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Microsoft Plans to Retire Defender Application Guard for Office by 2027
Microsoft will retire Defender Application Guard for Office beginning February 2026, with full end-of-support by December 2027. The move marks a strategic shift toward cloud-based ...
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Apache Disputes Akira Ransomware Claims Against OpenOffice Project
The Apache Software Foundation has denied claims by the Akira ransomware gang that it breached the Apache OpenOffice project and stole 23GB of data. ASF’s ...
Information Security
Nikkei Slack Breach Exposes 17,000 Employees’ and Partners’ Data
Japanese media giant Nikkei has disclosed a Slack data breach exposing personal information of over 17,000 employees and partners. The incident, discovered in October 2023 ...
CVE Vulnerability Alerts
Critical React Native NPM Vulnerability Enables Cross-Platform Command Execution
A critical flaw in a popular React Native NPM package, CVE-2025-11953, enables arbitrary code execution on Windows, macOS, and Linux, threatening CI/CD pipelines.
Application Security
Emergency WSUS Patch Breaks Hotpatching Function for Windows Server 2025 Systems
A rushed out-of-band patch for a critical WSUS vulnerability has unintentionally broken hotpatching on Windows Server 2025, disabling one of its key uptime features. Administrators ...
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Cybercriminals Target Shipping Sector With RMM-Based Cargo Theft Attacks
Cybercriminals are hijacking freight shipments by deploying legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools through phishing campaigns. Once inside logistics networks, attackers use remote access ...
Application Security
SleepyDuck Malware Poses Supply Chain Threat Through Fake VS Code Extension
A new remote access trojan dubbed SleepyDuck is disguising itself as a legitimate Visual Studio Code extension to infect developers’ systems. The malware uniquely uses ...
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Former Cybersecurity Employees Charged in BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
Three former cybersecurity professionals have been indicted in the U.S. for allegedly aiding BlackCat ransomware attacks using insider expertise from their roles at major incident ...
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Former Jabber Zeus Developer Extradited to U.S. to Face Cybercrime Charges
Ukrainian national Yuriy “MrICQ” Rybtsov has been extradited to the U.S. for his alleged role in developing the infamous Jabber Zeus banking malware. The decade-old ...
Identity and Access Management
How Device Code Phishing Abuses OAuth Flows on Google and Azure
Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting the OAuth 2.0 device code flow to bypass multi-factor authentication, a tactic known as device code phishing. Researchers warn that while ...
Cybersecurity
Balancer Protocol Breached in $128 Million Attack on DeFi Pools
A sophisticated exploit has drained over $128 million from Balancer Protocol’s v2 liquidity pools, marking one of DeFi’s largest breaches this year. Attackers used flash ...
Application Security
OpenAI Assistants API Abused in New Malware Campaign Leveraging Covert C2 Channel
Microsoft has uncovered a new backdoor malware strain using OpenAI’s Assistants API as a covert command-and-control channel. The discovery marks one of the first cases ...
Application Security
Indian Government Issues High-Severity Warning for Google Chrome Users
CERT-In warns Chrome users in India to update immediately after multiple high-severity vulnerabilities were discovered that allow remote attackers to hijack systems via malicious webpages.
Cybersecurity
South Korea’s Telecom Giants Grapple With Cyber Breaches and Executive Shakeups
South Korea’s telecom giants SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus are facing severe cyberattacks, financial losses, and leadership shakeups, exposing systemic weaknesses in national telecom ...
Data Security
Proton Warns of 300 Million Stolen Credentials Fueling Global Data Breach Crisis
Proton’s Data Breach Observatory uncovered 300 million stolen credentials circulating on the dark web, exposing corporations and individuals worldwide to identity theft and financial fraud ...
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Conti Ransomware Associate Oleksii Lytvynenko Charged After U.S. Extradition
Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges for aiding the Conti ransomware group, marking a major milestone in cross-border ...
Data Security
University of Pennsylvania Data Breach Exposes 1.2 Million Donor Records
A data breach at the University of Pennsylvania has reportedly exposed the personal information of 1.2 million donors after a hacker—who began by emailing “we ...
Application Security
Open VSX Access Tokens Leaked, Allowing Malicious Extensions in Supply Chain Threat
A credential leak in the Open VSX registry allowed attackers to publish malicious VS Code extensions, exposing a major supply chain risk. Swift token revocation ...
CVE Vulnerability Alerts
Australia Issues Urgent Warning as Cisco IOS XE Exploit Sees Ongoing Attacks
Australian authorities have issued an urgent warning over active exploitation of CVE-2023-20198, a critical Cisco IOS XE flaw used to deploy the persistent “BadCandy” webshell. ...
Application Security
Bronze Butler Exploited Zero-Day in Motex Lanscope to Deploy Gokcpdoor Malware
China-linked APT group Bronze Butler exploited a zero-day flaw in Motex Lanscope Endpoint Manager to deploy an upgraded Gokcpdoor malware variant in targeted Japanese organizations. ...
