Cristian Luțic
Cristian Luțic is a cybersecurity professional and Editor-in-Chief of iSec.News, with experience in security enablement, risk analysis, and vulnerability reporting. As Editor-in-Chief, he is responsible for editorial standards, source verification, and publication oversight at iSec News.
From professional sports to cybersecurity, his career path may have been unconventional, but it has been driven by the same core values: discipline, perseverance, and a passion for doing meaningful, impactful work.
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Google and Mandiant: Zero-day in Oracle E-Business Suite likely impacted dozens of organisations
Google Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant reported that the exploitation of a zero-day in Oracle E-Business Suite likely affected dozens of organisations, using multiple vulnerabilities and post-exploitation tooling linked to Cl0p-styled extortion campaigns; investigators said Oracle has released patches and some investigative details remain unclear.
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Microsoft: Storm-2657 Used Phishing to Redirect University Payrolls via Workday Accounts
Microsoft said a gang known as Storm-2657 has used phishing and adversary-in-the-middle links to steal MFA and compromise university Workday-linked accounts since March 2025, altering payroll configurations to redirect salary payments and spreading further phishing inside and across campuses.
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SonicWall says unauthorized party accessed cloud firewall backup files
SonicWall said an unauthorized party accessed firewall configuration backup files stored in its cloud for all customers who used the cloud backup service; the files contain encrypted credentials and the company is urging users to check accounts and follow containment and remediation guidance.
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New FileFix Variant Uses Cache Smuggling to Evade Security, Researchers Say
A new FileFix phishing variant uses cache smuggling to store a malicious ZIP in browser cache and run it via a hidden PowerShell command, letting it evade many security products, researchers said.
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Ukraine agency says Russian-linked hackers used AI to aid cyber attacks in H1 2025
Ukraine’s SSSCIP said Russian-linked hackers increased use of AI in cyber attacks in H1 2025, recording 3,018 incidents and using AI-generated phishing and malware while exploiting webmail flaws and abusing legitimate cloud services.
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Crimson Collective targets AWS cloud instances to steal data and extort firms
Researchers at Rapid7 said the Crimson Collective has been exploiting exposed AWS credentials to create privileged IAM users, export database and storage snapshots for exfiltration, and issue extortion demands; AWS recommended using short‑term, least‑privileged credentials and provided remediation guidance.
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Attackers exploiting critical auth-bypass flaw in Service Finder WordPress theme
Security researchers at Wordfence say attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2025-5947, a critical authentication-bypass flaw in the Service Finder WordPress theme that can give attackers administrator access; a patch was released in version 6.1 and administrators are urged to update or stop using the theme.
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Patched command injection in Figma MCP server could allow remote code execution, researchers say
A command injection bug in the figma-developer-mcp Model Context Protocol server, tracked as CVE-2025-53967 and scored 7.5, could allow remote code execution by interpolating unvalidated input into shell commands; the issue was fixed in version 0.6.3 and researchers recommend avoiding child_process.exec with untrusted data.
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Microsoft links Storm-1175 to zero-day exploitation of GoAnywhere MFT
Microsoft said the criminal group Storm-1175 exploited a zero-day in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT to gain remote code execution, deploy monitoring tools, steal data with Rclone and install Medusa ransomware, with activity observed as early as Sept. 11; CISA and other researchers have also reported active exploitation.
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DraftKings warns accounts breached in credential stuffing attacks
DraftKings said an undisclosed number of customer accounts were accessed in credential stuffing attacks that exposed a limited set of account details; the company is requiring password resets, urging multifactor authentication and advising customers to monitor financial and credit accounts.
