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Trend Micro Apex Central RCE Flaw Scores 9.8 CVSS in On-Prem Windows Versions

Trend Micro Apex Central RCE Flaw Scores 9.8 CVSS in On-Prem Windows Versions

Trend Micro has released security updates to address multiple security vulnerabilities impacting on-premise versions of Apex Central for Windows, including a critical bug that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-69258, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. The vulnerability has been described as a case of remote code

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FBI Warns North Korean Hackers Using Malicious QR Codes in Spear-Phishing

FBI Warns North Korean Hackers Using Malicious QR Codes in Spear-Phishing

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday released an advisory warning of North Korean state-sponsored threat actors leveraging malicious QR codes in spear-phishing campaigns targeting entities in the country. “As of 2025, Kimsuky actors have targeted think tanks, academic institutions, and both U.S. and foreign government entities with embedded malicious Quick Response (QR)

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WhatsApp Worm Spreads Astaroth Banking Trojan Across Brazil via Contact Auto-Messaging

WhatsApp Worm Spreads Astaroth Banking Trojan Across Brazil via Contact Auto-Messaging

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses WhatsApp as a distribution vector for a Windows banking trojan called Astaroth in attacks targeting Brazil. The campaign has been codenamed Boto Cor-de-Rosa by Acronis Threat Research Unit. “The malware retrieves the victim’s WhatsApp contact list and automatically sends malicious messages to each contact to further spread the

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Cisco Patches ISE Security Vulnerability After Public PoC Exploit Release

Cisco Patches ISE Security Vulnerability After Public PoC Exploit Release

Cisco has released updates to address a medium-severity security flaw in Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) with a public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20029 (CVSS score: 4.9), resides in the licensing feature and could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to gain access to sensitive

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