Tag: access
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Ransomware gangs don’t need control system access to disrupt industrial production
Disrupting IT systems that support industrial environments can be enough to interrupt production, even when ransomware operators do not gain direct access to industrial … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/11/industrial-ransomware-attacks-q2-2026/
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Hackers Pivot Through Private APN to Sabotage Siemens PLCs at Polish Power Plant
Threat actors used a private cellular access-point-name (APN) network to pivot from a compromised wind farm into the operational technology environment. A Polish combined heat and power plant, where they disrupted Siemens programmable logic controllers and briefly interrupted cogeneration operations. The December 29, 2025 intrusion affected a CHP facility serving approximately 50,000 residents, forcing a…
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OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber to Find Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and Develop Exploit Chains
OpenAI has expanded its Daybreak cybersecurity program with the introduction of GPT-5.6-Cyber, a purpose-trained model specifically designed for authorized vulnerability research, exploit validation, and advanced security testing. Built on the foundation of GPT-5.6 Sol, this new model serves as a controlled-access tool for trusted defenders as AI-assisted offensive capabilities continue to evolve. GPT-5.6-Cyber to Find…
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New Abyssos RAT Hijacks Browser Sessions, Steals Credentials and Gives Attackers Remote VNC Access
Abyssos, a modular C++ remote-access trojan that combines credential theft, browser-session hijacking, file exfiltration and hidden VNC control in a single post-compromise framework. Technical analysis from ThreatLabz indicates that Abyssos is designed for hands-on intrusion activity rather than opportunistic, single-purpose theft. The most concerning feature is its hidden VNC capability. The HVNC_START command opens a…
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Previously unseen entry vector used to breach Polish energy plant
The December 29 cyberattack on a Polish combined heat and power (CHP) plant was the first observed case of attackers gaining access to an OT network through a private APN, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/11/poland-energy-sector-cyberattack-heating-plant-private-apn/
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Wie sich Angreifer in kompromittierten Systemen häuslich einrichten
Tags: accessEin von Huntress untersuchter Vorfall zeigt, wie gründlich sich ein Angreifer nach dem ersten Zugriff in einem fremden System einnisten kann. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/angreifer-kompromittiert
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Metabase Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild: Unauthenticated SQL Injection Leading to Full Admin Access
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/metabase-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild-unauthenticated-sql-injection-leading-to-full-admin-access
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Hackers breached a small Polish energy plant via private APN last year
Hackers breached a heat-and-power plant facility in Poland, which supplies heat to about 50,000 residents, using a private APN (Access Point Name) to access an OT (Operational Technology) network. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breached-a-small-polish-energy-plant-via-private-apn-last-year/
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Obsidian Secures $85M to Control AI Agents in SaaS Apps
CEO Hasan Imam Says AI Agents Are Already Modifying and Deleting Enterprise Data. Obsidian Security raised $85 million at a $1.1 billion valuation to expand real-time monitoring and enforcement as enterprises give autonomous AI agents access to sensitive data and the ability to modify or delete information inside SaaS and other third-party applications. First seen…
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Metabase SQL Zero-Day Attacks Could Have Wide Blast Radius
The maximum-severity vulnerability, which still has no CVE, allows malicious, remote administrator access to the business-analytics platform and its downstream users. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/metabase-sql-zero-day-attacks-wide-blast-radius
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit N-able Flaw in Ransomware Attacks
Microsoft Says Storm-1175 Exploited CVE-2026-18577 After Its Disclosure. Microsoft says China-linked Storm-1175 is exploiting N-able N-central authentication bypass CVE-2026-18577 to gain administrative RMM access, pivot into managed endpoints and rapidly deploy its new StormEncryptor ransomware. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/china-linked-hackers-exploit-n-able-flaw-in-ransomware-attacks-a-32506
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Royal Navy Cuts Camera Internet Access After Drones Contact Chinese IP
Royal Navy drone cameras contacted a Chinese IP address, raising cybersecurity concerns over third-party hardware, supplier vetting, and device traffic. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cybersecurity/news-navy-drone-camera-china-emea-uk/
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Metabase zero-day exploited to access Framework customer data
Framework, the San Francisco-based company that designs repairable and upgradeable laptops, has suffered a data breach after attackers managed to exploit a zero-day … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/10/metabase-zero-day-framework-tally-kilo-code/
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HP ThinPro TPM Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Full Disk Encryption and Steal LUKS Keys
A security researcher has revealed a critical design flaw in HP ThinPro versions 8 and 9, which allows attackers with physical access to a thin client’s storage drive to extract TPM-sealed LUKS disk-encryption keys. This vulnerability arises from an incomplete measured-boot policy that validates the GRUB bootloader but fails to measure the Linux kernel and…
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“Ghostjacking” Exploits AI Agents’ Trusted Access to Evade Firewall Controls
Tenet reported that half of Fortune 500 companies are vulnerable to the Ghostjacking technique, which involves tricking AI agents with fake reports First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ghostjacking-ai-gents-access/
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Claude Code Child Process Can Read Its Own OAuth Token From macOS Keychain
A macOS Keychain implementation weakness in Anthropic’s Claude Code CLI could allow any process running as the logged-in user including a Claude Code-spawned child process to retrieve the tool’s OAuth credential bundle silently. The issue underscores how trusted AI coding-agent ancestry can mask high-impact credential access and persistence activity on developer endpoints. However, the CLI…
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20 Flaws in Fertility Tracker Risked Data Loss, Fake Results
Mira Ultra 4 Fixes Vulnerabilities After University Team Hacked Bluetooth, Firmware. Multiple vulnerabilities identified in a popular at-home fertility tracking device could have allowed attackers to impersonate the device, manipulate hormone readings, access sensitive health information and reverse engineer production firmware, said the researchers who made the discovery. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Roblox-Cheater werden selbst zu Betrogenen
Cyberkriminelle nutzen die Suche vieler Gamer nach Cheats und Hilfsprogrammen gezielt aus. Nach Erkenntnissen der Bitdefender Labs verbreiten Angreifer manipulierte Roblox-Tools, die Schadsoftware installieren und den vollständigen Zugriff auf infizierte Computer ermöglichen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/malware-roblox-cheater-betrug
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Metabase Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild, Exposing Admin Access and Sensitive Data
Attackers exploited a CVSS 10 Metabase zero-day to gain admin access and steal sensitive data. Framework confirmed it was among the victims. Metabase just confirmed something no analytics vendor wants to write: attackers found and used an unpatched, maximum-severity flaw against Metabase Cloud before anyone on the defense side knew it existed. The company’s own…
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Atlassian Rovo Can Be Tricked Into Sending Jira and Confluence Data to Attackers
Attacker-controlled instructions can make Atlassian’s Rovo assistant collect Jira or Confluence data that a signed-in user can access, then send it to an outside server. Two security firms found that behavior independently, by different routes. Only one of those routes is confirmed closed.PromptArmor, an AI security firm, hid the instructions in content Rovo reads. It…
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Fake Zoom Installer Uses .NET Downloader to Deploy Overlord RAT on macOS
A cross-platform malware campaign that disguises itself as a legitimate Zoom installer to deploy Overlord, an open-source remote access trojan (RAT), on both macOS and Windows machines. Documented by Jamf, unlike most macOS malware, which typically relies on Go or Rust for cross-platform reach, this campaign’s first-stage downloader, a macOS ARM64 Mach-O binary named ZoomMeetings,…
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Critical macOS RCE Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Gain Root Access Without Password
Tags: access, apple, cve, cyber, data-breach, flaw, macOS, password, rce, remote-code-execution, update, vulnerabilityApple has shipped emergency macOS updates to close a critical vulnerability in Screen Sharing, tracked as CVE-2026-65400, which allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and access files with root-level privileges. The flaw is especially severe on systems where Screen Sharing is exposed to the public internet. Apple’s August 6 releases macOS Tahoe 26.6.1,…
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Metabase Zero-Day Exploited in Wild Allows Admin Access Without Authentication
Tags: access, authentication, business, cve, data, exploit, flaw, intelligence, software, sql, vulnerability, zero-dayMetabase has warned that a maximum-severity security flaw impacting its business intelligence and data visualization software package has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day.The vulnerability (CVSS score: 10.0), which does not carry a CVE identifier, allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary SQL into the Metabase application database, enabling them to gain…
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Samsung’s August Update Patches 56 Security Vulnerabilities Across Galaxy Devices
Samsung’s August 2026 Galaxy update fixes 56 Android and One UI security flaws, including critical vulnerabilities and clipboard access risks. The post Samsung’s August Update Patches 56 Security Vulnerabilities Across Galaxy Devices appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-samsung-august-2026-security-update/
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ThreatLabz 2026 Report: Frontier AI and Enterprise Readiness
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cisa, ciso, control, credentials, cyberattack, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, flaw, governance, identity, Internet, kev, login, malicious, privacy, radius, resilience, strategy, switch, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-trustThe BreachIt was 9:14 AM when the CISO’s VPN connection momentarily dropped, something that normally wouldn’t cause any concern. What he couldn’t see was that attackers had already exploited a pre-authentication flaw in the VPN appliance itself, gaining access before any login ever occurred. From there, they extracted stored credentials, forged an identity as his…
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ThreatLabz 2026 Report: Frontier AI and Enterprise Readiness
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cisa, ciso, control, credentials, cyberattack, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, flaw, governance, identity, Internet, kev, login, malicious, privacy, radius, resilience, strategy, switch, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-trustThe BreachIt was 9:14 AM when the CISO’s VPN connection momentarily dropped, something that normally wouldn’t cause any concern. What he couldn’t see was that attackers had already exploited a pre-authentication flaw in the VPN appliance itself, gaining access before any login ever occurred. From there, they extracted stored credentials, forged an identity as his…
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Beware cut-price AI services that read your every word
f someone offered you 90% off the official price to access Claude, the powerful AI model from Anthropic, would you be tempted? It turns out that around 900 people were, and they may be regretting their decision. First seen on fortra.com Jump to article: www.fortra.com/blog/beware-cut-price-ai-services-read-your-every-word
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Nicht KI ist das größte Risiko, sondern ihre Identitäten
‘Aus einer Testumgebung heraus erlangten KI-Modelle von Anthropic unautorisierten Zugriff auf Echtdaten realer Systeme von Organisationen. Das Eklatante daran: Im Rahmen einer Sicherheitsanalyse zeigte sich, dass über unzureichend abgesicherte Identitäten Zugriffe auf produktive Systeme möglich waren und diese auf diesem Weg kompromittiert wurden. Ein Statement von Elmar Eperiesi-Beck, CEO bei Bare.ID. Zum Vergleich: Noch vor…