Multiple Oracle VM VirtualBox Vulnerabilities Enables Complete Takeover Of VirtualBox

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Oracle has disclosed multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualization software, potentially allowing attackers to achieve complete control over the VirtualBox environment. These flaws, detailed in the October 2025 Critical Patch Update (CPU), affect the Core component of …

Multiple BIND 9 DNS Vulnerabilities Enable Cache Poisoning and Denial Of Service Attacks

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The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) disclosed three high-severity vulnerabilities in BIND 9 on October 22, 2025, potentially allowing remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks or cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions on affected DNS resolvers. These flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-8677, CVE-2025-40778, …

Hackers Weaponizing OAuth Applications for Persistent Cloud Access Even After Password Reset

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Cloud account takeover attacks have evolved into a sophisticated threat as cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors increasingly weaponize OAuth applications to establish persistent access within compromised environments. These malicious actors are exploiting the fundamental trust mechanisms of cloud authentication systems, specifically …

Critical Vulnerability in MCP Server Platform Exposes 3,000+ Servers and Thousands of API Keys

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A critical vulnerability in Smithery.ai, a popular registry for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. This issue could have allowed attackers to steal from over 3,000 AI servers and take API keys from thousands of users across many services. MCP powers …

Canada Fines Cybercrime Friendly Cryptomus $176M

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Financial regulators in Canada this week levied $176 million in fines against Cryptomus, a digital payments platform that supports dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services. The penalties for violating Canada’s anti money-laundering laws come ten months …

Critical Argument Injection Vulnerability in Popular AI Agents Let Attackers Execute Remote Code

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A critical argument injection flaw in three unnamed popular AI agent platforms enables attackers to bypass human approval safeguards and achieve remote code execution (RCE) through seemingly innocuous prompts. According to Trail of Bits, these vulnerabilities exploit pre-approved system commands …

SOCs Have a Quishing Problem: Here’s How to Solve It 

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QR codes used to be harmless, now they’re one of the sneakiest ways attackers slip past defenses. Quishing, or QR code phishing, hides malicious links inside innocent-looking images that filters can’t read.  One scan, and the victim lands on a fake login page designed to steal …

New PassiveNeuron Attacking Servers of High-Profile Organizations to Implant Malware

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A sophisticated cyberespionage campaign dubbed PassiveNeuron has resurfaced with infections targeting government, financial, and industrial organizations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. First detected in 2024, the campaign remained dormant for six months before re-emerging in December 2024, with the …

New Tykit Phishing Kit Mimics Microsoft 365 Login Pages to Steal Corporate Account Credentials

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A sophisticated phishing kit dubbed Tykit, which impersonates Microsoft 365 login pages to harvest corporate credentials. First detected in May 2025, the kit has surged in activity during September and October, exploiting SVG files as a stealthy delivery mechanism. Unlike …

Lumma Infostealer Malware Attacks Users to Steal Browser Cookies, Cryptocurrency Wallets and VPN/RDP Accounts

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Since its emergence in August 2022, Lumma Infostealer has rapidly become a cornerstone of malware-as-a-service platforms, enabling even unskilled threat actors to harvest high-value credentials. Delivered primarily via phishing sites masquerading as cracked software installers, the malicious payload is encapsulated …