New wave of VPN login attempts targets Palo Alto GlobalProtect portals
A campaign has been observed targeting Palo Alto GlobalProtect portals with login attempts and launching scanning activity against SonicWall SonicOS API endpoints. [...]
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Barts Health NHS discloses data breach after Oracle zero-day hack
Barts Health NHS Trust has announced that Clop ransomware actors have stolen files from a database by exploiting a vulnerability in its Oracle E-business Suite software. [...]
Critical React2Shell flaw actively exploited in China-linked attacks
Multiple China-linked threat actors began exploiting the React2Shell vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182) affecting React and Next.js just hours after the max-severity issue was disclosed. [...]
Hackers are exploiting ArrayOS AG VPN flaw to plant webshells
Threat actors have been exploiting a command injection vulnerability in Array AG Series VPN devices to plant webshells and create rogue users. [...]
NCSC's ‘Proactive Notifications’ warns orgs of flaws in exposed devices
The UK's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) announced the testing phase of a new service called Proactive Notifications, designed to inform organizations in the country of vulnerabilities present in their environment. [...]
Predator spyware uses new infection vector for zero-click attacks
The Predator spyware from surveillance company Intellexa has been using a zero-click infection mechanism dubbed "Aladdin" that compromised specific targets when simply viewing a malicious advertisement. [...]
Critical React, Next.js flaw lets hackers execute code on servers
A maximum severity vulnerability, dubbed 'React2Shell', in the React Server Components (RSC) 'Flight' protocol allows remote code execution without authentication in React and Next.js applications. [...]
Critical flaw in WordPress add-on for Elementor exploited in attacks
Attackers are exploiting a critical-severity privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-8489) in the King Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress, which lets them obtain administrative permissions during the registration process. [...]
French DIY retail giant Leroy Merlin discloses a data breach
Leroy Merlin is sending security breach notifications to customers in France, informing them that their personal data was compromised. [...]
Google expands Android scam protection feature to Chase, Cash App in U.S.
Google is expanding support for its Android's in-call scam protection to multiple banks and financial applications in the United States. [...]
Aisuru botnet behind new record-breaking 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack
In just three months, the massive Aisuru botnet launched more than 1,300 distributed denial-of-service attacks, one of them setting a new record with a peak at 29.7 terabits per second. [...]
Korea arrests suspects selling intimate videos from hacked IP cameras
The Korean National Police have arrested four individuals suspected of hacking over 120,000 IP cameras across the country and then selling stolen footage to a foreign adult site. [...]
FTC settlement requires Illuminate to delete unnecessary student data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing that education technology provider Illuminate Education to delete unnecessary student data and improve its security to settle allegations related to an incident in 2021 that exposed info of 10 million students. [...]
Shai-Hulud 2.0 NPM malware attack exposed up to 400,000 dev secrets
The second Shai-Hulud attack last week exposed around 400,000 raw secrets after infecting hundreds of packages in the NPM (Node Package Manager) registry and publishing stolen data in 30,000 GitHub repositories. [...]
Google fixes two Android zero days exploited in attacks, 107 flaws
Google has released the December 2025 Android security bulletin, addressing 107 vulnerabilities, including two flaws actively exploited in targeted attacks. [...]
Fake Calendly invites spoof top brands to hijack ad manager accounts
An ongoing phishing campaign impersonates popular brands, such as Unilever, Disney, MasterCard, LVMH, and Uber, in Calendly-themed lures to steal Google Workspace and Facebook business account credentials. [...]
Glassworm malware returns in third wave of malicious VS Code packages
The Glassworm campaign, which first emerged on the OpenVSX and Microsoft Visual Studio marketplaces in October, is now in its third wave, with 24 new packages added on the two platforms. [...]
SmartTube YouTube app for Android TV breached to push malicious update
The popular open-source SmartTube YouTube client for Android TV was compromised after an attacker gained access to the developer's signing keys, leading to a malicious update being pushed to users. [...]
Retail giant Coupang data breach impacts 33.7 million customers
South Korea's largest retailer, Coupang, has suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of 33.7 million customers. [...]
ShadyPanda browser extensions amass 4.3M installs in malicious campaign
A long-running malware operation known as "ShadyPanda" has amassed over 4.3 million installations of seemingly legitimate Chrome and Edge browser extensions that evolved into malware. [...]
Japanese beer giant Asahi says data breach hit 1.5 million people
Asahi Group Holdings, Japan's largest beer producer, has finished the investigation into the September cyberattack and found that the incident has impacted up to 1.9 million individuals. [...]
Man behind in-flight Evil Twin WiFi attacks gets 7 years in prison
A 44-year-old man was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison for operating an "evil twin" WiFi network to steal the data of unsuspecting travelers at various airports across Australia. [...]
Public GitLab repositories exposed more than 17,000 secrets
After scanning all 5.6 million public repositories on GitLab Cloud, a security engineer discovered more than 17,000 exposed secrets across over 2,800 unique domains. [...]
Malicious LLMs empower inexperienced hackers with advanced tools
Unrestricted large language models (LLMs) like WormGPT 4 and KawaiiGPT are improving their capabilities to generate malicious code, delivering functional scripts for ransomware encryptors and lateral movement. [...]
GreyNoise launches free scanner to check if you're part of a botnet
GreyNoise Labs has launched a free tool called GreyNoise IP Check that lets users check if their IP address has been observed in malicious scanning operations, like botnet and residential proxy networks. [...]
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