Schneier on Security
JULY 7, 2025
Academic papers were found to contain hidden instructions to LLMs: It discovered such prompts in 17 articles, whose lead authors are affiliated with 14 institutions including Japan’s Waseda University, South Korea’s KAIST, China’s Peking University and the National University of Singapore, as well as the University of Washington and Columbia University in the U.S.
Krebs on Security
JULY 8, 2025
Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 137 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software. None of the weaknesses addressed this month are known to be actively exploited, but 14 of the flaws earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” rating, meaning they could be exploited to seize control over vulnerable Windows PCs with little or no help from users.
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Troy Hunt
JULY 2, 2025
I always used to joke that when people used Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), we effectively said "Oh no - you've been pwned! Uh, good luck!" and left it at that. That was fine when it was a pet project used by people who live in a similar world to me, but it didn't do a lot for the everyday folks just learning about the scary world of data breaches.
The Last Watchdog
JULY 9, 2025
BOSTON, July 9, 2025, CyberNewswire — Reflectiz , a leading cybersecurity company specializing in web exposure management, today announced a new integration with Datadog , Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. This integration combines advanced website security intelligence with enterprise-grade observability, empowering organizations with continuous visibility and control over their expanding attack surface.
Speaker: Erroll Amacker
Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward. From missed discrepancies to strained vendor relationships, accounts payable automation needs a human touch to deliver lasting value. This session is your playbook to get automation right. We’ll explore how to balance speed with control, boost decision-making through human-machine collaboration, and unlock ROI with fewer errors, stronger fraud prevention, and smoother operations.
Lohrman on Security
JULY 6, 2025
How can we spot sophisticated new scams, fake profiles and more within our emails and on professional networking sites like LinkedIn? Here’s some helpful advice.
The Hacker News
JULY 1, 2025
Google has released security updates to address a vulnerability in its Chrome browser for which an exploit exists in the wild. The zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6554 (CVSS score: N/A), has been described as a type confusing flaw in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. "Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.
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Krebs on Security
JULY 3, 2025
In May 2025, the U.S. government sanctioned a Chinese national for operating a cloud provider linked to the majority of virtual currency investment scam websites reported to the FBI. But a new report finds the accused continues to operate a slew of established accounts at American tech companies — including Facebook , Github , PayPal and Twitter/X.
Troy Hunt
JULY 2, 2025
I'm in Austria! Well, I was in Austria, I'm now somewhere over the Aussie desert as I try and end this trip on top of my "to-do" list. The Have I Been Pwned Alpine Grand Tour was a great success with loads of time spent with govs, public meetups and users of this little data breach project that kinda escalated. As I say in the vid, I'm posting a lot more pics publicly to my Facebook page , so if you want to see the highlights, head over there.
Penetration Testing
JULY 8, 2025
Fortinet released a critical patch for FortiWeb (CVE-2025-25257, CVSS 9.6). This unauthenticated SQL injection flaw allows remote code execution; update immediately!
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 9, 2025
Basic security flaws left the personal info of tens of millions of McDonald’s job-seekers vulnerable on the “McHire” site built by AI software firm Paradox.ai.
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Many cybersecurity awareness platforms offer massive content libraries, yet they fail to enhance employees’ cyber resilience. Without structured, engaging, and personalized training, employees struggle to retain and apply key cybersecurity principles. Phished.io explains why organizations should focus on interactive, scenario-based learning rather than overwhelming employees with excessive content.
The Hacker News
JULY 4, 2025
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two security flaws in the Sudo command-line utility for Linux and Unix-like operating systems that could enable local attackers to escalate their privileges to root on susceptible machines. A brief description of the vulnerabilities is below - CVE-2025-32462 (CVSS score: 2.8) - Sudo before 1.9.
Schneier on Security
JULY 9, 2025
This time it’s the Swedish prime minister’s bodyguards. (Last year, it was the US Secret Service and Emmanuel Macron’s bodyguards. in 2018, it was secret US military bases.) This is ridiculous. Why do people continue to make their data public?
Malwarebytes
JULY 9, 2025
Researchers have discovered a campaign that tracked users’ online behavior using 18 browser extensions available in the official Chrome and Edge webstores. The total number of installs is estimated to be over two million. These extensions offered functionality, received good reviews, touted verification badges, and some even enjoyed featured placement.
Troy Hunt
JULY 9, 2025
As we gradually roll out HIBP’s Partner Program , we’re aiming to deliver targeted solutions that bridge the gap between being at risk and being protected. HIBP is the perfect place to bring these solutions to the forefront, as it's often the point at which individuals and organisations first learn of their exposure in data breaches.
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The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.
Penetration Testing
JULY 3, 2025
A critical flaw (CVE-2025-34067, CVSS 10.0) in HIKVISION applyCT allows unauthenticated RCE via Fastjson deserialization, risking surveillance systems. Patch immediately!
