Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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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

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Hunters International Shuts Down, Offers Free Decryptors as It Morphs Into World Leaks

The notorious Hive successor ceases ransomware operations but pivots to pure data extortion under the new World Leaks brand. The post Hunters International Shuts Down, Offers Free Decryptors as It Morphs Into World Leaks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Ingram Micro Scrambling to Restore Systems After Ransomware Attack

The IT products and services giant did not say how the intrusion occurred or whether any data was stolen from its systems. The post Ingram Micro Scrambling to Restore Systems After Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Day, Ivanti Exploits, MacOS Stealers, Crypto Heists and More

Everything feels secure—until one small thing slips through. Even strong systems can break if a simple check is missed or a trusted tool is misused. Most threats don’t start with alarms—they sneak in through the little things we overlook. A tiny bug, a reused password, a quiet connection—that’s all it takes. Staying safe isn’t just about reacting fast. It’s about catching these early signs

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Manufacturing Security: Why Default Passwords Must Go

If you didn't hear about Iranian hackers breaching US water facilities, it's because they only managed to control a single pressure station serving 7,000 people. What made this attack noteworthy wasn't its scale, but how easily the hackers gained access — by simply using the manufacturer's default password "1111." This narrow escape prompted CISA to urge manufacturers to

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TAG-140 Deploys DRAT V2 RAT, Targeting Indian Government, Defense, and Rail Sectors

A hacking group with ties other than Pakistan has been found targeting Indian government organizations with a modified variant of a remote access trojan (RAT) called DRAT. The activity has been attributed by Recorded Future's Insikt Group to a threat actor tracked as TAG-140, which it said overlaps with SideCopy, an adversarial collective assessed to be an operational sub-cluster within

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Police in Brazil Arrest a Suspect Over $100M Banking Hack

Officials identified the suspect as João Roque, a C&M employee who worked in information technology and allegedly helped others gain unauthorized access to PIX systems. The post Police in Brazil Arrest a Suspect Over $100M Banking Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Taiwan NSB Alerts Public on Data Risks from TikTok, Weibo, and RedNote Over China Ties

Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) has warned that China-developed applications like RedNote (aka Xiaohongshu), Weibo, TikTok, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud pose security risks due to excessive data collection and data transfer to China. The alert comes following an inspection of these apps carried out in coordination with the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) and the Criminal