Tag: access
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New GPUThor Rowhammer Defeats ECC on NVIDIA RTX A6000 to Gain Host Root Access
Academic researchers have disclosed a Rowhammer attack impacting NVIDIA workstation GPUs with GDDR6 memory that defeats error correction codes (ECC), the mitigation NVIDIA recommends against GPU Rowhammer, and enables denial-of-service (DoS) and privilege escalation to a root shell.Dubbed GPUThor, the attack was developed by researchers at the University of Toronto, who hammered four DRAM First…
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FBI takes down China-linked hacking network behind attacks on NASA, DOJ and U.S. Senate
The Justice Department and FBI have seized domains tied to two hacking tools built and run by a Chinese state-sponsored group, cutting off access to malware that had been used … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/27/fbi-disrupts-china-linked-hacking-network/
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Russian Cyber Espionage Infrastructure Uses Evilginx and OAuth Phishing to Steal Accounts
Tags: access, authentication, credentials, cyber, espionage, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, phishing, russia, softwareRussian-linked cyber espionage operators are expanding account-compromise operations by combining OAuth abuse, device-code phishing, credential-harvesting infrastructure, and suspected Evilginx reverse-proxy setups. GTIG assesses with moderate confidence that UNC6293 is an initial-access subcluster of ICE RELIC, formerly tracked as APT29, Cozy Bear, and Midnight Blizzard. Rather than exploiting a software flaw, the operators abuse legitimate authentication…
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Apache Tomcat Flaws Let Attackers Bypass Authentication and Security Controls, Trigger DoS Attacks
Apache has released version 11.0.25 of Apache Tomcat to address ten security vulnerabilities, including multiple flaws that could lead to authentication bypasses, access-control evasion, and denial-of-service (DoS) conditions. The most serious issues affect Tomcat’s processing of security constraints, authentication mechanisms, HTTP/2 implementation, and behavior of the RewriteValve. All ten vulnerabilities impact releases of Apache Tomcat…
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A Reported Log4j RCE Is More Complicated Than It Looks
<div cla TL;DR A recently circulated Log4j finding demonstrates a reproducible bypass of a defense-in-depth deserialization control involving FilteredObjectInputStream. Sonatype does not currently consider this a clear-cut Log4j vulnerability. Apache explicitly warns that deserializing untrusted data is unsafe and treats these filters as hardening measures rather than complete security boundaries. Exploitation requires uncommon, legacy-style application…
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A Reported Log4j RCE Is More Complicated Than It Looks
<div cla TL;DR A recently circulated Log4j finding demonstrates a reproducible bypass of a defense-in-depth deserialization control involving FilteredObjectInputStream. Sonatype does not currently consider this a clear-cut Log4j vulnerability. Apache explicitly warns that deserializing untrusted data is unsafe and treats these filters as hardening measures rather than complete security boundaries. Exploitation requires uncommon, legacy-style application…
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A Reported Log4j RCE Is More Complicated Than It Looks
<div cla TL;DR A recently circulated Log4j finding demonstrates a reproducible bypass of a defense-in-depth deserialization control involving FilteredObjectInputStream. Sonatype does not currently consider this a clear-cut Log4j vulnerability. Apache explicitly warns that deserializing untrusted data is unsafe and treats these filters as hardening measures rather than complete security boundaries. Exploitation requires uncommon, legacy-style application…
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A Reported Log4j RCE Is More Complicated Than It Looks
<div cla TL;DR A recently circulated Log4j finding demonstrates a reproducible bypass of a defense-in-depth deserialization control involving FilteredObjectInputStream. Sonatype does not currently consider this a clear-cut Log4j vulnerability. Apache explicitly warns that deserializing untrusted data is unsafe and treats these filters as hardening measures rather than complete security boundaries. Exploitation requires uncommon, legacy-style application…
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Fernwartung ohne Netzkopplung für kritische IT- und OT-Umgebungen Das Rendezvous-Prinzip
Fernzugriffe sind in Industrie, Verwaltung und kritischen Infrastrukturen unverzichtbar und zugleich ein bevorzugtes Einfallstor für Angreifer. Wer Steuerungen, Maschinen und Serverlandschaften aus der Ferne warten lässt, braucht mehr als ein klassisches Virtual Private Network (VPN). Gefragt ist eine Architektur, die Quell- und Zielnetz konsequent entkoppelt, jeden Zugriff von innen bestätigen lässt und lückenlos dokumentiert betrieben…
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How to Give Junior Techs M365 Admin Access Without the Risk
Tags: accessFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/native/how-to-give-junior-techs-m365-admin-access-without-the-risk
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CrowdStrike Flex Model Adapts Deals to Evolving AI Threats
Enterprises Want Visibility Into What AI Agents Access, Spend and Execute. CrowdStrike added a record $333 million in annual recurring revenue as enterprises expanded Falcon Flex to secure AI agents, control non-human identities and track AI spending while consolidating legacy security tools. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/crowdstrike-flex-model-adapts-deals-to-evolving-ai-threats-a-32665
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OpenAI Agents Coordinated Hugging Face Breach at Scale
Probe Finds 1,200 Agents Communicated Outside Sandboxes, With 700 Targeting Hugging Face. OpenAI and its third-party advisors found new information about the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident, in which artificial intelligence agents hacked the model repository to access internal datasets and steal credentials. OpenAI agents had already begun planning similar breaches as early as May. First seen…
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Cyber Novice Takes Top Prize in SANS AI Forensics Contest
Find Evil! Contest Winners Show That Evidence Controls Matter More Than AI Speed. SANS challenged participants to turn an experimental AI forensic agent into a trustworthy open-source tool. Entries had to investigate digital evidence autonomously while restricting system access, documenting their actions and correcting unsupported conclusions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cyber-novice-takes-top-prize-in-sans-ai-forensics-contest-a-32662
