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  • 300 Servers and €3.5M Seized as Europol Strikes Ransomware Networks Worldwide

    300 Servers and €3.5M Seized as Europol Strikes Ransomware Networks Worldwide

    As part of the latest “season” of Operation Endgame, a coalition of law enforcement agencies have taken down about 300 servers worldwide, neutralized 650 domains, and issued arrest warrants against 20 targets.
    Operation Endgame, first launched in May 2024, is an ongoing law enforcement operation targeting services and infrastructures assisting in or directly providing initial or consolidating

  • SafeLine WAF: Open Source Web Application Firewall with Zero-Day Detection and Bot Protection

    SafeLine WAF: Open Source Web Application Firewall with Zero-Day Detection and Bot Protection

    From zero-day exploits to large-scale bot attacks — the demand for a powerful, self-hosted, and user-friendly web application security solution has never been greater.
    SafeLine is currently the most starred open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF) on GitHub, with over 16.4K stars and a rapidly growing global user base.
    This walkthrough covers what SafeLine is, how it works, and why it’s

  • U.S. Dismantles DanaBot Malware Network, Charges 16 in $50M Global Cybercrime Operation

    U.S. Dismantles DanaBot Malware Network, Charges 16 in $50M Global Cybercrime Operation

    The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the disruption of the online infrastructure associated with DanaBot (aka DanaTools) and unsealed charges against 16 individuals for their alleged involvement in the development and deployment of the malware, which it said was controlled by a Russia-based cybercrime organization.
    The malware, the DoJ said, infected more than 300,000

  • Chinese Hackers Exploit Trimble Cityworks Flaw to Infiltrate U.S. Government Networks

    Chinese Hackers Exploit Trimble Cityworks Flaw to Infiltrate U.S. Government Networks

    A Chinese-speaking threat actor tracked as UAT-6382 has been linked to the exploitation of a now-patched remote-code-execution vulnerability in Trimble Cityworks to deliver Cobalt Strike and VShell.
    “UAT-6382 successfully exploited CVE-2025-0944, conducted reconnaissance, and rapidly deployed a variety of web shells and custom-made malware to maintain long-term access,” Cisco Talos researchers

  • Critical Windows Server 2025 dMSA Vulnerability Enables Active Directory Compromise

    Critical Windows Server 2025 dMSA Vulnerability Enables Active Directory Compromise

    A privilege escalation flaw has been demonstrated in Windows Server 2025 that makes it possible for attackers to compromise any user in Active Directory (AD).
    “The attack exploits the delegated Managed Service Account (dMSA) feature that was introduced in Windows Server 2025, works with the default configuration, and is trivial to implement,” Akamai security researcher Yuval Gordon said in a

  • Chinese Hackers Exploit Ivanti EPMM Bugs in Global Enterprise Network Attacks

    Chinese Hackers Exploit Ivanti EPMM Bugs in Global Enterprise Network Attacks

    A recently patched pair of security flaws affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) software has been exploited by a China-nexus threat actor to target a wide range of sectors across Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region.
    The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-4427 (CVSS score: 5.3) and CVE-2025-4428 (CVSS score: 7.2), could be chained to execute arbitrary code on a

  • Webinar: Learn How to Build a Reasonable and Legally Defensible Cybersecurity Program

    Webinar: Learn How to Build a Reasonable and Legally Defensible Cybersecurity Program

    It’s not enough to be secure. In today’s legal climate, you need to prove it.
    Whether you’re protecting a small company or managing compliance across a global enterprise, one thing is clear: cybersecurity can no longer be left to guesswork, vague frameworks, or best-effort intentions.
    Regulators and courts are now holding organizations accountable for how “reasonable” their security programs are

  • Identity Security Has an Automation Problem—And It’s Bigger Than You Think

    Identity Security Has an Automation Problem—And It’s Bigger Than You Think

    For many organizations, identity security appears to be under control. On paper, everything checks out. But new research from Cerby, based on insights from over 500 IT and security leaders, reveals a different reality: too much still depends on people—not systems—to function. In fact, fewer than 4% of security teams have fully automated their core identity workflows.
    Core workflows, like

  • Russian Hackers Exploit Email and VPN Vulnerabilities to Spy on Ukraine Aid Logistics

    Russian Hackers Exploit Email and VPN Vulnerabilities to Spy on Ukraine Aid Logistics

    Russian cyber threat actors have been attributed to a state-sponsored campaign targeting Western logistics entities and technology companies since 2022.
    The activity has been assessed to be orchestrated by APT28 (aka BlueDelta, Fancy Bear, or Forest Blizzard), which is linked to the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center, Military Unit 26165.

  • PureRAT Malware Spikes 4x in 2025, Deploying PureLogs to Target Russian Firms

    PureRAT Malware Spikes 4x in 2025, Deploying PureLogs to Target Russian Firms

    Russian organizations have become the target of a phishing campaign that distributes malware called PureRAT, according to new findings from Kaspersky.
    “The campaign aimed at Russian business began back in March 2023, but in the first third of 2025 the number of attacks quadrupled compared to the same period in 2024,” the cybersecurity vendor said.
    The attack chains, which have not been