Iranian hackers targeted over 100 govt orgs with Phoenix backdoor
State-sponsored Iranian hacker group MuddyWater has targeted more than 100 government entities in attacks that deployed version 4 of the Phoenix backdoor. The threat actor…
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Hackers exploiting critical “SessionReaper” flaw in Adobe Magento
Hackers are actively exploiting the critical SessionReaper vulnerability (CVE-2025-54236) in Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento) platforms, with hundreds of attempts recorded. The activity was spotted by…
Hackers exploit 56 zero-days for $790,000
Security researchers collected $792,750 in cash after exploiting 56 unique zero-day vulnerabilities during the second day of the Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking competition. Today’s highlight was Ken Gannon of Mobile Hacking Lab…
Hackers exploit 56 zero-days for $790,000
Security researchers collected $792,750 in cash after exploiting 56 unique zero-day vulnerabilities during the second day of the Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking competition. Today’s highlight was Ken Gannon of Mobile Hacking Lab…
TARmageddon flaw in abandoned Rust library enables RCE attacks
A high-severity vulnerability in the now-abandoned async-tar Rust library and its forks can be exploited to gain remote code execution on systems running unpatched software.…
FinWise data breach shows why encryption is your last defense
The 2024 FinWise data breach serves as a stark example of the growing insider threats faced by modern financial institutions. Unlike typical cyberattacks originating from…
Meta launches new anti-scam tools for WhatsApp and Messenger
Meta has announced new tools to help WhatsApp and Messenger users protect themselves from potential scams and secure their accounts. On Messenger, the company has started testing…
PhantomCaptcha ClickFix attack targets Ukraine war relief orgs
A spearphishing attack that lasted a single day targeted members of the Ukrainian regional government administration and organizations critical for the war relief effort in Ukraine,…
Sharepoint ToolShell attacks targeted orgs across four continents
Hackers believed to be associated with China have leveraged the ToolShell vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770) in Microsoft SharePoint in attacks targeting government agencies, universities, telecommunication service providers,…
Vidar Stealer 2.0 adds multi-threaded data theft, better evasion
Security researchers are warning that Vidar Stealer infections are likely to increase after the malware developer released a new major version with upgraded capabilities. According…
TP-Link warns of critical command injection flaw in Omada gateways
TP-Link is warning of two command injection vulnerabilities in Omada gateway devices that could be exploited to execute arbitrary OS commands. Omada gateways are marketed as full-stack…
Cursor, Windsurf IDEs riddled with 94+ n-day Chromium vulnerabilities
The latest releases of Cursor and Windsurf integrated development environments are vulnerable to more than 94 known and patched security issues in the Chromium browser and the…