Security
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Malicious NPM packages abuse Adspect redirects to evade security
Seven packages published on the Node Package Manager (npm) registry use the Adspect cloud-based service to separate researchers from potential victims and lead them to malicious locations. The purpose of the attack is to lead victims to cryptocurrency scam sites, according to an analysis from researchers at application security company Socket. All malicious packages were published under the developer […]
RondoDox botnet malware now hacks servers using XWiki flaw
The RondoDox botnet malware is now exploiting a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw in XWiki Platform tracked as CVE-2025-24893. On October 30, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA) marked the flaw as actively exploited. Now, a report from vulnerability intelligence company VulnCheck notes that CVE-2025-24893 is being leveraged in attacks by multiple threat actors, including botnet operators […]
Eurofiber France warns of breach after hacker tries to sell customer data
Eurofiber France disclosed a data breach it discovered late last week when hackers gained access to its ticket management system by exploiting a vulnerability and exfiltrated information. Eurofiber France SAS is the French unit of the Eurofiber Group N.V., a Dutch telecommunications service provider that operates a fiber network of 76,000 km across the Netherlands, Belgium, […]
Princeton University discloses data breach affecting donors, alumni
A Princeton University database was compromised in a cyberattack on November 10, exposing the personal information of alumni, donors, faculty members, and students. According to a FAQ page issued on Saturday, the threat actors breached Princeton’s systems by targeting a University employee in a phishing attack. This allowed them to gain access to “biographical information […]
Dutch police seizes 250 servers used by “bulletproof hosting” service
The police in the Netherlands have seized around 250 physical servers powering a bulletproof hosting service in the country used exclusively by cybercriminals for providing complete anonymity. Politie, the police force in the Netherlands, did not name the service but said that it has been used for illicit activities since 2022, and has emerged in more than […]
DoorDash email spoofing vulnerability sparks messy disclosure dispute
A vulnerability in DoorDash’s systems could allow anyone to send “official” DoorDash-themed emails right from company’s authorized servers, paving a near-perfect phishing channel. DoorDash has now patched the issue, but a contentious dispute has erupted between the researcher who reported the vulnerability and the company, with both sides accusing each other of acting improperly. Anyone could send ‘official’ DoorDash […]
Microsoft: Azure hit by 15 Tbps DDoS attack using 500,000 IP addresses
Microsoft said today that the Aisuru botnet hit its Azure network with a 15.72 terabits per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, launched from over 500,000 IP addresses. The attack used extremely high-rate UDP floods that targeted a specific public IP address in Australia, reaching nearly 3.64 billion packets per second (bpps). “The attack originated from Aisuru […]
Pennsylvania AG confirms data breach after INC Ransom attack
The office of Pennsylvania’s attorney general has confirmed that the ransomware gang behind an August 2025 cyberattack stole files containing personal and medical information. This comes after Attorney General Dave Sunday confirmed in early September that the incident was a ransomware attack and his office refused to pay the ransom requested by the cybercriminals after they encrypted […]
Google to flag Android apps with excessive battery use on the Play Store
Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a “bad behavior threshold” may be flagged on Google Play for negatively impacting battery performance and may affect their visibility in the Android ecosystem. Developers have until March 1, 2026, […]
Microsoft: Windows 10 KB5068781 ESU update may fail with 0x800f0922 errors
Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating a bug causing the Windows 10 KB5068781 extended security update to fail to install with 0x800f0922 errors on devices with corporate licensing. KB5068781 is the first Windows 10 extended security update and was released on November 11 as part of Patch Tuesday. Since then, some business Windows 10 users have reported that […]