Tag: attack
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Ohne EASM arbeiten Unternehmen im Blindflug – Drei Schritte für wirksames External Attack Surface Management
Tags: attackFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/easm-external-attack-surface-management-drei-schritte-a-9d60b5f74c6e61b8af227411564c3fbe/
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NSFOCUS Monthly APT Insights February 2026
Regional APT Threat Situation In February 2026, the global threat hunting system of FUYING Lab detected a total of 21 APT attack activities. These activities were primarily concentrated in regions including South Asia, East Asia, and Central Asia, as shown in the figure below. Regarding the activity levels of different groups, the most active APT…The…
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Censys Raises $70M to Advance AI-Driven Threat Intelligence
Internet Intelligence Platform Targets Real-Time Cybethreat Defense. Censys raised $70 million to expand its AI-driven cybersecurity platform, focusing on real-time visibility into internet infrastructure. Co-founder and CEO Zakir Durumeric said faster attacks and evolving tactics require automated defenses powered by high-quality data and global intelligence. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/censys-raises-70m-to-advance-ai-driven-threat-intelligence-a-31349
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New GPUBreach attack enables system takeover via GPU rowhammer
Tags: attackA new attack, dubbed GPUBreach, can induce Rowhammer bit-flips on GPU GDDR6 memories to escalate privileges and lead to a full system compromise. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gpubreach-attack-enables-system-takeover-via-gpu-rowhammer/
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AI-Assisted Supply Chain Attack Targets GitHub
PRT-scan is the second in recent months where a threat actor appears to have leveraged AI for automated targeting of a widespread GitHub misconfiguration. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/ai-assisted-supply-chain-attack-targets-github
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The Attack Helix: Praetorian Guard’s AI Architecture for Offensive Security
The Kill Chain models how an attack succeeds. The Attack Helix models how the offensive baseline improves. Tipping Points One person. Two AI subscriptions. Ten government agencies. 150 gigabytes of sovereign data. In December 2025, a single unidentified operator used Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT to breach ten Mexican government agencies and a financial institution….…
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Medusa ransomware group using zero-days to launch attacks within 24 hours of breach, Microsoft says
Microsoft said it has been alarmed to see how effective Medusa actors are, citing multiple cases where the group can move from initial access to data exfiltration and ransomware deployment within 24 hours. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/medusa-ransomware-group-zero-days-microsoft
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Phishing LNK files and GitHub C2 power new DPRK cyber attacks
DPRK-linked hackers use GitHub C2s, starting attacks via phishing LNK files that drop a PDF and PowerShell script in South Korea. North Korea-linked threat actors target South Korean organizations using GitHub as C2 servers. The attack chain starts with phishing emails carrying obfuscated LNK files that drop a decoy PDF and a PowerShell script to…
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Iran-Linked Password-Spraying Campaign Targets 300+ Israeli Microsoft 365 Organizations
An Iran-nexus threat actor is suspected to be behind a password-spraying campaign targeting Microsoft 365 environments in Israel and the U.A.E. amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The activity, assessed to be ongoing, was carried out in three distinct attack waves that took place on March 3, March 13, and March 23, 2026, per Check…
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DPRK-Linked Hackers Use GitHub as C2 in Multi-Stage Attacks Targeting South Korea
Threat actors likely associated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have been observed using GitHub as command-and-control (C2) infrastructure in multi-stage attacks targeting organizations in South Korea.The attack chain, per Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, involves obfuscated Windows shortcut (LNK) files acting as the starting point to drop a decoy PDF First seen on thehackernews.com…
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CVE-2026-35616: Fortinet FortiClientEMS improper access control vulnerability exploited in the wild
Exploitation has been observed for CVE-2026-35616, a critical improper access control zero-day vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiClientEMS devices. Key takeaways: CVE-2026-35616, an improper access control vulnerability, has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day. Public exploit code has been identified and Fortinet products have a long history of targeting by malicious actors. Hotfixes have been…
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Microsoft links Medusa ransomware affiliate to zero-day attacks
Microsoft says that Storm-1175, a China-based financially motivated cybercriminal group known for deploying Medusa ransomware payloads, has been deploying n-day and zero-day exploits in high-velocity attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-links-medusa-ransomware-affiliate-to-zero-day-attacks/
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‘Critical’ FortiClient EMS Vulnerability Exploited In Attacks
Fortinet disclosed that it has observed exploitation of a vulnerability in its FortiClient EMS (Enterprise Management Server) platform, prompting the release of an emergency patch. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/fortinet-critical-forticlient-ems-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks
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Device code phishing attacks surge 37x as new kits spread online
First seen on thesecurityblogger.com Jump to article: www.thesecurityblogger.com/device-code-phishing-attacks-surge-37x-as-new-kits-spread-online/
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BKA unmasks two REvil Ransomware operators behind 130+ German attacks
German police BKA identified two key REvil ransomware members, linking them to over 130 attacks in Germany. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police (BKA) has identified two key figures behind the REvil ransomware group, linking them to more than 130 attacks in the country. The first suspect is Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin (31), a Russian national known online…
