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Alex sighed at his third energy drink of the night shift, watching another batch of security alerts flood his SIEM dashboard. As a Level 2 threat analyst at a mid-sized financial firm, he was drowning in false positives and spending precious hours manually investigating each suspicious hash, IP address, and domain.   Then everything changed during […]

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The Iranian threat actor known as Nimbus Manticore has intensified its campaign targeting defense manufacturing, telecommunications, and aviation sectors across Western Europe with sophisticated new malware variants. This mature advanced persistent threat group, also tracked as UNC1549 and Smoke Sandstorm, has evolved its tactics to include previously undocumented techniques for evading detection and maintaining persistence […]

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Cybercriminals have embraced a new deceptive technique that transforms seemingly harmless vector graphics into dangerous malware delivery systems. A recent campaign targeting Latin America demonstrates how attackers are exploiting oversized SVG files containing embedded malicious payloads to distribute AsyncRAT, a potent remote access trojan capable of comprehensive system compromise. The campaign begins with carefully crafted […]

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the United Kingdom’s largest automotive manufacturer, has announced an additional delay in resuming production at its factories following a significant cyber-attack that occurred earlier this month. The company has extended its current production pause until Wednesday, October 1, 2025, as it continues to manage the fallout from the security incident and […]

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SonicWall has issued an urgent firmware update, version 10.2.2.2-92sv, for its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances to detect and remove known rootkit malware. The advisory, SNWLID-2025-0015, published on September 22, 2025, strongly recommends that all users of SMA 210, 410, and 500v devices apply the update immediately to protect against persistent threats. This […]

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In recent months, a sophisticated campaign has emerged in which state-linked threat actors are leveraging fake job offers to ensnare unsuspecting job seekers and deliver advanced malware. These attackers craft convincing phishing emails that direct victims to look-alike career portals, impersonating leading aerospace and defense firms. The lure often begins with a personalized outreach on […]

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The U.S. Secret Service has dismantled a massive, sophisticated network of electronic devices in the New York tristate area, thwarting what it described as an “imminent threat” to senior U.S. government officials and the agency’s protective operations. The operation led to the seizure of over 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards that could have […]

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Austin, Texas, USA, September 23rd, 2025, CyberNewsWire New SpyCloud 2025 Identity Threat Report reveals dangerous disconnect between perceived security readiness and operational reality. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today released the 2025 SpyCloud Identity Threat Report, revealing that while 86% of security leaders report confidence in their ability to prevent identity-based attacks, 85% […]

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SolarWinds has released an urgent security advisory for a critical vulnerability in its Web Help Desk software that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution (RCE). The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-26399, carries a critical severity rating of 9.8 out of 10, highlighting the severe risk it poses to affected systems. The vulnerability […]

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Threat actors were manipulating the Instance Metadata Service (IMDS), a core component designed to securely furnish compute instances with temporary credentials to infiltrate and navigate cloud infrastructures.  By compelling unsuspecting applications to query IMDS endpoints, attackers harvest short-lived tokens, enabling credential theft, lateral movement, and privilege escalation within victim environments. Exploit IMDS Service  Wiz reports […]

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Recent High-profile supply‐chain attacks have exposed critical weaknesses in package registry security, prompting GitHub to roll out a suite of defenses designed to harden the npm ecosystem.  “GitHub Enhances npm’s security with strict authentication, granular tokens, and trusted publishing” marks the latest milestone in defending open source against account takeovers and malicious post-install payloads. Account […]

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Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS), a leading provider of white-label charging services for automotive OEMs and fleet operators, has confirmed a data breach affecting a limited number of its customers.  DCS disclosed that unauthorized access to personal data occurred in the course of its customer-support processes. The incident was detected through irregularities in log data and […]

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A sophisticated cyber campaign, dubbed “Operation Rewrite,” is actively hijacking Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers to serve malicious content through a technique known as search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning. Palo Alto Networks uncovered the operation in March 2025, attributing it with high confidence to a Chinese-speaking threat actor who uses a malicious IIS […]

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In recent weeks, security researchers have uncovered an elaborate phishing campaign that leverages legitimate GitHub notification mechanisms to deliver malicious content. Victims receive seemingly authentic repository alerts, complete with real-looking commit messages and collaborator updates. Upon closer inspection, the notification headers reveal altered sender addresses and obfuscated links. The campaign’s sophistication has allowed it to […]

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A seemingly innocent patch update for the popular 2D platformer game BlockBlasters has transformed into a sophisticated malware campaign, exposing hundreds of Steam users to data theft and system compromise. The malicious patch, deployed on August 30, 2025, demonstrates how threat actors are increasingly exploiting the gaming ecosystem to distribute information-stealing malware while users remain […]

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In recent weeks, security researchers have observed a surge in attacks exploiting Oracle Database Scheduler’s External Jobs feature to gain a foothold in corporate environments. This technique abuses the scheduler’s ability to execute arbitrary commands on Windows-based database servers, allowing adversaries to bypass perimeter defenses. Initial intrusion vectors involve probing publicly exposed Oracle listener ports […]

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A sophisticated Iran-nexus espionage group known as Subtle Snail has emerged as a significant threat to European telecommunications, aerospace, and defense organizations through an elaborate recruitment-themed social engineering campaign. The group, also identified as UNC1549 and linked to the broader Unyielding Wasp network, has successfully compromised 34 distinct devices across 11 organizations since June 2022 […]

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A sophisticated new ransomware group has emerged from the shadows, targeting multinational organizations across diverse sectors with precision and systematic approach. Kawa4096, first detected in June 2025, has rapidly established itself as a formidable threat to enterprises spanning finance, education, and service industries, particularly focusing on victims in Japan and the United States. The group’s […]

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Three of the cybersecurity industry’s most prominent vendors, Microsoft, SentinelOne, and Palo Alto Networks, have announced they will not participate in the 2026 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations. The coordinated withdrawal marks a significant shift in how leading security companies approach independent product validation, with all three citing a strategic reallocation of resources toward internal innovation and customer-focused initiatives. […]

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The cybersecurity landscape faces a growing threat from sophisticated Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platforms that are democratizing cybercrime by lowering technical barriers for fraudsters worldwide. Among these emerging threats, the Lucid PhaaS platform has established itself as a formidable force in the underground economy, enabling massive-scale phishing operations across multiple continents and industry sectors. Security researchers have […]

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