Tag: access
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Hackers steal customer data from major Russian hosting provider FirstVDS
Hackers have stolen passwords, access credentials and other sensitive data belonging to customers of Russian hosting provider FirstVDS after exploiting a vulnerability in software used to manage its servers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-cyberattack-firstvds-cloud
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Hackers steal customer data from major Russian hosting provider FirstVDS
Hackers have stolen passwords, access credentials and other sensitive data belonging to customers of Russian hosting provider FirstVDS after exploiting a vulnerability in software used to manage its servers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-cyberattack-firstvds-cloud
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Hackers steal customer data from major Russian hosting provider FirstVDS
Hackers have stolen passwords, access credentials and other sensitive data belonging to customers of Russian hosting provider FirstVDS after exploiting a vulnerability in software used to manage its servers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-cyberattack-firstvds-cloud
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Hackers steal customer data from major Russian hosting provider FirstVDS
Hackers have stolen passwords, access credentials and other sensitive data belonging to customers of Russian hosting provider FirstVDS after exploiting a vulnerability in software used to manage its servers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-cyberattack-firstvds-cloud
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Rust-Based CikaBika Bot Turns Discord into a Command Center
CikaBika Bot uses fake documents to infect Windows systems, then abuses Discord and Ngrok to execute commands, spy on victims, and steal files. Darktrace researchers have documented a new campaign distributing a remote access trojan called CikaBika Bot, written in Rust and controlled entirely through Discord. The infection chain starts with a disk image that…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 119
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter IronChain Ransomware Threatens Businesses with Permanent Data Loss and Costly Downtime AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter XWorm Reborn: From infostealer to surveillance platform Hirudo: From Fake Updates…
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Hackers breach Microsoft 365 tenants via ConnectWise supply-chain attack
ConnectWise has shut down customer access to its Cloud Backup service (formerly SkyKick Cloud Backup) after hackers accessed application identities and compromised Microsoft 365 tenants. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-microsoft-365-tenants-via-connectwise-supply-chain-attack/
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Android Malware Exposes Its Own Operators While Hijacking Phones and Stealing Sensitive Data
An Android remote-access Trojan, YuanKong, whose weakly protected dropper reveals more than its hidden payload: it exposes the operator account identifiers embedded in each build. Analysis of 110 droppers uncovered 57 distinct child payloads, 42 operator accounts and 44 rotating build brands, all tied together by a shared signing certificate and command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. Its…
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Anthropic Gives AI Safety Evaluators Insider Access
METR Researchers Gain Employee-Level Access to Assess Unreleased Models and Publish Independent Risk Findings. Anthropic, one of the labs that pushed for embedded evaluators, said in a blog post that it is giving the independent evaluator Metr employee-like access to its models before deployment. This level of access is close to what Metr said are…
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Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan On ‘Market-Changing’ $6.3B Varonis Deal, IPO Goal
Amid the surging adoption of AI agents, Proofpoint’s “market-changing” deal to acquire Varonis is aimed squarely at helping partners and customers to protect the data those agents can access, Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/proofpoint-ceo-sumit-dhawan-on-market-changing-6-3b-varonis-deal-ipo-goal
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When AI Agents Commit Breaches, Humans May Not Be Held Liable
As agents escape containment and access external systems, responsibility remains human. Accountability, however, is much less settled. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/insider-threats/ai-agents-breaches-humans-liable
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Version 3.14 – privacyIDEA jetzt mit Conditional Access und Remember-me-Funktion
Tags: accessFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/privacyidea-314-mfa-netknights-a-0ae9694b1b78c0f76d571de2054dce11/
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U.S. CISA adds Atlassian flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Atlassian flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Atlassian flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-21589 (CVSS score of 9.3), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. In early October, threat actors started exploiting CVE-2026-21589, a critical arbitrary file access flaw…
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Fake Arch Linux AUR packages exploit typos to run malware with root privileges
