Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned Tuesday that attackers are actively exploiting three vulnerabilities to hack Internet-exposed on-premises SharePoint Server instances. [...]

Meanwhile, IP-stealing 'distillation attacks' on the rise A Chinese government hacking group that has been sanctioned for targeting America's critical infrastructure used Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, to auto-analyze vulnerabilities and plan cyberattacks against US organizations, the company says.…

The University of Phoenix (UoPX) has joined a growing list of U.S. universities breached in a Clop data theft campaign targeting vulnerable Oracle E-Business Suite instances in August 2025. [...]

Industry Wants to Stick to Voluntary MeasuresU.S. telecommunications networks are still vulnerable to foreign intrusion, national security and industry panelists told senators during a Tuesday hearing, warning that China and other adversaries are refining long-term access into American infrastructure.

Federal Agencies Ordered to Patch or Decommission F5 Devices Amid Imminent RiskAn advanced nation-state threat actor stole sensitive F5 source code and vulnerability data to craft tailored exploits, prompting an emergency directive amid a U.S. government shutdown that has left cyber defenses strained and federal networks at "imminent risk."

Williams & Connolly Hit in Zero-Day Campaign Impacting Client EmailsA zero-day vulnerability was used to breach email accounts at the elite D.C. law firm Williams & Connolly, with officials reportedly suspecting the hack is part of a China-linked campaign targeting the U.S. legal sector to support espionage, steal intelligence and establish long-term access routes.

CISA Advisory Says Threat Actors Stole App Secrets in Azure-Hosted Backup PlatformA suspected Chinese state hacking group linked to last year’s telecom intrusions breached Commvault’s Microsoft Azure environment, exposing sensitive Microsoft 365 credentials and reigniting fears over U.S. cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities and default security settings.

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has tagged a Langflow remote code execution vulnerability as actively exploited, urging organizations to apply security updates and mitigations as soon as possible. [...]

Trump's Procurement Tracking Directive Could Expose Vast Government Data to ThreatsThe White House is mandating federal agencies to track and justify every procurement, a move aimed at transparency but one that experts warn could expose troves of sensitive financial data to hacking, nation-state cyber threats and potential supply chain vulnerabilities across government systems.

Telecoms Still Falling to Chinese Nation-State Hacking Group, Researchers WarnA Chinese cyber espionage group tracked as Salt Typhoon and tied to the mass hacking of telecommunications networks in the U.S. and dozens of other countries has been continuing to seek and hack unpatched equipment, including exploiting two long-patched vulnerabilities in Cisco gear.

Order requires destruction of departmental data accessed by Musky men Trump administration policies that allowed Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to access systems and data at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) have left the org “more vulnerable to hacking” according to Paul A. Engelmayer, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.…

Cyber Safety Review Board to Examine Beijing-Linked Telecom BreachesA key federal cybersecurity panel will investigate Chinese-linked hacks into United States telecom networks and wiretapping infrastructure amid growing concerns of vulnerabilities embedded into the nation's communications infrastructure, an official told Information Security Media Group.

Also: Omni Hack Exposed Customer Data; More Ivanti Vulnerabilities Come to LightThis week, police disrupted the LabHost phishing-as-a-service site, customer data compromised in Omni Hotels hack, more Ivanti vulnerabilities found, Moldovan botnet operator faces U.S. charges, Cisco warned of a data breach in Duo and a Spanish Guardia Civil contractor suffered a ransomware attack.

Also: Omni Hack Exposed Customer Data and More Ivanti VulnerabilitiesThis week, police took down the LabHost phishing-as-a-service site, customer data compromised in Omni Hotels hack, more Ivanti vulnerabilities, a Moldovan botnet operators faces U.S. charges, Cisco warned of data breach in Duo and a Spanish Guardia Civil contractor suffered a ransomware attack.

Foreign Adversaries Increasingly See Campaigns as Prime for Hacking, Official SaysThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security's assistant secretary for cyber, infrastructure, risk and resilience is sounding the alarm over hackers targeting political campaigns ahead of the 2024 elections, warning that campaigns could be left vulnerable if they fail to practice basic cyber hygiene.

UNC5174 Exploited F5 BIG-IP and ScreenConnect VulnerabilitiesA likely Chinese hacker-for-hire used high-profile vulnerabilities in a campaign targeting a slew of Southeast Asian and U.S. governmental and research organizations, says threat intel firm Mandiant. Rapid exploitation of newly patched flaws has become a hallmark of Chinese threat actors.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed today that attackers who hack Ivanti VPN appliances using one of multiple actively exploited vulnerabilities may be able to maintain root persistence even after performing factory resets. [...]

APT28 Used Hacked Ubiquiti Routers for Hashed Password Relay AttacksA campaign by Russian military intelligence to convert Ubiquiti routers into a platform for a global cyberespionage operation began as early as 2022, U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies said. The U.S. disrupted a botnet built by a hacking unit of Russian military's Main Intelligence Directorate.

'Volt Typhoon' Could Be Preparing for Renewed Burst of ActivityA Chinese state hacking group is attacking superseded Cisco routers to target government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Beijing cyberespionage hackers dubbed "Volt Typhoon" are using vulnerabilities that were first disclosed in early 2019.

TA422 Is Targeting Organizations in Europe and North America, Proofpoint SaysA Russian military hacking intelligence group is winning the race to exploit known vulnerabilities before system administrators can apply patches, warns Proofpoint. The firm has seen a spike in activity from TA422, also known as APT28, Fancy Bear and Forest Blizzard.