A security researcher publicly disclosed a zero-day vulnerability affecting Windows systems after a dispute with Microsoft over the company’s handling of the flaw. The unpatched vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges, potentially granting SYSTEM-level access. The public release
The Atomic Arch campaign has compromised over 20 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR), a popular community-driven repository for Arch Linux users. Attackers hijacked legitimate package maintainer accounts to inject malicious payloads that steal sensitive information, establish persistence, and
CVE-2024-40766 has been patched by vendors, but organizations remain vulnerable due to insecure default configurations and legacy settings that persist post-patch. This vulnerability highlights a critical gap in security hygiene: patches address code flaws, but misconfigured systems continue exposin
A sophisticated threat actor known as GoldenEyeDog successfully breached DigiCert’s infrastructure, compromising code-signing certificates that organizations trust to verify software authenticity. The breach enables attackers to sign malicious code with legitimate certificates, bypassing security co
A Japanese energy company has reported the loss of a portable storage drive containing personal information of approximately 10.9 million customers. The incident represents one of Japan’s largest data exposure events in the energy sector, raising serious concerns about physical data security practic
A cybersecurity professional turned ransomware facilitator has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for providing negotiation services to BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operators. The individual helped threat actors extort victims by acting as an intermediary, translating communications, and coa
Meta has filed a contempt of court motion against NSO Group, alleging the Israeli spyware vendor violated a 2020 injunction by continuing to target WhatsApp users. The complaint claims NSO Group deployed new infrastructure and attack methods despite court orders prohibiting such activities. This leg
Commvault warns organizations that traditional backup strategies are failing against AI-enhanced attacks that leave systems in a “dark, dead” state. Modern threat actors leverage artificial intelligence to identify and destroy backup systems before deploying ransomware, rendering recovery impossible
Critical Funnel Builder plugin flaw actively exploited to inject card-stealing malware into WordPress checkout pages. 400K+ sites at risk. Patch immediately.
A counterfeit Perplexity AI Chrome extension was discovered intercepting user search queries and address bar inputs, redirecting traffic through attacker-controlled domains. The malicious extension mimicked the legitimate Perplexity AI service, exploiting user trust to harvest browsing data and pote