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| Wed 14 Oct | 86 | 25 |
| Thu 15 Oct | 78 | 15 |
| Fri 16 Oct | 61 | 12 |
| Sat 17 Oct | 10 | 1 |
| Sun 18 Oct | 10 | 0 |
| Mon 19 Oct | 60 | 12 |
| Tue 20 Oct | 86 | 16 |
| Wed 21 Oct | 96 | 18 |
| Thu 22 Oct | 84 | 11 |
| Fri 23 Oct | 68 | 16 |
| Sat 24 Oct | 13 | 4 |
| Sun 25 Oct | 13 | 2 |
| Mon 26 Oct | 76 | 20 |
| Tue 27 Oct | 95 | 18 |
| Today, Wed 28 Oct | 5 so far | 1 |
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Wed 18 Jun 202595 articles
- U.S. CISA adds Linux Kernel flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Linux Kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Read and…
Security Affairs - DMV-Style Phishing Scams Target U.S. Citizens to Harvest Sensitive Information
A highly coordinated phishing campaign surfaced, targeting U.S. citizens by impersonating various state Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMVs). This widespread attack utilized SMS phishing, or “smishing,” as its primary delivery vector, bombarding victims with…
gbhackers.com - VMware Unveils Cloud Foundation 9.0 With AI and Next-Gen Workloads
VMware has officially announced the general availability of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, marking a significant leap in private cloud technology designed to meet the demands of AI, data-intensive workloads, and modern enterprise operations. For years,…
gbhackers.com - FedRAMP at Startup Speed: Lessons Learned
For organizations eyeing the federal market, FedRAMP can feel like a gated fortress. With strict compliance requirements and a notoriously long runway, many companies assume the path to authorization is reserved for the well-resourced enterprise. But that’s…
The Hacker News - Mitigating AI Threats: Bridging the Gap Between AI and Legacy Security
Adopting a layered defense strategy that includes human-centric tools and updating security components.
SecurityWeek - Google Chrome Vulnerabilities Enable Arbitrary Code Execution – Update Now!
Google has released a crucial security update for its Chrome browser, addressing multiple high-severity vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The update, now rolling out as version 137.0.7151.119/.120 for…
gbhackers.com - DOJ’s Data Security Program: Key Compliance Considerations for Impacted Entities
Eleanor M. Ross, Cassidy Kim, Olivia Bellini of Greenberg Traurig, LLP write: On April 11, 2025, the DOJ’s National Security Division (NSD) issued a Compliance Guide, Implementation and Enforcement Policy, and FAQs for its Data Security Program (DSP),…
DataBreaches - OpenAI to Help DoD With Cyber Defense Under New $200 Million Contract
OpenAI has been awarded a $200 million contract for AI capabilities to help the Defense Department address national security challenges.
SecurityWeek - Water Curse Hijacks 76 GitHub Accounts to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware Campaign
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a previously unknown threat actor known as Water Curse that relies on weaponized GitHub repositories to deliver multi-stage malware. "The malware enables data exfiltration (including credentials, browser data, and…
The Hacker News - News Flodrix botnet targets vulnerable Langflow servers
Attackers exploit CVE-2025-3248 in Langflow servers to deliver Flodrix botnet via downloader scripts, Trend Research reports. Trend Research uncovered an ongoing campaign exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2025-3248 to deliver the Flodrix botnet. Attackers…
Security Affairs - BlackHat AI Tool WormGPT Enhanced with Grok and Mixtral
The rapid evolution of large language models (LLMs) has not only transformed legitimate industries but has also found its way into the hands of cybercriminals. WormGPT, a notorious blackhat AI tool, has recently resurfaced in enhanced forms powered by…
gbhackers.com - UBS reports data leak after cyber attack on provider, client data unaffected
Chain IQ said it and 19 other companies had been the target of a cyber-attack resulting in a data leak that was published online on the darknet. CNA reports: Swiss bank UBS on Wednesday said it had suffered a data leak due to a cyber attack against one of…
DataBreaches - Scania confirms insurance claim data breach in extortion attempt
Bill Toulas reports: Automotive giant Scania confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident where threat actors used compromised credentials to breach its Financial Services systems and steal insurance claim documents. Scania told BleepingComputer that the…
DataBreaches - Cybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive order
A recent executive order is taking federal cybersecurity requirements a few step backwards. Is there anything positive about it? Dan Goodin reports: Cybersecurity practitioners are voicing concerns over a recent executive order issued by the White House that…
DataBreaches - BeyondTrust warns of pre-auth RCE in Remote Support software
BeyondTrust has released security updates to fix a high-severity flaw in its Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) solutions that can let unauthenticated attackers gain remote code execution on vulnerable servers. [...]
BleepingComputer - Python Protobuf Flaw Allows DoS Via Nested MessagesSecurityOnline
- Qilin Ransomware Emerges as a Major Threat Targeting Windows, Linux, and ESXi Systems
Qilin ransomware has emerged as a formidable force, rapidly ascending to prominence amid the collapse of once-dominant groups like RansomHub and LockBit in 2025. Active since October 2022, Qilin has solidified its position through a sophisticated…
gbhackers.com - 5 riskiest places to get scammed online
Scammers love your smartphone. They can text you fraudulent tracking links for packages you never bought. They can profess their empty love to you across your social media apps. They can bombard your email inbox with phishing attempts, impersonate a family…
Malwarebytes - Chrome 137 Update Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities
Google has released a Chrome 137 update to resolve two memory bugs in the browser’s V8 and Profiler components.
SecurityWeek - Scammers hijack websites of Bank of America, Netflix, Microsoft, and more to insert fake phone number
The examples in this post are actual fraud attempts found by Malwarebytes Senior Director of Research, Jérôme Segura. Cybercriminals frequently use fake search engine listings to take advantage of our trust in popular brands, and then scam us. It often…
Malwarebytes - Cybercriminals Leverage ClickFix Strategy to Deploy RATs and Data-Stealing Malware
Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting a deceptive social engineering technique known as ClickFix to initiate multi-stage cyberattacks, delivering remote access trojans (RATs) and data-stealing malware with alarming efficiency. First identified in March…
gbhackers.com - Critical Privilege Escalation Flaws Grant Full Root Access on Multiple Linux Distros
The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has uncovered two interconnected local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities—CVE-2025-6018 and CVE-2025-6019—that together enable attackers to gain full root access on a wide range of Linux distributions with…
gbhackers.com - New Winos 4.0 Malware Strain Emerges as Major Threat to Windows Systems
FortiGuard Labs has uncovered a formidable new strain of malware, dubbed Winos 4.0, targeting Microsoft Windows users, with a particular focus on individuals in Taiwan. First detected in January 2025, this malicious campaign leverages cunning phishing…
gbhackers.com - Code Execution Vulnerabilities Patched in Veeam, BeyondTrust Products
Veeam and BeyondTrust have resolved several vulnerabilities that could be exploited for remote code execution.
SecurityWeek - Hackers Claim Breach of Scania Financial Services, Leak Sensitive Data
A significant data breach has rocked Sweden’s Scania Financial Services, as a threat actor operating under the alias “hensi” claims to have infiltrated the subdomain insurance.scania.com, exfiltrating a trove of sensitive files and offering them for sale on…
gbhackers.com - Data Breach at Healthcare Services Firm Episource Impacts 5.4 Million People
Hackers have stolen personal and health information belonging to the customers of healthcare organizations served by Episource.
SecurityWeek - Asana warns MCP AI feature exposed customer data to other orgs
Work management platform Asana is warning users of its new Model Context Protocol (MCP) feature that a flaw in its implementation potentially led to data exposure from their instances to other users and vice versa. [...]
BleepingComputer - CISA Alerts to Active Exploits of Linux Kernel Improper Ownership Management Vulnerability
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent alert regarding active exploitation of a critical Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-0386, which has now been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)…
gbhackers.com - Ex-CIA Analyst Sentenced to 37 Months for Leaking Top Secret National Defense Documents
A former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst has been sentenced to little more than three years in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting top secret National Defense Information (NDI) to people who were not entitled to receive them and…
The Hacker News - CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday placed a security flaw impacting the Linux kernel in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, stating it has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability,…
The Hacker News - Google’s Gerrit Platform Flaw Exposes 18 Google Projects, Including ChromiumOS, to Hackers
A critical vulnerability, dubbed “GerriScary,” has been discovered in Google’s Gerrit code-collaboration platform, putting at least 18 major Google projects—including ChromiumOS, Chromium, Dart, and Bazel—at risk of unauthorized code submissions by hackers.…
gbhackers.com - Veeam Patches CVE-2025-23121: Critical RCE Bug Rated 9.9 CVSS in Backup & Replication
Veeam has rolled out patches to contain a critical security flaw impacting its Backup & Replication software that could result in remote code execution under certain conditions. The security defect, tracked as CVE-2025-23121, carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out…
The Hacker News - Iran Slows Internet to Prevent Cyber Attacks Amid Escalating Regional Conflict
Iran has throttled internet access in the country in a purported attempt to hamper Israel's ability to conduct covert cyber operations, days after the latter launched an unprecedented attack on the country, escalating geopolitical tensions in the region.…
The Hacker News - Veeam Vulnerabilities Expose Backup Servers to Remote Attacks
Veeam, a leading provider of data protection and backup solutions, disclosed three critical vulnerabilities affecting its widely deployed backup software. These flaws—assigned CVE-2025-23121, CVE-2025-24286, and CVE-2025-24287—could allow attackers to…
gbhackers.com - Citrix NetScaler ADC & Gateway Flaws Expose Sensitive Data to Hackers
Two critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in Citrix NetScaler ADC (formerly Citrix ADC) and NetScaler Gateway (formerly Citrix Gateway), potentially exposing sensitive data to hackers and putting enterprise networks at significant risk. The flaws,…
gbhackers.com - Indian Car-Sharing Firm Zoomcar Latest to Suffer Breach
The company acknowledged that cybercriminals had taken sensitive information on more than 8 million users, including names, phone numbers, car registration numbers, addresses, and emails.
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