In this Help Net Security interview, Paul J. Mocarski, VP & CISO at Sammons Financial Group, discusses how insurance carriers are adapting their cybersecurity strategies. He explains how ongoing threat assessments, AI-driven automation, and third-party risk management help maintain readiness.…
Lite XL Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code
Lite XL, a lightweight text editor written in Lua and C that runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS, has been found to contain a high vulnerability that could enable arbitrary code execution. Security researchers have identified flaws in how the…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2025 fixed an actively exploited Windows Kernel bug
Microsoft fixed over 60 flaws, including an actively exploited Windows kernel zero-day, in its latest Patch Tuesday updates. Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2025 addressed 63 vulnerabilities impacting Windows and Windows Components, Office and Office Components, Microsoft Edge…
ProxyBridge: Open-source proxy routing for Windows applications
ProxyBridge is a lightweight, open-source tool that lets Windows users route network traffic from specific applications through SOCKS5 or HTTP proxies. It can redirect both TCP and UDP traffic and gives users the option to route, block, or allow connections…
Autonomous AI could challenge how we define criminal behavior
Whether we ever build AI that thinks like a person is still uncertain. What seems more realistic is a future with more independent machines. These systems already work across many industries and digital environments. Alongside human-to-human and human-to-machine contact, communication…
Phishing Attack Impersonates Travel Brands Using 4,300 Malicious Domains
A Russian-speaking threat actor has orchestrated an extensive phishing campaign that has registered over 4,300 malicious domains targeting travelers since the beginning of 2025. The sophisticated operation customizes phishing pages to impersonate legitimate travel industry giants including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia,…
Ferocious Kitten APT Deploying MarkiRAT to Capture Keystroke and Clipboard Logging
Ferocious Kitten has emerged as a significant cyber-espionage threat targeting Persian-speaking individuals within Iran since at least 2015. The Iranian-linked advanced persistent threat group operates with a highly focused objective, utilizing politically themed decoy documents to manipulate victims into executing…
AI is forcing boards to rethink how they govern security
Boards are spending more time on cybersecurity but still struggle to show how investments improve business performance. The focus has shifted from whether to fund protection to how to measure its return and ensure it supports growth. AI, automation, and…
Shadow AI risk: Navigating the growing threat of ungoverned AI adoption
AI is transforming how businesses operate, but it’s also creating new, often hidden risks. As employees and business units eagerly embrace and experiment with AI solutions, many organizations are losing control over where and how AI is being used. A…
Industrial Phishing Kit QRR Discovered: New Cyber Threats Unveiled | Cybersecurity Today
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host David Shipley covers the latest threats in the cybersecurity landscape. Highlights include the emergence of the quantum root redirect (QRR) phishing kit, a sophisticated automated phishing platform targeting Microsoft 365 credentials across 90…
Windows Kernel 0-Day Under Active Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has disclosed a critical Windows Kernel vulnerability that is currently under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2025-62215, the flaw enables attackers to escalate privileges and gain elevated access on vulnerable Windows systems. Attribute Details CVE ID CVE-2025-62215…
What the latest data reveals about hard drive reliability
What really counts as a hard drive failure? That’s the question at the center of Backblaze’s Q3 2025 Drive Stats report, which tracks the performance of 328,348 hard drives across its global data centers. The latest findings build on more…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-11-12 06h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 5:4 : Chinese National Sentenced for Laundering Over £5 Billion from 128,000 Victims 5:4 : Mozilla Issues Urgent Firefox Update to Patch Critical Code Execution Flaws 5:4 : China hates crypto and…
Chinese National Sentenced for Laundering Over £5 Billion from 128,000 Victims
A landmark Metropolitan Police investigation has concluded with the sentencing of two individuals involved in one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency seizures, which recovered over 61,000 Bitcoin, worth approximately £5 billion, from a sophisticated international fraud operation. A seven-year investigation…
Mozilla Issues Urgent Firefox Update to Patch Critical Code Execution Flaws
The Mozilla Foundation released three critical security advisories on November 11, 2025, addressing 16 unique vulnerabilities across multiple Firefox versions and platforms. The updates target Firefox 145, Firefox ESR 115.30, and Firefox ESR 140.5, with 12 vulnerabilities rated High impact and an…
China hates crypto and scams, but is now outraged USA acquired bitcoin from a scammer
A new theory from the agency that brought us ‘America hacked itself to blame Beijing’ China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) has alleged a nation-state entity, probably the USA, was behind a 2020 attack on a bitcoin mining…
New Quantum Route Redirect Tool Lets Attackers Launch One-Click Phishing Attacks on Microsoft 365 Users
A sophisticated phishing campaign is targeting Microsoft 365 users worldwide through a newly discovered tool called Quantum Route Redirect. This advanced automation platform transforms complex phishing operations into simple one-click attacks that evade traditional security measures. The campaign has already…
Windows Kernel 0‑day Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild to Escalate Privilege
Microsoft has assigned CVE-2025-62215 to a new Windows Kernel elevation of privilege flaw that is being actively exploited in the wild. Published on November 11, 2025, the vulnerability is rated Important and tracked as an elevation of privilege issue in…
Danabot Malware Resurfaced with Version 669 Following Operation Endgame
Danabot, a notorious banking Trojan, has made a significant comeback with its new version 669 after a period of inactivity triggered by Operation Endgame’s law enforcement sweep in May 2025. This advanced malware’s resurgence signals a new threat wave targeting…
Red Bull Racing’s secret weapon? An engineer who treats workflows like lap times
Lauren Mekies spent much of his career in the engineering trenches. His approach to winning reflects that technical background, too. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Red Bull Racing’s secret weapon? An…
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9696, (Wed, Nov 12th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, November 12th, 2025…
An Overview of Qualified Digital Certificates
Explore qualified digital certificates, their role in authentication, and how they bolster security in software development. Understand the technical and legal aspects. The post An Overview of Qualified Digital Certificates appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed…
Improving Single Sign-On Experiences with OpenID Connect and SCIM
Learn how to improve single sign-on (SSO) experiences using OpenID Connect (OIDC) and SCIM for streamlined authentication and user management. The post Improving Single Sign-On Experiences with OpenID Connect and SCIM appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-11-12 03h : 1 posts
1 posts were published in the last hour 1:33 : Australia’s spy boss says authoritarian nations ready to commit ‘high-impact sabotage’