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Google Fixes Actively Exploited Android System Flaw in May 2025 Security Update

Google has released its monthly security updates for Android with fixes for 46 security flaws, including one vulnerability that it said has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-27363 (CVSS score: 8.1), a high-severity flaw in the System component that could lead to local code execution without requiring any additional execution privileges. "The most severe of

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GHSA-c5vg-26p8-q8cr: Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) Allows Web Server Resource Exhaustion via ZIP of Death Attack

**Vulnerable MobSF Versions:** <= v4.3.2 **Details:** MobSF is a widely adopted mobile application security testing tool used by security teams across numerous organizations. Typically, MobSF is deployed on centralized internal or cloud-based servers that also host other security tools and web applications. Access to the MobSF web interface is often granted to internal security teams, audit teams, and external vendors. MobSF provides a feature that allows users to upload ZIP files for static analysis. Upon upload, these ZIP files are automatically extracted and stored within the MobSF directory. However, this functionality lacks a check on the total uncompressed size of the ZIP file, making it vulnerable to a ZIP of Death (zip bomb) attack. Due to the absence of safeguards against oversized extractions, an attacker can craft a specially prepared ZIP file that is small in compressed form but expands to a massive size upon extraction. Exploiting this, an attacker can exhaust the serv...

Perfection is a Myth. Leverage Isn't: How Small Teams Can Secure Their Google Workspace

Let’s be honest: if you're one of the first (or the first) security hires at a small or midsize business, chances are you're also the unofficial CISO, SOC, IT Help Desk, and whatever additional roles need filling. You’re not running a security department. You are THE security department. You're getting pinged about RFPs in one area, and reviewing phishing alerts in another, all while sifting

A week in security (April 27 &#8211; May 3)

A list of topics we covered in the week of April 27 to May 3 of 2025

On world password day, Microsoft says fewer passwords, more passkeys

Passwords are becoming things of the past. Passkeys are more secure, easier to manage, and speed up the log in process

The 3 biggest cybersecurity threats to small businesses

These 3 cybersecurity threats may not be the most sophisticated, but they're the most effective—and serious—threats for small businesses.

Zero-day attacks on browsers and smartphones drop, says Google

Cybercriminals are having less success targeting end-user technology with zero-day attacks, said Google's security team this week.

North Korea Stole Your Job

For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever.

Google Introduces Agentic AI to Combat Cybersecurity Threats

Google enhances cybersecurity with Agentic AI, launching Unified Security to fight zero-day exploits, enterprise threats, and credential-based attacks.…

China Hackers Used Trojanized UyghurEditPP App to Target Uyghur Activists

China-linked hackers targeted Uyghur activists using a Trojanized UyghurEditPP app in a spear-phishing campaign, Citizen Lab researchers reveal.…