NetSpi Technical
JULY 8, 2025
During an Internal Network Penetration Test, NetSPI identified a vulnerability affecting a component of SailPoint, a highly privileged Identity and Access Management solution. The affected IQService component is used primarily for syncing changes between Active Directory and SailPoint. This blog walks through the discovery methods, exploit development, and remediation guidance.
The Hacker News
JULY 3, 2025
The French cybersecurity agency on Tuesday revealed that a number of entities spanning governmental, telecommunications, media, finance, and transport sectors in the country were impacted by a malicious campaign undertaken by a Chinese hacking group by weaponizing several zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) devices.
Schneier on Security
JULY 2, 2025
A whole class of speculative execution attacks against CPUs were published in 2018. They seemed pretty catastrophic at the time. But the fixes were as well. Speculative execution was a way to speed up CPUs, and removing those enhancements resulted in significant performance drops. Now, people are rethinking the trade-off. Ubuntu has disabled some protections, resulting in 20% performance boost.
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Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.
Malwarebytes
JULY 8, 2025
If you’re an Android user, you’ll need to take action if you don’t want Google’s Gemini AI to have access to your apps. That’s because, regardless of your previous settings, Google now allows Gemini to interact with third-party apps. Through Gemini extensions , it already had the ability to integrate with apps to lend a helping hand and make Google Assistant obsolete.
Jane Frankland
JULY 1, 2025
Most of us have heard the saying, “No pain, no gain.” For cybersecurity leaders navigating the high-stakes world of defending critical systems, this phrase takes on a whole new meaning. Pain, in this context, doesn’t have to mean the physical discomfort. Instead, it’s the uncomfortable reality of facing constant threats, adapting to a rapidly shifting landscape, and shouldering the pressure of being the frontline defence for organisations.
Penetration Testing
JULY 2, 2025
Grafana warns of four critical RCE flaws in Image Renderer and Synthetic Monitoring Agent, stemming from Chromium V8 bugs. Update to patched versions immediately!
Security Affairs
JULY 9, 2025
Hackers are abusing the legitimate red teaming tool Shellter to spread stealer malware after a licensed copy was leaked. Elastic Security Labs has identified several malware campaigns using the commercial AV/EDR evasion tool SHELLTER. The tool was originally built for legitimate red team operations, however, threat actors have now adopted it to bypass security measures and deploy malware.
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Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.
The Hacker News
JULY 1, 2025
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical security vulnerability in artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) Inspector project that could result in remote code execution (RCE) and allow an attacker to gain complete access to the hosts. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-49596, carries a CVSS score of 9.4 out of a maximum of 10.0.
Schneier on Security
JULY 1, 2025
Dozens of accounts on X that promoted Scottish independence went dark during an internet blackout in Iran. Well, that’s one way to identify fake accounts and misinformation campaigns.
Tech Republic Security
JULY 7, 2025
Scattered Spider hackers are now targeting airlines with advanced social engineering tactics to bypass MFA and breach critical systems, the FBI warns.
Malwarebytes
JULY 1, 2025
Google has released an update for its Chrome browser to patch an actively exploited flaw. This update is crucial since it addresses an actively exploited vulnerability which can be exploited when the user visits a malicious website. It doesn’t require any further user interaction, which means the user doesn’t need to click on anything in order for their system to be compromised.
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How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.
Penetration Testing
JULY 8, 2025
Citrix warns of a high-severity local privilege escalation flaw (CVE-2025-6759, CVSSv4 7.3) in Windows VDA, allowing low-privileged users to gain SYSTEM access.
Security Affairs
JULY 8, 2025
Microsoft released Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2025, which addressed 130 flaws, including one a Microsoft SQL Server zero-day. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2025 addressed 130 vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Components, Office and Office Components,NET and Visual Studio, Azure, Teams, Hyper-V, Windows BitLocker, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), and the Windows Cryptographic Service. 10 vulnerabilities addressed by the company are rated Critical, and the res
The Hacker News
JULY 7, 2025
If you didn't hear about Iranian hackers breaching US water facilities, it's because they only managed to control a single pressure station serving 7,000 people. What made this attack noteworthy wasn't its scale, but how easily the hackers gained access — by simply using the manufacturer's default password "1111.
Schneier on Security
JULY 10, 2025
Schneier on Security Menu Blog Newsletter Books Essays News Talks Academic About Me Search Powered by DuckDuckGo Blog Essays Whole site Subscribe Home Blog Using Signal Groups for Activism Good tutorial by Micah Lee. It includes some nonobvious use cases. Tags: activism , encryption , Signal Posted on July 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM • 1 Comments Comments Winter • July 10, 2025 7:52 AM A reminder: If you think this is important, donate to Signal!
Speaker: Sierre Lindgren
Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.
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