Tag: access
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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/
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Anthropic disables new models after government calls them a national security concern
The Commerce Department’s expert control decree led to the company shutting off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide, drawing sharp criticism from researchers and industry analysts. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/us-government-anthropic-fable-5-mythos-5-export-controls/
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Anthropic disables new models after government calls them a national security concern
The Commerce Department’s expert control decree led to the company shutting off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide, drawing sharp criticism from researchers and industry analysts. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/us-government-anthropic-fable-5-mythos-5-export-controls/
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US Gov asks Anthropic to ban ‘foreign national’ access to Fable, Mythos
The US government has ordered Anthropic to block all foreign nationals from accessing Fable 5 and Mythos 5, forcing the company to suspend both models worldwide. Anthropic is complying but disputes the basis, calling the cited jailbreak narrow and the capability widely available elsewhere. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-gov-asks-anthropic-to-ban-foreign-national-access-to-fable-mythos/
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US Pulls the Plug on Anthropic’s Top AI Models
Export-Control Order Forces Shutdown of Fable 5, Mythos 5. Days after launch, Anthropic pulled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide after a U.S. export-control order barred access by foreign nationals. The company says officials provided no written evidence of the alleged security risk and said the precedent could disrupt frontier AI deployments. First seen on…
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US Pulls the Plug on Anthropic’s Top AI Models
Export-Control Order Forces Shutdown of Fable 5, Mythos 5. Days after launch, Anthropic pulled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide after a U.S. export-control order barred access by foreign nationals. The company says officials provided no written evidence of the alleged security risk and said the precedent could disrupt frontier AI deployments. First seen on…
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Anthropic Blocks Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Following U.S. National Security Directive
Anthropic has disabled all access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models following a sudden export-control directive from the United States government. Issued at 5:21 PM ET on June 13, 2026, the directive cited pressing national security concerns and strictly prohibited any foreign national from accessing the models. This restriction extends beyond…
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U.S. Orders Anthropic to Suspend Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Access for Foreign Nationals
Anthropic said on Friday it will “abruptly disable” its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for all users after the U.S. government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, whether inside or outside the U.S., citing national security concerns.The AI company said it received an…
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Anthropic Limits on OT Access to Mythos Draw Criticism
More OT Companies Ushered Into Project Glasswing. Anthropic has finally lifted the velvet rope and allowed a small handful of operational technology companies to join Project Glasswing, its invitation-only club whose members get access to Mythos, the most cyber-capable of the frontier lab’s large language models. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/anthropic-limits-on-ot-access-to-mythos-draw-criticism-a-31959
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China-Linked Hackers Backdoored Linux Login Software to Hide for Nearly a Decade
Instead of hiding on the laptops and servers defenders watch most closely, a China-nexus group spent close to a decade hidden inside the Linux login system itself.Sygnia, which tracks the group as Velvet Ant, says it backdoored the PAM and OpenSSH components that decide who is allowed to sign in, planting its access where ordinary…
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Over 400 Arch Linux packages compromised to push rootkit, infostealer
More than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) are distributing a Linux rootkit and infostealer malware targeting credentials and access tokens. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-400-arch-linux-packages-compromised-to-push-rootkit-infostealer/
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Early Warning Signs of Supply-Chain Attacks Live in the Dark Web
GitHub access sales, leaked repositories, and stolen API keys can all become supply-chain attack footholds. Flare explores how underground forums expose early signals tied to software supply-chain risk. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/early-warning-signs-of-supply-chain-attacks-live-in-the-dark-web/
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Check Point beteiligt sich am ‘Trusted Access for Cyber”-Programm und an der ‘Daybreak”-Initiative von OpenAI
Check Point wurde als Mitglied des ‘Trusted Access for Cyber” (TAC)-Programms von OpenAI zugelassen und in OpenAIs Cybersicherheitsinitiative ‘Daybreak” aufgenommen. Die Bedrohungslandschaft wird von KI geprägt. Angreifer nutzen sie, um schneller zu agieren, Angriffe zu entwickeln und Schwachstellen in großem Umfang aufzudecken. IT-Sicherheitsexperten benötigen für die Absicherung ihrer IT-Umgebungen mindestens gleichwertige oder sogar stärkere Fähigkeiten.…
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The SpaceX Pre-IPO Market: How Crypto Rails Are Opening Synthetic Access
SpaceX Pre-IPO demand is growing as crypto exchanges offer synthetic exposure to its reported $1.75T valuation without direct equity ownership. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/spacex-pre-ipo-market-crypto-synthetic-access/
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Check Point erhält exklusiven GPT-5.5-Zugang von OpenAI
Mit der Aufnahme in ‘Trusted Access for Cyber” und der Beteiligung an ‘Daybreak” stärkt Check Point seine KI-Strategie für die Unternehmenssicherheit. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/check-point-erhaelt-exklusiven-gpt-5-5-zugang-von-openai/a45463/