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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2025 Edition

Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 137 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software. None of the weaknesses addressed this month are known to be actively exploited, but 14 of the flaws earned Microsoft's most-dire "critical" rating, meaning they could be exploited to seize control over vulnerable Windows PCs with little or no help from users.

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Adobe Patches Critical Code Execution Bugs

Adobe patches were also released for medium-severity flaws in After Effects, Audition, Dimension, Experience Manager Screens, FrameMaker, Illustrator, Substance 3D Stager, and Substance 3D Viewer. The post Adobe Patches Critical Code Execution Bugs appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Microsoft Patches 130 Vulnerabilities for July 2025 Patch Tuesday

Patch Tuesday July 2025: Microsoft rolled out fixes for 130 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day in SQL Server. The post Microsoft Patches 130 Vulnerabilities for July 2025 Patch Tuesday appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Impostor Uses AI to Impersonate Rubio and Contact Foreign and US Officials

The warning came after the department discovered that an impostor attempted to reach out to at least three foreign ministers, a U.S. senator and a governor. The post Impostor Uses AI to Impersonate Rubio and Contact Foreign and US Officials appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Hackers Use Leaked Shellter Tool License to Spread Lumma Stealer and SectopRAT Malware

In yet another instance of threat actors repurposing legitimate tools for malicious purposes, it has been discovered that hackers are exploiting a popular red teaming tool called Shellter to distribute stealer malware. The company behind the software said a company that had recently purchased Shellter Elite licenses leaked their copy, prompting malicious actors to weaponize the tool for

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Legitimate Shellter Pen-Testing Tool Used in Malware Attacks

A stolen copy of Shellter Elite shows how easily legitimate security tools can be repurposed by threat actors when vetting and oversight fail. The post Legitimate Shellter Pen-Testing Tool Used in Malware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Anatsa Android Banking Trojan Hits 90,000 Users with Fake PDF App on Google Play

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an Android banking malware campaign that has leveraged a trojan named Anatsa to target users in North America using malicious apps published on Google's official app marketplace. The malware, disguised as a "PDF Update" to a document viewer app, has been caught serving a deceptive overlay when users attempt to access their banking application, claiming

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The Wild Wild West of Agentic AI – An Attack Surface CISOs Can’t Afford to Ignore

As organizations rush to adopt agentic AI, security leaders must confront the growing risk of invisible threats and new attack vectors. The post The Wild Wild West of Agentic AI – An Attack Surface CISOs Can’t Afford to Ignore appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Phishing Scams Can Deceive Large Language Models

LLMs have been observed leading users to phishing links. 

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Malicious Pull Request Targets 6,000+ Developers via Vulnerable Ethcode VS Code Extension

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a supply chain attack targeting a Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension called Ethcode that has been installed a little over 6,000 times. The compromise, per ReversingLabs, occurred via a GitHub pull request that was opened by a user named Airez299 on June 17, 2025. First released by 7finney in 2022, Ethcode is a VS Code extension that's used to

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SAP Patches Critical Flaws That Could Allow Remote Code Execution, Full System Takeover

SAP has released patches for multiple insecure deserialization vulnerabilities in NetWeaver that could lead to full system compromise. The post SAP Patches Critical Flaws That Could Allow Remote Code Execution, Full System Takeover appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Exploits, Technical Details Released for CitrixBleed2 Vulnerability

Researchers released technical information and exploit code targeting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-5777) in Citrix NetScaler. The post Exploits, Technical Details Released for CitrixBleed2 Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Qantas Hit with Extortion Demand After Data Breach

The Australian airline says a cybercriminal attempted to extort it after customer data was stolen from a contact center. The post Qantas Hit with Extortion Demand After Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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5 Ways Identity-based Attacks Are Breaching Retail

From overprivileged admin roles to long-forgotten vendor tokens, these attackers are slipping through the cracks of trust and access. Here’s how five retail breaches unfolded, and what they reveal about... In recent months, major retailers like Adidas, The North Face, Dior, Victoria's Secret, Cartier, Marks & Spencer, and Co‑op have all been breached. These attacks weren’t sophisticated

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RondoDox Botnet Exploits Flaws in TBK DVRs and Four-Faith Routers to Launch DDoS Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a malware campaign that's targeting security flaws in TBK digital video recorders (DVRs) and Four-Faith routers to rope the devices into a new botnet called RondoDox. The vulnerabilities in question include CVE-2024-3721, a medium-severity command injection vulnerability affecting TBK DVR-4104 and DVR-4216 DVRs, and CVE-2024-12856, an operating

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BaitTrap: Over 17,000 Fake News Websites Caught Fueling Investment Fraud Globally

A newly released report by cybersecurity firm CTM360 reveals a large-scale scam operation utilizing fake news websites—known as Baiting News Sites (BNS)—to deceive users into online investment fraud across 50 countries. These BNS pages are made to look like real news outlets: CNN, BBC, CNBC, or regional media. They publish fake stories that feature public figures, central banks, or

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Researchers Uncover Batavia Windows Spyware Stealing Documents from Russian Firms

Russian organizations have been targeted as part of an ongoing campaign that delivers a previously undocumented Windows spyware called Batavia. The activity, per cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky, has been active since July 2024. "The targeted attack begins with bait emails containing malicious links, sent under the pretext of signing a contract," the Russian company said. "The main goal of the

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CISA Adds Four Critical Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog Due to Active Exploitation

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The list of flaws is as follows - CVE-2014-3931 (CVSS score: 9.8) - A buffer overflow vulnerability in Multi-Router Looking Glass (MRLG) that could allow remote attackers to cause an

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Grafana Patches Chromium Bugs, Including Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild

CVE-2025-6554 and three other Chromium vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute code and corrupt memory remotely. The post Grafana Patches Chromium Bugs, Including Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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SEO Poisoning Campaign Targets 8,500+ SMB Users with Malware Disguised as AI Tools

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a malicious campaign that leverages search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques to deliver a known malware loader called Oyster (aka Broomstick or CleanUpLoader). The malvertising activity, per Arctic Wolf, promotes fake websites hosting trojanized versions of legitimate tools like PuTTY and WinSCP, aiming to trick software professionals