> TODAY'S SUMMARY (135 articles)
Today's cybersecurity news highlights several critical threats and trends. Weak SQL Server passwords have been exploited to deploy cryptominers and Gh0st RAT, emphasizing the need for stronger credential management. A critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-119618) in Apache's HTTP/2 module has been patched, affecting numerous servers. The WhiteArmor gang has claimed responsibility for a data breach at shipping giant Maersk, demanding a $5 million ransom for the stolen data. Additionally, law enforcement has dismantled the infrastructure behind Gootloader, CastleRAT, and StealC malware operations, recovering over 6 million stolen credentials. As cyber threats evolve, organizations must adopt proactive security measures and stay updated on vulnerabilities within their systems.
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// AI-powered summary generated at 16:00
Written by: Aragorn Tseng, Robert Weiner, Casey Charrier, Zander Work, Genevieve Stark, Austin Larsen
Introduction
On Dec. 3, 2025, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in React Server Components, tracked as CVE-2025-55182 (aka "React2Shell"), was publicly disclosed....
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Threat actors have hacked at least nine organizations by exploiting the recently patched Gladinet CentreStack flaw.
The post Gladinet CentreStack Flaw Exploited to Hack Organizations appeared first on SecurityWeek.
ImmuniWeb has unveiled a major update to its ImmuniWeb AI Platform, based on ongoing research as well as valuable feedback from customers and partners in over 50 countries. This cumulative Q4 update builds on the Q3 update announced in early October. Most Q4 improvements focus on security testing fo...
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI drivers;
- Hardware monitoring drivers;
- InfiniBand drivers;
- Mailbox framework;...
Critical vulnerabilities found in third-party applications eligible for award under 'in scope by default' move Microsoft is overhauling its bug bounty program to reward exploit hunters for finding vulnerabilities across all its products and services, even those without established bounty schemes.…
Justice Department alleges federal auditors were misled over compliance with FedRAMP and DoD requirements The US is suing a former senior manager at Accenture for allegedly misleading the government about the security of an Army cloud platform.…
The Akira ransomware group took credit for the Fieldtex Products hack in November, claiming to have stolen 14 Gb of data.
The post Fieldtex Data Breach Impacts 238,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
We break down what happens to stolen data after a phishing attack: how it ends up on the shadow market and gets used in new phishing schemes, and what risks this poses. We also offer tips on how to protect your accounts, and minimize any impact.
Analyst firm Gartner has issued a blunt warning to organizations: Agentic AI browsers introduce serious new security risks and should be blocked "for the foreseeable future."
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
Rights groups say digital-only record is leaking data and courting trouble Civil society groups are urging the UK's data watchdog to investigate whether the Home Office's digital-only eVisa scheme is breaching GDPR, sounding the alarm about systemic data errors and design failures that are exposing...
Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information disclosure. An additional CVE (that has yet to be assigned) is fixed in this release; Google is aware of an expoit in the wild for that issue. For the oldstable distri...
Because user input is not sufficiently sanitized, attackers could exploit the flaw to define external entities within an XML request.
The post Recent GeoServer Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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XSS remains the top software weakness, followed by SQL injection and CSRF. Buffer overflow issues and improper access control make it to top 25.
The post MITRE Releases 2025 List of Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The promise of personal AI assistants rests on a dangerous assumption: that we can trust systems we haven’t made trustworthy. We can’t. And today’s versions are failing us in predictable ways: pushing us to do things against our own best interests, gaslighting us with doubt about things we are or th...
We’re getting Sigstore’s rekor-monitor ready for production use, making it easier for developers to detect tampering and unauthorized uses of their identities in the Rekor transparency log. This work, funded by the OpenSSF, includes support for the new Rekor v2 log, certificate validation, and integ...
For years, compliance has been one of the most resource-intensive responsibilities for cybersecurity teams. Despite growing investments in tools, the day-to-day reality of compliance is still dominated by manual, duplicative tasks. Teams chase down screenshots, review spreadsheets, and cross-c...
A significant portion of cyber breaches begin with one simple issue: weak passwords. With modern cracking tools capable of testing billions of combinations per second, many passwords that users consider “strong” can be compromised in minutes — sometimes even faster.This makes password strength an im...
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