PolarEdge Botnet Exploits Cisco and Other Flaws to Hijack ASUS, QNAP, and Synology Devices

A new malware campaign has been observed targeting edge devices from Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology to rope them into a botnet named PolarEdge since at least the end of 2023. French cybersecurity company Sekoia said it observed the unknown threat actors leveraging CVE-2023-20118 (CVSS score: 6.5), a critical security flaw impacting Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, […]

Botnet targets Basic Auth in Microsoft 365 password spray attacks

Microsoft 365 A massive botnet of over 130,000 compromised devices is conducting password-spray attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts worldwide, targeting basic authentication to evade multi-factor authentication. According to a report by SecurityScorecard, the attackers are leveraging credentials stolen by infostealer malware to target the accounts at a large scale. The attacks rely on non-interactive […]

New OpenSSH Flaws Enable Man-in-the-Middle and DoS Attacks — Patch Now

OpenSSH Two security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenSSH secure networking utility suite that, if successfully exploited, could result in an active machine-in-the-middle (MitM) and a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, respectively, under certain conditions. The vulnerabilities, detailed by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU), are listed below – CVE-2025-26465 (CVSS score: 6.8) – The OpenSSH […]

Malvertising Scam Uses Fake Google Ads to Hijack Microsoft Advertising Accounts

Malvertising / Mobile Security Malvertising Scam Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malvertising campaign that’s targeting Microsoft advertisers with bogus Google ads that aim to take them to phishing pages that are capable of harvesting their credentials. “These malicious ads, appearing on Google Search, are designed to steal the login information of users trying to access […]