $10 million. 

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TeamFiltration Abused in Entra ID Account Takeover Campaign

Threat actors have abused the TeamFiltration pentesting framework to target over 80,000 Entra ID user accounts.

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Industry Reactions to Trump Cybersecurity Executive Order: Feedback Friday

Industry professionals comment on the Trump administration’s new executive order on cybersecurity. 

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SimpleHelp Vulnerability Exploited Against Utility Billing Software Users

CISA warns that vulnerable SimpleHelp RMM instances have been exploited against a utility billing software provider’s customers.

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Fog Ransomware Attack Employs Unusual Tools

Multiple legitimate, unusual tools were used in a Fog ransomware attack, including one employed by Chinese hacking group APT41.

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Security News – 2025-06-13

Fri Jun 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Paragon ‘Graphite’ Spyware Linked to Zero-Click Hacks on Newest iPhones

Citizen Lab publishes forensic proof that spyware maker Paragon can compromise up-to-date iPhones. Journalists in Europe among victims.

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The AI Arms Race: Deepfake Generation vs. Detection

AI-generated voice deepfakes have crossed the uncanny valley, fueling a surge in fraud that outpaces traditional security measures. Detection technology is racing to keep up.

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Hirundo Raises $8 Million to Eliminate AI’s Bad Behavior

Hirundo tackles AI hallucinations and bias by making trained models “forget” poisoned, malicious, and confidential data.

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New ‘SmartAttack’ Steals Air-Gapped Data Using Smartwatches

The new attack technique uses smartwatches to capture ultrasonic covert communication in air-gapped environments and exfiltrate data.

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Webcast Video: Rethinking Endpoint Hardening for Today’s Attack Landscape

Learn how attackers hide in plain sight—and what you can do to stop them without slowing down your business.

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Security News – 2025-06-12

Thu Jun 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

With Retail Cyberattacks on the Rise, Customers Find Orders Blocked and Shelves Empty

Beyond potentially halting sales of physical goods, breaches can expose customers’ personal data to future phishing or fraud attempts.

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Securonix Acquires Threat Intelligence Firm ThreatQuotient

Cybersecurity heavyweight Securonix acquires ThreatQuotient to boost plans to build an all-in-one security operations stack.

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Maze Banks $25M to Tackle Cloud Security With AI Agents

Maze and its investors are betting on finding profits in software that uses AI-powered agents to automate critical parts of the process.

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Flaw in Industrial Computer Maker’s UEFI Apps Enables Secure Boot Bypass on Many Devices

Vulnerable DTResearch UEFI firmware applications can be used in BYOVD attacks to bypass Secure Boot.

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Webinar Today: Rethinking Endpoint Hardening for Today’s Attack Landscape

Learn how attackers hide in plain sight—and what you can do to stop them without slowing down your business.

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Security News – 2025-06-11

Wed Jun 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

How Scammers Are Using AI to Steal College Financial Aid

Fake college enrollments have been surging as crime rings deploy “ghost students” — chatbots that join online classrooms and stay just long enough to collect a financial aid check.

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Code Execution Flaws Haunt Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Commerce

Patch Tuesday: Adobe documents hundreds of bugs across multiple products and warns of code execution, feature bypass risks.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Covers WebDAV Flaw Marked as ‘Already Exploited’

Redmond warns that external control of a file name or path in WebDAV "allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network."

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Hackers Stole 300,000 Crash Reports From Texas Department of Transportation

The Texas Department of Transportation has disclosed a data breach impacting the personal information included in 300,000 crash reports.

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Swimlane Raises $45 Million for Security Automation Platform

Swimlane has raised $45 million in a growth funding round to fuel its global channel expansion and product innovation.

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Security News – 2025-06-10

Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Chinese Hackers and User Lapses Turn Smartphones Into a ‘Mobile Security Crisis’

Foreign hackers have increasingly identified smartphones, other mobile devices and the apps they use as a weak link in U.S. cyberdefenses.

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Chinese Espionage Crews Circle SentinelOne in Year-Long Reconnaissance Campaign

Anti-malware vendor said it spent the past twelve months deflecting a stream of network reconnaissance probes from China-nexus threat actors

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Guardz Banks $56M Series B for All-in-One SMB Security

The Israeli company said the Series B raise was led by ClearSky and included equity stakes for new backer Phoenix Financial.