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Dark Caracal Adds New Malware to Cyber Espionage Arsenal
GoCaracal is a new modular malware framework that broadens Dark Caracal’s capabilities to steal data and maintain access to victims. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/dark-caracal-adds-new-malware-cyber-espionage-arsenal
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Exclusive: NSA to host a hacker reunion in bid to rebuild secretive unit
The National Security Agency will welcome back to campus potentially hundreds of former members of the elite group known as Tailored Access Operations (TAO) to celebrate the division’s recent rebranding. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nsa-to-host-hacker-reunion-in-bid-to-rebuild-secretive-unit
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New GPUThor attack defeats NVIDIA ECC protection for root access
A newly disclosed Rowhammer attack called GPUThor can bypass error-correcting code (ECC) protections on NVIDIA GPUs, enabling denial-of-service (DoS) and root-level privilege escalation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gputhor-attack-defeats-nvidia-ecc-protection-for-root-access/
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ASOS Account Takeover Attack Exposes Data of 138,828 Customers
ASOS says attackers used credentials stolen elsewhere to access customer accounts, exposing personal data belonging to an estimated 138,828 people. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-asos-account-takeover-138828-customers/
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Election official says Tina Peters would be consultant, won’t have access to election systems
Shasta County registrar Clint Curtis told CyberScoop he needs Peters to help manage the county’s 2026 elections and he’s not concerned about her past conviction. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/shasta-county-election-clint-curtis-tina-peters-controversy/
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Snowflake ends service-account passwords. Now comes the hard part
Snowflake is ending password authentication for legacy service accounts, forcing organizations to migrate them to passwordless methods. Token Security explains why the harder challenge is identifying what uses each account, who owns it, and how much access it still needs. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/snowflake-ends-service-account-passwords-now-comes-the-hard-part/
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Iran-Linked Hackers Use Reverse SSH Tunnels to Reach Deep Inside Compromised Networks
Iran-linked threat actor Tortoiseshell is expanding its espionage toolkit with reverse SSH tunneling utilities and a TWOSTROKE-like backdoor designed to give operators covert, durable access to compromised internal networks. The research began with public reporting from Kaspersky on Mirage Kitten’s newer malware ecosystem, which included the NightLedger backdoor and WebSocket tunneling tools ArcBridge and BridgeHead.…
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Your Coding Assistant Is Shipping Security Vulnerabilities
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, authentication, compliance, credentials, email, endpoint, framework, github, governance, LLM, programming, risk, service, tool, vulnerabilityYour Coding Assistant Is Shipping Security Vulnerabilities. Here’s How to Fix That. AI coding assistants have gotten remarkably good at writing functional code. Syntax correctness rates are approaching 100%. Developers are more productive than ever. And yet the security picture tells a very different story. Veracode recently evaluated over 150 large language models across vendors…
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Microsoft tests new privacy controls for Windows 11 desktop apps
Microsoft has begun testing new privacy controls that will let Windows 11 users choose which desktop applications can access their camera, microphone, and precise location. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-tests-new-privacy-controls-for-windows-11-desktop-apps/
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Fake Claude Desktop Installer Deploys SectopRAT Using DLL Sideloading and Blockchain C2
A fake Claude Desktop installer campaign is using Bing malvertising to impersonate trusted Claude. ai-hosted content, DLL sideloading, and blockchain-based command-and-control to deploy the SectopRAT remote-access trojan. CyberProof researchers said an agent-led hunt scoped the full intrusion chain across endpoint telemetry in about ten minutes, turning a single suspicious scheduled task into a confirmed multi-stage…
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OpenAI Bans Russian ChatGPT Accounts Used to Run Influence Operation
OpenAI on Tuesday said it banned a cluster of Russian ChatGPT accounts that used VPNs to bypass access restrictions and run an influence operation, which relied on its artificial intelligence (AI) tool to generate social media posts and comments that were shared on Substack, Telegram, X, Facebook and LinkedIn.The accounts “were being used to promote…
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The Complete Account Security Checklist for Modern Web Applications
Use this account security checklist to protect modern web applications with stronger authentication, secure sessions, access controls, and secure recovery. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/the-complete-account-security-checklist-for-modern-web-applications/
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WhatsApp Adds Stronger Security as Passkeys Hit 1 Billion
WhatsApp says 1 billion users now use passkeys, while stronger two-step verification and caller context add new layers of account protection. WhatsApp has reached a significant security milestone: more than one billion people now use passkeys to protect access to their accounts. At the same time, Meta is adding stronger two-step verification and more information…
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28,000 Exposed .git Repositories Leak Active AWS, OpenAI, Stripe and GitHub Credentials
A large-scale internet scan has uncovered 28,000 publicly accessible .git repositories exposing credentials for AWS, OpenAI, Stripe, GitHub, and other services, illustrating how a basic web server misconfiguration can turn source code history into an immediate cloud access risk. The research, published by attack-surface management firm Intruder, examined 3.5 million live HTTP hosts selected from…
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Critical Gitea RCE Actively Exploited as Reported Attack Drops Miner-Like Payload
Tags: access, attack, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday warned of active exploitation efforts targeting a recently patched critical security flaw impacting Gitea.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-60004 (CVSS score: 9.8), a case of remote code execution that allows an attacker with ordinary write access to a repository to execute arbitrary shell commands as…