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New Aquabot Botnet Targets Mitel Phones Using CVE-2024-41710 for DDoS Attacks

Recent developments in the cybersecurity landscape have revealed that a new variant of the Mirai botnet, known as Aquabot, is actively targeting a medium-severity vulnerability associated with Mitel IP phones. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-41710, has a CVSS score of 6.8 and involves command injection during the phone’s boot process,…

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New Cyberattack Campaign Targeting Ukrainian Government with IcedID Malware

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has issued an urgent alert regarding a recent surge in social engineering tactics used to propagate IcedID malware and exploit vulnerabilities in the Zimbra email platform. This wave of attacks is primarily focused on extracting sensitive information from targeted users. CERT-UA has…

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FTC Takes Legal Action Against Sendit for Collecting Children’s Data

Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Asahi’s Japan Operations Disrupted by Cyberattack, Production Halted Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • October 2, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG This week, the cybersecurity landscape features significant incidents, notably the FTC’s lawsuit against Sendit for unlawful children’s data collection, another breach involving Harrods, an incident affecting Allianz, and…

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FBI, U.S. Treasury, and CISA Alert About North Korean Hackers Targeting Blockchain Firms

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Treasury Department, has issued a warning regarding ongoing cyber attacks attributed to the Lazarus Group, a notorious North Korean hacking organization. This threat primarily targets blockchain companies operating within the Web3.0 ecosystem.…

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Extortionists Assert Large-Scale Data Theft from Oracle E-Business Suite

Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Ransomware Expert Alerts Executives to Ransom Demands as High as $50 Million Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • October 2, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG Digital extortionists are directly targeting executives at companies utilizing Oracle E-Business Suite, alleging they have compromised sensitive data, according to reports from multiple…

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