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Microsoft patches Windows Kernel zero-day exploited since 2023
2025-03-12 14:30

Slovak cybersecurity company ESET says a newly patched zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem has been exploited in attacks since March 2023. [...]

Chinese Hackers Breach Juniper Networks Routers With Custom Backdoors and Rootkits
2025-03-12 14:08

The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as UNC3886 has been observed targeting end-of-life MX routers from Juniper Networks as part of a campaign designed to deploy custom backdoors,...

Browser-Based Data Leaks: 3 Biggest Data Security Challenges Today
2025-03-12 14:02

Traditional Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions weren't built for today's browser-driven workplace. Now sensitive data moves moves through SaaS apps, AI tools, and personal accounts, bypassing...

Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs
2025-03-12 14:00

Fewer than 10 known victims, but Mandiant suspects others compromised, too Chinese spies have for months exploited old Juniper Networks routers, infecting the buggy gear with custom backdoors and...

Chinese cyberspies backdoor Juniper routers for stealthy access
2025-03-12 14:00

Chinese hackers are deploying custom backdoors on Juniper Networks Junos OS MX routers that have reached end-of-life (EoL) and no longer receive security updates. [...]

This is the FBI, open up. China's Volt Typhoon is on your network
2025-03-12 13:00

Power utility GM talks to El Reg about getting that call and what happened next Nick Lawler, general manager of the Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments (LELWD), was at home one Friday...

Over 400 IPs Exploiting Multiple SSRF Vulnerabilities in Coordinated Cyber Attack
2025-03-12 11:56

Threat intelligence firm GreyNoise is warning of a "coordinated surge" in the exploitation of Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities spanning multiple platforms. "At least 400 IPs have...

NIST selects HQC as backup algorithm for post-quantum encryption
2025-03-12 11:31

Last year, NIST standardized a set of encryption algorithms that can keep data secure from a cyberattack by a future quantum computer. Now, NIST has selected a backup algorithm that can provide a...

China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea Intelligence Sharing
2025-03-12 11:09

Former CISA Director Jen Easterly writes about a new international intelligence sharing co-op: Historically, China, Russia, Iran & North Korea have cooperated to some extent on military and...

Microsoft: Recent Windows updates make USB printers print random text
2025-03-12 10:53

Microsoft says that some USB printers will start printing random text after installing Windows updates released since late January 2025. [...]