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Dread Forum Hijack Exposes Critical GoBalance Flaw That Can Give Attackers Control of Onion Addresses

October 9, 2026 0

A critical flaw in GoBalance, a tool used to manage Tor onion services, has reportedly enabled attackers to hijack darknet addresses by recovering their secret...

The Noise Inside the Network: How a Third-Party Security Gap Exposed a European Bank

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Cloud Security

AWS Root Accounts Targeted in Password-Spraying Campaign Across More Than 150 Organizations

Attackers are increasingly targeting the most powerful identities in cloud environments. A newly uncovered campaign targeting AWS root accounts is a timely reminder that...

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Banking & Finance

The Noise Inside the Network: How a Third-Party Security Gap Exposed a European Bank

A Third-Party Gateway Became the Way In. A European...

Patch

SonicWall SMA1000 Series Hit by Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities – Patch Now

SonicWall has issued an urgent advisory regarding four security...

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Blockchain & Crypto Security

Dread Forum Hijack Exposes Critical GoBalance Flaw That Can Give Attackers Control of Onion Addresses

A critical flaw in GoBalance, a tool used to...

Network Security

Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability CVE-2026-88779 Added to CISA KEV as Active Exploitation Raises Urgency

A newly disclosed vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and...

AI & Cybersecurity

OPENAI PARTS WAYS WITH THREE WORKERS AS AI AGENTS TEST THE LIMITS OF SECURITY

Two separate developments involving OpenAI and autonomous AI agents...

Application Security

TeamViewer Fixes Five High-Severity Vulnerabilities, Including Remote Code Execution Risk

TeamViewer has released security updates for five vulnerabilities affecting...

Network Security

MikroTik RouterOS Flaw Rated Critical as CISA Warns of Remote Code Execution Risk

CIS has issued a critical warning over a vulnerability...

Conference & Events

Connecting Innovation to Architecture: How Saintynet Cybersecurity Navigated GISEC 2026 to Solve MEA’s Evolving Threat Landscape

From strategic dialogues with H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti...

Patch

Apple Issues Emergency Security Updates iOS 26.7.1 and iPadOS 26.7.1 to Block Active CoreGraphics Exploits

A zero-click memory flaw in Apple’s CoreGraphics engine is...

Advanced Persistent Threat

MacSync Malware Evolves Into a More Sophisticated Threat for Mac Users

A new version of the MacSync malware is showing...

AI & Cybersecurity

HEIF Heist: How a Malicious Image Could Become a Gateway to Enterprise Systems

A seemingly harmless image upload could give attackers a...

Advanced Persistent Threat

TraderTraitor Turns Job Interviews Into a Backdoor: macOS Malware Hits an Indian IT Firm

That is the latest finding from SentinelOne, which has...

Patch

Google’s September Pixel Update Fixes Dozens of Critical Flaws – One May Already Be Under Attack

Google has issued its September 2026 security update for...

Database Security

Cisco Secure Email Gateway Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild: Critical SQL Flaw Gives Attackers Root Access

A critical vulnerability in Cisco Secure Email Gateway is...

Application Security

Telegram Desktop Flaw Turns Old Chat Exports Into a Hidden XSS Trap

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability could allow a malicious...

Network Security

Check Point Warns of Two Critical VPN Flaws That Could Enable Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

Two newly disclosed vulnerabilities affecting Check Point VPN infrastructure...

Application Security

Android September 2026 Security Bulletin Fixes Critical Remote-Code-Execution Flaws

Google’s latest Android security update addresses critical vulnerabilities in...

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Connecting Innovation to Architecture: How Saintynet Cybersecurity Navigated GISEC 2026 to Solve MEA’s Evolving Threat Landscape

Cybercory Team - September 29, 2026

From strategic dialogues with H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti to dynamic vendor engagements across identity, OT, and exposure...

The Many Faces of ModernStealer: How One Session ID Exposed a Possible Underground Military Data Network

Cybercory Team - August 3, 2026

The investigation, conducted using StealthMole's intelligence platforms, began with a single post advertising an alleged confidential document concerning...

