Tag: access
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TerminalFix Uses Fake CAPTCHA, DLL Sideloading and Steganography to Breach Networks
A sophisticated ClickFix variant dubbed TerminalFix that uses fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into executing attacker-controlled PowerShell commands. Rather than delivering a conventional infostealer, the campaign builds persistent access and deploys a reverse-tunnel implant capable of turning an infected Windows endpoint into a proxy for reaching internal network resources The intrusion begins on…
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Your Pentest Agent Needs the Credential. Its LLM Doesn’t. Can We Keep Them Apart?
How Does the Security Harness Work? An agentic penetration testing platform has to let its agents access real secrets: test credentials, session cookies, and tokens pulled from a vulnerable API…. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/your-pentest-agent-needs-the-credential-its-llm-doesnt-can-we-keep-them-apart/
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Rethink Hybrid Identity: It Is Not the Destination
<div cla How We Got Here Hybrid identity emerged as a byproduct of enterprise cloud and SaaS adoption. As organizations adopted cloud productivity platforms, collaboration services, SaaS applications, and cloud-hosted business systems, hybrid identity became a practical transition model. It enabled enterprises to bridge existing on-premises identity infrastructure with newly adopted cloud services. The mechanism…
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Russian-Speaking Hackers Used Cursor AI in Attacks on Seven Companies, Report Says
Russian-speaking hackers used Cursor AI during attacks on corporate networks, reportedly speeding reconnaissance, VPN access and exploitation attempts. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-cursor-ai-hackers-aur0ra-ransomware/
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AI Governance Has a Control Problem, Not a Policy Problem
Tags: access, ai, business, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, finance, governance, identity, least-privilege, risk, technology, toolWe’re getting good at writing policies about how AI should be used. Responsible AI principles. Acceptable-use policies. AI risk frameworks. Approval processes. Governance committees. All of these have a place. But there is a harder question that I think organisations need to start asking: What evidence proves those controls actually work? Because AI is changing…
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Key Reasons Why Identity Fabric Matters in 2026
An Identity Fabric knits fragmented identity systems into a coherent layer that observes how identities behave across applications, APIs, and infrastructure. As enterprise access spans more cloud services and automated workloads, identity security depends less on static configuration and more on runtime visibility. This article covers the architecture, the risks of unmanaged identities, and First…
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BlueDelta Targets Defense and Diplomatic Organizations With HOOKEDGE Malware
Russian state-linked threat actor BlueDelta has launched a renewed espionage campaign against defense manufacturing, government, and diplomatic organizations in Romania, Spain, and Türkiye using a lightweight Windows backdoor dubbed HOOKEDGE. The activity, tracked from late September 2025 through early April 2026, relied on macro-enabled Microsoft Word documents and legitimate webhook infrastructure to establish access, execute…
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China-Made ZBT Routers Ship With Two Implants Giving Unauthenticated Attackers Root Access
VulnCheck has disclosed two previously undocumented factory implants in firmware for routers built by Shenzhen Zhibotong Electronics (ZBT), each of which gives an unauthenticated remote attacker the ability to run commands as root on affected devices.The implants, named SPEAKINGSTONE and DARKLANTERN by the company’s zero-day research team, are tracked as CVE-2026-74232 and CVE-2026-74233. First seen…
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Rubrik: Firms Want Joint Agent Identity, Visibility, Recovery
AI Agents Are Raising the Stakes for Identity Resilience and Recovery. Rubrik is betting AI agents will accelerate demand for unified identity, data security and recovery tools as enterprises seek visibility into agent activity, tighter access controls and the ability to reverse malicious or unintended actions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/rubrik-firms-want-joint-agent-identity-visibility-recovery-a-32683
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RMM Phishing Campaign Spans 46 Countries as Attackers Abuse Trusted IT Tools
A global RMM phishing campaign is abusing trusted remote access tools across 46 countries, with US activity accounting for about 45%. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/phishing/news-rmm-phishing-remote-access/
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Critical WordPress Plugin Flaw Allows Unauthenticated Administrator Account Takeover
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability has been identified in the WPMU DEV Dashboard WordPress plugin, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator-level access to vulnerable sites configured with Hub Single Sign-On (SSO). This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-76581, has a CVSS score of 9.8 and affects WPMU DEV Dashboard versions 5.0.1 and earlier. The plugin…
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Go Loader Uses Anti-Sandbox Checks and SNOWLIGHT to Execute Fileless VShell RAT in Memory
A Windows malware campaign disguised as a graduate-school resume has been observed delivering the SNOWLIGHT stager and a fileless VShell remote-access trojan (RAT) to targets likely associated with Chinese academic and technical research environments. The attack uses a custom 32-bit Go loader that performs sandbox checks, opens a legitimate-looking Word document as a decoy, and…
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PaperCut Warns of Actively Exploited Vulnerability Affecting NG and MF Servers
PaperCut has issued an urgent security advisory after confirming the active exploitation of a vulnerability affecting all versions of its PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF print-management servers. Organizations with Application Servers exposed to the internet are urged to immediately restrict web access to trusted internal IP addresses and deploy emergency updates for versions 25 and…
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Critical cPanel Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Gain Full Root Control of Servers
A critical vulnerability in cPanel/WHM could allow authenticated attackers to gain root-level code execution and take full control of vulnerable hosting servers, according to a security advisory published by cPanel on August 27, 2026. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-65643 and affects cPanel’s domain parking and addon-domain functionality. Critical cPanel Vulnerability An attacker with access…
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Active Directory SPN Misconfigurations Enable Kerberoasting Without Account Lockouts
A common configuration error in Active Directory is assigning Service Principal Names (SPNs) to ordinary user accounts. This mistake can create an overlooked path for Kerberoasting attacks, allowing adversaries to obtain credentials without needing privileged access or causing account lockouts. Kerberoasting typically targets Active Directory service accounts that hold SPNs, which Kerberos uses to identify…
