Initial Access Brokers are deploying patches to exploited vulnerabilities to effectively lock out rival cybercriminals.
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Initial Access Brokers are deploying patches to exploited vulnerabilities to effectively lock out rival cybercriminals.

A recent cyber campaign has brought to light a sophisticated new tactic employed by initial access brokers, believed to be linked to China. These threat actors are leveraging zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure systems to infiltrate target networks. Uniquely, after gaining access, the attackers are applying their own patches to the exploited vulnerabilities, effectively locking out both defenders and rival cybercriminals.
The Big Beautiful Bill: How the New Legislation Will Impact U.S. Cybersecurity.
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The Big Beautiful Bill: How the New Legislation Will Impact U.S. Cybersecurity.

Washington, D.C. – The recently approved "Big Beautiful Bill" is making waves across the cybersecurity landscape, promising sweeping changes for federal agencies, the Department of Defense, and civilian infrastructure. While the bill delivers major funding boosts for federal IT modernization and defense cybersecurity, it also slashes budgets for key civilian programs, raising concerns among experts about the nation’s ability to respond to evolving cyber threats.
Hackers are increasingly leveraging PDF attachments in email-based phishing campaigns to impersonate trusted brands like Microsoft and DocuSign.
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Hackers are increasingly leveraging PDF attachments in email-based phishing campaigns to impersonate trusted brands like Microsoft and DocuSign.

Hackers are increasingly leveraging PDF attachments in email-based phishing campaigns to impersonate trusted brands like Microsoft and DocuSign, as well as others such as NortonLifeLock, PayPal, and Geek Squad. The primary technique being used is known as callback phishing or Telephone-Oriented Attack Delivery (TOAD), where victims are persuaded to call phone numbers controlled by the attackers.
Chinese-linked Houken targets France in Ivanti zero-day exploit campaign.
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Chinese-linked Houken targets France in Ivanti zero-day exploit campaign.

A Chinese-linked hacking group, dubbed “Houken,” has been identified as the orchestrator of a sophisticated cyberattack campaign targeting French organizations by exploiting multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) devices. The campaign was first detected by France’s national cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, in September 2024, though evidence suggests it may have started as early as 2023.
Critical vulnerability found in Cl0p’s custom data exfiltration tool that could allow remote code execution against the criminal cybergang.
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Critical vulnerability found in Cl0p’s custom data exfiltration tool that could allow remote code execution against the criminal cybergang.

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Cl0p cybercrime gang’s custom data exfiltration tool, which exposes the group itself to potential remote code execution (RCE) attacks. This flaw, rated with a severity score of 8.9, was found by Italian researcher Lorenzo N and detailed by the Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (CIRCL).
Multiple critical vulnerabilities found in Forminator WordPress plugin could impact up to 600,000 websites.
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Multiple critical vulnerabilities found in Forminator WordPress plugin could impact up to 600,000 websites.

A series of critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in the popular Forminator WordPress plugin, which is used by hundreds of thousands of websites to create contact forms, payment forms, and other interactive elements. These vulnerabilities have put over 400,000 to 600,000 WordPress websites at risk of remote takeover and other severe attacks.
Researchers have discovered dozens of fake wallet Firefox add-ons are stealing sensitive credentials.
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Researchers have discovered dozens of fake wallet Firefox add-ons are stealing sensitive credentials.

Dozens of fake wallet add-ons have recently flooded the official Firefox add-ons store, targeting cryptocurrency users by impersonating popular wallet brands and stealing sensitive credentials. Over 40 malicious extensions were discovered, posing as legitimate wallets from well-known providers such as Coinbase, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Phantom, Exodus, OKX, Keplr, and MyMonero.
Scattered Spider redux. Qantas Airways confirms significant cyberattack against third-party customer service platform.
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Scattered Spider redux. Qantas Airways confirms significant cyberattack against third-party customer service platform.

Qantas Airways has confirmed a significant cyberattack affecting a third-party customer service platform used by one of its contact centers, resulting in the exposure of personal data for up to six million customers. The compromised data includes names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and frequent flyer numbers. Importantly, no credit card, financial, or passport information was stored on the affected system, and frequent flyer account credentials (passwords, PINs, logins) were not accessed.
Iranian hackers claim to possess about 100 gigabytes of emails from Trump’s circle.
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Iranian hackers claim to possess about 100 gigabytes of emails from Trump’s circle.

Pro-Iran hackers have recently threatened to release a large trove of emails allegedly stolen from individuals closely associated with former President Donald Trump. U.S. federal officials have characterized this as a “calculated smear campaign” and dismissed the threat as “digital propaganda” designed to undermine Trump and other government officials. However, previously leaked documents by the group were authenticated and included communications about campaign strategy and legal matters involving Stormy Daniels