⤷ Title: Testability vs. Automatability: Why Most Automation Efforts Fail Before They Begin
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𐀪 Author: tanvi mittal
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:02:38 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #testing #penetration_testing #software_testing #software_development #test_automation
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𐀪 Author: tanvi mittal
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:02:38 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #testing #penetration_testing #software_testing #software_development #test_automation
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Testability vs. Automatability: Why Most Automation Efforts Fail Before They Begin
Test automation rarely fails because teams chose the wrong tool.
It fails much earlier often before the first test is written when…
It fails much earlier often before the first test is written when…
⤷ Title: GPO Stealth: Turn Active Directory Into Your C2 With the New GroupPolicyBackdoor Framework
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:59:56 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Open Source Tool #Active Directory #DEF CON 33 #GPO Abuse #GroupPolicyBackdoor #LDAP #privilege escalation #python #red teaming #SMB #Stealth Exploitation #Synacktiv
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:59:56 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Open Source Tool #Active Directory #DEF CON 33 #GPO Abuse #GroupPolicyBackdoor #LDAP #privilege escalation #python #red teaming #SMB #Stealth Exploitation #Synacktiv
Penetration Testing Tools
GPO Stealth: Turn Active Directory Into Your C2 With the New GroupPolicyBackdoor Framework
Presented at DEF CON 33, GroupPolicyBackdoor is a Python framework for stealthy GPO manipulation, link poisoning, and AD privilege escalation.
⤷ Title: The Plagiarism Trap: How ForumTroll APT is Holding Academic Careers Hostage to Deploy Spyware
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:55:26 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cyber Security #Academic Espionage #COM Hijacking #Dante Spyware #ForumTroll #Kaspersky Lab #LeetAgent #phishing #Russian Universities #threat intelligence #Tuoni Framework
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:55:26 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cyber Security #Academic Espionage #COM Hijacking #Dante Spyware #ForumTroll #Kaspersky Lab #LeetAgent #phishing #Russian Universities #threat intelligence #Tuoni Framework
Penetration Testing Tools
The Plagiarism Trap: How ForumTroll APT is Holding Academic Careers Hostage to Deploy Spyware
In October 2025, experts at Kaspersky Lab uncovered a new wave of targeted attacks attributed to the ForumTroll
⤷ Title: The Invisible Roommate: How the GhostPairing Scam Steals Your WhatsApp Without a Password
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:53:30 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cybercriminals #Account Takeover #Cybersecurity 2025 #Device Pairing #Gen Digital #GhostPairing #phishing #privacy #QR Code Scam #Social Engineering #WhatsApp
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:53:30 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cybercriminals #Account Takeover #Cybersecurity 2025 #Device Pairing #Gen Digital #GhostPairing #phishing #privacy #QR Code Scam #Social Engineering #WhatsApp
Penetration Testing Tools
The Invisible Roommate: How the GhostPairing Scam Steals Your WhatsApp Without a Password
Researchers at Gen have reported a new WhatsApp account-takeover technique dubbed GhostPairing. The attack appears mundane and arouses
⤷ Title: The Living Mesh: Ink Dragon Turns European Government Servers into a Global ShadowPad Relay Network
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:52:47 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cyber Security #APT #Check Point Research #Cyber Espionage #Earth Alux #European Security #FINALDRAFT #IIS Malware #Ink Dragon #ShadowPad #SharePoint Exploit
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:52:47 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cyber Security #APT #Check Point Research #Cyber Espionage #Earth Alux #European Security #FINALDRAFT #IIS Malware #Ink Dragon #ShadowPad #SharePoint Exploit
Penetration Testing Tools
The Living Mesh: Ink Dragon Turns European Government Servers into a Global ShadowPad Relay Network
Researchers at Check Point Research have uncovered a large-scale espionage operation conducted by the Chinese APT group Ink
⤷ Title: SYSTEM via WAC: How a Permissions Oversight in Windows Admin Center Leads to Full Host Compromise
