On May 22, 2025, Commvault, a leading enterprise data backup provider, issued an urgent advisory regarding active cyber threat activity targeting its Metallic software-as-a-service (SaaS) application, which is hosted in the Microsoft Azure cloud environment. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…
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Critical Vulnerability in Netwrix Password Manager Enables Authenticated Remote Code Execution
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in Netwrix Password Secure, a widely used enterprise password management solution, potentially allowing authenticated attackers to execute remote code on other users’ systems. Identified in versions up to 9.2.2, including the specific build…
Russian Hackers Exploit Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Target Scaleway Object Storage
Russian threat actors have been leveraging trusted cloud infrastructure platforms like Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Object Storage and Scaleway Object Storage to propagate sophisticated attacks using the Lumma Stealer malware. This malware-as-a-service (MaaS) infostealer, also known as LummaC2 Stealer, targets…
CefSharp Enumeration Tool Identifies Critical Security Issues in .NET Desktop Applications
Cybersecurity researchers and red teamers, a newly released tool named CefEnum is shedding light on critical security flaws in .NET-based desktop applications leveraging CefSharp, a lightweight wrapper around the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF). CefSharp enables developers to embed Chromium browsers…
Vidar and StealC Malware Delivered Through Viral TikTok Videos by Hackers
A sophisticated social engineering campaign that leverages the viral power of TikTok to distribute dangerous information-stealing malware, specifically Vidar and StealC. This alarming trend marks a shift in cybercriminal tactics, moving away from traditional methods like fake CAPTCHA pages to…
Researchers Warn of ‘Smiao Network’ Cyber Threat Against Taiwan’s Federal Staff
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and cybersecurity firm TeamT5 has exposed an intricate Chinese intelligence operation, dubbed the ‘Smiao Network,’ targeting federal workers in both the United States and Taiwan. This network, linked to the Chinese technology company…
Cityworks Zero-Day Vulnerability Used by UAT-638 Hackers to Infect IIS Servers with Shell Malware
Cisco Talos has uncovered active exploitation of a zero-day remote-code-execution vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-0994, in Cityworks, a widely used asset management system. This critical flaw has been leveraged by a group tracked as UAT-6382, assessed with high confidence to be…
Lumma Stealer Infrastructure Behind Global Attacks on Millions of Users Dismantled
The U.S. Justice Department, in collaboration with the FBI and private sector partners like Microsoft, has announced the disruption of the Lumma Stealer (also known as LummaC2) malware infrastructure. This global operation targeted the notorious Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform, which has…
Malicious VS Code Extensions Target Windows Solidity Developers to Steal Login Credentials
Datadog Security Research has uncovered a targeted malware campaign aimed at Solidity developers on Windows systems, using malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions as the initial attack vector. Identified as the work of a single threat actor tracked as…
Hackers Deploy Weaponized npm Packages to Target React and Node.js JavaScript Frameworks
Socket’s Threat Research Team, a series of malicious npm packages have been found lurking in the JavaScript ecosystem for over two years, amassing more than 6,200 downloads. These weaponized packages, targeting popular frameworks like React, Vue.js, Vite, Node.js, and the…