Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has set the cybersecurity world abuzz, warning of a critical Active Directory vulnerability in Windows Server 2025—a flaw that Microsoft, controversially, labels as “moderate.” This unfolding conflict between one of Europe’s top security...
May’s Patch Tuesday from Microsoft has sent ripples through the Windows ecosystem once again, as the tech titan rolled out a crucial series of security updates addressing no fewer than five actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. While Patch Tuesday is a familiar ritual for IT...
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Windows Server 2025, still in preview but already being tested in production-like environments, was supposed to represent Microsoft's next step in enterprise-grade directory services. Yet, a critical vulnerability quietly lurking in its newest Active Directory feature has upended that promise...
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Lantronix Device Installer, a utility long relied upon by IT administrators for device discovery, configuration, and upgrade management across Lantronix networking hardware, now finds itself at the heart of a critical security disclosure. As cyber threats grow in sophistication, vulnerabilities...
In a rapidly evolving threat landscape, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) continues its vigilant effort to safeguard the federal enterprise and private-sector organizations by maintaining a dynamic repository known as the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)...
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What Happened at Pwn2Own Berlin 2025?
On the first day, Windows 11 was successfully hacked three separate times by elite security researchers using zero-day exploits (vulnerabilities unknown to the vendor)...
Microsoft’s Telnet Server, long considered a relic of the early days of Windows networking, now represents an even greater risk than previously recognized. Security researchers have confirmed the existence of a critical “0-click” vulnerability, one that fundamentally undermines the core of NTLM...
An explosive whistleblower disclosure has thrust the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into the center of one of the most alarming U.S. government cybersecurity controversies in recent memory. According to a meticulously documented report by Daniel Berulis, an experienced DevSecOps...
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In another development underscoring the persistent and ever-evolving nature of cyber threats, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the addition of a new entry to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. This action, recorded on April 29, 2025...
Microsoft and Apple have both recently released critical security patches highlighting the ever-present risks corporate and individual users face in today’s interconnected digital landscape. Although seemingly routine updates, these fixes reveal profound vulnerabilities actively exploited by...
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday on March 11, 2025, delivered a broad array of bug fixes across its Windows ecosystem, notably including a vulnerability that had been underestimated in its exploitation potential. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-24054, concerns a critical security gap within the Windows...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has once again underscored the dynamic and ever-pressing nature of cybersecurity threats by adding six new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. These additions, prompted by concrete evidence of active...
Recent reports from cybersecurity watchdogs reveal a staggering attack on Microsoft 365 accounts. A massive botnet—compromising over 130,000 devices—is launching coordinated password spraying attacks, putting organizations that depend on Microsoft’s cloud services squarely in the crosshairs of...
Cyber criminals have followed through on their threats of leaking the sensitive details of 10,000 people, after the company refused to bow to their extortion attempts.
Cyber criminals have targeted yet another Australian small business by stealing and leaking the data of 10,000 people.
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Original release date: October 2, 2018 | Last revised: December 21, 2018
Systems Affected
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Overview
This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and the...
Original release date: April 30, 2015
Systems Affected
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Overview
Securing end-to-end communications plays an important role in protecting privacy and preventing some forms of man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. Recently, researchers described a MITM attack used to inject...
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