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WhatsApp has unveiled a comprehensive security enhancement that implements a “pause, question, and verify” protocol to protect users from sophisticated messaging scams.  The platform has simultaneously disrupted over 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers in the first half of 2025, while introducing automated detection algorithms and contextual safety overlays to help users identify […]

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A sophisticated new malware campaign has emerged that weaponizes fake CAPTCHA verification pages to trick users into executing malicious PowerShell commands, marking a significant evolution in browser-based attack methodologies. The campaign, dubbed “ClickFix,” represents what cybersecurity experts are calling a next-generation mutation of traditional fake browser update scams that dominated the threat landscape throughout 2024. […]

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A sophisticated evasion technique employed by Akira ransomware affiliates, exploiting legitimate Windows drivers to bypass antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems during recent SonicWall VPN attack campaigns.  The attacks, which have escalated from late July through early August 2025, demonstrate the threat actors’ evolving tactics to maintain persistence and avoid detection in compromised […]

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A wide range of vulnerabilities affects millions of Dell laptops used by government agencies, cybersecurity professionals, and enterprises worldwide. The vulnerabilities, collectively dubbed “ReVault,” target the Broadcom BCM5820X security chip embedded in Dell’s ControlVault3 firmware, creating opportunities for attackers to steal passwords, biometric data, and maintain persistent access to compromised systems. The vulnerabilities affect more […]

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a new alert, adding three vulnerabilities affecting D-Link devices to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. The inclusion of these flaws in the catalog signifies that they are being actively exploited by malicious cyber actors in real-world attacks, posing a significant threat to networks. The […]

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a critical warning about the exploitation of convertible virtual currency (CVC) kiosks by criminal organizations. Released on August 4, 2025, the advisory highlights how these cryptocurrency ATMs, while designed as convenient access points for legitimate users, have become significant vectors for fraudulent […]

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Microsoft has announced the return of its groundbreaking Zero Day Quest, the largest public hacking event in history, offering unprecedented bounty rewards of up to $5 million for high-impact security research. Building upon last year’s successful $4 million initiative, this enhanced program demonstrates Microsoft’s commitment to collaborative security through responsible vulnerability disclosure and community engagement. […]

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Cyber-criminals have gradually shifted their focus toward the high-value infrastructure that trains, tunes and serves modern artificial-intelligence models. Over the past six months, incident-response teams have documented a new malware family, tentatively dubbed “ShadowInit,” that targets GPU clusters, model-serving gateways and orchestration pipelines inside large language model (LLM) deployments. Unlike earlier crypto-mining campaigns, ShadowInit seeks […]

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A sophisticated cybercriminal campaign dubbed “ClickTok” has emerged as one of the most extensive threats targeting TikTok Shop users worldwide, with researchers identifying over 10,000 malicious domains designed to steal user credentials and deploy advanced spyware. The campaign represents a significant escalation in e-commerce-focused cyberattacks, combining traditional phishing techniques with cutting-edge malware distribution to exploit […]

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You’re on a four-day clock. Following new SEC rules announced on July 26, 2023, U.S. public companies must disclose any cybersecurity incident they determine to be ‘material’ within four business days of that determination. For most companies, this requirement became effective on December 15, 2023. Meanwhile, the average global cost of a data breach jumped […]

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A critical vulnerability in Cursor IDE, the rapidly growing AI-powered development environment, enables persistent remote code execution through manipulation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) system. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-54136 and dubbed “MCPoison,” exploits a trust validation flaw that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on developer machines without triggering security warnings. Cursor IDE […]

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SSL certificates are used everywhere from websites and APIs to mobile apps, internal tools and CI/CD pipelines. While most teams know they’re important, they often don’t manage them well. Certificates are usually forgotten until something breaks. If they expire, get misused, or aren’t monitored, they turn into easy targets for attackers. A small mistake in […]

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Cybersecurity is about staying one step ahead. The security of business assets hinges on proactive threat detection and rapid response powered by data. Every security system and service from network monitoring and incident response to analytics depends on continuous data feeds to function effectively.   The Foundation: Quality Threat Data  Effective cybersecurity hinges on data quality. […]

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A critical vulnerability in Streamlit, the popular open-source framework for building data applications, enables attackers to conduct cloud account takeover attacks.  The flaw, discovered in February 2025, exploits weaknesses in Streamlit’s st.file_uploader component to bypass file type restrictions and gain unauthorized access to cloud instances running Streamlit applications. The vulnerability demonstrates how seemingly minor components […]

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Perplexity AI, an emerging question-answering engine powered by advanced large language models, has recently come under scrutiny for deploying stealth crawling techniques that bypass standard web defenses. Initially launched with transparent intentions, Perplexity’s crawlers would identify themselves via declared user agents such as PerplexityBot/1.0, respecting robots.txt directives and web application firewall (WAF) rules. However, in […]

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A sophisticated phishing campaign attributed to the Pakistan-linked APT36 group has emerged as a serious threat to Indian government infrastructure. First detected in early August 2025, this operation leverages typo-squatted domains designed to mimic official government login portals. When unsuspecting users enter their email IDs and passwords, they are redirected to counterfeit pages that replicate […]

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A sophisticated North Korean cryptocurrency theft campaign has resurfaced with renewed vigor, weaponizing twelve malicious NPM packages to target developers and steal digital assets. The campaign, which represents a significant escalation in supply chain attacks, exploits the trust developers place in open-source package repositories to distribute advanced malware capable of cross-platform data exfiltration. The attack […]

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Cisco has confirmed it was the target of a cyberattack where a malicious actor successfully stole the basic profile information of an undisclosed number of users registered on Cisco.com. The technology giant revealed that the breach occurred after an employee was deceived by a sophisticated voice phishing, or “vishing,” attack. The incident, which Cisco became […]

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North Korean state-sponsored cyber-espionage group Kimsuky has unveiled a sophisticated new campaign targeting South Korean entities through malicious Windows shortcut (LNK) files, demonstrating the group’s continued evolution in stealth and precision. The campaign combines tailored social engineering with advanced malware frameworks designed to systematically infiltrate government agencies, defense contractors, and research organizations while evading traditional […]

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SonicWall has issued an urgent security advisory following a significant increase in cyber incidents targeting its Gen 7 SonicWall firewalls over the past 72 hours. The company is actively investigating a wave of attacks that appear to be focused on devices where the Secure Sockets Layer Virtual Private Network (SSLVPN) feature is enabled. In a […]

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