Tag: access
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Rhysida and Interlock Ransomware Groups Linked to Initial Access Brokers and Crypter Ecosystem
Rhysida and Interlock sit inside the same ransomware supply chain, but their latest observed behavior shows a more nuanced relationship than simple code reuse. IBM X-Force’s long-term analysis ties both groups to initial access brokers, private crypters, downloaders, and backdoors that help them stage intrusion chains before encryption. The core finding is that both operations…
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PRC-Nexus Hackers Abuse REDCap Servers to Monitor US Medical Research Organizations
A sophisticated, long-running cyberespionage campaign attributed to UNC6508, a People’s Republic of China (PRC)-nexus threat actor, that systematically targets North American academic, medical, and military research institutions. The campaign, active since at least September 2023, remained undetected for over a year while the threat actor silently harvested credentials, exfiltrated sensitive communications, and maintained persistent access across victim…
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Microsoft Website Displays Security Warning After Certificate Expiry
Microsoft has triggered widespread browser security warnings after allowing the TLS certificate for a critical Microsoft 365 connectivity testing domain to expire, raising concerns over certificate lifecycle management practices. The affected domain, connectivity.office.com, widely used by system administrators and enterprise IT teams to validate network access to Microsoft 365 services, began returning NET::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID errors in…
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EvilTokens: Neue Phishing-Kampagne verschafft sich Zugriff mit legitimen Mitteln
Was passiert, wenn bei einem Phishing-Angriff offizielle Infrastruktur genutzt wird, anstatt diese zu fälschen? EvilTokens markiert eine Weiterentwicklung des Phishing: Es werden nicht mehr Anmeldedaten gestohlen, sondern die Opfer dazu verleitet, legitime Sitzungen zu autorisieren. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/cybercrime/eviltokens-neue-phishing-kampagne-verschafft-sich-zugriff-mit-legitimen-mitteln/
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EvilTokens: Neue Phishing-Kampagne verschafft sich Zugriff mit legitimen Mitteln
Was passiert, wenn bei einem Phishing-Angriff offizielle Infrastruktur genutzt wird, anstatt diese zu fälschen? EvilTokens markiert eine Weiterentwicklung des Phishing: Es werden nicht mehr Anmeldedaten gestohlen, sondern die Opfer dazu verleitet, legitime Sitzungen zu autorisieren. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/cybercrime/eviltokens-neue-phishing-kampagne-verschafft-sich-zugriff-mit-legitimen-mitteln/
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Gigamon and Zscaler integrate network telemetry with zero-trust access
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/gigamon-and-zscaler-integrate-network-telemetry-with-zero-trust-access
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UK to ban social media access for children under 16
The ban will apply to all “user-to-user platforms, whose purpose is to enable social interaction and”¯which allow users to post material, alongside algorithms,” according to a press release from the government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-to-ban-social-media-access-for-children-under-16
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Mythos Shutdown Contains a Message: Don’t Wait for Mythos
OT Operators Shouldn’t Wait for Mythos Access to Probe Codebases. The abrupt, government-ordered cut-off of access to Mythos 5, the most cyber-capable of Anthropic’s large language models, has underlined a message security experts have been trying to get out to the operational technology community: You don’t need Mythos. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Cyberattack on Russian tech firm Astral disrupts business, government services for week
According to customer complaints, the disruption affected a range of services used by businesses, leading to interruptions in cash register operations, difficulties selling certain regulated goods, loss of access to customer portals and corporate email and problems with electronic human resources document management systems and authentication using digital certificates. First seen on therecord.media Jump to…
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Big tech must introduce age checks to support UK’s under-16s social media ban
Keir Starmer announces UK social media ban for under-16s that requires mandatory age verification to access social media services First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366644294/Big-tech-must-introduce-age-checks-to-support-UKs-under-16s-social-media-ban
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1Password Buys Apono to Expand AI Access Governance
Buying New York Startup Adds Just-in-Time Authorization and Governance Controls. 1Password acquired access governance startup Apono to combine credential security, just-in-time authorization and intent-based access controls into a unified platform designed to govern humans, machines and AI agents while reducing risks tied to static permissions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/1password-buys-apono-to-expand-ai-access-governance-a-31963
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US Anthropic Export Controls Sparks Sharp EU Reaction
