Security
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Cloudflare misconfiguration behind recent BGP route leak
Cloudflare has shared more details about a recent 25-minute Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route leak affecting IPv6 traffic, which caused measurable congestion, packet loss, and approximately 12 Gbps of dropped traffic. The BGP system helps route data across different networks called autonomous systems (AS) that send it to destination through smaller networks on the internet. The incident was […]
Nearly 800,000 Telnet servers exposed to remote attacks
Internet security watchdog Shadowserver tracks nearly 800,000 IP addresses with Telnet fingerprints amid ongoing attacks exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the GNU InetUtils telnetd server. The security flaw (CVE-2026-24061) impacts GNU InetUtils versions 1.9.3 (released 11 years ago in 2015) through 2.7 and was patched in version 2.8 (released on January 20). “The […]
Hackers can bypass npm’s Shai-Hulud defenses via Git dependencies
The defense mechanisms that NPM introduced after the ‘Shai-Hulud’ supply-chain attacks have weaknesses that allow threat actors to bypass them via Git dependencies. Collectively called PackageGate, the vulnerabilities were discovered in multiple utilities in the JavaScript ecosystem that allow managing dependencies, like pnpm, vlt, Bun, and NPM. Researchers at endpoint and supply-chain security company Koi discovered the issues and reported […]
CISA says critical VMware RCE flaw now actively exploited
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has flagged a critical VMware vCenter Server vulnerability as actively exploited and ordered federal agencies to secure their servers within three weeks. Patched in June 2024, this security flaw (CVE-2024-37079) stems from a heap overflow weakness in the DCERPC protocol implementation of vCenter Server (a Broadcom VMware […]
1Password adds pop-up warnings for suspected phishing sites
The 1Password digital vault and password manager has added built-in protection against phishing URLs to help users identify malicious pages and prevent them from sharing account credentials with threat actors. The subscription-based password management service is widely used in the enterprise environment by many well-known organizations. Recently, Windows added support for native passkey management via 1Password. […]
Sandworm hackers linked to failed wiper attack on Poland’s energy systems
A cyberattack targeting Poland’s power grid in late December 2025 has been linked to the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sandworm, which attempted to deploy a new destructive data-wiping malware dubbed DynoWiper during the attack.. Sandworm (also tracked as UAC-0113, APT44, and Seashell Blizzard) is a Russian nation-state hacking group that has been active since 2009. […]
Konni hackers target blockchain engineers with AI-built malware
The North Korean hacker group Konni (Opal Sleet, TA406) is using AI-generated PowerShell malware to target developers and engineers in the blockchain sector. Believed to be associated with APT37 and Kimsuky activity clusters, Konni has been active since at least 2014 and has been seen targeting organizations in South Korea, Russia, Ukraine, and various countries in Europe. Based on samples […]
ShinyHunters claim hacks of Okta, Microsoft SSO accounts for data theft
The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it is behind a wave of ongoing voice phishing attacks targeting single sign-on (SSO) accounts at Okta, Microsoft, and Google, enabling threat actors to breach corporate SaaS platforms and steal company data for extortion. In these attacks, threat actors impersonate IT support and call employees, tricking them into entering their […]
Malicious AI extensions on VSCode Marketplace steal developer data
Two malicious extensions in Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VSCode) Marketplace that were collectively installed 1.5 million times exfiltrate developer data to China-based servers. Both extensions are advertised as AI-based coding assistants that provide the promised functionality. However, they do not disclose the upload activity or ask users for consent to deliver data to a remote server. The VS Code Marketplace is […]
CISA confirms active exploitation of four enterprise software bugs
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the U.S. warned of active exploitation of four vulnerabilities impacting enterprise software from Versa and Zimbra, the Vite frontend tooling framework, and the Prettier code formatter. The security issues have been added to CISA’s KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) catalog, indicating that the agency has evidence that hackers are exploiting them in the […]