Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Critical Vulnerability in Anthropic's MCP Exposes Developer Machines to Remote Exploits

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical security vulnerability in artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) Inspector project that could result in remote code execution (RCE) and allow an attacker to gain complete access to the hosts. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-49596, carries a CVSS score of 9.4 out of a maximum of 10.0. "This is one

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TA829 and UNK_GreenSec Share Tactics and Infrastructure in Ongoing Malware Campaigns

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged the tactical similarities between the threat actors behind the RomCom RAT and a cluster that has been observed delivering a loader dubbed TransferLoader. Enterprise security firm Proofpoint is tracking the activity associated with TransferLoader to a group dubbed UNK_GreenSec and the RomCom RAT actors under the moniker TA829. The latter is also known by the

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Were 16B Passwords Breached? The Claim Is Called Into Question

Research indicated that 16 billion passwords were exposed in what was reportedly the world’s largest data breach to date — however, some experts are questioning these claims.

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PowerSchool Education Technology Company Announces Data Breach

PowerSchool, a California-based education technology company, recently announced a data breach that occurred between December 19 and December 28, 2024. 

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Could Increased MOVEit Transfer Scanning Signal Emerging Threat Activity?

An increase in scanning activity targeted MOVEit Transfer systems may indicate emerging threat activity.

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New Flaw in IDEs Like Visual Studio Code Lets Malicious Extensions Bypass Verified Status

A new study of integrated development environments (IDEs) like Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, and Cursor has revealed weaknesses in how they handle the extension verification process, ultimately enabling attackers to execute malicious code on developer machines. "We discovered that flawed verification checks in Visual Studio Code allow publishers to add functionality

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Critical Microsens Product Flaws Allow Hackers to Go ‘From Zero to Hero’

CISA has informed organizations about critical authentication bypass and remote code execution vulnerabilities in Microsens NMP Web+. The post Critical Microsens Product Flaws Allow Hackers to Go ‘From Zero to Hero’ appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Cloudflare Puts a Default Block on AI Web Scraping

The move could reshape how LLM developers gather information — and force new deals between creators and AI companies. The post Cloudflare Puts a Default Block on AI Web Scraping appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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LevelBlue to Acquire Trustwave to Create Major MSSP

LevelBlue has announced plans to acquire Trustwave to create the largest pure-play managed security services provider (MSSP). The post LevelBlue to Acquire Trustwave to Create Major MSSP appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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A New Maturity Model for Browser Security: Closing the Last-Mile Risk

Despite years of investment in Zero Trust, SSE, and endpoint protection, many enterprises are still leaving one critical layer exposed: the browser. It’s where 85% of modern work now happens. It’s also where copy/paste actions, unsanctioned GenAI usage, rogue extensions, and personal devices create a risk surface that most security stacks weren’t designed to handle. For security leaders who know

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263,000 Impacted by Esse Health Data Breach

Esse Health says the personal information of over 263,000 individuals was stolen in an April 2025 cyberattack. The post 263,000 Impacted by Esse Health Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Thousands of Citrix NetScaler Instances Unpatched Against Exploited Vulnerabilities

Many Citrix NetScaler systems are exposed to attacks exploiting the vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2025-5777 and CVE-2025-6543. The post Thousands of Citrix NetScaler Instances Unpatched Against Exploited Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Iranian Hackers’ Preferred ICS Targets Left Open Amid Fresh US Attack Warning

The US government is again warning about potential Iranian cyberattacks as researchers find that hackers’ favorite ICS targets remain exposed. The post Iranian Hackers’ Preferred ICS Targets Left Open Amid Fresh US Attack Warning appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Google Patches Critical Zero-Day Flaw in Chrome’s V8 Engine After Active Exploitation

Google has released security updates to address a vulnerability in its Chrome browser for which an exploit exists in the wild. The zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6554 (CVSS score: N/A), has been described as a type confusing flaw in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. "Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary

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US Storms 29 Laptop Farms in Crackdown on North Korean IT Worker Schemes

The US has made 29 searches of known or suspected laptop farms supporting North Korean individuals posing as US IT workers. The post US Storms 29 Laptop Farms in Crackdown on North Korean IT Worker Schemes appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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U.S. Arrests Key Facilitator in North Korean IT Worker Scheme, Seizes $7.74 Million

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday announced sweeping actions targeting the North Korean information technology (IT) worker scheme, leading to the arrest of one individual and the seizure of 29 financial accounts, 21 fraudulent websites, and nearly 200 computers. The coordinated action saw searches of 21 known or suspected "laptop farms" across 14 states in the U.S. that were put to

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Chrome 138 Update Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability

Google has released a Chrome 138 update that patches a high-severity vulnerability with an exploit in the wild. The post Chrome 138 Update Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Microsoft Removes Password Management from Authenticator App Starting August 2025

Microsoft has said that it's ending support for passwords in its Authenticator app starting August 1, 2025. The changes, the company said, are part of its efforts to streamline autofill in the two-factor authentication (2FA) app. "Starting July 2025, the autofill feature in Authenticator will stop working, and from August 2025, passwords will no longer be accessible in Authenticator," Microsoft

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Cato Networks Raises $359 Million to Expand SASE Business

Founded in 2015, the Tel Aviv based company has now raised more than $1 billion and claims more than 3,500 customers. The post Cato Networks Raises $359 Million to Expand SASE Business appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Senator Chides FBI for Weak Advice on Mobile Security

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) briefed Capitol Hill staff recently on hardening the security of their mobile devices, after a contacts list stolen from the personal phone of the White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was reportedly used to fuel a series of text messages and phone calls impersonating her to U.S. lawmakers. But in a letter this week to the FBI, one of the Senate's most tech-savvy lawmakers says the feds aren't doing enough to recommend more appropriate security protections that are already built into most consumer mobile devices.