Anti-Phishing Training Does Not Work: a Large-Scale Empirical Assessment of Multi-Modal Training Grounded in the NIST Phish Scale

Social engineering attacks using email, commonly known as phishing, are a critical cybersecurity threat. Phishing attacks often lead to operational incidents and data breaches. As a result, many organizations allocate a substantial portion of their cybersecurity budgets to phishing awareness...

Google Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2025-2783 Exploited by TaxOff to Deploy Trinper Backdoor

A now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome was exploited as a zero-day by a threat actor known as TaxOff to deploy a backdoor codenamed Trinper. The attack, observed in mid-March 2025 by Positive Technologies, involved the use of a sandbox escape vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-2783 CVSS scor...

CVE-2025-46874

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability. If a low privileged attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed within the context of the...

Chain-Of-Lure: a Synthetic Narrative-Driven Approach to Compromise Large Language Models

In the era of rapid generative AI development, interactions between humans and large language models face significant misusing risks. Previous research has primarily focused on black-box scenarios using human-guided prompts and white-box scenarios leveraging gradient-based LLM generation methods,...

CVE-2021-20750

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in EC-CUBE EC-CUBE 3.0.0 to 3.0.18-p2 EC-CUBE 3 series and EC-CUBE 4.0.0 to 4.0.5-p1 EC-CUBE 4 series allows a remote attacker to inject an arbitrary script by leading an administrator or a user to a specially crafted page and to perform a specific operation...

Fake AI Tools Used to Spread Noodlophile Malware, Targeting 62,000+ via Facebook Lures

Threat actors have been observed leveraging fake artificial intelligence AI-powered tools as a lure to entice users into downloading an information stealer malware dubbed Noodlophile. "Instead of relying on traditional phishing or cracked software sites, they build convincing AI-themed platforms ...

38,000+ FreeDrain Subdomains Found Exploiting SEO to Steal Crypto Wallet Seed Phrases

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed what they say is an "industrial-scale, global cryptocurrency phishing operation" engineered to steal digital assets from cryptocurrency wallets for several years. The campaign has been codenamed FreeDrain by threat intelligence firms SentinelOne and Validin...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Apple iOS and iPadOS

Apple has fixed several vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS. The vulnerabilities include memory management issues, unauthorized access to sensitive user data, and the ability for applications to escape their sandbox environments. These vulnerabilities could lead to unauthorized access, data...

SMS scammers use toll fees as a lure

In April 2024, the FBI warned about a new type of smishing scam. Smishing is the term we use for phishing attacks sent via text message. This particular smishing scam tries to trick users into clicking a link by telling them they owe a “small amount” in toll fees. The scammers send a text claimin...

APT28 Targets Diplomats with HeadLace Malware via Car Sale Phishing Lure

A Russia-linked threat actor has been linked to a new campaign that employed a car for sale as a phishing lure to deliver a modular Windows backdoor called HeadLace. "The campaign likely targeted diplomats and began as early as March 2024," Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said in a report published...

Changing TCBServiSign 加密问题漏洞

Changing TCBServiSign is a cross-platform security control component from China-based Changing. An encryption issue vulnerability exists in versions prior to Changing TCBServiSign 1.0.24.0318, which stems from insufficient encryption strength of the authorization key, and can be exploited by a...

CVE-2024-3083

A “CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF” can be exploited by remote attackers to perform state-changing operations with administrative privileges by luring authenticated victims into visiting a malicious web page...

Open-Xchange App Suite 跨站脚本漏洞

Open-Xchange App Suite is an email and productivity suite client software from Open-Xchange Germany. A security vulnerability exists in Open-Xchange App Suite that originates from an account that can be lured to a user with a malicious configuration, which can be exploited by an attacker to execu...

postgresql: non-owner 'REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY' executes arbitrary SQL

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL. A late privilege drop in REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY in PostgreSQL can allow an object creator to execute arbitrary SQL functions as the command issuer. The command intends to run SQL functions as the owner of the materialized view, enabling a safe refre...

APT28 Hacker Group Targeting Europe, Americas, Asia in Widespread Phishing Scheme

The Russia-linked threat actor known as APT28 has been linked to multiple ongoing phishing campaigns that employ lure documents imitating government and non-governmental organizations NGOs in Europe, the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and North and South America. "The uncovered lures include a...

postgresql: non-owner 'REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY' executes arbitrary SQL

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL. A late privilege drop in REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY in PostgreSQL can allow an object creator to execute arbitrary SQL functions as the command issuer. The command intends to run SQL functions as the owner of the materialized view, enabling a safe refre...

postgresql: non-owner 'REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY' executes arbitrary SQL

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL. A late privilege drop in REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY in PostgreSQL can allow an object creator to execute arbitrary SQL functions as the command issuer. The command intends to run SQL functions as the owner of the materialized view, enabling a safe refre...

Russian APT28 Hackers Targeting High-Value Orgs with NTLM Relay Attacks

Russian state-sponsored actors have staged NT LAN Manager NTLM v2 hash relay attacks through various methods from April 2022 to November 2023, targeting high-value targets worldwide. The attacks, attributed to an "aggressive" hacking crew called APT28, have set their eyes on organizations dealing...

Coldriver threat group targets high-ranking officials to obtain credentials

Researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group TAG have published their findings about a group they have dubbed Coldriver. The main targets of the Coldriver group are high-profile individuals in non-governmental organizations NGOs, former intelligence and military officials, and NATO governments...

CVE-2023-48464

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.18 and earlier are affected by a Cross-site Scripting DOM-based XSS vulnerability. If a low-privileged attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed within the context of the...