Tag: vigilance
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The Register: Not pretty, not Windows-only: npm phishing attack laces popular packages with malware
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/not_pretty_not_windowsonly_npm/ Source: The Register Title: Not pretty, not Windows-only: npm phishing attack laces popular packages with malware Feedly Summary: The “is" package was infected with cross-platform malware after a scam targeting maintainers The popular npm package "is" was infected with cross-platform malware, around the same time that linting utility packages used with the…
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The Register: Microsoft SharePoint victim count hits 400+ orgs in ongoing attacks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/microsoft_sharepoint_400_orgs/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft SharePoint victim count hits 400+ orgs in ongoing attacks Feedly Summary: US DOE among breached government agencies More than 400 organizations have been compromised in the Microsoft SharePoint attack, according to Eye Security, which initially sounded the alarm on the mass exploitation last Friday, even before Redmond…
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The Register: Surprise, surprise: Chinese spies, IP stealers, other miscreants attacking Microsoft SharePoint servers
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/22/chinese_groups_attacking_microsoft_sharepoint/ Source: The Register Title: Surprise, surprise: Chinese spies, IP stealers, other miscreants attacking Microsoft SharePoint servers Feedly Summary: With more to come, no doubt At least three Chinese groups are attacking on-premises SharePoint servers via a couple of recently disclosed Microsoft bugs, according to Redmond.… AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The…
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The Register: Cursor AI YOLO mode lets coding assistant run wild, security firm warns
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/cursor_ai_safeguards_easily_bypassed/ Source: The Register Title: Cursor AI YOLO mode lets coding assistant run wild, security firm warns Feedly Summary: You only live once, but regret is forever Cursor’s AI coding agent will run automatically, in YOLO mode, if you let it. According to Backslash Security, you might want to think twice about doing…
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The Register: Another massive security snafu hits Microsoft, but don’t expect it to stick
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/massive_security_snafu_microsoft/ Source: The Register Title: Another massive security snafu hits Microsoft, but don’t expect it to stick Feedly Summary: Move along, nothing to see here comment Here we go again. Another major Microsoft attack, with this one seeing someone — most likely government-backed hackers — exploiting a zero-day bug in SharePoint Server that…
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Slashdot: Microsoft Releases Emergency Patches for Actively Exploited SharePoint Zero-Days
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/21/1523207/microsoft-releases-emergency-patches-for-actively-exploited-sharepoint-zero-days?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Releases Emergency Patches for Actively Exploited SharePoint Zero-Days Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has issued urgent security updates addressing two zero-day vulnerabilities in SharePoint, allowing remote code execution and the theft of private digital keys. With over 10,000 companies at risk, security measures are…
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The Register: Crims hijacking fully patched SonicWall VPNs to deploy stealthy backdoor and rootkit
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/16/sonicwall_vpn_hijack/ Source: The Register Title: Crims hijacking fully patched SonicWall VPNs to deploy stealthy backdoor and rootkit Feedly Summary: Someone’s OVERSTEPing the mark Unknown miscreants are exploiting fully patched, end-of-life SonicWall VPNs to deploy a previously unknown backdoor and rootkit, likely for data theft and extortion, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group.… AI…