Researchers at Palo Alto Networks have reported a surge in attacks leveraging the open-source platform AdaptixC2, originally designed for penetration testing but now increasingly exploited by cybercriminals. Unit 42 specialists first detected traces of...
An unusual incident unfolded at the Spinoza campus in Amsterdam: an unknown intruder hacked into the digital payment system of five washing machines. For several weeks, students were able to use the machines free...
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has raised alarm over a troubling trend: schoolchildren are increasingly responsible for cyberattacks and data breaches within educational institutions. An analysis of 215 incidents recorded between January 2022...
A European DDoS mitigation provider has been struck by an unprecedented attack, with traffic volumes peaking at 1.5 billion packets per second. The massive wave originated from thousands of compromised IoT devices and MikroTik...
Researchers at Oligo Security have uncovered a vulnerability in Apple CarPlay that enables remote code execution with root privileges, granting attackers full control over a vehicle’s multimedia system. The flaw, registered as CVE-2025-24132, resides...
A new tool called SpamGPT has emerged on underground forums and quickly become a focal point of discussion within the cybersecurity community. The platform combines the capabilities of generative AI with a fully fledged...
In August 2024, SonicWall issued security advisory SNWLID-2024-0015, disclosing an improper access control vulnerability in SSLVPN across Gen5, Gen6, and Gen7 devices. The flaw enabled attackers to bypass restrictions and gain access under specific...
A cyber operation against a Philippine military contractor has exposed a newly discovered and highly sophisticated malicious infrastructure, codenamed EggStreme. Research conducted by Bitdefender attributes the campaign to a Chinese threat group engaged in...
Experts at Oasis Security have reported a vulnerability in the Cursor code editor that enables arbitrary tasks to be executed upon opening a repository. The issue arises because, unlike Visual Studio Code, Cursor has...
Microsoft has issued a warning about two flaws in Windows BitLocker that could allow a local attacker—or malware already running on a machine—to escalate privileges and seize control of the system. Both defects are...