Tag: access
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Fake tax notices used to deliver remote access malware in India
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/fake-tax-notices-used-to-deliver-remote-access-malware-in-india
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Russian Water System Hack Attempted to Turn Canada Dry
Hackers Said They Gained Access to Pumps, Chlorine Dosing and Pressure Settings. Canada’s Communications Security Establishment, the Maple Leaf version of the U.S. National Security Agency, refreshed a warning to the country’s water sector, revealing for the first time that Russian hackers attacked operational technology systems at a Quebec municipality utility last year. First seen…
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Anthropic to restore Claude Fable access on Wednesday
Anthropic has confirmed that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude’s two most powerful models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-to-restore-claude-fable-access-on-wednesday/
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Proton’s pitch for Lumo 2.0: Frontier AI without the data grab
Proton has unveiled Lumo 2.0, a major upgrade to its zero-access encrypted AI assistant. Built on a new architecture, the release brings the assistant closer to frontier AI … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/01/proton-lumo-2-0-ai/
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Hackers Steal Data of 4.38 Million Aflac Japan Customers
Hackers stole data from 4.38 million Aflac Japan customers after accessing its systems for 10 days before the breach was detected. Aflac Japan disclosed that hackers stole the personal information of 4.38 million customers and agents after gaining access to its systems between June 15 and June 25. Attackers stole data from the company policyholder…
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282 iOS AI Apps Leak API Keys and Open AI Proxy Access in Network Traffic Study
Researchers tested 444 AI chatbot apps for iPhone and found that 282 of them, nearly two-thirds, exposed paid AI access through their network traffic.In many cases, the path in was visible just by watching what the app sent: a plaintext API key, a reusable token, or a backend server that accepted requests with no key…
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Critical Progress Kemp LoadMaster Vulnerability Enables Pre-Auth Remote Code Execution
Progress’s Kemp LoadMaster, a widely deployed edge load balancer and ADC, is at the center of a critical pre-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-8037. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers with access to the device API to run arbitrary shell commands by exploiting an uninitialized-memory/string-termination bug in LoadMaster’s API handling. Given LoadMaster’s position…
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Multiple AirDrop and Quick Share Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers to Crash Devices
Tags: access, android, apple, attack, authentication, cyber, data-breach, flaw, google, vulnerability, windowsA new technical analysis has exposed six proximity-transfer flaws across Apple AirDrop, Samsung Quick Share on Android, and Google Quick Share for Windows, showing that device-sharing stacks still contain fragile pre-authentication attack surfaces that can be abused from wireless range. The findings include three AirDrop access crashes, two Quick Share protocol bypasses, and one Windows…
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PoC Released for NTLM reflection bypass Vulnerability that Emanbles SYSTEM Access on Windows Server
A proof-of-concept has been published that bypasses Microsoft’s mitigation for the NTLM reflection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-33073 and allows escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows Server. The exploit leverages two conceptual weaknesses left unaddressed by the original patch: the mitigation was limited to the SMB client path, and recent SMB features let attackers coerce privileged…
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SystemBC Malware Turns Windows Machines Into SOCKS5 Proxies for Ransomware Attacks
SystemBC (also tracked as Coroxy) remains a versatile and persistent Windows malware family that operators routinely deploy to convert compromised hosts into SOCKS5 proxy gateways and to maintain remote access for follow-on operations. First observed as a payload in exploit kits around 20182019, SystemBC has evolved into a widely traded commodity tool used by multiple…
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(g+) Security: Wie Unternehmen mit IAM Risiken reduzieren
Identität ist der Schlüssel moderner IT-Sicherheit. Wie Identity-Access-Management Zugriffe kontrolliert und Risiken reduziert. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/security-wie-unternehmen-mit-iam-risiken-reduzieren-2606-210334.html
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Phishing reicht aus: Wie Angreifer in wenigen Minuten dauerhaften Zugriff erhalten
Eine aktuelle Untersuchung von Barracuda Networks zeigt, wie schnell sich ein einzelner Phishing-Vorfall zu einer schwerwiegenden Sicherheitsverletzung entwickeln kann. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/phishing-angreifer-dauerhaft-zugriff
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Japan Hotel Industry Targeted With TONResolver RAT and Guest Complaint Phishing Emails
Japan’s hotel sector is the latest target of a sophisticated phishing and remote-access trojan (RAT) campaign that leverages guest-complaint lures and an unusual resilience mechanism: a TON blockchainbased dead-drop resolver. Beginning in late May 2026, attackers sent highly targeted emails to Booking.com partner properties in Japan with subject lines such as “é‡è¦ï¼šã‚²ã‚¹ãƒˆæ»žåœ¨ãƒ¬ãƒ“ューä¾é ¼” (Important: Guest Stay…
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Warum Ihr EKonto das wertvollste Ziel für Cyberkriminelle ist
Das E-Mail-Konto ist der Schlüssel zu vielen digitalen Diensten. Wer die Kontrolle darüber verliert, riskiert oft weit mehr als nur den Zugriff auf seine Nachrichten. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/cybercrime/warum-ihr-e-mail-konto-das-wertvollste-ziel-fur-cyberkriminelle-ist/
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CyberFox Purchases Timus to Bring SASE Capabilities to SMBs
CEO David Bellini Says Remote Work Drives Demand for Always-On Secure Connectivity. CyberFox has acquired Tampa, Florida-based SASE startup Timus Networks to help small and midsize businesses replace legacy VPN and firewall appliances with cloud-delivered secure access that protects remote users, supports zero trust initiatives and lowers deployment costs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Russian Threat Actors Continue Signal and WhatsApp Targeting
