Cybersecurity experts are raising alarms over a breach involving the popular GitHub Action, tj-actions/changed-files, which has reportedly been manipulated to leak sensitive information from repositories utilizing continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) frameworks. This incident is significant, given that the affected action is employed in more than 23,000 repositories for…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development AP2 Protocol Introduces ‘Mandates’ to Ensure Accountability in Agent-Led Transactions Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • September 17, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG In an innovative move, Google has unveiled a new “agent payments protocol,” enabling artificial intelligence to facilitate consumer shopping while ensuring…
A subgroup of the notorious Russian state-sponsored hacking entity known as Sandworm has been linked to a persistent global access operation, termed BadPilot, which has been under way for several years. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team recently disclosed this in a report, emphasizing the group’s strategy of compromising internet-facing infrastructure…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., September 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a law firm located in the Philadelphia suburbs, is currently conducting an investigation into potential data privacy violations stemming from a recent breach at Retina Florida MSO, LLC, operating as Retina Group of Florida. This incident was identified…
A 26-year-old Ukrainian national has been indicted in the United States for allegedly participating in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service operation, widely recognized within cybersecurity spheres for its potential to facilitate extensive data theft. Mark Sokolovsky was taken into custody by Dutch authorities shortly after departing Ukraine on March 4, 2022,…
Governance & Risk Management, Patch Management, Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VA/PT) Startup Plans Unified Remediation for Misconfigurations and Patching, Compliance Michael Novinson ( MichaelNovinson) • September 17, 2025 Tal Kollender, founder and CEO, Remedio (Image: Remedio) Remedio, a startup focusing on device posture management, has successfully secured $65 million…
A recent ransomware incident attributed to the RA World group has highlighted a troubling intersection between cyber espionage and financial extortion. In November 2024, an unnamed software and services company in Asia became the target of a sophisticated attack employing a malicious toolset closely associated with Chinese cyber espionage tactics.…
Microsoft Disrupts ‘RaccoonO365’ Phishing Service In a significant development in the cybersecurity landscape, Microsoft has announced the dismantling of the ‘RaccoonO365’ phishing service, a notable player in the realm of cybercrime. This disruptive action targets a sophisticated network that has been implicated in various phishing attacks, with an emphasis on…
A significant security vulnerability in the Edimax IC-7100 network camera has become a target for cybercriminals leveraging various variants of the Mirai botnet malware since at least May 2024. This unpatched flaw, registered as CVE-2025-1316, boasts a critical score of 9.3 on the CVSS v4 scale and facilitates remote code…
