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Microsoft has begun deploying Baseline Security Mode across Microsoft 365 tenants, a new dashboard in the M365 Admin Center that centralizes recommended security configurations for Office, SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, and Entra. Announced at Ignite 2025, this opt-in feature helps administrators quickly assess vulnerabilities, run impact reports, and apply risk-based hardening without immediate user disruptions. As […]

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In a shocking betrayal of industry trust, two former cybersecurity professionals have pleaded guilty to federal charges for launching ransomware attacks against U.S. businesses. The pair, whose day jobs involved helping companies respond to hacks and negotiate ransoms, admitted to moonlighting as cybercriminals in a plot to extort millions of dollars from victims. Ryan Clifford […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the National Security Agency (NSA) and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre), has released updated indicators of compromise (IOCs) and detection signatures for BRICKSTORM malware. The latest update, published on December 19, 2025, includes an analysis of three additional malware samples, bringing the total to […]

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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated email campaign deploying a commodity loader to distribute Remote Access Trojans and information stealers. The operation primarily targets manufacturing and government organizations across Italy, Finland, and Saudi Arabia, using highly evasive techniques. Multi-Vector Attack Strategy The campaign employs multiple infection methods to compromise Windows systems. Threat actors are distributing […]

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In a major disruption to remote work and collaboration, Microsoft Teams experienced a significant outage on Friday, affecting thousands of users across multiple regions. Reports of messaging delays, failed message deliveries, and issues with other service functions began surging around 2:30 PM ET (7:30 PM GMT), bringing productivity to a halt for businesses and individuals […]

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Over 25,000 Fortinet devices worldwide with FortiCloud Single Sign-On (SSO) enabled, leaving them potentially exposed to remote attacks. The finding stems from enhanced device fingerprinting in a new Device Identification report, which scanned global IP addresses and flagged these systems as openly advertising their SSO configuration. FortiCloud SSO streamlines authentication for Fortinet’s ecosystem, including firewalls, […]

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Torrance, United States / California, December 19th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Criminal IP (criminalip.io), the AI-powered threat intelligence and attack surface monitoring platform developed by AI SPERA, is now officially integrated into Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex XSOAR. The integration embeds real-time external threat context, exposure intelligence, and automated multi-stage scanning directly into Cortex XSOAR’s orchestration engine, giving security […]

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A new credential-harvesting campaign has been discovered targeting users of UKR.NET, a popular Ukrainian webmail and news platform. The attacks are linked to BlueDelta, a Russian state-sponsored hacker group also known as APT28, Fancy Bear, and Forest Blizzard. This group has been running operations for over ten years, focusing on stealing login credentials from government […]

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Apache Logging Services has disclosed a critical security vulnerability in Log4j Core that exposes applications to potential interception of log data. The flaw resides in the Socket Appender component. It affects versions 2.0-beta9 through 2.25.2, creating a man-in-the-middle attack vector for malicious actors. The Socket Appender in affected Log4j versions fails to verify the TLS […]

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Three major ransomware groups have joined forces to create what cybersecurity experts are calling one of the most concerning developments in the criminal underground. On September 15, 2025, the ransomware group DragonForce announced the formation of an alliance between DragonForce, Qilin, and LockBit through a post on a Russian underground forum. This coalition represents a […]

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The Cloud Atlas advanced persistent threat group has continued its sophisticated campaign targeting organizations across Eastern Europe and Central Asia during the first half of 2025, leveraging outdated Microsoft Office vulnerabilities to deliver multiple backdoor implants. This campaign reveals a coordinated effort to establish persistent access and extract sensitive data from high-value targets. Cloud Atlas, […]

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Iranian state-sponsored threat actors, commonly tracked as “Prince of Persia,” have resurfaced with a sophisticated cyberespionage campaign targeting global critical infrastructure and private networks. Active since the early 2000s, this group recently deployed updated malware variants to infiltrate organizational systems and exfiltrate sensitive intelligence. Their latest operations demonstrate a significant evolution in technical proficiency, utilizing […]

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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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