Tag: access
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Mustang Panda’s New LOTUSLITE Variant Targets India Banks, South Korea Policy Circles
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of a known malware called LOTUSLITE that’s distributed via a theme related to India’s banking sector.”The backdoor communicates with a dynamic DNS-based command-and-control server over HTTPS and supports remote shell access, file operations, and session management, indicating a continued espionage-focused capability set rather than First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Anthropic investigates report of rogue access to hack-enabling Mythos AI
‘Handful’ of people allegedly gain unauthorised access to model adept at detecting cybersecurity vulnerabilities<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/apr/22/uk-inflation-increase-fuel-prices-oil-falls-trump-ceasefire-extended-business-live-news-updates”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>The AI developer Anthropic has confirmed it is investigating a report that unauthorised users have gained access to its Mythos model, which it has warned <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/08/anthropic-ai-cybersecurity-software”>poses risks to cybersecurity.The US startup made the statement after Bloomberg reported…
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Mythos: Unbefugte sollen Zugriff auf Anthropics Super-KI haben
Claude Mythos steht aus Sicherheitsgründen nur ausgewählten Organisationen zur Verfügung. Unbefugte konnten sich aber wohl Zugriff verschaffen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/mythos-unbefugte-sollen-zugriff-auf-anthropics-super-ki-haben-2604-207844.html
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Microsoft-Signed Binary Helps Deliver LOTUSLITE in India Spy Campaign
Microsoft-signed developer tooling is being abused to quietly deploy a new LOTUSLITE backdoor variant against India’s banking sector, in what researchers link to the China”‘nexus Mustang Panda espionage cluster with moderate confidence. The backdoor retains its espionage profile, offering remote shell access, file operations, and session management rather than any obvious monetization features. Communications are…
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The Ungoverned Workforce: Cybersecurity Insiders Finds 92% Lack Visibility Into AI Identities
Washington D.C., USA, April 21st, 2026, CyberNewswire Cybersecurity Insiders, in collaboration with Saviynt, has released new research indicating that AI identities are increasingly operating within core enterprise systems, often without established governance or visibility. The study finds that while 71% of CISOs and senior security leaders confirm AI tools have access to core systems such…
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Android 17 ends allnothing access to your contacts
Apps have been taking your whole contact list for years. Android 17 finally makes them ask for less. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/android-17-ends-all-or-nothing-access-to-your-contacts/
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Azure SRE Agent flaw lets outsiders silently eavesdrop on enterprise cloud operations
Tags: access, ai, api, automation, cloud, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, finance, flaw, identity, infrastructure, microsoft, saas, service, toolWatching a privileged operator think out loud: The category of flaw should not be compared too closely to a conventional API bug, said Alexander Hagenah, cybersecurity researcher and executive director at Zurich-based financial infrastructure operator SIX Group.”A normal API issue is usually bound by a specific endpoint, dataset, or permission check. With an AI operations…
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Prompt injection turned Google’s Antigravity file search into RCE
Google’s sandbox never got a chance: Antigravity’s Secure Mode, which is designed to restrict network access, prevent out-of-workspace writes, and ensure all command operations run strictly under a sandbox context, could not flag or quarantine this technique. This is because the find_my_name tool is called much before Secure Mode restrictions are evaluated.”The agent treats it…
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Prompt injection turned Google’s Antigravity file search into RCE
Google’s sandbox never got a chance: Antigravity’s Secure Mode, which is designed to restrict network access, prevent out-of-workspace writes, and ensure all command operations run strictly under a sandbox context, could not flag or quarantine this technique. This is because the find_my_name tool is called much before Secure Mode restrictions are evaluated.”The agent treats it…
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Prompt injection turned Google’s Antigravity file search into RCE
Google’s sandbox never got a chance: Antigravity’s Secure Mode, which is designed to restrict network access, prevent out-of-workspace writes, and ensure all command operations run strictly under a sandbox context, could not flag or quarantine this technique. This is because the find_my_name tool is called much before Secure Mode restrictions are evaluated.”The agent treats it…
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Prompt injection turned Google’s Antigravity file search into RCE
Google’s sandbox never got a chance: Antigravity’s Secure Mode, which is designed to restrict network access, prevent out-of-workspace writes, and ensure all command operations run strictly under a sandbox context, could not flag or quarantine this technique. This is because the find_my_name tool is called much before Secure Mode restrictions are evaluated.”The agent treats it…
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No Exploit Needed: How Attackers Walk Through the Front Door via Identity-Based Attacks
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, credentials, cybersecurity, exploit, identity, supply-chain, threat, zero-dayThe cybersecurity industry has spent the last several years chasing sophisticated threats like zero-days, supply chain compromises, and AI-generated exploits. However, the most reliable entry point for attackers still hasn’t changed: stolen credentials.Identity-based attacks remain a dominant initial access vector in breaches today. Attackers obtain valid credentials through credential stuffing First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Why identity is the driving force behind digital transformation
