WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 11, 2025
Elon Musk said a massive cyberattack disrupted X on Monday and pointed to IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
Krebs on Security
MARCH 14, 2025
A clever malware deployment scheme first spotted in targeted attacks last year has now gone mainstream. In this scam, dubbed “ ClickFix ,” the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware.
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Schneier on Security
MARCH 14, 2025
There is a new botnet that is infecting TP-Link routers: The botnet can lead to command injection which then makes remote code execution (RCE) possible so that the malware can spread itself across the internet automatically. This high severity security flaw (tracked as CVE-2023-1389 ) has also been used to spread other malware families as far back as April 2023 when it was used in the Mirai botnet malware attacks.
Troy Hunt
MARCH 11, 2025
Designing the first logo for Have I Been Pwned was easy: I took a SQL injection pattern, wrote "have i been pwned?" after it and then, just to give it a touch of class, put a rectangle with rounded corners around it: Job done! I mean really, what more did I need for a pet project with a stupid name that would likely only add to the litany of failed nerdy ideas I'd had before that?
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Malwarebytes
MARCH 10, 2025
There are more and more sites that use a clipboard hijacker and instruct victims on how to infect their own machine. I realize that may sound like something trivial to steer clear from, but apparently its not because the social engineering behind it is pretty sophisticated. At first, these attacks were more targeted at people that could provide cybercriminals a foothold at a targeted company, but their popularity has grown so much that now anyone can run into one of them.
Krebs on Security
MARCH 11, 2025
Authorities in India today arrested the alleged co-founder of Garantex , a cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2022 for facilitating tens of billions of dollars in money laundering by transnational criminal and cybercriminal organizations. Sources close to the investigation told KrebsOnSecurity the Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov , 46, was apprehended while vacationing on the coast of India with his family.
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Security Affairs
MARCH 8, 2025
The Akira ransomware gang exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR and launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network. Cybersecurity researchers at S-RM team discovered a novel attack technique used by the Akira ransomware gang. The ransomware group used an unsecured webcam to encrypt systems within atarget’s network, bypassing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR).
Malwarebytes
MARCH 13, 2025
In response to growing worries about the safety of children using Roblox, the CEO of the company has said to parents: “My first message would be, if you’re not comfortable, don’t let your kids be on Roblox.” Roblox is one of the most popular gaming platforms, especially among young children. Reportedly , of the over 80 million players per day, roughly 40% of them are below the age of 13.
Krebs on Security
MARCH 11, 2025
Microsoft today issued more than 50 security updates for its various Windows operating systems, including fixes for a whopping six zero-day vulnerabilities that are already seeing active exploitation. Two of the zero-day flaws include CVE-2025-24991 and CVE-2025-24993 , both vulnerabilities in NTFS , the default file system for Windows and Windows Server.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 12, 2025
Former CISA Director Jen Easterly writes about a new international intelligence sharing co-op: Historically, China, Russia, Iran & North Korea have cooperated to some extent on military and intelligence matters, but differences in language, culture, politics & technological sophistication have hindered deeper collaboration, including in cyber.
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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.
Jane Frankland
MARCH 8, 2025
For nearly a decade, we’ve heard the same discussion in cybersecurity circles about the gender diversity problem. As the first women owned penetration testing provider in the UK some 28-years ago, Ive researched, campaigned, written, spoken and stepped up as a visible role model, always presenting the business case. I’ve also watched how panels, passion projects, and awareness campaigns touting the need for inclusivity and diversity have come and gone including my own.
Malwarebytes
MARCH 12, 2025
Google is spying on Android users, starting from even before they have logged in to their Google account. That’s what researchers from Dublins Trinity College found after they conducted a measurement study to investigate the cookies, identifiers and other data stored on Android devices by Google Play Services. As the company behind the Android Operating System (OS), the Google Play Store, the most popular search engine in the world, and part of the leading company in digital advertising (A
Joseph Steinberg
MARCH 11, 2025
During the upcoming Summer 2025 semester, cybersecurity expert Joseph Steinberg will once again lecture at Columbia University. Steinberg, a faculty member of the Columbia University School of Professional Studies, will teach students pursuing graduate degrees in Technology Management ; the title of the course will be Cybersecurity Strategy and Executive Response , and the course will be taught on Columbia’s main New York City campus in May, June, and July of 2025.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 11, 2025
Lots of interesting details in the story : The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment of 12 Chinese individuals accused of more than a decade of hacker intrusions around the world, including eight staffers for the contractor i-Soon, two officials at China’s Ministry of Public Security who allegedly worked with them, and two other alleged hackers who are said to be part of the Chinese hacker group APT27, or Silk Typhoon, which prosecutors say was involved in the US T
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Troy Hunt
MARCH 8, 2025
We survived the cyclone! That was a seriously weird week with lots of build-up to an event that last occurred before I was born. It'd been 50 years since a cyclone came this far south, and the media was full of alarming predictions of destruction. In the end, we maxed out at 52kts just after I recorded this video: It’s here. But 47kts max gusts isn’t too bad, nothing actually blowing over here (yet). pic.twitter.com/qFyrZdiyRW — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) March 7, 2025 We re
Malwarebytes
MARCH 10, 2025
In the early morning hours of March 10, thousands of users on X (formerly Twitter) began having trouble logging into the platform. It was only the first service blip of at least three to come that same day and, if one cybercriminal group is to be believed, it was all on purpose. Twitter has been taken offline by Dark Storm Team read one message on the messaging and social media platform Telegram.
