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Critical Ingress NGINX Controller Vulnerability Allows RCE Without Authentication  – The Hacker News

A set of five critical security shortcomings have been disclosed in the Ingress NGINX Controller for Kubernetes that could result in unauthenticated remote code execution, putting over 6,500 clusters at immediate risk by exposing the component to the public internet. The vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-24513, CVE-2025-24514, CVE-2025-1097, CVE-2025-1098, and CVE-2025-1974 ), assigned a CVSS score of  – Read More  – The Hacker...

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As 23andMe declares bankruptcy, privacy advocates sound alarm about DNA data  – CyberScoop

Genetic testing business 23andMe filed for bankruptcy Sunday, amplifying fears from privacy advocates that the DNA records and personal information of its 15 million customers could soon be up for sale to the highest bidder. 23andMe, which was once valued at $6 billion, has been experiencing financial distress and declining profits since going public in 2021.  As part of the...

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Canadian citizen allegedly involved in Snowflake attacks consents to extradition to US  – CyberScoop

A Canadian citizen is one step closer to standing trial in the United States for his alleged involvement in a series of attacks targeting as many as 165 Snowflake customers, one of the most widespread and damaging attack sprees on record.  Connor Moucka consented to extradition on Friday to face 20 federal charges, including conspiracy to commit computer fraud, accessing...

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Microsoft Adds Inline Data Protection to Edge for Business to Block GenAI Data Leaks  – The Hacker News

Microsoft on Monday announced a new feature called inline data protection for its enterprise-focused Edge for Business web browser. The native data security control is designed to prevent employees from sharing sensitive company-related data into consumer generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) apps like OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and DeepSeek. The list will be expanded over time to  – Read More  –...

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VanHelsing RaaS Launch: 3 Victims, $5K Entry Fee, Multi-OS, and Double Extortion Tactics  – The Hacker News

A ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called VanHelsing has already claimed three victims since it launched on March 7, 2025. “The RaaS model allows a wide range of participants, from experienced hackers to newcomers, to get involved with a $5,000 deposit. Affiliates keep 80% of the ransom payments, while the core operators earn 20%,” Check Point said in a report published over...

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How to Balance Password Security Against User Experience  – The Hacker News

If given the choice, most users are likely to favor a seamless experience over complex security measures, as they don’t prioritize strong password security. However, balancing security and usability doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game. By implementing the right best practices and tools, you can strike a balance between robust password security and a frictionless user experience (UX). This...

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VSCode Marketplace Removes Two Extensions Deploying Early-Stage Ransomware  – The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered two malicious extensions in the Visual Studio Code (VSCode) Marketplace that are designed to deploy ransomware that’s under development to its users. The extensions, named “ahban.shiba” and “ahban.cychelloworld,” have since been taken down by the marketplace maintainers. Both the extensions, per ReversingLabs, incorporate code that’s designed to invoke a  – Read More  – The Hacker News 

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⚡ THN Weekly Recap: GitHub Supply Chain Attack, AI Malware, BYOVD Tactics, and More  – The Hacker News

A quiet tweak in a popular open-source tool opened the door to a supply chain breach—what started as a targeted attack quickly spiraled, exposing secrets across countless projects. That wasn’t the only stealth move. A new all-in-one malware is silently stealing passwords, crypto, and control—while hiding in plain sight. And over 300 Android apps joined the chaos, running ad  –...

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Critical Next.js Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Bypass Middleware Authorization Checks  – The Hacker News

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Next.js React framework that could be potentially exploited to bypass authorization checks under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-29927, carries a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10.0. “Next.js uses an internal header x-middleware-subrequest to prevent recursive requests from triggering infinite loops,” Next.js said in an  – Read More  –...

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Despite challenges, the CVE program is a public-private partnership that has shown resilience  – CyberScoop

In 1999, Dave Mann and Steve Christey, two researchers from the nonprofit R&D corporation MITRE,  debuted a concept for security vulnerabilities that laid the groundwork for the common vulnerability and exposures framework (CVE) that organizes information around computer vulnerabilities. Twenty-five years later, the CVE program, which assigns a unique record to each reported vulnerability, is in its fifth iteration. It...

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GitHub Supply Chain Breach: Coinbase Attack Exposes 218 Repositories, Leaks CI/CD Secrets  – The Hacker News

The supply chain attack involving the GitHub Action “tj-actions/changed-files” started as a highly-targeted attack against one of Coinbase’s open-source projects, before evolving into something more widespread in scope. “The payload was focused on exploiting the public CI/CD flow of one of their open source projects – agentkit, probably with the purpose of leveraging it for further compromises,”  – Read More ...

