Tag: access
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QLNX Targets Developers in Supply Chain Credential Theft Campaign
QLNX is a newly documented Linux remote access trojan (RAT) that targets the theft on developers’ and DevOps credentials to hijack software supply chains. Recent attacks against popular projects like LiteLLM on PyPI and the Axios npm package have shown how a single compromised maintainer account can be used to push backdoored releases to millions…
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Zero-Auth Vulnerability Enables Cross-Tenant Access at DoD Contractor
A severe authorization vulnerability was recently discovered in Schemata, an AI-powered virtual training platform serving the United States Department of Defense. Security researcher Alex Schapiro, utilizing the open-source AI hacking agent Strix, identified a critical lack of API authorization. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Schemata holds active government contracts to provide immersive 3D simulations for various…
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Palo Alto PAN-OS Flaw Under Active Exploitation Enables Remote Code Execution
Tags: access, advisory, authentication, cve, cvss, exploit, flaw, Internet, network, remote-code-execution, software, vulnerabilityPalo Alto Networks has released an advisory warning that a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in its PAN-OS software has been exploited in the wild.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0300, has been described as a case of unauthenticated remote code execution. It carries a CVSS score of 9.3 if the User-ID Authentication Portal is configured to enable…
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Attackers Bypass Azure AD Conditional Access Using Phantom Device Registration
A recent authorized red team operation by Howler Cell has demonstrated a critical attack path that completely bypasses Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) Conditional Access. Azure Conditional Access acts as the primary gatekeeper for cloud identity security, enforcing access rules based on user location, device compliance, and calculated risk scores. However, by starting with a…
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Ransomware Gangs Escalate Attacks on Aviation and Aerospace Sector
Ransomware and data extortion groups are increasingly targeting the aviation and aerospace sector, exploiting interconnected systems, shared platforms, and identity-based access models to cause operational disruption and data compromise. Cyber risk across aviation has shifted beyond traditional IT incidents toward ransomware attacks, credential theft, and platform-level compromise. The aviation ecosystem relies heavily on shared IT…
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CISA pushes critical infrastructure operators to prepare to work in isolation
Tags: access, attack, backup, business, ceo, cisa, control, cyber, cybersecurity, endpoint, exploit, government, incident response, infrastructure, iran, network, resilience, service, technology, threat, vpnA familiar playbook under a new name: While the framing of CI Fortify is new, the underlying concepts are not. Several experts say the initiative largely repackages long-standing practices around disaster recovery, business continuity, and incident response, areas where many organizations have historically underinvested.”It looks to me like traditional business continuity planning, disaster recovery, and…
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Physical Cargo Theft Gets a Boost From Cybercriminals
Cargo theft is no longer about small groups of criminals operating on the ground, but transnational cybercriminal syndicates using access to supply chain systems to reroute goods. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/physical-cargo-theft-cybercriminals
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Fake SSA Emails Drive Venomous#Helper Phishing Campaign
Venomous#Helper attackers impersonate the US Social Security Administration to deploy signed RMM software and maintain persistent access across US networks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ssa-emails-venomous-helper-phishing/
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Educational company Instructure reports cyber incident
By Saturday, Infrastructure’s chief information security officer Steve Proud confirmed that the hackers gained access to information about users at some educational institutions, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/infrastructure-education-company-canvas-incident
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Huntress Expands Channel Partnerships to Boost Cybersecurity Reach Across Mid-Market and Public Sector
Global cybersecurity company Huntress has announced a major expansion of its global channel ecosystem, adding four new distribution partners to accelerate growth across the mid-market, public sector, and EMEA regions. The new partnerships with Ingram Micro, Vertosoft, Liquid PC, and QBS Software are designed to broaden access to enterprise-grade cybersecurity tools for organizations increasingly targeted…
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Stealthy malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to siphon SMS OTPs from enterprise PCs
Multi-stage infection chain: The intrusion begins with an unknown initial access vector, followed by the execution of a malicious file disguised as a ScreenConnect update, Talos said.The initial payload is a Rust-compiled loader using filenames such as “systemupdates.exe,” which drops a .NET loader disguised as a text file in a system directory, the post said.Persistence…
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CloudZ malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to steal SMS and OTPs
A new version of the CloudZ remote access tool (RAT) is deploying a previously unseen malicious plugin called Pheno that hijacks the Microsoft Phone Link connection to steal sensitive codes from mobile devices. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudz-malware-abuses-microsoft-phone-link-to-steal-sms-and-otps/
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Critical Android Zero-Click Vulnerability Enables Remote Shell Access
