Downloaded from a code library, the information pertains to current and former staff and affiliates, and to alumni and students.
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‘Kimwolf’ Android Botnet Ensnares 1.8 Million Devices
Linked to the Aisuru IoT botnet, Kimwolf was seen launching over 1.7 billion DDoS attack commands and increasing its C&C domain’s popularity.
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WatchGuard Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical Fireware OS VPN Vulnerability
WatchGuard has released fixes to address a critical security flaw in Fireware OS that it said has been exploited in real-world attacks.
Tracked as CVE-2025-14733 (CVSS score: 9.3), the vulnerability has been described as a case of out-of-bounds write affecting the iked process that could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
“This vulnerability affects both the
Tracked as CVE-2025-14733 (CVSS score: 9.3), the vulnerability has been described as a case of out-of-bounds write affecting the iked process that could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
“This vulnerability affects both the
Nigeria Arrests RaccoonO365 Phishing Developer Linked to Microsoft 365 Attacks
Authorities in Nigeria have announced the arrest of three “high-profile internet fraud suspects” who are alleged to have been involved in phishing attacks targeting major corporations, including the main developer behind the RaccoonO365 phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) scheme.
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC) said investigations conducted in collaboration with
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC) said investigations conducted in collaboration with
New critical WatchGuard Firebox firewall flaw exploited in attacks
WatchGuard has warned customers to patch a critical, actively exploited remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its Firebox firewalls. […]
North Korea’s Digital Surge: $2B Stolen in Crypto as Amazon Blocks 1,800 Fake IT Workers
Data from Chainalysis and Amazon offers a glimpse into North Korea’s cyber activities surrounding cryptocurrency theft and fake IT workers.
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FTC: Instacart to refund $60M over deceptive subscription tactics
Grocery delivery service Instacart will refund $60 million to settle FTC claims that it misled customers with false advertising and unlawfully enrolled them in paid subscriptions. […]
New UEFI Flaw Enables Early-Boot DMA Attacks on ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Motherboards
Certain motherboard models from vendors like ASRock, ASUSTeK Computer, GIGABYTE, and MSI are affected by a security vulnerability that leaves them susceptible to early-boot direct memory access (DMA) attacks across architectures that implement a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and input–output memory management unit (IOMMU).
UEFI and IOMMU are designed to enforce a security
UEFI and IOMMU are designed to enforce a security
Windows 10 OOB update released to fix Message Queuing (MSMQ) issues
This month’s extended security update for Windows 11 broke Message Queuing (MSMQ), which is typically used by enterprises to manage background tasks. […]
University of Sydney suffers data breach exposing student and staff info
Hackers gained access to an online coding repository belonging to the University of Sydney and stole files with personal information of staff and students. […]