Information Security News Blog
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A Chinese-speaking threat actor recently directed autonomous AI agents to conduct large-scale cyberattacks against online storefronts. Beginning on September 25, these autonomous systems targeted more than 1,200 commercial websites across four nations. According to...
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A critical architectural flaw in the Linux IPv4 network stack allows unprivileged guest machines to escape isolation. Specifically, threat actors can seize total root control over the underlying physical host. The vulnerability carries an...
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Losses Exceed the Company’s Own Estimate Crypto platform Gamdom may have lost more than $4.2 million in a hot wallet hack. Hot wallets are internet-connected vaults that allow quick payouts. That figure exceeds the...
Counterfeit AUR Helpers Run Code as Root Researchers found fake Arch Linux packages that pose as the popular tools yay and paru. During installation, they run malicious code with root privileges. The attackers kept...
A Breach That Spared the Market A cyberattack on stock market infrastructure does not always halt trading. Even so, it can still give criminals access to sensitive investor details. That is what the Romanian...
Crafting a lightweight Windows 11 installation no longer requires complex PowerShell commands or tedious manual scripting. Instead, the developer unveiled the Tiny11 Builder WinUI release v0.1.1 as a dedicated desktop utility. This modern application...
In just six days, artificial intelligence agents developed by security firm XBOW assembled a potent vulnerability chain against Google Chrome. Consequently, this exploit allows arbitrary program execution on Windows machines when a victim merely...
Computer science researchers recently demonstrated a novel technique to conceal dormant functions within artificial neural networks. Even auditors with unrestricted access to model weights cannot trigger the hidden functionality through standard testing. Specifically, engineers...
The curl development team expedited the release of version 8.23.0 to neutralize a perilous vulnerability that permits arbitrary code execution on client systems. Initially surfaced by Anthropic’s artificial intelligence scanner, a security researcher transformed...
Palo Alto Networks recently disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability actively exploited against enterprise firewalls. The security flaw allows authenticated adversaries to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Consequently, an attacker can seize total operational...
The past week proved remarkably unglamorous for the global fashion industry. Immediately following the high-profile ASOS breach and reports of a potential intrusion at H&M, cybercriminals targeted TFG London. Consequently, the assault directly impacted...
The notorious ShinyHunters collective recently lost its original leadership. However, opportunists quickly stepped forward to seize the infamous moniker. Following several high-profile hacker arrests, a new contender for the criminal brand emerged online. Specifically,...
Law enforcement authorities in Thailand recently detained 39 suspected operatives belonging to an international online fraud syndicate. Furthermore, officers seized illicit assets valued at over 500 million baht. This sweeping operation, codenamed the Thailand...
XWorm has crossed a critical threshold where a conventional Remote Access Trojan (RAT) begins operating like a comprehensive pocket surveillance suite. Recently, Netskope Threat Labs identified four distinct variants of the malware circulating actively...
Threat actors recently exfiltrated proprietary Meta product source code alongside the personal records of approximately 1,500 individuals. Specifically, the attackers gained unauthorized access to several corporate GitHub repositories. To execute the intrusion, the adversaries...