Cybersecurity News Bytes

U.S. Federal Agencies Face Coordinated Microsoft Exchange Attacks Amid CISA Emergency Orders Major U.S. government agencies have been targeted in a series of cyber intrusions exploiting critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft…

Ransomware Surge Linked to Zero-Day Vulnerability in SonicWall Devices Researchers have detected a notable surge in ransomware attacks driven by the Akira ransomware strain, which is exploiting a previously unknown…

Ransomware Surge Linked to Zero-Day SonicWall Vulnerability A recent spike in Akira ransomware incidents is suspected to be linked to an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in SonicWall devices. Attackers are reportedly…

Major D-Link Router Vulnerabilities Added to Known Exploited Catalog Recent actions by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) highlight ongoing challenges in network hardware security. CISA has updated…

DARPA Showcases Groundbreaking AI-Driven Vulnerability Detection at DEF CON 2025 The 2025 DEF CON conference featured a major breakthrough in automated cybersecurity, where cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems outperformed traditional methods…

ShinyHunters Orchestrate Massive Salesforce Data Theft The week saw the emergence of a major data breach involving threat actor group ShinyHunters, who are reported to be behind the theft of…

US CISA Flags Critical D-Link Router Vulnerabilities Being Exploited The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has formally added three separate vulnerabilities impacting D-Link router products to its…

AI Agent Advances Boost and Challenge Cybersecurity Defenses Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape both offensive and defensive dimensions of cybersecurity. Recent research and enterprise deployments highlight how autonomous AI…

Microsoft SharePoint Emergency Security Updates and Ongoing Exploitation July and early August 2025 have witnessed a cascade of major security fixes and ongoing exploitation attempts targeting Microsoft SharePoint environments. Two…

Palo Alto Networks to Acquire CyberArk: Potential Identity Security Landscape Shift Summary: Palo Alto Networks is set to acquire CyberArk for $25 billion, signaling a significant strategic expansion into identity…