Google’s vulnerability finding team is again pushing the envelope of responsible disclosure: Google’s Project Zero team will retain its existing 90+30 policy regarding vulnerability disclosures, in which it provides vendors with 90 days before full disclosure takes place, with a 30-day period allowed for patch adoption if the bug isRead More »Google Project Zero Changes Its Disclosure Policy
Many companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2025 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. The post Black Hat USA 2025 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 4) appeared first on SecurityWeek.
When an organization’s credentials are leaked, the immediate consequences are rarely visible—but the long-term impact is far-reaching. Far from the cloak-and-dagger tactics seen in fiction, many real-world cyber breaches begin with something deceptively simple: a username and password. According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, leaked credentials accounted forRead More »Leaked Credentials Up 160%: What Attackers Are Doing With Them
A fresh set of 60 malicious packages has been uncovered targeting the RubyGems ecosystem by posing as seemingly innocuous automation tools for social media, blogging, or messaging services to steal credentials from unsuspecting users. The activity is assessed to be active since at least March 2023, according to the softwareRead More »RubyGems, PyPI Hit by Malicious Packages Stealing Credentials, Crypto, Forcing Security Changes
Columbia University has been targeted in a cyberattack where hackers stole the personal information of students, applicants, and employees. The post Columbia University Data Breach Impacts 860,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Introduction In June, we encountered a mass mailing campaign impersonating lawyers from a major company. These emails falsely claimed the recipient’s domain name infringed on the sender’s rights. The messages contained the Efimer malicious script, designed to steal cryptocurrency. This script also includes additional functionality that helps attackers spread itRead More »Scammers mass-mailing the Efimer Trojan to steal crypto
Bouygues has been targeted in a cyberattack that resulted in the personal information of millions of customers getting compromised. The post French Telecom Firm Bouygues Says Data Breach Affects 6.4M Customers appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A newly discovered campaign dubbed GreedyBear has leveraged over 150 malicious extensions to the Firefox marketplace that are designed to impersonate popular cryptocurrency wallets and steal more than $1 million in digital assets. The published browser add-ons masquerade as MetaMask, TronLink, Exodus, and Rabby Wallet, among others, Koi Security researcherRead More »GreedyBear Steals $1M in Crypto Using 150+ Malicious Firefox Wallet Extensions
The threat actors behind the SocGholish malware have been observed leveraging Traffic Distribution Systems (TDSs) like Parrot TDS and Keitaro TDS to filter and redirect unsuspecting users to sketchy content. “The core of their operation is a sophisticated Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model, where infected systems are sold as initial access pointsRead More »SocGholish Malware Spread via Ad Tools; Delivers Access to LockBit, Evil Corp, and Others
SonicWall has been investigating reports about a zero-day potentially being exploited in ransomware attacks, but found no evidence of a new vulnerability. The post SonicWall Says Recent Attacks Don’t Involve Zero-Day Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.