Telegram, Trusted Tools and a Hidden Payload: Inside the New Attack Targeting Middle East Governments

July 21, 2026

ITU CyberDrill 2026 Unites Africa and Arab States to Strengthen Regional Cyber Resilience

July 4, 2026

Oman’s Solar Future Needs Cyber Resilience: Chinese Investments Signal a New Era of Energy Security

June 13, 2026

Oman’s RO12 Million Tourism Expansion Signals New Opportunities and New Cybersecurity Challenges

June 2, 2026

Fast & Furious: Iranian Cyber Unit “Nimbus Manticore” Deploys AI-Driven Malware in Escalating Cyber War

May 26, 2026

Lenovo Doubles Down on Saudi Arabia with Strategic Leadership Move

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CyberXero: AI-Powered Hacker Targets Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure as 628,000 People’s Data Is Exposed

Cybercory Team - October 12, 2026

A new threat investigation has exposed the operations of CyberXero, a financially motivated initial access broker that reportedly uses artificial intelligence to...

OPENAI PARTS WAYS WITH THREE WORKERS AS AI AGENTS TEST THE LIMITS OF SECURITY

October 2, 2026

OpenAI AI Agent Breached Australian Government Website After Being Blocked From Data

September 24, 2026

HEIF Heist: How a Malicious Image Could Become a Gateway to Enterprise Systems

September 21, 2026

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Shielding Your Inbox: Top 10 Email Security Gateway Solutions in 2024

Ouaissou DEMBELE - June 12, 2024

Our inboxes are gateways to our personal and professional lives. They hold sensitive information, access credentials, and confidential communications. With phishing attacks,...

Fortressing Your Business Data: Top 10 Most Secure ERP Systems in 2024

June 11, 2024

The Digital Fortress: Top 10 Most Secure Operating Systems in 2024

June 10, 2024

Guarded Gates: Top Best 10 Secure Email Services in 2024

June 10, 2024

Securing the Gateway: Top Best 10 Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) in 2024

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Africa

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Africa

Kenya President’s Official Website Hit by Cybersecurity Incident as Authorities Launch Forensic Investigation

Africa

ITU CyberDrill 2026 Unites Africa and Arab States to Strengthen Regional Cyber Resilience

Africa

Mastercard Unveils Pan-African Cybersecurity Center to Strengthen Africa’s Digital Future

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America

FBI Breach Exposes the Cost of a Missed Patch as ShinyHunters Exploit Oracle PeopleSoft Flaw

AI & Cybersecurity

OPENAI PARTS WAYS WITH THREE WORKERS AS AI AGENTS TEST THE LIMITS OF SECURITY

Asia

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Advanced Persistent Threat

China-Linked UAT-7810 Expands LapDogs ORB Network with New Linux Backdoors and Enhanced Malware

AI & Cybersecurity

India’s Financial System Holds Firm as Global Risks Mount: RBI Flags AI Cyber Threats, Geopolitical Uncertainty, and Market Vulnerabilities

Asia

Inside the Quiet Siege: How Chinese-Speaking Hackers Built a Hidden Empire Across Southeast Asia’s Power Grids and Ministries

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How to identify fake social media profiles? A Guide to Unmasking the Imposters & Identifying Fake Social Media Profiles

How To

How to avoid social engineering scams on social media?: The Social Siren Song

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How To Avoid Online Shopping Scams?: The Siren Song of Savings

How To

How to protect your credit card information online?: Fort Knox for Your Wallet

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Europe

Banking & Finance

The Noise Inside the Network: How a Third-Party Security Gap Exposed a European Bank

Cybercory Team - October 14, 2026

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CyberXero: AI-Powered Hacker Targets Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure as 628,000 People’s Data Is Exposed

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Oceania

Social Media Ban Fails? Over 60% of Under-16s Still Active Online, Study Reveals

Efforts to restrict children’s access to social media are...

Banking & Finance

ACCC Greenlights Industry Coordination to Migrate Card Payments to Advanced Encryption Standard

On 14 August 2025, the Australian Competition and Consumer...

Data Breach

Australian Privacy Regulator Launches Landmark Civil Penalty Action Against Optus Over 2022 Data Breach

On 8 August 2025, the Australian Information Commissioner (AIC)...

