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  • Linux-Based Lenovo Webcams’ Flaw Can Be Remotely Exploited for BadUSB Attacks

    Linux-Based Lenovo Webcams’ Flaw Can Be Remotely Exploited for BadUSB Attacks

    Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed vulnerabilities in select model webcams from Lenovo that could turn them into BadUSB attack devices.
    “This allows remote attackers to inject keystrokes covertly and launch attacks independent of the host operating system,” Eclypsium researchers Paul Asadoorian, Mickey Shkatov, and Jesse Michael said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
    The

  • Researchers Reveal ReVault Attack Targeting Dell ControlVault3 Firmware in 100+ Laptop Models

    Researchers Reveal ReVault Attack Targeting Dell ControlVault3 Firmware in 100+ Laptop Models

    Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered multiple security flaws in Dell’s ControlVault3 firmware and its associated Windows APIs that could have been abused by attackers to bypass Windows login, extract cryptographic keys, as well as maintain access even after a fresh operating system install by deploying undetectable malicious implants into the firmware.
    The vulnerabilities have been codenamed

  • Researchers Uncover GPT-5 Jailbreak and Zero-Click AI Agent Attacks Exposing Cloud and IoT Systems

    Researchers Uncover GPT-5 Jailbreak and Zero-Click AI Agent Attacks Exposing Cloud and IoT Systems

    Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a jailbreak technique to bypass ethical guardrails erected by OpenAI in its latest large language model (LLM) GPT-5 and produce illicit instructions.
    Generative artificial intelligence (AI) security platform NeuralTrust said it combined a known technique called Echo Chamber with narrative-driven steering to trick the model into producing undesirable

  • CyberArk and HashiCorp Flaws Enable Remote Vault Takeover Without Credentials

    CyberArk and HashiCorp Flaws Enable Remote Vault Takeover Without Credentials

    Cybersecurity researchers have discovered over a dozen vulnerabilities in enterprise secure vaults from CyberArk and HashiCorp that, if successfully exploited, can allow remote attackers to crack open corporate identity systems and extract enterprise secrets and tokens from them. 
    The 14 vulnerabilities, collectively named Vault Fault, affect CyberArk Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted, and

  • AI Tools Fuel Brazilian Phishing Scam While Efimer Trojan Steals Crypto from 5,000 Victims

    AI Tools Fuel Brazilian Phishing Scam While Efimer Trojan Steals Crypto from 5,000 Victims

    Cybersecurity researchers are drawing attention to a new campaign that’s using legitimate generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered website building tools like DeepSite AI and BlackBox AI to create replica phishing pages mimicking Brazilian government agencies as part of a financially motivated campaign.
    The activity involves the creation of lookalike sites imitating Brazil’s State

  • Leaked Credentials Up 160%: What Attackers Are Doing With Them

    Leaked Credentials Up 160%: What Attackers Are Doing With Them

    When an organization’s credentials are leaked, the immediate consequences are rarely visible—but the long-term impact is far-reaching. Far from the cloak-and-dagger tactics seen in fiction, many real-world cyber breaches begin with something deceptively simple: a username and password.
    According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, leaked credentials accounted for 22% of breaches

  • RubyGems, PyPI Hit by Malicious Packages Stealing Credentials, Crypto, Forcing Security Changes

    RubyGems, PyPI Hit by Malicious Packages Stealing Credentials, Crypto, Forcing Security Changes

    A fresh set of 60 malicious packages has been uncovered targeting the RubyGems ecosystem by posing as seemingly innocuous automation tools for social media, blogging, or messaging services to steal credentials from unsuspecting users.
    The activity is assessed to be active since at least March 2023, according to the software supply chain security company Socket. Cumulatively, the gems have been

  • GreedyBear Steals $1M in Crypto Using 150+ Malicious Firefox Wallet Extensions

    GreedyBear Steals $1M in Crypto Using 150+ Malicious Firefox Wallet Extensions

    A newly discovered campaign dubbed GreedyBear has leveraged over 150 malicious extensions to the Firefox marketplace that are designed to impersonate popular cryptocurrency wallets and steal more than $1 million in digital assets.
    The published browser add-ons masquerade as MetaMask, TronLink, Exodus, and Rabby Wallet, among others, Koi Security researcher Tuval Admoni said.
    What makes the

  • SocGholish Malware Spread via Ad Tools; Delivers Access to LockBit, Evil Corp, and Others

    SocGholish Malware Spread via Ad Tools; Delivers Access to LockBit, Evil Corp, and Others

    The threat actors behind the SocGholish malware have been observed leveraging Traffic Distribution Systems (TDSs) like Parrot TDS and Keitaro TDS to filter and redirect unsuspecting users to sketchy content.
    “The core of their operation is a sophisticated Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model, where infected systems are sold as initial access points to other cybercriminal organizations,” Silent Push

  • Webinar: How to Stop Python Supply Chain Attacks—and the Expert Tools You Need

    Webinar: How to Stop Python Supply Chain Attacks—and the Expert Tools You Need

    Python is everywhere in modern software. From machine learning models to production microservices, chances are your code—and your business—depends on Python packages you didn’t write.
    But in 2025, that trust comes with a serious risk.
    Every few weeks, we’re seeing fresh headlines about malicious packages uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI)—many going undetected until after they’ve caused