Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Equixly Raises $11 Million for AI-Powered API Penetration Testing

The Italian startup will use the investment to build proprietary AI models, accelerate global expansion, and hire new talent. The post Equixly Raises $11 Million for AI-Powered API Penetration Testing appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Over 300,000 Individuals Impacted by Vitas Hospice Data Breach

Vitas, the largest for-profit hospice chain in the United States, discovered a cybersecurity intrusion in October. The post Over 300,000 Individuals Impacted by Vitas Hospice Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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STAC6565 Targets Canada in 80% of Attacks as Gold Blade Deploys QWCrypt Ransomware

Canadian organizations have emerged as the focus of a targeted cyber campaign orchestrated by a threat activity cluster known as STAC6565. Cybersecurity company Sophos said it investigated almost 40 intrusions linked to the threat actor between February 2024 and August 2025. The campaign is assessed with high confidence to share overlaps with a hacking group known as Gold Blade, which is also

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Security Leaders Discuss the Marquis Data Breach

Marquis Software Solutions experienced a data breach; security leaders discuss. 

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Researchers Find Malicious VS Code, Go, npm, and Rust Packages Stealing Developer Data

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new extensions on Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace that are designed to infect developer machines with stealer malware. The VS Code extensions masquerade as a premium dark theme and an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant, but, in actuality, harbor covert functionality to download additional payloads, take

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Google Fortifies Chrome Agentic AI Against Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks

Chrome’s new agentic browsing protections include user alignment critic, expanded origin-isolation capabilities, and user confirmations. The post Google Fortifies Chrome Agentic AI Against Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Experts Confirm JS#SMUGGLER Uses Compromised Sites to Deploy NetSupport RAT

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed JS#SMUGGLER that has been observed leveraging compromised websites as a distribution vector for a remote access trojan named NetSupport RAT. The attack chain, analyzed by Securonix, involves three main moving parts: An obfuscated JavaScript loader injected into a website, an HTML Application (HTA) that runs encrypted

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CISO Conversations: Keith McCammon, CSO and Co-founder at Red Canary

From a basement computer lab to the C-Suite: How Keith McCammon built his career and Red Canary with zero formal training. The post CISO Conversations: Keith McCammon, CSO and Co-founder at Red Canary appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Resemble AI Raises $13 Million for AI Threat Detection

The cybersecurity startup will use the investment to accelerate product development and fuel global expansion. The post Resemble AI Raises $13 Million for AI Threat Detection appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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3 Real-World Penetration Testing Lessons For CISOS and Cybersecurity Teams

This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Dec. 8, 2025 – Read the full story from BreachLock Penetration testing is an offensive security testing methodology in which pentesters or “ethical hackers” deliberately hack into company networks, applications, and other The post 3 Real-World Penetration Testing Lessons For CISOS and Cybersecurity Teams appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.

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Tri-Century Eye Care Data Breach Impacts 200,000 Individuals

Tri-Century Eye Care was targeted recently by the Pear ransomware group, which claimed to have stolen over 3 Tb of data.  The post Tri-Century Eye Care Data Breach Impacts 200,000 Individuals appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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⚡ Weekly Recap: USB Malware, React2Shell, WhatsApp Worms, AI IDE Bugs & More

It’s been a week of chaos in code and calm in headlines. A bug that broke the internet’s favorite framework, hackers chasing AI tools, fake apps stealing cash, and record-breaking cyberattacks — all within days. If you blink, you’ll miss how fast the threat map is changing. New flaws are being found, published, and exploited in hours instead of weeks. AI-powered tools meant to help developers

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Ransomware Payments Surpassed $4.5 Billion: US Treasury

Ransomware payments reached the highest level in 2023, at $1.1 billion paid in 1,512 reported incidents. The post Ransomware Payments Surpassed $4.5 Billion: US Treasury appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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How Can Retailers Cyber-Prepare for the Most Vulnerable Time of the Year?

The holiday season compresses risk into a short, high-stakes window. Systems run hot, teams run lean, and attackers time automated campaigns to get maximum return. Multiple industry threat reports show that bot-driven fraud, credential stuffing and account takeover attempts intensify around peak shopping events, especially the weeks around Black Friday and Christmas.  Why holiday peaks

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Android Malware FvncBot, SeedSnatcher, and ClayRat Gain Stronger Data Theft Features

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two new Android malware families dubbed FvncBot and SeedSnatcher, as another upgraded version of ClayRat has been spotted in the wild. The findings come from Intel 471, CYFIRMA, and Zimperium, respectively. FvncBot, which masquerades as a security app developed by mBank, targets mobile banking users in Poland. What's notable about the malware

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Critical Apache Tika Vulnerability Leads to XXE Injection

The bug allows attackers to carry out XML External Entity (XXE) injection attacks via crafted XFA files inside PDF files. The post Critical Apache Tika Vulnerability Leads to XXE Injection appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Exploitation of React2Shell Surges

An increasing number of threat actors have been attempting to exploit the React vulnerability CVE-2025-55182 in their attacks. The post Exploitation of React2Shell Surges appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Sneeit WordPress RCE Exploited in the Wild While ICTBroadcast Bug Fuels Frost Botnet Attacks

A critical security flaw in the Sneeit Framework plugin for WordPress is being actively exploited in the wild, per data from Wordfence. The remote code execution vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-6389 (CVSS score: 9.8), which affects all versions of the plugin prior to and including 8.3. It has been patched in version 8.4, released on August 5, 2025. The plugin has more than 1,700 active

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State-Sponsored Actors Leverage Backdoor Malware, CISA Warns

State-sponsored cyber actors with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are leveraging a sophisticated backdoor malware.

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MuddyWater Deploys UDPGangster Backdoor in Targeted Turkey-Israel-Azerbaijan Campaign

The Iranian hacking group known as MuddyWater has been observed leveraging a new backdoor dubbed UDPGangster that uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) for command-and-control (C2) purposes. The cyber espionage activity targeted users in Turkey, Israel, and Azerbaijan, according to a report from Fortinet FortiGuard Labs. "This malware enables remote control of compromised systems by allowing