Thousands of Victims Tricked Into Giving Attackers Account Access, Say Officials. Russian military hackers, foiled by end-to-end encryption in Signal and WhatsApp, have compromised thousands of people by tricking them into granting direct access to their accounts instead, lately by revealing backup recovery keys and PIN codes, warns a new U.S. government cybersecurity alert. First…
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OpenAI Reveals GPT-5.6 Sol Cybersecurity Model, Restricts Early Access
OpenAI is previewing its GPT-5.6 Sol model to a vetted few at the US government’s request First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/openai-gpt-5-6-sol-limited-preview/
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Agentic AI Has an Identity Problem and Attackers Know It
AI agents can access data, trigger workflows, and take action across enterprise systems. Token Security explains why governing these privileged identities is becoming essential for enterprise security. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/agentic-ai-has-an-identity-problem-and-attackers-know-it/
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Linux Kernel Flaws, AI Malware Tricks, Turla Backdoor, Infostealers and More
This week was a reminder that attackers do not always need big tricks. One small mistake, one old access path, one missed patch, and suddenly the door is open.The noise is not all noise, either. Forums are talking, researchers are finding easy cracks, and defenders have more cleanup waiting.Here’s the full Monday recap.âš¡ Threat of…
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US Federal Insurance Regulator Confirms Data Breach Via Oracle Flaw
An attacker has exploited a zero day in Oracle Peoplesoft to gain access to the IT systems of the NAIC, the standard-setting association for the US federal insurance system First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-insurance-regulator-confirms/
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Root-Zugriff möglich: Exploits für gefährliche Lücke im Linux-Kernel geleakt
Admins sollten zügig ihre Linux-Systeme absichern. Auf Github sind Exploits für eine Root-Lücke in Debian, Ubuntu und RHEL aufgetaucht. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/root-zugriff-moeglich-exploits-fuer-gefaehrliche-luecke-im-linux-kernel-geleakt-2606-210283.html
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 583 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. New FBI Alert: Russian Intelligence Uses Signal Recovery Keys to Access Messages Hospitality Sector Hit by…
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Data breach exposes up to 14.2 million email logins at six ISPs
Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI Corporation disclosed a data breach where threat actors gained access to one of its email systems used by five other internet service providers (ISPs) in the country. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-breach-exposes-up-to-142-million-email-logins-at-six-isps/
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New FBI Alert: Russian Intelligence Uses Signal Recovery Keys to Access Messages
FBI warns Russian spies now target Signal Backup Recovery Keys, enabling access to message history and long-term account takeover. The FBI and CISA updated their March 2026 warning about Russian intelligence phishing campaigns, and the new advisory adds a detail that wasn’t in the original: the operators have shifted their primary objective from stealing verification…
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New FBI Alert: Russian Intelligence Uses Signal Recovery Keys to Access Messages
FBI warns Russian spies now target Signal Backup Recovery Keys, enabling access to message history and long-term account takeover. The FBI and CISA updated their March 2026 warning about Russian intelligence phishing campaigns, and the new advisory adds a detail that wasn’t in the original: the operators have shifted their primary objective from stealing verification…
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OpenAI Previews GPT-5.6 Sol With Restricted Access and Stronger Cyber Safeguards
OpenAI on Friday released three versions of GPT-5.6, called Sol, Terra, and Luna, as a limited preview to a small number of companies as part of an ongoing engagement with the U.S. government.While Sol is the latest flagship model and the most powerful, Terra strikes a balance between efficiency and power, and Luna is fine-tuned…
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VPN-Nachfolger Privileged Access Security im Kommen Steigende IT-Sicherheitsrisiken erfordern Umdenken beim Fernzugriff Externer
Die breite Nutzung von VPN vergrößert das Risiko von Cyberangriffen, da klassische VPN-Modelle weitreichenden Netzwerkzugang gewähren und schwer zu kontrollieren sind. Organisatorische Schwächen sowie das exponentielle Wachstum vernetzter Geräte (IoT) erhöhen das Risiko für Kompromittierungen zusätzlich. Privileged Access Security (PAS) bietet als granulare, zeitlich begrenzte, protokollierte und Zero-Trust-kompatible Alternative stärkere Sicherheit, Nachvollziehbarkeit und Kontrolle. Nicht…
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Claude Mythos 5 Redeployed to Help U.S. Organizations Strengthen Cyber Defense
Anthropic has officially restored access to its Claude Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model for a select group of U.S. organizations tasked with defending critical national infrastructure. This reinstatement ends a two-week suspension that began on June 12, 2026, which prompted direct, high-level engagement between the AI developer and federal authorities. Access to both Claude Mythos…
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Critical Linux Kernel Flaw Allows Unprivileged Users to Gain Full Root Access
A newly disclosed flaw in the Linux kernel’s traffic-control subsystem, now assigned CVE-2026-46331 and referred to as >>Pedit COW,<< has been found to grant any unprivileged local user full root access on vulnerable systems. Within just 24 hours of the CVE being formally assigned on June 16, 2026, a working proof-of-concept exploit dubbed packet_edit_meme surfaced…
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Linux Kernel DirtyClone Vulnerability Lets Local Attackers Gain Root Privileges
A critical Local Privilege Escalation flaw has been uncovered within the Linux kernel, allowing unprivileged local users to seamlessly gain root access by manipulating the system’s page cache. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2026-43503, represents a severe gap in the XFRM/IPsec subsystem’s packet-processing path that bypasses earlier mitigations. By exploiting this flaw, attackers can execute a…