A malicious extension with basic ransomware capabilities seemingly created with the help of AI, has been published on Microsoft’s official VS Code marketplace. […]
How a ransomware gang encrypted Nevada government’s systems
The State of Nevada has completed its recovery from a ransomware attack it suffered on August 24, 2025, which impacted 60 state agencies, disrupting critical services related to health and public safety. […]
Researchers Hack ChatGPT Memories and Web Search Features
Tenable researchers discovered seven vulnerabilities, including ones affecting the latest GPT model.
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Trojanized ESET Installers Drop Kalambur Backdoor in Phishing Attacks on Ukraine
A previously unknown threat activity cluster has been observed impersonating Slovak cybersecurity company ESET as part of phishing attacks targeting Ukrainian entities.
The campaign, detected in May 2025, is tracked by the security outfit under the moniker InedibleOchotense, describing it as Russia-aligned.
“InedibleOchotense sent spear-phishing emails and Signal text messages, containing a link
The campaign, detected in May 2025, is tracked by the security outfit under the moniker InedibleOchotense, describing it as Russia-aligned.
“InedibleOchotense sent spear-phishing emails and Signal text messages, containing a link
Continuous Purple Teaming: Turning Red-Blue Rivalry into Real Defense
Red and blue teams often operate independently, but attackers don’t. Picus Security shows how continuous purple teaming and BAS turn red-blue rivalry into real defense, validating controls and closing gaps in real time. […]
Cisco Warns of New Firewall Attack Exploiting CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362
Cisco on Wednesday disclosed that it became aware of a new attack variant that’s designed to target devices running Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software releases that are susceptible to CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362.
“This attack can cause unpatched devices to unexpectedly reload, leading to denial-of-service
“This attack can cause unpatched devices to unexpectedly reload, leading to denial-of-service
Truffle Security Raises $25 Million for Secret Scanning Engine
The investment will fuel the development of Truffle’s enterprise-grade secrets detection, verification, and remediation platform.
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ClickFix malware attacks evolve with multi-OS support, video tutorials
ClickFix attacks have evolved to feature videos that guide victims through the self-infection process, a timer to pressure targets into taking risky actions, and automatic detection of the operating system to provide the correct commands. […]
Critical Cisco UCCX flaw lets attackers run commands as root
Cisco has released security updates to patch a critical vulnerability in the Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX) software, which could enable attackers to execute commands with root privileges. […]
Follow Pragmatic Interventions to Keep Agentic AI in Check
Agentic AI speeds operations, but requires clear goals, least privilege, auditability, red‑teaming, and human oversight to manage opacity, misalignment, and misuse.
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