Mass attack spree hits Microsoft SharePoint zero-day defect

Attackers have already used the exploit dubbed “ToolShell” to intrude hundreds of organizations globally, including private companies and government agencies.

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United Natural Foods loses up to $400M in sales after cyberattack

The food distributor and wholesaler completely shut down its systems upon discovering the attack last month, yet core systems were restored and normal operating capacity returned within three weeks.

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Ryuk ransomware operator extradited to US, faces five years in federal prison

Karen Vardanyan and his co-conspirators allegedly deployed ransomware on hundreds of machines in 2019 and 2020, extorting more than $15 million from victims at the time.

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SonicWall customers hit by fresh, ongoing attacks targeting fully patched SMA 100 devices

Google Threat Intelligence Group said a financially motivated threat group is abusing the outdated remote access VPN devices, underscoring a continued pattern of threats confronting SonicWall customers.

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Former Army soldier pleads guilty to widespread attack spree linked to AT&T, Snowflake and others

Cameron Wagenius faces a maximum of 27 years in prison. A researcher that helped with the investigation called this ‘one of the most significant wins in the fight against cybercrime.’

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AsyncRAT seeds family of more than 30 remote access trojans

ESET researchers observed tens of thousands of machines infected with AsyncRAT and its variants over the past year. The open-source malware is a popular tool among cybercriminals.

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CitrixBleed 2 beckons sweeping alarm as exploits spread across the globe

The number of Citrix customers impacted by CVE-2025-5777 remains unknown, but researchers have already observed more than 11.5 million attack attempts, targeting thousands of sites.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses 130 vulnerabilities, none actively exploited

Researchers are especially concerned about a high-severity defect in SQL Server and a critical vulnerability in SPNEGO, a foundational protocol.

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Oligo Security strives to fill application-layer gaps in MITRE ATT&CK framework

Application Attack Matrix is a community effort designed to help defenders and organizations better understand and define how attackers use and exploit weaknesses in applications.

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Scattered Spider weaves web of social-engineered destruction

The cybercrime ring has infiltrated more than 100 businesses since 2022, including more than a dozen since it regrouped earlier this year.

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