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Raheim Hamilton, co-creator of the Empire Market dark web marketplace, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for facilitating over $430 million in illegal trades, highlighting ongoing law enforcement efforts against cybercrime. Hamilton's guilty plea included the forfeiture of $100 million in Bitcoin and assets. Additionally, the FBI has arrested the founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm, linked to the ShinyHunters hacking group, signaling a crackdown on organizations involved in ransomware negotiations. These developments underscore the increasing focus on dismantling criminal enterprises in the dark web and addressing ransomware threats.
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Rapid7 found that threat actors are able to purchase low-cost initial access broker services, with many packages offering a variety of options
While “fairly primitive”, APT28’s LameHug was a testbed for future AI-powered attacks, said two MITRE experts during Black Hat USA 2025
Digital natives are comfortable with technology, but may be more exposed to online scams and other threats than they think
New threat intelligence points to targeting of financial services and technology sectors by ShinyHunters group
Threat actors have stolen data on at least half a million cancer screening patients
Missing synchronization in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to deny service over an adjacent network.
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiManager & FortiManager Cloud may allow an authenticated remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via FGFM crafted requests. Revised on 2025-08-13 00:00:00
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Multiple relative path traversal vulnerabilities [CWE-23] in FortiMail, FortiVoice, FortiRecorder, FortiCamera & FortiNDR may allow a privileged attacker to read files from the underlying filesystem via crafted CLI requests. Revised on 2025-08-13 00:00:00
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Use after free in Microsoft Office Visio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
An improper handling of parameters [CWE-233] vulnerability in FortiWeb may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker in possession of non-public information (pertaining to both the device and to the targeted user) to log in as any existing user on the device via a specially crafted request. Revised...
Improper access control in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Deserialization of untrusted data in Web Deploy allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiWeb may allow an authenticated privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted CLI commands Revised on 2025-08-12 00:00:00
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Azure Virtual Machines allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
On April 18th 2025, Microsoft announced [Exchange Server Security Changes for Hybrid Deployments](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/exchange-server-security-changes-for-hybrid-deployments/4396833) and accompanying non-security [Hot Fix](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchan...
A improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiWeb CLI may allow a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or command via crafted CLI commands. Revised on 2025-08-12 00:00:00