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The Kitten Project has emerged as a coordinated hacktivist platform operating at the intersection of activism and technical operations. This initiative represents a shift in how cyber-focused groups organize their campaigns, moving beyond isolated attacks toward centralized infrastructure that facilitates communication, resource sharing, and coordinated action. The platform, accessible through thekitten.group, serves as a hub […]

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Proxmox Virtual Environment has become a popular choice for organizations building private cloud infrastructure and virtual machine management systems. However, a new analysis reveals significant security gaps in how the hypervisor can be exploited once an attacker gains initial access to the system. The research exposes a range of attack vectors that allow adversaries to […]

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The developer tools used by millions of programmers worldwide have become a prime target for attackers seeking to compromise entire organizations. Visual Studio Code and AI-powered IDEs like Cursor AI, when combined with their extension marketplaces, present a critical vulnerability in the software supply chain. Unlike regular users, developers hold access to sensitive credentials, source […]

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Critical security alerts have been issued for Firebox firewall devices due to serious ten vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities in WatchGuard, disclosed on December 4, 2025, span multiple severity levels and attack vectors. With several requiring urgent patching to prevent unauthorized code execution and information disclosure. The most critical vulnerabilities enable authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code […]

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This week’s cybersecurity landscape featured a record-breaking 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack on a financial institution, leveraging IoT botnets and UDP floods that overwhelmed European networks until mitigated via BGP blackholing by Cloudflare and Akamai, highlighting the need for 5G device segmentation. Google released Chrome 143, patching 12 high-severity flaws, including three actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2025-1234, […]

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LockBit 5.0 key infrastructure exposed, revealing the IP address 205.185.116.233, and the domain karma0.xyz is hosting the ransomware group’s latest leak site. According to researcher Rakesh Krishnan, hosted under AS53667 (PONYNET, operated by FranTech Solutions), a network frequently abused for illicit activities, the server displays a DDoS protection page branded with “LOCKBITS.5.0,” confirming its role […]

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In an escalating campaign targeting remote access infrastructure, threat actors have initiated active exploitation attempts against Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect VPN portals. GrayNoise tracking activity report scans and exploitation efforts originating from more than 7,000 unique IP addresses worldwide, raising alarms for organizations relying on the popular VPN solution for secure remote work. The attacks, […]

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A dangerous new Android banking malware named FvncBot was first observed on November 25, 2025. This malicious tool is designed to steal sensitive financial information by logging keystrokes, recording screens, and injecting fake login pages into banking apps. The malware initially spreads through a fake application disguised as a security tool for mBank, a popular Polish bank. The […]

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A critical vulnerability class dubbed “PromptPwnd,” affects AI agents integrated into GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD pipelines. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious prompts via untrusted user inputs like issue titles or pull request bodies, tricking AI models into executing privileged commands that leak secrets or alter workflows. At least five Fortune 500 companies […]

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A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability dubbed “React2Shell” is actively being exploited in the wild, putting millions of web services at risk. On December 3, React disclosed CVE-2025-55182, a critical flaw in React Server Components with a CVSS score of 10. The vulnerability stems from insecure deserialization within the “Flight” protocol used by React […]

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Security researchers from the SAFA team have uncovered four kernel heap overflow vulnerabilities in Avast Antivirus, all traced to the aswSnx kernel driver. The flaws, now tracked collectively as CVE-2025-13032, could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM on Windows 11 if successfully exploited. The research focused on Avast’s sandbox implementation, a component […]

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Madison, United States, December 5th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Sprocket Security is proud to announce that it has once again been recognized by G2 for “High Performer,” “Best Support,” and “Easiest to Do Business With” in the Winter 2025 Relationship Index for Penetration Testing. This marks the second consecutive quarter Sprocket has earned these honors, reinforcing the […]

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Torrance, California, USA, December 5th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Criminal IP will host a live webinar on December 16 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (PT), focusing on the shift in cyberattack strategies. The session will examine how an increasing number of incidents now originate from exposed digital assets, rather than from known software vulnerabilities. As organizations rapidly […]

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Netflix has struck a transformative deal to acquire Warner Bros. studios, HBO, and HBO Max from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $82.7 billion. The move catapults Netflix into a content powerhouse, blending its streaming dominance with Warner’s storied Hollywood legacy. Announced Friday, the agreement values WBD shares at $27.75 each, […]

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Cybercriminals are actively spreading CoinMiner malware through USB drives, targeting workstations across South Korea to mine Monero cryptocurrency. This ongoing campaign uses deceptive shortcut files and hidden folders to trick users into executing malicious scripts without their knowledge. The attack leverages a combination of VBS, BAT, and DLL files that work together to install XMRig, […]

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A sophisticated cyber threat has emerged targeting Windows systems across multiple countries in the Middle East. UDPGangster, a UDP-based backdoor, represents a dangerous new weapon in the arsenal of the MuddyWater threat group, known for conducting cyber espionage operations throughout the Middle East and neighboring regions. This malware gives attackers complete remote control over compromised […]

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Cloudflare’s global network suffered a brief but widespread disruption this morning, lasting approximately 25 minutes, due to an internal change in its Web Application Firewall (WAF) designed to counter a critical vulnerability in React Server Components. The incident, which began around 8:47 GMT, affected the Cloudflare Dashboard, APIs, and proxied services, causing 500 Internal Server […]

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A persistent privilege escalation technique in AWS that allows attackers with limited permissions to execute code under higher-privileged execution roles on EC2 instances and SageMaker notebook instances. First documented by Grzelak in 2016 for EC2, the method exploits modifiable boot-time configurations to inject malicious payloads, bypassing standard IAM controls like PassRole. Recent analysis from Security […]

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A new Remote Access Trojan known as CastleRAT has emerged as a growing threat to Windows systems worldwide. First observed around March 2025, this malware enables attackers to gain complete remote control over compromised machines. The threat comes in two main builds: a lightweight Python version and a more powerful compiled C version, with the […]

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Russian threat actors are running a new wave of phishing campaigns that spoof major European security events to quietly steal cloud credentials. Invitations that look legitimate, often tied to conferences such as the Belgrade Security Conference or the Brussels Indo-Pacific Dialogue, direct targets to polished registration sites that mimic real organizers. Behind this professional surface, […]

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