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Today's cybersecurity news highlights several critical developments. The ad industry is increasingly becoming a conduit for mercenary spyware, enabling data collection without user interaction. Additionally, concerns are rising around AI security, with reports indicating that TypeSafe's Jev model may be even more vulnerable to attacks than traditional large language models (LLMs). Meanwhile, the Fastfetch tool has undergone updates affecting how disk space is reported, possibly impacting system diagnostics. As AI continues to evolve, experts stress the importance of controlling its capabilities to mitigate risks effectively. Lastly, the cybersecurity community mourns the loss of Barry Steinhardt, a prominent advocate for digital privacy.
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Johannes Meixner and Paul Zirnik discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled
clients that send messages slowly. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause CUPS to stop responding, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2025-58436)
In addition, this update fixes a regression introduced in...
La virtualisation constitue l’un des piliers de l’informatique moderne, mais elle n’est pas sans défis de sécurité. Le premier problème : le nombre d’instances de serveurs virtualisés (machines virtuelles, ou VM) que les administrateurs doivent désormais défendre....
Last week, there were disclosed in and that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not affected. Our mission with Wordfence Intellige...
Security and developer teams are scrambling to address a highly critical security flaw in frameworks tied to the popular React JavaScript library. Not only is the vulnerability, which also is in the Next.js framework, easy to exploit, but React is widely used, including in 39% of cloud environments...
ASUS confirms a third-party breach after Everest leaks sample data. Hackers also claim ArcSoft and Qualcomm. ASUS says a third-party breach exposed data after Everest ransomware leaked samples, claiming they have hacked ASUS, ArcSoft, and Qualcomm. ASUS says a supplier breach exposed some phone came...
Established in 2024 by Cybereason co-founders Lior Div and Yonatan Striem-Amit, the company has raised a total of $166 million in funding.
The post Agentic Security Firm 7AI Raises $130 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A maximum severity vulnerability, dubbed 'React2Shell', in the React Server Components (RSC) 'Flight' protocol allows remote code execution without authentication in React and Next.js applications. [...]
OT environments rely on aging systems, shared accounts, and remote access, making weak or reused passwords a major attack vector. Specops Software explains how stronger password policies and continuous checks for compromised credentials help secure critical OT infrastructure. [...]
Hackers stole the names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and financial and medical information of 9,542 people.
The post Inotiv Says Personal Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Silent Patch Tuesday mitigation ends ability to hide malicious commands in .lnk files Microsoft has quietly closed off a critical Windows shortcut file bug long abused by espionage and cybercrime networks.…
UK’s NCSC and Canada’s CCCS release a joint report on content provenance, urging organizations to strengthen digital trust and combat AI-driven misinformation
A malicious Rust crate (package) named evm-units, aimed at stealing cryptocurrency from unsuspecting developers, has been pulled from the official public package registry for the Rust programming language, but not before having been downloaded 7257 times. Another package (uniswap-utils) by the same...
A longstanding problem with the way Windows handles LNK shortcut files, which attackers have been abusing for years to hide malicious commands in plain sight, may finally have been fixed, with more than one patch now available to users.
The problem was that threat actors co...
The six-pillar document covers a lot of ground in a short space, and could be followed by an executive order implementing it, according to sources familiar with the draft.
The post Five-page draft Trump administration cyber strategy targeted for January release appeared first on CyberScoop.
Fintech firm Marquis notifies affected business after ransomware breach Texas based fintech firm Marquis is notifying U.S. banks and credit unions after a ransomware attack in August allowed an intruder to exploit a SonicWall firewall vulnerability and access internal files. Regulatory filings say t...
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SpecterOps and Tines announced a strategic partnership that brings native BloodHound integration to Tines, enabling customers to operationalize Attack Path Management through automated, AI-assisted workflows. This partnership combines SpecterOps’ identity Attack Path Management capabilities with Tin...
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