Tag: access
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Hackers Increasingly Prefer Fast and Low-Complexity Attacks
Incident Responders Detail Top Ransomware and Business Email Compromise Tactics. There’s no need to invest into sophisticated hacking operations when moving fast and exploiting well-trod techniques gives threat actors all the access they want. Threat actors are prioritizing low-complexity entry points, rather than investing in sophisticated exploits, say incident responders. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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NDSS 2025 CLIBE: Detecting Dynamic Backdoors In Transformer-based NLP Models
Session 12D: ML Backdoors Authors, Creators & Presenters: Rui Zeng (Zhejiang University), Xi Chen (Zhejiang University), Yuwen Pu (Zhejiang University), Xuhong Zhang (Zhejiang University), Tianyu Du (Zhejiang University), Shouling Ji (Zhejiang University) PAPER CLIBE: Detecting Dynamic Backdoors in Transformer-based NLP Models Backdoors can be injected into NLP models to induce misbehavior when the input text…
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Carelessness versus craftsmanship in cryptography
Tags: access, advisory, api, attack, authentication, computing, credentials, cryptography, data, email, encryption, github, hacker, oracle, side-channel, software, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerabilityTwo popular AES libraries, aes-js and pyaes, “helpfully” provide a default IV in their AES-CTR API, leading to a large number of key/IV reuse bugs. These bugs potentially affect thousands of downstream projects. When we shared one of these bugs with an affected vendor, strongSwan, the maintainer provided a model response for security vendors. The…
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Carelessness versus craftsmanship in cryptography
Tags: access, advisory, api, attack, authentication, computing, credentials, cryptography, data, email, encryption, github, hacker, oracle, side-channel, software, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerabilityTwo popular AES libraries, aes-js and pyaes, “helpfully” provide a default IV in their AES-CTR API, leading to a large number of key/IV reuse bugs. These bugs potentially affect thousands of downstream projects. When we shared one of these bugs with an affected vendor, strongSwan, the maintainer provided a model response for security vendors. The…
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Securing OpenClaw Against”ClawHavoc”
As of February 2026, OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot ) is a popular platform for autonomous AI agents. Its “sovereign” architecture, which gives AI direct access to file systems and terminals, significantly increases its attack surface”, leading to elevated risks, most notably illustrated by the ClawHavoc supply-chain campaign, which exposed thousands of deployments to potential…
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Flaws in four popular VS Code extensions left 128 million installs open to attack
Tags: access, api, attack, cloud, credentials, cve, flaw, infrastructure, malicious, microsoft, risk, supply-chain, tool, update, vulnerability, xssMicrosoft quietly patched its own extension: The fourth vulnerability played out differently. Microsoft’s Live Preview extension, with 11 million downloads, contained a cross-site scripting flaw that, according to OX Security, let a malicious web page enumerate files in the root of a developer’s machine and exfiltrate credentials, access keys, and other secrets.The researchers reported the…
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Keenadu: Android malware that comes preinstalled and can’t be removed by users
Embedded in core system apps: Keenadu can control legitimate system applications on affected devices. Kaspersky observed it inside critical components such as face unlock applications, raising the possibility that attackers could access biometric data. The malware was also found operating within the home screen app that controls the device’s primary interface.The researchers warned that the…
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Dutch police arrest man for >>hacking<< after accidentally sending him confidential files
Tags: accessPolice in The Netherlands say they have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of hacking… after police officers accidentally sent him a link granting him access to their own confidential documents First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/dutch-police-arrest-man-hacking-accidentally-sending-confidential-files
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One stolen credential is all it takes to compromise everything
Attackers often gain access through routine workflows like email logins, browser sessions, and SaaS integrations. A single stolen credential can give them a quick path to move … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/18/identity-based-cyberattacks-compromise/
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Security Metrics That Actually Predict a Breach
Identity drift, stale access paths, alert fatigue, and risky change patterns are the security metrics most likely to predict a breach. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/security-metrics-that-actually-predict-a-breach/
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Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Koi Security for Enhanced Agentic Endpoint Security
Palo Alto Networks announced on February 17, 2026, that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Koi Security, a pioneer in Agentic Endpoint Security. The acquisition aims to address a critical security gap created by AI agents and tools that operate with extensive permissions and data access while bypassing traditional security controls. AI agents…
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Sicherheitslücke bei Saugrobotern: Wie ein Tüftler versehentlich Zugriff auf tausende Geräte bekam
First seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/sicherheitsluecke-staubsaugerroboter-tueftler-versehentlich-zugriff-tausende-geraete-1729729/
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Malware Campaign Targets Crypto Users with Fake MetaMask Wallet and Remote Access Backdoor
An aggressive malware campaign targeting IT professionals in cryptocurrency, Web3, and AI to steal sensitive data and live crypto funds from victim wallets. The attackers pose as recruiters and use trojanized coding tasks to deliver two core malware families, BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret, which have been steadily upgraded with new data theft and wallet-targeting features. The…
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Master XDR Investigations: A Deep Dive into the GravityZone XDR Demo Incident
<div cla An attacker’s initial access, whether through phishing, unmanaged devices, exploited vulnerabilities, or a compromised supply chain, marks the beginning of a dangerous chain of events. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/master-xdr-investigations-a-deep-dive-into-the-gravityzone-xdr-demo-incident/
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CRESCENTHARVEST Malware Campaign Uses Iran Protest Lures to Deploy Info”‘Stealing RAT
A new malware campaign, dubbed CRESCENTHARVEST, that abuses the ongoing Iran protest narrative to deliver a powerful information”‘stealing remote access trojan (RAT) against Farsi”‘speaking users. The operation appears tailored to supporters of the protests and other Iran”‘focused audiences, with a clear focus on long”‘term surveillance rather than short”‘lived disruption. The campaign surfaced shortly after January 9…
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Understanding User Managed Access
Explore User Managed Access (UMA) 2.0. Learn how this protocol enables granular sharing, party-to-party delegation, and secure AI agent authorization. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/understanding-user-managed-access/
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Why Healthcare Became Ransomware’s Favorite Target: A $4.4M Lesson Every CISO Needs
3 million patients couldn’t access healthcare after PIH Health’s ransomware attack. Here’s why hospitals are ransomware’s favorite target”, and what changes. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/why-healthcare-became-ransomwares-favorite-target-a-4-4m-lesson-every-ciso-needs/
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The 20 Coolest Identity, Access And Data Security Companies Of 2026: The Security 100
CRN’s Security 100 list of the coolest identity, access and data security companies includes vendors in segments such as identity and access management, security service edge and AI-powered data security. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/the-20-coolest-identity-access-and-data-security-companies-of-2026-the-security-100
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Newly identified hacking groups provide access to OT environments
A state-linked adversary has begun to pivot from the Ukraine war with new attacks targeting Europe and the U.S. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/new-hacking-groups-access-ot-environments/812323/
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CredShields Leads OWASP Smart Contract Top 10 2026 as Governance and Access Failures Drive Onchain Risk
SINGAPORE, Singapore, 17th February 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/credshields-leads-owasp-smart-contract-top-10-2026-as-governance-and-access-failures-drive-onchain-risk/
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OT teams are losing the time advantage against industrial threat actors
In many industrial environments, internet-facing gateways, remote access appliances, and boundary systems sit close enough to production networks that attackers can move from … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/17/ot-cybersecurity-threats-2026-research/
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Side-Channel Attacks Against LLMs
Tags: access, attack, chatgpt, credit-card, data, defense, exploit, LLM, monitoring, network, open-source, openai, phone, side-channelHere are three papers describing different side-channel attacks against LLMs. “Remote Timing Attacks on Efficient Language Model Inference”: Abstract: Scaling up language models has significantly increased their capabilities. But larger models are slower models, and so there is now an extensive body of work (e.g., speculative sampling or parallel decoding) that improves the (average case)…
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Russia Set to Block Telegram Access Nationwide from April 1
Russia is preparing to implement a nationwide block on Telegram starting April 1, 2026, according to reports from the Russian insider channel Baza. The move would make the messaging platform completely inaccessible without VPN technology, mirroring previous restrictions imposed on Instagram and Facebook in the country. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s telecommunications regulator, has neither confirmed nor denied…
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Poland arrests suspect linked to Phobos ransomware operation
Polish police have detained a 47-year-old man suspected of ties to the Phobos ransomware group and seized computers and mobile phones containing stolen credentials, credit card numbers, and server access data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/poland-arrests-suspect-linked-to-phobos-ransomware-operation/
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With CISOs stretched thin, re-envisioning enterprise risk may be the only fix
Tags: access, ai, application-security, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, fraud, governance, grc, group, identity, infrastructure, jobs, monitoring, privacy, RedTeam, risk, soc, supply-chain, vulnerabilityStructural changes necessary: Flavio Villanustre, CISO for the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group, says many organizations have already made the structural changes necessary to address the rising importance, and specialization, of cybersecurity and risk functions.”The breadth and depth of information security and cybersecurity have increased so significantly over the past two decades that it drove a…