ShinyHunters Salesforce cyber attacks explained: What you need to know
A campaign of cyber attacks orchestrated via social engineering against users’ Salesforce instances is now being attributed to the ShinyHunters cyber crime gang with growing…
Month: August 2025
Research shows AI agents are highly vulnerable to hijacking attacks
Some of the most widely used AI agents and assistants from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI and other major companies are susceptible to being hijacked with little…
OneNote finally gets “paste text only” feature on Windows and Mac
OneNote is a powerful note-taking app, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it has all the features you want. One of the missing features is ‘Paste…
Erlang/OTP SSH RCE Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Target OT Networks
A severe vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-32433 with a CVSS score of 10.0, has been identified in the Secure Shell (SSH) daemon of the Erlang programming language’s…
“The worst thing” for online rights: An age-restricted grey web (Lock and Code S06E16)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… The internet is cracking apart. It’s exactly what some politicians want. In June, a Texas law that…
Researchers Spot Surge in Erlang/OTP SSH RCE Exploits, 70% Target OT Firewalls
Aug 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Malicious actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Erlang/Open Telecom Platform (OTP) SSH as…
How CISOs can adapt cyber strategies for the age of AI
The age of artificial intelligence, and in particular, generative AI, has arrived with remarkable speed. Enterprises are embedding AI across functions: from customer service bots…
CyberScoop 50 reveals 2025 winners; honors Amit Yoran with lifetime award
The cybersecurity world stands immeasurably stronger because of the vision, expertise, and leadership of Amit Yoran. Throughout his distinguished career, Amit fundamentally shaped the field…
xAI is testing Grok 4.20 to take on GPT-5, may launch this month
Elon Musk-owned xAI is testing Grok 4.20, a new model update to Grok 4, which already competes with GPT-5 in some benchmarks, such as ARC-AGI…
SoupDealer Malware Bypasses Every Sandbox, AV’s and EDR/XDR in Real-World Incidents
In early August 2025, cybersecurity teams in Türkiye observed a new, highly evasive Java‐based loader that slipped past every public sandbox, antivirus solution, and even…
Cyber experts ponder a non-government future for the CVE program
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. LAS VEGAS — The premier global program that…
Announcing the winners of the 2025 CyberScoop 50 awards
Scoop News Group is thrilled to honor the standout winners of the 2025 CyberScoop 50 Awards, recognizing the leaders who protect our networks, data, and…