Researchers at Kaspersky have identified a wave of cyberattacks involving the Efimer Trojan. The malware spreads through compromised WordPress websites, torrents, and phishing emails. Its primary purpose is to steal and replace cryptocurrency wallet addresses. With the help of additional scripts, it can also brute-force passwords for WordPress sites and
Wikipedia has adopted new rules to address a growing flood of AI-generated articles. Under the policy, administrators can now swiftly remove such articles—without the usual week-long debate—if they meet specific criteria. The encyclopedia is maintained by a global community of volunteers who often spend days debating both edits
Security researchers have uncovered 60 malicious packages on RubyGems, the package manager for the Ruby programming language. Disguised as harmless automation tools for social media, blogs, and messaging platforms, the gems stole user credentials and, since March 2023, have been downloaded more than 275,000 times. Experts at Socket, who
In July and early August 2025, the espionage-focused hacking group Paper Werewolf targeted multiple organizations in Russia and Uzbekistan. The campaign relied on phishing emails containing RAR archives that appeared to hold important documents but instead carried malware. The attackers exploited two vulnerabilities in WinRAR that allowed malicious software to
CVE-2025-8022 Rejected This CVE has been marked Rejected in the CVE List. These CVEs are stored in the NVD, but do not show up in search results by default. NVD Published Date: 07/23/2025 NVD Last Modified: 08/11/2025 Description Rejected reason: Bun Shell does not invoke /bin/
SonicWall has confirmed that recent attacks targeting its 7th-generation firewalls with SSL VPN enabled were the work of the Akira ransomware group exploiting an old vulnerability—CVE-2024-40766—rather than a suspected zero-day. Key Findings Following an investigation into 40 incidents, SonicWall determined that attackers leveraged CVE-2024-40766, a critical SSL VPN
Security analysts at Koi Security have uncovered a large-scale malicious campaign—dubbed "GreedyBear"—operating through the Mozilla Add-ons Store. The operation involved 150 malicious Firefox extensions that collectively stole more than $1 million in cryptocurrency from unsuspecting users. How the Scam Worked The extensions disguised themselves as legitimate
Firmware flaws in Dell ControlVault3 affect more than 100 Dell laptop models, enabling attackers to bypass Windows Login and install malware that can survive even after an operating system reinstall. What is Dell ControlVault? Dell ControlVault is a hardware-based security solution that stores passwords, biometric data, and security codes in
Adobe has released out-of-band security updates to address two critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms (Java Enterprise Edition, JEE), both of which already have public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits. The flaws—tracked as CVE-2025-54253 (CVSS score: 10.0, maximum severity) and CVE-2025-54254 (CVSS score: 8.6)—could allow attackers
WhatsApp has rolled out a new security feature designed to help users identify potential scammers when someone outside their contact list invites them to a group chat. The update introduces a "Safety Overview" warning that displays key details about the group—such as its creation date, total number
In an update to its June advisory, Google disclosed that it, too, fell victim to a similar attack. “In June, one of Google’s corporate Salesforce instances was compromised by UNC6040 activity,” the company stated. “The affected instance stored contact information and related notes about small and medium-sized businesses. Our
Several critical vulnerabilities have been patched in Cursor AI, a popular AI-powered code editor. The flaws allowed attackers to silently modify MCP (Model Context Protocol) configuration files and execute arbitrary code—without any user approval. 🔍 Key Findings CVE-2025-54136 ("MCPoison") — CVSS 7.2 Discovered by Check Point, this vulnerability