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Over the past year, cybersecurity researchers have observed a surge in activity from North Korean threat actors leveraging military-grade social engineering techniques to target professionals in the cryptocurrency industry. This campaign, dubbed Contagious Interview, employs a deceptively benign job-application process that masks the delivery of sophisticated malware. Victims receive invitations to participate in mock assessments […]

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In 2025, internal network penetration testing is more crucial than ever. While external defenses are often the focus, a single compromised credential or an employee falling for a sophisticated social engineering attack can grant an adversary a foothold inside your network. An internal network pentest simulates a hacker who has already gained access, testing the […]

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A critical vulnerability in SAP S/4HANA is being actively exploited in the wild, allowing attackers with low-level user access to gain complete control over affected systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-42957, carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out of 10, signaling a severe and imminent threat to organizations running all releases of S/4HANA, both on-premise […]

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CISA has issued an urgent alert regarding a zero-day vulnerability in the Android operating system that is being actively exploited in real-world attacks. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-48543, is a high-severity issue that could allow attackers to gain elevated control over affected devices. On Thursday, September 4, 2025, CISA added the vulnerability to its Known […]

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A critical, zero-click vulnerability that allows attackers to hijack online accounts by exploiting how web applications handle international email addresses. The flaw, rooted in a technical discrepancy known as a “canonicalization mismatch,” affects password reset and “magic link” login systems, which are foundational to modern web security. According to NullSecurityX, the attack requires no interaction […]

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Cybersecurity researchers have identified a sophisticated new command-and-control framework that exploits legitimate Google Calendar APIs to establish covert communication channels between attackers and compromised systems. The MeetC2 framework, discovered in September 2025, represents a concerning evolution in adversarial tactics where threat actors abuse trusted cloud services to bypass traditional security controls and evade detection mechanisms. […]

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Security teams began observing a novel botnet strain slipping beneath the radar of standard Windows Defender defenses in early August 2025. Dubbed NightshadeC2, this malware family leverages both C and Python-based payloads to establish persistent, remote-control access on compromised hosts. Initial infection chains often start with customized “ClickFix” landing pages that trick users into executing […]

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Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting the trust organizations place in artificial intelligence platforms to conduct sophisticated phishing attacks, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Cato Networks. The company’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service recently uncovered a campaign where threat actors leveraged Simplified AI, a popular marketing platform, to steal Microsoft 365 credentials from […]

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Online chess giant Chess.com has disclosed a data breach that compromised the personal information of 4,541 individuals, according to a filing with the Maine Attorney General’s Office. The cyber incident took place on June 5, 2025 and was discovered nearly two weeks later on June 19, 2025. Chess.com confirmed that the breach was the result of an external hack, where attackers gained […]

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Cybercriminals are deploying increasingly sophisticated methods to bypass security systems, with the latest threat emerging from the advanced Tycoon phishing-as-a-service kit. This malicious platform has introduced novel techniques designed to obscure dangerous links, making them nearly invisible to traditional detection systems while maintaining their effectiveness against unsuspecting victims. The Tycoon phishing kit represents a significant […]

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Tire manufacturing giant Bridgestone Americas has confirmed it is responding to a cyberattack that disrupted operations at some of its manufacturing facilities this week. In a statement, the company asserted that the incident has been contained and that business is now operating normally, though a full investigation into the breach is ongoing. Bridgestone acknowledged that […]

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A sophisticated threat actor known as NoisyBear has emerged as a significant concern for Kazakhstan’s energy sector, employing advanced tactics to infiltrate critical infrastructure through weaponized ZIP files and PowerShell-based attack chains. This newly identified group has been orchestrating targeted campaigns against KazMunaiGas (KMG), the country’s national oil and gas company, using highly crafted phishing […]

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Wilmington, United States, September4th, 2025, CyberNewsWire: Veteran email security leader to expand MSP and VAR partnerships and accelerate DMARC adoption.  Sendmarc today announced the appointment of Rob Bowker as North American Region Lead. Bowker will oversee regional expansion with a focus on growing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) partner community, developing strategic Value-Added Reseller (VAR) […]

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A newly identified hacking group, dubbed “GhostRedirector” by cybersecurity researchers, has compromised at least 65 Windows servers across the globe, deploying custom malware designed to manipulate search engine results for financial gain. According to a new report from ESET, the threat actor utilizes a malicious module for Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) to conduct a […]

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A new cyber-attack, dubbed “Grokking,” is exploiting features on the social media platform X to spread malicious links on a massive scale. Scammers are manipulating the platform’s advertising system and its generative AI, Grok, to bypass security measures and amplify harmful domains. This technique turns X’s own tools into unwilling accomplices in a widespread malvertising […]

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A significant outage of Google services, including its search engine, Gmail, and YouTube, has affected users across Turkey and several countries in Eastern Europe. The disruption, which began on Thursday morning, also impacted other popular platforms such as Google Maps, Drive, and Analytics. Monitoring websites like Downdetector confirmed widespread service interruptions, with a spike in […]

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Microsoft has officially acknowledged a significant bug in recent Windows security updates that is causing application installation and repair failures across multiple versions of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server. The issue stems from a security enhancement in the August 2025 updates, which now incorrectly triggers User Account Control (UAC) prompts for standard, non-administrator […]

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Educational institutions have become prime targets in the escalating battle against commodity information stealers. First emerging in 2022 as an open-source project on GitHub, Stealerium was initially released “for educational purposes” but rapidly attracted illicit interest. Adversaries adapted and enhanced the code to create variants—such as Phantom Stealer and Warp Stealer—resulting in a family of […]

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The Django development team has issued critical security updates to address a high-severity vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute malicious SQL code on web servers using the popular framework. The flaw, identified as CVE-2025-57833, affects multiple versions of Django, prompting an urgent call for all users to upgrade their installations as soon as possible. […]

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The United States government has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of three Russian intelligence officers. The bounty, offered through the Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program, targets members of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) accused of conducting widespread malicious cyber campaigns against […]

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