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Hong Kong’s financial sector is contending with a fresh surge of SquidLoader samples that glide past conventional defenses with almost no antivirus flags. First spotted in early July 2025, the loader arrives through carefully worded spear-phishing emails written in Simplified Chinese and bearing password-protected RAR attachments masquerading as legitimate bond-registration paperwork. Once the user extracts […]

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A critical design flaw in Microsoft’s latest Windows Server 2025 enables attackers to bypass authentication and generate passwords for all managed service accounts across enterprise networks. The vulnerability, dubbed “Golden dMSA,” exploits a fundamental weakness in the newly introduced delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs) that reduces complex cryptographic protections to a trivial brute-force attack requiring […]

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Google’s revolutionary AI-powered security tool, Big Sleep, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by discovering and preventing the exploitation of a critical SQLite 0-day vulnerability, marking the first time an artificial intelligence agent has directly thwarted active cyber threats in the wild.  The discovery of CVE-2025-6965, a severe security flaw that was known only to threat […]

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The curl development team has announced the release of curl 8.15.0 on July 16, 2025, marking the 269th release of the popular command-line tool and libcurl library.  This update brings 233 documented bugfixes and represents 334 commits from the development community, showcasing continued active maintenance of the critical networking tool used by millions of developers […]

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AI assistant systems were successfully exploited by using a crafted Gmail message to trigger code execution through Claude Desktop while bypassing built-in security protections.  The attack exploits the Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem, where individual components remain secure in isolation but create dangerous attack surfaces when combined.  Key Takeaways1. Attack succeeded by chaining secure components […]

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Oracle released its July 2025 Critical Patch Update on July 15, addressing 309 security vulnerabilities across its extensive product portfolio.  This quarterly security update represents one of the most comprehensive patches in recent history, targeting critical flaws in database systems, middleware, cloud applications, and enterprise software that could potentially expose organizations to severe cyberattacks. The […]

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A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in Vim, the popular open-source command line text editor used by millions of developers worldwide.  The vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-53906, affects the zip.vim plugin and enables attackers to overwrite arbitrary files through specially crafted zip archives.  Key Takeaways1. CVE-2025-53906, Vim's zip.vim plugin is vulnerable to path traversal attacks […]

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Iranian cyber operatives have intensified their assault on American critical infrastructure, with Intelligence Group 13 emerging as a primary threat actor targeting water treatment facilities, electrical grids, and industrial control systems across the United States. The group, operating under the umbrella of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Shahid Kaveh Cyber Group, has demonstrated sophisticated […]

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Multiple severe vulnerabilities have been addressed affecting VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Tools that could allow attackers to execute malicious code on host systems.  The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2025-41236, CVE-2025-41237, CVE-2025-41238, and CVE-2025-41239, carry CVSS scores ranging from 6.2 to 9.3, with three classified as critical severity.  Security researchers discovered these flaws through the Pwn2Own […]

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A sophisticated new credential stealer disguised as a legitimate forensic toolkit has emerged on GitHub, targeting sensitive user data including VPN configurations, browser credentials, and cryptocurrency wallet information. The Octalyn Stealer, first identified in July 2025, presents itself as an educational research tool while functioning as a fully operational malware designed for large-scale data theft […]

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North Korean threat actors have escalated their software supply chain attacks with the deployment of 67 malicious npm packages that collectively garnered over 17,000 downloads before detection. This latest campaign represents a significant expansion of the ongoing “Contagious Interview” operation, introducing a previously unreported malware loader dubbed XORIndex alongside the existing HexEval Loader infrastructure. The […]

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A massive network of fraudulent news websites has been uncovered, with cybersecurity researchers identifying over 17,000 Baiting News Sites (BNS) across 50 countries orchestrating sophisticated investment fraud schemes. These malicious platforms masquerade as legitimate news outlets, publishing fabricated stories featuring well-known public figures and respected financial institutions to build trust and lure unsuspecting victims into […]

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The cybersecurity landscape has witnessed an alarming evolution in hacktivist operations, with threat actors increasingly shifting their focus from traditional DDoS attacks and website defacements to sophisticated industrial control system (ICS) infiltrations. This tactical transformation represents a significant escalation in the hacktivist threat ecosystem, as groups now target critical infrastructure components that directly impact national […]

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Google has released an emergency security update for Chrome, addressing a critical zero-day vulnerability that attackers are actively exploiting in real-world attacks. The tech giant confirmed that CVE-2025-6558 is being leveraged by threat actors, prompting an immediate patch deployment across all supported platforms. Google Chrome has been updated to version 138.0.7204.157/.158 for Windows and Mac […]

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The cybersecurity landscape has experienced a dramatic shift as ransomware operators increasingly target Linux and VMware environments, abandoning their traditional focus on Windows systems. Recent threat intelligence indicates that criminal groups are developing sophisticated, Linux-native ransomware specifically engineered to exploit the unique vulnerabilities of enterprise virtualization platforms and cloud infrastructures. This strategic pivot represents a […]

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North Korean threat actors have escalated their sophisticated cyber operations against cryptocurrency startups, deploying an evolved malware campaign that leverages fraudulent Zoom meeting invitations to infiltrate target organizations. The campaign, which has been active for over a year, specifically targets individuals and businesses operating within the Web3, cryptocurrency, and blockchain sectors through carefully orchestrated social […]

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A newly disclosed flaw in Apache Tomcat’s Coyote engine—tracked as CVE-2025-53506—has surfaced in the latest round of HTTP/2 security advisories. First noted in the National Vulnerability Database five days ago, the weakness stems from Coyote’s failure to enforce a hard cap on concurrent streams when an HTTP/2 client never acknowledges the server’s initial SETTINGS frame. […]

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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a critical advisory urging organizations to prioritize upgrading to Windows 11 before the October 14, 2025 end-of-life deadline for Windows 10. This recommendation comes amid growing concerns about the cybersecurity implications of maintaining legacy operating systems, particularly as cyber criminals increasingly target outdated infrastructure for exploitation. The […]

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Cybersecurity researchers have identified a sophisticated international fraud campaign that leverages impersonated news websites from major outlets including CNN, BBC, CNBC, News24, and ABC News to orchestrate large-scale investment scams. The operation demonstrates advanced social engineering tactics combined with technical deception methods to target victims across multiple countries. The campaign operates through a multi-stage attack […]

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Sophisticated Android malware variant exploits ZIP-level manipulation and dynamic code loading to evade detection while conducting ad fraud operations targeting mobile users globally. Zimperium’s zLabs security research team has identified a new and highly sophisticated variant of the Konfety Android malware that employs advanced evasion techniques to bypass security analysis tools and conduct fraudulent advertising […]

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