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Ongoing Cyber Attacks Exploit Critical Vulnerabilities in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility

Ongoing Cyber Attacks Exploit Critical Vulnerabilities in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility

Mar 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Vulnerability Two now-patched security flaws impacting Cisco Smart Licensing Utility are seeing active exploitation attempts, according to SANS Internet Storm Center. The two critical-rated vulnerabilities in question are listed… 

YouTube Game Cheats Spread Arcane Stealer Malware to Russian-Speaking Users

YouTube Game Cheats Spread Arcane Stealer Malware to Russian-Speaking Users

Mar 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Analysis YouTube videos promoting game cheats are being used to deliver a previously undocumented stealer malware called Arcane likely targeting Russian-speaking users. “What’s intriguing about this malware is how… 

Veeam and IBM Release Patches for High-Risk Flaws in Backup and AIX Systems

Veeam and IBM Release Patches for High-Risk Flaws in Backup and AIX Systems

Mar 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Update Veeam has released security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting its Backup & Replication software that could lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as… 

Six Governments Likely Use Israeli Paragon Spyware to Hack IM Apps and Harvest Data

Six Governments Likely Use Israeli Paragon Spyware to Hack IM Apps and Harvest Data

Mar 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananSpyware / Mobile Security The governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are likely customers of spyware developed by Israeli company Paragon Solutions, according to a new report from The… 

Why Continuous Compliance Monitoring Is Essential For IT Managed Service Providers

Why Continuous Compliance Monitoring Is Essential For IT Managed Service Providers

Regulatory compliance is no longer just a concern for large enterprises. Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly subject to strict data protection and security regulations, such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC, GDPR, and the FTC… 

CISA Adds NAKIVO Vulnerability to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation

CISA Adds NAKIVO Vulnerability to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation

Mar 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity security flaw impacting NAKIVO Backup & Replication software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence… 

Dark Crystal RAT Targets Ukrainian Defense via Malicious Signal Messages

Dark Crystal RAT Targets Ukrainian Defense via Malicious Signal Messages

Mar 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of a new campaign that targets the defense sectors with Dark Crystal RAT (aka DCRat). The campaign, detected earlier… 

Hackers Exploit Severe PHP Flaw to Deploy Quasar RAT and XMRig Miners

Hackers Exploit Severe PHP Flaw to Deploy Quasar RAT and XMRig Miners

Mar 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cryptojacking Threat actors are exploiting a severe security flaw in PHP to deliver cryptocurrency miners and remote access trojans (RATs) like Quasar RAT. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier… 

Leaked Black Basta Chats Suggest Russian Officials Aided Leader’s Escape from Armenia

Leaked Black Basta Chats Suggest Russian Officials Aided Leader’s Escape from Armenia

Mar 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Threat Intelligence The recently leaked trove of internal chat logs among members of the Black Basta ransomware operation has revealed possible connections between the e-crime gang and Russian authorities. The…