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WhatsApp fixed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability used to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals. WhatsApp has addressed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability exploited to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals. WhatsApp blocked a spyware campaign by Paragon targeting journalists and civil society members after reports of the Citizen […]

California Cryobank, the largest US sperm bank, suffered a data breach exposing customer information. California Cryobank (CCB) is the largest sperm bank in the U.S., providing frozen donor sperm and reproductive services, including egg and embryo storage. It operates in all 50 states and over 30 countries worldwide, helping individuals and couples with fertility treatments. […]

The Rules File Backdoor attack targets AI code editors like GitHub Copilot and Cursor, making them inject malicious code via a supply chain vulnerability. Pillar Security researchers uncovered a dangerous new supply chain attack vector called ‘Rules File Backdoor.’ Threat actors could use the technique to silently compromise AI-generated code by injecting malicious code. The attack […]

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Fortinet FortiOS/FortiProxy and GitHub Action flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: In February, Fortinet warned that threat actors were exploiting a new zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24472 (CVSS score of 8.1), in […]

11 state-sponsored APTs exploit malicious .lnk files for espionage and data theft, with ZDI uncovering 1,000 such files used in attacks. At least 11 state-sponsored threat groups have been abusing Windows shortcut files for espionage and data theft, according to an analysis by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). Trend ZDI researchers discovered 1,000 malicious […]

Threat actors exploit a server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-27564, in ChatGPT, to target US financial and government organizations. Cybersecurity firm Veriti reports that threat actors are exploiting a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-27564 (CVSS score of 6.5), in ChatGPT to target financial and government organizations in the US. The […]

The GitHub Action tj-actions/changed-files was compromised, enabling attackers to extract secrets from repositories using the CI/CD workflow. Researchers reported that threat actors compromised the GitHub Action tj-actions/changed-files, allowing the leak of secrets from repositories using the continuous integration and continuous delivery CI/CD workflow. The tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action is used in over 23,000 repositories, it automates workflows by […]

Microsoft discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT), dubbed StilachiRAT, that uses sophisticated techniques to avoid detection. In November 2024, Microsoft researchers discovered StilachiRAT, a sophisticated remote access trojan (RAT) designed for stealth, persistence, and data theft. Analysis of its WWStartupCtrl64.dll module revealed that the malware supports sophisticated functionalities to steal credentials from browsers, digital […]

Threat actors began exploiting a recently disclosed Apache Tomcat vulnerability immediately after the release of a PoC exploit code. A newly disclosed Apache Tomcat vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24813, is being actively exploited just 30 hours after a public PoC was released. The issue is a path equivalence flaw in Apache Tomcat that allows remote code execution […]

Threat actors exploit Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to bypass spam filters and detection engines, and track users’ actions and preferences.  Cisco Talos observed threat actors abusing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to evade detection and track user behavior, raising security and privacy concerns, including potential fingerprinting. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a stylesheet language used to […]

A researcher released a free decryptor for Linux Akira ransomware, using GPU power to recover keys through brute force. Security researcher Yohanes Nugroho created a free decryptor for Linux Akira ransomware, using GPUs to brute force the decryption keys. Initially estimating a week, the project took three weeks and cost $1,200 in GPU resources due […]

Denmark ‘s cybersecurity agency warns of increased state-sponsored campaigns targeting the European telecom companies Denmark raised the cyber espionage threat level for its telecom sector from medium to high due to rising threats across Europe. The Danish Social Security Agency published a new threat assessment for the cyber threat to the telecommunications sector that highlights […]

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A Micronesian state suffered a ransomware attack and was forced to shut down all computers of its government health agency. A state in Micronesia, the state of Yap, suffered a ransomware attack, forcing the shutdown of all computers in its government health agency. Yap is one of the four states of the Federated States of […]

Pirated software seekers are targeted by the new MassJacker clipper malware, according to CyberArk researchers. A new malware campaign spreading a new clipper malware dubbed MassJacker targets users searching for pirated software, Cyberark users warn. A clipper malware is a type of malicious software designed to intercept and manipulate clipboard data, typically for cryptocurrency theft. […]

Cisco addressed a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) process on IOS XR routers. Cisco has addressed a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20115, that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) process on IOS XR routers by sending a single BGP […]

The US Justice Department announced that the LockBit ransomware developer Rostislav Panev was extradited from Israel to the U.S. The US Justice Department announced that one of the LockBit ransomware developer, Rostislav Panev (51), has been extradited to the United States. The dual Russian-Israeli national was arrested in Israel in 2024 and faces charges related […]

Operators behind the SuperBlack ransomware exploited two vulnerabilities in Fortinet firewalls for recent attacks. Between January and March, researchers at Forescout Research – Vedere Labs observed a threat actors exploiting two Fortinet vulnerabilities to deploy the SuperBlack ransomware. The experts attribute the attacks to a threat actor named “Mora_001” which using Russian-language artifacts and exhibiting […]

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple products and Juniper Junos OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: The vulnerability CVE-2025-21590 is an Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization issue in the kernel of Juniper Networks Junos OS […]