Who they are and what they are up to.The project they are working on.Which environment should they use?Using this information, the system can determine which resource someone needs, when they need it and how to use it. The principle behind it is ‘never trust, always verify’. With it, errors that normally occur are reduced, less…
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The thin gray line: Handala, CyberAv3ngers and Iran’s proxy ops
A state of perpetual interference: To understand how proxy insurgent groups such as Handala fit within Iran’s modern-day intelligence ecosystem, we first need to look at the historical development of the country’s intelligence operations.In 1953, the United States and Britain (via conduit operations of the CIA and MI6, respectively) instigated a coup in Iran that…
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GitHub Issue Alerts Exploited in OAuth Phishing Scam Targeting Developers
Hackers are abusing GitHub’s own issue-notification emails to phish developers and silently take over their repositories using malicious OAuth applications, effectively turning trusted DevOps tooling into a supply-chain attack vector. Developers are now prime targets because compromising their accounts gives attackers direct access to source code CI/CD pipelines, and production workflows, making this a textbook supply-chain attack…
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Bluesky, Fast-Growing X Alternative, Hit by Sophisticated DDoS Attack
A service disruption at Bluesky last week exposed the growing challenges faced by fast-expanding social media platforms, after the company confirmed that a “sophisticated” distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) incident was behind widespread outages. The Bluesky cyberattack began late on April 15, 2026, and quickly escalated, interrupting core functions across the app and leaving users unable to…
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Vuln in Google’s Antigravity AI agent manager could escape sandbox, give attackers remote code execution
Google’s highest security setting for its agents runs command operations through a sandbox and throttles network access, but is still vulnerable to prompt injection. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/google-antigravity-pillar-security-agent-sandbox-escape-remote-code-execution/
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Vercel Employee’s AI Tool Access Led to Data Breach
Stolen OAuth tokens, which are at the root of these breaches, are the new attack surface, the new lateral movement, a researcher noted. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/vercel-employees-ai-tool-access-data-breach
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Claude Desktop changes app access settings for browsers you don’t even have installed yet
Installation and pre-approval without consent looks dubious under EU law First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/anthropic_claude_desktop_spyware_allegation/
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Article 5 and the EU AI Act’s Absolute Red Lines FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, awareness, cctv, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, exploit, finance, group, healthcare, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, law, microsoft, monitoring, risk, service, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityApr 20, 2026 – Alan Fagan – Most conversations about the EU AI Act focus on August 2026, when obligations for high-risk AI systems become fully enforceable. But Article 5 is already live. The Act’s eight prohibited practices became enforceable in February 2025. Fines of up to Euro35 million or 7% of global annual turnover…
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Article 5 and the EU AI Act’s Absolute Red Lines FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, awareness, cctv, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, exploit, finance, group, healthcare, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, law, microsoft, monitoring, risk, service, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityApr 20, 2026 – Alan Fagan – Most conversations about the EU AI Act focus on August 2026, when obligations for high-risk AI systems become fully enforceable. But Article 5 is already live. The Act’s eight prohibited practices became enforceable in February 2025. Fines of up to Euro35 million or 7% of global annual turnover…
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Vercel Confirms Major Security Incident as Hacker Claims $2M Ransom Demand
Vercel confirms a security incident after a threat actor claims internal access and demands a $2M ransom, raising concerns about API keys, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security. The post Vercel Confirms Major Security Incident as Hacker Claims $2M Ransom Demand appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-vercel-security-incident-ransom-claims/
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Vercel Breach Explained: OAuth Risk in AI + SaaS Environment
The Vercel breach shows how OAuth and AI integrations create hidden SaaS risk. Learn how access abuse, shadow AI, and identity threats are reshaping modern secu First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/vercel-breach-explained-oauth-risk-in-ai-saas-environment/
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Teams increasingly abused in helpdesk impersonation attacks
Microsoft is warning of threat actors increasingly abusing external Microsoft Teams collaboration and relying on legitimate tools for access and lateral movement on enterprise networks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-teams-increasingly-abused-in-helpdesk-impersonation-attacks/
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Gh0st RAT, CloverPlus Hit Victims in Dual-Malware Campaign
A new malware campaign is bundling a powerful remote access trojan (RAT) with intrusive adware, giving attackers both long-term control of infected systems and an immediate revenue stream from fraudulent advertising activity. The loader hides two encrypted payloads in its resource section, one of which is detected as AdWare.Win32.CloverPlus. Once executed, this adware installs advertising…
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Mythos: An AI tool too powerful for public release
Anthropic is keeping Mythos out of public hands, with limited access for select organizations over fears it could be misused. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/mythos-an-ai-tool-too-powerful-for-public-release/