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Graphite spyware used in Apple iOS zero-click attacks on journalists
Forensic investigation has confirmed the use of Paragon’s Graphite spyware platform in zero-click attacks that targeted Apple iOS devices of at least two journalists in Europe. Researchers at Citizen Lab say that the victims were a prominent European journalists who requested anonimity and Ciro Pellegrino, a journalist at Italian publication Fanpage.it. “Our analysis finds forensic evidence […]
Password-spraying attacks target 80,000 Microsoft Entra ID accounts
Hackers have been using the TeamFiltration pentesting framework to target more than 80,000 Microsoft Entra ID accounts at hundreds of organizations worldwide. The campaign started last December and has successfully hijacked multiple accounts, say researchers at cybersecurity company Proofpoint, who attribute the activity to a threat actor called UNK_SneakyStrike. According to the researchers, the peak of […]
Microsoft Edge now offers secure password deployment for businesses
Microsoft announced that a new Edge feature allowing employees to share passwords more securely in enterprise environments has reached general availability. Known as secure password deployment, this feature will be available to Microsoft Edge for Business users starting this week, minimizing the risk of unauthorized access by ensuring that employees don’t accidentally share passwords with […]
GitLab patches high severity account takeover, missing auth issues
GitLab has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in the company’s DevSecOps platform, including ones enabling attackers to take over accounts and inject malicious jobs in future pipelines. The company released GitLab Community and Enterprise versions 18.0.2, 17.11.4, and 17.10.8 to address these security flaws and urged all admins to upgrade immediately. “These versions […]
Fog ransomware attack uses unusual mix of legitimate and open-source tools
Fog ransomware hackers are using an uncommon toolset, which includes open-source pentesting utilities and a legitimate employee monitoring software called Syteca. The Fog ransomware operation was first observed last year in May leveraging compromised VPN credentials to access victims’ networks. Post-compromise, they used “pass-the-hash” attacks to gain admin privileges, disabled Windows Defender, and encrypted all files, including virtual machine storage. […]
SmartAttack uses smartwatches to steal data from air-gapped systems
A new attack dubbed ‘SmartAttack’ uses smartwatches as a covert ultrasonic signal receiver to exfiltrate data from physically isolated (air-gapped) systems. Air-gapped systems, commonly deployed in mission-critical environments such as government facilities, weapons platforms, and nuclear power plants, are physically isolated from external networks to prevent malware infections and data theft. Despite this isolation, they […]
Erie Insurance confirms cyberattack behind business disruptions
Erie Insurance and Erie Indemnity Company have disclosed that a weekend cyberattack is behind the recent business disruptions and platform outages on its website. Erie Indemnity Company is the management company for the Erie Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurer with over 6 million active policies. The company provides auto, home, life, and business insurance […]
Zero-click AI data leak flaw uncovered in Microsoft 365 Copilot
A new attack dubbed ‘EchoLeak’ is the first known zero-click AI vulnerability that enables attackers to exfiltrate sensitive data from Microsoft 365 Copilot from a user’s context without interaction. The attack was devised by Aim Labs researchers in January 2025, who reported their findings to Microsoft. The tech giant assigned the CVE-2025-32711 identifier to the information disclosure flaw, rating […]
Hackers exploited Windows WebDav zero-day to drop malware
An APT hacking group known as ‘Stealth Falcon’ exploited a Windows WebDav RCE vulnerability in zero-day attacks since March 2025 against defense and government organizations in Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, and Yemen. Stealth Falcon (aka ‘FruityArmor’) is an advanced persistent threat (APT) group known for conducting cyberespionage attacks against Middle East organizations. The flaw, tracked under CVE-2025-33053, […]
Brute-force attacks target Apache Tomcat management panels
A coordinated campaign of brute-force attacks using hundreds of unique IP addresses targets Apache Tomcat Manager interfaces exposed online. Tomcat is a popular open-source web server widely used by large enterprises and SaaS providers, while Tomcat Manager is a web-based administration tool that comes bundled with the Tomcat server and helps admins manage deployed web apps via a graphical […]