Infosecurity News

  1. WordPress Plugin Flaw Exposes 600,000 Sites to File Deletion

    A severe flaw identified in the Forminator WordPress plugin allows arbitrary file deletion and potential site takeover

  2. Privilege Escalation Flaw Found in Azure Machine Learning Service

    A critical Azure Machine Learning flaw allows privilege escalation, risking subscription compromise

  3. CVE Program Launches Two New Forums to Enhance CVE Utilization

    The CVE Board has launched a Consumer Working Group and a Researcher Working Group, allowing new stakeholders to shape the future of the CVE Program

  4. Automation and Vulnerability Exploitation Drive Mass Ransomware Breaches

    ReliaQuest warns that initial access vulnerability exploitation is driving successful ransomware attacks

  5. North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Firms with Novel macOS Malware

    SentinelLabs observed North Korean actors deploying novel TTPs to target crypto firms, including a mix of programming languages and signal-based persistence

  6. Linux Users Urged to Patch Critical Sudo CVE

    Two elevation of privilege vulnerabilities have been discovered on the popular Sudo utility, affecting 30-50 million endpoints in the US alone

  7. Android SMS Stealer Infects 100,000 Devices in Uzbekistan

    New Android malware Qwizzserial has infected 100,000 devices, primarily in Uzbekistan, stealing SMS data via Telegram distribution

  8. AI Models Mislead Users on Login URLs

    A third of AI-generated login URLs lead to incorrect or dangerous domains, according to Netcraft

  9. Chinese Hackers Target France in Ivanti Zero-Day Exploit Campaign

    The French cybersecurity agency identified Houken, a new Chinese intrusion campaign targeting various industries in France

  10. US Treasury Sanctions Russian Bulletproof Hosting Service Aeza Group

    The Treasury said that Aeza Group has provided infrastructure services for notorious infostealer and ransomware operators

  11. Dozens of Corporates Caught in Kelly Benefits Data Breach

    Benefits admin specialist Kelly Benefits has revealed a breach impacting over 500,000 individuals across 45 client organizations

  12. Qantas Reveals “Significant” Contact Center Data Breach

    Qantas admits that a “significant” volume of customer data may have been stolen from a contact center

  13. Cloudflare Now Blocks AI Web Scraping by Default

    Cloudflare now blocks AI web crawlers by default, requiring permission from site owners for access

  14. Google Issues Emergency Patch for Fourth Chrome Zero-Day of 2025

    Google has patched a critical type confusion vulnerability in Chrome, the fourth zero-day fix in 2025

  15. New Report Uncovers Major Overlaps in Cybercrime and State-Sponsored Espionage

    Proofpoint has identified similarities between the tactics of a pro-Russian cyber espionage group and a cybercriminal gang

  16. International Criminal Court Hit by “Sophisticated and Targeted” Attack

    The ICC said the new incident was the second “of its type” it has faced in recent years, relating to an espionage attack in 2023

  17. Crypto Hack Losses in First Half of 2025 Exceed 2024 Total

    CertiK found $2.47bn in crypto was stolen in H1 2025, largely due to two major security incidents – ByBit and Cetus

  18. Ransomware Strike on Swiss Health Foundation Exposes Government Data

    The threat actor Sarcoma has been held responsible for a ransomware attack on a Swiss health foundation

  19. Scam Centers Expand Global Footprint with Trafficked Victims

    Interpol warns that scam centers are expanding beyond Southeast Asia

  20. US DoJ and Microsoft Target North Korean IT Workers

    Both the US authorities and Microsoft have taken action to disrupt North Korean IT worker schemes

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