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Telecommunications organizations in Southeast Asia have been targeted by a state-sponsored threat actor known as CL-STA-0969 to facilitate remote control over compromised networks. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it observed multiple incidents in the region, including one aimed at critical telecommunications infrastructure between February and November 2024. The attacks are characterized by the
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux backdoor dubbed Plague that has managed to evade detection for a year. “The implant is built as a malicious PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module), enabling attackers to silently bypass system authentication and gain persistent SSH access,” Nextron Systems researcher Pierre-Henri Pezier said. Pluggable Authentication Modules
SonicWall SSL VPN devices have become the target of Akira ransomware attacks as part of a newfound surge in activity observed in late July 2025. “In the intrusions reviewed, multiple pre-ransomware intrusions were observed within a short period of time, each involving VPN access through SonicWall SSL VPNs,” Arctic Wolf Labs researcher Julian Tuin said…
Random numbers are the cornerstone of cryptographic security — cryptography depends on generating random keys. As organizations adopt quantum-resistant algorithms, it’s equally important to examine the randomness underpinning them
Dark Reading’s 2025 News Desk marks a decade of Black Hat USA memories. We’re making our return with a slate of interviews that help you stay up on the latest research from Black Hat — no trip to Las Vegas required.
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a now-patched, high-severity security flaw in Cursor, a popular artificial intelligence (AI) code editor, that could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-54135 (CVSS score: 8.6), has been addressed in version 1.3 released on July 29, 2025. It has been codenamed CurXecute by Aim Labs, which previously disclosed EchoLeak.
Security debt ahoy: Only about half of the code that the latest large language models (LLMs) create is cybersecure, and more and more of it is being created all the time.
By creating a safe environment for open discussion, prioritizing human context alongside technical data, and involving diverse stakeholders, organizations can turn security incidents into accelerators of resilience.
When trying to crack your way into a cyber career, true passion and a bold love of the industry is a must, if you want to set yourself apart from hundreds of other job applicants, according to Weave CISO Jessica Sica.
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new cluster of activity where threat actors are impersonating enterprises with fake Microsoft OAuth applications to facilitate credential harvesting as part of account takeover attacks. “The fake Microsoft 365 applications impersonate various companies, including RingCentral, SharePoint, Adobe, and Docusign,” Proofpoint said in a Thursday report. The