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Second Sha1 Hulud Wave Impacts More Than 25,000 Repositories Through npm Preinstall Credential Theft

A new supply chain attack has been identified across the npm ecosystem, marking a second wave of activity similar to the earlier Shai Hulud incident. Security companies report that thousands of repositories and hundreds of npm packages were compromised between November 21 and 23, 2025. The latest campaign has been named Sha1 Hulud and involves […]

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Critical Azure Bastion Flaw Allowed Attackers to Bypass Authentication and Escalate Privileges

A newly identified flaw in Azure Bastion, tracked as CVE 2025 49752, presents a serious security risk for organizations depending on the service for secure remote access. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication controls and escalate privileges to the administrative level. Since Azure Bastion is widely used to manage cloud based virtual machines,

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China Linked APT31 Conducts Stealthy Cyberattacks on Russian IT via Cloud Services

A long running cyber espionage operation linked to the China based advanced persistent threat group APT31 has quietly infiltrated multiple Russian information technology companies between 2024 and 2025. According to researchers Daniil Grigoryan and Varvara Koloskova from Positive Technologies, the attackers focused on contractors and integrators that provide services to Russian government agencies, remaining unnoticed

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Matrix Push C2 Uses Browser Notifications for Fileless and Cross Platform Phishing Attacks

Cybersecurity analysts have identified a new trend in phishing operations, where browser notifications are being misused to push malicious links through a command and control platform known as Matrix Push C2. According to a recent report from BlackFog researcher Brenda Robb, the framework operates entirely within the browser environment, using push alerts, fake system style

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CISA Alerts on a Critical Oracle Identity Manager Zero Day Vulnerability That Is Being Actively Exploited

The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a newly discovered critical flaw in Oracle Identity Manager to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The agency confirmed that the vulnerability is currently being exploited in real world attacks. The flaw is tracked as CVE 2025 61757 with a CVSS score of 9.8.

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APT24 Deploys BADAUDIO in Long Running Espionage Targeting Taiwan and Over 1,000 Domains

A suspected China-linked cyber threat group known as APT24 has been actively deploying a previously undocumented malware called BADAUDIO as part of a prolonged espionage campaign. The operation, ongoing for nearly three years, has targeted organizations in Taiwan and compromised over 1,000 domains. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) researchers Harsh Parashar, Tierra Duncan, and Dan

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Salesforce Reports Unauthorized Data Access Triggered by Gainsight Related OAuth Activity

Salesforce has issued an alert after identifying unusual behavior involving applications published by Gainsight that integrate with the Salesforce platform. According to the company, the suspicious activity may have allowed unauthorized access to some customers data through the affected applications. In response, Salesforce has revoked all active access and refresh tokens tied to Gainsight published

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ShadowRay 2.0 Uses an Unpatched Ray Vulnerability to Create a Self Spreading GPU Cryptomining Botnet

A new wave of cyber attacks has emerged as Oligo Security reports active exploitation of a long standing security weakness in the Ray open source AI framework. This flaw, identified as CVE 2023 48022 with a critical 9.8 rating, is being used to compromise Ray clusters equipped with NVIDIA GPUs. The compromised infrastructure is then

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Tsundere Botnet Expands by Using Game Lures and an Ethereum Based C2 System on Windows

Security analysts have revealed new insights about the Tsundere botnet, a rapidly expanding malware operation that targets Windows systems. Active since mid 2025, the threat uses JavaScript based payloads delivered from a remote command and control server, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands and flexibly modify botnet behavior. Propagation and Infection Mechanisms Although its initial

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Iran Linked Hackers Tracked Ship AIS Data Days Before an Attempted Real World Missile Strike

Recent findings indicate that Iranian-linked threat actors are increasingly combining cyber operations with real-world military objectives, a practice Amazon calls cyber-enabled kinetic targeting. By using digital reconnaissance to support physical attacks, these groups are demonstrating a significant evolution in modern warfare where cyber and kinetic domains are no longer separate. Blurring the Lines Between Cyber

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