Cyber Daily News December 19, 2025

Stories mentioned in today's briefing:

- China-linked APT UAT-9686 is targeting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager
https://securityaffairs.com/185861/apt/china-linked-apt-uat-9686-is-targeting-cisco-secure-email-gateway-and-secure-email-and-web-manager.html

- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) fixed maximum severity OneView flaw
https://securityaffairs.com/185853/security/hewlett-packard-enterprise-hpe-fixed-maximum-severity-oneview-flaw.html

- ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Boards vulnerable to pre-boot memory attacks
https://securityaffairs.com/185867/security/asrock-asus-gigabyte-msi-boards-vulnerable-to-pre-boot-memory-attacks.html

- CISA warns ASUS Live Update backdoor is still exploitable, seven years on
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/12/cisa-warns-asus-live-update-backdoor-is-still-exploitable-seven-years-on

- Denmark Accuses Russia of Destructive Cyberattacks Amid Rising Hybrid Threats in Europe
https://thecyberexpress.com/russia-denmark-cyberattack2025/

- University of Sydney Cyberattack Exposes Decades of Staff and Student Data
https://thecyberexpress.com/university-of-sydney-cyberattack-data-breach/

- CLOP targets Gladinet CentreStack servers in large-scale extortion campaign
https://securityaffairs.com/185875/cyber-crime/clop-targets-gladinet-centrestack-servers-in-large-scale-extortion-campaign.html

- France Alleges ‘Foreign Interference’ After RAT Malware Found on Ferry
https://thecyberexpress.com/france-ferry-malware/