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Chinese AI company DeepSeek has disabled registrations for its DeepSeek-V3 chat platform following a “large-scale” cyberattack. DeepSeek has designed a new AI platform that quickly gained attention over the past week primarily due to its significant advancements in artificial intelligence and its impactful applications across various industries.  DeepSeek’s AI model is highly appreciated due to […]

Apple addressed the first zero-day vulnerability of 2025, which is actively exploited in attacks in the wild aimed at iPhone users. Apple released security updates to address 2025’s first zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085, actively exploited in attacks targeting iPhone users. The vulnerability is a privilege escalation vulnerability that impacts the Core Media framework. “A malicious […]

UK telecommunications firm TalkTalk disclosed a data breach after a threat actor announced the hack on a cybercrime forum. UK telecommunications company TalkTalk confirmed a data breach after a threat actor claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on a cybercrime forum and offered for sale alleged customer data.  A threat actor named “b0nd” claimed the […]

Vulnerabilities in the Git credential retrieval protocol could have allowed threat actors to access user credentials. Security researcher RyotaK from GMO Flatt Security Inc discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Git credential retrieval protocol that could have allowed threat actors to access user credentials. The vulnerabilities stem from the improper handling of messages in Git’s credential […]

New threat actor GamaCopy mimics Russia-linked Gamaredon APT in attacks on Russian-speaking targets. The Knownsec 404 Advanced Threat Intelligence team recently analyzed attacks on Russian-speaking targets using military-themed bait, 7z SFX for payloads, and UltraVNC, mimicking Gamaredon’s TTPs. The researchers linked the activity to the APT Core Werewolf (aka Awaken Likho, PseudoGamaredon), it mimics Gamaredon […]

Threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia warn that threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection. Ransomware groups are exploiting unmonitored ESXi appliances to persist and access corporate networks. They use “living-off-the-land” techniques, leveraging […]

Crooks stole at least $69 million from Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Phemex in an alleged cyberattack. Singapore-based crypto platform Phemex paused operations after a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of $69M. Phemex CEO Federico Variola stated they are restoring withdrawals and temporarily manually reviewing all requests. On Thursday, researchers at the blockchain security firm PeckShield noticed […]

The Change Healthcare data breach is worse than initially estimated: approximately 190 million people have been affected. The Change Healthcare data breach is worse than initially estimated, the incident has impacted 190 million people. In October 2024, UnitedHealth Group announced that the data breach suffered by Change Healthcare in February 2024 impacted more than 100 million individuals. […]

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Cisco addressed a ClamAV denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability, and experts warn of the availability of a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code. Cisco has released security updates to address a ClamAV denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-20128. The Cisco PSIRT experts warn of the availability of a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for this flaw. The vulnerability resides in […]

Subaru Starlink flaw exposed vehicles and customer accounts in the US, Canada, and Japan to remote attacks. Popular security researcher Sam Curry and he colleague Shubham Shah discovered a vulnerability in Subaru’s Starlink connected vehicle service that exposed vehicles and customer accounts in the US, Canada, and Japan susceptible to remote attacks. The experts explained […]

The Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 hacking contest has ended, and participants earned $886,250 after demonstrating 49 zero-day flaws. The Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 hacking contest has ended, and participants earned $886,250 after demonstrating 49 zero-day flaws. Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) obtained 30.5 Master of Pwn points and won the Master of Pwn earning $222.250. […]

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SonicWall SMA1000 vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a SonicWall SMA1000 Appliance Management Console (AMC) and Central Management Console (CMC) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-23006 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, SonicWall warned customers of a critical […]

Threat actors are targeting Juniper routers with a custom backdoor in a campaign called code-named “J-magic,” attackers are exploiting a Magic Packet flaw. Lumen Technologies researchers reported that the J-magic campaign targets Juniper routers with a custom backdoor using a passive agent based on the cd00r variant (an open-source backdoor by fx). It activates upon detecting […]

SonicWall warns customers of a critical zero-day vulnerability in SMA 1000 Series appliances, likely exploited in the wild. SonicWall is warning customers of a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-23006 (CVSS score of 9,8) impacting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series appliances. The vulnerability is a Pre-authentication deserialization of untrusted data issue in the […]

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds JQuery vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a JQuery persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-11023 (CVSS score: 6.9) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. In jQuery 1.0.3 to 3.4.1, using DOM methods with untrusted HTML containing […]

Bug hunters earned $129,000 for Tesla charger exploits and over $700,000 total in two days at Pwn2Own Automotive 2025. During Day 2 of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 organizers awarded $335,500, which brings the event total to $718,250. So far, the researchers have demonstrated 39 unique zero-days. The team SinSinology leads the Master of Pwn chart. Sina […]

US agencies revealed Chinese threat actors used two advanced exploit chains to breach Ivanti Cloud Service Appliances (CSA). The US government’s cybersecurity and law enforcement revealed that Chinese threat actors used at least two sophisticated exploit chains to compromise Ivanti Cloud Service Appliances (CSA). A CISA and FBI published a joint advisory warning that Chinese hackers […]

Cisco addressed a critical flaw in its Meeting Management that could allow it to gain administrator privileges on vulnerable instances. Cisco released security updates to fix a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-20156 (CVSS score of 9.9) affecting its Meeting Management. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit the vulnerability to gain administrator privileges on affected instances. […]