News
-
Netherlands places Nexperia under special administrative measures over governance concerns
The Netherlands has placed Chinese-owned Nexperia under special administrative measures under the Goods Availability Act, citing governance failures and risks to European chip capabilities; the company’s owner Wingtech has disputed the move and said it will effectively freeze operations.
-
Trend Micro: RondoDox botnet campaign expands to exploit more than 50 flaws across 30 vendors
Trend Micro said RondoDox campaigns have widened to exploit more than 50 vulnerabilities across over 30 vendors, using a loader-as-a-service model that bundles RondoDox with Mirai and Morte, and researchers linked the activity to large-scale botnet operations and coordinated RDP attacks.
-
Microsoft tightens Edge’s Internet Explorer mode after reports of exploit chain
Microsoft said it has tightened Internet Explorer mode in Edge after reports that attackers used social engineering and unpatched Chakra 0-day exploits to gain remote code execution and escalate privileges, and the company removed easier IE mode launch options and now requires explicit enabling.
-
Astaroth banking trojan leverages GitHub to restore command-and-control, McAfee says
McAfee Labs reported that the Astaroth banking trojan campaign uses GitHub-hosted images with steganography to update configurations and maintain access after C2 takedowns; the campaign targets Brazil and other Latin American countries and is delivered via DocuSign-themed phishing emails.
-
Smishing texts impersonate New York tax agency to steal inflation refund details
Smishing texts impersonating the New York Department of Taxation and Finance are urging recipients to submit payment and personal details to claim “Inflation Refunds,” BleepingComputer reported; state officials said the refunds are automatic and advised people not to provide information and to report suspected scams.
-
Unauthenticated flaw in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox (CVE-2025-11371) exploited in the wild
Security researchers say CVE-2025-11371, an unauthenticated local file inclusion in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox, is being exploited in the wild; Huntress recommends removing a handler from the UploadDownloadProxy Web.config as a temporary mitigation while Gladinet prepares a patch.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
