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MassJacker Clipper Malware
14
Mar
2025

New MassJacker Malware Targets Piracy Users, Hijacking Cryptocurrency Transactions

Mar 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Cybercrime Users searching for pirated software are the target of a new malware campaign…

OBSCURE#BAT Malware
14
Mar
2025

OBSCURE#BAT Malware Uses Fake CAPTCHA Pages to Deploy Rootkit r77 and Evade Detection

Mar 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware A new malware campaign has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics to deliver…

KoSpy Malware
13
Mar
2025

North Korea’s ScarCruft Deploys KoSpy Malware, Spying on Android Users via Fake Utility Apps

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as ScarCruft is said to have been behind a never-before-seen Android surveillance tool named…

Microsoft Warns of ClickFix Phishing Campaign Targeting Hospitality Sector via Fake Booking[.]com Emails
13
Mar
2025

Microsoft Warns of ClickFix Phishing Campaign Targeting Hospitality Sector via Fake Booking[.]com Emails

Microsoft has shed light on an ongoing phishing campaign that targeted the hospitality sector by impersonating online travel agency Booking.com…

ruby-saml Vulnerabilities
13
Mar
2025

GitHub Uncovers New ruby-saml Vulnerabilities Allowing Account Takeover Attacks

Mar 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananAuthentication / Vulnerability Two high-severity security flaws have been disclosed in the open-source ruby-saml library that could…

BCDR Trends and Challenges for 2025
13
Mar
2025

BCDR Trends and Challenges for 2025

As IT environments grow more complex, IT professionals are facing unprecedented pressure to secure business-critical data. With hybrid work the…

Expiring Root Certificate May Disable Firefox Add-Ons, Security Features, and DRM Playback
13
Mar
2025

Expiring Root Certificate May Disable Firefox Add-Ons, Security Features, and DRM Playback

Mar 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Encryption Browser maker Mozilla is urging users to update their Firefox instances to the…

FreeType Vulnerability
13
Mar
2025

Meta Warns of FreeType Vulnerability (CVE-2025-27363) With Active Exploitation Risk

Mar 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananOpen Source / Vulnerability Meta has warned that a security vulnerability impacting the FreeType open-source font rendering…

Chinese Hackers Breach Juniper Networks Routers With Custom Backdoors and Rootkits
12
Mar
2025

Chinese Hackers Breach Juniper Networks Routers With Custom Backdoors and Rootkits

Mar 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Vulnerability The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as UNC3886 has been observed targeting end-of-life…

Multiple SSRF Vulnerabilities
12
Mar
2025

Over 400 IPs Exploiting Multiple SSRF Vulnerabilities in Coordinated Cyber Attack

Mar 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Vulnerability Threat intelligence firm GreyNoise is warning of a “coordinated surge” in the exploitation…

Is AI Coming for Your Role?
12
Mar
2025

Is AI Coming for Your Role?

We’ve been hearing the same story for years: AI is coming for your job. In fact, in 2017, McKinsey printed…

Microsoft
12
Mar
2025

Microsoft Patches 57 Security Flaws, Including 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days

Mar 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananPatch Tuesday / Vulnerability Microsoft on Tuesday released security updates to address 57 security vulnerabilities in its…