Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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DanaBot Botnet Disrupted, 16 Suspects Charged

The DanaBot botnet ensnared over 300,000 devices and caused more than $50 million in damages before being disrupted. The post DanaBot Botnet Disrupted, 16 Suspects Charged appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Chinese Spies Exploit Ivanti Vulnerabilities Against Critical Sectors

A Chinese espionage group has been chaining two recent Ivanti EPMM vulnerabilities in attacks against organizations in multiple critical sectors. The post Chinese Spies Exploit Ivanti Vulnerabilities Against Critical Sectors appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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U.S. Dismantles DanaBot Malware Network, Charges 16 in $50M Global Cybercrime Operation

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the disruption of the online infrastructure associated with DanaBot (aka DanaTools) and unsealed charges against 16 individuals for their alleged involvement in the development and deployment of the malware, which it said was controlled by a Russia-based cybercrime organization. The malware, the DoJ said, infected more than 300,000

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CISA Warns of Suspected Broader SaaS Attacks Exploiting App Secrets and Cloud Misconfigs

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday revealed that Commvault is monitoring cyber threat activity targeting applications hosted in their Microsoft Azure cloud environment. "Threat actors may have accessed client secrets for Commvault's (Metallic) Microsoft 365 (M365) backup software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, hosted in Azure," the agency said. "This

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GitLab Duo Vulnerability Enabled Attackers to Hijack AI Responses with Hidden Prompts

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an indirect prompt injection flaw in GitLab's artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Duo that could have allowed attackers to steal source code and inject untrusted HTML into its responses, which could then be used to direct victims to malicious websites. GitLab Duo is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant that enables users to write,

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Oops: DanaBot Malware Devs Infected Their Own PCs

The U.S. government today unsealed criminal charges against 16 individuals accused of operating and selling DanaBot, a prolific strain of information-stealing malware that has been sold on Russian cybercrime forums since 2018. The FBI says a newer version of DanaBot was used for espionage, and that many of the defendants exposed their real-life identities after accidentally infecting their own systems with the malware.

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Akamai, Microsoft Disagree on Severity of Unpatched ‘BadSuccessor’ Flaw

Akamai documents a privilege escalation flaw in Windows Server 2025 after Redmond declines to ship an immediate patch. The post Akamai, Microsoft Disagree on Severity of Unpatched ‘BadSuccessor’ Flaw appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Chinese Hackers Exploit Trimble Cityworks Flaw to Infiltrate U.S. Government Networks

A Chinese-speaking threat actor tracked as UAT-6382 has been linked to the exploitation of a now-patched remote-code-execution vulnerability in Trimble Cityworks to deliver Cobalt Strike and VShell. "UAT-6382 successfully exploited CVE-2025-0944, conducted reconnaissance, and rapidly deployed a variety of web shells and custom-made malware to maintain long-term access," Cisco Talos researchers

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Critical Windows Server 2025 dMSA Vulnerability Enables Active Directory Compromise

A privilege escalation flaw has been demonstrated in Windows Server 2025 that makes it possible for attackers to compromise any user in Active Directory (AD). "The attack exploits the delegated Managed Service Account (dMSA) feature that was introduced in Windows Server 2025, works with the default configuration, and is trivial to implement," Akamai security researcher Yuval Gordon said in a

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Chinese Hackers Exploit Ivanti EPMM Bugs in Global Enterprise Network Attacks

A recently patched pair of security flaws affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) software has been exploited by a China-nexus threat actor to target a wide range of sectors across Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-4427 (CVSS score: 5.3) and CVE-2025-4428 (CVSS score: 7.2), could be chained to execute arbitrary code on a

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Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology Data Breach Impacts 235,000 People

Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology has been targeted by the SafePay ransomware group, which stole personal information from its systems. The post Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology Data Breach Impacts 235,000 People appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Webinar: Learn How to Build a Reasonable and Legally Defensible Cybersecurity Program

It’s not enough to be secure. In today’s legal climate, you need to prove it. Whether you’re protecting a small company or managing compliance across a global enterprise, one thing is clear: cybersecurity can no longer be left to guesswork, vague frameworks, or best-effort intentions. Regulators and courts are now holding organizations accountable for how “reasonable” their security programs are

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Marks & Spencer Expects Ransomware Attack to Cost $400 Million

UK retailer Marks & Spencer expects the disruptions caused by the recent cyberattack to continue through July.  The post Marks & Spencer Expects Ransomware Attack to Cost $400 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Unpatched Versa Concerto Flaws Let Attackers Escape Docker and Compromise Host

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered multiple critical security vulnerabilities impacting the Versa Concerto network security and SD-WAN orchestration platform that could be exploited to take control of susceptible instances. It's worth noting that the identified shortcomings remain unpatched despite responsible disclosure on February 13, 2025, prompting a public release of the issues

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Identity Security Has an Automation Problem—And It's Bigger Than You Think

For many organizations, identity security appears to be under control. On paper, everything checks out. But new research from Cerby, based on insights from over 500 IT and security leaders, reveals a different reality: too much still depends on people—not systems—to function. In fact, fewer than 4% of security teams have fully automated their core identity workflows. Core workflows, like

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Security Theater or Real Defense? The KPIs That Tell the Truth

In the end, cybersecurity isn’t just about collecting data. It’s about proving that your defenses actually work. The post Security Theater or Real Defense? The KPIs That Tell the Truth appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Taming the Hacker Storm: Why Millions in Cybersecurity Spending Isn’t Enough

Despite massive investment, the explosion of sophisticated malware and deepfake attacks persists because organizations struggle to verify digital identities and establish fundamental trust. The post Taming the Hacker Storm: Why Millions in Cybersecurity Spending Isn’t Enough appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Cisco Patches High-Severity DoS, Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Cisco published 10 security advisories detailing over a dozen vulnerabilities, including two high-severity flaws in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Unified Intelligence Center. The post Cisco Patches High-Severity DoS, Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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FBI and Europol Disrupt Lumma Stealer Malware Network Linked to 10 Million Infections

A sprawling operation undertaken by global law enforcement agencies and a consortium of private sector firms has disrupted the online infrastructure associated with a commodity information stealer known as Lumma (aka LummaC or LummaC2), seizing 2,300 domains that acted as the command-and-control (C2) backbone to commandeer infected Windows systems. "Malware like LummaC2 is deployed to steal

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GitLab, Atlassian Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities

GitLab and Atlassian have released patches for over a dozen vulnerabilities in their products, including high-severity bugs. The post GitLab, Atlassian Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.