Threatline

Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 5/14/2025, 5:18:50 AM

Bleeping Computer

15 days ago

CISA tags Broadcom Fabric OS, CommVault flaws as exploited in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS, Commvault web servers, and Qualitia Active! Mail clients vulnerabilities that are actively exploited in attacks. [...]

The Hacker News

15 days ago

SentinelOne Uncovers Chinese Espionage Campaign Targeting Its Infrastructure and Clients

Cybersecurity company SentinelOne has revealed that a China-nexus threat cluster dubbed PurpleHaze conducted reconnaissance attempts against its infrastructure and some of its high-value customers. "We first became aware of this threat cluster during a 2024 intrusion conducted against an organization previously providing hardware logistics services for SentinelOne employees," security

Dark Reading

15 days ago

Windows Backdoor Targets Members of Exiled Uyghur Community

A spear-phishing campaign sent Trojanized versions of legitimate word-processing software to members of the World Uyghur Congress as part of China's continued cyber-espionage activity against the ethnic minority.

The Register

15 days ago

Infosec pros tell Trump to quit bullying Chris Krebs – it's undermining security

Top voices warn that political retaliation puts democracy and national defense at risk The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and numerous infosec leaders are lobbying US President Donald Trump to drop his enduring investigation into Chris Krebs, claiming that targeting the former CISA boss amounts to bullying.…

Graham Cluley

15 days ago

21 million employee screenshots leaked in bossware breach blunder

If you thought only your boss was peeking at your work screen, think again. Employee-monitoring tool Work Composer has committed a jaw-dropping blunder, leaving a treasure trove of millions of workplace screenshots openly accessible on the internet with no encryption in place, and no password required. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Graham Cluley

15 days ago

Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure surge, reports FBI

The FBI is set to report that ransomware was the most pervasive cybersecurity threat to US critical infrastructure during the year of 2024, with complaints of ransomware attacks against critical sectors jumping 9% over the previous year. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

The Register

15 days ago

China is using AI to sharpen every link in its attack chain, FBI warns

Artificial intelligence is helping Beijing's goons break in faster and stay longer The biggest threat to US critical infrastructure, according to FBI Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser, can be summed up in one word: "China."… RSAC

The Hacker News

15 days ago

Google Reports 75 Zero-Days Exploited in 2024 — 44% Targeted Enterprise Security Products

Google has revealed that it observed 75 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2024, down from 98 in 2023. Of the 75 zero-days, 44% of them targeted enterprise products. As many as 20 flaws were identified in security software and appliances. "Zero-day exploitation of browsers and mobile devices fell drastically, decreasing by about a third for browsers and by about half for

The Hacker News

15 days ago

Product Walkthrough: Securing Microsoft Copilot with Reco

Find out how Reco keeps Microsoft 365 Copilot safe by spotting risky prompts, protecting data, managing user access, and identifying threats - all while keeping productivity high. Microsoft 365 Copilot promises to boost productivity by turning natural language prompts into actions. Employees can generate reports, comb through data, or get instant answers just by asking Copilot. However,

Dark Reading

15 days ago

Vulnerability Exploitation Is Shifting in 2024-25

The number of vulnerabilities exploited by attacks may not be growing these days, but they are increasingly affecting enterprise technologies.