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Vane Viper Generates 1 Trillion DNS Queries to Power Global Malware and Ad Fraud Network
25
Sep
2025

Vane Viper Generates 1 Trillion DNS Queries to Power Global Malware and Ad Fraud Network

Sep 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Threat Intelligence The threat actor known as Vane Viper has been outed as a purveyor…

Cisco ASA Zero-Day Duo Under Attack; CISA Triggers Emergency Mitigation Directive
25
Sep
2025

Cisco ASA Zero-Day Duo Under Attack; CISA Triggers Emergency Mitigation Directive

Sep 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Vulnerability Cisco is urging customers to patch two security flaws impacting the VPN web server…

Salesforce Patches Critical ForcedLeak Bug Exposing CRM Data via AI Prompt Injection
25
Sep
2025

Salesforce Patches Critical ForcedLeak Bug Exposing CRM Data via AI Prompt Injection

Sep 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / AI Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical flaw impacting Salesforce Agentforce, a platform for…

North Korean Hackers Use New AkdoorTea Backdoor to Target Global Crypto Developers
25
Sep
2025

North Korean Hackers Use New AkdoorTea Backdoor to Target Global Crypto Developers

The North Korea-linked threat actors associated with the Contagious Interview campaign have been attributed to a previously undocumented backdoor called…

CTEM's Core: Prioritization and Validation
25
Sep
2025

CTEM’s Core: Prioritization and Validation

Despite a coordinated investment of time, effort, planning, and resources, even the most up-to-date cybersecurity systems continue to fail. Every…

Tech Overtakes Gaming as Top DDoS Attack Target, New Gcore Radar Report Finds
25
Sep
2025

Tech Overtakes Gaming as Top DDoS Attack Target, New Gcore Radar Report Finds

The latest Gcore Radar report analyzing attack data from Q1–Q2 2025, reveals a 41% year-on-year increase in total attack volume….

Malicious Rust Crates Steal Solana and Ethereum Keys — 8,424 Downloads Confirmed
25
Sep
2025

Malicious Rust Crates Steal Solana and Ethereum Keys — 8,424 Downloads Confirmed

Sep 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Rust crates impersonating a legitimate library called…

SNMP Vulnerability
25
Sep
2025

Cisco Warns of Actively Exploited SNMP Vulnerability Allowing RCE or DoS in IOS Software

Sep 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Cisco has warned of a high-severity security flaw in IOS Software and IOS…

Chinese Hackers RedNovember Target Global Governments Using Pantegana and Cobalt Strike
24
Sep
2025

Chinese Hackers RedNovember Target Global Governments Using Pantegana and Cobalt Strike

Sep 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security A suspected cyber espionage activity cluster that was previously found targeting global government…

UNC5221 Uses BRICKSTORM Backdoor to Infiltrate U.S. Legal and Technology Sectors
24
Sep
2025

UNC5221 Uses BRICKSTORM Backdoor to Infiltrate U.S. Legal and Technology Sectors

Companies in the legal services, software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers, Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs), and technology sectors in the U.S. have been…

Two Critical Flaws Uncovered in Wondershare RepairIt Exposing User Data and AI Models
24
Sep
2025

Two Critical Flaws Uncovered in Wondershare RepairIt Exposing User Data and AI Models

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two security flaws in Wondershare RepairIt that exposed private user data and potentially exposed the system…

The Blind Spot Fueling Payment Skimmer Attacks
24
Sep
2025

The Blind Spot Fueling Payment Skimmer Attacks

Think payment iframes are secure by design? Think again. Sophisticated attackers have quietly evolved malicious overlay techniques to exploit checkout…