Week in review: Sudo local privilege escalation flaws fixed, Google patches actively exploited Chrome 2025-07-06 at 11:09 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Sudo local privilege escalation vulnerabilities fixed (CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-32463) If you haven’t recently updated the Sudo utility on your Linux […]
The Breach Beyond the Runway: Cybercriminals Targeted Qantas Through a Trusted Partner 2025-07-04 at 15:34 By Nikita Kazymirskyi On July 3, 2025, Qantas confirmed in an update statement that a cyber incident had compromised data from one of its contact centers, following the detection of suspicious activity on June 30. The breach didn’t strike at the heart
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NTLM relay attacks are back from the dead 2025-07-04 at 09:32 By Help Net Security NTLM relay attacks are the easiest way for an attacker to compromise domain-joined hosts. While many security practitioners think NTLM relay is a solved problem, it is not – and, in fact, it may be getting worse. Anecdotally, they are
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New hires, new targets: Why attackers love your onboarding process 2025-07-04 at 09:02 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Ozan Ucar, CEO of Keepnet Labs, highlights a critical cybersecurity blind spot: the vulnerability of new hires during onboarding. He explains how attackers now use AI-powered, multi-channel phishing tactics to target fresh
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Africa’s cybersecurity crisis and the push to mobilizing communities to safeguard a digital future 2025-07-04 at 08:38 By Help Net Security While Africa hosts some of the fastest-growing digital economies globally, it also faces persistent challenges in cybersecurity preparedness. Many organizations and individuals remain unaware of the risks they face online. Phishing schemes and social
Exposed and unaware? Smart buildings need smarter risk controls 2025-07-04 at 08:01 By Help Net Security 75% of organizations have building management systems (BMS) affected by known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs), according to Claroty. The post Exposed and unaware? Smart buildings need smarter risk controls appeared first on Help Net Security. This article is an excerpt
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Internet outages are costing companies millions every month 2025-07-04 at 07:32 By Help Net Security To ensure resilience across the internet stack, organizations need to protect and manage four key areas: reachability, availability, reliability, and performance, according to Catchpoint. The negative economic impact of incidents 51% report monthly losses of over $1 million due to
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New infosec products of the week: July 4, 2025 2025-07-04 at 07:03 By Sinisa Markovic Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from DigitalOcean, Scamnetic, StealthCores, and Tracer AI. Scamnetic KnowScam 2.0 helps consumers detect every type of scam KnowScam 2.0 now comes with major upgrades, including an
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Google open-sources privacy tech for age verification 2025-07-03 at 18:47 By Sinisa Markovic Age verification is becoming more common across websites and online services. But many current methods require users to share personal data, like a full ID or birthdate, which raises privacy and security concerns. In response, Google has open-sourced a cryptographic solution that
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You can’t trust AI chatbots not to serve you phishing pages, malicious downloads, or bad code 2025-07-03 at 16:03 By Zeljka Zorz Popular AI chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs) often fail to provide accurate information on any topic, but researchers expect threat actors to ramp up their efforts to get them to spew
Cisco fixes maximum-severity flaw in enterprise unified comms platform (CVE-2025-20309) 2025-07-03 at 14:19 By Zeljka Zorz Cisco has found a backdoor account in yet another of its software solutions: CVE-2025-20309, stemming from default credentials for the root account, could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to log into a vulnerable Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and
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GitPhish: Open-source GitHub device code flow security assessment tool 2025-07-03 at 09:30 By Help Net Security GitPhish is an open-source security research tool built to replicate GitHub’s device code authentication flow. It features three core operating modes: an authentication server, automated landing page deployment, and an administrative management interface. GitPhish can be accessed via a
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Healthcare CISOs must secure more than what’s regulated 2025-07-03 at 09:05 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Henry Jiang, CISO at Ensora Health, discusses what it really takes to make DevSecOps work in healthcare. He explains how balancing speed and security isn’t easy and why aligning with regulations is key. Jiang also
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Cyberattacks are draining millions from the hospitality industry 2025-07-03 at 08:37 By Sinisa Markovic Every day, millions of travelers share sensitive information like passports, credit card numbers, and personal details with hotels, restaurants, and travel services. This puts pressure on the hospitality sector to keep that information safe and private. Cybersecurity challenges in the hospitality
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AI tools are everywhere, and most are off your radar 2025-07-03 at 08:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec 80% of AI tools used by employees go unmanaged by IT or security teams, according to Zluri’s The State of AI in the Workplace 2025 report. AI is popping up all over the workplace, often without anyone noticing. If
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90% aren’t ready for AI attacks, are you? 2025-07-03 at 07:32 By Help Net Security As AI reshapes business, 90% of organizations are not adequately prepared to secure their AI-driven future, according to a new report from Accenture. Globally, 63% of companies are in the “Exposed Zone,” indicating they lack both a cohesive cybersecurity strategy
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Industrial security is on shaky ground and leaders need to pay attention 2025-07-03 at 07:07 By Help Net Security 44% of industrial organizations claim to have strong real-time cyber visibility, but nearly 60% have low to no confidence in their OT and IoT threat detection capabilities, according to Forescout. How confident are you in your
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Qantas data breach could affect 6 million customers 2025-07-02 at 14:04 By Zeljka Zorz Qantas has suffered a cyber incident that has lead to a data breach. “The incident occurred when a cyber criminal targeted a call centre and gained access to a third-party customer servicing platform,” the Australian airline announced today, but said that
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Cybersecurity essentials for the future: From hype to what works 2025-07-02 at 09:03 By Mirko Zorz Cybersecurity never stands still. One week it’s AI-powered attacks, the next it’s a new data breach, regulation, or budget cut. With all that noise, it’s easy to get distracted. But at the end of the day, the goal stays
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How FinTechs are turning GRC into a strategic enabler 2025-07-02 at 08:36 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Alexander Clemm, Corp GRC Lead, Group CISO, and BCO at Riverty, shares how the GRC landscape for FinTechs has matured in response to tighter regulations and global growth. He discusses the impact of frameworks
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