As many as 159 CVE identifiers have been flagged as exploited in the wild in the first quarter of 2025, up from 151 in Q4 2024. “We continue to see vulnerabilities being exploited at a fast pace with 28.3% of vulnerabilities being exploited within 1-day of their CVE disclosure,” VulnCheck said in a report shared with The Hacker News. This...
Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept (PoC) rootkit dubbed Curing that leverages a Linux asynchronous I/O mechanism called io_uring to bypass traditional system call monitoring. This causes a “major blind spot in Linux runtime security tools,” ARMO said. “This mechanism allows a user application to perform various actions without using system calls,” the company said in – Read More –...
The threat actors behind the Darcula phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform have released new updates to their cybercrime suite with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capabilities. “This addition lowers the technical barrier for creating phishing pages, enabling less tech-savvy criminals to deploy customized scams in minutes,” Netcraft said in a new report shared with The Hacker News. ” – Read More – The...
Hackers in the Elusive Comet campaign exploit Zoom’s remote-control feature to steal cryptocurrency, and over $100K lost in… – Read More – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto
With the rise of fintechs, accuracy alone isn’t enough, security and reliability are just as necessary. For fintech… – Read More – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto
While the Verizon annual report showed that ransomware is rising, it also found that ransom payments are in decline – Read More –
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Commvault Command Center that could allow arbitrary code execution on affected installations. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-34028, carries a CVSS score of 9.0 out of a maximum of 10.0. “A critical security vulnerability has been identified in the Command Center installation, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without – Read...
The Evolving Healthcare Cybersecurity Landscape Healthcare organizations face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges in 2025. With operational technology (OT) environments increasingly targeted and the convergence of IT and medical systems creating an expanded attack surface, traditional security approaches are proving inadequate. According to recent statistics, the healthcare sector – Read More – The Hacker News
NCC Group found that ransomware attacks fell by 32% in March compared to February, but described this finding as a “red herring” – Read More –
ETSI’s says new technical specification for securing AI models and systems sets international benchmark – Read More –
Ofcom’s Protection of Children Codes and Guidance lists 40 new child safety measures for tech firms – Read More –
WhatsApp has introduced an extra layer of privacy called Advanced Chat Privacy that allows users to block participants from sharing the contents of a conversation in traditional chats and groups. “This new setting available in both chats and groups helps prevent others from taking content outside of WhatsApp for when you may want extra privacy,” WhatsApp said in a statement....
Graham explores how the Elusive Comet cybercrime gang are using a sneaky trick of stealing your cryptocurrency via an innocent-appearing Zoom call, and Carole goes under the covers to explore the extraordinary lengths bio-hacking millionaire Bryan Johnson is attempting to extend his life. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by...
Attackers are having a field day with software defects in security devices, according to a new report released Wednesday by Mandiant Exploits were the most common initial infection vector, representing 1 of every 3 attacks in 2024, and the four most frequently exploited vulnerabilities were all contained in edge devices, such as VPNs, firewalls and routers, Mandiant said in its...
A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleged last week that denizens of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) siphoned gigabytes of data from the agency’s sensitive case files in early March. The whistleblower said accounts created for DOGE at the NLRB downloaded three code repositories from GitHub. Further investigation into one of those code bundles shows...
Multiple threat activity clusters with ties to North Korea (aka Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) have been linked to attacks targeting organizations and individuals in the Web3 and cryptocurrency space. “The focus on Web3 and cryptocurrency appears to be primarily financially motivated due to the heavy sanctions that have been placed on North Korea,” Google-owned Mandiant said in ...
It looks like 2024 was a record year in cybercrime for all the wrong reasons, according to the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report released Wednesday. As cyber-enabled fraud and ransomware continue to harm individuals, businesses, and critical infrastructure, the report, now in its 25th year, provides crucial insight into evolving criminal tactics and their nationwide impact. The...
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After a 180% rise in last year’s report, the exploitation of vulnerabilities continues to grow, now accounting for 20% of all breaches – Read More –
The FBI found that cybercrime losses climbed by 33% compared to 2023, driven by tactics like investment fraud and BEC – Read More –
The Iran-nexus threat actor known as UNC2428 has been observed delivering a backdoor known as MURKYTOUR as part of a job-themed social engineering campaign aimed at Israel in October 2024. Google-owned Mandiant described UNC2428 as a threat actor aligned with Iran that engages in cyber espionage-related operations. The intrusion set is said to have distributed the malware through a “complex ...
Lattica’s cloud-based solution uses Fully Homomorphic Encryption to query encrypted data on AI models without decrypting it, preserving privacy and bolstering security. – Read More – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto
AOA, DaVita, and Bell Ambulance hit by ransomware in 2025. Over 245K affected as hackers steal patient data,… – Read More – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto
Mandiant’s M-Trends report found that credential theft rose significantly in 2024, driven by the growing use of infostealers – Read More –
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed that Russian military personnel are the target of a new malicious campaign that distributes Android spyware under the guise of the Alpine Quest mapping software. “The attackers hide this trojan inside modified Alpine Quest mapping software and distribute it in various ways, including through one of the Russian Android app catalogs,” Doctor Web said in an ...
Multiple suspected Russia-linked threat actors are “aggressively” targeting individuals and organizations with ties to Ukraine and human rights with an aim to gain unauthorized access to Microsoft 365 accounts since early March 2025. The highly targeted social engineering operations, per Volexity, are a shift from previously documented attacks that leveraged a technique known as device code – Read More –...
