Author: Ztrust Team
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Cybersecurity Leaders Confront Escalating Threats Amid AI Innovation and Resource Gaps
A groundbreaking survey of cybersecurity professionals has exposed the intensifying challenges organizations face in safeguarding digital assets, with 93% of security leaders reporting at least one major cyberattack in the last year. The findings, drawn from a global study of over 1,500 executives, underscore a precarious landscape where technological advancements like AI are simultaneously empowering…
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Cybercriminals Exploit Russian Bulletproof Hosting Provider to Power Global Attacks
Security researchers have uncovered a surge in cybercriminal activity tied to a Russia-based “bulletproof” hosting service known as Serverel, which allegedly enables threat actors to orchestrate phishing campaigns, distribute malware, and deploy ransomware with minimal interference. These services, notorious for shielding clients from legal repercussions, are increasingly becoming a cornerstone for illicit online operations. The…
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Understanding SIM Card Hacking: Risks, Methods, and Protection Strategies
In today’s connected world, SIM cards are the gatekeepers to our digital lives, linking phone numbers to devices for calls, texts, and mobile data. However, as reliance on these tiny chips grows, so do the threats against them. SIM card hacking has emerged as a serious cybersecurity risk, enabling criminals to hijack personal accounts, steal…
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Cybersecurity in the AI Era: Adapting to a New Frontier of Threats and Defenses
As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes industries, its impact on cybersecurity is both revolutionary and double-edged. The rapid integration of AI technologies has sparked an unprecedented evolution in cyber threats, while simultaneously offering innovative tools to combat them. In this high-stakes landscape, organizations must navigate a complex arms race to safeguard their digital futures. The Rise…
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State-Backed Hackers Exploit Weaponized Documents to Spread Malware, Evade Detection
A growing number of nation-state threat actors have begun incorporating the so-called “ClickFix” social-engineering method into their malware delivery chains. Between late 2024 and early 2025, groups linked to North Korea, Iran, and Russia all leveraged this user-driven technique—originally popular among cyber-criminals to trick targets into self-deploying malicious payloads . The ClickFix Technique Explained ClickFix…
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CISA Flags Critical CrushFTP Vulnerability (CVE-2025-31161) Amid Active Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urgently added a critical vulnerability in CrushFTP, a widely used enterprise file transfer platform, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Tracked as CVE-2025-31161, the flaw is under active exploitation, prompting organizations to patch immediately. Severe Remote Code Execution (RCE) ThreatRated 9.8/10 (Critical) on the CVSS…
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Australia’s Digital Boom: A Cybercriminal’s Paradise?
Australia’s rapid digital transformation has not only reshaped its economy but also inadvertently created an enticing hunting ground for cybercriminals. What began as a tech-driven revolution, bolstered by more than A$2.3 billion in government backing since 2023, has evolved into an environment where sophisticated fraud networks thrive. Despite an economic slowdown—reflected in a mere 0.1%…
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The Invisible Fingerprint in Code: A Breakthrough in Cybersecurity Attribution
Unmasking Developers Through Their Coding Style Every piece of software carries an invisible signature—a unique coding style shaped by developers’ habits, such as variable naming conventions, loop structures, or preferences for recursion over iteration. These stylistic patterns act as a “digital fingerprint,” offering clues about the author’s identity. Until recently, such analysis was limited to…
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Securing Third-Party Identity Providers Without Compromising Zero Trust
The Growing Reliance on Third-Party Identity Providers As cyberattacks escalate—costing businesses $4.4 billion in global data breach fines in 2024—organizations increasingly turn to third-party identity providers (IdPs) like Okta, Azure AD, or Google Workspace for robust identity and access management (IAM). These platforms offer advanced analytics, threat heuristics, and single sign-on (SSO) capabilities that in-house…
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CVE-2025-3248: Critical Unauthenticated RCE Vulnerability in Langflow AI
Disclosure Date: April 9, 2025Affected Product: Langflow AI (versions prior to 1.3.0)CVSS 3.1 Score: 9.8 (Critical) Overview CVE-2025-3248 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Langflow, a popular open-source framework for building AI-driven workflows. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable servers by exploiting improper handling of Python’s exec() function in…
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Major Cyberattack Targets Morocco’s Social Security Agency, Exposing Millions
Morocco’s National Social Security Fund (CNSS) has confirmed a significant cyberattack that compromised sensitive data belonging to millions of private-sector employees, marking one of the country’s largest cybersecurity incidents to date. The breach, attributed to an Algerian hacking group, has escalated tensions between the two North African nations amid ongoing geopolitical disputes. Breach Details and…
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Hackers Rapidly Exploit Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Post-Disclosure
A high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in the OttoKit WordPress plugin (formerly SureTriggers) is under active exploitation just hours after its public disclosure, putting over 100,000 websites at risk of takeover. Tracked as CVE-2025-3102, the flaw allows attackers to create unauthorized administrator accounts, potentially compromising entire sites. Key Details of the Vulnerability Timeline of Events Contested…
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Unmasking CVE-2025-23120: The Rising Threat that Endangers Domain Environments
A newly discovered vulnerability, CVE-2025-23120, that enables remote code execution (RCE) for domain users is making waves in the cybersecurity community, posing a severe threat to organizations worldwide. “The attack method grants adversaries administrative-level privileges once they establish a foothold through a compromised user account,” c/side security analyst Himanshu Anand said in a new analysis.…
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