This week’s cybersecurity news highlights active threat actors using honeypots and exploiting known vulnerabilities to distribute malware. Key developments include a fake hack trap by Resecurity, cryptocurrency miners exploiting GeoServer flaws, and a surge in Chinese-backed attacks on Taiwan’s infrastructure. #LAPSUS$ Hunters #GeoServer #MuddyWater
Keypoints
- Resecurity set a honeypot to trap threat actors claiming to be involved with LAPSUS$ Hunters.
- Cybercriminals exploit GeoServer CVE-2024-36401 to distribute XMRig cryptocurrency miners.
- CISA added 245 new vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog in 2025, increasing exposure to cyberattacks.
- OpenAI faces a lawsuit demanding the release of 20 million ChatGPT logs over copyright concerns.
- Chinese cyber units drastically increased attacks on Taiwan’s critical infrastructure in 2025.
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