Cybersecurity in Japan has hit a new low as the Financial Services Agency (FSA) reports a staggering increase in unauthorized access to internet trading accounts, leading to fraudulent transactions worth billions of yen. Anatomy of the Cyber Assault The first…
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CISA Issues Warning Against Using Censys, VirusTotal in Threat Hunting Ops
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has alerted its threat hunting teams to immediately discontinue use of two widely trusted cyber threat intelligence tools, Censys and VirusTotal. The notification, sent to hundreds of CISA staffers this week, marks a…
Critical Flaw in Windows Update Stack Enables Code Execution and Privilege Escalation
A newly discovered vulnerability in the Windows Update Stack, tracked as CVE-2025-21204, has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community after researchers revealed it could enable attackers to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges to SYSTEM level on targeted machines. The…
PoC Released for Critical Unauthenticated Erlang/OTP RCE Vulnerability
A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Erlang/OTP’s SSH implementation (CVE-2025-32433) has now entered active exploit risk after researchers published a proof-of-concept (PoC) this week. The flaw, discovered by Fabian Bäumer, Marcus Brinkmann, Marcel Maehren, and Jörg Schwenk of…
Fake Certificate Issued for Alibaba Cloud After SSL.com Validation Trick
A critical vulnerability in SSL.com’s domain validation process allowed unauthorized parties to fraudulently obtain TLS certificates for high-profile domains, including Alibaba Cloud’s aliyun.com, researchers revealed this week. The certificate authority (CA) has since revoked 11 improperly issued certificates, raising concerns about…
WordPress Ad-Fraud Plugins Trigger Massive 1.4 Billion Daily Ad Requests
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sprawling ad-fraud operation exploiting WordPress plugins to trigger over 1.4 billion fraudulent ad requests every day. Dubbed “Scallywag,” this scheme leverages customizable extensions to monetize digital piracy through a complex web of cashout domains, URL…
HPE Performance Cluster Manager Vulnerability Enables Unauthorized Access
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has disclosed a severe security flaw in its Performance Cluster Manager (HPCM) software that could allow attackers to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized remote access to sensitive systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-27086, affects HPCM versions 1.12…
MITRE Unveils D3FEND CAD Tool to Model Advanced Cybersecurity Scenarios
MITRE has officially launched D3FEND CAD, an innovative tool designed to revolutionize how organizations model, analyze, and defend against sophisticated cyber threats. D3FEND CAD is targeted at security architects, digital engineers, and cyber risk professionals and is positioned to become…
North Korean IT Workers Use Real-Time Deepfakes to Infiltrate Organizations Through Remote Jobs
A division of Palo Alto Networks, have revealed a sophisticated scheme by North Korean IT workers to infiltrate organizations globally using real-time deepfake technology. This operation, which has raised critical security, legal, and compliance issues, involves creating synthetic identities for…
Infostealer Attacks Surge 84% Weekly Through Phishing Emails
The volume of infostealer malware distributed through phishing emails has surged by 84% week-on-week in 2024, according to the latest IBM X-Force report. This sharp increase not only signals a shift in attack strategies but also underscores the growing sophistication…