Ransomware payments reached the highest level in 2023, at $1.1 billion paid in 1,512 reported incidents.
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Critical Apache Tika Vulnerability Leads to XXE Injection
The bug allows attackers to carry out XML External Entity (XXE) injection attacks via crafted XFA files inside PDF files.
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Exploitation of React2Shell Surges
An increasing number of threat actors have been attempting to exploit the React vulnerability CVE-2025-55182 in their attacks.
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In Other News: X Fined €120 Million, Array Flaw Exploited, New Iranian Backdoor
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Akamai patches HTTP smuggling vulnerability, Claude Skills used to execute ransomware, PickleScan flaws.
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Cloudflare Outage Caused by React2Shell Mitigations
The critical React vulnerability has been exploited in the wild by Chinese and other threat actors.
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Imper.ai Emerges From Stealth Mode With $28 Million in Funding
The cybersecurity startup detects impersonation risk in real-time, across video, phone, and chat communication.
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US Organizations Warned of Chinese Malware Used for Long-Term Persistence
Warp Panda has been using the BrickStorm, Junction, and GuestConduit malware in attacks against US organizations.
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Lumia Security Raises $18 Million for AI Security and Governance
The startup will invest in expanding its engineering and research teams, deepening product integrations, and scaling go-to-market efforts.
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Aisuru Botnet Powers Record DDoS Attack Peaking at 29 Tbps
Cloudflare recently mitigated a new record-breaking Aisuru attack that peaked at 14.1 Bpps.
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Helmet Security Emerges From Stealth Mode With $9 Million in Funding
Helmet Security has built an end-to-end platform that secures the infrastructure for agentic AI communication.
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