Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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ASUS Confirms Critical Flaw in AiCloud Routers; Users Urged to Update Firmware

ASUS has disclosed a critical security flaw impacting routers with AiCloud enabled that could permit remote attackers to perform unauthorized execution of functions on susceptible devices. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2492, has a CVSS score of 9.2 out of a maximum of 10.0. "An improper authentication control vulnerability exists in certain ASUS router firmware series,"

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The Shadow AI Surge: Study Finds 50% of Workers Use Unapproved AI Tools

With unapproved AI tools entrenched in daily workflows, experts say it’s time to shift from monitoring to managing Shadow AI use across the enterprise. The post The Shadow AI Surge: Study Finds 50% of Workers Use Unapproved AI Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a "widespread and ongoing" SMS phishing campaign that's been targeting toll road users in the United States for financial theft since mid-October 2024. "The toll road smishing attacks are being carried out by multiple financially motivated threat actors using the smishing kit developed by 'Wang Duo Yu,'" Cisco Talos researchers Azim Khodjibaev, Chetan

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Multi-Stage Malware Attack Uses .JSE and PowerShell to Deploy Agent Tesla and XLoader

A new multi-stage attack has been observed delivering malware families like Agent Tesla variants, Remcos RAT, and XLoader. "Attackers increasingly rely on such complex delivery mechanisms to evade detection, bypass traditional sandboxes, and ensure successful payload delivery and execution," Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researcher Saqib Khanzada said in a technical write-up of the campaign. The

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Bill introduced to extend the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act

Security leaders share their thoughts on extending the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. 

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In Other News: 4chan Hacked, Android Auto-Reboot, Nemesis Admin Charged

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: 4chan hacked, auto-reboot security feature coming to Android, Iranian administrator of Nemesis charged in US. The post In Other News: 4chan Hacked, Android Auto-Reboot, Nemesis Admin Charged appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Cy4Data Labs Raises $10 Million to Secure Data in Use

Data protection firm Cy4Data Labs has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Pelion Venture Partners. The post Cy4Data Labs Raises $10 Million to Secure Data in Use appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Live Events Giant Legends International Hacked

Legends International says the personal information of employees and customers was compromised as a result of a cyberattack. The post Live Events Giant Legends International Hacked appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Ahold Delhaize Confirms Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack

Ahold Delhaize has confirmed that data was stolen from its systems in November 2024 after a ransomware group claimed the attack. The post Ahold Delhaize Confirms Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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[Webinar] AI Is Already Inside Your SaaS Stack — Learn How to Prevent the Next Silent Breach

Your employees didn’t mean to expose sensitive data. They just wanted to move faster. So they used ChatGPT to summarize a deal. Uploaded a spreadsheet to an AI-enhanced tool. Integrated a chatbot into Salesforce. No big deal—until it is. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Most security teams are already behind in detecting how AI tools are quietly reshaping their SaaS environments. And

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Fresh Windows NTLM Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

A Windows NTLM vulnerability patched in March has been exploited in attacks targeting government and private institutions. The post Fresh Windows NTLM Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Experts Uncover New XorDDoS Controller, Infrastructure as Malware Expands to Docker, Linux, IoT

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of continued risks posed by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) malware known as XorDDoS, with 71.3 percent of the attacks between November 2023 and February 2025 targeting the United States. "From 2020 to 2023, the XorDDoS trojan has increased significantly in prevalence," Cisco Talos researcher Joey Chen said in a Thursday analysis. 

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Oracle Cloud leak leads CISA to issue warning about credential risks

CISA has released guidance on managing credential risks, prompted by the potential compromise of a legacy Oracle cloud environment.

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CVE-2025-24054 Under Active Attack—Steals NTLM Credentials on File Download

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a medium-severity security flaw impacting Microsoft Windows to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-24054 (CVSS score: 6.5), is a Windows New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) hash disclosure

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Man Helped Chinese Nationals Get Jobs Involving Sensitive US Government Projects

Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong pleaded guilty to defrauding US companies of roughly $1 million in a fake IT worker scheme. The post Man Helped Chinese Nationals Get Jobs Involving Sensitive US Government Projects appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Mustang Panda Targets Myanmar With StarProxy, EDR Bypass, and TONESHELL Updates

The China-linked threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been attributed to a cyber attack targeting an unspecified organization in Myanmar with previously unreported tooling, highlighting continued effort by the threat actors to increase the sophistication and effectiveness of their malware. This includes updated versions of a known backdoor called TONESHELL, as well as a new lateral movement

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MITRE support extended 11 more months, yet uncertainty remains

Although MITRE’s contact has been extended for 11 more months, uncertainty remains un the cyber community. 

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Demystifying Security Posture Management

While the Security Posture Management buzz is real, its long-term viability depends on whether it can deliver measurable outcomes without adding more complexity. The post Demystifying Security Posture Management appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Vulnerabilities Patched in Atlassian, Cisco Products

Atlassian and Cisco have released patches for multiple high-severity vulnerabilities, including remote code execution bugs. The post Vulnerabilities Patched in Atlassian, Cisco Products appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Critical Erlang/OTP SSH Flaw Exposes Many Devices to Remote Hacking

Servers exposed to complete takeover due to CVE-2025-32433, an unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in Erlang/OTP SSH. The post Critical Erlang/OTP SSH Flaw Exposes Many Devices to Remote Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek.