Cisco Discloses Critical RCE Flaw in Firewall Management Software

Cisco Discloses Critical RCE Flaw in Firewall Management Software

Cisco has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. The remote code execution (RCE) flaw, CVE-2025-20265, has a maximum CVSS severity score of 10.0. Customers have been urged to apply software updates as soon as possible to avoid potential compromise. The vulnerability is contained in the RADIUS system implementation of … Ler mais

Trojans Embedded in .svg Files – Schneier on Security

Porn sites are hiding code in .svg files: Unpacking the attack took work because much of the JavaScript in the .svg images was heavily obscured using a custom version of “JSFuck,” a technique that uses only a handful of character types to encode JavaScript into a camouflaged wall of text. Once decoded, the script causes … Ler mais

Majority of Organizations Ship Vulnerable Code, Study Finds

Majority of Organizations Ship Vulnerable Code, Study Finds

As AI-generated code becomes more mainstream, a new study by Checkmarx reveals that 81% of organizations knowingly ship vulnerable code. According to a study of 1500 CISOs, AppSec managers and developers, half of respondents already use AI security code assistances and 34% admitted that more than 60% of their code is AI generated. This is … Ler mais

Authorized Push Payment Fraud a National Security Risk to UK

Authorized Push Payment Fraud a National Security Risk to UK

Authorized push payment (APP) fraud has grown at such scale and sophistication in the UK that it should be considered a national security risk, according to a new Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) report. This threat has been partly driven by the growth of smaller payment service providers (PSPs) in the UK’s financial system. These … Ler mais

VirtualBox 7.2 Adds Windows 11/Arm VM Support and Key Bug Fixes

VirtualBox 7.2 Adds Windows 11/Arm VM Support and Key Bug Fixes

Oracle has released VirtualBox 7.2.0, a major update that significantly expands ARM virtualization capabilities and introduces comprehensive Windows 11/ARM support. Released on August 14, 2025, this update represents a substantial leap forward in cross-platform virtualization technology, addressing long-standing limitations and introducing experimental features that could reshape how users approach virtual machine deployment across different architectures. … Ler mais

Palo Alto GlobalProtect Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalation via Certificate Bypass

Palo Alto GlobalProtect Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalation via Certificate Bypass

A newly disclosed vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect application could allow attackers to escalate privileges and install malicious software on affected systems through improper certificate validation. The security flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-2183, was published on August 13, 2025, and affects multiple versions of the popular VPN client across Windows and Linux platforms. Critical Security … Ler mais

FireWood Malware Targets Linux Systems for Command Execution and Data Theft

UAC-0099 Hackers Weaponize HTA Files to Deploy MATCHBOIL Loader Malware

Intezer’s Research Team has uncovered a new, low-detection variant of the FireWood backdoor, a sophisticated Linux-based remote access trojan (RAT) initially discovered by ESET researchers. Linked to the “Project Wood” malware lineage dating back to 2005, FireWood is associated with espionage campaigns like Operation TooHash and shows low-confidence ties to the China-aligned Gelsemium APT group, … Ler mais

US sanctions Grinex crypto-exchange, successor to Garantex

Picus Blue Report 2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against Grinex, the successor to Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, which was previously sanctioned for helping ransomware gangs launder their money. A TRM Labs report, released in April, revealed that Grinex has strong ties to Garantex’s previous operations,but stopped short of providing evidence that it was being … Ler mais

Source Code of ERMAC V3.0 Malware Exposed by ‘changemeplease’ Password

Source Code of ERMAC V3.0 Malware Exposed by ‘changemeplease’ Password

A significant security breach has exposed the complete source code of ERMAC V3.0, a sophisticated banking trojan that targets over 700 financial applications worldwide. The leak, discovered by cybersecurity firm Hunt.io in March 2024, was made possible by a surprisingly weak default password: “changemeplease.” The discovery occurred when Hunt.io researchers identified an open directory containing … Ler mais

Cisco fixed maximum-severity security flaw in Secure Firewall Management Center

Cisco disclosed a CRM data breach via vishing attack

Cisco fixed maximum-severity security flaw in Secure Firewall Management Center Cisco patches critical Secure Firewall Management Center flaw allowing remote code execution on vulnerable systems. Cisco released security updates to address a maximum-severity security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20265 (CVSS score of 10.0), in Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. The vulnerability affects the RADIUS subsystem … Ler mais