America

US Deports Notorious Australian Hacker After Landmark Cybercrime Conviction

DENVER/ADELAIDE – United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

Data Breach

Australia’s Privacy Alarm Bells: A Deep Dive into the Notifiable Data Breaches Report (July-December 2024)

In an era where cyber threats are escalating with...

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AI & Cybersecurity

OpenAI AI Agent Breached Australian Government Website After Being Blocked From Data

Breached

Your Car’s Infotainment System Has Been Hijacked: First-Ever Android Malware Targets Vehicle Head Units

Breached

eScan Confirms Update Infrastructure Incident, Assures Customers No Product Vulnerability

America

Betterment Confirms Hacker Gained System Access, Issues Critical Security Update to Customers

Breached

Cognizant Hit With US Lawsuits After TriZetto Healthcare Data Breach

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Apple Issues Emergency Security Updates iOS 26.7.1 and iPadOS 26.7.1 to Block Active CoreGraphics Exploits

Database Security

Cisco Secure Email Gateway Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild: Critical SQL Flaw Gives Attackers Root Access

Virtual private networks (VPNs)

Critical WatchGuard Firebox VPN Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild

Application Security

Final Patch Tuesday of 2025: Microsoft Releases 57 Security Updates, Including Actively Exploited Zero-Day and Critical Vulnerabilities Across Windows and Chromium-Based Edge

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Breaking News: Chrome Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild – Urgent Update Released

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Blockchain & Crypto Security

Dread Forum Hijack Exposes Critical GoBalance Flaw That Can Give Attackers Control of Onion Addresses

Banking & Cybersecurity

Blockchain-Based Magecart Campaign Turns Ethereum Into a Hiding Place for Card Skimmers

Blockchain & Crypto Security

DPRK Cyber Operators Pivot to ‘NullReceiver’: How Blank Ethereum Transfers Are Redefining Blockchain Dead Drops

Advanced Persistent Threat

Dysphoria Unleashed: The 200,000-Device Botnet That’s Using Blockchain and Its Own Victims to Hide

Blockchain & Crypto Security

CPX Unveils Crypto Defense Solution to Fortify Security in the Digital Asset Ecosystem

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Cloud Security

AWS Root Accounts Targeted in Password-Spraying Campaign Across More Than 150 Organizations

Advanced Persistent Threat

The “City-Forum” Campaign: Advanced Attacker Exploits Salesforce and ServiceNow Guest Access in Unprecedented Multi-Platform Assault

Advanced Persistent Threat

VMware vCenter Under Active Attack: 361 Systems Compromised in Global APT Campaign

AI & Cybersecurity

Claude Opus 5 Lands on AWS: A New Era for Enterprise AI and Cybersecurity

AI & Cybersecurity

AI Supply Chain Alert: Google Vertex AI Flaw Could Have Enabled Silent Model Hijacking and Remote Code Execution

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Ransomware

CISA, FBI Warn of Rising Gunra Ransomware Threat as RaaS Expands Globally

Network Security

Cookie Crumbles: How a Palo Alto VPN Flaw Became Qilin’s Golden Ticket

Data Security - DLP - Encryption

The Gentlemen” Ransomware: The Silent Worm Turning Encryption into a Network-Wide Catastrophe

Advanced Persistent Threat

The Rise of “Mule-as-a-Service”: How Cybercriminals Industrialized Money Laundering

National Security

False Flag Ransomware: Inside the Shadow Campaign Linking Chaos Attacks to State-Sponsored Espionage

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The Middle East’s Cybersecurity Calendar: Top 10 Must-Attend Events for Security Leaders in 2026

As cybersecurity risks grow in scale and impact, driven by AI-powered threats, geopolitical tensions, and digital transformation across public and private sectors, security events...

Breached

Cognizant Hit With US Lawsuits After TriZetto Healthcare Data Breach

Class action complaints allege failure to protect sensitive patient data, raising fresh concerns over healthcare cybersecurity and third-party risk Cognizant Technology Solutions, one of the...

Middle East

Merak Capital Invests SAR 203 Million in DSShield to Strengthen Saudi Arabia’s National Cybersecurity Backbone

Saudi Arabia’s cybersecurity sector received a major boost this week as Merak Capital announced a SAR 203 million (USD 54 million) investment in DSShield,...

