FBI Director Reports ‘Highly Qualified’ Replacements for Cyber Leadership Amid Departures Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • September 19, 2025 J. Edgar Hoover Building, FBI headquarters, Washington, D.C. (Image: Shutterstock) FBI Director Kash Patel defended the bureau’s capacity to tackle cybercrime despite a wave of departures among senior cyber officials. During a…
Cyberattack Targets Ascension: A Deep Dive into Security Missteps In a troubling incident within the healthcare sector, Ascension, a significant player in medical services, has faced a severe network breach. Despite Ascension’s choice to remain silent regarding the details of this attack, a preliminary analysis reveals critical deficiencies in their…
Cybersecurity experts have recently unveiled a previously identified vulnerability within the Microsoft SharePoint connector on the Power Platform. This flaw, now patched, presented a critical risk by potentially enabling malicious actors to exploit user credentials, paving the way for subsequent attacks aimed at sensitive data repositories. The exploitation of this…
Consumer Alert: Navigating the Complexities of Data Breaches In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, recent reports have brought to light critical information regarding new data breaches that pose significant risks to businesses. As organizations increasingly rely on digital infrastructures, understanding the nature of these incidents becomes paramount. A recent data…
Apple Issues Critical Security Update for Zero-Day Vulnerability On Tuesday, Apple announced the release of a security update aimed at patching a significant zero-day vulnerability, identified by the CVE number CVE-2025-24201. This flaw, embedded within the WebKit browser engine, has reportedly been exploited in highly sophisticated attacks aimed at specific…
A significant security vulnerability has been discovered in a popular premium WordPress plugin, WPGateway, with the potential for active exploitation in real-world conditions. This zero-day flaw allows malicious actors to gain complete control over affected WordPress sites, posing a substantial risk to web administrators who utilize this tool. The vulnerability,…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Startup Develops AI Simulations to Combat Cyber Threats Michael Novinson (@MichaelNovinson) • September 19, 2025 Irregular’s CTO Omer Nevo and CEO Dan Lahav (Image: Irregular) Irregular, an AI security lab, has secured $80 million in funding to create test environments…
ESET has reported a likely collaboration between two Russian hacking groups, Turla and Gamaredon, suggesting they were working together in recent cyber operations targeting Ukrainian systems. The speculation arises from their shared affiliations with the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia, albeit from different centers within the organization. According to…
Recent investigations have revealed a sophisticated malware campaign deploying a remote access trojan (RAT) called AsyncRAT, utilizing Python payloads and TryCloudflare tunnels for distribution. Forcepoint X-Labs researcher Jyotika Singh indicated that AsyncRAT capitalizes on the async/await programming model, allowing attackers to covertly access and manipulate infected systems, exfiltrate data, and…
