Tag: api
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API Use is Growing Fast, but Security is Lacking: Raidiam
A survey by UK company Raidiam found that even as the use of APIs continues to growth, most organizations have woefully inadequate protections in place to safeguard the increasingly sensitive data the APIs carry, exposing them up cyberattacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/api-use-is-growing-fast-but-security-is-lacking-raidiam/
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Verified, featured, and malicious: RedDirection campaign reveals browser marketplace failures
Browser hijacking and phishing risks: According to their research, the malicious code was embedded in each extension’s background service worker and used browser APIs to monitor tab activity. Captured data, including URLs and unique tracking IDs, was sent to attacker-controlled servers, which in turn provided redirect instructions.The setup enabled several attack scenarios, including redirection to…
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Malicious Open Source Packages Spike 188% YoY
Data exfiltration was the most common malware in Sonatype report, with more than 4,400 packages designed to steal secrets, personally identifiable information, credentials, and API tokens. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/malicious-open-source-packages-spike
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End of life for Microsoft Office puts malicious macros in the security spotlight
Attack Surface Reduction rules to abide by: Implementing Attack Surface Reduction rules can greatly limit the scope and impact of most malicious macros.If you’ve completely disabled macros in your organization, then ASR rules are not needed. But if you still rely on macros, the following rules are worth setting:Block all Office applications from creating child…
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CISOs urged to fix API risk before regulation forces their hand
Most organizations are exposing sensitive data through APIs without security controls in place, and they may not even realize it, according to Raidiam. Their report, API … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/08/report-enterprise-api-security-risks/
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Azure API Vulnerabilities Expose VPN Keys and Grant Over-Privileged Access via Built-In Roles
Token Security experts recently conducted a thorough investigation that exposed serious security weaknesses in Microsoft Azure’s Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) architecture. Azure RBAC, the backbone of permission management in the cloud platform, allows administrators to assign roles to users, groups, or service principals with predefined permissions at varying scopes, from entire subscriptions to specific resources.…
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Securing the next wave of workload identities in the cloud
Tags: access, api, breach, cloud, computing, control, credentials, data-breach, identity, infrastructure, iot, jobs, kubernetes, mfa, password, risk, service, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustExtending zero trust to workloads: Applying zero trust beyond just passwords is crucial. On the human side, MFA and conditional access are standard. For workloads, we implemented a similar approach using tokens, certificates and continuous checks. When one service calls another, it presents a cryptographic token or certificate, and the target service verifies it each…
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API Sprawl Can Trip Up Your Security, Big Time
The future of API security is not just about better firewalls, it is about smarter governance, automation and visibility at scale. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/api-sprawl-can-trip-up-your-security-big-time/
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LLMs are guessing login URLs, and it’s a cybersecurity time bomb
Tags: ai, api, blockchain, cybersecurity, data, github, LLM, login, malicious, monitoring, office, risk, supply-chain, trainingGithub poisoning for AI training: Not all hallucinated URLs were unintentional. In an unrelated research, Netcraft found evidence of attackers deliberately poisoning AI systems by seeding GitHub with malicious code repositories.”Multiple fake GitHub accounts shared a project called Moonshot-Volume-Bot, seeded across accounts with rich bios, profile images, social media accounts and credible coding activity,” researchers…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.S. Gov’t Urges Adoption of Memory-Safe Languages and Warns About Iran Cyber Threat
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, cisa, computer, computing, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, google, governance, government, group, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, iran, login, mfa, military, mitigation, mitre, network, nist, passkey, password, programming, ransomware, risk, rust, service, software, strategy, tactics, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, warfareCheck out the U.S. government’s latest call for developers to use memory-safe programming languages, as well as its warning for cybersecurity teams regarding cyber risk from hackers tied to Iran. Plus, get the latest on ransomware trends, the quantum computing cyber threat and more! Dive into five things that are top of mind for the…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Iranian Cyber Operations
Tags: access, advisory, api, apt, attack, authentication, awareness, cisa, cloud, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, dos, exploit, finance, framework, government, group, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iran, ivanti, malware, mfa, microsoft, middle-east, military, mitre, monitoring, network, password, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, windowsTenable’s Research Special Operations team focuses on some frequently asked questions about Iranian cyber operations, including the tactics, techniques and procedures employed by Iran-based threat actors. Background Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding Iranian cyber operations in the wake of the recent conflict and…
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Cisco warns of critical API vulnerabilities in ISE and ISE-PIC
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, data, defense, email, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, guide, Hardware, incident response, malicious, microsoft, mobile, network, penetration-testing, programming, risk, router, saas, sans, service, software, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, wafroot user.The fault behind both vulnerabilities: Holes in application programming interfaces (APIs).”Take this vulnerability seriously,” said Moses Frost, senior course instructor on cloud penetration testing at the SANS Institute. “In my experience assessing networks, I have found through testing that many lack essential patches and security hardening on their core network devices. I have seen Cisco…