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:50:07 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Vulnerability #CVE_2025_64669 #cybersecurity #Cymulate #DLL hijacking #Microsoft #PowerShell #privilege escalation #TOCTOU #Windows Admin Center #Windows Server
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:50:07 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Vulnerability #CVE_2025_64669 #cybersecurity #Cymulate #DLL hijacking #Microsoft #PowerShell #privilege escalation #TOCTOU #Windows Admin Center #Windows Server
Penetration Testing Tools
SYSTEM via WAC: How a Permissions Oversight in Windows Admin Center Leads to Full Host Compromise
Cymulate Research Labs has uncovered a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Admin Center (WAC) version 2.4.2.1,
⤷ Title: The Silent Listener: New DRBControl Backdoor Variant Uses Network Sniffing to Evade Detection
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:48:07 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #APT27 #APT41 #Cyber Espionage #DLL Sideloading #DRBControl #IIJ #malware analysis #Mofu Loader #Promiscuous Mode #ShadowPad #Type 1 Backdoor
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:48:07 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #APT27 #APT41 #Cyber Espionage #DLL Sideloading #DRBControl #IIJ #malware analysis #Mofu Loader #Promiscuous Mode #ShadowPad #Type 1 Backdoor
Penetration Testing Tools
The Silent Listener: New DRBControl Backdoor Variant Uses Network Sniffing to Evade Detection
Japanese company Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has reported observing a new variant of the malware known as Type
⤷ Title: The Trojan Book: How a Malicious E-book Can Hijack Your Entire Amazon Account
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:37:25 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cybercriminals #Amazon Kindle #bug bounty #cybersecurity #E_book Malware #IoT Security #Kindle Patch #Session Cookie Theft #sideloading #Thales #Valentino Ricotta
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:37:25 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cybercriminals #Amazon Kindle #bug bounty #cybersecurity #E_book Malware #IoT Security #Kindle Patch #Session Cookie Theft #sideloading #Thales #Valentino Ricotta
Penetration Testing Tools
The Trojan Book: How a Malicious E-book Can Hijack Your Entire Amazon Account
A security researcher has demonstrated how a “booby-trapped” e-book can turn an ordinary Kindle into a gateway to
⤷ Title: Hidden in Plain Sight: How the GhostPoster Campaign Injected Malware Into 50,000 Firefox Users
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:36:09 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #Ad Fraud #browser security #cybersecurity #Firefox Extensions #GhostPoster #JavaScript Loader #Koi Security #Malware_as_a_Service #Mozilla #Steganography
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:36:09 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #Ad Fraud #browser security #cybersecurity #Firefox Extensions #GhostPoster #JavaScript Loader #Koi Security #Malware_as_a_Service #Mozilla #Steganography
⤷ Title: The Five-Year Sleeper: Malicious NuGet Package Poses as Tracer.Fody to Drain Crypto Wallets
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:35:24 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #.NET #cybersecurity #Homoglyph Attack #Info_stealer #NuGet #Socket Threat Research #Stratis Wallet #supply chain attack #Tracer.Fody #Typosquatting
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:35:24 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #.NET #cybersecurity #Homoglyph Attack #Info_stealer #NuGet #Socket Threat Research #Stratis Wallet #supply chain attack #Tracer.Fody #Typosquatting
Penetration Testing Tools
The Five-Year Sleeper: Malicious NuGet Package Poses as Tracer.Fody to Drain Crypto Wallets
A covert threat has been uncovered within the .NET ecosystem, stemming from the substitution of a widely used
⤷ Title: Kill the Cipher: Microsoft to Disable RC4 Authentication by Mid-2026—Are You Ready?
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:32:48 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Microsoft #Active Directory #AES_SHA1 #Audit 4768 #cybersecurity #Domain Controller #Encryption #Kerberos #PowerShell #RC4 #Windows Server
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:32:48 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Microsoft #Active Directory #AES_SHA1 #Audit 4768 #cybersecurity #Domain Controller #Encryption #Kerberos #PowerShell #RC4 #Windows Server
Penetration Testing Tools
Kill the Cipher: Microsoft to Disable RC4 Authentication by Mid-2026—Are You Ready?
