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China admitted its role in Volt Typhoon cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure
China admitted in a secret meeting with U.S. officials that it conducted Volt Typhoon cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, WSJ reports. China reportedly admitted in a secret meeting with U.S. officials that it carried out cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, linked to…
Symbolic Link trick lets attackers bypass FortiGate patches, Fortinet warns
Fortinet warns attackers can keep read-only access to FortiGate devices even after the original vulnerability is patched. Fortinet warns that threat actors can retain read-only access to FortiGate devices even after the original vulnerability used for the breach has been…
Attackers are exploiting recently disclosed OttoKit WordPress plugin flaw
Threat actors are exploiting a vulnerability in the OttoKit WordPress plugin, a few hours after public disclosure. Threat actors are exploiting a recently discovered vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-3102 (CVSS score of 8.1) in the OttoKit WordPress plugin (formerly SureTriggers), a few hours after public disclosure. An…
Laboratory Services Cooperative data breach impacts 1.6 Million People
Laboratory Services Cooperative discloses a data breach from October 2024 that exposed personal and medical info of 1.6 million individuals. Laboratory Services Cooperative disclosed a data breach that impacted the personal and medical information of 1.6 million people. The Laboratory…
Palo Alto warns of brute-force login attempts on PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways indicating possible upcoming attacks
Experts warn of brute-force login attempts on PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways following increased scanning activity on its devices. Palo Alto Networks reports brute-force login attempts on PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways. The security firm pointed out that no known vulnerability has been exploited,…
Gamaredon targeted the military mission of a Western country based in Ukraine
Gamaredon targeted a foreign military mission in Ukraine with updated GammaSteel malware on Feb 26, 2025, per Symantec. Symantec Threat Hunter researchers reported that the Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. Shuckworm, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Callisto) targeted a foreign military mission based in…
U.S. CISA adds Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Linux Kernel flaws, respectively tracked as CVE-2024-53197 and CVE-2024-53150, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability…
AkiraBot: AI-Powered spam bot evades CAPTCHA to target 80,000+ websites
AkiraBot, a CAPTCHA-evading Python framework, has spammed over 80,000 websites with AI-generated messages, targeting small and medium-sized businesses. SentinelOne’s SentinelLabs researchers warn that AkiraBot, a spam framework, targets websites’ chats and contact forms to promote low-quality SEO services, AkiraBot has…
An APT group exploited ESET flaw to execute malware
At least one APT group has exploited a vulnerability in ESET software to stealthily execute malware, bypassing security measures. Kaspersky researchers reported that an APT group, tracked as ToddyCat, has exploited a vulnerability in ESET software to stealthily execute malware, bypassing…