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10 Dec 2025

InfoSec News Nuggets 12/10/2025

Akira Ransomware Strikes PH Molds Limited in Canada Akira has claimed a ransomware attack against PH Molds Limited, a Canadian plastic injection mold design and manufacturing company, and is threatening to leak 35 GB of corporate data if a payment is not made. The article outlines what is known about the intrusion so far, the type of business information that may have been accessed, and how this incident fits into Akira’s broader history of targeting…

InfoSec News Nuggets 11/20/2025

CISA Warns of Google Chrome 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks CISA has added CVE-2025-13223, a zero day vulnerability in Google Chrome’s V8 engine, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after confirming active exploitation. The flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through crafted web content and has prompted an accelerated patch deadline for U.S. federal agencies. Google has released updates for Chrome, and other Chromium based browsers are also expected to ship fixes. Critical…

InfoSec News Nuggets 3/7/2025

Massive botnet that appeared overnight is delivering record-size DDoSes A newly discovered network botnet comprising an estimated 30,000 webcams and video recorders—with the largest concentration in the US—has been delivering what is likely to be the biggest denial-of-service attack ever seen, a security researcher inside Nokia said. The botnet, tracked under the name Eleven11bot, first came to light in late February when researchers inside Nokia’s Deepfield Emergency Response Team observed large numbers of geographically dispersed IP addresses delivering…