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Nikkei Slack Breach Exposes 17,000 Employees’ and Partners’ Data
Japanese media giant Nikkei has disclosed a Slack data breach exposing personal information of over 17,000 employees and partners. The incident, discovered in October 2023 ...
Critical React Native NPM Vulnerability Enables Cross-Platform Command Execution
A critical flaw in a popular React Native NPM package, CVE-2025-11953, enables arbitrary code execution on Windows, macOS, and Linux, threatening CI/CD pipelines.
Emergency WSUS Patch Breaks Hotpatching Function for Windows Server 2025 Systems
A rushed out-of-band patch for a critical WSUS vulnerability has unintentionally broken hotpatching on Windows Server 2025, disabling one of its key uptime features. Administrators ...
Cybercriminals Target Shipping Sector With RMM-Based Cargo Theft Attacks
Cybercriminals are hijacking freight shipments by deploying legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools through phishing campaigns. Once inside logistics networks, attackers use remote access ...
SleepyDuck Malware Poses Supply Chain Threat Through Fake VS Code Extension
A new remote access trojan dubbed SleepyDuck is disguising itself as a legitimate Visual Studio Code extension to infect developers’ systems. The malware uniquely uses ...
Former Cybersecurity Employees Charged in BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
Three former cybersecurity professionals have been indicted in the U.S. for allegedly aiding BlackCat ransomware attacks using insider expertise from their roles at major incident ...
Former Jabber Zeus Developer Extradited to U.S. to Face Cybercrime Charges
Ukrainian national Yuriy “MrICQ” Rybtsov has been extradited to the U.S. for his alleged role in developing the infamous Jabber Zeus banking malware. The decade-old ...
How Device Code Phishing Abuses OAuth Flows on Google and Azure
Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting the OAuth 2.0 device code flow to bypass multi-factor authentication, a tactic known as device code phishing. Researchers warn that while ...
Balancer Protocol Breached in $128 Million Attack on DeFi Pools
A sophisticated exploit has drained over $128 million from Balancer Protocol’s v2 liquidity pools, marking one of DeFi’s largest breaches this year. Attackers used flash ...
OpenAI Assistants API Abused in New Malware Campaign Leveraging Covert C2 Channel
Microsoft has uncovered a new backdoor malware strain using OpenAI’s Assistants API as a covert command-and-control channel. The discovery marks one of the first cases ...
Indian Government Issues High-Severity Warning for Google Chrome Users
CERT-In warns Chrome users in India to update immediately after multiple high-severity vulnerabilities were discovered that allow remote attackers to hijack systems via malicious webpages.
South Korea’s Telecom Giants Grapple With Cyber Breaches and Executive Shakeups
South Korea’s telecom giants SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus are facing severe cyberattacks, financial losses, and leadership shakeups, exposing systemic weaknesses in national telecom ...
Proton Warns of 300 Million Stolen Credentials Fueling Global Data Breach Crisis
Proton’s Data Breach Observatory uncovered 300 million stolen credentials circulating on the dark web, exposing corporations and individuals worldwide to identity theft and financial fraud ...
Conti Ransomware Associate Oleksii Lytvynenko Charged After U.S. Extradition
Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges for aiding the Conti ransomware group, marking a major milestone in cross-border ...
University of Pennsylvania Data Breach Exposes 1.2 Million Donor Records
A data breach at the University of Pennsylvania has reportedly exposed the personal information of 1.2 million donors after a hacker—who began by emailing “we ...
Open VSX Access Tokens Leaked, Allowing Malicious Extensions in Supply Chain Threat
A credential leak in the Open VSX registry allowed attackers to publish malicious VS Code extensions, exposing a major supply chain risk. Swift token revocation ...
Australia Issues Urgent Warning as Cisco IOS XE Exploit Sees Ongoing Attacks
Australian authorities have issued an urgent warning over active exploitation of CVE-2023-20198, a critical Cisco IOS XE flaw used to deploy the persistent “BadCandy” webshell. ...
Bronze Butler Exploited Zero-Day in Motex Lanscope to Deploy Gokcpdoor Malware
China-linked APT group Bronze Butler exploited a zero-day flaw in Motex Lanscope Endpoint Manager to deploy an upgraded Gokcpdoor malware variant in targeted Japanese organizations. ...
Google’s AI-Powered Search Signals the Return of Ads: What it Means for Security and Strategy
Google is integrating advertising into its AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE), embedding sponsored results directly within AI summaries and answer boxes. The move redefines ad ...
China-Linked UNC6384 Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Target EU Diplomats
China-linked APT group UNC6384 has launched a cyberespionage campaign exploiting a Windows zero-day flaw to infiltrate European diplomatic networks. Researchers say the operation, uncovered by ...