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 both Windows and Linux systems.
“At runtime the code silently spawns a shell, pulls a second-stage payload from an interchangeable set of .icu and .tech command-and-control (C2) endpoints, and executes it in memory,” Socket security
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Malicious Go, npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform Malware, Trigger Remote Data Wipes
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The AI-Powered Security Shift: What 2025 Is Teaching Us About Cloud Defense
Now that we are well into 2025, cloud attacks are evolving faster than ever and artificial intelligence (AI) is both a weapon and a shield. As AI rapidly changes how enterprises innovate, security teams are now tasked with a triple burden:
Secure AI embedded in every part of the business.
Use AI to defend faster and smarter.
Fight AI-powered threats that execute in minutes—or seconds.Security
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Microsoft Discloses Exchange Server Flaw Enabling Silent Cloud Access in Hybrid Setups
Microsoft has released an advisory for a high-severity security flaw affecting on-premise versions of Exchange Server that could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges under certain conditions.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53786, carries a CVSS score of 8.0. Dirk-jan Mollema with Outsider Security has been acknowledged for reporting the bug.
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6,500 Axis Servers Expose Remoting Protocol, 4,000 in U.S. Vulnerable to Exploits
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaws in video surveillance products from Axis Communications that, if successfully exploited, could expose them to takeover attacks.
“The attack results in pre-authentication remote code execution on Axis Device Manager, a server used to configure and manage fleets of cameras, and the Axis Camera Station, client software used to view -

SonicWall Confirms Patched Vulnerability Behind Recent VPN Attacks, Not a Zero-Day
SonicWall has revealed that the recent spike in activity targeting its Gen 7 and newer firewalls with SSL VPN enabled is related to an older, now-patched bug and password reuse.
“We now have high confidence that the recent SSL VPN activity is not connected to a zero-day vulnerability,” the company said. “Instead, there is a significant correlation with threat activity related to CVE-2024-40766.” -

AI Slashes Workloads for vCISOs by 68% as SMBs Demand More – New Report Reveals
As the volume and sophistication of cyber threats and risks grow, cybersecurity has become mission-critical for businesses of all sizes. To address this shift, SMBs have been urgently turning to vCISO services to keep up with escalating threats and compliance demands. A recent report by Cynomi has found that a full 79% of MSPs and MSSPs see high demand for vCISO services among SMBs.
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Microsoft Launches Project Ire to Autonomously Classify Malware Using AI Tools
Microsoft on Tuesday announced an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent that can analyze and classify software without assistance in an effort to advance malware detection efforts.
The large language model (LLM)-powered autonomous malware classification system, currently a prototype, has been codenamed Project Ire by the tech giant.
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Trend Micro Confirms Active Exploitation of Critical Apex One Flaws in On-Premise Systems
Trend Micro has released mitigations to address critical security flaws in on-premise versions of Apex One Management Console that it said have been exploited in the wild.
The vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-54948 and CVE-2025-54987), both rated 9.4 on the CVSS scoring system, have been described as management console command injection and remote code execution flaws.
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CERT-UA Warns of HTA-Delivered C# Malware Attacks Using Court Summons Lures
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of cyber attacks carried out by a threat actor called UAC-0099 targeting government agencies, the defense forces, and enterprises of the defense-industrial complex in the country.
The attacks, which leverage phishing emails as an initial compromise vector, are used to deliver malware families like MATCHBOIL, MATCHWOK, and -

AI Is Transforming Cybersecurity Adversarial Testing – Pentera Founder’s Vision
When Technology Resets the Playing Field
In 2015 I founded a cybersecurity testing software company with the belief that automated penetration testing was not only possible, but necessary. At the time, the idea was often met with skepticism, but today, with 1200+ of enterprise customers and thousands of users, that vision has proven itself. But I also know that what we’ve built so far is only