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Apple Releases Patch for WebKit Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks

Apple Releases Patch for WebKit Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks

Mar 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Vulnerability Apple on Tuesday released a security update to address a zero-day flaw that it said has been exploited in “extremely sophisticated” attacks. The vulnerability has been assigned the… 

Blind Eagle Hacks Colombian Institutions Using NTLM Flaw, RATs and GitHub-Based Attacks

Blind Eagle Hacks Colombian Institutions Using NTLM Flaw, RATs and GitHub-Based Attacks

The threat actor known as Blind Eagle has been linked to a series of ongoing campaigns targeting Colombian institutions and government entities since November 2024. “The monitored campaigns targeted Colombian judicial institutions and other government… 

Ballista Botnet Exploits Unpatched TP-Link Vulnerability, Infects Over 6,000 Devices

Ballista Botnet Exploits Unpatched TP-Link Vulnerability, Infects Over 6,000 Devices

Mar 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Unpatched TP-Link Archer routers have become the target of a new botnet campaign dubbed Ballista, according to new findings from the Cato CTRL team. “The botnet exploits a… 

Adversarial Exposure Validation Exposes Real Threats

Adversarial Exposure Validation Exposes Real Threats

Mar 11, 2025The Hacker NewsBreach Simulation / Penetration Testing In cybersecurity, confidence is a double-edged sword. Organizations often operate under a false sense of security, believing that patched vulnerabilities, up-to-date tools, polished dashboards, and glowing… 

SideWinder APT Targets Maritime, Nuclear, and IT Sectors Across Asia, Middle East, and Africa

SideWinder APT Targets Maritime, Nuclear, and IT Sectors Across Asia, Middle East, and Africa

Mar 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Maritime Security Maritime and logistics companies in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa have become the target of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed SideWinder.… 

Moxa Issues Fix for Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in PT Switches

Moxa Issues Fix for Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in PT Switches

Mar 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananICS Security / Vulnerability Taiwanese company Moxa has released a security update to address a critical security flaw impacting its PT switches that could permit an attacker to bypass authentication guarantees. The… 

CISA Adds Five Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Advantive VeraCore and Ivanti EPM to KEV List

CISA Adds Five Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Advantive VeraCore and Ivanti EPM to KEV List

Mar 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added five security flaws impacting Advantive VeraCore and Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)… 

Researchers Expose New Polymorphic Attack That Clones Browser Extensions to Steal Credentials

Researchers Expose New Polymorphic Attack That Clones Browser Extensions to Steal Credentials

Mar 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a novel technique that allows a malicious web browser extension to impersonate any installed add-on. “The polymorphic extensions create a pixel perfect replica of the… 

Desert Dexter Targets 900 Victims Using Facebook Ads and Telegram Malware Links

Desert Dexter Targets 900 Victims Using Facebook Ads and Telegram Malware Links

Mar 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Theft / Cryptocurrency The Middle East and North Africa have become the target of a new campaign that delivers a modified version of a known malware called AsyncRAT since September 2024.…