Threat Intelligence Executive Report – Volume 2025, Number 5
This issue of the Counter Threat Unit’s high-level bimonthly report discusses noteworthy updates in the threat landscape during July and August
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New Oracle E-Business Suite Bug Could Let Hackers Access Data Without Login
Bys sOracle on Saturday issued a security alert warning of a fresh security flaw impacting its E-Business Suite that it said could allow unauthorized access to sensitive data. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-61884, carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity. It affects versions from 12.2.3 through 12.2.14. “Easily exploitable vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker…
Site Behind Major SSN Leak Returns With Detailed Data on Millions: How to Opt Out
Bys sMichael Kan reports: National Public Data, a website infamous for its role in leaking millions of Social Security numbers last year, has returned with the ability to look up anyone’s personal information. The site shut down in December amid a wave of lawsuits against parent company Jericho Pictures after a breach exposed an estimated 272 million unique SSNs and……
F5 network compromised
Bys sOn October 15, 2025, F5 reported that a nation-state threat actor had gained long-term access to some F5 systems and exfiltrated data, including source code and information about undisclosed product vulnerabilities. This information may enable threat actors to compromise F5 devices by developing exploits for these vulnerabilities. The UK National Cyber Security Centre also notes…
Anubis Ransomware Encrypts and Wipes Files, Making Recovery Impossible Even After Payment
Bys sAn emerging ransomware strain has been discovered incorporating capabilities to encrypt files as well as permanently erase them, a development that has been described as a “rare dual-threat.” “The ransomware features a ‘wipe mode,’ which permanently erases files, rendering recovery impossible even if the ransom is paid,” Trend Micro researchers Maristel Policarpio, Sarah Pearl Camiling,…
Hacked on Christmas, DEphoto starts notifying customers, only to be attacked again
The threat actor known as 0mid16B contacted DataBreaches this morning to alert this site to a breach involving a U.K. photo business, DEphoto (DEphoto[.]biz). DEphoto is an established business for school, sports, club, and event photography. According to 0mid16B, they attacked DEphoto on December 25, and acquired the personal information of 555,952 customers, 429,597 orders…
Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Power Pages Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Bys sMicrosoft has released security updates to address two Critical-rated flaws impacting Bing and Power Pages, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2025-21355 (CVSS score: 8.6) – Microsoft Bing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2025-24989 (CVSS score: 8.2) – Microsoft Power Pages Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability…