Firestarter malware survives Cisco firewall updates, security patches

Cybersecurity agencies in the U.S. and U.K. are warning about a custom malware called Firestarter persisting on Cisco ...

AI Just Hacked One Of The World's Most Secure Operating Systems

An AI agent just autonomously exploited a FreeBSD kernel vulnerability in four hours, signaling a fundamental shift in the ...
Security Boulevard

500,000 Vulnerabilities, 14 That Matter: How Exploit Chain Analysis Cuts Through the Noise

When 500,000 Findings Hide 14 Real Threats Modern enterprises ingest vulnerability data from dozens of sources: endpoint ...
Network World

Infected Cisco firewalls need cold start to clear persistent Firestarter backdoor

Admins are being warned by cyber experts from the US and UK that this is part of continuing campaign to crack Cisco firewalls ...
The Hacker News

FIRESTARTER Backdoor Hit Federal Cisco Firepower Device, Survives Security Patches

FIRESTARTER backdoor hit Cisco ASA in Sept 2025, persists after patching CVE-2025-20333, risking continued federal network ...
Forbes

Angry Hacker Drops Microsoft Zero-Day Exploit, 1 Billion Users Warned

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
Bleeping Computer

Disgruntled researcher leaks “BlueHammer” Windows zero-day exploit

Exploit code has been released for an unpatched Windows privilege escalation flaw reported privately to Microsoft, allowing attackers to gain SYSTEM or elevated administrator permissions. Dubbed ...
CoinTelegraph

Drift sends onchain message to wallets tied to $280M exploit

Drift Protocol initiated onchain contact with wallets tied to the $280 million exploit as an unknown sender also attempts to pressure the attacker. Drift Protocol, a Solana-based decentralized ...
PC World

Security expert publishes Windows exploit after Microsoft went silent

PCWorld reports on the ‘BlueHammer’ zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to potentially take over Windows computers through privilege escalation. A frustrated security researcher published the ...
CoinTelegraph

Drift Protocol says $280M exploit took 'months of deliberate preparation'

Drift Protocol said with “medium-high confidence” that the recent attack was carried out by the same actors responsible for the $58 million Radiant Capital hack in October 2024. Drift Protocol, the ...
TechRepublic

Apple Issues Rare Patch: Up to 270M iPhones Could Be Vulnerable to ‘DarkSword’ Exploit

Apple Issues Rare Patch: Up to 270M iPhones Could Be Vulnerable to ‘DarkSword’ Exploit Your email has been sent In a rare move, Apple is rewriting its own security playbook to stop a fast-spreading ...