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Apple Rolls Out Fix: New macOS Update Could Protect 100M Mac Users
Apple’s macOS 26.4 update adds a Terminal warning to help stop ClickFix-style attacks by flagging potentially harmful pasted commands. The post Apple Rolls Out Fix: New macOS Update Could Protect 100M Mac Users appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apple-macos-update-terminal-malware-warning-clickfix/
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Multi-OS Cyberattacks: How SOCs Close a Critical Risk in 3 Steps
Your attack surface no longer lives on one operating system, and neither do the campaigns targeting it. In enterprise environments, attackers move across Windows endpoints, executive MacBooks, Linux infrastructure, and mobile devices, taking advantage of the fact that many SOC workflows are still fragmented by platform. For security leaders, this creates a First seen on…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Axios Hack, Chrome 0-Day, Fortinet Exploits, Paragon Spyware and More
This week had real hits. The key software got tampered with. Active bugs showed up in the tools people use every day. Some attacks didn’t even need much effort because the path was already there.One weak spot now spreads wider than before. What starts small can reach a lot of systems fast. New bugs, faster…
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How LiteLLM Turned Developer Machines Into Credential Vaults for Attackers
The most active piece of enterprise infrastructure in the company is the developer workstation. That laptop is where credentials are created, tested, cached, copied, and reused across services, bots, build tools, and now local AI agents.In March 2026, the TeamPCP threat actor proved just how valuable developer machines are. Their supply chain attack on First…
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North Korean hackers abuse LNKs and GitHub repos in ongoing campaign
GitHub as C2: Researchers also highlighted the campaign’s use of GitHub as a C2 layer. Rather than communicating with suspicious-looking or newly registered domains, the malware interacts with GitHub repositories and APIs to receive instructions and exfiltrate data.”The fact that this shortcut file creates a chain that ultimately reaches out to a GitHub repository, and…
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North Korean hackers abuse LNKs and GitHub repos in ongoing campaign
GitHub as C2: Researchers also highlighted the campaign’s use of GitHub as a C2 layer. Rather than communicating with suspicious-looking or newly registered domains, the malware interacts with GitHub repositories and APIs to receive instructions and exfiltrate data.”The fact that this shortcut file creates a chain that ultimately reaches out to a GitHub repository, and…
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Authentication is broken: Here’s how security leaders can actually fix it
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, business, communications, control, credentials, cryptography, data, exploit, fido, firmware, Hardware, healthcare, identity, login, mfa, microsoft, okta, passkey, privacy, resilience, risk, soc, technology, update, windowsSector snapshots: Where it breaks (and why that matters): Healthcare. Clinicians need tap and go speed with zero tolerance for downtime. One large hospital attempted to pair advanced HID SEOS credentials, which use privacy-preserving randomized IDs, with a clinical SSO platform that expects static IDs for user recognition. This architectural mismatch forced a choice between…
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Qilin and Warlock Ransomware Use Vulnerable Drivers to Disable 300+ EDR Tools
Threat actors associated with Qilin and Warlock ransomware operations have been observed using the bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) technique to silence security tools running on compromised hosts, according to findings from Cisco Talos and Trend Micro.Qilin attacks analyzed by Talos have been found to deploy a malicious DLL named “msimg32.dll,” First seen on…
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6 ways attackers abuse AI services to hack your business
Tags: ai, api, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ceo, china, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, email, espionage, exploit, framework, group, hacking, injection, leak, LLM, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, monitoring, open-source, openai, service, skills, software, startup, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAbusing AI platforms as covert C2 channels: Cybercriminals are also abusing AI platforms as covert command-and-control (C2) channels by turning AI services into proxies that hide malicious traffic inside the flow of legitimate content.Instead of running a dedicated C2 server, malware is programmed to fetch commands and exfiltrate data through AI services, circumventing traditional security…
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Hackers Breach ILSpy WordPress Domain to Deliver Malware
The official WordPress website for ILSpy, a highly popular open-source tool used by software developers to examine .NET code, has been compromised. Hackers successfully breached the site to redirect visitors and deliver malware, turning a trusted developer resource into a dangerous trap. The Redirection Attack Cybersecurity research group vx-underground confirmed the breach after receiving video…
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Apache Traffic Server Flaw Allowed Attackers to Trigger DenialService Attacks
The Apache Software Foundation has released critical security updates to address two vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server (ATS). Disclosed on April 2, 2026, these flaws could allow remote threat actors to trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions or execute HTTP request smuggling attacks. The vulnerabilities stem from how the server processes HTTP requests that contain body data.…
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Apache Traffic Server Flaw Allowed Attackers to Trigger DenialService Attacks
The Apache Software Foundation has released critical security updates to address two vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server (ATS). Disclosed on April 2, 2026, these flaws could allow remote threat actors to trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions or execute HTTP request smuggling attacks. The vulnerabilities stem from how the server processes HTTP requests that contain body data.…