Tag: ransomware malware

The Race for Every New CVE Based on multiple 2025 industry reports: roughly 50 to 61 percent of newly disclosed vulnerabilities saw exploit code weaponized within 48 hours. Using the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog as a reference, hundreds of… Read More "Why 2026 Will be the Year of Machine-Speed Security"

Nov 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a malicious Chrome extension that poses as a legitimate Ethereum wallet but harbors functionality to exfiltrate users’ seed phrases. The name of the extension is “Safery: Ethereum Wallet,”… Read More "Fake Chrome Extension “Safery” Steals Ethereum Wallet Seed Phrases Using Sui Blockchain"

Nov 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News Behind every click, there’s a risk waiting to be tested. A simple ad, email, or link can now hide something dangerous. Hackers are getting smarter, using new tools to sneak past filters and… Read More "Cisco 0-Days, AI Bug Bounties, Crypto Heists, State-Linked Leaks and 20 More Stories"

Nov 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a critical security flaw impacting WatchGuard Fireware to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability… Read More "CISA Flags Critical WatchGuard Fireware Flaw Exposing 54,000 Fireboxes to No-Login Attacks"

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a large-scale spam campaign that has flooded the npm registry with thousands of fake packages since early 2024 as part of a likely financially motivated effort. “The packages were systematically published over an extended… Read More "Over 46,000 Fake npm Packages Flood Registry in Worm-Like Spam Attack"

Nov 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Patch Tuesday Microsoft on Tuesday released patches for 63 new security vulnerabilities identified in its software, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 63 flaws, four are rated Critical… Read More "Microsoft Fixes 63 Security Flaws, Including a Windows Kernel Zero-Day Under Active Attack"

Nov 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Malware Google has filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) against China-based hackers who are behind a massive Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called Lighthouse that has… Read More " Google Sues China-Based Hackers Behind $1 Billion Lighthouse Phishing Platform"

Active Directory remains the authentication backbone for over 90% of Fortune 1000 companies. AD’s importance has grown as companies adopt hybrid and cloud infrastructure, but so has its complexity. Every application, user, and device traces back to AD for authentication… Read More "Why Critical Infrastructure Needs Stronger Security"

Nov 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Zero-Day Amazon’s threat intelligence team on Wednesday disclosed that it observed an advanced threat actor exploiting two then-zero-day security flaws in Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) and Citrix NetScaler ADC products as part of… Read More "Amazon Uncovers Attacks Exploited Cisco ISE and Citrix NetScaler as Zero-Day Flaws"

Nov 12, 2025The Hacker NewsThreat Detection / Risk Management Every day, security teams face the same problem—too many risks, too many alerts, and not enough time. You fix one issue, and three more show up. It feels like you’re always… Read More "[Webinar] Learn How Leading Security Teams Reduce Attack Surface Exposure with DASR"