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Ivanti warns of new Connect Secure flaw used in zero-day attacks
Ivanti is warning that hackers exploited a Connect Secure remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-0282 in zero-day attacks to install malware on appliances. The company says it became aware of the vulnerabilities after the Ivanti Integrity Checker Tool (ICT) detected malicious activity on customers’ appliances. Ivanti launched an investigation and confirmed that threat actors were actively […]
Russian ISP confirms Ukrainian hackers “destroyed” its network
Ukrainian hacktivists, part of the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance group, announced on Tuesday they had breached Russian internet service provider Nodex’s network and wiped hacked systems after stealing sensitive documents. “The Russian internet provider Nodex in St. Petersburg was completely looted and wiped. Data exfiltrated, while the empty equipment without backups was left to them,” the […]
SonicWall urges admins to patch exploitable SSLVPN bug immediately
SonicWall is emailing customers urging them to upgrade their firewall’s SonicOS firmware to patch an authentication bypass vulnerability in SSL VPN and SSH management that is “susceptible to actual exploitation.” In an email sent to SonicWall customers and shared on Reddit, the firewall vendor says the patches are available as of yesterday, and all impacted customers should install them […]
Hackers exploit KerioControl firewall flaw to steal admin CSRF tokens
Hackers are trying to exploit CVE-2024-52875, a critical CRLF injection vulnerability that leads to 1-click remote code execution (RCE) attacks in GFI KerioControl firewall product. KerioControl is a network security solution designed for small and medium-sized businesses that combines firewall, VPN, bandwidth management, reporting and monitoring, traffic filtering, AV protection, and intrusion prevention. On December 16, 2024, […]
Over 4,000 backdoors hijacked by registering expired domains
Over 4,000 abandoned but still active web backdoors were hijacked and their communication infrastructure sinkholed after researchers registered expired domains used for commanding them. Some of the live malware (web shells) was deployed on web servers of high-profile targets, including government and university systems, ready to execute commands from anyone who tool control of the communication […]
Medical billing firm Medusind discloses breach affecting 360,000 people
Medusind, a leading billing provider for healthcare organizations, is notifying hundreds of thousands of individuals of a data breach that exposed their personal and health information more than a year ago, in December 2023. The Miami-based company operates 12 locations across the United States and India, and it also provides revenue cycle management services to […]
Thousands of credit cards stolen in Green Bay Packers store breach
American football team Green Bay Packers says cybercriminals stole the credit card data of over 8,500 customers after hacking its official Pro Shop online retail store in a September breach. In breach notification letters sent to affected individuals this week, the National Football League (NFL) team said it immediately disabled all checkout and payment capabilities after being […]
UN aviation agency confirms recruitment database security breach
The United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has confirmed that a threat actor has stolen approximately 42,000 records after hacking into its recruitment database. This follows ICAO’s announcement on Monday that it was investigating what it described as a “potential information security incident.” While the UN agency didn’t provide additional details, this came two […]
PowerSchool hack exposes student, teacher data from K-12 districts
School districts known to be impacted by the PowerSchool breach are listed the bottom of the article. Education software giant PowerSchool has confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident that allowed a threat actor to steal the personal information of students and teachers from school districts using its PowerSchool SIS platform. PowerSchool is a cloud-based software solutions […]
Casio says data of 8,500 people exposed in October ransomware attack
Japanese electronics manufacturer Casio says that the October 2024 ransomware incident exposed the personal data of approximately 8,500 people. The affected individuals are primarily Casio employees and business partners, but there was a small set of customer personal information in the exposed data. Underground ransomware attack The cyberattack occurred on October 5, when ransomware actors […]