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Priyanka Aash

Priyanka Aash is credited with building global communities for cybersecurity leaders and shaping enterprise marketing strategies for over a decade. She has been nominated for the Cybersecurity Excellence Award for her leadership & AI innovations in cybersecurity and honored with the NetApp Excellerate HER award. She is also the author of “The AI Divide,” which explores how artificial intelligence is quietly rewiring human minds and influencing decisions. Earlier, she co-founded CISO Platform, the world’s first online platform for collaboration and knowledge sharing among senior information security executives. Through this, she worked with the marketing teams of IBM, VMware, F5 Networks, Barracuda Networks, Check Point, and others, driving inbound marketing and enterprise growth. Priyanka is passionate about entrepreneurship, enterprise marketing strategy, and building communities that empower CISOs worldwide.

M&S, Co-op, and Harrods Cyberattacks: Mitigating Social Engineering Risks

On July 9, 2025, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested four individuals, aged 17 to 20, in connection with coordinated cyberattacks targeting UK retailers M&S, Co-op, and Harrods. The attacks are attributed to the threat actor group known as Scattered Spider and involved advanced social engineering techniques, phishing emails, and infostealer malware. Customer data… Read More »M&S, Co-op, and Harrods Cyberattacks: Mitigating Social Engineering Risks

Fortinet FortiWeb Vulnerability (CVE-2025-25257)

On July 8, 2025, Fortinet disclosed active exploitation of CVE-2025-25257, a critical SQL injection vulnerability in FortiWeb. The flaw resides in the Fabric Connector module and allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary database commands through specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests. Exploited systems included FortiWeb instances directly exposed to the internet. Date of Incident: July 8,… Read More »Fortinet FortiWeb Vulnerability (CVE-2025-25257)

Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Vulnerability (CVE-2025-5777): Securing Remote Access Gateways

On July 10, 2025, CISA confirmed active exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway, identified as CVE-2025-5777. The flaw, dubbed Citrix Bleed 2, allows attackers to bypass authentication in configurations using Gateway or AAA virtual servers. Following confirmation, the vulnerability was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, prompting… Read More »Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Vulnerability (CVE-2025-5777): Securing Remote Access Gateways

Wing FTP Server Vulnerability (CVE-2025-47812)

On July 7, 2025, a critical vulnerability in Wing FTP Server was actively exploited in the wild. Identified as CVE-2025-47812 and carrying a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, the flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands through the product’s web interface. Security researcher Julien Ahrens discovered the issue, which originates from improper null… Read More »Wing FTP Server Vulnerability (CVE-2025-47812)

Weekly Report: New Hacking Techniques and Critical CVEs July 2-10, 2025

The week of July 2-10, 2025 witnessed significant escalation in cybersecurity threats with multiple critical incidents affecting major organizations globally. The period was marked by sophisticated ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure, critical zero-day vulnerabilities under active exploitation, and emergence of new APT campaigns targeting government entities. Key developments include the SafePay ransomware attack on global… Read More »Weekly Report: New Hacking Techniques and Critical CVEs July 2-10, 2025

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