Microsoft Threat Intelligence has discovered a new variant of XCSSET, a sophisticated modular macOS malware that infects Xcode projects and executes when developers build these projects. This is the first known XCSSET variant since 2022, featuring enhanced obfuscation methods, updated…
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Jaguar Land Rover Allegedly Hacked – Threat Actor Leaked 700 Internal Documents
A threat actor operating under the alias “Rey” has allegedly compromised the internal systems of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), one of the United Kingdom’s most prominent automotive manufacturers, and leaked approximately 700 internal documents containing sensitive technical and operational data. …
Apache Camel Vulnerability Let Attackers Inject Arbitrary Headers – PoC Exploit Released
A critical security flaw in Apache Camel’s header validation mechanism allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands by exploiting case-sensitive header injection. A POC released for CVE-2025-27636, this vulnerability impacts Apache Camel versions 4.10.0-4.10.1, 4.8.0-4.8.4, and 3.10.0-3.22.3, exposing systems using…
Google Warned Chromecast Owners Not to Hit Factory Reset
Google has issued an urgent advisory to owners of Chromecast 2nd Generation (2015) and Chromecast Audio devices, warning against factory resets as a global outage linked to an expired security certificate renders these devices inoperable. The company confirmed that it…
Beware! AI-Assisted Fake GitHub Repositories Steal Sensitive Data Including Login Credentials
A sophisticated malware campaign leveraging artificial intelligence to create deceptive GitHub repositories has been observed distributing SmartLoader payloads that ultimately deploy Lumma Stealer, a dangerous information-stealing malware. This operation exploits GitHub’s trusted reputation to bypass security defenses, targeting users seeking…
Telecom Giant NTT Admits Hackers Accessed 18,000 Corporate Customers Data
Japanese telecommunications conglomerate NTT Communications (NTT Com) disclosed this week that threat actors infiltrated its internal systems in February, compromising sensitive data belonging to 17,891 corporate clients globally. The breach, detected on February 5, marks the latest in a series…
Apache Pinot Vulnerability Let Attackers Bypass Authentication
A critical security vulnerability (CVE-2024-56325) in Apache Pinot, the open-source distributed OLAP datastore used by LinkedIn, Uber, and Microsoft for real-time analytics, allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication controls and gain full system access. Rated 9.8 on the CVSS v3…
New Botnet Dubbed “Eleven11bot” Hacked 30,000 Webcams
A newly identified botnet, tracked as Eleven11bot, has compromised approximately 30,000 internet-connected devices—primarily security cameras and network video recorders (NVRs)—to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against critical infrastructure. Discovered by Nokia Deepfield’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) on February 26, 2025,…
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Vulnerability Let Hackers Access Stored Passwords – PoC Released
A critical vulnerability in SolarWinds’ Web Help Desk software (CVE-2024-28989) allowed attackers to decrypt sensitive credentials, including database passwords and LDAP/SMTP authentication secrets, through cryptographic weaknesses in its AES-GCM implementation. Patched in version 12.8.5, the flaw stemmed from predictable encryption…
Microsoft March 2025 Patch Tuesday: Fixes for 57 Vulnerabilities & 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days
Microsoft’s March 2025 Patch Tuesday addresses 57 vulnerabilities, including six zero-day vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited. The security update includes fixes for Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and other components. The March update included fixes for: In addition to the…