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Poland arrests four in global DDoS-for-hire takedown
/in General NewsThe suspects allegedly operated six platforms that offered distributed denial-of-service attacks for as little as 10 euros.
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Europol Shuts Down Six DDoS-for-Hire Services Used in Global Attacks
/in General NewsEuropol has announced the takedown of distributed denial of service (DDoS)-for-hire services that were used to launch thousands of cyber-attacks across the world.
In connection with the operation, Polish authorities have arrested four individuals and the United States has seized nine domains that are associated with the now-defunct platforms.
“The suspects are believed to be behind six separate
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OttoKit WordPress Plugin with 100K+ Installs Hit by Exploits Targeting Multiple Flaws
/in General NewsA second security flaw impacting the OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers) WordPress plugin has come under active exploitation in the wild.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-27007 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a privilege escalation bug impacting all versions of the plugin prior to and including version 1.0.82.
“This is due to the create_wp_connection() function missing a capability check and
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Infrastructure as Code: An IaC Guide to Cloud Security
/in General NewsIaC is powerful. It brings speed, scale, and structure to cloud infrastructure. But none of that matters if your security can’t keep up.
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US Sanctions Myanmar Militia Involved in Cyber Scams
/in General NewsThe US has sanctioned Myanmar warlord Saw Chit Thu and his militia for their roles in cyber scams causing billions in losses to American victims.
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Europol, Poland Bust Major DDoS-for-Hire Operation, Arrest 4
/in General NewsPolish authorities arrest 4 behind major DDoS-for-hire sites used in global attacks. Europol, US, Germany, and Dutch forces…
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SpyCloud Analysis Reveals 94% of Fortune 50 Companies Have Employee Data Exposed in Phishing Attacks
/in General NewsAustin, USA / Texas, 7th May 2025, CyberNewsWire
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Critical Langflow Vulnerability (CVE-2025-3248) Actively Exploited, Warns CISA
/in General NewsCISA warns of active exploitation of critical Langflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-3248). Critical RCE flaw allows full server takeover. Patch…
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Spyware Maker NSO Ordered to Pay $167 Million Over WhatsApp Hack
/in General NewsMeta has won its WhatsApp hacking lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group in an “important step forward for privacy and security”.
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SysAid Patches 4 Critical Flaws Enabling Pre-Auth RCE in On-Premise Version
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaw in the on-premise version of SysAid IT support software that could be exploited to achieve pre-authenticated remote code execution with elevated privileges.
The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-2775, CVE-2025-2776, and CVE-2025-2777, have all been described as XML External Entity (XXE) injections, which occur when an attacker is
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