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A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2025-55182, a maximum-severity remote code execution (RCE) flaw in React Server Components, surfaced publicly this week, heightening alarms for developers worldwide. Dubbed “React2Shell” by some researchers, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0 and affects React versions 19.0.0 through 19.2.0, as well as Next.js 15.x and 16.x using App […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) issued a joint advisory today, warning of a sophisticated new malware campaign orchestrated by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actors. The advisory details “BRICKSTORM,” a formidable backdoor designed to establish long-term persistence […]

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A new class of prompt injection vulnerabilities, dubbed “PromptPwnd,” has been uncovered by cybersecurity firm Aikido Security. The flaws affect GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD pipelines that are integrated with AI agents, including Google’s Gemini CLI, Claude Code, and OpenAI Codex. The vulnerability has been confirmed to impact at least five Fortune 500 companies, with […]

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Austin, TX, USA, December 4th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Phishing has surged 400% year-over-year, highlighting need for real-time visibility into identity exposures. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today released new data showing a sharp rise in phishing attacks that disproportionately target corporate users. The company tracked a 400% year-over-year increase in successfully phished identities, with […]

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Clickjacking has long been considered a “dumb” attack in the cybersecurity world. Traditionally, it involves placing an invisible frame over a legitimate website to trick a user into clicking a button they didn’t intend to, like masking a “Delete Account” button with a fake “Play Video” overlay. However, a security researcher known as Lyra has […]

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Critical vulnerability has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, warning organizations about a dangerous file-upload flaw in OpenPLC ScadaBR systems. The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files through the view_edit.shtm interface, creating a significant risk for industrial control system environments. OpenPLC ScadaBR File Upload Vulnerability OpenPLC ScadaBR, […]

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced a lawsuit against the popular Chinese e-commerce retailer Temu, accusing the company of stealing vast amounts of customer data. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, positions Arizona alongside several other states taking legal action against Temu and its parent company, PDD Holdings Inc. Mayes stated that Temu’s application deceives customers […]

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Lazarus Group’s Famous Chollima unit has been caught “live on camera” running its remote IT worker scheme, after researchers funneled its operatives into fake laptops that were actually long‑running sandbox environments under full surveillance. The investigation exposes in unprecedented detail how North Korean operators use identity theft, rented identities, and off‑the‑shelf tools to embed themselves […]

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Cybercriminals have discovered a clever way to slip malware onto job seekers’ computers by disguising malicious files as legitimate recruitment documents. A new campaign called ValleyRAT targets people actively searching for employment through email messages containing fake job offers and company materials. The attack spreads through compressed archive files with names designed to seem professional, […]

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A comprehensive phishing operation began targeting Indian companies in November 2025 by impersonating the Income Tax Department of India. The campaign employed remarkably authentic government communication templates, bilingual messaging in Hindi and English, and legal references to sections of the Income Tax Act to create a sense of legitimacy and urgency. The emails warned recipients […]

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Multiple critical zero‑day vulnerabilities in PickleScan, a popular open‑source tool used to scan machine learning models for malicious code. PickleScan is widely used in the AI world, including by Hugging Face, to check PyTorch models saved with Python’s pickle format. Pickle is flexible but dangerous, because loading a pickle file can run arbitrary Python code. That means a model […]

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A sophisticated phishing toolkit known as Evilginx is empowering attackers to execute advanced attacker-in-the-middle (AiTM) campaigns with alarming success. These attacks are engineered to steal temporary session cookies, allowing threat actors to sidestep the critical security layer provided by multi-factor authentication (MFA). A concerning surge in this method has been observed, with a notable impact […]

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A new information stealer called Sryxen has emerged in the underground malware market, targeting Windows systems with advanced techniques to harvest browser credentials and sensitive data. Sold as Malware-as-a-Service, this C++ based threat demonstrates how modern stealers are adapting to overcome browser security improvements, particularly Google Chrome’s recently implemented App-Bound Encryption protection. Sryxen operates as […]

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Legitimate administrative tools are increasingly becoming the weapon of choice for sophisticated threat actors aiming to blend in with normal network activity. A recent campaign has highlighted this dangerous trend, where attackers are weaponizing Velociraptor, a widely respected Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) tool. By deploying this software, adversaries effectively establish stealthy Command and […]

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A critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Sneeit Framework WordPress plugin has come under active exploitation by threat actors, posing an immediate risk to thousands of websites worldwide. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6389 with a CVSS score of 9.8, exists in versions 8.3 and earlier of the plugin, which maintains approximately 1,700 active installations […]

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A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in Vim for Windows that could allow attackers to execute malicious code on users’ computers. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-66476, affects Vim versions before 9.1.1947 and has been rated high severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8. The flaw lies in how Vim searches for external programs on […]

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A critical HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in Akamai’s edge server infrastructure has been successfully fixed. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-66373, stemmed from improper processing of HTTP requests containing invalid chunk-encoded bodies, potentially exposing thousands of customers to sophisticated attacks. Understanding HTTP Chunked Transfer Encoding HTTP chunked transfer encoding is an HTTP/1.1 standard that breaks message […]

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Kohler’s $600 smart toilet camera system, marketed with promises of “end-to-end encryption,” does not actually implement the security standard as commonly understood in the cybersecurity industry, raising significant privacy concerns for users uploading intimate health data to the company’s servers. The Dekoda device, launched in October, attaches to toilet rims and uses cameras to capture […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released five critical Industrial Control Systems advisories on December 2, 2025, addressing significant security threats across industrial environments. These advisories cover vulnerabilities and active exploits affecting systems used in manufacturing, power generation, and medical device operations worldwide. The timing of this release highlights growing concerns about the targeted nature […]

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A new security assessment tool has been released to help researchers and administrators identify React Server Components (RSC) endpoints potentially exposed to CVE-2025-55182. Developed as a lightweight by Pentester with the alias Fatguru, a non-intrusive Python script, the scanner offers a method for “Surface Detection” that avoids the pitfalls of aggressive proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits, which […]

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