Phishing attacks remain a huge challenge for organizations in 2025. In fact, with attackers increasingly leveraging identity-based techniques over software exploits, phishing arguably poses a bigger threat than ever before. Attackers are increasingly leveraging identity-based techniques over software exploits, with phishing and stolen credentials (a byproduct of phishing) now the primary – Read More – The Hacker News
Marks & Spencer (M&S) cyberattack disrupts contactless payments and Click & Collect; investigation launched as retailer apologises and… – Read More – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto
In regulated sectors such as banking, healthcare, and government services, the importance of safeguarding sensitive data is well understood—but… The post The Hidden Costs of Not Using HSMs in Regulated Sectors appeared first on JISA Softech Pvt Ltd. – Read More – JISA Softech Pvt Ltd
Last year, the escalating concerns about Chinese threat actors breaching U.S. organizations reached a crescendo as federal authorities issued increasingly urgent advisories about China’s “Typhoon” groups infiltrating U.S. networks, pressing organizations to take immediate action. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that these groups were engaged in a host of massive...
The latest ITRC data finds breach volumes remained flat in Q1 but victim numbers increased 26% annually – Read More –
Marks and Spencer has confirmed that it has been managing a cyber incident for the past few days which affected its contactless payments and click and collect services – Read More –
Dutch intelligence report warns of growing Russian aggression with hybrid warfare – Read More –
Barclays found that romance scam victims lost £8000 on average in 2024, a significant increase from the previous year – Read More –
The Ripple cryptocurrency npm JavaScript library named xrpl.js has been compromised by unknown threat actors as part of a software supply chain attack designed to harvest and exfiltrate users’ private keys. The malicious activity has been found to affect five different versions of the package: 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, and 2.14.2. The issue has been addressed in versions 4.2.5 and...
Google on Tuesday revealed that it will no longer offer a standalone prompt for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser as part of its Privacy Sandbox initiative. “We’ve made the decision to maintain our current approach to offering users third-party cookie choice in Chrome, and will not be rolling out a new standalone prompt for third-party cookies,” Anthony Chavez, vice...
Cybercriminals and state-sponsored threat groups exploited vulnerabilities and initiated ransomware attacks with vigor last year, escalating the scope of their impact by hitting more victims and outmaneuvering defenses with speed. The rate of ransomware detected in data breaches jumped 37%, occurring in 44% of the 12,195 data breaches reviewed in Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report released Wednesday. Researchers observed...
A vulnerability has been discovered in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 Management Interface, which could allow for remote code execution. SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) is a unified secure access gateway used by organizations to provide employees access to applications from anywhere. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for remote code execution. – Read More – Cyber Security Advisories...
GPT-4.1, the latest family of generative AI models from OpenAI, was released earlier this month with promised improvements around coding, instruction following and context. It’s also the first model released by the company since it announced changes to the way it tests and evaluates products for safety. Unlike its previous fine-tuned models, OpenAI did not release a corresponding safety report...
Fake Alpine Quest app laced with spyware was used to target Russian military Android devices, stealing location data,… – Read More – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto
An SSL.com vulnerability allowed attackers to issue valid SSL certificates for major domains by exploiting a bug in… – Read More – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto
In what has been described as an “extremely sophisticated phishing attack,” threat actors have leveraged an uncommon approach that allowed bogus emails to be sent via Google’s infrastructure and redirect message recipients to fraudulent sites that harvest their credentials. “The first thing to note is that this is a valid, signed email – it really was sent from [email protected],” Nick...
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a malware campaign that’s targeting Docker environments with a previously undocumented technique to mine cryptocurrency. The activity cluster, per Darktrace and Cado Security, represents a shift from other cryptojacking campaigns that directly deploy miners like XMRig to illicitly profit off the compute resources. This involves deploying a malware strain – Read More – The Hacker News
The tech giant has released its second Secure Future Initiative (SFI) progress report, showcasing its ongoing efforts to improve cybersecurity – Read More –
In episode 47 of The AI Fix, o3 becomes the best competitive programmer in the world, hacked California crosswalks speak with the voice of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, Meta introduces a herd of Llamas, Graham explains what a “lollipop lady” is, and Google talks to some dolphins. Graham discovers an AI that’s just a warehouse full of people, o3...
CISA released five Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on April 22, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-112-01 Siemens TeleControl Server Basic SQL ICSA-25-112-02 Siemens TeleControl Server Basic ICSA-25-112-03 Schneider Electric Wiser Home Controller WHC-5918A ICSA-25-112-04 ABB MV Drives ICSA-25-035-04 Schneider Electric Modicon M580 PLCs, BMENOR2200H and EVLink Pro AC (Update...
View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 8.7 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: ABB Equipment: MV Drives Vulnerabilities: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer, Improper Input Validation, Out-of-bounds Write 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain full access to the drive or cause a denial-of-service condition. 3....
As of January 10, 2023, CISA will no longer be updating ICS security advisories for Siemens product vulnerabilities beyond the initial advisory. For the most up-to-date information on vulnerabilities in this advisory, please see Siemens’ ProductCERT Security Advisories (CERT Services | Services | Siemens Global). View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 6.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely Vendor: Siemens Equipment: TeleControl Server Basic...
As of January 10, 2023, CISA will no longer be updating ICS security advisories for Siemens product vulnerabilities beyond the initial advisory. For the most up-to-date information on vulnerabilities in this advisory, please see Siemens’ ProductCERT Security Advisories (CERT Services | Services | Siemens Global). View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 9.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Siemens Equipment: TeleControl...
View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 9.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Schneider Electric Equipment: Wiser Home Controller WHC-5918A Vulnerability: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to disclose sensitive credentials. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS Schneider Electric reports the following products are affected:...
