Business email compromise (BEC) attacks doubled in the past year, accounting for nearly 60% of social engineering incidents, according to Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report. The report, based on analysis of over 16,000 security incidents and 5,199 breaches, also found that 74% of breaches involved the human element. Ransomware played a role in 24% of breaches, with the median cost of incidents doubling from last year. Most attacks were financially motivated.
IXON VPN Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Gain Access to Windows & Linux Systems
A security assessment by Shelltrail revealed three critical vulnerabilities in the IXON VPN client, allowing privilege escalation on Windows and Linux. Identified as CVE-2025-ZZZ-01, CVE-2025-ZZZ-02,
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