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Scripted Sparrow is a newly identified Business Email Compromise (BEC) group operating across three continents. Their operations are vast, leveraging significant automation to generate and distribute attack messages on a global scale. The group primarily targets organizations by masquerading as executive coaching or leadership training consultancies to deceive unsuspecting employees. The attack typically begins with […]

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An active phishing campaign is currently targeting HubSpot users through a sophisticated combination of social engineering and infrastructure compromise. The attack leverages business email compromise tactics, paired with website hijacking, to deliver credential-stealing malware to unsuspecting marketing professionals and business teams that rely on the platform. The campaign begins with carefully crafted phishing emails that […]

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The University of Sydney has confirmed a significant data breach affecting thousands of current and former staff members, as well as students and alums. In a message to the university community, Vice-President (Operations) Nicole Gower revealed that suspicious activity was detected in an online IT code library last week. While this digital storage space was […]

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A sophisticated cyberespionage campaign targeting governmental entities in Southeast Asia and Japan has unveiled a new China-aligned threat actor dubbed LongNosedGoblin. Active since at least September 2023, this advanced persistent threat (APT) group distinguishes itself by leveraging a diverse toolset of custom C#/.NET malware families. Their operations primarily focus on intelligence gathering, employing stealthy techniques […]

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A slight delay in keystrokes from a supposed U.S.-based IT worker alerted Amazon to a North Korean infiltrator accessing a corporate laptop. The commands should have zipped from the worker’s machine to Amazon’s Seattle headquarters in under 100 milliseconds. Instead, they trickled in after more than 110 milliseconds, a subtle clue screaming “half a world […]

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Cary, North Carolina, USA, December 18th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Growth in Egypt, UAE, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fueled by Demand for Expert-Led, Hands-On Training to Meet National Digital Transformation Goals INE Security, a global leader in specialized cybersecurity and IT training, today announced continued significant expansion across the Middle East and Asia, capitalizing on major […]

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OpenAI has unveiled GPT-5.2-Codex, a cutting-edge model optimized for agentic coding and enhanced cybersecurity tasks. The release highlights breakthroughs in handling complex software engineering and vulnerability detection. GPT-5.2-Codex tops SWE-Bench Pro with 56.4% accuracy, outperforming GPT-5.2 at 55.6% and GPT-5.1 at 50.8%. On Terminal-Bench 2.0, it scores 64.0%, surpassing prior versions like GPT-5.2’s 62.2%. These […]

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A newly identified botnet malware family, dubbed “Udados,” has emerged as a significant threat to the Technology and Telecommunications sectors, orchestrating high-volume HTTP flood Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. According to ANY.RUN sandbox analysis, the botnet leverages infected hosts to execute sustained denial-of-service campaigns designed to disrupt business continuity by overwhelming target servers with legitimate-looking traffic.​ […]

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CISA has added a new ASUS vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, signaling urgent risk for affected users and organizations. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59374, affects ASUS Live Update, a utility commonly used to deliver firmware and software updates to ASUS devices. According to the advisory, specific ASUS Live Update clients were distributed with embedded malicious […]

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A critical security alert warns customers about a severe vulnerability in HPE OneView Software that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without authentication. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-37164, carries a CVSS severity score of 10.0, indicating maximum critical risk. Attribute Details CVE ID CVE-2025-37164 Product HPE OneView Software Vulnerability Type Remote Code Execution […]

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A critical security advisory addressing multiple severe vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Contact Center Express (Unified CCX). That could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and compromise affected systems. The vulnerabilities were disclosed on November 5, 2025, with the advisory updated on November 13, 2025. Two distinct vulnerabilities have been identified in the Java […]

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Microsoft has officially acknowledged a disruptive bug in its latest Windows updates, confirming that the November 2025 non-security preview update KB5070311 (OS builds 26200.7309 and 26100.7309) and subsequent patches are causing RemoteApp connection failures in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments. The issue primarily affects enterprise users running Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, as well […]

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RansomHouse has emerged as a significant threat in the ransomware landscape, operated by a group tracked as Jolly Scorpius. This ransomware-as-a-service platform combines data theft with encryption, creating a dual pressure point that forces victims into difficult decisions. Since December 2021, the group has targeted at least 123 organizations across critical sectors, resulting in major […]

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A joint investigation by Hunt.io and the Acronis Threat Research Unit has exposed an extensive network of North Korean state-sponsored infrastructure, revealing fresh connections between Lazarus and Kimsuky operations across global campaigns. The research uncovered active tool-staging servers, credential-theft environments, FRP tunneling nodes, and a certificate-linked infrastructure fabric controlled by DPRK operators. This discovery provides […]

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A coalition of U.S. and international cybersecurity agencies issued a stark warning this week about pro-Russia hacktivists exploiting exposed Virtual Network Computing (VNC) connections to infiltrate operational technology (OT) systems in critical infrastructure. The joint advisory, released December 9, 2025, highlights groups like Cyber Army of Russia Reborn (CARR), Z-Pentest, NoName057(16), and Sector16 targeting water, […]

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Ink Dragon, a Chinese espionage group, has significantly expanded its operations from Southeast Asia and South America into European government networks. This advancement marks a notable shift in the threat actor’s strategic focus, utilizing a blend of well-engineered tools combined with techniques that mimic standard enterprise activity. The group’s expansion has been methodical and disciplined, […]

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Phantom Stealer version 3.5 has emerged as a serious threat to users worldwide, capable of extracting sensitive information including passwords, browser cookies, credit card details, and cryptocurrency wallet data. This sophisticated malware operates through deceptive packaging, often disguised as legitimate Adobe software installers, making it difficult for unaware users to identify the danger before infection […]

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Enterprise-Grade Disaster Recovery and MSP Capabilities Now Available  NAKIVO, a leading provider of data protection solutions, has released NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.1, marking a significant leap forward in protecting virtual environments and empowering managed service providers (MSPs).  After completing the closed beta testing phase, v11.1 has been released with enhanced capabilities for virtualized infrastructures and […]

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An active campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Cisco AsyncOS Software, targeting Secure Email Gateway (formerly Email Security Appliance, ESA) and Secure Email and Web Manager (formerly Content Security Management Appliance, SMA). The attack, spotted since late November 2025 and publicly disclosed on December 10, allows attackers to run system-level commands and plant a persistent […]

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Threat actors launched a coordinated brute-force campaign against enterprise VPN gateways, hammering Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portals and Cisco SSL VPN endpoints with millions of automated login attempts in mid-December 2025. GreyNoise intelligence revealed the attacks stemmed from centralized infrastructure hosted by Germany’s 3xK GmbH, using scripted credential stuffing rather than zero-day exploits. The operation […]

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