Cybersecurity News Bytes

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…

SharePoint ToolShell Vulnerabilities: Recurring Exploits and New Hotfixes A recent escalation in attacks on Microsoft SharePoint servers centers on the re-exploitation of vulnerabilities initially disclosed and patched in July 2025.…

Ongoing Exploitation of SharePoint 'ToolShell' Vulnerabilities Results in Widespread Ransomware Attacks Recent discoveries reveal that adversaries are actively exploiting a chain of SharePoint vulnerabilities, previously thought to be patched, to…

Palo Alto Networks Set to Acquire CyberArk, Strengthening AI and Identity Security Palo Alto Networks is reportedly preparing a $25 billion acquisition of CyberArk, marking a major strategic move to…

Summary: In the past week, several critical cybersecurity developments have unfolded, involving large-scale ransomware threats against global enterprises, advances in AI-driven cyberattacks and defenses, escalating risks to judicial systems, and…

Trend Micro Apex One Vulnerabilities Lead to Active Exploitation Cybersecurity teams are contending with the active exploitation of newly discovered critical vulnerabilities in Trend Micro’s Apex One endpoint protection suite.…

Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Vulnerability Exposes Severe Cloud Risk A critical post-authentication vulnerability (CVE-2025-53786) in Microsoft Exchange hybrid-joined configurations has prompted urgent action from US federal agencies due to the ease…

Ransomware Surge Exploits New SonicWall Vulnerability A new wave of ransomware attacks has been attributed to exploitation of a suspected zero-day vulnerability in SonicWall devices. The Akira ransomware group is…