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WordlistLoader Delivers Amatera via ClickFix, SynkLoader Phishes Windows Passwords

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two new malware families called WordlistLoader and SynkLoader that's used to deliver next-stage payloads and likely sell access to ransomware groups. According to findings from Gen Digital, WordlistLoader is being used to deliver Amatera Stealer (aka ACR Stealer or AcridRain Stealer) via ClearFake campaigns, which employ the ClickFix (aka FakeCaptcha)

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DZone

How to Secure Fintech REST APIs Against BOLA Vulnerabilities

Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) occurs when a REST API exposes an object identifier—such as an account, transaction, or loan ID — without verifying whether the authenticated user is authorized to access that specific resource. To protect fintech REST APIs, implement server-side authorization checks for every object request, validate permissions using the user's authenticated context and resource ownership, and avoid relying on client-supplied IDs alone. Using unpredictable identifiers s

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SecurityWeek

91 Vulnerabilities Patched in Spring Application Framework

More than 200 vulnerabilities have been patched to date this year, compared to only 16 in 2025 and 22 in 2024.  The post 91 Vulnerabilities Patched in Spring Application Framework appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Critical Keycloak Password Reset Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Take Over Any Account

Red Hat and the Keycloak project have released patches to address a critical security flaw in the open-source identity and access management server that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to take over any user account by forcing a password reset. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-18963, is rated 9.1 on the CVSS scoring system by Red Hat, which acts as

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Operation QUICSILVER Targets Myanmar Government and IT with QUICAgent Backdoor

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a cyber espionage campaign targeting Myanmar that uses graduation ceremony invitation lures to deliver a Go backdoor called QUICAgent. The campaign, codenamed Operation QUICSILVER, has been found to target government and information technology sectors, per Seqrite Labs. The activity is assessed to be the work of a China-nexus threat actor with moderate

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The Outsized Shadow: Why 5% of AI Users Are Your Biggest Security Risk

Big security risks come in small packages. While enterprise security teams focus on policing the proliferation of employees using ChatGPT and Claude for quick drafting tasks, a more urgent threat is posed by a handful of AI super-adopters who are quietly hardcoding unvetted tools into critical business operations. According to new research published by Akamai, the top 5% of enterprise power

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