Decision to Restrict Access Exposes EU Dependency on US Made Models. The U.S. government’s decision to cut foreign nationals’ access to Anthropic’s most powerful AI models has sparked a massive increase in calls for Europe to reduce its reliance on American technology. Tech sovereignty has become a live topic in Europe. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Velvet Ant Hackers Backdoor OpenSSH and PAM to Spy on Critical Infrastructure Network
Tags: access, authentication, backdoor, china, cyber, hacker, infrastructure, Internet, network, spyA long-running, highly disciplined intrusion attributed to the China-nexus actor known as Velvet Ant has been revealed as a near-decade campaign of silent access that culminated in the replacement of core authentication components OpenSSH binaries and PAM modules across a segregated critical-infrastructure network. The intrusion chain began with compromises of internet-facing systems where the operator…
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US Cracks Down on Anthropic AI Models Amid Abuse Concerns
Anthropic abruptly suspended all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after receiving an export control directive that banned foreign nationals from using the AI models. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/us-cracks-down-anthropic-ai-models-abuse-concerns
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The Onboarding Password Mistake That Creates Unnecessary Risk
Employee onboarding is a busy time for IT teams. New starters need devices, accounts, access permissions, and passwords, all delivered within a tight timeframe.That usually means sharing a temporary “first-day” password so employees can access systems for the first time. The issue is that these passwords don’t always stay temporary. They may be sent over…
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Cybersecurity Experts Urge US to Lift Ban on Anthropic’s Frontier AI Models
Access to two Anthropic large language models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, has effectively been banned to any non-US nationals by the Trump administration First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-experts-urge-us-lift-ban/
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Backdoor eingeschleust: Supply-Chain-Angriff gefährdet Millionen von Websites
Ein Angreifer hat über mehrere populäre Plug-ins Schadcode verbreitet, der unter WordPress heimlich eine Backdoor mit Admin-Zugriff einrichtet. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/backdoor-eingeschleust-supply-chain-angriff-gefaehrdet-millionen-von-websites-2606-209767.html
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Palo Alto Warns GlobalProtect VPN Flaw Is Being Actively Exploited
Palo Alto Networks has issued an urgent warning after confirming active exploitation of a GlobalProtect VPN vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0257, impacting PAN-OS deployments with specific configurations. The flaw, which affects the GlobalProtect portal and gateway components, enables an authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated attackers to establish VPN sessions and potentially gain access to internal enterprise…
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Admin-Zugriff für alle: Unzählige Onlineforen seit 10 Jahren angreifbar
Tags: accessWer ein Onlineforum auf Basis von phpBB betreibt, sollte dringend handeln. Eine Lücke lässt Angreifer beliebige Konten kapern, auch jene der Admins. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/admin-zugriff-fuer-alle-unzaehlige-onlineforen-seit-10-jahren-angreifbar-2606-209759.html
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Russia-Aligned Hackers Exploit Old WinRAR Vulnerability to Target Ukrainian Organizations
CVE-2025-8088, a WinRAR path traversal vulnerability patched in July 2025, remains a potent initial access vector for multiple intrusion sets targeting Ukraine. Analysis of attacks through April 2026 shows at least two distinct campaigns exploiting this vulnerability: a compiled-stealer chain attributed to an intrusion set we temporarily label SHADOW-EARTH-066 (tracked by CERT”‘UA as UAC”‘0226) and…
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Threat Actor Malware Platform Exposed Through Unlocked PHP Installer Page
A misconfigured PHP-based malware distribution platform has been exposed after a security researcher inadvertently gained administrative access via an unlocked installation page, highlighting critical operational security failures in the active threat actor’s infrastructure. The incident, documented on June 11, 2026, began with routine threat intelligence monitoring on X (formerly Twitter), where a suspicious software download…
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Hackers Hide New Argamal Malware Inside Working Hentai Games
Kaspersky found Argamal malware hidden in hentai game installers, giving hackers remote access through working games shared on adult sites and torrents. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-hide-argamal-malware-hentai-games/
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Wer hat die Kontrolle? Angreifer verwandeln legitime Remote-Zugriff-Tools in Einfallstore
Angreifer nutzen Steuer-Phishing, vorgetäuschte Tools zur Wiederherstellung von Krypto-Wallets und gefälschte Audiodateien, um Kontrolle über PCs zu erlangen. Highlights: Angreifer missbrauchen legitime Remote-Zugriff-Tools, die über Phishing-E-Mails zum Steuerjahresende und gefälschte Downloads von Dating-Websites verbreitet werden, um dauerhafte Kontrolle über Geräte zu erlangen. Gefälschte Tools zur Wiederherstellung von Krypto-Wallets, werden zum Diebstahl von Anmeldedaten und……
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Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models on Friday. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/06/13/amazon-ceo-reportedly-raised-anthropic-model-concerns-before-government-crackdown/