An independent researcher named Alexander Popov has unveiled a novel exploitation technique for a critical Linux kernel vulnerability,
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At least eighteen widely used JavaScript packages on NPM—with a combined weekly download volume exceeding two billion—were briefly
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Insikt Group has published a comprehensive study on two influence networks that were active during the conflict between
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A newly disclosed vulnerability in the HTTP/2 protocol, dubbed MadeYouReset (CVE-2025-8671), was revealed on August 13, 2025. The
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Anthropic has announced an expansion of regional restrictions governing access to its services. Previously, availability was curtailed in
The post Anthropic Blocks Foreign Subsidiaries to Prevent AI Misuse appeared first on Penetration Testing Tools.
A critical vulnerability has been identified in Apache Jackrabbit, exposing systems to remote code execution and the potential
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In mid-August, researchers encountered a new ransomware strain, Cephalus, in two separate incidents. Following the recent emergence of
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The Australian Institute of Criminology has unveiled a comprehensive study exposing the inner workings of ransomware syndicates and
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In recent months, specialists at Acronis TRU have observed a surge in attacks where adversaries deploy counterfeit installers
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Penelope is a powerful shell handler built as a modern netcat replacement for RCE exploitation, aiming to simplify,
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Two security researchers, operating under the pseudonyms BobDaHacker and BobTheShoplifter, have claimed to uncover “catastrophic” vulnerabilities in the
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A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-42957, has been identified in SAP S/4HANA, carrying a near-maximum CVSS score of 9.9. The
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On August 20, Apple released an unscheduled security update for all major platforms—iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and others. The
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PortSwigger researcher Gareth Hayes has unveiled a novel technique for stealing data directly from HTML attributes using inline
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Security researcher Matthew Bryant has introduced a new tool called Thermoptic—an HTTP proxy that disguises network requests as
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The Seqrite Labs APT-Team has uncovered a new campaign targeting Kazakhstan’s energy sector. Tracked since April 2025, the
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Andrew Ferguson, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai
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Company X, formerly known as Twitter, has begun the phased rollout of a new encrypted messaging service called
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The GhostAction attack stands as one of the most significant compromises of the GitHub ecosystem in recent years.
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At the end of August, Canadian fintech company Wealthsimple reported a security incident that affected a small fraction
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