In the first half of 2025, researchers observed the active exploitation of a new malware loader known as CastleLoader. Since its emergence, this tool has become a central element in the distribution infrastructure for...
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TerraformGoat TerraformGoat is HuoCorp research lab’s “Vulnerable by Design” multi-cloud deployment tool. Currently, supported cloud vendors include Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Huawei Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure. Scenarios ID...
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The Leak Zone forum — widely known as a hub for publishing and distributing hacked databases, stolen credentials, and pirated software — has ironically become the source of a major data breach. According to...
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An Arizona woman has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for operating a covert “laptop farm” from her home, which enabled North Korean IT operatives to impersonate American tech professionals...
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Six human rights organizations have filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, accusing it of violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA)—a cornerstone piece of EU legislation governing the...
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pretender pretender is a tool developed by RedTeam Pentesting to obtain machine-in-the-middle positions via spoofed local name resolution and DHCPv6 DNS takeover attacks. pretender primarily targets Windows hosts, as it is intended to be used...
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Cervantes is an open-source, collaborative platform designed specifically for pentesters and red teams. It serves as a comprehensive management tool, streamlining the organization of projects, clients, vulnerabilities, and reports in a single, centralized location....
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Clorox has filed a lawsuit against the global IT services provider Cognizant, accusing the company of gross negligence that allegedly led to a devastating cyberattack in August 2023. According to the complaint, Cognizant—tasked with...
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Amazon was forced to urgently withdraw a compromised version of its AI-powered programming assistant, Q, after a malicious instruction was covertly embedded into the system. This rogue directive prompted the assistant to exploit command-line...
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The cybercriminal group known as Mimo, previously recognized for its campaigns deploying cryptocurrency miners, has shifted its tactics, now targeting new vectors — notably the popular e-commerce platform Magento and misconfigured Docker instances. The...
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Amid the growing popularity of Android smartphones in developing regions and the increasing accessibility of third-party app stores, cybercriminals have launched a large-scale campaign that combines two highly dangerous tactics—credential theft and click fraud—for...
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Microsoft has reversed its decision to end support for Windows 10 and now offers users a free one-year extension of security updates. This reprieve benefits nearly 700 million individuals who continue to rely on...
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ACRStealer, a notorious information-stealing malware, has once again come under the spotlight following a series of enhancements that have significantly improved its resilience against detection and analysis. Over the past year—particularly since the beginning...
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Hackers have ramped up their attacks on vulnerable Linux servers with exposed SSH access, deploying the SVF Botnet—a simple yet effective malicious framework designed for conducting DDoS attacks and cryptocurrency mining. This revelation comes...
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Experts at SEQRITE Labs have uncovered a large-scale cyber-espionage campaign dubbed CargoTalon, specifically targeting personnel within a key enterprise of Russia’s aviation industry. The operation employs highly targeted phishing techniques, disguised as essential logistics...
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Researchers have uncovered a stealthy backdoor within WordPress, cunningly disguised as a system file within the mu-plugins directory—a special location designated for must-use plugins. This strategic placement enables threat actors to establish a persistent...
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The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a division of the Department of Energy tasked with maintaining and safeguarding the nation’s nuclear arsenal, has found itself at the center of one of the most...
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On July 22, 2025, Mozilla unveiled the Firefox 141 update, a release focused on enhancing browser security. According to security bulletin MFSA 2025-56, the update addresses 18 vulnerabilities, including flaws in the JavaScript engine,...
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A major incident has rocked the npm ecosystem: the widely-used package eslint-config-prettier suddenly received an update devoid of any corresponding changes on GitHub. Developers quickly grew suspicious—and with good reason. The package’s maintainer later...
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A surge of cyberattacks has been recorded across the United States, attributed to the Interlock group, which employs a double extortion strategy targeting companies and critical infrastructure entities. This warning was jointly issued by...
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