Tag: access
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Android 17 tweaks location privacy with one-time access
Google introduced a suite of location privacy features in Android 17 Beta 3 to give users more control and provide developers with tools for data minimization and product … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/30/android-location-privacy-features-control/
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Why Kubernetes controllers are the perfect backdoor
Tags: access, api, automation, backdoor, compliance, container, control, kubernetes, malicious, mitre, service, threatFigure 1: Anatomy of a controller-based attack. The malicious webhook intercepts legitimate pod creation requests and injects a backdoor sidecar before the object is persisted to etcd. Niranjan Kumar Sharma As illustrated in Figure 1, this webhook acts as a controller. Every time a legitimate pod is created (e.g., a payment service), the API server sends…
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Russian CTRL Toolkit Delivered via Malicious LNK Files Hijacks RDP via FRP Tunnels
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a remote access toolkit of Russian-origin that’s distributed via malicious Windows shortcut (LNK) files that are disguised as private key folders.The CTRL toolkit, according to Censys, is custom-built using .NET and includes various executables” to facilitate credential phishing, keylogging, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) hijacking, and reverse tunneling First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Breaking out: Can AI agents escape their sandboxes?
Container sandboxes are part of routine AI agent testing and deployment. Agents use them to run code, edit files, and interact with system resources without direct access to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/30/ai-agents-container-breakout-capabilities-research/
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Attribute-Based Access Control for AI Capability Negotiation
Learn how Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) secures AI capability negotiation and MCP deployments against quantum threats and tool poisoning. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/attribute-based-access-control-for-ai-capability-negotiation/
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File read flaw in Smart Slider plugin impacts 500K WordPress sites
A vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin, active on more than 800,000 websites, can be exploited to allow subscriber-level users access to arbitrary files on the server. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/file-read-flaw-in-smart-slider-plugin-impacts-500k-wordpress-sites/
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File read flaw in Smart Slider plugin impacts 500K WordPress sites
A vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin, active on more than 800,000 websites, can be exploited to allow subscriber-level users access to arbitrary files on the server. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/file-read-flaw-in-smart-slider-plugin-impacts-500k-wordpress-sites/
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Is your Agentic AI impenetrable by cyber threats?
Is Your Organization Equipped to Handle Machine Identities? Have you ever pondered the impact of machine identities on your organization’s security? While we delve into the intricacies of Non-Human Identity (NHI) management, we uncover where machine identities are pivotal in ensuring cybersecurity across various sectors. These identities, akin to digital passports, control access and permissions……
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Attackers are exploiting RCE vulnerability in BIG-IP APM systems (CVE-2025-53521)
A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-53521) in F5’s BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) solution is under active exploitation, the US … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/28/big-ip-apm-vulnerability-cve-2025-53521-exploited/
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CISA Adds CVE-2025-53521 to KEV After Active F5 BIG-IP APM Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical security flaw impacting F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-53521 (CVSS v4 score: 9.3), which could allow a threat actor to achieve remote code execution.”When a…
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European Commission Confirms Cyberattack After AWS Account Breach
The European Commission has confirmed a cybersecurity incident affecting its cloud-based infrastructure after attackers gained access to an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account hosting parts of the Europa.eu platform. According to an official statement, the compromised infrastructure supported the Commission’s public-facing web services. Despite the intrusion, authorities reported no disruption to the availability of Europa.eu…
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Windows Error Reporting Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Privilege Escalation, Allowing SYSTEM Access
Microsoft recently patched a severe Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Windows Error Reporting (WER) service, officially tracked as CVE-2026-20817. This flaw allows a local attacker with standard user rights to escalate to SYSTEM privileges by exploiting improper permission handling. The vulnerability was so significant that Microsoft chose to remove the affected feature entirely…
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Hackers Implant Stealthy BPFdoor Backdoors in Telecom Networks for Persistent Access
A China-nexus threat actor known as Red Menshen is planting stealthy backdoors deep inside global telecommunications networks. According to a recent investigation by Rapid7 Labs, this long-term espionage campaign utilises a highly evasive Linux kernel malware called BPFdoor. Instead of launching noisy, disruptive attacks, these hackers are building dormant sleeper cells in the telecom backbone.…
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What Is CIAM? A Complete Guide to Customer Identity and Access Management in 2026
CIAM is the technology layer that decides how your customers log in, what they can access, and how their data is protected. Here’s a complete breakdown of what it is, how it works, and why it’s become a $14 billion market. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/what-is-ciam-a-complete-guide-to-customer-identity-and-access-management-in-2026/