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 12, 2025
San Jose, Calif., Mar. 12, 2025, CyberNewswire — Aptori , a leader in AI-driven application security, today announced the launch of its AI-driven AppSec Platform on Google Cloud Marketplace as part of graduating from Google Clouds ISV Startup Springboard program. This new agentic AI solution leverages semantic reasoning to analyze application code and logic in real time, delivering deterministic vulnerability detection, contextual risk prioritization, and automated remediation.
SecureList
MARCH 10, 2025
Last year, we published an article about SideWinder , a highly prolific APT group whose primary targets have been military and government entities in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China, and Nepal. In it, we described activities that had mostly happened in the first half of the year. We tried to draw attention to the group, which was aggressively extending its activities beyond their typical targets, infecting government entities, logistics companies and maritime infrastructures in South and Southeast As
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Security Affairs
MARCH 9, 2025
Experts discovered an undocumented hidden feature in the ESP32 microchip manufactured by Espressif, which is used in over 1 billion devices. At the RootedCON , researchers at Tarlogic Innovation presented their findings on undocumented commands in the ESP32 microchip designed by the Chinese manufacturer Espressif. The hidden functionality could act as a backdoor, enabling impersonation attacks and persistent infections on devices like smartphones, smart locks, and medical equipment.
SecureWorld News
MARCH 13, 2025
The rapid advancement of generative AI has brought both innovation and concern to the cybersecurity landscape. A recent report from Tenable highlights how DeepSeek R1, an open-source AI model, can generate rudimentary malware, including keyloggers and ransomware. While the AI-generated malware required manual debugging to function properly, its mere existence signals an urgent need for security teams to adapt their defenses.
Security Boulevard
MARCH 14, 2025
Symantec threat researchers used OpenAI's Operator agent to carry out a phishing attack with little human intervention, illustrating the looming cybersecurity threat AI agents pose as they become more powerful. The agent learned how to write a malicious PowerShell script and wrote an email with the phishing lure, among other actions. The post Symantec Uses OpenAI Operator to Show Rising Threat of AI Agents appeared first on Security Boulevard.
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 10, 2025
In 2023, victims reported nearly 900,000 cybercrime complaints to the FBI. Altogether, losses eclipsed $12.5 billion a significant 22% increase from the losses in 2022. Related: Closing the resiliency gap Unsurprisingly, experts predict this trend will continue to grow as we move further into the future. While any business is a potential target for hackers, critical infrastructure organizations including defense, healthcare, energy, utilities, and financial services companies are perhaps most
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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.
Security Affairs
MARCH 10, 2025
Another American hospital falls victim to a ransomware attack; the RansomHouse gang announced the hack of Loretto Hospital in Chicago.” The RansomHouse gang announced the hack of Loretto Hospital in Chicago, the groups claims to have stolen 1.5TB of sensitive data. The Loretto Hospital is a not-for-profit, community-focused health care provider.
PCI perspectives
MARCH 10, 2025
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has introduced a new information supplement: Payment Page Security and Preventing E-Skimming Guidance for PCI DSS Requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1. This document provides direction for merchants and service providers implementing controls to protect payment card data during e-commerce transactions.
Security Boulevard
MARCH 14, 2025
Data exfiltration has traditionally been the end goal among threat actors whether its for financial gain, political gain or to simply wreak havoc. The post Reading the Data Breach Tea Leaves: Preventing Data Exfiltration Before it Happens appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Malwarebytes
MARCH 12, 2025
Apple has patched a vulnerability in iPhone and iPad that was under active exploitation by cybercriminals. The update is available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later.
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Security Affairs
MARCH 10, 2025
Threat actors exploit PHP flaw CVE-2024-4577 for remote code execution. Over 1,000 attacks detected globally. GreyNoise researchers warn of a large-scale exploitation of a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4577 (CVSS 9.8), in PHP. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable servers using Apache and PHP-CGI.
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 11, 2025
Boston, Mass., Mar. 11, 2025, CyberNewswire — GitGuardian , the security leader behind GitHub’s most installed application, today released its comprehensive “2025 State of Secrets Sprawl Report,” revealing a widespread and persistent security crisis that threatens organizations of all sizes. The report exposes a 25% increase in leaked secrets year-over-year, with 23.8 million new credentials detected on public GitHub in 2024 alone.
eSecurity Planet
MARCH 10, 2025
On March 10, social media platform X experienced widespread outages affecting tens of thousands of users globally. X owner Elon Musk attributed the unexpected blackout, which persisted for hours, to a massive cyberattack. Musk claimed the attack was unusually powerful, hinting that a sophisticated, well-funded group possibly linked to a nation-state may have been responsible.
Malwarebytes
MARCH 10, 2025
Malwarebytes Premium Security has once again been awarded Product of the Year after successfully blocking 100% of in-the-wild malware samples. The samples were deployed in multiple, consecutive third-party tests conducted by the AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation. AVLab commended Malwarebytes for “providing effective detection and removal of many types of malware, including recovery from cyberattacks.
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