Cloud Security

Phishing Campaign Abuses Google Cloud Automation to Slip Past Security Defenses

Attackers exploit trusted Google Cloud workflows to deliver convincing phishing emails at scale, targeting enterprises worldwide A newly uncovered phishing campaign has raised fresh alarms...

Africa

Gov’t to Establish National Cybersecurity Agency to Protect Kenyans’ Data

Kenya is moving to significantly strengthen its digital defenses with plans to establish a National Cybersecurity Agency, a move the government says will protect...

Database Security

Critical MongoDB Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Leak Sensitive Memory Data

A quiet flaw with serious consequences - A critical security vulnerability in MongoDB is putting organizations worldwide at risk, allowing attackers to remotely leak...

Network Security

Product Security Advisory: Fortinet Confirms Active Abuse of FG-IR-19-283 Authentication Bypass

Fortinet has confirmed active, in-the-wild abuse of FG-IR-19-283 (CVE-2020-12812), a vulnerability first disclosed in July 2020 that can allow attackers to bypass two-factor authentication...

Middle East

Kaspersky Survey: 92% of UAE Users Plan to Use AI During the Holidays – Convenience Rises, So Do Cyber Risks

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a workday productivity tool. In the UAE, it is rapidly becoming a holiday companion helping people plan trips,...

Access Control Systems

Access Granted: How Device Code Phishing Is Fueling Account Takeovers

Phishing is no longer just about fake login pages and stolen passwords. According to new research from Proofpoint, threat actors are increasingly abusing a...

Interview

#Interview: Shaping the UAE’s Digital Destiny: Building Sovereignty, Trust, and Resilience in the Cyber Era, A Collaboration With DWTC

In an era where digital transformation defines national progress, cybersecurity has become the backbone of trust, resilience, and sovereignty. The UAE stands at the...

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574 Arrests and USD 3 Million Recovered in Major Cybercrime Crackdown Across Africa

A sweeping, month-long cybercrime operation across Africa has resulted in 574 arrests and the recovery of nearly USD 3 million, marking one of the...

Interview

#Interview: InHouse Insights, From Awareness to Action – How Sainttly Group & Saintynet Cybersecurity Are Transforming Cybersecurity Training in the MEA Region

Cybersecurity across the Middle East & Africa is shifting from awareness campaigns to capability building. That shift requires accessible certification training, hands‑on labs, and...

Virtual private networks (VPNs)

Critical WatchGuard Firebox VPN Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild

WatchGuard has issued an urgent security advisory after confirming active exploitation of a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-14733) affecting its widely deployed Firebox firewall appliances. The flaw...

Patch

Vulnerability in UEFI Firmware Leaves Systems Exposed to Pre-Boot DMA Attacks

A flaw in UEFI firmware modules prevents proper IOMMU initialization, allowing physical attackers to bypass early-boot memory protections on affected motherboards. A newly disclosed vulnerability...

Law Enforcement

CISA Unveils Enhanced Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released version 2.0 of its Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs), a significant update aimed at...

Application Security

The 2025 CWE Top 25: What the World’s Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses Reveal About the Future of Cybersecurity

The 2025 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses has been released, and the message is clear: the same deeply rooted coding flaws continue...

Phishing & Solution

Malicious VS Code Extensions Hide Malware in Fake PNG File, Triggering New Supply-Chain Threat

A new malicious campaign targeting Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions has been uncovered - and it's one of the most technically deceptive supply-chain...

Application Security

Final Patch Tuesday of 2025: Microsoft Releases 57 Security Updates, Including Actively Exploited Zero-Day and Critical Vulnerabilities Across Windows and Chromium-Based Edge

Microsoft has rolled out its December 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing critical security risks across its software ecosystem. The update resolves 57 vulnerabilities which...

Conference & Events

AmiViz Sets the Stage for Next-Gen Cybersecurity at Black Hat MEA 2025 with AI-Powered Innovations

AmiViz, widely recognized as one of the Middle East’s most influential cybersecurity-focused value-added distributors is gearing up for a major presence at Black Hat...

AI & Cybersecurity