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A newly created inetpub folder turns out to be part of a Microsoft update against a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-21204

Attackers aren’t waiting for patches anymore — they are breaking in before defenses are ready. Trusted security tools are being hijacked to deliver malware. Even after a breach is detected and patched, some attackers stay hidden. This week’s events show a hard truth: it’s not enough to react after an attack. You have to assume that any system you trust today could fail tomorrow. In a world

From crypto kingpins to sophisticated scammers, these are the lesser-known hacking groups that should be on your radar.

A list of topics we covered in the week of April 7 to April 13 of 2025

Incorrect handle provided in unspecified circumstances in Mojo in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 134.0.6998.177 allowed a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High) https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2783 https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_25.html https://issues.chromium.org/issues/405143032

April Microsoft Patch Tuesday. A total of 153 vulnerabilities, 2 times more than in March. Of these, 32 were added between the March and April MSPTs. Three vulnerabilities show signs of exploitation in the wild: 🔻 EoP – Windows Common Log File System Driver (CVE-2025-29824). An attacker can gain SYSTEM privileges. No technical details yet.🔻 […]

Authorities arrest 5 Smokeloader botnet customers after Operation Endgame; evidence from seized data links customers to malware, ransomware, and more.

China-based purveyors of SMS phishing kits are enjoying remarkable success converting phished payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and Google. Until recently, the so-called “Smishing Triad” mainly impersonated toll road operators and shipping companies. But experts say these groups are now directly targeting customers of international financial institutions, while dramatically expanding their cybercrime infrastructure and support staff.

As of January 10, 2023, CISA will no longer be updating ICS security advisories for Siemens product vulnerabilities beyond the initial advisory. For the most up-to-date information on vulnerabilities in this advisory, please see Siemens' ProductCERT Security Advisories (CERT Services | Services | Siemens Global). View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 9.1 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SIDIS Prime Vulnerabilities: Race Condition Enabling Link Following, Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value, Unchecked Input for Loop Condition, Expected Behavior Violation, Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality, Heap-based Buffer Overflow, Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Use After Free, NULL Pointer Dereference, Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor, Out-of-bounds Write, Improper Input Validation, Uncontrolled Resource Consumption 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities coul...

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