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Gone are the days when cyber criminals sat in a basement with poor attempts at stealing information. Today’s threat actors are organized, sophisticated, and have the latest technologies needed to profit from their thefts. South Africa has been one of the hardest hit when it comes to the newest criminal efforts. “Smishing” now leads the … Read More “Sophisticated “Smishing” hackers Steal Credit Card Information  – Da Vinci Cybersecurity: Leading Cyber Security Services in South Africa.” »

Okta Threat Intelligence exposes VoidProxy, a new PhaaS platform. Learn how this advanced service uses the Adversary-in-the-Middle technique…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a flash alert to release indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with two cybercriminal groups tracked as UNC6040 and UNC6395 for a string of data theft and extortion attacks. “Both groups have recently been observed targeting organizations’ Salesforce platforms via different initial access mechanisms,” the FBI said. … Read More “FBI Warns of UNC6040 and UNC6395 Targeting Salesforce Platforms in Data Theft Attacks  – The Hacker News” »

New SEO poisoning campaign exposed! FortiGuard Labs reveals how attackers trick users with fake websites to deliver Hiddengh0st…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

Researchers and authorities are warning that Akira ransomware attacks involving exploits of a year-old vulnerability affecting SonicWall firewalls are on the rise.  A burst of about 40 attacks linked to CVE-2024-40766 hit SonicWall firewalls between mid-July and early August. Researchers have since observed another wave of ransomware attacks linked to active exploits of the defect, … Read More “SonicWall firewalls targeted by fresh Akira ransomware surge  – CyberScoop” »

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Passengers of the UK’s state-owned London North Eastern Railway (LNER) have been warned to be vigilant after cybercriminals accessed traveller’s contact details and some information about past journeys. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.  – Read More  – Graham Cluley 

Apple has notified users in France of a spyware campaign targeting their devices, according to the Computer Emergency Response Team of France (CERT-FR). The agency said the alerts were sent out on September 3, 2025, making it the fourth time this year that Apple has notified citizens in the county that at least one of … Read More “Apple Warns French Users of Fourth Spyware Campaign in 2025, CERT-FR Confirms  – The Hacker News” »

Samsung has released its monthly security updates for Android, including a fix for a security vulnerability that it said has been exploited in zero-day attacks. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-21043 (CVSS score: 8.8), concerns an out-of-bounds write that could result in arbitrary code execution. “Out-of-bounds Write in libimagecodec.quram.so prior to SMR Sep-2025 Release 1 allows remote attackers … Read More “Samsung Fixes Critical Zero-Day CVE-2025-21043 Exploited in Android Attacks  – The Hacker News” »

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, linked to the Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack, claims to shut down as experts suggest the…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5086, carries a CVSS score of 9.0 out of 10.0. According to  – … Read More “Critical CVE-2025-5086 in DELMIA Apriso Actively Exploited, CISA Issues Warning  – The Hacker News” »

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new ransomware strain dubbed HybridPetya that resembles the notorious Petya/NotPetya malware, while also incorporating the ability to bypass the Secure Boot mechanism in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) systems using a now-patched vulnerability disclosed earlier this year. Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET said the samples were uploaded  – Read More  – … Read More “New HybridPetya Ransomware Bypasses UEFI Secure Boot With CVE-2024-7344 Exploit  – The Hacker News” »

A new report from Cofense reveals that cybercriminals are blending phishing and malware, including Muck Stealer, Info Stealer,…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

The security landscape for cloud-native applications is undergoing a profound transformation. Containers, Kubernetes, and serverless technologies are now the default for modern enterprises, accelerating delivery but also expanding the attack surface in ways traditional security models can’t keep up with. As adoption grows, so does complexity. Security teams are asked to monitor sprawling hybrid  – … Read More “Cloud-Native Security in 2025: Why Runtime Visibility Must Take Center Stage  – The Hacker News” »

A security weakness has been disclosed in the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code editor Cursor that could trigger code execution when a maliciously crafted repository is opened using the program. The issue stems from the fact that an out-of-the-box security setting is disabled by default, opening the door for attackers to run arbitrary code on users’ … Read More “Cursor AI Code Editor Flaw Enables Silent Code Execution via Malicious Repositories  – The Hacker News” »

A top official at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Thursday rejected concerns that personnel and program cuts at CISA have hindered its work. Nick Andersen, who just began serving as executive assistant director of cybersecurity at CISA this month, said he’s seen the agency function at a high level from both the outside … Read More “CISA work not ‘degraded’ by Trump administration cuts, top agency official says  – CyberScoop” »

A phishing scam is exploiting Google’s trusted AppSheet platform to bypass email filters. Learn how hackers are using…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

US Senator Ron Wyden urges the FTC to investigate Microsoft after its software contributed to a major ransomware…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

