Risk
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Critical authentication bypass in IBM API Connect prompts urgent patching
A critical authentication bypass in IBM API Connect, tracked as CVE-2025-13915 and affecting several 10.0.8.x and 10.0.11.0 releases, can grant unauthorized access without user interaction. IBM issued interim fixes and advised disabling developer self-service if unable to patch.
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China-linked APT used DNS poisoning to deliver MgBot backdoor, Kaspersky says
Kaspersky linked a China-aligned APT known as Evasive Panda to a campaign from November 2022 to November 2024 that used DNS poisoning to deliver an MgBot backdoor to targets in Türkiye, China and India, employing staged loaders, custom encryption and host-specific payloads.
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ServiceNow to buy Armis for $7.75 billion to expand device-focused security
ServiceNow agreed to buy Armis for $7.75 billion to expand its security offerings into device and cyber-physical exposure management, combining Armis’ asset discovery with ServiceNow’s workflow and risk products and citing AI-driven automation as a core rationale.
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Two Chrome extensions intercepted traffic and exfiltrated credentials, researchers say
Researchers reported two Chrome extensions named Phantom Shuttle that posed as VPN/speed-test tools but injected hard-coded proxy credentials, routed traffic through attacker-controlled proxies and exfiltrated user credentials and other sensitive data to a command-and-control server.
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La Poste hit by major network incident, digital services disrupted
La Poste said a “major network incident” knocked its information systems offline, disrupting websites and mobile banking for millions while core banking and in-person services remained available; French outlets reported the outage was caused by a DDoS attack.
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Critical vulnerability in n8n workflow platform could allow code execution (CVE-2025-68613)
A critical vulnerability in the n8n workflow automation platform (CVE-2025-68613) with a CVSS score of 9.9 could allow authenticated users to trigger arbitrary code execution; patches are available and Censys reports over 103,000 potentially vulnerable instances.
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MacSync Stealer shifts to signed Swift dropper, removing need for terminal commands
MacSync Stealer operators now distribute a code-signed, notarized Swift dropper inside a disk image, removing the need for terminal interaction. The change has enabled rapid infections of macOS systems since mid-2025.
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Interpol-led Operation Sentinel results in 574 arrests, $3 million recovered and six ransomware strains decrypted
Interpol said Operation Sentinel, conducted across 19 countries between Oct. 27 and Nov. 27, resulted in 574 arrests, about $3 million recovered, more than 6,000 malicious links removed and the decryption of six ransomware variants, with cases linked to over $21 million in losses.
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Malicious npm WhatsApp API ‘lotusbail’ found stealing tokens and linking attacker devices
A malicious npm package named lotusbail, downloaded more than 56,000 times, masquerades as a WhatsApp API while capturing authentication tokens, messages and contacts and linking an attacker device to victims’ WhatsApp accounts, Koi Security researchers said; ReversingLabs also disclosed related NuGet supply-chain malware.
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Around 1,000 systems hit in ransomware attack on Romania’s water agency
Romanian Waters said a ransomware attack that began on December 20 has affected around 1,000 systems across its IT network and spread to most river basin organisations; hydrotechnical operations continued to run locally while authorities investigate and work to restore services.
