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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is one of the oldest and most persistent vulnerabilities in modern applications. Despite being recognized for over 20 years, it still affects both legacy systems and new cloud-native architectures. The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) noted that the threat of XSS remains significant, as it regularly receives …

F5 plans to acquire CalypsoAI, which offers adaptive AI security solutions. CalypsoAI’s technology will be added to F5’s Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP). CalypsoAI, established in 2018, provides real-time protection for AI applications against threats like prompt injection and jailbreaking. Their platform offers defense, red teaming, and data security …

CyberVolk ransomware, which appeared in May 2024, has increased attacks on government agencies and critical infrastructures in Japan, France, and the UK. CyberVolk, with pro-Russian views, targets countries seen as threats to Russia using advanced encryption that is very hard to break. This article analyzes CyberVolk’s encryption system, its execution …

Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered a database containing sensitive information from gym customers and staff, including names, financial details, and possible phone call, left unencrypted and unprotected. Jeremiah Fowler claims he discovered the wide-open AWS repository managed by HelloGym in late July. The database was open for a week, and …

Investigations into the Nx “s1ngularity” NPM supply chain attack have unveiled a massive fallout, with thousands of account tokens and repository secrets leaked. According to a post-incident evaluation by Wiz researchers, the Nx compromise has resulted in the exposure of 2,180 accounts and 7,200 repositories across three distinct phases. Wiz …

ISC2 has launched a Threat Handling Foundations Certificate to assist cybersecurity experts in enhancing Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) amid rising disruptive attacks that may cause breaches. DFIR is a complex field of incident response. This four-course program offers practical experience in building a DFIR program, digital forensics basics, …

Attackers attempted to steal $130 million from Brazil’s real-time payment system on Friday by wielding valid credentials for an IT service provider. Unauthorized funds were transferred through a breach of the IT system of Sinqia, a Brazilian subsidiary of Evertec. Some of the funds have been recovered. Sinqia, based in …

Palo Alto Networks suffered a data breach that exposed customer data and support cases after attackers abused compromised OAuth tokens from the Salesloft Drift breach to access its Salesforce instance. The company states that it was one of hundreds of companies affected by a supply-chain attack disclosed last week, in …

Domains aimed at capitalizing on the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in the U.S. have been discovered, signaling preparations for the upcoming 2026 World Cup. PreCrime Labs from BforeAI, a cybersecurity firm focused on proactive threat prevention, reports that many domains for the FIFA World Cup 2026 have already been registered …

Sharing personal secrets with an AI chatbot can be risky. In early August, many were stunned to find that thousands of ChatGPT conversations were publicly accessible through search engines like Google. While OpenAI reacted promptly and removed the dangerous sharing functionality, the incident reveals the unsettling truth that people trust …