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Critical Flaw in Apache Parquet Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code

Critical Flaw in Apache Parquet Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code

Apr 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cloud Security A maximum severity security vulnerability has been disclosed in Apache Parquet’s Java Library that, if successfully exploited, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on susceptible… 

Microsoft Warns of Tax-Themed Email Attacks Using PDFs and QR Codes to Deliver Malware

Microsoft Warns of Tax-Themed Email Attacks Using PDFs and QR Codes to Deliver Malware

Microsoft is warning of several phishing campaigns that are leveraging tax-related themes to deploy malware and steal credentials. “These campaigns notably use redirection methods such as URL shorteners and QR codes contained in malicious attachments… 

Lazarus Group Targets Job Seekers With ClickFix Tactic to Deploy GolangGhost Malware

Lazarus Group Targets Job Seekers With ClickFix Tactic to Deploy GolangGhost Malware

The North Korean threat actors behind Contagious Interview have adopted the increasingly popular ClickFix social engineering tactic to lure job seekers in the cryptocurrency sector to deliver a previously undocumented Go-based backdoor called GolangGhost on… 

AI Threats Are Evolving Fast — Learn Practical Defense Tactics in this Expert Webinar

AI Threats Are Evolving Fast — Learn Practical Defense Tactics in this Expert Webinar

Apr 03, 2025The Hacker News The rules have changed. Again. Artificial intelligence is bringing powerful new tools to businesses. But it’s also giving cybercriminals smarter ways to attack. They’re moving quicker, targeting more precisely, and… 

Google Patches Quick Share Vulnerability Enabling Silent File Transfers Without Consent

Google Patches Quick Share Vulnerability Enabling Silent File Transfers Without Consent

Apr 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Privacy / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new vulnerability impacting Google’s Quick Share data transfer utility for Windows that could be exploited to achieve a denial-of-service (DoS) or… 

Triada Malware Preloaded on Counterfeit Android Phones Infects 2,600+ Devices

Triada Malware Preloaded on Counterfeit Android Phones Infects 2,600+ Devices

Apr 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Mobile Security Counterfeit versions of popular smartphone models that are sold at reduced prices have been found to be preloaded with a modified version of an Android malware called… 

Legacy Stripe API Exploited to Validate Stolen Payment Cards in Web Skimmer Campaign

Legacy Stripe API Exploited to Validate Stolen Payment Cards in Web Skimmer Campaign

Apr 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Threat Intelligence Threat hunters are warning of a sophisticated web skimmer campaign that leverages a legacy application programming interface (API) from payment processor Stripe to validate stolen payment information prior… 

Europol Dismantles Kidflix With 72,000 CSAM Videos Seized in Major Operation

Europol Dismantles Kidflix With 72,000 CSAM Videos Seized in Major Operation

In one of the largest coordinated law enforcement operations, authorities have dismantled Kidflix, a streaming platform that offered child sexual abuse material (CSAM). “A total of 1.8 million users worldwide logged on to the platform… 

Google Fixed Cloud Run Vulnerability Allowing Unauthorized Image Access via IAM Misuse

Google Fixed Cloud Run Vulnerability Allowing Unauthorized Image Access via IAM Misuse

Apr 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched privilege escalation vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Run that could have allowed a malicious actor to access container…