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VulnCheck Expands Real-Time KEV Alerts with Broader Integrations, Faster Intelligence, and Scalable API Access
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/vulncheck-expands-real-time-kev-alerts-with-broader-integrations-faster-intelligence-and-scalable-api-access
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Microsegmentation: The Must-Have Cyber Defense in 2025
The Perimeter Is Gone But Your”¯Attack Surface Keeps Growing Cloud workloads, SaaS apps, edge devices, third-party APIs, and a permanently remote workforce have dissolved the neat network perimeter we once relied on. Traditional firewalls, VPNs, and even best-in-class EDR only cover pieces of the puzzle. Once attackers get any foothold, they can ride flat,… First…
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Unsecured Docker APIs tapped for clandestine cryptomining
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/unsecured-docker-apis-tapped-for-clandestine-cryptomining
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Beyond Traditional Threats: The Rise of AI-Driven API Vulnerabilities
AI has had dramatic impacts on almost every facet of every industry. API security is no exception. Up until recently, defending APIs meant guarding against well-understood threats. But as AI proliferates, automated adversaries, AI-crafted exploits, and business logic abuse have complicated matters. It’s no longer enough to merely patch known flaws; security teams must now…
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Echtzeit-Schutz für APIs: Imperva bringt Business-Logik-Angriffe unter Kontrolle
Diese neue API-Schutzfunktion ist ein wichtiger Baustein in Impervas ‘Security Anywhere”-Strategie: Ziel ist es, Unternehmen jeder Größe und Branche zuverlässigen und flexiblen Schutz für alle Anwendungen und Schnittstellen zu bieten First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/echtzeit-schutz-fuer-apis-imperva-bringt-business-logik-angriffe-unter-kontrolle/a41242/
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Researchers Demonstrate Windows Registry Manipulation via C++ Program
Cybersecurity researchers have developed a C++ program demonstrating how attackers manipulate the Windows Registry to establish persistence, evade defenses, and alter system behavior. This technique, central to many cyberattacks, exploits the registry’s role as Windows’ configuration database. The program uses Windows API functions to modify registry keys, simulating tactics employed by real-world malware while highlighting…
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Misconfigured MCP servers expose AI agent systems to compromise
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, control, credentials, data, data-breach, exploit, firewall, injection, Internet, leak, LLM, login, malicious, network, openai, risk, risk-assessment, service, tool, vulnerability‘NeighborJack’: Opening MCP servers to the internet: Many MCP servers lack strong authentication by default. Deployed locally on a system, anyone with access to their communication interface can potentially issue commands through the protocol to access their functionality. This is not necessarily a problem when the MCP server listens only to the local address 127.0.0.1,…
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Moving Beyond Static Credentials in Cloud-Native Environments
5 min readStatic credentials, like hardcoded API keys and embedded passwords, have long been a necessary evil. But in distributed, cloud-native environments, these static credentials have become a growing source of risk, operational friction, and compliance failure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/moving-beyond-static-credentials-in-cloud-native-environments/
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A Guide to Secret Remediation Best Practices
6 min readWith the increasing complexity of cloud environments and the proliferation of APIs, exposed secrets have become a widespread concern. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/a-guide-to-secret-remediation-best-practices/
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Hackers Exploit Misconfigured Docker APIs to Mine Cryptocurrency via Tor Network
Misconfigured Docker instances are the target of a campaign that employs the Tor anonymity network to stealthily mine cryptocurrency in susceptible environments.”Attackers are exploiting misconfigured Docker APIs to gain access to containerized environments, then using Tor to mask their activities while deploying crypto miners,” Trend Micro researchers Sunil Bharti and Shubham Singh said in an…
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MCP-Bug bei Asana könnte Unternehmensdaten offengelegt haben
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, bug, business, chatgpt, ciso, cybersecurity, data-breach, LLM, microsoft, open-source, service, siem, software, tool, trainingCISOs mit einem MCP-Server von Asana in ihrer Umgebung sollten ihre Protokolle und Metadaten auf Datenlecks überprüfen.Die Software-as-a-Service-Plattform Asana zählt zu den beliebtesten Projektmanagement-Tools in Unternehmen. Der Anbieter gab kürzlich bekannt, dass sein MCP-Server (Model Context Protocol) vorübergehend aufgrund eines Bugs offline genommen wurde. Der Server war allerdings bereits nach kurzer Zeit wieder online.Laut Forschern…
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MCP-Bug bei Asana könnte Unternehmensdaten offengelegt haben
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, bug, business, chatgpt, ciso, cybersecurity, data-breach, LLM, microsoft, open-source, service, siem, software, tool, trainingCISOs mit einem MCP-Server von Asana in ihrer Umgebung sollten ihre Protokolle und Metadaten auf Datenlecks überprüfen.Die Software-as-a-Service-Plattform Asana zählt zu den beliebtesten Projektmanagement-Tools in Unternehmen. Der Anbieter gab kürzlich bekannt, dass sein MCP-Server (Model Context Protocol) vorübergehend aufgrund eines Bugs offline genommen wurde. Der Server war allerdings bereits nach kurzer Zeit wieder online.Laut Forschern…
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MCP-Bug bei Asana könnte Unternehmensdaten offengelegt haben
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, bug, business, chatgpt, ciso, cybersecurity, data-breach, LLM, microsoft, open-source, service, siem, software, tool, trainingCISOs mit einem MCP-Server von Asana in ihrer Umgebung sollten ihre Protokolle und Metadaten auf Datenlecks überprüfen.Die Software-as-a-Service-Plattform Asana zählt zu den beliebtesten Projektmanagement-Tools in Unternehmen. Der Anbieter gab kürzlich bekannt, dass sein MCP-Server (Model Context Protocol) vorübergehend aufgrund eines Bugs offline genommen wurde. Der Server war allerdings bereits nach kurzer Zeit wieder online.Laut Forschern…
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Attackers Use Docker APIs, Tor Anonymity in Stealthy Crypto Heist
The attack is similar to previous campaigns by an actor called Commando Cat to use misconfigured APIs to compromise containers and deploy cryptocurrency miners. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/attackers-docker-apis-tor-anonymity-crypto-heist