Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Top 3 MS Office Exploits Hackers Use in 2025 – Stay Alert!

Hackers have long used Word and Excel documents as delivery vehicles for malware, and in 2025, these tricks are far from outdated. From phishing schemes to zero-click exploits, malicious Office files are still one of the easiest ways into a victim’s system. Here are the top three Microsoft Office-based exploits still making the rounds this year and what you need to know to avoid them. 1.

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150,000 Sites Compromised by JavaScript Injection Promoting Chinese Gambling Platforms

An ongoing campaign that infiltrates legitimate websites with malicious JavaScript injects to promote Chinese-language gambling platforms has ballooned to compromise approximately 150,000 sites to date. "The threat actor has slightly revamped their interface but is still relying on an iframe injection to display a full-screen overlay in the visitor's browser," c/side security analyst Himanshu

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CISA Warns of Sitecore RCE Flaws; Active Exploits Hit Next.js and DrayTek Devices

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two six-year-old security flaws impacting Sitecore CMS and Experience Platform (XP) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2019-9874 (CVSS score: 9.8) - A deserialization vulnerability in the Sitecore.Security.AntiCSRF

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NetApp SnapCenter Flaw Could Let Users Gain Remote Admin Access on Plug-In Systems

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in NetApp SnapCenter that, if successfully exploited, could allow privilege escalation. SnapCenter is an enterprise-focused software that's used to manage data protection across applications, databases, virtual machines, and file systems, offering the ability to backup, restore, and clone data resources. The vulnerability, tracked as

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OpenAI Offering $100K Bounties for Critical Vulnerabilities

OpenAI has raised its maximum bug bounty payout to $100,000 (up from $20,000) for high-impact flaws in its infrastructure and products. The post OpenAI Offering $100K Bounties for Critical Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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White House security messages leaked through Signal

An Atlantic article published by Jeffery Goldberg on March 24, 2025 alleges that Goldberg was accidentally included in a group chat detailing classified security information.

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New SparrowDoor Backdoor Variants Found in Attacks on U.S. and Mexican Organizations

The Chinese threat actor known as FamousSparrow has been linked to a cyber attack targeting a trade group in the United States and a research institute in Mexico to deliver its flagship backdoor SparrowDoor and ShadowPad. The activity, observed in July 2024, marks the first time the hacking crew has deployed ShadowPad, a malware widely shared by Chinese state-sponsored actors. "FamousSparrow

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Russian Ransomware Gang Exploited Windows Zero-Day Before Patch

Exploitation of Windows MMC zero-day is being pinned on a ransomware gang known as EncryptHub (an affiliate of RansomHub) The post Russian Ransomware Gang Exploited Windows Zero-Day Before Patch appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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AMTSO Releases Sandbox Evaluation Framework

AMTSO has developed a Sandbox Evaluation Framework to standardize the testing of malware analysis solutions.  The post AMTSO Releases Sandbox Evaluation Framework appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Island Banks $250M Series E for Enterprise Browser

The late-stage startup said the round was led Coatue Management and brings Island’s total external funding to approximately $730 million. The post Island Banks $250M Series E for Enterprise Browser appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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EncryptHub Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Deploy Rhadamanthys and StealC Malware

The threat actor known as EncryptHub exploited a recently-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day to deliver a wide range of malware families, including backdoors and information stealers such as Rhadamanthys and StealC. "In this attack, the threat actor manipulates .msc files and the Multilingual User Interface Path (MUIPath) to download and execute malicious payload,

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Scammers impersonated USPS more than other organizations

A recent scam report by Reboot found that the brands that scammers imitate the most are USPS (15.43%), IRS (11.71%), and Amazon (7.71%).

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RedCurl Shifts from Espionage to Ransomware with First-Ever QWCrypt Deployment

The Russian-speaking hacking group called RedCurl has been linked to a ransomware campaign for the first time, marking a departure in the threat actor's tradecraft. The activity, observed by Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender, involves the deployment of a never-before-seen ransomware strain dubbed QWCrypt. RedCurl, also called Earth Kapre and Red Wolf, has a history of orchestrating

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23andMe declares bankruptcy, security leaders discuss data concerns

Security leaders share their insights on the possible data risks of 23andMe declaring bankruptcy.

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New Ransomware Group Claims Attack on US Telecom Firm WideOpenWest

A new ransomware group called Arkana claims to have compromised the US telecommunications provider WideOpenWest. The post New Ransomware Group Claims Attack on US Telecom Firm WideOpenWest appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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SplxAI Raises $7 Million for AI Security Platform

SplxAI has raised $7 million in a seed funding round led by LAUNCHub Ventures to secure agentic AI systems. The post SplxAI Raises $7 Million for AI Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Hacking of Inaba Plant Monitoring Cameras

Production line monitoring cameras made by Inaba can be hacked for surveillance and sabotage, but they remain unpatched. The post Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Hacking of Inaba Plant Monitoring Cameras appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Malicious npm Package Modifies Local 'ethers' Library to Launch Reverse Shell Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages on the npm registry that are designed to infect another locally installed package, underscoring the continued evolution of software supply chain attacks targeting the open-source ecosystem. The packages in question are ethers-provider2 and ethers-providerz, with the former downloaded 73 times to date since it was published on

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macOS Users Warned of New Versions of ReaderUpdate Malware

macOS users are targeted with multiple versions of the ReaderUpdate malware written in Crystal, Nim, Rust, and Go programming languages. The post macOS Users Warned of New Versions of ReaderUpdate Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Sparring in the Cyber Ring: Using Automated Pentesting to Build Resilience

“A boxer derives the greatest advantage from his sparring partner…” — Epictetus, 50–135 AD Hands up. Chin tucked. Knees bent. The bell rings, and both boxers meet in the center and circle. Red throws out three jabs, feints a fourth, and—BANG—lands a right hand on Blue down the center. This wasn’t Blue’s first day and despite his solid defense in front of the mirror, he feels the pressure.