The fitness technology landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation. Millions of weight machines worldwide now connect to the internet through standardized API endpoints, creating an unprecedented ecosystem of smart fitness equipment. Industry analysts project this market will exceed $8 billion…
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Four Faces of Hacker Group Behind 90 Data Breaches Worldwide Revealed
A lone cybercriminal masquerading as a hacker group has been unmasked as the entity behind more than 90 data breaches worldwide over a four-year period. The individual, who operated under four distinct aliases, ALTDOS, DESORDEN, GHOSTR, and Omid16B targeted companies…
Chinese Web Shell Whisperer Using Web Shells & Tunnels To Establish Persistence
A sophisticated threat actor dubbed “Weaver Ant,” Web Shell Whisperer has emerged from China, deploying advanced web shell payloads across critical infrastructure sectors worldwide. This persistent campaign, active since late 2024, targets vulnerable web applications and content management systems in…
Critical Next.js Middleware Vulnerability Let Attackers Gain Unauthorized Access
A critical security vulnerability (CVE-2025-29927) has been discovered in Next.js that allows attackers to completely bypass middleware-based security controls by manipulating the x-middleware-subrequest header. This critical flaw affects authentication flows, authorization controls, path rewriting, and security header implementations across multiple…
New Browser-Based RDP for Secure Remote Windows Server Access
Cloudflare has unveiled a clientless, browser-based Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) solution, expanding its Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) capabilities for secure Windows server access. This new offering, which follows the October 2024 release of short-lived SSH access, eliminates the need…
China’s Baidu Data Leak, Following Data Leak from User
Baidu, China’s leading search engine giant, has firmly denied allegations of an internal data breach after a controversial incident involving a senior executive’s teenage daughter. The company got involved in a data security incident, which prompted significant concerns about personal…
New SvcStealer Malware Attacking Users To Steal Sensitive Data From Browsers & Apps
A sophisticated new information stealer dubbed SvcStealer 2025 has emerged, targeting sensitive user data through spear phishing email attachments. First observed in late January 2025, this malware harvests extensive personal and financial information from infected systems, including machine data, installed…
North Korea Launches New Military Based Research Center To Strengthen Hacking Capabilities
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the establishment of a new cyber warfare research center, codenamed “Research Center 227,” under the military’s Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB). This move, confirmed in late February 2025, signals a significant escalation in…
New VanHelsingRaaS Attacking Linux, BSD, ARM, and ESXi Systems
A new and rapidly evolving ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called VanHelsingRaaS has emerged in the cybercrime landscape. Launched on March 7, 2025, this sophisticated threat has already claimed three victims in less than two weeks, demanding ransoms of $500,000 paid to…
10 Best Linux Firewalls in 2025
At present, many computers are connected via numerous networks. Monitoring all traffic and having something to filter out good and harmful traffic is critical, and we achieve this with an application or service known as a firewall. Early firewalls were…