Thursday , April 17 2025

Cyber Attack

Cyberattack detected at Polish space agency, minister says

Polish Space Agency

On Sunday, Poland Minister for Digitalisation Krzysztof Gawkowski said that Polish cybersecurity services found unauthorized access to the IT infrastructure of the Polish Space Agency (POLSA). “In connection with the incident, the systems under attack were secured … Intensive operational activities are also underway to identify who is behind the …

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Nearly 12,000 API Keys and Passwords Found in Public Datasets

Passwords

Security researchers found that datasets used by companies to develop large language models included API keys, passwords, and other sensitive credentials. Large language models are dominating the online landscape, with companies promoting AI solutions that claim to solve all problems. For an AI to be effective, it needs extensive training …

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Botnet Powered by 130,000 Devices Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts

Microsoft 365 accounts

A China-linked botnet is targeting Microsoft 365 accounts with widespread password spraying attacks, according to a report by SecurityScorecard. A security firm reports that a botnet with over 130,000 compromised devices is targeting Microsoft 365 accounts through non-interactive sign-ins using Basic Authentication. “Non-interactive sign-ins, commonly used for service-to-service authentication, legacy …

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HaveIBeenPwned Added 244 Million Passwords Stolen By Infostealers

Infostealer

A breach notification site has added millions of new passwords and email addresses obtained from infostealer malware. Troy Hunt, founder of HaveIBeenPwned (HIBP), added 244 million new passwords and 284 million new email accounts to the database after analyzing 1.5TB of stolen logs posted on Telegram. Hunt identified an account called …

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Hackers Exploits RCE flaw in Cisco Small Business Router

Nexus

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a campaign exploiting a remote command execution vulnerability, CVE-2023-20118, in Cisco Small Business Routers. This vulnerability affects models RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320, and RV325. The flaw in these devices is their web-based management interface, which has poor input validation. This allows unauthorized attackers to run …

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200 Fake GitHub Repos Attacking Developers to Deliver Malware

200 Fake GitHub

A new cyber campaign called GitVenom poses a serious risk to developers. Security researchers found over 200 fake GitHub repositories that disguise themselves as legitimate projects to distribute information stealers and remote access trojans (RATs). For almost two years, these repositories have exploited developers’ trust in open-source platforms to access …

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B1ack’s Stash Releases 1 Million Credit Cards on a Deep Web Forum

1 million

On February 19, 2025, the illegal marketplace B1ack’s Stash released over 1 million unique stolen credit and debit card details for free. This approach mirrors the strategy used by BidenCash, where criminals distribute stolen data widely to attract attention to their marketplace. On February 17, a popular deep web forum …

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Cisco Confirms
Salt Typhoon Exploited CVE-2018-0171 to Target U.S. Telecom Networks

Salt Typhoon

Cisco Talos reported that  Salt Typhoon, also known as FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor, has been spying on U.S. telecommunication providers using a custom tool called JumbledPath. Active since at least 2019, they have targeted government entities and telecom companies. Salt Typhoon is still targeting telecommunications providers worldwide, and according to a …

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AWS Key Hunter
Test this free automated tool to hunt for exposed AWS secrets

exposed AWS

A free tool is now available to scan public GitHub repositories for exposed AWS credentials. Security engineer Anmol Singh Yadav created AWS-Key-Hunter after discovering over 100 exposed AWS access keys, many with high privileges, in public repositories. He described these findings as “just waiting to be exploited” in his blog about …

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