Attackers exploited nearly a third of vulnerabilities within a day of CVE disclosure in the first quarter of 2025, VulnCheck said in a report released Thursday. The company, which focuses on vulnerability threat intelligence, identified 159 actively exploited vulnerabilities from 50 sources during the quarter. The time from CVE disclosure to evidence of exploitation in…
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Verizon discovers spike in ransomware and exploited vulnerabilities
Cybercriminals and state-sponsored threat groups exploited vulnerabilities and initiated ransomware attacks with vigor last year, escalating the scope of their impact by hitting more victims and outmaneuvering defenses with speed. The rate of ransomware detected in data breaches jumped 37%, occurring in 44% of the 12,195 data breaches reviewed in Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations…