A data breach at Ascension, caused by a former partner’s compromise, exposed the health information of over 430,000 patients. Ascension is one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, ranking second in the United States by the number of hospitals as of 2019.…
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Operation Moonlander dismantled the botnet behind Anyproxy and 5socks cybercriminals services
Law enforcement dismantled a 20-year botnet behind Anyproxy and 5socks cybercriminals services and arrested four suspects. Authorities dismantled a 20-year-old botnet tied to Anyproxy and 5socks as part of an international operation codenamed “Operation Moonlander”; four men, including three Russians,…
A cyber attack briefly disrupted South African Airways operations
A cyberattack briefly disrupted South African Airways’ website, app, and systems, but core flight operations remained unaffected. South African Airways (SAA) is the national flag carrier of South Africa, the airline is wholly owned by the South African government and…
Cybercriminal services target end-of-life routers, FBI warns
The FBI warns that attackers are using end-of-life routers to deploy malware and turn them into proxies sold on 5Socks and Anyproxy networks. The FBI released a FLASH alert warning about 5Socks and Anyproxy malicious services targeting end-of-life (EOL) routers.…
Russia-linked ColdRiver used LostKeys malware in recent attacks
Since early 2025, Russia-linked ColdRiver has used LostKeys malware to steal files in espionage attacks on Western governments and organizations. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group discovered LOSTKEYS, a new malware used by Russia-linked APT COLDRIVER, in recent attacks to steal files…
SonicWall fixed SMA 100 flaws that could be chained to execute arbitrary code
SonicWall addressed three SMA 100 flaws, including a potential zero-day, that could allow remote code execution if chained. SonicWall patches three SMA 100 vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-32819, CVE-2025-32820, and CVE-2025-32821), including a potential zero-day, that could be chained by a remote attacker…
The LockBit ransomware site was breached, database dump was leaked online
Lockbit ransomware group has been compromised, attackers stole and leaked data contained in the backend infrastructure of their dark web site. Hackers compromised the dark web leak site of the LockBit ransomware gang and defaced it, posting a message and…
Cisco fixed a critical flaw in its IOS XE Wireless Controller
Cisco addressed a flaw in its IOS XE Wireless Controller that could enable an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files. Cisco released software updates to address a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20188 (CVSS score 10), in IOS XE Wireless Controller. An…
U.S. CISA adds GoVision device flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds GoVision device flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Qualitia Active! Mail, Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS, and Commvault Web Server flaws to its Known…
Polish authorities arrested 4 people behind DDoS-for-hire platforms
Polish police arrested 4 people behind DDoS-for-hire platforms used in global attacks, offering takedowns for as little as €10 via six stresser services. Polish authorities arrested 4 people linked to 6 DDoS-for-hire platforms, Cfxapi, Cfxsecurity, neostress, jetstress, quickdown, and zapcut,…