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Apple backported fixes for three actively exploited flaws to older devices

Apple backports three critical vulnerabilities actively exploited in attacks against older iOS and macOS models. Apple has backported fixes for three actively exploited vulnerabilities to older devices and OS versions. The three vulnerabilities are: Apple released the following updates: that are available for the following devices: Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini (SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

April 2, 2025
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Spike in Palo Alto Networks scanner activity suggests imminent cyber threats

Hackers are scanning for vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portals, likely preparing for targeted attacks. Researchers at the threat intelligence firm GreyNoise warn of hackers that are scanning for vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portals, likely preparing for targeted attacks, warns threat intelligence firm GreyNoise. GreyNoise reports that over 24,000 unique IP addresses […]

April 2, 2025
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Microsoft warns of critical flaw in Canon printer drivers

Microsoft’s offensive security team discovered a critical code execution vulnerability impacting Canon printer drivers.  Researchers at Microsoft’s Offensive Research and Security Engineering (MORSE) team have discovered a critical code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-1268 (CVSS score of 9.4), impacting Canon printer drivers.  The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds issue that resides in certain printer drivers for […]

April 1, 2025
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Microsoft warns of critical flaw in Canon printer drivers

Microsoft’s offensive security team discovered a critical code execution vulnerability impacting Canon printer drivers.  Researchers at Microsoft’s Offensive Research and Security Engineering (MORSE) team have discovered a critical code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-1268 (CVSS score of 9.4), impacting Canon printer drivers.  The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds issue that resides in certain printer drivers for […]

April 1, 2025
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CrushFTP CVE-2025-2825 flaw actively exploited in the wild

Attackers exploit CrushFTP CVE-2025-2825 flaw, enabling unauthenticated access to unpatched devices using public proof-of-concept code. Threat actors are exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2825, in the CrushFTP file transfer software. Attackers are using exploits based on publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code. The vulnerability impacts CrushFTP versions 10.0.0 through 10.8.3 and 11.0.0, it […]

April 1, 2025
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Hiding WordPress malware in the mu-plugins directory to avoid detection

Sucuri researchers spotted threat actors deploying WordPress malware in the mu-plugins directory to evade security checks. In February, Sucuri warned of threat actors exploiting WordPress mu-plugins, which auto-load without activation, to maintain persistence and evade detection by hiding backdoors in the plugin directory. “Unlike regular plugins, must-use plugins are automatically loaded on every page load, […]

April 1, 2025
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U.S. CISA adds Cisco Smart Licensing Utility flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Smart Licensing Utility flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Cisco Smart Licensing Utility vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20439, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Last week, Cisco disclosed two vulnerabilities in its Smart Licensing Utility: CVE-2024-20439, […]

March 31, 2025
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Russia-linked Gamaredon targets Ukraine with Remcos RAT

Russia-linked Gamaredon targets Ukraine with a phishing campaign using troop-related lures to deploy the Remcos RAT via PowerShell downloader. Talos researchers warn that Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. Armageddon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Callisto) targets Ukraine with a phishing campaign. The cyberespionage group is behind a long series of spear-phishing attacks targeting Ukrainian entities, and organizations related […]

March 31, 2025
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CoffeeLoader uses a GPU-based packer to evade detection

CoffeeLoader is a sophisticated malware that uses numerous techniques to bypass security solutions, Zscaler ThreatLabz warns. Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered CoffeeLoader, a malware family active since September 2024, that uses multiple techniques to evade endpoint security while downloading second-stage payloads. The advanced techniques used by the malware include GPU-based packing, call stack spoofing, sleep obfuscation, and […]

March 31, 2025
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