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Espionage campaign targets telecom with stealthy Linux-based backdoor
A China-nexus actor has been able to gain long-term access in a bid to gather intel on government agencies and critical infrastructure providers. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/espionage-campaign-telecom-linux-backdoor-China/815978/
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Attackers exploit critical Langflow RCE within hours as CISA sounds alarm
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, cisa, cloud, credentials, cve, cvss, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, exploit, flaw, framework, github, infrastructure, injection, kev, malicious, monitoring, nvd, open-source, rce, remote-code-execution, software, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, windowscredentials, was weaponized within 20 hours of the open-source AI-pipeline tool disclosing it.According to a Sysdig report, crooks started hitting a fleet of honeypot nodes with vulnerable instances across multiple cloud providers and regions right after they went live. Sysdig observed four such attempts within hours of deployment, with one attacker progressing to environment variable exfiltration.”This is…
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Attackers exploit critical Langflow RCE within hours as CISA sounds alarm
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, cisa, cloud, credentials, cve, cvss, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, exploit, flaw, framework, github, infrastructure, injection, kev, malicious, monitoring, nvd, open-source, rce, remote-code-execution, software, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, windowscredentials, was weaponized within 20 hours of the open-source AI-pipeline tool disclosing it.According to a Sysdig report, crooks started hitting a fleet of honeypot nodes with vulnerable instances across multiple cloud providers and regions right after they went live. Sysdig observed four such attempts within hours of deployment, with one attacker progressing to environment variable exfiltration.”This is…
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8 steps CISOs can take to empower their teams
Once when we were rolling out a well-known EDR tool, I knew the settings weren’t tight enough, nor were the received updates applied fast enough. So I asked two people to own this, come up with suggestions for tightening the screws, and guarantee a successful rollout on multiple OSes in parallel. The phased approach took…
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Wordlist-Angriffe Wenn Cyberkriminelle gezielt Unternehmensbegriffe nutzen
Ein Krankenhaus setzt strenge Passwortregeln um: mindestens zwölf Zeichen, Groß- und Kleinbuchstaben, Zahlen und Sonderzeichen; auf den ersten Blick eine solide Sicherheitsrichtlinie. Doch Angreifer testen mittlerweile keine zufälligen Kombinationen mehr, sondern Varianten wie ‘Universitätsklinikum2026!” oder ‘Rehaklinik#123″. Und nur wenige Minuten später haben die Cyberangreifer bereits Zugriff auf mehrere Accounts. Das Beispiel zeigt ein häufig unterschätztes…
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Court Blocks Trump’s Anthropic Ban as AI Dispute Continues
Temporary Ruling Preserves Pentagon’s AI Access as Courts Weigh AI Guardrail Limits. A federal judge’s decision to temporarily block the Trump administration from blacklisting the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic allows federal agencies and the Pentagon to continue using and evaluating its technology in the near term. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/court-blocks-trumps-anthropic-ban-as-ai-dispute-continues-a-31243
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Court Blocks Trump’s Anthropic Ban as AI Dispute Continues
Temporary Ruling Preserves Pentagon’s AI Access as Courts Weigh AI Guardrail Limits. A federal judge’s decision to temporarily block the Trump administration from blacklisting the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic allows federal agencies and the Pentagon to continue using and evaluating its technology in the near term. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/court-blocks-trumps-anthropic-ban-as-ai-dispute-continues-a-31243
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Ajax data breach exposed season tickets, supporter bans open to tampering
AFC Ajax, the Dutch football club from Amsterdam, disclosed that an unknown hacker gained access to parts of its IT systems and obtained the email addresses of a few hundred … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/27/afc-ajax-data-breach-supporter-bans/
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BIND 9 Security Flaws Allow Attackers to Bypass Security Controls and Crash Servers
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released critical security advisories addressing three new vulnerabilities in the widely used BIND 9 Domain Name System (DNS) software suite. If left unpatched, remote attackers could exploit these weaknesses to bypass access control lists, consume excessive system resources, or crash DNS servers entirely. Network administrators must apply the provided…
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NYC Health Notifying Patients of 2 Third-Party Hacks
Incidents Are Unrelated, Says NYC Health + Hospitals. Hackers had access to New York City’s municipal healthcare system for nearly three months before being detected, stealing data of an undisclosed number of patients. The incident is the second hacking-related data breach within weeks involving a third-party firm hired by NYC Health + Hospitals. First seen…
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Alleged RedLine malware developer extradited to US, faces up to 30 years
Hambardzum Minasyan appeared in an Austin federal court on Tuesday and was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, conspiracy to violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and conspiracy to commit money laundering. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/redline-malware-developer-extradited-to-us-faces-30-years
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China-Linked Red Menshen Uses Stealthy BPFDoor Implants to Spy via Telecom Networks
A long-term and ongoing campaign attributed to a China-nexus threat actor has embedded itself in telecom networks to conduct espionage against government networks.The strategic positioning activity, which involves implanting and maintaining stealthy access mechanisms within critical environments, has been attributed to Red Menshen, a threat cluster that’s also tracked as Earth Bluecrow, First seen on…