Weekly Threat Digest : 11 AUGUST to 17 AUGUST 2025

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HiveForce Labs has observed a significant surge in cybersecurity threats, underscoring the growing complexity and frequency of cyber incidents. Over the past week, eight major attacks were detected, five critical vulnerabilities were actively exploited, and two threat actor groups were closely monitored, reflecting an alarming escalation in malicious activities.

Among the key developments, CVE-2025-32433 is a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the Erlang/OTP SSH server, already being exploited in the wild. This flaw presents a significant risk to OT networks and industries such as education, healthcare, and telecommunications, with proof-of-concept code publicly available.

A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR (CVE-2025-8088) has been actively exploited by advanced threat groups like RomCom and Paper Werewolf. The Charon ransomware strain has been linked to APT-style attacks targeting the aviation and public sectors in the Middle East. These escalating threats highlight the increasing sophistication of cyber adversaries and reinforce the urgent need for proactive, resilient cybersecurity measures to combat the rapidly evolving global threat landscape.

These rising threats represent an immediate and global cybersecurity risk.

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