Security

How Interlock Ransomware Infects Healthcare Organizations
Ransomware attacks have reached an unprecedented scale in the healthcare sector, exposing vulnerabilities that put millions at risk. Recently, UnitedHealth revealed that 190 million Americans had their personal and healthcare data stolen during the Cha...
2025-01-29 16:00
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Critical Cacti Security Flaw (CVE-2025-22604) Enables Remote Code Execution
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Cacti open-source network monitoring and fault management framework that could allow an authenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution on susceptible instances. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-2...
2025-01-29 15:51
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UAC-0063 Expands Cyber Attacks to European Embassies Using Stolen Documents
The advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as UAC-0063 has been observed leveraging legitimate documents obtained by infiltrating one victim to attack another target with the goal of delivering a known malware dubbed HATVIBE. "This research focus...
2025-01-29 11:22
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Broadcom Warns of High-Severity SQL Injection Flaw in VMware Avi Load Balancer
Broadcom has alerted of a high-severity security flaw in VMware Avi Load Balancer that could be weaponized by malicious actors to gain entrenched database access. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22217 (CVSS score: 8.6), has been described as an ...
2025-01-29 10:59
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Zyxel CPE Devices Face Active Exploitation Due to Unpatched CVE-2024-40891 Vulnerability
Cybersecurity researchers are warning that a critical zero-day vulnerability impacting Zyxel CPE Series devices is seeing active exploitation attempts in the wild. "Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on affected dev...
2025-01-29 10:41
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PureCrypter Deploys Agent Tesla and New TorNet Backdoor in Ongoing Cyberattacks
A financially motivated threat actor has been linked to an ongoing phishing email campaign that has been ongoing since at least July 2024 specifically targeting users in Poland and Germany. The attacks have led to the deployment of various payloads, su...
2025-01-28 22:04
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OAuth Redirect Flaw in Airline Travel Integration Exposes Millions to Account Hijacking
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched account takeover vulnerability affecting a popular online travel service for hotel and car rentals. "By exploiting this flaw, attackers can gain unauthorized access to any user’s accou...
2025-01-28 19:32
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AI SOC Analysts: Propelling SecOps into the future
Triaging and investigating alerts is central to security operations. As SOC teams strive to keep up with ever-increasing alert volumes and complexity, modernizing SOC automation strategies with AI has emerged as a critical solution. This blog explores ...
2025-01-28 16:50
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Ransomware Targets ESXi Systems via Stealthy SSH Tunnels for C2 Operations
Cybersecurity researchers have found that ransomware attacks targeting ESXi systems are also leveraging the access to repurpose the appliances as a conduit to tunnel traffic to command-and-control (C2) infrastructure and stay under the radar. "ESXi app...
2025-01-28 16:31
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How Long Does It Take Hackers to Crack Modern Hashing Algorithms?
While passwords remain the first line of defense for protecting user accounts against unauthorized access, the methods for creating strong passwords and protecting them are continually evolving. For example, NIST password recommendations are now priori...
2025-01-28 16:00
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E.U. Sanctions 3 Russian Nationals for Cyber Attacks Targeting Estonia’s Key Ministries
The Council of the European Union has sanctioned three individuals for allegedly carrying out "malicious cyber activities" against Estonia. The three Russian nationals – Nikolay Alexandrovich Korchagin, Vitaly Shevchenko, and Yuriy Fedorovich Denisov...
2025-01-28 15:46
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Top-Rated Chinese AI App DeepSeek Limits Registrations Amid Cyberattacks
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that has captured much of the artificial intelligence (AI) buzz in recent days, said it's restricting registrations on the service, citing malicious attacks. "Due to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeek's services,...
2025-01-28 11:19
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Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Affecting iPhones, Macs, and More
Apple has released software updates to address several security flaws across its portfolio, including a zero-day vulnerability that it said has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085, has been described as a use-after-...
2025-01-28 08:53
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GitHub Desktop Vulnerability Risks Credential Leaks via Malicious Remote URLs
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in GitHub Desktop as well as other Git-related projects that, if successfully exploited, could permit an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a user's Git credentials. "Git implements a protocol ...
2025-01-27 19:47
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⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [27 January]
Welcome to your weekly cybersecurity scoop! Ever thought about how the same AI meant to protect our hospitals could also compromise them? This week, we’re breaking down the sophisticated world of AI-driven threats, key updates in regulations, and som...
2025-01-27 18:09
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Do We Really Need The OWASP NHI Top 10?
The Open Web Application Security Project has recently introduced a new Top 10 project - the Non-Human Identity (NHI) Top 10. For years, OWASP has provided security professionals and developers with essential guidance and actionable frameworks through ...
2025-01-27 16:50
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GamaCopy Mimics Gamaredon Tactics in Cyber Espionage Targeting Russian Entities
A previously unknown threat actor has been observed copying the tradecraft associated with the Kremlin-aligned Gamaredon hacking group in its cyber attacks targeting Russian-speaking entities. The campaign has been attributed to a threat cluster dubbed...
2025-01-27 13:29
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MintsLoader Delivers StealC Malware and BOINC in Targeted Cyber Attacks
Threat hunters have detailed an ongoing campaign that leverages a malware loader called MintsLoader to distribute secondary payloads such as the StealC information stealer and a legitimate open-source network computing platform called BOINC. "MintsLoad...
2025-01-27 12:46
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Meta's Llama Framework Flaw Exposes AI Systems to Remote Code Execution Risks
A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in Meta's Llama large language model (LLM) framework that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the llama-stack inference server.  The vulnerability, tracked a...
2025-01-26 15:45
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RANsacked: Over 100 Security Flaws Found in LTE and 5G Network Implementations
A group of academics has disclosed details of over 100 security vulnerabilities impacting LTE and 5G implementations that could be exploited by an attacker to disrupt access to service and even gain a foothold into the cellular core network. The 119 vu...
2025-01-24 18:28
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