Microsoft has announced plans to retire the legacy RC4 algorithm from Windows authentication. The company is preparing changes
⤷ Title: Internet Rewired: Cloudflare 2025 Report Reveals a 19% Traffic Surge and the Rise of AI Bot Wars
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:31:43 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Information Security #2025 Year in Review #AI Crawlers #bot traffic #Cloudflare Radar #DDoS attacks #Googlebot #internet security #Post_Quantum Cryptography #Starlink #Tech trends
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:31:43 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Information Security #2025 Year in Review #AI Crawlers #bot traffic #Cloudflare Radar #DDoS attacks #Googlebot #internet security #Post_Quantum Cryptography #Starlink #Tech trends
Penetration Testing Tools
Internet Rewired: Cloudflare 2025 Report Reveals a 19% Traffic Surge and the Rise of AI Bot Wars
By the end of 2025, the internet had become even more tightly bound to cloud infrastructure, mobile traffic,
⤷ Title: Digital Crosshairs: Iran-Linked “Handala” Group Offers $30K Bounties for Israeli Engineers
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:29:53 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cyber Security #Cyber Intimidation #cyber warfare #David’s Sling #Doxxing #Handala #Iran #Israel #Patriot Missile #RedWanted #threat intelligence #Unit 8200
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:29:53 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cyber Security #Cyber Intimidation #cyber warfare #David’s Sling #Doxxing #Handala #Iran #Israel #Patriot Missile #RedWanted #threat intelligence #Unit 8200
Penetration Testing Tools
Digital Crosshairs: Iran-Linked "Handala" Group Offers $30K Bounties for Israeli Engineers
A new wave of pressure targeting Israeli professionals linked to the defense sector has moved beyond conventional cyberattacks
⤷ Title: Naughty List: SantaStealer Malware Unwrapped—The “New” Holiday Threat is Just Rebranded Code
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:29:11 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #App_Bound Encryption #BluelineStealer #Chrome Security #Cybersecurity 2025 #Data Theft #Infostealer #Malware_as_a_Service #phishing #Rapid7 #SantaStealer
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:29:11 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #App_Bound Encryption #BluelineStealer #Chrome Security #Cybersecurity 2025 #Data Theft #Infostealer #Malware_as_a_Service #phishing #Rapid7 #SantaStealer
Penetration Testing Tools
Naughty List: SantaStealer Malware Unwrapped—The "New" Holiday Threat is Just Rebranded Code
In the run-up to the New Year holidays, underground marketplaces often see a surge of freshly minted data-stealing
⤷ Title: The VPN Stand-off: Denmark Backtracks on Controversial VPN Ban Amid Authoritarian Concerns
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:27:42 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Technology #Chat Control #copyright law #Denmark #Digital Privacy #EU Regulation #Geoblocking #Jakob Engel_Schmidt #Net Neutrality #Online Piracy #VPN
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:27:42 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Technology #Chat Control #copyright law #Denmark #Digital Privacy #EU Regulation #Geoblocking #Jakob Engel_Schmidt #Net Neutrality #Online Piracy #VPN
Penetration Testing Tools
The VPN Stand-off: Denmark Backtracks on Controversial VPN Ban Amid Authoritarian Concerns
The Danish government has opened a public consultation on amendments to copyright and broadcasting laws that would make
⤷ Title: The Developer Win: GitHub Postpones Self-Hosted Runner Fee After Massive Community Outcry
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:19:25 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Technology #CI/CD #Developer Backlash #DevOps #GitHub Actions #GitHub Changelog #GitHub Pricing #Microsoft #Platform Fee #Self_Hosted Runners #Tech News 2025
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:19:25 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Technology #CI/CD #Developer Backlash #DevOps #GitHub Actions #GitHub Changelog #GitHub Pricing #Microsoft #Platform Fee #Self_Hosted Runners #Tech News 2025
Daily CyberSecurity
The Developer Win: GitHub Postpones Self-Hosted Runner Fee After Massive Community Outcry
GitHub walks back its plan to charge $0.002/min for self-hosted runners, postponing the fee indefinitely following intense backlash from the community.
