Risk
-
KillSec ransomware hits Brazil’s healthcare IT supply chain, exposing tens of thousands of records
KillSec has claimed responsibility for a September 2025 attack on Brazil’s healthcare software provider MedicSolution, breaching the healthcare IT supply chain and exposing more than 34 GB of sensitive health data across clinics and laboratories, including medical and minor records.
-
North Korea-linked hackers used AI-generated fake military ID in espionage campaign, researchers say
Researchers say North Korea’s Kimsuky used a deepfaked image of a military ID generated with ChatGPT to launch a July spear-phishing campaign against a South Korean defense-related institution, highlighting AI-assisted espionage tactics and the ongoing challenges of AI misuse.
-
Samsung patches critical CVE-2025-21043 Android vulnerability exploited in the wild
Samsung has issued a September 2025 security update to patch CVE-2025-21043, a critical remote code execution flaw in a Quramsoft image parsing library used on Android devices, underscoring the need for immediate patching across affected devices.
-
FBI warns of UNC6040 and UNC6395 hackers targeting Salesforce to steal data and extort victims
The FBI has issued a FLASH alert about UNC6040 and UNC6395 hacking groups that are compromising Salesforce environments to steal data and extort victims, releasing IOCs to aid defense efforts across organizations and multiple cloud platforms.
-
ECG signals can be linked to individuals, study finds, prompting privacy cautions
A new study shows ECG signals can be linked to identifiable individuals with high accuracy, challenging traditional de-identification methods and prompting calls for stronger privacy protections in health data sharing.
-
Apple says devices targeted by mercenary spyware in new wave of attacks, CERT-FR reports
France’s CERT-FR says Apple devices were targeted in a new wave of mercenary spyware attacks, issuing four threat notifications this year and noting that some campaigns exploit zero-day flaws while others require no user interaction.
-
Wyden urges FTC to probe Microsoft over alleged ‘gross cybersecurity negligence’ linked to ransomware attacks, citing Ascension breach
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has urged the FTC to investigate Microsoft, accusing the company of cybersecurity negligence linked to ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure, including a major Ascension health-system breach that affected millions of people.
-
Cursor AI editor vulnerability could enable covert code execution on folder open, researchers warn
A vulnerability in Cursor, the AI-augmented fork of Visual Studio Code, could allow attackers to silently run code on a user’s machine when a repository is opened, researchers warn, due to default Workspace Trust settings and potential autorun configurations.
-
LNER confirms customer data accessed in third-party data breach
London North Eastern Railway says customer contact details and some journey information were accessed via a third-party supplier, with no impact on ticketing or services and no storage of bank data. The company urges caution on phishing and emphasizes secure passwords.
-
Two campaigns push fake Meta Verified extensions to steal Facebook data, researchers say
Cybersecurity researchers uncovered two malvertising campaigns distributing fake Meta Verified browser extensions and rogue Chrome tools aimed at Meta advertisers, stealing Facebook cookies and account data with the goal of selling compromised assets and fueling further malvertising.
