The five-minute guide to OT cyber resilience 2025-10-13 at 08:19 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Rob Demain, CEO of e2e-assure, explains the essentials of OT cybersecurity resilience. He discusses the importance of understanding remote access points, supply chain connections, and the need for specialized sensors to monitor OT networks that […]
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Another remotely exploitable Oracle EBS vulnerability requires your attention (CVE-2025-61884) 2025-10-12 at 13:18 By Zeljka Zorz Oracle has revealed the existence of yet another remotely exploitable Oracle E-Business Suite vulnerability (CVE-2025-61884). About CVE-2025-61884 CVE-2025-61884 is a vulnerability in the Runtime user interface in the Oracle Configurator product of Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS). Like CVE-2025-61882 before
Apple offers $2 million for zero-click exploit chains 2025-10-10 at 16:16 By Zeljka Zorz Apple bug bounty program’s categories are expanding and rewards are rising, and zero-click exploit chains may now earn researchers up to $2 million. “Our bonus system, providing additional rewards for Lockdown Mode bypasses and vulnerabilities discovered in beta software, can more
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Attackers are exploiting Gladinet CentreStack, Triofox vulnerability with no patch (CVE-2025-11371) 2025-10-10 at 13:40 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-11371, a unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox file-sharing and remote access platforms, is being exploited by attackers in the wild. While Gladinet is aware of the vulnerability and of its active exploitation, a
October 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: The end of a decade with Microsoft 2025-10-10 at 09:33 By Help Net Security A lot of classic software is reaching end-of-life (EOL) this month. Windows 10, Office 2016 and Exchange Server 2016 have survived after nearly a decade of service. Not far behind, after six years in existence, comes
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From theory to training: Lessons in making NICE usable 2025-10-10 at 09:02 By Mirko Zorz SMBs may not have big budgets, but they are on the receiving end of many cyberattacks. A new study from Cleveland State University looked at how these companies could train staff without getting lost in the thousands of skills and
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Securing agentic AI with intent-based permissions 2025-10-10 at 08:31 By Help Net Security When seatbelts were first introduced, cars were relatively slow and a seatbelt was enough to keep drivers safe in most accidents. But as vehicles became more powerful, automakers had to add airbags, crumple zones, and (eventually) adaptive driver assistance systems that anticipate
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Legit tools, illicit uses: Velociraptor, Nezha turned against victims 2025-10-09 at 19:19 By Zeljka Zorz Threat actors are using an increasing variety of commercial and open-source products to carry out their attacks: according to researchers, Velociraptor and Nezha are the latest additions to their attack toolbox. Velociraptor misuse A suspected China-based ransomware threat actor has
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Attackers compromised ALL SonicWall firewall configuration backup files 2025-10-09 at 15:41 By Zeljka Zorz The attackers who brute-forced their way into SonicWall’s firewall cloud backup service accessed configuration backup files of all customers who have used the service, SonicWall stated on Wednesday, following the conclusion of a Mandiant-supported investigation into the incident. Early reports suggested
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Behind the screens: Building security customers appreciate 2025-10-09 at 08:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Jess Vachon, CISO at PRA Group, discusses the company’s multi-layered defense against fraud and its commitment to protecting customer trust. Vachon explains how PRA Group balances identity verification with a seamless customer experience. Vachon also reflects
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Turning the human factor into your strongest cybersecurity defense 2025-10-09 at 07:30 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jacob Martens, Field CISO at Upwind Security, explores one of cybersecurity’s most enduring challenges: the human factor behind breaches. Despite advances in technology, most attacks still begin with people, not code. He explains
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Researchers uncover ClickFix-themed phishing kit 2025-10-08 at 16:26 By Zeljka Zorz Palo Alto Networks researchers have discovered and analyzed “IUAM ClickFix Generator”, a phishing kit that allows less skilled attackers to infect unsuspecting users with malware by using the increasingly popular ClickFix social engineering technique. “This tool allows threat actors to create highly customizable phishing
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North Korean hackers stole over $2 billion in cryptocurrency this year 2025-10-08 at 14:49 By Zeljka Zorz North Korean hackers have stolen more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, and the year isn’t over yet. Though this year’s record losses are driven largely by the February attack on
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Rethinking AI security architectures beyond Earth 2025-10-08 at 09:39 By Mirko Zorz If you think managing cloud security is complex, try doing it across hundreds of satellites orbiting the planet. Each one is a moving endpoint that must stay secure while communicating through long, delay-prone links. A new study explores how AI could automate security
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Redis patches critical “RediShell” RCE vulnerability, update ASAP! (CVE-2025-49844) 2025-10-07 at 16:36 By Zeljka Zorz Redis, the company behind the widely used in-memory data structure store of the same name, has released patches for a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-49844) that may allow attackers full access to the underlying host system. “This flaw allows a post auth
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Leaked Oracle EBS exploit scripts expected to drive new wave of attacks (CVE-2025-61882) 2025-10-07 at 15:36 By Zeljka Zorz Resecurity and watchTowr researchers have analyzed the leaked scripts used by attackers to exploit CVE-2025-61882 on internet-facing Oracle ESB instances. Whether the attackers were Cl0p or LAPSUS$, both, or even additional threat actors is still unknown,
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How to get better results from bug bounty programs without wasting money 2025-10-07 at 14:03 By Mirko Zorz The wrong bug bounty strategy can flood your team with low-value reports. The right one can surface critical vulnerabilities that would otherwise slip through. A new academic study based on Google’s Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) offers rare
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Hackers launch data leak site to extort 39 victims, or Salesforce 2025-10-06 at 17:44 By Zeljka Zorz Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters launched a data leak site over the weekend, aiming to pressure organizations whose Salesforce databases they have plundered into paying to prevent the stolen data from being released. Screenshot of Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters data leak
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Cl0p exploits Oracle E-Business Suite zero-day in data theft, extortion campaign (CVE-2025-61882) 2025-10-06 at 15:28 By Zeljka Zorz The Cl0p extortion gang exploited multiple Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) vulnerabilities, including one zero-day flaw (CVE-2025-61882), “to steal large amounts of data from several victim[s] in August 2025,” Charles Carmakal, CTO at Mandiant – Google Cloud, stated
4 ways to use time to level up your security monitoring 2025-10-03 at 09:09 By Help Net Security SIEMs excel at correlating events and firing alerts, but their ingest pipelines can get overwhelmed when scaled. And because most SIEMs rely on general-purpose log storage platforms, even with lower-cost archive tiers, long-term retention at full fidelity
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