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Researchers Link CACTUS Ransomware Tactics to Former Black Basta Affiliates
Threat actors deploying the Black Basta and CACTUS ransomware families have been found to rely on the same BackConnect (BC) module for maintaining persistent control over infected hosts, a sign that affiliates previously associated with Black Basta may have transitioned to CACTUS. “Once infiltrated, it grants attackers a wide range of remote control capabilities, allowing…
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Wells Fargo scraps climate-related goals
The move reflects broader shifts in the banking industry.
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With fewer Oregon students, universities, employers face issues
College enrollment, after dropping during the pandemic, is inching back to previous levels.
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VMware Security Flaws Exploited in the Wild—Broadcom Releases Urgent Patches
Broadcom has released security updates to address three actively exploited security flaws in VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion products that could lead to code execution and information disclosure. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2025-22224 (CVSS score: 9.3) – A Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write, which a malicious…
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How New AI Agents Will Transform Credential Stuffing Attacks
Credential stuffing attacks had a huge impact in 2024, fueled by a vicious circle of infostealer infections and data breaches. But things could be about to get worse still with Computer-Using Agents, a new kind of AI agent that enables low-cost, low-effort automation of common web tasks — including those frequently performed by attackers. Stolen…
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Suspected Iranian Hackers Used Compromised Indian Firm’s Email to Target U.A.E. Aviation Sector
Threat hunters are calling attention to a new highly-targeted phishing campaign that singled out “fewer than five” entities in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) to deliver a previously undocumented Golang backdoor dubbed Sosano. The malicious activity was specifically directed against aviation and satellite communications organizations, according to Proofpoint, which detected it in late October
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Portland Diamond Project reveals new MLB park renderings
The plans hint at a stadium with a roof at the South Waterfront site.
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Trump halts, then reinstates, legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children
THE GORGE — On Feb. 18, President Donald Trump required Immigration Counseling Service (ICS) and all other nonprofit law firms to immediately stop representing children who, without a parent or guardian, entered the United States in search of asylum. Three…
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Cisco, Hitachi, Microsoft, and Progress Flaws Actively Exploited—CISA Sounds Alarm
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added five security flaws impacting software from Cisco, Hitachi Vantara, Microsoft Windows, and Progress WhatsUp Gold to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2023-20118 (CVSS score: 6.5) – A command injection
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Google’s March 2025 Android Security Update Fixes Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities
Google has released its monthly Android Security Bulletin for March 2025 to address a total of 44 vulnerabilities, including two that it said have come under active exploitation in the wild. The two high-severity vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2024-43093 – A privilege escalation flaw in the Framework component that could result in unauthorized access…