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Mirai Botnets Exploiting Wazuh Security Platform Vulnerability

CVE-2025-24016, a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Wazuh servers, has been exploited by Mirai botnets.

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React Native Aria Packages Backdoored in Supply Chain Attack

A threat actor published backdoored versions of 17 NPM packages from GlueStack in a fresh supply chain attack.

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Security News – 2025-06-09

Mon Jun 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Other News: FBI Warns of BadBox 2, NSO Disputes WhatsApp Fine, 1,000 Leave CISA

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: FBI issues an alert on BadBox 2 botnet, NSO disputing the $168 million WhatsApp fine, 1,000 people left CISA since Trump took office.

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in May 2025

The number of cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) announcements surged in May 2025.

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MIND Raises $30 Million for Data Loss Prevention

Data security firm MIND has raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its R&D and go-to-market teams.

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Destructive ‘PathWiper’ Targeting Ukraine’s Critical Infrastructure

A Russia-linked threat actor has used the destructive malware dubbed PathWiper against a critical infrastructure organization in Ukraine.

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Cisco Patches Critical ISE Vulnerability With Public PoC

Cisco has released patches for a critical vulnerability impacting cloud deployments of Identity Services Engine (ISE).

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Security News – 2025-06-08

Sun Jun 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Other News: FBI Warns of BadBox 2, NSO Disputes WhatsApp Fine, 1,000 Leave CISA

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: FBI issues an alert on BadBox 2 botnet, NSO disputing the $168 million WhatsApp fine, 1,000 people left CISA since Trump took office.

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in May 2025

The number of cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) announcements surged in May 2025.

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MIND Raises $30 Million for Data Loss Prevention

Data security firm MIND has raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its R&D and go-to-market teams.

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Destructive ‘PathWiper’ Targeting Ukraine’s Critical Infrastructure

A Russia-linked threat actor has used the destructive malware dubbed PathWiper against a critical infrastructure organization in Ukraine.

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Cisco Patches Critical ISE Vulnerability With Public PoC

Cisco has released patches for a critical vulnerability impacting cloud deployments of Identity Services Engine (ISE).

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Security News – 2025-06-07

Sat Jun 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Other News: FBI Warns of BadBox 2, NSO Disputes WhatsApp Fine, 1,000 Leave CISA

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: FBI issues an alert on BadBox 2 botnet, NSO disputing the $168 million WhatsApp fine, 1,000 people left CISA since Trump took office.

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in May 2025

The number of cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) announcements surged in May 2025.

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MIND Raises $30 Million for Data Loss Prevention

Data security firm MIND has raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its R&D and go-to-market teams.

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Destructive ‘PathWiper’ Targeting Ukraine’s Critical Infrastructure

A Russia-linked threat actor has used the destructive malware dubbed PathWiper against a critical infrastructure organization in Ukraine.

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Cisco Patches Critical ISE Vulnerability With Public PoC

Cisco has released patches for a critical vulnerability impacting cloud deployments of Identity Services Engine (ISE).

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Security News – 2025-06-06

Fri Jun 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Misconfigured HMIs Expose US Water Systems to Anyone With a Browser

Censys researchers follow some clues and find hundreds of control-room dashboards for US water utilities on the public internet.

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Backdoored Open Source Malware Repositories Target Novice Cybercriminals

A threat actor has been creating backdoored open source malware repositories to target novice cybercriminals and game cheaters.

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Controversial Firms Cellebrite and Corellium Announce $200 Million Acquisition Deal

Cellebrite and Corellium, whose names have been mentioned in spyware stories, are joining forces to provide advanced investigative solutions.

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Men Who Hacked Law Enforcement Database for Doxing Sentenced to Prison

Sagar Steven Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo, members of the Vile group, get prison sentences for identity theft and hacking.

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ClickFix Attack Exploits Fake Cloudflare Turnstile to Deliver Malware

Researchers have discovered and analyzed a ClickFix attack that uses a fake Cloudflare ‘humanness’ check.

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Security News – 2025-06-05

Thu Jun 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Google Warns of Vishing, Extortion Campaign Targeting Salesforce Customers

A financially motivated threat actor employing vishing to compromise Salesforce customers, and extort them.

