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The popular Impacket toolkit, a staple in penetration testing and now integrated into the Kali Linux repository, is set for a major upgrade. Maintained by Fortra’s cybersecurity team, the forthcoming release, building on version 0.12, addresses long-standing community requests with enhanced relay capabilities, protocol hardening, and new scripting tools. This update promises to streamline red […]

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued the first known federal search warrant compelling OpenAI to disclose user data tied to ChatGPT prompts. The warrant, unsealed last week in Maine and reviewed by cybersecurity outlets, stems from a year-long probe into a dark web site distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Federal agents, operating […]

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A severe vulnerability in the async-tar Rust library and its popular forks, including the widely used tokio-tar. Dubbed TARmageddon and tracked as CVE-2025-62518, the bug carries a CVSS score of 8.1, classifying it as high severity. It allows attackers to manipulate TAR archive parsing, potentially overwriting critical files like configuration scripts and triggering remote code […]

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Oracle has disclosed multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualization software, potentially allowing attackers to achieve complete control over the VirtualBox environment. These flaws, detailed in the October 2025 Critical Patch Update (CPU), affect the Core component of VirtualBox versions 7.1.12 and 7.2.2, enabling high-privileged local attackers to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability […]

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The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) disclosed three high-severity vulnerabilities in BIND 9 on October 22, 2025, potentially allowing remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks or cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions on affected DNS resolvers. These flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-8677, CVE-2025-40778, and CVE-2025-40780, primarily impact recursive resolvers used by organizations for domain name resolution, leaving authoritative […]

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Cloud account takeover attacks have evolved into a sophisticated threat as cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors increasingly weaponize OAuth applications to establish persistent access within compromised environments. These malicious actors are exploiting the fundamental trust mechanisms of cloud authentication systems, specifically targeting Microsoft Entra ID environments where they can hijack user accounts, conduct reconnaissance, exfiltrate sensitive […]

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A critical vulnerability in Smithery.ai, a popular registry for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. This issue could have allowed attackers to steal from over 3,000 AI servers and take API keys from thousands of users across many services. MCP powers AI apps by linking them to external tools and data, like local filesystems or remote […]

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A critical argument injection flaw in three unnamed popular AI agent platforms enables attackers to bypass human approval safeguards and achieve remote code execution (RCE) through seemingly innocuous prompts. According to Trail of Bits, these vulnerabilities exploit pre-approved system commands designed for efficiency in tasks like file searches and code analysis, highlighting a widespread design […]

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QR codes used to be harmless, now they’re one of the sneakiest ways attackers slip past defenses. Quishing, or QR code phishing, hides malicious links inside innocent-looking images that filters can’t read.  One scan, and the victim lands on a fake login page designed to steal credentials or trigger a download; often from a mobile device completely outside your SOC’s visibility.  […]

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A sophisticated cyberespionage campaign dubbed PassiveNeuron has resurfaced with infections targeting government, financial, and industrial organizations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. First detected in 2024, the campaign remained dormant for six months before re-emerging in December 2024, with the latest infections observed as recently as August 2025. The threat involves deploying previously unknown advanced […]

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A sophisticated phishing kit dubbed Tykit, which impersonates Microsoft 365 login pages to harvest corporate credentials. First detected in May 2025, the kit has surged in activity during September and October, exploiting SVG files as a stealthy delivery mechanism. Unlike basic phishing lures, Tykit demonstrates maturity through consistent obfuscation techniques and multi-stage command-and-control (C2) interactions, […]

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Since its emergence in August 2022, Lumma Infostealer has rapidly become a cornerstone of malware-as-a-service platforms, enabling even unskilled threat actors to harvest high-value credentials. Delivered primarily via phishing sites masquerading as cracked software installers, the malicious payload is encapsulated within a Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) package designed to evade signature-based detection. Upon execution, […]

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GitLab has urgently released patch versions 18.5.1, 18.4.3, and 18.3.5 for its Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) to address multiple critical security flaws, including several high-severity denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities. These updates fix issues allowing specially crafted payloads to overwhelm systems, alongside access control and authorization bugs affecting authenticated users. The company emphasizes immediate […]

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When users authenticate to Microsoft cloud services, their activities generate authentication events recorded across multiple logging systems. Microsoft Entra sign-in logs and Microsoft 365 audit logs capture identical authentication events but represent this critical security data using different formats. Security analysts investigating incidents frequently encounter the UserAuthenticationMethod field in Microsoft 365 sign-in events, which displays […]

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China-based threat actors have exploited the critical ToolShell vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint servers to infiltrate networks across multiple continents, targeting government agencies and critical infrastructure in a suspected espionage campaign. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-53770, enables unauthenticated remote code execution and has been actively used since its disclosure in July 2025, despite Microsoft’s rapid patching […]

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Over the past week, cybersecurity professionals have been gripped by the emergence of GlassWorm, a highly sophisticated, self-propagating malware campaign targeting VS Code extensions on the OpenVSX Marketplace. The scale and technical complexity of this attack signal a turning point for supply chain security in developer ecosystems. As of October 2025, over 35,800 installations have […]

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A critical authorization bypass vulnerability has emerged in ZYXEL’s ATP and USG series network security appliances, allowing attackers to circumvent two-factor authentication protections and gain unauthorized access to sensitive system configurations. Tracked as CVE-2025-9133, this security flaw affects devices running ZLD firmware version 5.40 and was publicly disclosed on October 21, 2025, following a coordinated […]

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A sneaky hacking campaign where attackers used publicly available ASP.NET machine keys to break into Windows IIS web servers. These keys, meant to protect web apps, were found in places like Microsoft docs and online forums, making it easy for hackers to trick servers into running harmful code. The group, tracked as REF3927, then installed […]

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The first day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 wrapped up with a bang, as security researchers uncovered 34 unique zero-day vulnerabilities across various smart devices. Not a single attempt failed, leading to a total payout of $522,500 in prizes. This event, held in Cork, Ireland, from October 21 to 24, brings together top hackers to test […]

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Threat actors infiltrated the official Xubuntu website, redirecting torrent downloads to a malicious ZIP file containing Windows-targeted malware. The incident, uncovered on October 18, 2025, highlights vulnerabilities in community-maintained Linux distribution sites amid rising interest in alternatives to end-of-life operating systems. Users attempting to grab Xubuntu ISOs were instead served a trojan designed to steal […]

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