Threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia warn that threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection. Ransomware groups are exploiting unmonitored ESXi appliances to persist and access corporate networks. They use “living-off-the-land” techniques, leveraging […]
Crooks stole at least $69 million from Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Phemex in an alleged cyberattack. Singapore-based crypto platform Phemex paused operations after a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of $69M. Phemex CEO Federico Variola stated they are restoring withdrawals and temporarily manually reviewing all requests. On Thursday, researchers at the blockchain security firm PeckShield noticed […]
The Change Healthcare data breach is worse than initially estimated: approximately 190 million people have been affected. The Change Healthcare data breach is worse than initially estimated, the incident has impacted 190 million people. In October 2024, UnitedHealth Group announced that the data breach suffered by Change Healthcare in February 2024 impacted more than 100 million individuals. […]
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Subaru Starlink flaw exposed vehicles and customer accounts in the US, Canada, and Japan to remote attacks. Popular security researcher Sam Curry and he colleague Shubham Shah discovered a vulnerability in Subaru’s Starlink connected vehicle service that exposed vehicles and customer accounts in the US, Canada, and Japan susceptible to remote attacks. The experts explained […]
The Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 hacking contest has ended, and participants earned $886,250 after demonstrating 49 zero-day flaws. The Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 hacking contest has ended, and participants earned $886,250 after demonstrating 49 zero-day flaws. Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) obtained 30.5 Master of Pwn points and won the Master of Pwn earning $222.250. […]
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SonicWall SMA1000 vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a SonicWall SMA1000 Appliance Management Console (AMC) and Central Management Console (CMC) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-23006 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, SonicWall warned customers of a critical […]
Threat actors are targeting Juniper routers with a custom backdoor in a campaign called code-named “J-magic,” attackers are exploiting a Magic Packet flaw. Lumen Technologies researchers reported that the J-magic campaign targets Juniper routers with a custom backdoor using a passive agent based on the cd00r variant (an open-source backdoor by fx). It activates upon detecting […]
SonicWall warns customers of a critical zero-day vulnerability in SMA 1000 Series appliances, likely exploited in the wild. SonicWall is warning customers of a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-23006 (CVSS score of 9,8) impacting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series appliances. The vulnerability is a Pre-authentication deserialization of untrusted data issue in the […]