Tag: attack
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Supply chain attack on Axios npm package: Scope, impact, and remediations
Tags: access, api, attack, breach, cloud, control, credentials, crypto, data, data-breach, defense, exploit, incident response, macOS, malicious, malware, open-source, rat, risk, security-incident, software, supply-chain, theft, threat, vulnerability, windowsThe Axios npm package has been compromised in a supply chain attack that uploaded new versions of the package containing malicious code. Any environment that downloaded these compromised Axios versions is at risk of severe data theft, including the loss of credentials and API keys. Scan your environment now. Key takeaways This incident is a…
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Iran targets M365 accounts with password-spraying attacks
Researchers say some targets correlate with cities hit by Iranian missile strikes First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/iran_password_spraying_m365/
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Attackers hijack Axios npm account to spread RAT malware
Threat actors hijacked the npm account of Axios to distribute RAT malware via malicious package updates. Threat actors compromised the npm account of Axios, a widely used library with over 100M weekly downloads, and published malicious versions to spread remote access trojans across Linux, Windows, and macOS. The supply chain attack was identified by multiple…
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Crypto industry may be running out of time to prepare for quantum attacks
Google’s latest research suggests the cryptocurrency industry may have less time than expected to prepare for quantum computing. In a whitepaper, Google examines risks to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/31/quantum-computers-cryptocurrency-risks-google-research/
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2026 SANS Identity Threats Report: Why Attacks Still Work
SANS findings highlight the real issue, compromised credentials enable access long before traditional security controls detect a problem. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/2026-sans-identity-threats-report-why-attacks-still-work/
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Cisco source code stolen in Trivy-linked dev environment breach
Cisco has suffered a cyberattack after threat actors used stolen credentials from the recent Trivy supply chain attack to breach its internal development environment and steal source code belonging to the company and its customers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-source-code-stolen-in-trivy-linked-dev-environment-breach/
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Axios supply chain attack chops away at npm trust
Developers using the axios package from npm may have downloaded a malicous version that drops a Remote Access Trojan First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/axios-supply-chain-attack-chops-away-at-npm-trust/
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How DataDome Blocked an 80M-Request Scraping Attack on a Leading Review Platform
Tags: attackDataDome stopped a 13-day, 80M-request scraping attack targeting a leading review platform. See how we blocked this attack with no friction for real users. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/how-datadome-blocked-an-80m-request-scraping-attack-on-a-leading-review-platform/
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Attack on axios software developer tool threatens widespread compromises
Researchers at numerous firms are sounding warnings about the supply-chain attack on an open-source project with 100 million weekly downloads. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/axios-software-developer-tool-attack-compromise/
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TrueConf Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks on Southeast Asian Government Networks
A high-severity security flaw in the TrueConf client video conferencing software has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day as part of a campaign targeting government entities in Southeast Asia dubbed TrueChaos.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-3502 (CVSS score: 7.8), a lack of integrity check when fetching application update code, allowing an attacker to…
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Beyond the Spectacle RSAC 2026 and The 5 Layers of AI Security FireTail Blog
Tags: ai, attack, business, conference, control, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, framework, LLM, strategy, technology, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMar 31, 2026 – Jeremy Snyder – If you were at RSA Conference last year, you probably remember the goats. Or the puppies. Or the miniature petting zoos. It was a year of “over-the-top” spectacle. A bit of a circus, if I’m being honest.Coming into RSAC 2026, the vibe shifted. The show floor was noticeably…
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Rethinking Vulnerability Management Strategies for Mid-Market Security
Intruder’s Chris Wallis argues mid-market teams should prioritize CVE remediation speed over vulnerability counts, while expanding defenses beyond CVEs to include attack surface management. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/rethinking-vulnerability-management-strategies-for-mid-market-security
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46 Vulnerability Statistics 2026: Key Trends in Discovery, Exploitation, and Risk