Google has released the Android Security Bulletin for May 2026, addressing a highly critical vulnerability that allows attackers to execute code remotely without any user interaction. Published on May 4, 2026, the latest security update focuses heavily on a severe flaw located within the Android System component. Threat actors can exploit this vulnerability to gain…
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Zugriff auf Quellcode von Trellix: Cyberangriff trifft große Cybersicherheitsfirma
Ein Angreifer konnte auf Quellcode-Repositorys von Trellix zugreifen. Auch Tools anderer Cybersicherheitsfirmen standen zuletzt unter Beschuss. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/cyberangriff-auf-cybersicherheitsfirma-angreifer-gelangt-an-quellcode-von-trellix-2605-208308.html
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Linux-Kernel: <> erlaubt Root-Zugriff
Eine Sicherheitslücke im Linux-Kernel hebelt die Rechteverwaltung auf Millionen von Servern aus. Betroffen sind alle großen Distributionen seit 2017. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/linux-system-root-rechte
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Anthropic Mythos spurs White House to weigh pre-release reviews for high-risk AI models
Tags: access, ai, cybersecurity, exploit, framework, government, group, infrastructure, malicious, openai, risk, software, technology, update, vulnerabilityThe Mythos factor: The discussion follows Anthropic’s recent introduction of Mythos, a model the company has described as representing a watershed moment for cybersecurity.Anthropic has said Mythos Preview has found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser, and that AI models have reached a level of coding capability…
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OpenAI To Extend Cyber Program to Government Agencies
OpenAI announced its intention to expand the Trusted Access for Cyber program for cyber defenders at the federal, state and local government levels First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/openai-extend-cyber-program/
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Why Anthropic Draws Line Between Who Can Access Opus, Mythos
Smaller Cybersecurity Partners Get Opus 4.7 But Not Anthropic’s Highest-Risk Model. Anthropic’s Project Glasswing gives CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler privileged access to Claude Mythos Preview, while smaller cybersecurity partners such as SentinelOne and TrendAI can only integrate with Anthropic’s generally available Opus 4.7 model. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/anthropic-draws-line-between-who-access-opus-mythos-a-31588
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5 Capabilities of Workload Access Managers And Why WAM Isn’t WIM
10 min readLegacy IAM can’t govern autonomous AI agents that spin up, execute and terminate in seconds. New identity patterns are now emerging. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/5-capabilities-of-workload-access-managers-and-why-wam-isnt-wim/
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How Mythos Signals Cybersecurity Disruption
Tags: access, ai, attack, banking, browser, business, cybersecurity, data, exploit, finance, government, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, microsoft, open-source, risk, software, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayWhat is Mythos Mythos is Anthropic’s latest AI model, and it is stirring up a tornado of concern in cybersecurity circles. Even before its release, Mythos discovered thousands of new sensitive vulnerabilities in commercial and open-source software, including all major operating systems and web browsers. One was in existence for over 27 years without the industry…
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Phishing Campaign Hits 80+ Orgs Using SimpleHelp and ScreenConnect RMM Tools
An active phishing campaign has been observed targeting multiple vectors since at least April 2025, with legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software as a way to establish persistent remote access to compromised hosts.The activity, codenamed VENOMOUS#HELPER, has impacted over 80 organizations, most of which are in the U.S., according to Securonix. It shares overlaps…
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Educational company Infrastructure reports cyber incident
By Saturday, Infrastructure’s chief information security officer Steve Proud confirmed that the hackers gained access to information about users at some educational institutions, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/infrastructure-education-company-canvas-incident
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Trellix discloses data breach after source code repository hack
Cybersecurity firm Trellix disclosed a data breach after attackers gained access to “a portion” of its source code repository. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trellix-discloses-data-breach-after-source-code-repository-hack/
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Security agencies draw red lines around agentic AI deployments
Tags: access, advisory, ai, automation, awareness, cisa, control, data, governance, injection, international, monitoring, risk, risk-management, toolContinuous monitoring with human-in-the-loop control: While the first half of the advisory focused on limiting what agents can do, the second was about watching what they actually do, reacting quickly when things go sideways.”Operators should implement continuous monitoring and auditing to maintain awareness of AI agent operation and ensure traceability for decisions and actions,” CISA…
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Kontrollverlust in der KI-Transformation Warum autonome Agenten zwingend IAM und Sicherheit brauchen
Okta veröffentlicht die Ergebnisse seines jährlichen Reports <>. Zentrale Erkenntnis:, weltweit stufen 99 Prozent der Führungskräfte in der obersten Führungsebene das Identity and Access-Management (IAM) als wichtig für die KI-Transformation ein; 90 Prozent fehlt aber nach wie vor eine umfassende Strategie zur Steuerung autonomer Agenten. Schlimmer noch: Lediglich 58 Prozent nennen die Governance […] First…