US oil service company Halliburton has confirmed that corporate data was stolen from its systems during a ransomware attack in August. The company admitted that the attack caused significant disruptions and limited access to parts of its IT systems. The suspected perpetrators of the attack are the ransomware gang, RansomHub. Halliburton is currently assessing the breach and has involved law enforcement in its investigations.
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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