Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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3 Real-World Penetration Testing Lessons For CISOS and Cybersecurity Teams

This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Dec. 8, 2025 – Read the full story from BreachLock Penetration testing is an offensive security testing methodology in which pentesters or “ethical hackers” deliberately hack into company networks, applications, and other The post 3 Real-World Penetration Testing Lessons For CISOS and Cybersecurity Teams appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.

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Tri-Century Eye Care Data Breach Impacts 200,000 Individuals

Tri-Century Eye Care was targeted recently by the Pear ransomware group, which claimed to have stolen over 3 Tb of data.  The post Tri-Century Eye Care Data Breach Impacts 200,000 Individuals appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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⚡ Weekly Recap: USB Malware, React2Shell, WhatsApp Worms, AI IDE Bugs & More

It’s been a week of chaos in code and calm in headlines. A bug that broke the internet’s favorite framework, hackers chasing AI tools, fake apps stealing cash, and record-breaking cyberattacks — all within days. If you blink, you’ll miss how fast the threat map is changing. New flaws are being found, published, and exploited in hours instead of weeks. AI-powered tools meant to help developers

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Ransomware Payments Surpassed $4.5 Billion: US Treasury

Ransomware payments reached the highest level in 2023, at $1.1 billion paid in 1,512 reported incidents. The post Ransomware Payments Surpassed $4.5 Billion: US Treasury appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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How Can Retailers Cyber-Prepare for the Most Vulnerable Time of the Year?

The holiday season compresses risk into a short, high-stakes window. Systems run hot, teams run lean, and attackers time automated campaigns to get maximum return. Multiple industry threat reports show that bot-driven fraud, credential stuffing and account takeover attempts intensify around peak shopping events, especially the weeks around Black Friday and Christmas.  Why holiday peaks

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Android Malware FvncBot, SeedSnatcher, and ClayRat Gain Stronger Data Theft Features

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two new Android malware families dubbed FvncBot and SeedSnatcher, as another upgraded version of ClayRat has been spotted in the wild. The findings come from Intel 471, CYFIRMA, and Zimperium, respectively. FvncBot, which masquerades as a security app developed by mBank, targets mobile banking users in Poland. What's notable about the malware

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Critical Apache Tika Vulnerability Leads to XXE Injection

The bug allows attackers to carry out XML External Entity (XXE) injection attacks via crafted XFA files inside PDF files. The post Critical Apache Tika Vulnerability Leads to XXE Injection appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Exploitation of React2Shell Surges

An increasing number of threat actors have been attempting to exploit the React vulnerability CVE-2025-55182 in their attacks. The post Exploitation of React2Shell Surges appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Sneeit WordPress RCE Exploited in the Wild While ICTBroadcast Bug Fuels Frost Botnet Attacks

A critical security flaw in the Sneeit Framework plugin for WordPress is being actively exploited in the wild, per data from Wordfence. The remote code execution vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-6389 (CVSS score: 9.8), which affects all versions of the plugin prior to and including 8.3. It has been patched in version 8.4, released on August 5, 2025. The plugin has more than 1,700 active

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State-Sponsored Actors Leverage Backdoor Malware, CISA Warns

State-sponsored cyber actors with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are leveraging a sophisticated backdoor malware.

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MuddyWater Deploys UDPGangster Backdoor in Targeted Turkey-Israel-Azerbaijan Campaign

The Iranian hacking group known as MuddyWater has been observed leveraging a new backdoor dubbed UDPGangster that uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) for command-and-control (C2) purposes. The cyber espionage activity targeted users in Turkey, Israel, and Azerbaijan, according to a report from Fortinet FortiGuard Labs. "This malware enables remote control of compromised systems by allowing

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Researchers Uncover 30+ Flaws in AI Coding Tools Enabling Data Theft and RCE Attacks

Over 30 security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in various artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) that combine prompt injection primitives with legitimate features to achieve data exfiltration and remote code execution. The security shortcomings have been collectively named IDEsaster by security researcher Ari Marzouk (MaccariTA). They affect popular

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Drones to Diplomas: How Russia’s Largest Private University is Linked to a $25M Essay Mill

A sprawling academic cheating network turbocharged by Google Ads that has generated nearly $25 million in revenue has curious connections to a Kremlin-connected oligarch whose Russian university builds drones for Russia's war against Ukraine.

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Critical React2Shell Flaw Added to CISA KEV After Confirmed Active Exploitation

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday formally added a critical security flaw impacting React Server Components (RSC) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-55182 (CVSS score: 10.0), relates to a case of remote code execution that could be triggered by an

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Zero-Click Agentic Browser Attack Can Delete Entire Google Drive Using Crafted Emails

A new agentic browser attack targeting Perplexity's Comet browser that's capable of turning a seemingly innocuous email into a destructive action that wipes a user's entire Google Drive contents, findings from Straiker STAR Labs show. The zero-click Google Drive Wiper technique hinges on connecting the browser to services like Gmail and Google Drive to automate routine tasks by granting them

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Critical XXE Bug CVE-2025-66516 (CVSS 10.0) Hits Apache Tika, Requires Urgent Patch

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Apache Tika that could result in an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-66516, is rated 10.0 on the CVSS scoring scale, indicating maximum severity. "Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an

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In Other News: X Fined €120 Million, Array Flaw Exploited, New Iranian Backdoor

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Akamai patches HTTP smuggling vulnerability, Claude Skills used to execute ransomware, PickleScan flaws. The post In Other News: X Fined €120 Million, Array Flaw Exploited, New Iranian Backdoor appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Cloudflare Outage Caused by React2Shell Mitigations

The critical React vulnerability has been exploited in the wild by Chinese and other threat actors. The post Cloudflare Outage Caused by React2Shell Mitigations appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Imper.ai Emerges From Stealth Mode With $28 Million in Funding

The cybersecurity startup detects impersonation risk in real-time, across video, phone, and chat communication. The post Imper.ai Emerges From Stealth Mode With $28 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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US Organizations Warned of Chinese Malware Used for Long-Term Persistence

Warp Panda has been using the BrickStorm, Junction, and GuestConduit malware in attacks against US organizations. The post US Organizations Warned of Chinese Malware Used for Long-Term Persistence appeared first on SecurityWeek.