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RubyGems, PyPI Hit by Malicious Packages Stealing Credentials, Crypto, Forcing Security Changes

A fresh set of 60 malicious packages has been uncovered targeting the RubyGems ecosystem by posing as seemingly innocuous automation tools for social media, blogging, or messaging services to steal credentials from unsuspecting users. The activity is assessed to be active since at least March 2023, according to the software supply chain security company Socket. Cumulatively, the gems have been

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Columbia University Data Breach Impacts 860,000

Columbia University has been targeted in a cyberattack where hackers stole the personal information of students, applicants, and employees. The post Columbia University Data Breach Impacts 860,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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French Telecom Firm Bouygues Says Data Breach Affects 6.4M Customers

Bouygues has been targeted in a cyberattack that resulted in the personal information of millions of customers getting compromised. The post French Telecom Firm Bouygues Says Data Breach Affects 6.4M Customers appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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GreedyBear Steals $1M in Crypto Using 150+ Malicious Firefox Wallet Extensions

A newly discovered campaign dubbed GreedyBear has leveraged over 150 malicious extensions to the Firefox marketplace that are designed to impersonate popular cryptocurrency wallets and steal more than $1 million in digital assets. The published browser add-ons masquerade as MetaMask, TronLink, Exodus, and Rabby Wallet, among others, Koi Security researcher Tuval Admoni said. What makes the

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SocGholish Malware Spread via Ad Tools; Delivers Access to LockBit, Evil Corp, and Others

The threat actors behind the SocGholish malware have been observed leveraging Traffic Distribution Systems (TDSs) like Parrot TDS and Keitaro TDS to filter and redirect unsuspecting users to sketchy content. "The core of their operation is a sophisticated Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model, where infected systems are sold as initial access points to other cybercriminal organizations," Silent Push

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SonicWall Says Recent Attacks Don’t Involve Zero-Day Vulnerability

SonicWall has been investigating reports about a zero-day potentially being exploited in ransomware attacks, but found no evidence of a new vulnerability.  The post SonicWall Says Recent Attacks Don’t Involve Zero-Day Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Malicious Go, npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform Malware, Trigger Remote Data Wipes

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 11 malicious Go packages that are designed to download additional payloads from remote servers and execute them on both Windows and Linux systems. "At runtime the code silently spawns a shell, pulls a second-stage payload from an interchangeable set of .icu and .tech command-and-control (C2) endpoints, and executes it in memory," Socket security

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Black Hat USA 2025 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 3)

Many companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2025 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. The post Black Hat USA 2025 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 3) appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Air France, KLM Say Hackers Accessed Customer Data

Airlines Air France and KLM have disclosed a data breach stemming from unauthorized access to a third-party platform. The post Air France, KLM Say Hackers Accessed Customer Data appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Organizations Warned of Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Deployment

CISA and Microsoft have issued advisories for CVE-2025-53786, a high-severity flaw allowing privilege escalation in cloud environments.  The post Organizations Warned of Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Deployment appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Microsoft Discloses Exchange Server Flaw Enabling Silent Cloud Access in Hybrid Setups

Microsoft has released an advisory for a high-severity security flaw affecting on-premise versions of Exchange Server that could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53786, carries a CVSS score of 8.0. Dirk-jan Mollema with Outsider Security has been acknowledged for reporting the bug. "In an Exchange hybrid deployment, an

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6,500 Axis Servers Expose Remoting Protocol, 4,000 in U.S. Vulnerable to Exploits

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaws in video surveillance products from Axis Communications that, if successfully exploited, could expose them to takeover attacks. "The attack results in pre-authentication remote code execution on Axis Device Manager, a server used to configure and manage fleets of cameras, and the Axis Camera Station, client software used to view

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The AI-Powered Security Shift: What 2025 Is Teaching Us About Cloud Defense

Now that we are well into 2025, cloud attacks are evolving faster than ever and artificial intelligence (AI) is both a weapon and a shield. As AI rapidly changes how enterprises innovate, security teams are now tasked with a triple burden: Secure AI embedded in every part of the business. Use AI to defend faster and smarter. Fight AI-powered threats that execute in minutes—or seconds. Security

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SonicWall Confirms Patched Vulnerability Behind Recent VPN Attacks, Not a Zero-Day

SonicWall has revealed that the recent spike in activity targeting its Gen 7 and newer firewalls with SSL VPN enabled is related to an older, now-patched bug and password reuse. "We now have high confidence that the recent SSL VPN activity is not connected to a zero-day vulnerability," the company said. "Instead, there is a significant correlation with threat activity related to CVE-2024-40766."

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New HTTP Request Smuggling Attacks Impacted CDNs, Major Orgs, Millions of Websites

A desync attack method leveraging HTTP/1.1 vulnerabilities impacted many websites and earned researchers more than $200,000 in bug bounties. The post New HTTP Request Smuggling Attacks Impacted CDNs, Major Orgs, Millions of Websites appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Webinar: How to Stop Python Supply Chain Attacks—and the Expert Tools You Need

Python is everywhere in modern software. From machine learning models to production microservices, chances are your code—and your business—depends on Python packages you didn’t write. But in 2025, that trust comes with a serious risk. Every few weeks, we’re seeing fresh headlines about malicious packages uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI)—many going undetected until after they’ve caused

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Major Enterprise AI Assistants Can Be Abused for Data Theft, Manipulation

Zenity has shown how AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Cursor, Gemini, and Salesforce Einstein can be abused using specially crafted prompts. The post Major Enterprise AI Assistants Can Be Abused for Data Theft, Manipulation appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Enterprise Secrets Exposed by CyberArk Conjur Vulnerabilities

CyberArk has patched several vulnerabilities that could be chained for unauthenticated remote code execution. The post Enterprise Secrets Exposed by CyberArk Conjur Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Researchers Uncover ECScape Flaw in Amazon ECS Enabling Cross-Task Credential Theft

Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated an "end-to-end privilege escalation chain" in Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) that could be exploited by an attacker to conduct lateral movement, access sensitive data, and seize control of the cloud environment. The attack technique has been codenamed ECScape by Sweet Security researcher Naor Haziz, who presented the findings today at the

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Fake VPN and Spam Blocker Apps Tied to VexTrio Used in Ad Fraud, Subscription Scams

The malicious ad tech purveyor known as VexTrio Viper has been observed developing several malicious apps that have been published on Apple and Google's official app storefronts under the guise of seemingly useful applications. These apps masquerade as VPNs, device "monitoring" apps, RAM cleaners, dating services, and spam blockers, DNS threat intelligence firm Infoblox said in an exhaustive