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SonicWall firewall exploit lets hackers hijack VPN sessions, patch now
Security researchers at Bishop Fox have published complete exploitation details for the CVE-2024-53704 vulnerability that allows bypassing the authentication mechanism in certain versions of the SonicOS SSLVPN application. The vendor warned about the high exploitation possibility of the flaw in a bulletin on January 7, urging administrators to upgrade their SonicOS firewalls’ firmware to address […]
Zyxel won’t patch newly exploited flaws in end-of-life routers
Zyxel has issued a security advisory about actively exploited flaws in CPE Series devices, warning that it has no plans to issue fixing patches and urging users to move to actively supported models. VulnCheck discovered the two flaws in July 2024, but last week, GreyNoise reported having seen exploitation attempts in the wild. According to network […]
CVE-2025-21298: A Critical Windows OLE Zero-Click Vulnerability
Explore CVE-2025-21298, a critical Windows OLE zero-click flaw enabling RCE via email. Learn its risks, impact, and how to defend against attacks. In January 2025, a critical security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-21298 was disclosed, affecting Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technology. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows for remote code execution (RCE) through specially crafted emails, posing significant […]
Canadian charged with stealing $65 million using DeFI crypto exploits
The U.S. Justice Department has charged a Canadian man with stealing roughly $65 million after exploiting two decentralized finance (DeFI) protocols. DeFI platforms are blockchain-based systems that facilitate peer-to-peer financial services, eliminating the need for conventional centralized financial intermediaries like banks or brokerages. These platforms deliver various financial services related to digital assets, enabling their […]
Hackers get $886,250 for 49 zero-days at Pwn2Own Automotive 2025
The Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 hacking contest has ended with security researchers collecting $886,250 after exploiting 49 zero-days. Throughout the event, they targeted automotive software and products, including electric vehicle (EV) chargers, car operating systems (i.e., Android Automotive OS, Automotive Grade Linux, and BlackBerry QNX), and in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. According to the Pwn2Own Tokyo 2025 contest rules, all […]
CISA: Hackers still exploiting older Ivanti bugs to breach networks
CISA and the FBI warned today that attackers are still exploiting Ivanti Cloud Service Appliances (CSA) security flaws patched since September to breach vulnerable networks. The vulnerabilities chained in these attacks include CVE-2024-8963 (an admin authentication bypass patched in September) and CVE-2024-8190 (a remote code execution bug patched the same month). Two other bugs, CVE-2024-9379 (an SQL […]
Tesla EV charger hacked twice on second day of Pwn2Own Tokyo
Security researchers hacked Tesla’s Wall Connector electric vehicle charger twice on the second day of the Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 hacking contest. They also exploited 23 more zero-day vulnerabilities in WOLFBOX, ChargePoint Home Flex, Autel MaxiCharger, Phoenix Contact CHARX, and EMPORIA EV chargers, as well as in the Alpine iLX-507, Kenwood DMX958XR, Sony XAV-AX8500 In-Vehicle Infotainment […]
Cisco warns of denial of service flaw with PoC exploit code
Cisco has released security updates to patch a ClamAV denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability, which has proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code. Tracked as CVE-2025-20128, the vulnerability is caused by a heap-based buffer overflow weakness in the Object Linking and Embedding 2 (OLE2) decryption routine, allowing unauthenticated, remote attackers to trigger a DoS condition on vulnerable devices. If this vulnerability is […]
Hackers exploit 16 zero-days on first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025
On the first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025, security researchers exploited 16 unique zero-days and collected $382,750 in cash awards. Fuzzware.io is leading the competition after hacking the Autel MaxiCharger and Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 electric vehicle chargers using a stack-based buffer overflow and an origin validation error bug. This earned them $50,000 and 10 Master […]
Fake LDAPNightmware exploit on GitHub spreads infostealer malware
A deceptive proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2024-49113 (aka “LDAPNightmare”) on GitHub infects users with infostealer malware that exfiltrates sensitive data to an external FTP server. The tactic isn’t novel, as there have been multiple documented cases of malicious tools disguised as PoC exploits on GitHub. However, this case, discovered by Trend Micro, highlights that threat actors continue to […]