⤷ Title: CVE-2025-37164 (CVSS 10.0): Unauthenticated HPE OneView RCE Grants Total Control Over Data Centers
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:59:59 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Vulnerability Report #CVE_2025_37164 #CVSS 10.0 #Data Center #HPE #HPE Synergy #hybrid cloud #Infrastructure Management #OneView #rce #Remote Code Execution
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:59:59 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Vulnerability Report #CVE_2025_37164 #CVSS 10.0 #Data Center #HPE #HPE Synergy #hybrid cloud #Infrastructure Management #OneView #rce #Remote Code Execution
Daily CyberSecurity
CVE-2025-37164 (CVSS 10.0): Unauthenticated HPE OneView RCE Grants Total Control Over Data Centers
HPE issued an urgent alert for a CVSS 10.0 RCE in OneView. Attackers can seize unauthenticated control of data centers. Upgrade to v11.00+ now.
⤷ Title: CISA Alert: Chinese Hackers Weaponize CVSS 10 Cisco Zero-Day & SonicWall Exploit Chains
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:41:23 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Vulnerability Report #ASUS Live Update #Chinese APT #CISA KEV #Cisco Secure Email Gateway #CVE_2025_20393 #Cyber Security #Root RCE #SonicWall SMA1000 #UAT_9686 #zero_day
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:41:23 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Vulnerability Report #ASUS Live Update #Chinese APT #CISA KEV #Cisco Secure Email Gateway #CVE_2025_20393 #Cyber Security #Root RCE #SonicWall SMA1000 #UAT_9686 #zero_day
Daily CyberSecurity
CISA Alert: Chinese Hackers Weaponize CVSS 10 Cisco Zero-Day & SonicWall Exploit Chains
CISA adds a CVSS 10 Cisco zero-day and SonicWall exploit chains to its KEV catalog, warning of active exploitation by Chinese APTs and supply chain attacks.
⤷ Title: Cisco Zero-Day Siege: Chinese Group UAT-9686 Deploys ‘Aqua’ Malware via CVSS 10 Root Exploit
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:52:34 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Vulnerability Report #AquaShell #Chinese APT #cisco #Cisco Talos #CVE_2025_20393 #root access #Secure Email Gateway #Spam Quarantine #UAT_9686 #zero_day
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:52:34 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Vulnerability Report #AquaShell #Chinese APT #cisco #Cisco Talos #CVE_2025_20393 #root access #Secure Email Gateway #Spam Quarantine #UAT_9686 #zero_day
Daily CyberSecurity
Cisco Zero-Day Siege: Chinese Group UAT-9686 Deploys 'Aqua' Malware via CVSS 10 Root Exploit
Cisco warns of a CVSS 10 zero-day (CVE-2025-20393) exploited by Chinese APT UAT-9686 to backdoor Secure Email Gateways with the Aqua malware suite.
⤷ Title: Zero-Day Warning: Hackers Chain SonicWall SMA1000 Flaws for Unauthenticated Root RCE
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:43:11 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Vulnerability Report #CVE_2025_23006 #CVE_2025_40602 #Patch Update #privilege escalation #rce #Remote Code Execution #root access #Secure Access Gateway #SMA1000 #SonicWall
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:43:11 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Vulnerability Report #CVE_2025_23006 #CVE_2025_40602 #Patch Update #privilege escalation #rce #Remote Code Execution #root access #Secure Access Gateway #SMA1000 #SonicWall
Daily CyberSecurity
Zero-Day Warning: Hackers Chain SonicWall SMA1000 Flaws for Unauthenticated Root RCE
SonicWall warns of zero-day attacks chaining CVE-2025-40602 and CVE-2025-23006 to gain unauthenticated root access on SMA1000 appliances. Patch now!
⤷ Title: Academic Ambush: How the Forum Troll APT Hijacks Scholars’ Systems via Fake Plagiarism Reports
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:44:58 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cyber Security #Malware #Academic Espionage #APT #COM hijacking #Forum Troll #kaspersky #malware #phishing #Russian Research #social engineering #Tuoni Framework
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:44:58 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Cyber Security #Malware #Academic Espionage #APT #COM hijacking #Forum Troll #kaspersky #malware #phishing #Russian Research #social engineering #Tuoni Framework
Daily CyberSecurity
Academic Ambush: How the Forum Troll APT Hijacks Scholars' Systems via Fake Plagiarism Reports
The Forum Troll APT is targeting Russian scholars with highly personalized phishing lures and the Tuoni framework disguised as plagiarism reports.