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Reevaluating SSEs: A Technical Gap Analysis of Last-Mile Protection https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/reevaluating-sses-technical-gap.html Security Service Edge (SSE) platforms have become the go-to architecture for securing hybrid work and SaaS access. They promise centralized enforcement, simplified connectivity, and consistent policy control across users and devices. But there's a problem: they stop short of where the most sensitive user activity actually happens—the browser. This isn’t a small omission. It’s a structural

Play Ransomware Exploited Windows CVE-2025-29824 as Zero-Day to Breach U.S. Organization https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/play-ransomware-exploited-windows-cve.html Threat actors with links to the Play ransomware family exploited a recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day as part of an attack targeting an unnamed organization in the United States. The attack, per the Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, leveraged CVE-2025-29824, a privilege escalation flaw in the Common Log File System (CLFS) driver. It was patched by

Toll road scams are in overdrive: Here’s how to protect yourself https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/scams/put-brakes-toll-road-scams/ Have you received a text message about an unpaid road toll? Make sure you’re not the next victim of a smishing scam.

Researchers Uncover Malware in Fake Discord PyPI Package Downloaded 11,500+ Times https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/researchers-uncover-malware-in-fake.html Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerades as a seemingly harmless Discord-related utility but incorporates a remote access trojan. The package in question is discordpydebug, which was uploaded to PyPI on March 21, 2022. It has been downloaded 11,574 times and continues to be available on the open-source registry.

NSO Group Fined $168M for Targeting 1,400 WhatsApp Users With Pegasus Spyware https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/nso-group-fined-168m-for-targeting-1400.html A federal jury on Tuesday decided that NSO Group must pay Meta-owned WhatsApp WhatsApp approximately $168 million in monetary damages, more than four months after a federal judge ruled that the Israeli company violated U.S. laws by exploiting WhatsApp servers to deploy Pegasus spyware, targeting over 1,400 individuals globally. WhatsApp originally filed the lawsuit against NSO Group in 2019,

Hackers Exploit Samsung MagicINFO, GeoVision IoT Flaws to Deploy Mirai Botnet https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/hackers-exploit-samsung-magicinfo.html Threat actors have been observed actively exploiting security flaws in GeoVision end-of-life (EoL) Internet of Things (IoT) devices to corral them into a Mirai botnet for conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The activity, first observed by the Akamai Security Intelligence and Response Team (SIRT) in early April 2025, involves the exploitation of two operating system command

New Investment Scams Use Facebook Ads, RDGA Domains, and IP Checks to Filter Victims https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/new-investment-scams-use-facebook-ads.html Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on two threat actors that orchestrate investment scams through spoofed celebrity endorsements and conceal their activity through traffic distribution systems (TDSes). The activity clusters have been codenamed Reckless Rabbit and Ruthless Rabbit by DNS threat intelligence firm Infoblox. The attacks have been observed to lure victims with bogus

Third Parties and Machine Credentials: The Silent Drivers Behind 2025's Worst Breaches https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/third-parties-and-machine-credentials.html It wasn't ransomware headlines or zero-day exploits that stood out most in this year's Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) — it was what fueled them. Quietly, yet consistently, two underlying factors played a role in some of the worst breaches: third-party exposure and machine credential abuse. According to the 2025 DBIR, third-party involvement in breaches doubled

Microsoft Warns Default Helm Charts Could Leave Kubernetes Apps Exposed to Data Leaks https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/microsoft-warns-default-helm-charts-for.html Microsoft has warned that using pre-made templates, such as out-of-the-box Helm charts, during Kubernetes deployments could open the door to misconfigurations and leak valuable data. "While these 'plug-and-play' options greatly simplify the setup process, they often prioritize ease of use over security," Michael Katchinskiy and Yossi Weizman from the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Research team

Entra ID Data Protection: Essential or Overkill? https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/entra-id-data-protectionessential-or.html Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is the backbone of modern identity management, enabling secure access to the applications, data, and services your business relies on. As hybrid work and cloud adoption accelerate, Entra ID plays an even more central role — managing authentication, enforcing policy, and connecting users across distributed environments. That prominence also

