In the ever-shifting battlefield of cybersecurity, a new threat has emerged from the shadows, targeting the cloud with surgical precision. Meet JavaGhost, a cunning group of threat actors tracked as TGR-UNK-0011, who are exploiting misconfigurations in Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments to launch phishing campaigns aimed at financial gain. As of March 4, 2025, this…
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Have I Been Pwned Adds 284 Million Accounts in Massive Security Update
Today, the cybersecurity world got a major wake-up call as “Have I Been Pwned” (HIBP), the go-to service for checking data breach exposure, added a staggering 284 million accounts to its database. This update, announced by HIBP creator Troy Hunt, stems from a trove of stealer logs uncovered on a Telegram channel dubbed “ALIEN TXTBASE.”…
CISA Raises Alarm Over Actively Exploited Flaws in Adobe and Oracle Products
In a critical alert issued yesterday, February 24, 2025, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has flagged two significant security vulnerabilities in widely used software products from Adobe and Oracle. These flaws, identified in Adobe ColdFusion and Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), have been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog…
Unveiling the Mastermind: Park Jin Hyok and the $1.5B Bybit Crypto Hack Shocker
In a staggering blow to the cryptocurrency world, the recent Bybit hack on February 21, 2025, saw nearly $1.5 billion in digital assets stolen, marking it as the largest crypto heist in history. At the heart of this cybercrime is Park Jin Hyok, a North Korean hacker wanted by the FBI and allegedly linked to…
Russian Hackers Target Signal Accounts in Escalating Espionage Campaign
On February 19, 2025, a significant cybersecurity development emerged as Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) revealed a growing wave of Russian state-backed hacking attempts targeting Signal Messenger accounts. This encrypted messaging app, widely regarded as a gold standard for secure communication, has become a prime target due to its use by military personnel, government officials,…