Investigating targeted “payroll pirate” attacks affecting US universities

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed a financially motivated threat actor that we track as Storm-2657 compromising employee accounts to gain unauthorized access to employee profiles and divert salary payments to attacker-controlled accounts. These types of attacks have been dubbed “payroll...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: MS Teams Hack, MFA Hijacking, $2B Crypto Heist, Apple Siri Probe & More

Cyber threats are evolving faster than ever. Attackers now combine social engineering, AI-driven manipulation, and cloud exploitation to breach targets once considered secure. From communication platforms to connected devices, every system that enhances convenience also expands the attack surface...

EUVD-2021-1832

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EUVD-2019-16041

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EUVD-2024-46147

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

EUVD-2023-29596

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EUVD-2025-30815

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EUVD-2024-0610

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EUVD-2025-24032

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Security starts with you

At Microsoft, security is our number one priority, and we believe that cybersecurity is as much about people as it is about technology. As we move into October and kick off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, this time of year really makes me think about how important online safety is—not just at work...

PT-2025-39827

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Obsidian Scheduler versions 5.0.0 through 6.3.0 Description A security issue exists in the Obsidian Scheduler REST API. If an account is locked out due to not enrolling in Multi-Factor Authentication MFA, the REST API continues to permit the u...

FBI Warns of UNC6040 and UNC6395 Targeting Salesforce Platforms in Data Theft Attacks

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has issued a flash alert to release indicators of compromise IoCs associated with two cybercriminal groups tracked as UNC6040 and UNC6395 for orchestrating a string of data theft and extortion attacks. "Both groups have recently been observed targeting...

CVE-2025-56689

Quest One Identity (specifically Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Appliance version 7.5.1.20903 ) is vulnerable to a One-Time Password (OTP) and Multifactor Authentication (MFA) bypass via response manipulation . An attacker who intercepts or captures a valid OTP response can replay it to bypas...

CVE-2025-55003

OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys. In versions 2.3.1 and below, OpenBao's Login Multi-Factor Authentication MFA system allows enforcing MFA using Time-based One Time Password TOTP. Due to...

HashiCorp Vault ldap auth method may not have correctly enforced MFA

Vault and Vault Enterprise’s “Vault” ldap auth method may not have correctly enforced MFA if usernameasalias was set to true and a user had multiple CNs that are equal but with leading or trailing spaces. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.2 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.2, 1.19.8, 1.18.13, and...

SonicWall Investigating Potential SSL VPN Zero-Day After 20+ Targeted Attacks Reported

SonicWall said it's actively investigating reports to determine if there is a new zero-day vulnerability following reports of a spike in Akira ransomware actors in late July 2025. "Over the past 72 hours, there has been a notable increase in both internally and externally reported cyber incidents...

CVE-2025-6675 Enterprise MFA - TFA for Drupal - Critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2025-082

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal Enterprise MFA - TFA for Drupal allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Enterprise MFA - TFA for Drupal: from 0.0.0 before 4.8.0, from 5.2.0 before 5.2.1, from 0.0.0 before 5.0., from 0.0.0 before 5.1...

Updated Guidance on Play Ransomware

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre ASD’s ACSC have issued an updated advisory on Play ransomware, also known as Playcrypt. This advisory highlights new tactics, techniques, and procedures used by the Play...

Defending against evolving identity attack techniques

In today’s evolving cyber threat landscape, threat actors are committed to advancing the sophistication of their attacks. The increasing adoption of essential security features like multifactor authentication MFA, passwordless solutions, and robust email protections has changed many aspects of th...

Strengthening Cybersecurity Resilience in Agriculture through Educational Interventions: a Case Study of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

The increasing digitization of agricultural operations has introduced new cybersecurity challenges for the farming community. This paper introduces an educational intervention called Cybersecurity Improvement Initiative for Agriculture CIIA, which aims to strengthen cybersecurity awareness and...