🕯️ Legacy MFA, VPNs, and antivirus have all fallen. Why? Attackers outpaced outdated tech.

Key takeaways for decision-makers: Evolve or risk critical vulnerabilities.

➤ Integrated, AI-driven, phishing-resistant tools are non-negotiable.
➤ Zero Trust and passwordless solutions are the path forward.

Cybersecurity tools must outthink attackers—not just block them.

Are your defenses ready for 2025? Find out what’s driving the next wave of innovation: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/farewell-to-fallen-cybersecurity-stars.html

Researchers reveal Illumina’s iSeq 100 lacks modern security measures, making it vulnerable to privilege escalation and firmware tampering.

Explore the insights here: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/researchers-uncover-major-security-flaw.html

Can you spot hidden threats in encrypted traffic? Most organizations can’t—and that’s exactly how attackers are winning.

In this webinar, Zscaler's Emily Laufer reveals:
🛡️ Advanced tactics to uncover hidden threats
📈 Predictions for ransomware’s 2025 playbook

➡️ Watch the webinar: https://thehacker.news/ransomware-encrypted-attacks

CISA has flagged 3 actively exploited vulnerabilities—two in Mitel MiCollab and one in Oracle WebLogic Server.

⤷ CVE-2024-41713: Remote access via path traversal.
⤷ CVE-2024-55550: Exploited by attackers with admin privileges.
⤷ CVE-2020-2883: A high-severity vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic with known exploits.

👉 Don’t wait—secure your systems now: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/cisa-flags-critical-flaws-in-mitel-and.html

🔥 The U.S. government has launched the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a label for IoT devices that meet rigorous cybersecurity standards.

How it works:
✅ Devices tested by accredited labs
✅ QR codes reveal security practices like updates and default password tips

🔗 Read: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/fcc-launches-cyber-trust-mark-for-iot.html

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🚨 Over 15,000 infected devices are targeting businesses daily with 100 Gbps DDoS attacks!

A new Mirai botnet variant, dubbed "gayfemboy," is exploiting a critical OS command injection flaw in Four-Faith routers.

✅ Countries hit hardest: China, Iran, Russia, Turkey, USA
✅ Vulnerabilities used: over 20 CVEs, including a zero-day.

🔗 Full story: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/mirai-botnet-variant-exploits-four.html

🚨 Lumma malware continues to wreak havoc in 2025, stealing sensitive information through fake CAPTCHA pages, torrents, and phishing emails.

Explore how to proactively analyze Lumma and stop it in its tracks using tools like @ANYRUN_app's sandbox. 👉 https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/top-5-malware-threats-to-prepare.html

🔒 NonEuclid, a new Remote Access Trojan, combines stealth, evasion, and ransomware into a single devastating package. It’s being advertised as a crimeware solution.

⤷ Dual Purpose: Acts as both a RAT and ransomware.
⤷ Stealth Mode: Uses sandbox detection to avoid virtual environments.
⤷ Persistence: Modifies Windows Registry and sets scheduled tasks for survival.

👉 Read more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/researchers-expose-noneuclid-rat-using.html

🚨 What are the limitations of existing security tools in managing AI-related risks? Learn practical approaches to identify blind spots and protect against emerging threats across your AI lifecycle—from development to production.

🎙️ Join James Berthoty, Ron Bitton, PhD and Dor Sarig, as they explore:

✅ Traditional application security Vs AI security
✅ AI security use cases in the modern enterprise
✅ Analysis of AI-related risks and vulnerabilities
✅ Strategic recommendations for 2025

📅 January 15th, 11:30am ET

👉 Don’t miss out—Reserve your spot for this exclusive webinar: https://thn.news/navigating-ai-security

🚨 Forgotten domains are becoming cybercriminals' secret weapon to bypass email security!

Hackers are reviving decades-old domains that lack basic security measures to send phishing emails. These tactics fool even advanced systems like SPF and DMARC.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/neglected-domains-used-in-malspam-to.html

🔮 What does the future hold for SaaS security in 2025?

Here are some predictions for the year ahead, including:

📈 Increased SaaS-based attacks
☝️ Zero Trust will be non-negotiable
⚔️ Identity management as the key battleground

See what else is in store for the year ahead: https://thn.news/saas-security-predictions-li

🔥 Critical Ivanti Flaw Under Attack!

Hackers are actively targeting CVE-2025-0282—a buffer overflow flaw (CVSS 9.0)—in Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways.

Mandiant links this to China-linked actors (UNC5337) using novel tools like DRYHOOK for credential theft.

⤷ Federal agencies must patch by January 15, 2025.
⤷ Organizations worldwide are at risk of breaches.

👉 Learn more here: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/ivanti-flaw-cve-2025-0282-actively.html

😄😄 For the first time ever, the European Commission has been fined (Just €400) for violating its own data privacy laws.

The breach involved sending an EU citizen's data—including IP address and browser metadata—to Meta's servers in the U.S. via "Sign in with Facebook."

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/eu-commission-fined-for-transferring.html

⚠️ Warning: Over 23,800 GFI KerioControl firewalls are vulnerable to a 1-click RCE flaw (CVE-2024-52875) that gives attackers root access.

🛡️ Update to v9.4.5 Patch 1 and audit your firewall access points immediately.

👉 Full details here: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/critical-rce-flaw-in-gfi-keriocontrol.html

🛑 China-linked MirrorFace has targeted Japan’s security and tech sectors in over 4 years of persistent attacks, says NPA & NCSC.

These attackers use spear-phishing, exploit device vulnerabilities, and evade antivirus detection by operating in Windows Sandbox—leaving no trace behind.

🔗 Learn the tactics attackers use and how to counter them: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/mirrorface-leverages-anel-and-noopdoor.html

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🚨 New Threat Alert: Banshee Stealer!

The latest variant targets macOS users and hides its tracks using Apple-inspired encryption.

💻 Targets victims via phishing websites disguised as Google Chrome & Telegram
💸 Offered to hackers for $3,000/month under a Malware-as-a-Service model

🔗 Read more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/new-banshee-stealer-variant-bypasses.html

🚨 Critical flaws found in major platforms:

⤷ SonicWall: SSLVPN bypass (CVSS 8.2) & privilege escalation.
⤷ Palo Alto Networks: SQL injection exposes passwords & API keys (CVSS 7.8).
⤷ Aviatrix: Max severity flaw (CVSS 10.0) allows remote code execution.

👉 Full details: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/major-vulnerabilities-patched-in.html

Patch systems to secure your organization.

⚠️ Hackers are impersonating cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike, tricking victims into downloading a cryptominer disguised as a recruitment tool.

🛑 In a separate campaign, cybercriminals are targeting researchers with a fake PoC for the LDAPNightmare vulnerability (CVE-2024-49113).

🔗 Stay informed and learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/crowdstrike-warns-of-phishing-scam.html

🚨 China-linked RedDelta hackers are targeting Southeast Asia, Mongolia & Taiwan with custom PlugX backdoors in a series of espionage attacks.

⤷ New tactic: Using Cloudflare CDN to mask malicious traffic
⤷ Spyware deployed: Custom PlugX backdoor

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/reddelta-deploys-plugx-malware-to.html