European organizations are facing an unprecedented wave of ransomware attacks as cybercriminals increasingly integrate artificial intelligence tools into their operations. Since January 2024, big game hunting threat actors have named approximately 2,100 Europe-based victims on more than 100 dedicated leak sites, representing a 13% year-over-year increase in attacks. The region now accounts for nearly 22% […] The post Ransomware Attack on European Organizations Surge as Hackers Leveraging AI-Tools for Attacks appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A critical security vulnerability in the AI Engine WordPress plugin has put more than 100,000 active installations at risk of privilege escalation attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-11749 with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows unauthenticated attackers to extract bearer tokens and gain complete administrative control over vulnerable WordPress sites. Security researcher Emiliano Versini discovered […] The post AI Engine WordPress Plugin Exposes 100,000 WordPress Sites to Privilege Escalation Attacks appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A sophisticated threat actor known as Curly COMrades has deployed an innovative attack methodology that leverages legitimate Windows virtualization features to establish covert, long-term access to victim networks. The campaign, which began in early July 2025, represents a significant evolution in adversary tactics as threat actors increasingly seek methods to bypass endpoint detection and response […] The post Curly COMrades Hacker Group Using New Tools to Create Hidden Remote Access on Compromised Windows 10 appeared first on Cyber Security News.

The notorious FIN7 threat group, also known by the nickname Savage Ladybug, continues to pose a significant risk to enterprise environments through an increasingly refined Windows SSH backdoor campaign. The group has been actively deploying this sophisticated backdoor mechanism to establish persistent remote access and facilitate data exfiltration operations. First documented in 2022, the malware […] The post FIN7 Hackers Using Windows SSH Backdoor to Establish Stealthy Remote Access and Persistence appeared first on Cyber Security News.