In May 2025, the European Union levied financial sanctions on the owners of Stark Industries Solutions Ltd., a bulletproof hosting provider that materialized two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine and quickly became a top source of Kremlin-linked cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. But new findings show those sanctions have done little to stop Stark from simply rebranding … Read More “Bulletproof Host Stark Industries Evades EU Sanctions  – Krebs on Security” »

F5, a Seattle-based application delivery and security company, announced Thursday it will acquire Dublin-based CalypsoAI for $180 million in cash, highlighting the mounting security challenges enterprises face as they rapidly integrate artificial intelligence into their operations. The acquisition comes as companies across industries rush to deploy generative AI systems while grappling with new categories of … Read More “F5 to acquire AI security firm CalypsoAI for $180 million  – CyberScoop” »

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to probe Microsoft and hold it responsible for what he called “gross cybersecurity negligence” that enabled ransomware attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, including against healthcare networks. “Without timely action, Microsoft’s culture of negligent cybersecurity, combined with its de facto monopolization of the  – … Read More “Senator Wyden Urges FTC to Probe Microsoft for Ransomware-Linked Cybersecurity Negligence  – The Hacker News” »

Google on Tuesday announced that its new Google Pixel 10 phones support the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) standard out of the box to verify the origin and history of digital content. To that end, support for C2PA’s Content Credentials has been added to Pixel Camera and Google Photos apps for Android. The … Read More “Google Pixel 10 Adds C2PA Support to Verify AI-Generated Media Authenticity  – The Hacker News” »

LNER cyber attack exposes passenger contact details and journey data. No financial information or passwords were taken, but…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

A previously dormant macOS threat, ChillyHell, is reviving. Read how this malware can bypass security checks, remain hidden,…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

Threat actors affiliated with the Akira ransomware group have continued to target SonicWall devices for initial access. Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 said it observed a spike in intrusions involving SonicWall appliances over the past month, particularly following reports about renewed Akira ransomware activity since late July 2025. SonicWall subsequently revealed the SSL VPN activity aimed at … Read More “SonicWall SSL VPN Flaw and Misconfigurations Actively Exploited by Akira Ransomware Hackers  – The Hacker News” »

CISOs know their field. They understand the threat landscape. They understand how to build a strong and cost-effective security stack. They understand how to staff out their organization. They understand the intricacies of compliance. They understand what it takes to reduce risk. Yet one question comes up again and again in our conversations with these … Read More “Cracking the Boardroom Code: Helping CISOs Speak the Language of Business  – The Hacker News” »

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two new campaigns that are serving fake browser extensions using malicious ads and fake websites to steal sensitive data. The malvertising campaign, per Bitdefender, is designed to push fake “Meta Verified” browser extensions named SocialMetrics Pro that claim to unlock the blue check badge for Facebook and Instagram profiles. At least … Read More “Fake Madgicx Plus and SocialMetrics Extensions Are Hijacking Meta Business Accounts  – The Hacker News” »

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that leverages ConnectWise ScreenConnect, a legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software, to deliver a fleshless loader that drops a remote access trojan (RAT) called AsyncRAT to steal sensitive data from compromised hosts. “The attacker used ScreenConnect to gain remote access, then executed a layered VBScript … Read More “AsyncRAT Exploits ConnectWise ScreenConnect to Steal Credentials and Crypto  – The Hacker News” »

Ever wondered what would happen if Burger King left the keys to the kingdom lying around for anyone to use? Ethical hackers did – and uncovered drive-thru recordings, hard-coded passwords, and even the power to open a Whopper outlet on the moon. Meanwhile, over in Silicon Valley, one AI wunderkind managed to turn a $7 … Read More “Smashing Security podcast #434: Whopper Hackers, and AI Whoppers  – Graham Cluley” »

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Wednesday called for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft, saying the company’s default configurations are leaving customers vulnerable and contributing to ransomware, hacking and other threats. That includes the 2024 Ascension hospital ransomware attack, which resulted in the theft of personal data, medical data, payment information, insurance information and … Read More “Wyden calls on FTC to investigate Microsoft for ‘gross cybersecurity negligence’ in protecting critical infrastructure  – CyberScoop” »

Major cyber intrusions by the Chinese hacking groups known as Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon have forced the FBI to change its methods of hunting sophisticated threats, a top FBI cyber official said Wednesday. U.S. officials, allied governments and threat researchers have identified Salt Typhoon as the group behind the massive telecommunications hack revealed last … Read More “China’s ‘Typhoons’ changing the way FBI hunts sophisticated threats  – CyberScoop” »

LevelBlue Labs reports AsyncRAT delivered through a fileless attack chain using ScreenConnect, enabling credential theft and persistence.  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

