In this Help Net Security interview, Dilek Çilingir, Global Forensic & Integrity Services Leader at EY, discusses how AI is transforming third-party assessments and due diligence. She explains how machine learning and behavioral analytics help organizations detect risks earlier, improve…
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PortGPT: How researchers taught an AI to backport security patches automatically
Keeping older software versions secure often means backporting patches from newer releases. It is a routine but tedious job, especially for large open-source projects such as the Linux kernel. A new research effort has built a tool that uses a…
CISA Adds Gladinet and CWP Flaws to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation Evidence
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added two security flaws impacting Gladinet and Control Web Panel (CWP) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question…
Silent Lynx APT New Attack Targeting Governmental Employees Posing as Officials
Seqrite Labs’ APT Team has documented fresh campaigns from Silent Lynx, a sophisticated threat actor group known for orchestrating spear-phishing operations that impersonate government officials to target diplomatic and governmental employees across Central Asia. The group, also tracked under aliases…
Hackers Abuse OneDrive.exe via DLL Sideloading to Run Malicious Code
Security researchers have discovered a sophisticated attack technique that exploits Microsoft’s OneDrive application to execute malicious code without detection. The method, known as DLL sideloading, leverages the way Windows loads library files to trick legitimate applications into running attacker-controlled software.…
WordPress Post SMTP Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 400,000 Websites to Account Takeover Attacks
A critical security flaw in the WordPress Post SMTP plugin has left more than 400,000 websites vulnerable to account takeover attacks. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-11833, enables unauthenticated attackers to access email logs containing sensitive password reset information, potentially compromising…
HydraPWK Penetration Testing OS With Necessary Hacking Tools and Simplified Interface
The HydraPWK project’s latest Apes-T1 snapshot refines its penetration-testing Linux distribution by replacing Elasticsearch with the open-source OpenSearch, resolving licensing issues and enhancing tools for industrial security assessments. This update, released shortly after the major Apes version, highlights HydraPWK’s focus…
Attackers Exploit Microsoft Teams Flaws to Manipulate Messages and Fake Notifications
Check Point Research uncovered four critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Teams that could allow attackers to impersonate executives, manipulate messages, alter notifications, and forge identities during video and audio calls. The research team discovered that both external guest users and malicious…
Connected homes: Is bystander privacy anyone’s responsibility?
Smart doorbells, connected cameras, and home monitoring systems have become common sights on doorsteps and living rooms. They promise safety and convenience, but they also raise a problem. These devices record more than their owners. They capture neighbors, visitors, and…
VulnRisk: Open-source vulnerability risk assessment platform
VulnRisk is an open-source platform for vulnerability risk assessment. It goes beyond basic CVSS scoring by adding context-aware analysis that reduces noise and highlights what matters. The tool is free to use and designed for local development and testing. The…
Ransomware Insider Threats, AI Vulnerabilities, and Major Security Gaffes
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love dives into several shocking security lapses and emerging threats. Highlights include ransomware negotiators at Digital Mint accused of being behind attacks, a new AI vulnerability that exploits Windows’ built-in stack,…
DragonForce Cartel Surfaces from Leaked Conti v3 Ransomware Source Code
Acronis Threat Research Unit has analyzed recent activity linked to the DragonForce ransomware group and identified a new malware variant in the wild. The latest sample uses vulnerable drivers such as truesight.sys and rentdrv2.sys to disable security software, terminate protected…
Google says 2026 will be the year AI supercharges cybercrime
Security leaders are staring down a year of major change. In its Cybersecurity Forecast 2026, Google paints a picture of a threat landscape transformed by AI, supercharged cybercrime, and increasingly aggressive nation-state operations. Attackers are moving faster, scaling their operations…
Critical RCE Bug in Leading React Native NPM Module Could Allow Full System Compromise
A severe security vulnerability has been discovered in a widely used React Native development package, potentially exposing millions of developers to remote attacks. Security researchers from JFrog recently uncovered CVE-2025-11953, a critical remote code execution flaw affecting the @react-native-community/cli NPM…
XLoader Malware Analyzed Using ChatGPT’s, Breaks RC4 Encryption Layers in Hours
XLoader remains one of the most challenging malware families confronting cybersecurity researchers. This sophisticated information-stealing loader emerged in 2020 as a rebrand of FormBook and has evolved into an increasingly complex threat. The malware’s code decrypts only at runtime and…
Beat Threats with Context: 5 Actionable Tactics for SOC Analysts
Security teams drown in alerts but starve for insight. Blocklists catch the obvious. SIEM correlation gives clues. But only context reveals what an alert really means, and what you should do about it. Every SOC sees thousands of signals: odd domains,…
RondoDox Botnet Updated Their Arsenal with 650% More Exploits Targeting Enterprises
A sophisticated evolution of the RondoDox botnet has emerged with a staggering 650% increase in exploitation capabilities, marking a significant escalation in the threat landscape for both enterprise and IoT infrastructure. First documented by FortiGuard Labs in September 2024, the…
Attack Techniques of Tycoon 2FA Phishing Kit Targeting Microsoft 365 and Gmail Accounts Detailed
The Tycoon 2FA phishing kit has emerged as one of the most sophisticated Phishing-as-a-Service platforms since its debut in August 2023, specifically engineered to circumvent two-factor authentication and multi-factor authentication protections on Microsoft 365 and Gmail accounts. This advanced threat…
Enterprise Ready SaaS Application Guide to Product Security
Learn how to build secure, enterprise-ready SaaS applications. This guide covers development, ops, and product security best practices for meeting enterprise requirements. The post Enterprise Ready SaaS Application Guide to Product Security appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has…
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9686, (Wed, Nov 5th)
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