Daily Cybersecurity News Roundup – August 17, 2025

Stay updated with the latest cybersecurity news! This daily roundup covers critical vulnerabilities, emerging threats, and significant data breaches to keep you informed and secure in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

1. ERMAC V3.0 Banking Trojan Source Code Leak Exposes Full Malware Infrastructure

Published: 2025-08-16

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of the Android banking trojan ERMAC 3.0, revealing its expanded capabilities to target over 700 banking, shopping, and cryptocurrency applications.

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2. Russian Group EncryptHub Exploits MSC EvilTwin Vulnerability to Deploy Fickle Stealer Malware

Published: 2025-08-16

The threat actor EncryptHub is exploiting a patched Microsoft Windows vulnerability (CVE-2025-26633) to deliver malicious payloads using social engineering and a rogue MSC file.

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3. Taiwan Web Servers Breached by UAT-7237 Using Customized Open-Source Hacking Tools

Published: 2025-08-15

A Chinese-speaking APT actor, tracked as UAT-7237, has targeted Taiwan’s web infrastructure using customized open-source tools to establish long-term access.

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4. U.S. Sanctions Garantex and Grinex Over $100M in Ransomware-Linked Illicit Crypto Transactions

Published: 2025-08-15

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC has imposed sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency platforms Garantex and Grinex for facilitating over $100 million in illicit transactions linked to ransomware since 2019.

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5. Cisco Warns of CVSS 10.0 FMC RADIUS Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution

Published: 2025-08-15

Cisco has addressed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-20265) in its Secure Firewall Management Center Software that could allow unauthenticated remote code execution.

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6. Microsoft August 2025 Patch Tuesday Fixes Kerberos Zero-Day

Published: 2025-08-13

Microsoft fixed 111 vulnerabilities, including a Windows Kerberos zero-day enabling full AD compromise via BadSuccessor.

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7. Critical Nvidia Toolkit Flaw Exposes AI Cloud Services to Hacking

Published: 2025-08-01

Wiz researchers discovered NVIDIAScape, an Nvidia Container Toolkit flaw that can be exploited for full control of the host machine.

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8. SentinelOne Acquires AI Startup Prompt Security

Published: 2025-08-01

SentinelOne will integrate Prompt Security’s platform, which detects AI tools used in browsers and on desktops, into its Singularity platform.

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