CVE-2025-59230

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates fix roughly 60 vulnerabilities found in the company’s products.

Security professionals hunting PoCs and exploit code on GitHub might soon walk into a trap, as attackers redirect a known RAT toward them. Researchers have uncovered a stealthy campaign in which the Webrat Trojan, known for months to hide inside game cheats and cracked software, is now posing as proof-of-concept exploit repositories on GitHub to […]

Malware peddlers are targeting infosec enthusiasts, budding security professionals, and aspiring hackers with the Webrat malware, masquerading the threat as proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for known vulnerabilities. Delivering the malware The recently uncovered Webrat can steal data from Telegram, Discord and Steam accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. It’s also capable of logging keystrokes, recording the computer screen, taking over the machine’s webcam and microphone, and acting as a backdoor through which the attackers can control the system. … More →

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 20th October, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES F5 has disclosed a cyber attack, reportedly carried out by a nation-state actor with long-term, persistent access to critical product development environments. The attacker exfiltrated files that included portions of BIG-IP source […]

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Building a healthcare cybersecurity strategy that works In this Help Net Security interview, Wayman Cummings, CISO at Ochsner Health, talks about building a healthcare cybersecurity strategy, even when resources are tight. He explains how focusing on areas like vulnerability management and network segmentation can make the biggest difference. What Chat Control means for your privacy In this Help Net Security … More →

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds OracSKYSEA Client View, Rapid7 Velociraptor, Microsoft Windows, and IGEL OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added OracSKYSEA Client View, Rapid7 Velociraptor, Microsoft Windows, and IGEL OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions […]

On October 2025 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released fixes for 175+ vulnerabilities, including three zero-days under active attack: CVE-2025-24990, CVE-2025-59230, and CVE-2025-47827. The actively exploited vulnerabilities are an unusual mix CVE-2025-24990 is in the third-party driver (ltmdm64.sys) for the software-based Agere Modem, which is used for dial-up internet access and sending/receiving faxes. The vulnerable driver was, until now, shipped natively with Windows and the vulnerability, which allows attackers to gain administrator privileges, has been exploited by … More →

The tech giant has rolled out fixes for 173 CVEs, including five critical-severity security defects.

Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday releases will fix 167 vulnerabilities, the highest number this year, including seven rated as critical that need immediate attention from CISOs. Separately, SAP released 13 new security notes, as well as four updates to previously released security notes. Among the critical Microsoft holes are: WSUS RCE CVE-2025-59287, which could allow remote […]