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Compromise in information security means unauthorized access or control over a system, network, or data, often resulting from exploiting vulnerabilities like software bugs, weak credentials, or misconfigurations. It indicates that an attacker has bypassed security measures to read, modify, or disrupt resources without permission.
Such compromises pose risks including data theft, unauthorized system manipulation, and persistent attacker presence. Detecting and containing compromises requires monitoring for unusual activity, applying timely patches, and enforcing strong access controls to limit attacker movement and reduce the impact of exploited weaknesses.
Cybersecurity company Huntress on Friday warned of "widespread compromise" of SonicWall SSL VPN devices to access multiple customer environments
The world's largest and most disruptive botnet is now drawing a majority of its firepower from compromised Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices hosted on U.S. Internet providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, new evidence suggests. Experts say the heavy concentration of infected devices at U.S. providers is complicating efforts to limit collateral damage from the botnet's attacks, which shattered previous records this week with a brief traffic flood that clocked in at nearly 30 trillion bits of data per second.
Patch now: A bug (CVE-2025-53967) in the popular Web design tool's option for talking to agentic AI can lead to remote code execution (RCE).
Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of XWorm malware, turning it into a versatile tool for supporting a wide range of malicious actions on compromised hosts
Discord said a third-party customer services provider was compromised to access user data, with the attackers aiming to extort a financial ransom
How recycled passwords and poor security habits are fueling a cybercrime gold rush Partner Content If you're still using "password123" for more than one account, there's a good chance you've already exposed yourself to credential stuffing attacks — one of the most prevalent and damaging forms of automated cybercrime today. Just ask the 6.9 million users of 23andMe who discovered their personal details were compromised when cybercriminals used recycled credentials from other breaches to infiltrate their accounts.…
Outsourcing your helpdesk always seems like a good idea – until someone else's breach becomes your problem Discord has confirmed customers' data was stolen – but says the culprit wasn't its own servers, just a compromised support vendor.…
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group codenamed UAT-8099 that has been attributed to search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and theft of high-value credentials, configuration files, and certificate data. The attacks are designed to target Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers, with most of the infections reported in India, Thailand
Experts warn that threat actors may be gearing up for compromise after large uptick in scans of Palo Alto Network portals
Oracle has released an emergency update to address a critical security flaw in its E-Business Suite that it said has been exploited in the recent wave of Cl0p data theft attacks