Android’s pKVM hypervisor earns SESIP Level 5 security certification
Google announced that its protected Kernel-based Virtual Machine (pKVM) for Android has achieved SESIP Level 5 certification, the highest security assurance level for IoT and mobile platforms. The pKVM is the hypervisor underpinning the Android Virtualization Framework (AVF), providing an isolated, high-assurance environment for executing critical workloads. These include Google’s AI models like Gemini Nano […]
Curly COMrades cyberspies hit govt orgs with custom malware
A new cyber-espionage threat group has been using a new backdoor malware that provides persistent access through a seemingly inactive scheduled task. The threat actor’s operations appear to support Russian interests by targeting government and judicial bodies in Georgia, and energy firms in Moldova. The attacker is currently tracked as Curly COMrades and has been active since […]
Over 3,000 NetScaler devices left unpatched against CitrixBleed 2 bug
Over 3,300 Citrix NetScaler devices remain unpatched against a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication by hijacking user sessions, nearly two months after patches were released. Tracked as CVE-2025-5777 and referred to as CitrixBleed 2, this out-of-bounds memory read vulnerability results from insufficient input validation, enabling unauthenticated attackers to access restricted memory regions remotely […]
Windows 11 23H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in November
Microsoft announced today that systems running Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 23H2 will stop receiving updates in three months. However, as the company explains on the Windows release health dashboard, Enterprise and Education editions will remain under mainstream support until November 10, 2026. “Windows 11 Home and Pro, version 23H2 will reach the end of […]
Manpower discloses data breach affecting nearly 145,000 people
Manpower, one of the world’s largest staffing companies, is notifying nearly 145,000 individuals that their information was stolen by attackers who breached the company’s systems in December 2024. Together with Experis and Talent Solutions, the company is part of ManpowerGroup, a multinational corporation with over 600,000 workers in more than 2,700 offices and serving over […]
Saint Paul cyberattack linked to Interlock ransomware gang
The mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota’s capital city, has confirmed that the Interlock ransomware gang is responsible for a cyberattack that disrupted many of the city’s systems and services in July. On July 29th, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz activated the National Guard in response to the crippling cyberattack that had affected St. Paul’s digital services and critical […]
North Korean Kimsuky hackers exposed in alleged data breach
The North Korean state-sponsored hackers known as Kimsuky has reportedly suffered a data breach after two hackers, who describe themselves as the opposite of Kimsuky’s values, stole the group’s data and leaked it publicly online. The two hackers, named ‘Saber’ and ‘cyb0rg,’ cited ethical reasons for their actions, saying Kimsuky is “hacking for all the wrong reasons,” claiming they’re […]
Netherlands: Citrix Netscaler flaw CVE-2025-6543 exploited to breach orgs
The Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning that a critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-6543 was exploited to breach “critical organizations” in the country. The critical flaw is a memory overflow bug that allows unintended control flow or a denial of service state on impacted devices. “Memory overflow vulnerability leading to unintended control […]
Details emerge on WinRAR zero-day attacks that infected PCs with malware
Researchers have released a report detailing how a recent WinRAR path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-8088 was exploited in zero-day attacks by the Russian ‘RomCom’ hacking group to drop different malware payloads. RomCom (aka Storm-0978 and Tropical Scorpius) is a Russian cyberespionage threat group with a history in zero-day exploitation, including in Firefox (CVE-2024-9680, CVE-2024-49039) and Microsoft Office (CVE-2023-36884). ESET […]
Microsoft tests cloud-based Windows 365 disaster recovery PCs
Microsoft has announced the limited public preview of Windows 365 Reserve, a service that provides temporary desktop access to pre-configured cloud PCs for employees whose computers have become unavailable due to cyberattacks, hardware issues, or software problems. Windows 365 Reserve provides up to 10 days of access per user annually to these cloud-based Windows 365 […]