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Going Into the Deep End: Social Engineering and the AI Flood

AI is transforming the cybersecurity landscape—empowering attackers with powerful new tools while offering defenders a chance to fight back. But without stronger awareness and strategy, organizations risk falling behind.

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Compyl Raises $12 Million for GRC Platform

Compyl has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round that will be invested in go-to-market initiatives, hirings, and GRC platform expansion.

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Ramnit Malware Infections Spike in OT as Evidence Suggests ICS Shift

Industrial giant Honeywell has published its 2025 Cybersecurity Threat Report with information on the latest trends.

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Webinar Today: Redefining Vulnerability Management With Exposure Validation

Learn why your security controls matter more than theoretical risk scores and how exposure validation helps slash massive patch lists down to the few vulnerabilities that truly demand action.

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Security News – 2025-06-04

Wed Jun 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Trustifi Raises $25 Million for AI-Powered Email Security

Trustifi has raised $25 million in Series A funding to accelerate its product roadmap and go-to-market initiatives.

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The UK Brings Cyberwarfare Out of the Closet

The UK’s 2025 Strategic Defence Review outlines a unified approach to modern warfare, integrating cyber, AI, and electromagnetic capabilities across military domains.

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Mikko Hypponen Leaves Anti-Malware Industry to Fight Against Drones

Mikko Hypponen has joined the Finnish anti-drone company Sensofusion as Chief Research Officer after three decades of fighting malware.

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Why Scamming Can’t Be Stopped—But It Can Be Managed

With crime-as-a-service lowering the barrier to entry and prosecution lagging behind, enterprise security teams must rethink their strategies to detect and disrupt scams at scale.

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1,000 Instantel Industrial Monitoring Devices Possibly Exposed to Hacking

A critical command execution vulnerability has been found by a researcher in Instantel Micromate monitoring units. 

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Security News – 2025-06-03

Tue Jun 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Cartier Data Breach: Luxury Retailer Warns Customers that Personal Data Was Exposed

Luxury brand Cartier disclosed a data breach in which an unauthorized party gained access to its systems and obtained some client information.

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Cryptojackers Caught Mining Monero via Exposed DevOps Infrastructure

Cryptocurrency mining operation hits exposed Consul dashboards, Docker Engine APIs and Gitea code-hosting instances to push Monero miner.

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Qualcomm Flags Exploitation of Adreno GPU Flaws, Urges OEMs to Patch Urgently

Chipmaker says there are indications from Google Threat Analysis Group that a trio of flaws “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.”

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vBulletin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

Exploitation of the vBulletin vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-48827 and CVE-2025-48828 started shortly after disclosure.

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Chrome to Distrust Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock Certificates

Patterns of concerning behavior led Google to remove trust in certificates from Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock from Chrome.

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Security News – 2025-06-02

Mon Jun 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Firebase, Google Apps Script Abused in Fresh Phishing Campaigns

Security researchers flag two phishing campaigns abusing Firebase and Google Apps Script to host malware and fake login pages.

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US Sanctions Philippine Company for Supporting Crypto Scams

The US Treasury Department US has slapped sanctions on Funnull Technology for providing support to cryptocurrency investment scams.

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Watch Now: Why Context is a Secret Weapon in Application Security Posture Management

Join the live webinar to understand why data in itself is not enough to make informed decisions for prioritization.

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Chinese Hacking Group APT41 Exploits Google Calendar to Target Governments

China-linked hackers used a compromised government site to target other government entities with the ToughProgress malware that uses an attacker-controlled Google Calendar for C&C.

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MITRE Publishes Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Roadmap

The roadmap provides an overview of four key stages of the migration process, namely preparation, baseline understanding, planning and execution, and monitoring and evaluation.

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Security News – 2025-06-01

Sun Jun 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Firebase, Google Apps Script Abused in Fresh Phishing Campaigns

Security researchers flag two phishing campaigns abusing Firebase and Google Apps Script to host malware and fake login pages.

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US Sanctions Philippine Company for Supporting Crypto Scams

The US Treasury Department US has slapped sanctions on Funnull Technology for providing support to cryptocurrency investment scams.