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Salt Typhoon Is Already Inside Encryption Doesn’t Solve the Problem
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, china, cisa, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, government, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, microsoft, network, resilience, risk, router, saas, service, software, strategy, switch, technology, theft, threat, tool<div cla COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY BRIEFING What Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon reveal about the next front in communications security, and why hardened transport is the missing layer Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon mark a deliberate shift in how state-sponsored cyber campaigns operate. Rather than chasing endpoints or applications, these actors have gone after the infrastructure…
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Salt Typhoon Is Already Inside Encryption Doesn’t Solve the Problem
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, china, cisa, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, government, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, microsoft, network, resilience, risk, router, saas, service, software, strategy, switch, technology, theft, threat, tool<div cla COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY BRIEFING What Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon reveal about the next front in communications security, and why hardened transport is the missing layer Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon mark a deliberate shift in how state-sponsored cyber campaigns operate. Rather than chasing endpoints or applications, these actors have gone after the infrastructure…
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Chinese-Speaking TA4922 Bought New RAT from Commodity Marketplaces
Proofpoint Says the Group Used the Modular RAT in at Least Three Campaigns. Chinese-speaking TA4922 is using the commercially advertised PackClient remote access trojan in phishing campaigns targeting China and India, giving the financially motivated group modular surveillance, data theft and post-compromise capabilities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/chinese-speaking-ta4922-bought-new-rat-from-commodity-marketplaces-a-32670
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Chinese-Speaking TA4922 Bought New RAT from Commodity Marketplaces
Proofpoint Says the Group Used the Modular RAT in at Least Three Campaigns. Chinese-speaking TA4922 is using the commercially advertised PackClient remote access trojan in phishing campaigns targeting China and India, giving the financially motivated group modular surveillance, data theft and post-compromise capabilities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/chinese-speaking-ta4922-bought-new-rat-from-commodity-marketplaces-a-32670
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Chinese-Speaking TA4922 Bought New RAT from Commodity Marketplaces
Proofpoint Says the Group Used the Modular RAT in at Least Three Campaigns. Chinese-speaking TA4922 is using the commercially advertised PackClient remote access trojan in phishing campaigns targeting China and India, giving the financially motivated group modular surveillance, data theft and post-compromise capabilities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/chinese-speaking-ta4922-bought-new-rat-from-commodity-marketplaces-a-32670
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SonarQube Hunter Agent is now GA: Catch broken access control and business logic flaws
SonarQube Hunter Agent uses AI to detect broken access control, business logic flaws, and authentication vulnerabilities traditional SAST can miss. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/sonarqube-hunter-agent-is-now-ga-catch-broken-access-control-and-business-logic-flaws/
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Hackers Target Over 100 U.S. Water Systems in a Single Month, Federal Agency Confirms
CISA says hackers targeted more than 100 internet-exposed U.S. water systems in July, exploiting PLC access and causing some operational disruptions. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-cisa-water-systems-plc-cyberattacks/
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Spark RAT Targets Cambodia, Abuses Vulnerable OPSWAT Driver to Disable Security Tools
Individuals and organizations in Cambodia have emerged as the target of a new campaign that delivers an open-source remote access trojan (RAT) called Spark RAT.”The samples employ diverse lure themes, suggesting an effort to appeal to a broad range of potential victims. These include government notices, public health materials, real estate-related content, and other topics,”…
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Public wary of UK government ‘backdoor’ surveillance following Apple row, poll reveals
A poll of 2,000 UK citizens taken after the government issued a secret order seeking access to Apple users’ encrypted data finds that the public is sceptical of government surveillance powers First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366649780/Public-wary-of-UK-government-backdoor-surveillance-following-Apple-row-poll-reveals
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Public wary of UK government ‘backdoor’ surveillance following Apple row, poll reveals
A poll of 2,000 UK citizens taken after the government issued a secret order seeking access to Apple users’ encrypted data finds that the public is sceptical of government surveillance powers First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366649780/Public-wary-of-UK-government-backdoor-surveillance-following-Apple-row-poll-reveals
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Hackers Are Targeting AI Servers to Steal API Keys and Hijack Computing Power
AI infrastructure is rapidly becoming a high-value enterprise attack surface. Attackers targeting LiteLLM AI gateways, RAGFlow retrieval platforms, and Kestra workflow orchestration environments to steal model-provider credentials, establish persistence, access backend data, and deploy cryptominers. The appeal is clear. AI gateways often centralize OpenAI, Azure, Anthropic, Gemini, and other provider API keys; retrieval platforms hold…
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GoCaracal Malware Uses Ethereum Smart Contract to Fetch Replacement C2 Address
Threat actors linked by Arctic Wolf to Dark Caracal with medium confidence deployed a previously undocumented Go-based malware framework, GoCaracal, during a June 2026 intrusion at an unnamed communications organization in Venezuela.GoCaracal provides operators with remote shell access and payload execution, while the extended profile adds browser data theft, keylogging, remote desktop control First seen…
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GoCaracal Malware Uses Ethereum Smart Contract to Fetch Replacement C2 Address
Threat actors linked by Arctic Wolf to Dark Caracal with medium confidence deployed a previously undocumented Go-based malware framework, GoCaracal, during a June 2026 intrusion at an unnamed communications organization in Venezuela.GoCaracal provides operators with remote shell access and payload execution, while the extended profile adds browser data theft, keylogging, remote desktop control First seen…