A sophisticated malware campaign has emerged targeting financial and legal sectors in the Russian Federation, delivering the notorious Cobalt Strike remote access tool to organizations…
Dec 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Analysis Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new extensions on Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace that are designed…
Polish police have detained three Ukrainian citizens after discovering a cache of sophisticated hacking and spy-detection equipment in their vehicle. The men, aged 39, 42,…
A new malware campaign using multiple attack stages has been discovered that delivers NetSupport RAT through hidden web-based redirects and obfuscated code. The attack unfolds…
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Over 565 internet-exposed Apache Tika Server instances are vulnerable to a critical XML External Entity (XXE) injection flaw. That could enable attackers to steal sensitive…
In this Help Net Security interview, Natalia Oropeza, Chief Cybersecurity Officer at Siemens, discusses how industrial organizations are adapting to a shift in cyber risk…
A security issue disclosed in the Apache Tika document-processing framework has proved broader and more serious than first believed. The project’s maintainers have issued a new advisory…
AI agents are starting to take on tasks that used to be handled by people. These systems plan steps, call tools, and carry out actions…
PortSwigger has enhanced Burp Suite’s scanning arsenal with the latest update to its ActiveScan++ extension, introducing detection for the critical React2Shell vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-55182 and CVE-2025-66478).…
Deepfake images can distort public debate, fuel harassment, or shift a news cycle before anyone checks the source. A new study from researchers at the…
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a fresh warning about the growing threat of prompt injection, a vulnerability that has quickly become…