Arch Linux users who mistyped yay or paru while installing the package helpers from the Arch User Repository (AUR) may have given a stranger root access to their machine. AUR … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/16/arch-linux-aur-malware-yay-paru/
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PEERSTITCH malware: How Attackers Compromised 500 Firewalls Through FortiManager
PEERSTITCH malware exploited FortiManager to expose 500+ firewalls, evade detection inside FortiOS memory, and maintain stealthy access. PEERSTITCH, a stealthy implant deployed during a prolonged intrusion, helped attackers maintain access to a telecom managed service provider after compromising its FortiManager appliance. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 documented the operation, which began in September 2024 and…
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PEERSTITCH malware: How Attackers Compromised 500 Firewalls Through FortiManager
PEERSTITCH malware exploited FortiManager to expose 500+ firewalls, evade detection inside FortiOS memory, and maintain stealthy access. PEERSTITCH, a stealthy implant deployed during a prolonged intrusion, helped attackers maintain access to a telecom managed service provider after compromising its FortiManager appliance. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 documented the operation, which began in September 2024 and…
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PEERSTITCH malware: How Attackers Compromised 500 Firewalls Through FortiManager
PEERSTITCH malware exploited FortiManager to expose 500+ firewalls, evade detection inside FortiOS memory, and maintain stealthy access. PEERSTITCH, a stealthy implant deployed during a prolonged intrusion, helped attackers maintain access to a telecom managed service provider after compromising its FortiManager appliance. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 documented the operation, which began in September 2024 and…
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Hackers Use Hundreds of AI Agents to Exploit PaperCut Servers and Steal Windows Credentials
A likely Russian-speaking threat actor used hundreds of AI agents to exploit PaperCut NG/MF servers, steal Windows credentials and establish reusable access to internal networks. GreyNoise identified at least 440 compromised instances belonging to 395 organizations across 48 countries, demonstrating how agent-assisted workflows can accelerate exploitation of enterprise infrastructure. The operator combined OpenAI’s Codex harness…
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Google Warns Chinese Hackers Exploited Critical BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Gain Root Access
A suspected China-linked espionage group exploited a critical BeyondTrust Remote Support vulnerability as a zero-day in late August 2026 weeks before BeyondTrust disclosed it on October 15. Mandiant, which investigated the incident, found the attackers used the flaw to upload a file, then built a path from an unprivileged web service account to root access,…
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Proofpoint to Buy Data Security Stalwart Varonis for $6.3B
Thoma Bravo-Owned Firm Moves to Combine Data Protection and AI Governance. Proofpoint plans to acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion in what would be 2026’s largest pure-play cybersecurity acquisition, combining email security, threat intelligence, data access governance and AI protection as enterprises confront growing risks from autonomous AI agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Proofpoint to Buy Data Security Stalwart Varonis for $6.3B
Thoma Bravo-Owned Firm Moves to Combine Data Protection and AI Governance. Proofpoint plans to acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion in what would be 2026’s largest pure-play cybersecurity acquisition, combining email security, threat intelligence, data access governance and AI protection as enterprises confront growing risks from autonomous AI agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Proofpoint to Buy Data Security Stalwart Varonis for $6.3B
Thoma Bravo-Owned Firm Moves to Combine Data Protection and AI Governance. Proofpoint plans to acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion in what would be 2026’s largest pure-play cybersecurity acquisition, combining email security, threat intelligence, data access governance and AI protection as enterprises confront growing risks from autonomous AI agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Proofpoint to Buy Data Security Stalwart Varonis for $6.3B
Thoma Bravo-Owned Firm Moves to Combine Data Protection and AI Governance. Proofpoint plans to acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion in what would be 2026’s largest pure-play cybersecurity acquisition, combining email security, threat intelligence, data access governance and AI protection as enterprises confront growing risks from autonomous AI agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Proofpoint to Buy Data Security Stalwart Varonis for $6.3B
Thoma Bravo-Owned Firm Moves to Combine Data Protection and AI Governance. Proofpoint plans to acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion in what would be 2026’s largest pure-play cybersecurity acquisition, combining email security, threat intelligence, data access governance and AI protection as enterprises confront growing risks from autonomous AI agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…