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U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SonicWall SonicOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SonicWall SonicOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The two vulnerabilities are: Researchers recently warned that threat actors exploit a […]

Juniper Networks has addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-21589, impacting the Session Smart Router. Juniper Networks addressed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-21589 (CVSS score of 9.8), affecting its Session Smart Router product. “An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router may allow a network-based […]

China-linked threat actor Winnti targeted Japanese companies in the manufacturing, materials, and energy sectors in March 2024 as part of a campaign dubbed RevivalStone. Researchers from cybersecurity firm LAC uncovered a new cyberespionage campaign, tracked as RevivalStone, carried out by the China-linked APT group Winnti in March 2024. Threat actors targeted Japanese companies in the manufacturing, […]

Xerox VersaLink C7025 Multifunction printer flaws could allow attackers to capture authentication credentials via pass-back attacks via LDAP and SMB/FTP services. Rapid7 researchers discovered vulnerabilities in Xerox Versalink C7025 Multifunction printers (MFPs) that could allow attackers to capture authentication credentials via pass-back attacks via LDAP and SMB/FTP services. The vulnerabilities are: The vulnerabilities impact Xerox […]

Microsoft discovered a new variant of the Apple macOS malware XCSSET that was employed in limited attacks in the wild. Microsoft Threat Intelligence discovered a new variant of the macOS malware XCSSET in attacks in the wild. XCSSET is a sophisticated modular macOS malware that targets users by infecting Xcode projects, it has been active since at […]

Dutch police seized 127 servers of the bulletproof hosting service Zservers/XHost after government sanctions. On February 11, 2025, the US, UK, and Australia sanctioned a Russian bulletproof hosting services provider and two Russian administrators because they supported Russian ransomware LockBit operations. Alexander Igorevich Mishin and Aleksandr Sergeyevich Bolshakov are the two Russian nationals and administrators of Zservers. […]

Netskope Threat Labs researchers discovered a Golang-based backdoor using Telegram for C2 communication, possibly of Russian origin. Netskope Threat Labs found a Golang-based backdoor using Telegram for C2. The malware, still in development but functional, exploits cloud apps to evade detection. The experts believe the new Go backdoor could have a Russian origin. Upon executing […]

Pro-Russia collective NoName057(16) launched DDoS attacks on Italian sites, targeting airports, the Transport Authority, major ports, and banks. The pro-Russia hacker group NoName057(16) launched a new wave of DDoS attacks this morning against multiple Italian entities. The group targeted the websites of Linate and Malpensa airports, the Transport Authority, the bank Intesa San Paolo, and […]

Researchers warn that the whoAMI attack lets attackers publish an AMI with a specific name to execute code in an AWS account. Cybersecurity researchers at Datadog Security Labs devised a new name confusion attack technique, called whoAMI, that allows threat actors to execute arbitrary code execution within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) account by publishing […]

Russia-linked group Storm-2372 used the device code phishing technique since Aug 2024 to steal login tokens from governments, NGOs, and industries. Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers warn that threat actor Storm-2372, likely linked to Russia, has been targeting governments, NGOs, and various industries across multiple regions since August 2024. The attackers employ a phishing technique called […]

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U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The two vulnerabilities are: This week Apple released […]

Threat actors are exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0108, in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls. Researchers warn that threat actors are exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0108, in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls. The Shadowserver Foundation researchers observed several CVE-2025-0108 attempts since 4 am UTC 2024-02-13 in their honeypots. The experts said […]

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SimpleHelp vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a SimpleHelp vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-57727, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. At the end of January, Horizon3 researchers discovered three vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-57726, CVE-2024-57727, and CVE-2024-57728, that could be used […]

China-linked APT Salt Typhoon has breached more U.S. telecommunications providers via unpatched Cisco IOS XE network devices. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon is still targeting telecommunications providers worldwide, and according to a new report published by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, the threat actors has breached more U.S. telecommunications providers by exploiting unpatched Cisco IOS XE […]

Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day SQL injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL, according to researchers from cybersecurity firm Rapid7. Rapid7 researchers discovered a high-severity SQL injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-1094, in PostgreSQL’s psql tool. The experts discovered the flaw while investigating the exploitation of the vulnerability CVE-2024-12356 for remote code execution. BeyondTrust patched CVE-2024-12356 in December […]

Valve removed a game from Steam because it contained malware, the company also warned affected users to reformat their operating systems. Valve removed the game PirateFi from the Steam video game platform because it contained a Windows malicious code to steal browser cookies and hijack accounts. The company also warned affected users to fully reformatting […]

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Resecurity detected a rise in cyberattacks targeting UAV and counter-UAV technologies. Resecurity identified an increase in malicious cyber activity targeting UAV and counter-UAV (C-UAV/C-UAS) technologies. That was especially notable during active periods of local conflicts, including the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas confrontation. The trend of malicious targeting […]

A November 2024 RA World ransomware attack on an Asian software firm used a tool linked to China-linked threat actors. Broadcom researchers reported that threat actors behind an RA World ransomware attack against an Asian software and services firm employed a tool that was explosively associated in the past with China-linked APT groups. “Tools that […]