Meet the Deputy CISOs who help shape Microsoft’s approach to cybersecurity: Part 3

Microsoft launched its Cybersecurity Governance Council in 2024, and with it, named a group of deputy chief information security officers that ensure comprehensive oversight of the company’s cybersecurity risk, defense, and compliance. These leaders work in tandem with product and engineering...

Nearly 94 Billion Stolen Cookies Found on Dark Web

Cybersecurity experts warn of widespread data exposure as a recent investigation reveals a staggering number of internet cookies…...

Redefining Cyber Value: Why Business Impact Should Lead the Security Conversation

Security teams face growing demands with more tools, more data, and higher expectations than ever. Boards approve large security budgets, yet still ask the same question: what is the business getting in return? CISOs respond with reports on controls and vulnerability counts – but executives want ...

Iran-Linked BladedFeline Hits Iraqi and Kurdish Targets with Whisper and Spearal Malware

An Iran-aligned hacking group has been attributed to a new set of cyber attacks targeting Kurdish and Iraqi government officials in early 2024. The activity is tied to a threat group ESET tracks as BladedFeline , which is assessed with medium confidence to be a sub-cluster within OilRig, a known...

What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks

On Christmas Day in 2014 hackers knocked out the Xbox and PlayStation gaming networks, impacting how video game companies handled cybersecurity for years...

CyberData 011209 SIP Emergency Intercom

RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to disclose sensitive information, cause a denial-of-service condition, or achieve code execution. 2. RECOMMENDED PRACTICES CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation...

Grafana < 10.4.19 Improper Access Control

According to its self-reported version, the Grafana install hosted on the remote host is earlier than 10.4.19, or 11.2.x earlier than 11.2.10, or 11.3.x earlier than 11.3.7, or 11.4.x earlier than 11.4.5, or 11.5.x earlier than 11.5.5, or 11.6.x earlier than 11.6.2, or 12.0.x earlier than 12.0.1...

Smart Cars, Dumb Passwords: Auto Industry Still Runs on Weak Passwords

A new study by NordPass and NordStellar reveals the automotive industry is plagued by weak, reused, and common…...

Critical 10-Year-Old Roundcube Webmail Bug Allows Authenticated Users Run Malicious Code

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a critical security flaw in the Roundcube webmail software that has gone unnoticed for a decade and could be exploited to take over susceptible systems and execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-49113 , carries a CVSS sco...

Microsoft and CrowdStrike Launch Shared Threat Actor Glossary to Cut Attribution Confusion

Microsoft and CrowdStrike have announced that they are teaming up to align their individual threat actor taxonomies by publishing a new joint threat actor mapping. "By mapping where our knowledge of these actors align, we will provide security professionals with the ability to connect insights...

Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F Series

RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read confidential information, cause a denial-of-service condition, or stop operations by sending specially crafted packets. 2. RECOMMENDED PRACTICES CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact...

CVE-2025-5444 Linksys RE6500/RE6250/RE6300/RE6350/RE7000/RE9000 RP_UpgradeFWByBBS os command injection

A vulnerability has been found in Linksys RE6500, RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE7000 and RE9000 1.0.013.001/1.0.04.001/1.0.04.002/1.1.05.003/1.2.07.001 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function RPUpgradeFWByBBS of the file /goform/RPUpgradeFWByBBS. The manipulation of...

Interlock Ransomware Deploys New NodeSnake RAT in UK Attacks

Quorum Cyber identifies two new NodeSnake RAT variants, strongly attributed to Interlock ransomware, impacting UK higher education and local government...

Why Take9 Won’t Improve Cybersecurity

There's a new cybersecurity awareness campaign: Take9. The idea is that people--you, me, everyone--should just pause for nine seconds and think more about the link they are planning to click on, the file they are planning to download, or whatever it is they are planning to share. There's a...

A Human Study of Cognitive Biases in Web Application Security

Cybersecurity training has become a crucial part of computer science education and industrial onboarding. Capture the Flag CTF competitions have emerged as a valuable, gamified approach for developing and refining the skills of cybersecurity and software engineering professionals. However, while...

A new author has appeared

Welcome to this week's edition of the Threat Source newsletter. In the words of Game Changer host Sam Reich, "And your host, me! I've been here the whole time!" Okay, maybe it's not the whole time, but for the past three months, I've been settling into my role here at Cisco Talos. Editing blogs,...

New Windows RAT Evades Detection for Weeks Using Corrupted DOS and PE Headers

Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off an unusual cyber attack that leveraged malware with corrupted DOS and PE headers, according to new findings from Fortinet. The DOS Disk Operating System and PE Portable Executable headers are essential parts of a Windows PE file, providing...

CISO Spotlight: Mike Wilkes on Building Resilience in an Evolving Threat Landscape

Mike Wilkes has had a career many cybersecurity professionals could only dream of. An adjunct professor, former CISO of Marvel and MLS, member of the World Economic Forum, drummer, and board member at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, his interests and achievements are as eclectic as they are...

Consilium Safety CS5000 Fire Panel (Update A)

RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain high-level access to and remotely operate the device, potentially putting it into a non-functional state. 2. RECOMMENDED PRACTICES CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk...

Santesoft Sante DICOM Viewer Pro

RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to disclose information or execute arbitrary code. 2. RECOMMENDED PRACTICES CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability, such as: Minimize network...