Microsoft’s WSUS Patch Causes Hotpatching Failures on Windows Server 2025
Microsoft has acknowledged a critical issue affecting Windows Server 2025 systems enrolled in the Hotpatch program. A recent Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) patch was…
Category: GBHackers
Malicious PuTTY Ads Deliver OysterLoader, Allowing Attackers Full Device and Network Access
The Rhysida ransomware gang has been running a sophisticated malvertising campaign that delivers OysterLoader malware through deceptive search engine advertisements, giving attackers complete access to…
Using the OpenAI Assistants API for Covert C2 Communication
Microsoft’s Detection and Response Team has exposed a sophisticated backdoor malware that exploits the OpenAI Assistants API as an unconventional command-and-control communication channel. Named SesameOp,…
Cybercriminals Exploit RMM Tools to Target Trucking Firms and Hijack Freight
Cybercriminals are orchestrating sophisticated attacks against trucking and freight companies in elaborate schemes designed to steal cargo shipments worth millions. These threat actors are exploiting…
Hackers Actively Scanning TCP Ports 8530/8531 for WSUS CVE-2025-59287
Security researchers at the SANS Internet Storm Center have detected a significant spike in suspicious network traffic targeting Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) infrastructure worldwide.…
Critical UniFi OS Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution
Security researchers have uncovered a severe unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Ubiquiti’s UniFi OS that earned a substantial $25,000 bug bounty reward. Tracked as…
Open VSX Registry Responds to Leaked Tokens and Malicious Extension Incident
The Open VSX team and Eclipse Foundation have addressed a significant security incident involving leaked authentication tokens and malicious extensions on their popular code marketplace.…
New BOF Tool Bypasses Microsoft Teams Cookie Encryption to Steal User Chats
Cybersecurity researchers at Tier Zero Security have released a specialised Beacon Object File (BOF) tool that exploits a critical weakness in Microsoft Teams cookie encryption,…
Windows 11 24H2/25H2 Flaw Keeps Task Manager Running After You Close It
Microsoft has acknowledged a persistent bug affecting Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 that prevents Task Manager from properly terminating when users close the application.…
Conti Ransomware Operator Extradited to the United States
A Ukrainian national accused of participating in one of the most damaging ransomware campaigns in history has been extradited from Ireland to face charges in…
Proton Warns of 300 Million Stolen Login Details Circulating on Dark Web
Privacy-focused technology company Proton has issued a warning about the escalating data breach crisis, revealing that hundreds of millions of stolen login credentials are actively…
EDR-Redir V2 Evades Detection on Windows 11 by Faking Program Files
Security researcher TwoSevenOneT has released EDR-Redir V2, an upgraded evasion tool that exploits Windows bind link technology to bypass endpoint detection and response solutions on…