Google Fixes Actively Exploited Android System Flaw in May 2025 Security Update https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/google-fixes-actively-exploited-android.html Google has released its monthly security updates for Android with fixes for 46 security flaws, including one vulnerability that it said has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-27363 (CVSS score: 8.1), a high-severity flaw in the System component that could lead to local code execution without requiring any additional execution privileges. "The most severe of

Critical Langflow Flaw Added to CISA KEV List Amid Ongoing Exploitation Evidence https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/critical-langflow-flaw-added-to-cisa.html A recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting the open-source Langflow platform has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-3248, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. "Langflow contains a missing

Wormable AirPlay Flaws Enable Zero-Click RCE on Apple Devices via Public Wi-Fi https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/wormable-airplay-flaws-enable-zero.html Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a series of now-patched security vulnerabilities in Apple's AirPlay protocol that, if successfully exploited, could enable an attacker to take over susceptible devices supporting the proprietary wireless technology. The shortcomings have been collectively codenamed AirBorne by Israeli cybersecurity company Oligo. "These vulnerabilities can be chained by

Commvault CVE-2025-34028 Added to CISA KEV After Active Exploitation Confirmed https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/commvault-cve-2025-34028-added-to-cisa.html The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Commvault Command Center to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, a little over a week after it was publicly disclosed. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-34028 (CVSS score: 10.0), a path traversal bug that affects 11.38 Innovation Release, from versions

⚡ Weekly Recap: Nation-State Hacks, Spyware Alerts, Deepfake Malware, Supply Chain Backdoors https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/weekly-recap-nation-state-hacks-spyware.html What if attackers aren't breaking in—they're already inside, watching, and adapting? This week showed a sharp rise in stealth tactics built for long-term access and silent control. AI is being used to shape opinions. Malware is hiding inside software we trust. And old threats are returning under new names. The real danger isn’t just the breach—it’s not knowing who’s still lurking in your

Perfection is a Myth. Leverage Isn't: How Small Teams Can Secure Their Google Workspace https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/perfection-is-myth-leverage-isnt-how.html Let’s be honest: if you're one of the first (or the first) security hires at a small or midsize business, chances are you're also the unofficial CISO, SOC, IT Help Desk, and whatever additional roles need filling. You’re not running a security department. You are THE security department. You're getting pinged about RFPs in one area, and reviewing phishing alerts in another, all while sifting

Golden Chickens Deploy TerraStealerV2 to Steal Browser Credentials and Crypto Wallet Data https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/golden-chickens-deploy-terrastealerv2.html The threat actors known as Golden Chickens have been attributed to two new malware families dubbed TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger, suggesting continued development efforts to fine-tune and diversify their arsenal. "TerraStealerV2 is designed to collect browser credentials, cryptocurrency wallet data, and browser extension information," Recorded Future Insikt Group said. "TerraLogger, by contrast

RSAC 2025 wrap-up – Week in security with Tony Anscombe https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/videos/rsac-2025-wrap-up-week-security-tony-anscombe/ From the power of collaborative defense to identity security and AI, catch up on the event's key themes and discussions

Malicious Go Modules Deliver Disk-Wiping Linux Malware in Advanced Supply Chain Attack https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/malicious-go-modules-deliver-disk.html Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three malicious Go modules that include obfuscated code to fetch next-stage payloads that can irrevocably overwrite a Linux system's primary disk and render it unbootable. The names of the packages are listed below - github[.]com/truthfulpharm/prototransform github[.]com/blankloggia/go-mcp github[.]com/steelpoor/tlsproxy "Despite appearing legitimate,

Iranian Hackers Maintain 2-Year Access to Middle East CNI via VPN Flaws and Malware https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/iranian-hackers-maintain-2-year-access.html An Iranian state-sponsored threat group has been attributed to a long-term cyber intrusion aimed at a critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the Middle East that lasted nearly two years. The activity, which lasted from at least May 2023 to February 2025, entailed "extensive espionage operations and suspected network prepositioning – a tactic often used to maintain persistent access for future