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British Department Store Harrods warns customers of a data breach via a third-party provider, exposing some names and contact details. Harrods, the luxury British department store, warned customers of a data breach affecting its online systems. The company confirmed that names and contact details of some e-commerce customers were exposed after one of its third-party […]

Akira ransomware is targeting SonicWall SSL VPNs, bypassing OTP MFA on accounts, likely using stolen OTP seeds. Since July 2025, Akira ransomware has exploited SonicWall SSL VPNs, likely using credentials obtained from the exploitation of the CVE-2024-40766 vulnerability, bypassing OTP MFA. Attacks spread quickly across sectors, with rapid post-login activity and short dwell times, making […]

Moldova ’s deputy PM blames Russia for an election cyberattack, calling it part of a planned hybrid campaign to destabilize democracy. Moldova Deputy Prime Minister Doina Nistor blamed Russia for a cyberattack targeting the country’s Central Electoral Commission last week, ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary election. Nistor said that threat actors targeted a weekness that […]

Dutch police arrested two 17-year-olds for spying for pro-Russian hackers; one jailed, the other placed on home bail. Dutch police arrested two 17-year-olds suspected of spying for pro-Russian hackers. One of the suspects remains in custody, while the other is released on home bail. According the NL times, the arrests followed a tip from Dutch […]

The cyberattack on UK retailer Co-op in April caused empty shelves, customer data theft, and a $275M revenue loss. In May, the cybercrime group behind the April Co-op cyberattack, who go online with the name DragonForce, told the BBC that they had stolen data from the British retail and provided proof of the data breach. […]

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A ransomware attack resulted in the theft of Social Security and financial data from Union County, Ohio, impacting 45,487 people. A ransomware attack hit Union County, Ohio, and crooks stole Social Security and financial data. Officials notified 45,487 residents and staff after the security breach that occurred on May 18, 2025. After discovering the security […]

Researchers disclosed a critical flaw, named ForcedLeak, in Salesforce Agentforce that enables indirect prompt injection, risking CRM data exposure. Noma Labs researchers discovered a critical vulnerability, named ForcedLeak (CVSS 9.4), in Salesforce Agentforce that could be exploited by attackers to exfiltrate sensitive CRM data through an indirect prompt injection attack. The vulnerability only impacts organizations […]

Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers found a new XCSSET macOS malware variant used in limited attacks. Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers have discovered a new version of the macOS malware XCSSET that has been employed in limited attacks. Trend Micro first spotted the malware in 2020 when it was spreading through Xcode projects and exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities […]

watchTowr Labs says hackers exploited the Fortra GoAnywhere MFT flaw CVE-2025-10035 on Sept 10, 2025, a week before public disclosure. Cybersecurity firm watchTowr Labs revealed that it has ‘credible evidence’ that the critical Fortra GoAnywhere MFT flaw CVE-2025-10035 was actively exploited in attacks in the wild as early as September 10, 2025, a week before […]

UK NCSC warns that threat actors exploited Cisco firewall zero-days to deploy new malware strains RayInitiator and LINE VIPER. The U.K. NCSC reported that threat actors exploited recently disclosed Cisco firewall flaws (CVE-2025-20362, CVE-2025-20333) in zero-day attacks to deploy novel malware families, RayInitiator and LINE VIPER. These malware mark a major evolution from earlier campaigns, […]

China-linked actors used Brickstorm malware to spy on U.S. tech and legal firms, stealing data undetected for over a year, Google warns. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) observed the use of the Go-based backdoor BRICKSTORM to maintain persistence in U.S. organizations since March 2025. Targets include legal, Software as a Service (SaaS) providers, Business Process Outsourcers […]

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds CISCO Secure Firewall ASA and Secure FTD flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added CISCO Secure Firewall ASA and Secure FTD flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CISA urges Federal Agencies to identify and mitigate potential compromise […]

Interpol announced that Operation HAECHI VI seized $439M from global cybercrime rings, with 40 countries joining the five-month crackdown. Interpol announced that an international law enforcement operation, codenamed Operation HAECHI VI, resulted in the seizure of $439M in cash and crypto from cybercrime rings between April and August 2025. Authorities from 40 countries joint to […]

Volvo North America disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of its employees after a ransomware attack hit third-party supplier Miljödata. Volvo NA disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of its employees after a ransomware attack hit the third-party supplier Miljödata. The ransomware attack occurred in August and impacted at […]

Cisco addressed a high-severity zero-day in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software that is being actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Cisco fixed an actively exploited zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-20352, impacting Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software. The high-severity vulnerability resides in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software and […]

State-sponsored hackers exploited a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59689, in Libraesva Email Gateway via malicious attachments. Nation-state actors exploited a command injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59689, in Libraesva Email Security Gateway. Libraesva Email Security Gateway is an advanced secure email gateway (SEG) solution developed by the Italian cybersecurity company Libraesva. It’s designed to protect organizations against […]

SolarWinds fixed a critical flaw in its Web Help Desk software that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable systems. SolarWinds has released hot fixes to address a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-26399 (CVSS score: 9.8), affecting its Web Help Desk software. An attacker could exploit the flaw to execute arbitrary commands on susceptible […]

US CISA revealed that threat actors exploited an unpatched vulnerability in GeoServer to breach a U.S. federal civilian agency’s network. Threat actors breached a U.S. federal agency via unpatched GeoServer flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-36401 (CVSS score of 9.8), which is a critical remote code execution (RCE) issue. In mid-July 2024, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]