China-linked Salt Typhoon Exploits Critical Cisco Vulnerability to Target Canadian Telecom

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have issued an advisory warning of cyber attacks mounted by the China-linked Salt Typhoon actors to breach major global telecommunications providers as part of a cyber espionage campaign. The attackers exploit...

DHS Warns Pro-Iranian Hackers Likely to Target U.S. Networks After Iranian Nuclear Strikes

The United States government has warned of cyber attacks mounted by pro-Iranian groups after it launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites as part of the Iran–Israel war that commenced on June 13, 2025. Stating that the ongoing conflict has created a "heightened threat environment" in the...

6 Steps to 24/7 In-House SOC Success

Hackers never sleep, so why should enterprise defenses? Threat actors prefer to target businesses during off-hours. That's when they can count on fewer security personnel monitoring systems, delaying response and remediation. When retail giant Marks & Spencer experienced a security event over...

Iran Slows Internet to Prevent Cyber Attacks Amid Escalating Regional Conflict

Iran has throttled internet access in the country in a purported attempt to hamper Israel's ability to conduct covert cyber operations, days after the latter launched an unprecedented attack on the country, escalating geopolitical tensions in the region. Fatemeh Mohajerani, the spokesperson of th...

⚡ Weekly Recap: iPhone Spyware, Microsoft 0-Day, TokenBreak Hack, AI Data Leaks and More

Some of the biggest security problems start quietly. No alerts. No warnings. Just small actions that seem normal but aren't. Attackers now know how to stay hidden by blending in, and that makes it hard to tell when something's wrong. This week's stories aren't just about what was attacked—but how...

Why DNS Security Is Your First Defense Against Cyber Attacks?

In today's cybersecurity landscape, much of the focus is placed on firewalls, antivirus software, and endpoint detection. While these tools are essential, one critical layer often goes overlooked: the Domain Name System DNS. As the starting point of nearly every online interaction, DNS is not onl...

Why DNS Security Is Your First Defense Against Cyber Attacks?

In today’s cybersecurity landscape, much of the focus is placed on firewalls, antivirus software, and endpoint detection. While these tools are essential, one critical layer often goes overlooked: the Domain Name System DNS. As the starting point of nearly every online interaction, DNS is not onl...

Rare Werewolf APT Uses Legitimate Software in Attacks on Hundreds of Russian Enterprises

The threat actor known as Rare Werewolf formerly Rare Wolf has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States CIS countries. "A distinctive feature of this threat is that the attackers favor using legitimate third-party software over developin...

Lightweight Electronic Signatures and Reliable Access Control Included in Sensor Networks to Prevent Cyber Attacks from Modifying Patient Data

Digital terrorism is a major cause of securing patient/healthcare providers data and information. Sensitive topics that may have an impact on a patient's health or even national security include patient health records and information on healthcare providers. Health databases and data sets have be...

Inside the Mind of the Adversary: Why More Security Leaders Are Selecting AEV

Cybersecurity involves both playing the good guy and the bad guy. Diving deep into advanced technologies and yet also going rogue in the Dark Web. Defining technical policies and also profiling attacker behavior. Security teams cannot be focused on just ticking boxes, they need to inhabit the...

PT-2025-23110

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 Description The issue concerns the configuration of Spring Boot Actuator with an exposed heap dump endpoint at the "/heapdump" URI. This has been exploited in the wild in May 2025. Recommendations For...

Enhancing IoT Cyber Attack Detection in the Presence of Highly Imbalanced Data

Due to the rapid growth in the number of Internet of Things IoT networks, the cyber risk has increased exponentially, and therefore, we have to develop effective IDS that can work well with highly imbalanced datasets. A high rate of missed threats can be the result, as traditional machine learnin...

Qilin Ransomware Ranked Highest in April 2025 with 72 Data Leak Disclosures

Threat actors with ties to the Qilin ransomware family have leveraged malware known as SmokeLoader along with a previously undocumented .NET compiled loader codenamed NETXLOADER as part of a campaign observed in November 2024. "NETXLOADER is a new .NET-based loader that plays a critical role in...

Machine Learning for Cyber-Attack Identification from Traffic Flows

This paper presents our simulation of cyber-attacks and detection strategies on the traffic control system in Daytona Beach, FL. using Raspberry Pi virtual machines and the OPNSense firewall, along with traffic dynamics from SUMO and exploitation via the Metasploit framework. We try to answer the...

UAC-0226 Deploys GIFTEDCROOK Stealer via Malicious Excel Files Targeting Ukraine

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has revealed a new set of cyber attacks targeting Ukrainian institutions with information-stealing malware. The activity is aimed at military formations, law enforcement agencies, and local self-government bodies, particularly those located...

PT-2025-14427 · Unknown · M. Tuhin Ultimate Push Notifications

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: M. Tuhin Ultimate Push Notifications versions n/a through 1.1.8 Description: The issue is related to an SQL Injection vulnerability due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command. This allows for SQL Injection...

Should a VM specialist be aware of what is happening in the Darknet?

Should a VM specialist be aware of what is happening in the Darknet? Of course. At least roughly. Otherwise, he'll fall for the "nobody’s attacking us" myth. The reality is that every organization is under attack all the time. It's like commercial fishing with trawlers. Anything that gets caught ...

PHP-CGI RCE Flaw Exploited in Attacks on Japan's Tech, Telecom, and E-Commerce Sectors

Threat actors of unknown provenance have been attributed to a malicious campaign predominantly targeting organizations in Japan since January 2025. "The attacker has exploited the vulnerability CVE-2024-4577, a remote code execution RCE flaw in the PHP-CGI implementation of PHP on Windows, to gai...

US Charges 12 in Chinese Hacker Network, Offers $10M Reward

U.S. indicts 12 in Chinese Hacker-for-Hire Network tied to cyber attacks on governments & media. DOJ offers $10M reward for info on key suspects...

China-Linked Silk Typhoon Expands Cyber Attacks to IT Supply Chains for Initial Access

The China-linked threat actor behind the zero-day exploitation of security flaws in Microsoft Exchange servers in January 2021 has shifted its tactics to target the information technology IT supply chain as a means to obtain initial access to corporate networks. That's according to new findings...