GOLD SALEM tradecraft for deploying Warlock ransomware

Apple on Monday backported fixes for three vulnerabilities that have come under active exploitation in the wild to older models and previous versions of the operating systems. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2025-24085 (CVSS score: 7.3) – A use-after-free bug in the Core Media component that could permit a malicious application already…

Palo Alto Networks has released software patches to address several security flaws in its Expedition migration tool, including a high-severity bug that an authenticated attacker could exploit to access sensitive data. “Multiple vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks Expedition migration tool enable an attacker to read Expedition database contents and arbitrary files, as well as…

A European embassy located in the Indian capital of New Delhi, as well as multiple organizations in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, have emerged as the target of a new campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as SideWinder in September 2025. The activity “reveals a notable evolution in SideWinder’s TTPs, particularly the adoption of…

Georgia Sweeting reports: The UK government has announced the full scope of its upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which aims to strengthen the country’s digital defences and reduce the growing risks posed by cyber threats.  Set to be introduced later this year, the bill will place tougher cybersecurity requirements on organisations that provide essential services,…

The threat actor known as Bitter has been assessed to be a state-backed hacking group that’s tasked with gathering intelligence that aligns with the interests of the Indian government. That’s according to new findings jointly published by Proofpoint and Threatray in an exhaustive two-part analysis. “Their diverse toolset shows consistent coding patterns across malware families,…

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new campaign that targets web servers running PHP-based applications to promote gambling platforms in Indonesia. “Over the past two months, a significant volume of attacks from Python-based bots has been observed, suggesting a coordinated effort to exploit thousands of web apps,” Imperva researcher Daniel Johnston said in an analysis. “These…