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U.S. Treasury Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions Amid North Korea Money Laundering Probe  – The Hacker News

The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that it’s removing sanctions against Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer service that has been accused of aiding the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group to launder their ill-gotten proceeds. “Based on the Administration’s review of the novel legal and policy issues raised by use of financial sanctions against financial and commercial activity occurring  – Read More ...

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A Vulnerability in Google Chrome Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution  – Cyber Security Advisories – MS-ISAC

A vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chrome, which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to...

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FCC’s Carr alleges Chinese companies are making ‘end run’ around Chinese telecom bans, announces investigation   – CyberScoop

The first initiative from The Federal Communications Commission’s newly-created Council on National Security will be a “sweeping” investigation of Chinese-made equipment in America’s telecommunications infrastructure, the agency announced Friday. In particular, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said the focus will be on equipment and services from Chinese companies already barred from U.S. networks under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act....

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Arrests in Tap-to-Pay Scheme Powered by Phishing  – Krebs on Security

Authorities in at least two U.S. states last week independently announced arrests of Chinese nationals accused of perpetrating a novel form of tap-to-pay fraud using mobile devices. Details released by authorities so far indicate the mobile wallets being used by the scammers were created through online phishing scams, and that the accused were relying on a custom Android app to...

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UAT-5918 Targets Taiwan’s Critical Infrastructure Using Web Shells and Open-Source Tools  – The Hacker News

Threat hunters have uncovered a new threat actor named UAT-5918 that has been attacking critical infrastructure entities in Taiwan since at least 2023. “UAT-5918, a threat actor believed to be motivated by establishing long-term access for information theft, uses a combination of web shells and open-sourced tooling to conduct post-compromise activities to establish persistence in victim  – Read More  –...

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Medusa Ransomware Uses Malicious Driver to Disable Anti-Malware with Stolen Certificates  – The Hacker News

The threat actors behind the Medusa ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation have been observed using a malicious driver dubbed ABYSSWORKER as part of a bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) attack designed to disable anti-malware tools. Elastic Security Labs said it observed a Medusa ransomware attack that delivered the encryptor by means of a loader packed using a packer-as-a-service (PaaS  – Read...

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Kaspersky Links Head Mare to Twelve, Targeting Russian Entities via Shared C2 Servers  – The Hacker News

Two known threat activity clusters codenamed Head Mare and Twelve have likely joined forces to target Russian entities, new findings from Kaspersky reveal. “Head Mare relied heavily on tools previously associated with Twelve. Additionally, Head Mare attacks utilized command-and-control (C2) servers exclusively linked to Twelve prior to these incidents,” the company said. “This suggests  – Read More  – The Hacker...

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10 Critical Network Pentest Findings IT Teams Overlook  – The Hacker News

After conducting over 10,000 automated internal network penetration tests last year, vPenTest has uncovered a troubling reality that many businesses still have critical security gaps that attackers can easily exploit. Organizations often assume that firewalls, endpoint protection, and SIEMs are enough to keep them secure. But how effective are these defenses when put to the test? That’s where  – Read...

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China-Linked APT Aquatic Panda: 10-Month Campaign, 7 Global Targets, 5 Malware Families  – The Hacker News

The China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group. known as Aquatic Panda has been linked to a “global espionage campaign” that took place in 2022 targeting seven organizations. These entities include governments, catholic charities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and think tanks across Taiwan, Hungary, Turkey, Thailand, France, and the United States. The activity, which took place  – Read More  – The Hacker...

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Ongoing Cyber Attacks Exploit Critical Vulnerabilities in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility  – The Hacker News

Two now-patched security flaws impacting Cisco Smart Licensing Utility are seeing active exploitation attempts, according to SANS Internet Storm Center. The two critical-rated vulnerabilities in question are listed below –  CVE-2024-20439 (CVSS score: 9.8) – The presence of an undocumented static user credential for an administrative account that an attacker could exploit to log in to an  – Read More ...

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A Vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution  – Cyber Security Advisories – MS-ISAC

A vulnerability has been discovered in Veeam Backup & Replication, which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Veeam Backup & Replication is a comprehensive data protection and disaster recovery solution. With Veeam Backup & Replication, you can create image-level backups of virtual, physical and cloud machines and restore from them. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires authentication to the domain but...

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A Vulnerability in AMI MegaRAC Software Could Allow for Remote Code Execution  – Cyber Security Advisories – MS-ISAC

A vulnerability has been discovered in AMI MegaRAC Software, which could allow for remote code execution. MegaRAC is a product line of BMC firmware packages and formerly service processors providing out-of-band, or lights-out remote management of computer systems. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to remotely control the compromised server, remotely deploy malware, ransomware, firmware tampering, bricking motherboard...

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