Application Security News and Articles


In Other News: LockBit 5.0, Department of War Cybersecurity Framework, OnePlus Vulnerability

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Co-op lost £206 million due to cyberattack, South Korean credit card company hacked, Maryland Transit Administration ransomware attack. The post In Other News: LockBit 5.0, ...

IRONSCALES Recognized as a Leading Solution in Expert Insights’ Cybersecurity Excellence Awards – Fall 2025

We’re excited to share that IRONSCALES has been recognized in Expert Insights’ Cybersecurity Excellence Awards – Fall 2025, earning honors in two key categories: Email Security and Security Awareness Training. The post IRONSCALES Recognized ...

USENIX 2025: PEPR ’25 – Observable…Yet Still Private? An Offensive Privacy Perspective On Observability

Creators, Authors and Presenters: Cat Easdon, Dynatrace Research; Patrick Berchtold, Dynatrace Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s outstanding USENIX Enigma ’23 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. ...

Postal Thief Arrested in Oregon

The case caught my eye with the headline in the Oregon Live trumpeting:  "Mail theft suspect in Portland made daring 13th-floor balcony escape, later arrested" and saying that the suspect's apartment contained ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY POSTAL KEYS!  ...

Attackers exploited critical Fortra GoAnywhere flaw in zero-day attacks (CVE-2025-10035)

CVE-2025-10035, a perfect CVSS 10.0 vulnerability in the Fortra GoAnywhere managed file transfer solution, has apparently been exploited in zero-day attacks before the patch was released on September 15, 2025. Evidence of in-the-wild exploitation ...

A promise fulfilled: Sectigo completes historic migration of Entrust public certificate business

Sectigo has successfully completed the largest migration of public certificate infrastructure in history, transitioning over half a million SSL/TLS, S/MIME, and code signing certificates from Entrust to Sectigo Certificate Manager. This milestone ...

Interpol Says 260 Suspects in Online Romance Scams Have Been Arrested in Africa

The operation took place in July and August and focused on scams in which perpetrators build online romantic relationships to extract money from targets or blackmail them with explicit images, Interpol said. The post Interpol Says 260 Suspects in ...

Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Highlights Vulnerability Management Importance in Breach Analysis, as Orgs Are Urged To Patch Cisco Zero-Days

CISA’s takeaways of an agency hack include a call for timely vulnerability patching. Plus, Cisco zero-day bugs are under attack — patch now. Meanwhile, the CSA issued a framework for SaaS security. And get the latest on the npm breach, the ...

Salesforce Faces Lawsuits Over Compromises of Third-Party Apps: Report

Salesforce is facing a possible class action lawsuit from almost two dozen plaintiffs who say the SaaS giant should have had better security around its platform, even though a spate of high-profile data-stealing attacks on third-party partners ...

Microsoft Reduces Israel’s Access to Cloud and AI Products Over Reports of Mass Surveillance in Gaza

Microsoft has disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review had determined its AI and cloud computing products were being used to help carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians. The post Microsoft Reduces ...

North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT Workers

North Korean threat actors pose as recruiters to steal developers’ identities and supply them to fraudulent IT workers. The post North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT Workers appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Cisco ASA zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in sophisticated attacks

A widespread campaign aimed at breaching organizations via zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) has been revealed by the US, UK, Canadian and Australian cybersecurity agencies. The suspected state-sponsored threat ...

No Patches for Vulnerabilities Allowing Cognex Industrial Camera Hacking

Cognex is advising customers to transition to newer versions of its machine vision products. The post No Patches for Vulnerabilities Allowing Cognex Industrial Camera Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism

Today’s world requires us to make complex and nuanced decisions about our digital security. Evaluating when to use a secure messaging app like Signal or WhatsApp, which passwords to store on your smartphone, or what to share on social media ...

New XCSSET macOS Malware Variant Hijacks Cryptocurrency Transactions

The malware now uses a four-stage infection chain, has an additional persistence mechanism, and also targets Firefox browser data. The post New XCSSET macOS Malware Variant Hijacks Cryptocurrency Transactions appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Recent Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day

Eight days before patches, a threat actor exploited CVE-2025-10035 as a zero-day to create a backdoor admin account. The post Recent Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The New Perimeter is Your Supply Chain

Alan examines why the software supply chain has become the new perimeter in cloud-native security. From SBOMs to SLSA and Sigstore, discover how leaders can defend against attacks that target dependencies, pipelines and trusted updates. The post ...

Trackforce upgrades TrackTik with AI-powered incident reporting capabilities

Trackforce has launched ReportPro AI within its TrackTik platform, an enhancement to incident reporting designed for guards, supervisors, and compliance teams. By combining real-time language support, instant executive summaries, and transparent ...

8×8 Omni Shield blocks SMS fraud threats

8×8 has launched 8×8 Omni Shield Self-Service, a no-code SMS fraud protection tool that helps businesses to detect, monitor, and block threats like Artificially Inflated Traffic (AIT) in real time. Built directly into 8×8 Connect, ...

Top 5 Essential Privacy Tools for 2024: Stay Safe Online

Discover the most effective privacy tools for protecting your digital life in 2024. From encrypted messaging apps to secure password managers, learn which tools The post Top 5 Essential Privacy Tools for 2024: Stay Safe Online appeared first on ...