Improper Input Validation

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation of certain client metadata fields when explicitly enabled. An attacker possessing a valid Initial Access Token can dynamically register a malicious client with crafted metadata. Depending on the metadata provid...

Spring Security Authorization Server Dynamic Client Registration endpoints perform insufficient validation of client metadata

Spring Security Authorization Server Dynamic Client Registration endpoints perform insufficient validation of certain client metadata fields when explicitly enabled. An attacker possessing a valid Initial Access Token can dynamically register a malicious client with crafted metadata. Depending on...

Storm-1175 focuses gaze on vulnerable web-facing assets in high-tempo Medusa ransomware operations

In this article 1. Storm-1175’s rapid attack chain: From initial access to impact 2. Mitigation and protection guidance 3. Microsoft Defender detections 4. Indicators of compromise The financially motivated cybercriminal actor tracked by Microsoft Threat Intelligence as Storm-1175 operates...

Bearlyfy Hits Russian Firms with Custom GenieLocker Ransomware

A pro-Ukrainian group called Bearlyfy has been attributed to more than 70 cyber attacks targeting Russian companies since it first surfaced in the threat landscape in January 2025, with recent attacks leveraging a custom Windows ransomware strain codenamed GenieLocker. "Bearlyfy also known as...

U.S. Sentences Russian Hacker to 6.75 Years for Role in $9M Ransomware Damage

A 26-year-old Russian citizen has been sentenced in the U.S. to 6.75 years 81 months in prison for his role in assisting major cybercrime groups, including the Yanluowang ransomware crew, in conducting numerous attacks against U.S. companies and other organizations. According to the U.S. Departme...

The Attack Cycle is Accelerating: Announcing the Rapid7 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report

The predictive window has collapsed. In 2025, high-impact vulnerabilities weren’t quietly accumulating risk. They were operationalized, and often within days. Today, Rapid7 Labs released the 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report, an in-depth analysis of how attacker behavior is evolving across...

CVE-2026-25769

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. Versions 4.0.0 through 4.14.2 have a Remote Code Execution RCE vulnerability due to Deserialization of Untrusted Data. All Wazuh deployments using cluster mode master/worker architecture and any...

Contagious Interview: Malware delivered through fake developer job interviews

Microsoft Defender Experts has observed the Contagious Interview campaign, a sophisticated social engineering operation active since at least December 2022. Microsoft continues to detect activity associated with this campaign in recent customer environments, targeting software developers at...

Contagious Interview: Malware delivered through fake developer job interviews

Microsoft Defender Experts has observed the Contagious Interview campaign, a sophisticated social engineering operation active since at least December 2022. Microsoft continues to detect activity associated with this campaign in recent customer environments, targeting software developers at...

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The Promptware Kill Chain

Attacks against modern generative artificial intelligence AI large language models LLMs pose a real threat. Yet discussions around these attacks and their potential defenses are dangerously myopic. The dominant narrative focuses on "prompt injection," a set of techniques to embed instructions int...

XAMPP and PHPMyAdmin Web Security Research Playbook

This is a comprehensive security testing guide for XAMPP services. It follows a structured approach: 1 Reconnaissance and Information Gathering, 2 Initial Access Attempts, 3 Post-Authentication Exploitation. Each scenario includes realistic commands and expected outcomes for professional security...

UAT-8837 targets critical infrastructure sectors in North America

Cisco Talos is closely tracking UAT-8837, a threat actor we assess with medium confidence is a China-nexus advanced persistent threat APT actor based on overlaps in tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs with those of other known China-nexus threat actors. Based on UAT-8837's TTPs and...

New Malware Campaign Delivers Remcos RAT Through Multi-Stage Windows Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed SHADOWREACTOR that employs an evasive multi-stage attack chain to deliver a commercially available remote administration tool called Remcos RAT and establish persistent, covert remote access. "The infection chain follows a...

China-Linked UAT-7290 Targets Telecoms with Linux Malware and ORB Nodes

A China-nexus threat actor known as UAT-7290 has been attributed to espionage-focused intrusions against entities in South Asia and Southeastern Europe. The activity cluster, which has been active since at least 2022, primarily focuses on extensive technical reconnaissance of target organizations...

Yet another DCOM object for lateral movement

Introduction If you're a penetration tester, you know that lateral movement is becoming increasingly difficult, especially in well-defended environments. One common technique for remote command execution has been the use of DCOM objects. Over the years, many different DCOM objects have been...

Storm-0249 Escalates Ransomware Attacks with ClickFix, Fileless PowerShell, and DLL Sideloading

The threat actor known as Storm-0249 is likely shifting from its role as an initial access broker to adopt a combination of more advanced tactics like domain spoofing, DLL side-loading, and fileless PowerShell execution to facilitate ransomware attacks. "These methods allow them to bypass defense...

ValleyRAT Campaign Targets Job Seekers, Abuses Foxit PDF Reader for DLL Side-loading

Job seekers looking out for opportunities might instead find their personal devices compromised, as a ValleyRAT campaign propagated through email leverages Foxit PDF Reader for concealment and DLL side-loading for initial entry...

RomCom Uses SocGholish Fake Update Attacks to Deliver Mythic Agent Malware

The threat actors behind a malware family known as RomCom targeted a U.S.-based civil engineering company via a JavaScript loader dubbed SocGholish to deliver the Mythic Agent. "This is the first time that a RomCom payload has been observed being distributed by SocGholish," Arctic Wolf Labs...

ShadowPad Malware Actively Exploits WSUS Vulnerability for Full System Access

A recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows Server Update Services WSUS has been exploited by threat actors to distribute a malware known as ShadowPad. "The attacker targeted Windows Servers with WSUS enabled, exploiting CVE-2025-59287 for initial access," AhnLab Security Intelligence...