May 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Cisco has released software fixes to address a maximum-severity security flaw in its IOS XE Wireless Controller that could enable an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to a susceptible system. The… Read More "Cisco Patches CVE-2025-20188 (10.0 CVSS) in IOS XE That Enables Root Exploits via JWT"
The Russia-linked threat actor known as COLDRIVER has been observed distributing a new malware called LOSTKEYS as part of an espionage-focused campaign using ClickFix-like social engineering lures. “LOSTKEYS is capable of stealing files from a hard-coded list of extensions and… Read More "Russian Hackers Using ClickFix Fake CAPTCHA to Deploy New LOSTKEYS Malware"
May 07, 2025The Hacker NewsBrowser Security / Enterprise Security Security Service Edge (SSE) platforms have become the go-to architecture for securing hybrid work and SaaS access. They promise centralized enforcement, simplified connectivity, and consistent policy control across users and devices.… Read More "A Technical Gap Analysis of Last-Mile Protection"
May 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Web Security A second security flaw impacting the OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers) WordPress plugin has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-27007 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a privilege escalation bug impacting… Read More "OttoKit WordPress Plugin with 100K+ Installs Hit by Exploits Targeting Multiple Flaws"
May 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananDark Web / Cybercrime Europol has announced the takedown of distributed denial of service (DDoS)-for-hire services that were used to launch thousands of cyber-attacks across the world. In connection with the operation, Polish authorities have arrested four… Read More "Europol Shuts Down Six DDoS-for-Hire Services Used in Global Attacks"
May 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / IT Service Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaw in the on-premise version of SysAid IT support software that could be exploited to achieve pre-authenticated remote code execution with elevated privileges. The vulnerabilities, tracked as… Read More "SysAid Patches 4 Critical Flaws Enabling Pre-Auth RCE in On-Premise Version"
Threat actors with links to the Play ransomware family exploited a recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day as part of an attack targeting an unnamed organization in the United States. The attack, per the Symantec Threat… Read More "Play Ransomware Exploited Windows CVE-2025-29824 as Zero-Day to Breach U.S. Organization"
May 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananSoftware Supply Chain / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerades as a seemingly harmless Discord-related utility but incorporates a remote access trojan. The package in question… Read More "Researchers Uncover Malware in Fake Discord PyPI Package Downloaded 11,500+ Times"
May 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Spyware A federal jury on Tuesday decided that NSO Group must pay Meta-owned WhatsApp WhatsApp approximately $168 million in monetary damages, more than four months after a federal judge ruled that the Israeli company violated… Read More "NSO Group Fined $168M for Targeting 1,400 WhatsApp Users With Pegasus Spyware"
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is the backbone of modern identity management, enabling secure access to the applications, data, and services your business relies on. As hybrid work and cloud adoption accelerate, Entra ID plays an even more… Read More "Entra ID Data Protection: Essential or Overkill?"
