A former U.S. Army Sergeant with access to classified military intelligence systems has admitted to federal charges related to attempting to provide sensitive national defense information to Chinese authorities. Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, whose last assignment was at Joint Base…
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RapperBot Attacking DVRs to Gain Access Over Surveillance Cameras to Record Video
A sophisticated botnet campaign targeting digital video recorders (DVRs) has emerged as a significant threat to surveillance infrastructure worldwide, with cybercriminals exploiting vulnerable IoT devices to build massive botnets capable of large-scale distributed denial-of-service attacks. RapperBot, a variant of the…
Shadow Vector Malware Weaponizes SVG Images to Deploy AsyncRAT and RemcosRAT
A sophisticated malware campaign dubbed Shadow Vector is actively targeting users in Colombia through malicious Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files that act as decoys for deploying dangerous remote access tools. The campaign distributes spear-phishing emails impersonating trusted Colombian institutions, particularly…
North Korean Hackers Weaponizes Github Infrastructure Used to Deliver Malware
A sophisticated cyber espionage campaign has emerged, demonstrating how North Korean threat actors are increasingly leveraging legitimate cloud platforms to distribute malware and establish persistent command and control infrastructure. Security researchers have uncovered a complex spearphishing operation that exploits GitHub’s…
DDoS Attack Crippling Financial Sectors, Leds to Multi-Day Outages
Recent DDoS attacks have evolved from mere nuisances to strategic threats capable of paralyzing financial institutions for extended periods. The financial services sector has emerged as the primary target of these sophisticated attacks, which are designed to overwhelm digital infrastructure…
Microsoft Family Safety Blocking All the Version of Chrome Browsers
Microsoft Family Safety’s recent update has triggered an unexpected system-wide blocking of Google Chrome browsers across all versions, creating significant operational challenges for educational institutions and families utilizing Windows devices with parental controls enabled. The issue, which emerged on June…
Microsoft Limits Windows 11 24H2 Restore Points From 90 to 60 Days
Microsoft has implemented a significant change to its Windows 11 system recovery functionality, reducing the retention period for system restore points from 90 days to 60 days in the latest security update. This modification affects Windows 11 version 24H2 users…
CoinMarketCap Doodle Image Vulnerability Triggered Malicious Code Through an API Call
CoinMarketCap, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency data platforms, experienced a security vulnerability on June 20, 2025, when a doodle image on their homepage contained malicious code that triggered unauthorized API calls, resulting in unexpected pop-ups for users. The company’s…
Critical Meshtastic Vulnerability Let Attackers to Decrypt Private Messages
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in Meshtastic firmware that could allow attackers to decrypt private messages sent between devices. The flaw, assigned a CVSS score of 9.5 out of 10, affects all versions above 2.5.0 and stems from…
Windows Screencast Snipping Tool Allow Users to Export Captures as GIF
Microsoft has begun rolling out a significant update to the Windows Snipping Tool that enables users to export screen recordings as GIF files, marking a notable enhancement to the productivity toolkit available on Windows 11. The new functionality, designated as…