A newly identified local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability has been discovered affecting default installations of Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 and later, allowing attackers to gain full root access. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-3888, stems from the interaction between two core system… Read More "New Ubuntu Flaw Enables Local Attackers to Gain Root Access"
Key Takeaways Best practices for threat detection in hybrid cloud environments focus on visibility across both cloud and on-premise systems. Hybrid cloud monitoring helps security teams identify suspicious behavior across distributed workloads. Detection and response strategies must connect identity, network,… Read More "How Can Organizations Improve Threat Detection and Response in Hybrid Cloud Environments?"
Cisco has released patches for a critical vulnerability in its out-of-band management solution, present in many of its servers and appliances. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain admin access to the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC), which gives… Read More "Cisco fixes critical IMC auth bypass present in many products"
Shadow IT leaves organizations exposed to cyberattacks and raises the risk of data loss and compliance failures 24 Oct 2025 In the remote and hybrid work era, employee use of unsanctioned hardware and software (known as shadow IT) has become… Read More "Cyber risk thrives in the shadows"
More than 32 million high-confidence phishing emails were detected by Darktrace in 2025, showcasing a substantial escalation in identity-driven cyber threats. The data was collected by Darktrace from incidents across its global customer base and points to a year defined by automation, convergence… Read More "Darktrace Flags 32 Million Phishing Emails in 2025 as Identity Attacks"
Kate Knibbs: So, you went twice? Makena Kelly: Yes, Kate. I went twice. Kate Knibbs: I missed that. Zoë Schiffer: Wait, is the Pentagon Pizza thing a joke about the pizza predicting the war? Makena Kelly: Yeah. Zoë Schiffer: Oh,… Read More "‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop"
A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) has been promoted on Telegram as combining spyware, stealer, and remote access capabilities, Kaspersky reports. Named CrystalX RAT, it emerged in January, when it was offered as Webcrystal RAT. Featuring a control panel identical to WebRAT,… Read More "Sophisticated CrystalX RAT Emerges – SecurityWeek"
Indirect prompt injection (IPI) is an evolving threat vector targeting users of complex AI applications with multiple data sources, such as Workspace with Gemini. This technique enables the attacker to influence the behavior of an LLM by injecting malicious instructions… Read More "Google Workspace’s continuous approach to mitigating indirect prompt injections"
Because the surface isn’t just servers and subdomains anymore. It’s identities, SaaS connections, ephemeral cloud services, and suppliers’ mistakes that become your problems. Discovery has improved—EASM tools map the outside-in view of internet-facing assets, while exposure-management programs like CTEM nudge… Read More "What’s New in Attack Surface Analysis (2026): Tactics & CTEM"
Ravie LakshmananApr 02, 2026Vulnerability / Threat Intelligence A large-scale credential harvesting operation has been observed exploiting the React2Shell vulnerability as an initial infection vector to steal database credentials, SSH private keys, Amazon Web Services (AWS) secrets, shell command history, Stripe API keys, and… Read More "Hackers Exploit CVE-2025-55182 to Breach 766 Next.js Hosts, Steal Credentials"
