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Aug 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Vulnerability WhatsApp has addressed a security vulnerability in its messaging apps for Apple iOS and macOS that it said may have been exploited in the wild in conjunction with a recently disclosed Apple flaw in targeted zero-day attacks. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-55177 (CVSS score: 8.0), relates to a case of insufficient authorization of linked device synchronization …

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Apple is urging users to immediately update their devices to patch a zero-click vulnerability that allowed attackers to compromise iPhones, iPads and Macs, a flaw posing heightened risks for cryptocurrency holders. In a Thursday advisory, Apple said the image processing vulnerability allowed sophisticated actors to compromise Apple devices. The vulnerability disclosure page notes that it was fixed as part of …

Apple (AAPL) has moved quickly to patch a zero-click vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to compromise iPhones, iPads, and Macs without the user even clicking a link. The flaw, which was tied to the way Apple devices process images, left a dangerous opening for attackers to steal sensitive data, including cryptocurrency wallets. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of …

Apple issues emergency update to fix zero-day exploit in iPhone and macOS  TechSpot All Apple users should update after company patches zero-day vulnerability in all platforms  Malwarebytes Apple releases iOS 18.6.2 for iPhone, here’s what’s new  9to5Mac Apple Rushes Out Fix for Zero-Day Attack on iPhones, Macs  PCMag You Need to Download iOS 18.6.2 Now to Patch This Zero-Day Exploit  CNET Source link

A sophisticated social engineering campaign by the EncryptHub threat group that combines impersonation tactics with technical exploitation to compromise corporate networks. The Russian-linked cybercriminals are posing as IT support staff and using Microsoft Teams requests to establish remote access, ultimately deploying malicious payloads through a previously unknown Windows vulnerability. The attack begins with threat actors claiming to be from internal …

Researchers Detail Windows EPM Poisoning Exploit Chain Leading to Domain Privilege Escalation  The Hacker News Source link

The obfuscated code inside an .svg file downloaded from one of the porn sites. Credit: Malwarebytes The obfuscated code inside an .svg file downloaded from one of the porn sites. Credit: Malwarebytes Once decoded, the script causes the browser to download a chain of additional obfuscated JavaScript. The final payload, a known malicious script called Trojan.JS.Likejack, induces the browser to …

Security researcher Bobby Gould has published a blog post demonstrating a complete exploit chain for CVE-2025-20281, an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE). The critical vulnerability was first disclosed on June 25, 2025, with Cisco warning that it impacts ISE and ISE-PIC versions 3.3 and 3.4, allowing unauthenticated, remote attackers to upload arbitrary files to …

Rainbow Six Siege has seemingly underperformed, according to a recent Ubisoft quarterly financial report. This is blamed on a “pricing exploit” allowing players to inflate in-game wallets with more currency than they should have had. Overall, the company has earned 2.2 percent less than it did this time last year. This drop was blamed on issues tied to Rainbow Six …