Cybercriminals continue to exploit USB drives as infection vectors, with recent campaigns delivering sophisticated CoinMiner malware that establishes persistent cryptocurrency-mining operations on compromised workstations. Security researchers have documented an evolving threat that leverages social engineering and evasion techniques to avoid detection while mining Monero cryptocurrency on infected systems. In February 2025, AhnLab Security Intelligence Center […]

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The MuddyWater threat group has escalated its cyber espionage operations by deploying UDPGangster, a sophisticated UDP-based backdoor designed to infiltrate Windows systems while systematically evading traditional network defenses. Recent intelligence gathered by FortiGuard Labs reveals coordinated campaigns targeting high-value victims across Turkey, Israel, and Azerbaijan, employing social engineering tactics paired with advanced anti-analysis techniques that […]

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A newly disclosed critical vulnerability in Apache Tika could allow attackers to compromise servers by simply uploading a malicious PDF file, according to a security advisory published by Apache maintainers. Tracked as CVE-2025-66516, the flaw affects Apache Tika core, Apache Tika parsers, and the Apache Tika PDF parser module. CVE ID Severity Vulnerability Type Affected Component Affected Versions CVE-2025-66516 Critical XML External […]

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The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve as threat actors deploy increasingly sophisticated tools to compromise Windows-based infrastructure. CastleRAT, a Remote Access Trojan that emerged around March 2025, represents a significant addition to the malware arsenal that defenders must now contend with. This newly discovered threat demonstrates the convergence of multiple attack techniques, enabling attackers to […]

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Russian state-linked hackers are impersonating high-profile European security conferences to compromise cloud email and collaboration accounts at governments, think tanks, and policy organizations, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Volexity. The campaigns, active through late 2025, abuse legitimate Microsoft and Google authentication workflows and rely on painstaking social engineering to trick victims into effectively […]

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Russian intelligence-linked cyber threat actors have intensified their operations against NATO research organizations, Western defense contractors, and NGOs supporting Ukraine, employing sophisticated phishing and credential harvesting techniques. The Calisto intrusion set, attributed to Russia’s FSB intelligence service, has escalated its spear-phishing campaigns throughout 2025, leveraging the ClickFix malicious code technique to target high-value entities across […]

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A critical command injection vulnerability in Array Networks’ ArrayOS AG systems has become the focus of active exploitation campaigns, with Japanese organizations experiencing confirmed attacks since August 2025. According to alerts from JPCERT/CC, threat actors are leveraged the vulnerability to install webshells and establish persistent network access, marking a significant escalation in targeting enterprise VPN infrastructure. The […]

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The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has introduced a new initiative designed to protect organisations from cyber threats. Working alongside Netcraft, the NCSC has launched the Proactive Notification Service, a groundbreaking program that identifies and alerts system owners about security vulnerabilities affecting their networks. How the Service Works The Proactive Notification Service operates by scanning […]

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Cloudflare has announced that it is currently experiencing a significant outage impacting its Dashboard and Cloudflare API services. Many users around the world are reporting issues such as 500 Internal Server Errors, failed API requests, and sudden disruptions in tools that depend on Cloudflare’s backend systems. According to the cloudflare, the problem mainly affects the […]

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Throughout 2025, CrowdStrike has identified multiple intrusions targeting VMware vCenter environments at U.S.-based entities, in which newly identified China-nexus adversary WARP PANDA deployed BRICKSTORM malware. WARP PANDA exhibits sophisticated technical capabilities, advanced operations security skills, and extensive knowledge of cloud and virtual machine environments. In addition to BRICKSTORM, WARP PANDA has deployed JSP web shells […]

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A sophisticated phishing campaign is targeting users through Microsoft Teams notifications, exploiting the platform’s trusted status to deliver deceptive messages that appear legitimate to both recipients and email security filters. Threat actors are leveraging Teams’ official notification system to send emails from the no-reply@teams.mail.microsoft address, creating a false sense of authenticity that makes detection increasingly difficult. The […]

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A newly disclosed security flaw in the open-source monitoring platform Cacti could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable servers. The issue, rated High severity and tracked as CVE-2025-66399, affects Cacti versions up to and including 1.2.28. The problem has been fixed in Cacti 1.2.29. The vulnerability stems from improper input validation in the SNMP device configuration workflow. When an authenticated […]

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Within hours of the public disclosure of CVE-2025-55182 on December 3, 2025, Amazon threat intelligence teams detected active exploitation attempts from multiple China-nexus threat groups, including Earth Lamia and Jackpot Panda. This critical vulnerability in React Server Components carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0 and poses an immediate threat to organizations running vulnerable versions […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA), joined by Canadian cyber authorities, have issued a joint alert warning of a sophisticated new malware campaign dubbed “BRICKSTORM.” According to the advisory released, state-sponsored hackers from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are actively using this tool to infiltrate and hide […]

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Cybersecurity researchers uncover a sophisticated Linux campaign that blends legacy botnet capabilities with modern evasion techniques. A newly discovered Linux malware campaign is demonstrating the evolving sophistication of threat actors by combining Mirai-derived distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) functionality with a stealthy, fileless cryptocurrency mining operation. According to research from Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL), the […]

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A security researcher has unveiled a novel web exploitation technique dubbed “SVG clickjacking,” which significantly elevates the sophistication of traditional user-interface redress attacks. Unlike standard clickjacking, which typically involves tricking users into clicking a hidden button on a static overlay, this new method allows attackers to create complex, responsive, and highly interactive fake interfaces that […]

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A sophisticated malware campaign is leveraging a weaponized Foxit PDF Reader to target job seekers through email-based attacks, deploying ValleyRAT. This remote access trojan grants threat actors complete system control and data exfiltration capabilities. Security researchers have identified a significant uptick in this campaign, which combines social engineering, obfuscation techniques, and dynamic-link library (DLL) sideloading […]

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In November 2025, security researchers at Raven AI identified a sophisticated zero-day phishing campaign impersonating the Income Tax Department of India, targeting enterprises across the country with a multi-stage malware chain. The attack combined authentic-looking government communications with advanced evasion techniques, delivering both a shellcode-based RAT loader and a malicious executable disguised as a GoTo […]

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While preparing for Pwn2Own Ireland 2025, a security researcher revisiting N-day bugs in Synology NAS has demonstrated a powerful new twist on an existing Synology BeeStation (BST150-4T) exploit chain, achieving unauthenticated root Remote Code Execution (RCE) by abusing the system task scheduler instead of more traditional PHP-based payloads. The work builds on a BeeStation chain […]

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Despite extensive scrutiny and public reporting, commercial surveillance vendors continue to operate with alarming sophistication. Intellexa, a prominent mercenary spyware provider known for its “Predator” surveillance tool, has adapted to evade international sanctions and restrictions, establishing itself as one of the most prolific exploiters of zero-day vulnerabilities targeting mobile devices. Recent analysis from Google’s Threat […]

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