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Watch Now: Why Context is a Secret Weapon in Application Security Posture Management

Join the live webinar to understand why data in itself is not enough to make informed decisions for prioritization.

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Chinese Hacking Group APT41 Exploits Google Calendar to Target Governments

China-linked hackers used a compromised government site to target other government entities with the ToughProgress malware that uses an attacker-controlled Google Calendar for C&C.

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MITRE Publishes Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Roadmap

The roadmap provides an overview of four key stages of the migration process, namely preparation, baseline understanding, planning and execution, and monitoring and evaluation.

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Security News – 2025-05-31

Sat May 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Firebase, Google Apps Script Abused in Fresh Phishing Campaigns

Security researchers flag two phishing campaigns abusing Firebase and Google Apps Script to host malware and fake login pages.

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US Sanctions Philippine Company for Supporting Crypto Scams

The US Treasury Department US has slapped sanctions on Funnull Technology for providing support to cryptocurrency investment scams.

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Watch Now: Why Context is a Secret Weapon in Application Security Posture Management

Join the live webinar to understand why data in itself is not enough to make informed decisions for prioritization.

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Chinese Hacking Group APT41 Exploits Google Calendar to Target Governments

China-linked hackers used a compromised government site to target other government entities with the ToughProgress malware that uses an attacker-controlled Google Calendar for C&C.

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MITRE Publishes Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Roadmap

The roadmap provides an overview of four key stages of the migration process, namely preparation, baseline understanding, planning and execution, and monitoring and evaluation.

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Security News – 2025-05-30

Fri May 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Chinese Hacking Group ‘Earth Lamia’ Targets Multiple Industries

Active since at least 2023, the hacking group has been targeting the financial, government, IT, logistics, retail, and education sectors.

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Unbound Raises $4 Million to Secure Gen-AI Adoption

Security startup Unbound has raised $4 million in funding to help organizations adopt generative-AI tools securely and responsibly.

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GreyNoise Flags 9,000 ASUS Routers Backdoored Via Patched Vulnerability

Professional hackers have built a network of ASUS routers that can survive firmware upgrades, factory reboots and most anti-malware scans.

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Victoria’s Secret Website Taken Offline After Cyberattack

Website remains offline following suspected cyber incident, as experts warn of escalating threats targeting major retailers

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Adidas Data Breach Linked to Third-Party Vendor

Adidas said hackers accessed a “third-party customer service provider” and stole customer information.

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Security News – 2025-05-29

Thu May 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Victoria’s Secret Website Taken Offline After Cyberattack

Website remains offline following suspected cyber incident, as experts warn of escalating threats targeting major retailers

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Adidas Data Breach Linked to Third-Party Vendor

Adidas said hackers accessed a “third-party customer service provider” and stole customer information.

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Webinar Today: Why Context is a Secret Weapon in Application Security Posture Management

Join the live webinar to understand why data in itself is not enough to make informed decisions for prioritization.

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Beyond GenAI: Why Agentic AI Was the Real Conversation at RSA 2025

Agentic AI can be a great tool for many of the ‘gray area’ tasks that SOC analysts undertake.

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MATLAB Maker MathWorks Recovering From Ransomware Attack

The incident impacted multiple web and mobile applications, licensing services, downloads and online store, website, wiki, MathWorks accounts, and other services.

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Security News – 2025-05-28

Wed May 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Zscaler to Acquire MDR Specialist Red Canary

Zscaler signals a big push into the security-operations market with the announcement of plans to buy Denver-based Red Canary.

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Iranian Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Baltimore Ransomware Attack

Sina Gholinejad pleaded guilty to computer-fraud and wire-fraud-conspiracy charges linked to the Robbinhood ransomware hit on Baltimore.

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DragonForce Ransomware Hackers Exploiting SimpleHelp Vulnerabilities

Sophos warns that a DragonForce ransomware operator chained three vulnerabilities in SimpleHelp to target a managed service provider.

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Russian Government Hackers Caught Buying Passwords from Cybercriminals

Microsoft flags a new Kremlin hacking team buying stolen usernames and passwords from infostealer markets for use in cyberespionage attacks. 

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Ongoing Campaign Uses 60 NPM Packages to Steal Data

Security firm Socket warns flags a campaign targeting NPM users with tens of malicious packages that can hijack system information.

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