Tag: access
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The Battle Over The Search of a Cell Phone Feds v. Locals
As state and federal authorities seek broad access to a seized phone, a Virginia prosecutor argues for narrowly tailored digital searches, a clash that could redefine Fourth Amendment protections for modern devices. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/the-battle-over-the-search-of-a-cell-phone-feds-v-locals/
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Lazarus APT Group’s New ScoringMathTea RAT Enhances Remote Command Execution and More
The Lazarus APT Group, an advanced persistent threat (APT) attributed to North Korea, has deployed a sophisticated new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) called ScoringMathTea as part of its ongoing Operation DreamJob cyberespionage campaign. ScoringMathTea represents a significant evolution in Lazarus’s malware toolkit, implementing a modular architecture designed specifically to evade detection across both network and…
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Lazarus APT Group’s New ScoringMathTea RAT Enhances Remote Command Execution and More
The Lazarus APT Group, an advanced persistent threat (APT) attributed to North Korea, has deployed a sophisticated new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) called ScoringMathTea as part of its ongoing Operation DreamJob cyberespionage campaign. ScoringMathTea represents a significant evolution in Lazarus’s malware toolkit, implementing a modular architecture designed specifically to evade detection across both network and…
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CISA Reports Active Attacks on FortiWeb WAF Vulnerability Allowing Admin Access
Tags: access, attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, kev, vulnerability, wafThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Fortinet FortiWeb vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning that the flaw is being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-64446, allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access to affected systems via a path-traversal vulnerability. Critical Path Traversal Flaw…
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Rethinking identity for the AI era: CISOs must build trust at machine speed
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, ciso, cloud, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, google, governance, group, identity, infrastructure, injection, Internet, LLM, malicious, mitigation, network, risk, theft, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIdentity as a trust fabric: Most organizations currently rely on a welter of identity and access management systems for a variety of reasons. Some systems might be tied to a specific vendor’s technology; some might be legacy systems from mergers or acquisitions; some might be in place due to legal or regulatory requirements.”What happens even…
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Inspector General Flags Security Gap in NIH Genomics Project
NIH Working on Fixes to Address National Security Risks and Weak Access Controls. The sensitive health and genomics data of 1 million Americans used by a National Institutes of Health research project could be at risk for access or theft by bad actors, including foreign adversaries, a government watchdog group. Security weaknesses discovered in an…
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US Citizens Plead Guilty to Aiding North Korean IT Worker Campaigns
Four individuals admitted to assisting foreign IT workers in gaining employment at US companies by providing false identities and remote access to employer-owned laptops. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/us-citizens-plead-guilty-north-korean-it-worker
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Dozens of groups call for governments to protect encryption
The letter comes as countries in Europe have moved over the past year to regulate or mandate legalized access for criminal and national security investigations. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/encryption-sixty-groups-call-on-governments-to-oppose-backdoor-mandates/
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Eurofiber France warns of breach after hacker tries to sell customer data
Eurofiber France disclosed a data breach it discovered late last week when hackers gained access to its ticket management system by exploiting a vulnerability and exfiltrated information. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/eurofiber-france-warns-of-breach-after-hacker-tries-to-sell-customer-data/
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CISA Alerts on Critical Lynx+ Gateway Flaw Leaks Data in Cleartext
Tags: access, cisa, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, flaw, infrastructure, leak, risk, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical security alert regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting General Industrial Controls’ Lynx+ Gateway device. Released on November 13, 2025, under alert code ICSA-25-317-08, these flaws pose significant risks to industrial control systems. They could enable remote attackers to access sensitive information or disrupt critical operations. CVE…
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Critical FortiWeb WAF Flaw Actively Exploited to Establish Admin Access and Seize Total Control
Fortinet has released urgent security updates to address a critical vulnerability in its FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) that is being actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2025-64446, the flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute administrative commands and gain complete control of affected systems. The vulnerability has been assigned a critical severity rating with…
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Dragon Breath Uses RONINGLOADER to Disable Security Tools and Deploy Gh0st RAT
The threat actor known as Dragon Breath has been observed making use of a multi-stage loader codenamed RONINGLOADER to deliver a modified variant of a remote access trojan called Gh0st RAT.The campaign, which is primarily aimed at Chinese-speaking users, employs trojanized NSIS installers masquerading as legitimate like Google Chrome and Microsoft Teams, according to Elastic…
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Akira ransomware expands to Nutanix AHV, raising stakes for enterprise security
Tags: access, attack, backup, breach, business, cisco, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, firewall, infrastructure, leak, mfa, monitoring, network, ransomware, resilience, strategy, threat, update, veeam, vpn, vulnerability, windowsThreat that thrives in enterprise blind spots: Experts indicate that Akira leverages the blind spots that enterprises acknowledge but rarely fix. Of the blind spots, remote access tops the list, followed by patching.”Akira wins not because it has reinvented ransomware, but because it has perfected the parts enterprises fail to take seriously. It exploits the…
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Akira ransomware expands to Nutanix AHV, raising stakes for enterprise security
Tags: access, attack, backup, breach, business, cisco, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, firewall, infrastructure, leak, mfa, monitoring, network, ransomware, resilience, strategy, threat, update, veeam, vpn, vulnerability, windowsThreat that thrives in enterprise blind spots: Experts indicate that Akira leverages the blind spots that enterprises acknowledge but rarely fix. Of the blind spots, remote access tops the list, followed by patching.”Akira wins not because it has reinvented ransomware, but because it has perfected the parts enterprises fail to take seriously. It exploits the…
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Gipfel in Berlin Europa strebt digitale Souveränität an
Am 18. November 2025 findet der Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin statt.Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) und Frankreichs Präsident, Emmanuel Macron, haben sich angekündigt zum Treffen der Digitalminister und IT-Fachleute in Berlin. Rund 900 Teilnehmer werden beim Europäischen Gipfel zur Digitalen Souveränität am Dienstag erwartet. Was lange Zeit ein Nischenthema für IT-Fachleute war, steht inzwischen…
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Spam flooding npm registry with token stealers still isn’t under control
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, blockchain, breach, control, credentials, crypto, detection, edr, exploit, finance, firewall, governance, identity, login, malicious, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, open-source, pypi, risk, software, spam, supply-chain, threat, tool, wormCSO that number has now grown to 153,000.And while this payload merely steals tokens, other threat actors are paying attention, said Sonatype CTO Brian Fox.When Sonatype wrote about the campaign just over a year ago, it found a mere 15,000 packages that appeared to come from a single person.With the swollen numbers reported this week,…
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AIPAC Discloses Data Breach, Says Hundreds Affected
AIPAC reports data breach after external system access, hundreds affected, investigation ongoing with added security steps. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/aipac-data-breach-hundreds-affected/
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A Single Bug in Mobile Apps Can Cost You Millions! Protect with Secure Code Review!
