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Below you will find our latest blog posts.Google fixes flaw that could unmask YouTube users’ email addresses
Google has fixed two vulnerabilities that, when chained together, could expose the email addresses of YouTube accounts, causing a massive privacy breach for those using the site anonymously. [...] from...
Fortinet discloses second firewall auth bypass patched in January
Fortinet has disclosed a second authentication bypass vulnerability that was fixed as part of a January 2025 update for FortiOS and FortiProxy devices. [...] from...
Windows 10 KB5051974 update force installs new Microsoft Outlook app
Microsoft has released the KB5051974 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, which automatically installs the new Outlook for Windows app and fixes a memory leak bug. [...] from...
Microsoft February 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 4 zero-days, 55 flaws
Today is Microsoft's February 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 55 flaws, including four zero-day vulnerabilities, with two actively exploited in attacks. [...] from...
Fortinet warns of new zero-day exploited to hijack firewalls
Fortinet warned today that attackers are exploiting another authentication bypass zero-day bug in FortiOS and FortiProxy to hijack Fortinet firewalls and breach enterprise networks. [...] from...
Windows 11 KB5051987 & KB5051989 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5051987 and KB5051989 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. [...] from...
Russian military hackers deploy malicious Windows activators in Ukraine
The Sandworm Russian military cyber-espionage group is targeting Windows users in Ukraine with trojanized Microsoft Key Management Service (KMS) activators and fake Windows updates. [...] from...
SonicWall firewall exploit lets hackers hijack VPN sessions, patch now
Security researchers at Bishop Fox have published complete exploitation details for the CVE-2024-53704 vulnerability that allows bypassing the authentication mechanism in certain versions of the SonicOS SSLVPN application. [...] from...
US indicts 8Base ransomware operators for Phobos encryption attacks
The U.S. Justice Department announced the names of two Phobos ransomware affiliates arrested yesterday in Thailand, charging them on 11 counts due to their involvement in more than a thousand cyberattacks. [...] from...
Police arrests 2 Phobos ransomware suspects, seizes 8Base sites
A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of two suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base's dark web sites. The suspects are accused of conducting cyberattacks on over 1,000 victims worldwide....
US sanctions LockBit ransomware’s bulletproof hosting provider
The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the LockBit ransomware gang. [...] from...
Over 12,000 KerioControl firewalls exposed to exploited RCE flaw
Over twelve thousand GFI KerioControl firewall instances are exposed to a critical remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-52875. [...] from https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-12-000-keriocontrol-firewalls-exposed-to-exploited-rce-flaw/
Sky ECC encrypted service distributors arrested in Spain, Netherlands
Four distributors of the encrypted communications service Sky ECC, used extensively by criminals, were arrested in Spain and the Netherlands. [...] from https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/sky-ecc-encrypted-service-distributors-arrested-in-spain-netherlands/
Apple fixes zero-day exploited in ‘extremely sophisticated’ attacks
Apple has released emergency security updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability that the company says was exploited in targeted and "extremely sophisticated" attacks. [...] from...
Hacker pleads guilty to SIM swap attack on US SEC X account
Today, an Alabama man pleaded guilty to hijacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on X in a January 2024 SIM swapping attack. [...] from https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-pleads-guilty-to-sim-swap-attack-on-us-sec-x-account/
Police arrests 4 Phobos ransomware suspects, seizes 8Base sites
A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of four suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base's dark web sites. The suspects are accused of conducting cyberattacks on over 1,000 victims worldwide....
Cyberattack disrupts Lee newspapers’ operations across the US
Lee Enterprises, one of the largest newspaper groups in the United States, says a cyberattack that hit its systems caused an outage last week and impacted its operations. [...] from...
Microsoft raises rewards for Copilot AI bug bounty program
Microsoft announced over the weekend that it has expanded its Microsoft Copilot (AI) bug bounty program and increased payouts for moderate severity vulnerabilities. [...] from...