Bitdefender uncovers EggStreme, a fileless malware by a China-based APT targeting the Philippine military and APAC organisations. Cybersecurity…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group from China has been attributed to the compromise of a Philippines-based military company using a previously undocumented fileless malware framework called EggStreme. “This multi-stage toolset achieves persistent, low-profile espionage by injecting malicious code directly into memory and leveraging DLL sideloading to execute payloads,” Bitdefender  – Read More  – The … Read More “Chinese APT Deploys EggStreme Fileless Malware to Breach Philippine Military Systems  – The Hacker News” »

A joint investigative sweep across three states kicked off this week aimed at identifying companies that aren’t following opt-out laws for collecting consumer data. The efforts, led by the state attorneys general, the California Privacy Protection Agency and other state regulators, will involve contacting businesses across all three states who may not be processing opt-out … Read More “Three states team up in investigative sweep of companies flouting data opt-out laws  – CyberScoop” »

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Security professionals and observers across the industry got swept into a pit of fear Monday when an attacker took over and injected malicious code into a series of widely used open-source packages in the node.js package manager, or npm. Despite all that worry, the disaster that many presumed a foregone conclusion was averted and the … Read More “The npm incident frightened everyone, but ended up being nothing to fret about  – CyberScoop” »

Apple has unveiled a comprehensive security system called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) that represents a five-year engineering effort to combat sophisticated cyberattacks targeting individual users through memory corruption vulnerabilities. The technology is built into Apple’s new iPhone 17 and iPhone Air devices, as well as the A19 and A19 Pro chips. It combines custom-designed hardware … Read More “Apple’s new Memory Integrity Enforcement system deals a huge blow to spyware developers  – CyberScoop” »

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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new malware families, including a modular Apple macOS backdoor called CHILLYHELL and a Go-based remote access trojan (RAT) named ZynorRAT that can target both Windows and Linux systems. According to an analysis from Jamf Threat Labs, ChillyHell is written in C++ and is developed for Intel architectures. CHILLYHELL is the … Read More “CHILLYHELL macOS Backdoor and ZynorRAT RAT Threaten macOS, Windows, and Linux Systems  – The Hacker News” »

An unsecured database managed by Hello Gym has exposed over 1.6 million audio recordings of gym members. Learn…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

American furniture maker Lovesac, known for its modular couches and comfy beanbags, has warned customers that their data was breached by hackers earlier this year, and that they should remain vigilant to the threat of identity theft. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.  – Read More  – Graham Cluley 

Apple on Tuesday revealed a new security feature called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) that’s built into its newly introduced iPhone models, including iPhone 17 and iPhone Air. MIE, per the tech giant, offers “always-on memory safety protection” across critical attack surfaces such as the kernel and over 70 userland processes without sacrificing device performance by … Read More “Apple iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Feature A19 Chips With Spyware-Resistant Memory Safety  – The Hacker News” »

Meet Buterat, a new backdoor malware spreading through phishing and trojanized downloads, giving attackers persistent access to enterprise and government networks.  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

Microsoft on Tuesday addressed a set of 80 security flaws in its software, including one vulnerability that has been disclosed as publicly known at the time of release. Of the 80 vulnerabilities, eight are rated Critical and 72 are rated Important in severity. None of the shortcomings has been exploited in the wild as a … Read More “Microsoft Fixes 80 Flaws — Including SMB PrivEsc and Azure CVSS 10.0 Bugs  – The Hacker News” »

Introduction Managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) are under increasing pressure to deliver strong cybersecurity outcomes in a landscape marked by rising threats and evolving compliance requirements. At the same time, clients want better protection without managing cybersecurity themselves. Service providers must balance these growing demands with the  – Read More  … Read More “The Time-Saving Guide for Service Providers: Automating vCISO and Compliance Services  – The Hacker News” »

The House Select Committee on China has formally issued an advisory warning of an “ongoing” series of highly targeted cyber espionage campaigns linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) amid contentious U.S.–China trade talks. “These campaigns seek to compromise organizations and individuals involved in U.S.-China trade policy and diplomacy, including U.S. government agencies, U.S. … Read More “China-Linked APT41 Hackers Target U.S. Trade Officials Amid 2025 Negotiations  – The Hacker News” »

Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platforms keep evolving, giving attackers faster and cheaper ways to break into corporate accounts. Now, researchers at ANY.RUN has uncovered a new entrant: Salty2FA, a phishing kit designed to bypass multiple two-factor authentication methods and slip past traditional defenses.  Already spotted in campaigns across the US and EU, Salty2FA puts enterprises at  – … Read More “Watch Out for Salty2FA: New Phishing Kit Targeting US and EU Enterprises  – The Hacker News” »