A leading banking app was forced into a three-day shutdown after attackers exploited a small coding oversight that granted access to customer accounts. The flaw had quietly existed in the codebase for months, completely slipping past the development team. What made the incident even more frustrating was that a simple peer review could have identified……
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Worm flooding npm registry with token stealers still isn’t under control
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, blockchain, breach, control, credentials, crypto, detection, edr, exploit, finance, firewall, governance, identity, login, malicious, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, open-source, pypi, risk, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, wormCSO that number has now grown to 153,000.”It’s unfortunate that the worm isn’t under control yet,” said Sonatype CTO Brian Fox.And while this payload merely steals tokens, other threat actors are paying attention, he predicted.”I’m sure somebody out there in the world is looking at this massively replicating worm and wondering if they can ride…
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How can Agentic AI enhance cybersecurity measures
How Do Non-Human Identities Fit into Cybersecurity? How do machine identities, known as Non-Human Identities (NHIs), enhance the security of cloud environments? Where businesses increasingly migrate their operations to the cloud, understanding this aspect of cybersecurity becomes crucial. NHIs act as digital passports, combining encrypted secrets like passwords and tokens to grant access to systems….…
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Critical CVE-2025-59367 flaw lets hackers access ASUS DSL routers remotely
ASUS fixed a critical auth-bypass flaw (CVE-2025-59367) in DSL routers that let remote, unauthenticated attackers access devices with ease. ASUS patched a critical auth-bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59367 (CVSS score of 9.3), in multiple DSL routers that allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to easily access unpatched devices. The vulnerability impacts DSL-AC51, DSL-N16, DSL-AC750 router families, the…
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TDL 009 – Inside DNS Threat Intelligence: Privacy, Security Innovation
Tags: access, apple, attack, automation, backup, best-practice, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, computer, control, corporate, country, crime, cybersecurity, data, dns, encryption, finance, firewall, government, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, law, linkedin, malicious, marketplace, middle-east, monitoring, msp, network, office, privacy, regulation, risk, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, windows, zero-trustSummary Inside DNS Threat Intelligence: Privacy, Security & Innovation In this episode of the Defenders Log, host David Redekop speaks with Tim Adams, the founder of the protective DNS resolver Scout DNS. Tim shares his origin story, explaining how he transitioned from a wireless network integrator to building his own DNS solution. He saw a…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Refresh Your Akira Defenses Now, CISA Says, as OWASP Revamps Its App Sec Top 10 Risks
Tags: access, advisory, ai, antivirus, application-security, attack, authentication, backup, business, chatgpt, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, germany, group, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iot, law, malware, mfa, mitigation, phishing, privacy, programming, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLearn why you should revise your Akira ransomware protection plans. Plus, find out what’s new in OWASP’s revamped Top 10 Web Application Risks list. Also, find out about agentic AI’s cognitive degradation risk. And get the latest on AI security trends and CISO compensation. Key takeaways CISA and other agencies are urging organizations, especially in…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Refresh Your Akira Defenses Now, CISA Says, as OWASP Revamps Its App Sec Top 10 Risks
Tags: access, advisory, ai, antivirus, application-security, attack, authentication, backup, business, chatgpt, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, germany, group, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iot, law, malware, mfa, mitigation, phishing, privacy, programming, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLearn why you should revise your Akira ransomware protection plans. Plus, find out what’s new in OWASP’s revamped Top 10 Web Application Risks list. Also, find out about agentic AI’s cognitive degradation risk. And get the latest on AI security trends and CISO compensation. Key takeaways CISA and other agencies are urging organizations, especially in…
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Cybercriminals Use Fake Invoices to Deploy XWorm and Steal Login Credentials
Cybercriminals are deploying sophisticated phishing campaigns that weaponize seemingly legitimate invoice emails to distribute Backdoor.XWorm is a dangerous remote-access trojan (RAT) capable of stealing sensitive credentials, recording keystrokes, and installing ransomware. Security researchers have uncovered an active malware distribution operation using Visual Basic Script attachments disguised as routine business correspondence, representing a dangerous evolution of social…