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Critical Commvault Command Center Flaw Enables Attackers to Execute Code Remotely

Critical Commvault Command Center Flaw Enables Attackers to Execute Code Remotely

Apr 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Vulnerability A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Commvault Command Center that could allow arbitrary code execution on affected installations. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-34028, carries a… 

WhatsApp Adds Advanced Chat Privacy to Blocks Chat Exports and Auto-Downloads

WhatsApp Adds Advanced Chat Privacy to Blocks Chat Exports and Auto-Downloads

Apr 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Protection / Artificial Intelligence WhatsApp has introduced an extra layer of privacy called Advanced Chat Privacy that allows users to block participants from sharing the contents of a conversation in traditional… 

DPRK Hackers Steal 7M from TRON Users in Single-Day Phishing Attack

DPRK Hackers Steal $137M from TRON Users in Single-Day Phishing Attack

Apr 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cryptocurrency Multiple threat activity clusters with ties to North Korea (aka Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) have been linked to attacks targeting organizations and individuals in the Web3… 

Iran-Linked Hackers Target Israel with MURKYTOUR Malware via Fake Job Campaign

Iran-Linked Hackers Target Israel with MURKYTOUR Malware via Fake Job Campaign

The Iran-nexus threat actor known as UNC2428 has been observed delivering a backdoor known as MURKYTOUR as part of a job-themed social engineering campaign aimed at Israel in October 2024. Google-owned Mandiant described UNC2428 as… 

Android Spyware Disguised as Alpine Quest App Targets Russian Military Devices

Android Spyware Disguised as Alpine Quest App Targets Russian Military Devices

Apr 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananSpyware / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have revealed that Russian military personnel are the target of a new malicious campaign that distributes Android spyware under the guise of the Alpine Quest mapping… 

Three Reasons Why the Browser is Best for Stopping Phishing Attacks

Three Reasons Why the Browser is Best for Stopping Phishing Attacks

Phishing attacks remain a huge challenge for organizations in 2025. In fact, with attackers increasingly leveraging identity-based techniques over software exploits, phishing arguably poses a bigger threat than ever before. Attackers are increasingly leveraging identity-based… 

Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OAuth to Target Ukraine Allies via Signal and WhatsApp

Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OAuth to Target Ukraine Allies via Signal and WhatsApp

Multiple suspected Russia-linked threat actors are “aggressively” targeting individuals and organizations with ties to Ukraine and human rights with an aim to gain unauthorized access to Microsoft 365 accounts since early March 2025. The highly… 

Ripple’s xrpl.js npm Package Backdoored to Steal Private Keys in Major Supply Chain Attack

Ripple’s xrpl.js npm Package Backdoored to Steal Private Keys in Major Supply Chain Attack

Apr 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananBlockchain / Cryptocurrency The Ripple cryptocurrency npm JavaScript library named xrpl.js has been compromised by unknown threat actors as part of a software supply chain attack designed to harvest and exfiltrate users’… 

Google Drops Cookie Prompt in Chrome, Adds IP Protection to Incognito

Google Drops Cookie Prompt in Chrome, Adds IP Protection to Incognito

Apr 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Artificial Intelligence Google on Tuesday revealed that it will no longer offer a standalone prompt for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser as part of its Privacy Sandbox initiative. “We’ve… 

Docker Malware Exploits Teneo Web3 Node to Earn Crypto via Fake Heartbeat Signals

Docker Malware Exploits Teneo Web3 Node to Earn Crypto via Fake Heartbeat Signals

Apr 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a malware campaign that’s targeting Docker environments with a previously undocumented technique to mine cryptocurrency. The activity cluster, per Darktrace and Cado Security, represents…