Researchers at Cyata have disclosed nine previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities in HashiCorp Vault, a widely adopted open-source secrets management platform, enabling attackers to bypass authentication, […]
Payback: ‘ShinyHunters’ Clocks Google via Salesforce
In 2024, it was Snowflake. In 2025, it’s Salesforce. ShinyHunters is back, with low-tech hacks that nonetheless manage to bring down international megaliths like Google, […]
Hackers Exploit SVG Files with Embedded JavaScript to Deploy Malware on Windows Systems
Threat actors are increasingly using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files to get beyond traditional defenses in the quickly developing field of cybersecurity. Unlike raster formats […]
Citizen Lab Founder Flags Rise of US Authoritarianism
Citizen Lab director and founder Ron Deibert explained how civil society is locked in “vicious cycle,” and human rights are being abused as a result, […]
ScarCruft Hacker Group Launches New Rust-Based Malware Attack Leveraging PubNub
The North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as ScarCruft has been linked to a sophisticated malware campaign targeting South Korean users. Disguised […]
Hacker Extradited to U.S. for $2.5 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, also known as Chukwuemeka Victor Eletuo and So Kwan Leung, was extradited from France to the United States to face charges related […]
Startup Spotlight: Twine Security Tackles the Execution Gap
The company, one of four finalists in this year’s Black Hat USA Startup Spotlight competition, uses multi-agent system to build AI Digital Employees. The original […]
Weaponized npm Packages Target WhatsApp Developers with Remote Kill Switch
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sophisticated supply chain attack targeting developers integrating with the WhatsApp Business API. Two malicious npm packages, naya-flore and […]
Malicious Go, npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform Malware, Trigger Remote Data Wipes
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 11 malicious Go packages that are designed to download additional payloads from remote servers and execute them on […]
CISA Warns of ‘ToolShell’ Exploitation Chain Targeting SharePoint Servers; IOCs and Detections Released
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical alert regarding an exploitation chain dubbed “ToolShell” targeting on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers. It leverages […]