Vulnerability attacks rose 56% in 2025. Explore 46 statistics on CVE disclosure, exploitation patterns, and industry impact to guide your 2026 security strategy. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/46-vulnerability-statistics-2026-key-trends-in-discovery-exploitation-and-risk/
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Hackers Poison Axios npm Package with 100 Million Weekly Downloads
Axios npm Package compromised in a supply chain attack, exposing developers to malware, data theft, and full system takeover risks worldwide. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-poison-axios-npm-package-100m-downloads/
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How we made Trail of Bits AI-native (so far)
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, automation, blockchain, business, ceo, chatgpt, computer, computing, conference, control, data, email, germany, government, identity, injection, jobs, macOS, marketplace, nvidia, open-source, risk, service, skills, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityThis post is adapted from a talk I gave at [un]prompted, the AI security practitioner conference. Thanks to Gadi Evron for inviting me to speak. You can watch the recorded presentation below or download the slides. Most companies hand out ChatGPT licenses and wait for the productivity numbers to move. We built a system instead.…
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Operation TrueChaos: 0-Day Exploitation Against Southeast Asian Government Targets
ey Points Introduction At the beginning of 2026, Check Point Research observed a series of targeted attacks against government entities in Southeast Asia carried out via a legitimate TrueConf software installed in the targets’ environment. The investigation led to the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability in the TrueConf client, tracked asCVE-2026-3502with aCVSS score of 7.8.…
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Apple counters ClickFix attacks with macOS Terminal warning
Apple has added a new security feature in macOS Tahoe 26.4 that warns users before they enter commands in Terminal that could cause harm. The goal is to stop ClickFix attacks, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/31/apple-macos-clickfix-attacks-terminal-warning/
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Windows Tools Abused to Kill AV Ahead of Ransomware Attacks
Hackers are increasingly turning legitimate Windows administration tools into stealthy weapons to disable antivirus and EDR before launching ransomware, making attacks faster, quieter, and harder to stop. Instead of dropping noisy custom malware upfront, modern operators chain trusted utilities to gain SYSTEM access, kill security processes, and then encrypt at scale. Because many of these…
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Axios NPM Packages Breached in Ongoing Supply Chain Attack
A severe supply chain attack has compromised the widely used Axios HTTP client on the npm registry. Attackers injected a malicious dependency into specific Axios releases, exposing millions of developers to a multi-stage remote access trojan capable of executing arbitrary commands and stealing system data. The malicious Axios versions, 1.14.1 and 0.30.4, were published directly…
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The AI Arms Race Why Unified Exposure Management Is Becoming a Boardroom Priority
The cybersecurity landscape is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. What is emerging is not simply a rise in the number of vulnerabilities or tools, but a dramatic increase in speed. Speed of attack, speed of exploitation, and speed of change across modern environments.This is the defining challenge of the new era of digital warfare: the…
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TeamPCP Explores Ways to Exploit Stolen Supply Chain Secrets
TeamPCP is exploring ways to monetize the secrets harvested during supply chain attacks, with identified ties to the Lapsus$ and Vect ransomware gangs First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/teampcp-exploit-stolen-supply/
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Axios npm packages backdoored in supply chain attack
An unknown attacker has compromised the GitHub and npm accounts of the main developer of Axios, a widely used HTTP client library, and published npm packages backdoored with a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/31/axios-npm-backdoored-supply-chain-attack/
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8 ways to bolster your security posture on the cheap
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, dkim, dmarc, dns, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, google, identity, Internet, metric, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, okta, passkey, password, phishing, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, tool, training, update, waf, zero-day2. Take full advantage of your existing tools: A practical way to strengthen enterprise security without incurring additional significant spend is to ensure you’re fully leveraging the capabilities of solutions already present within your organization, says Gary Brickhouse, CISO at security services firm GuidePoint Security.”Most organizations have invested heavily in security solutions, yet most are…
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The external pressures redefining cybersecurity risk
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, ciso, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, email, governance, guide, incident response, injection, network, nist, resilience, risk, risk-management, supply-chain, technology, threat, toolAI is accelerating both the attackers and your defenses, but governance is often missing : What I see generative AI doing in cybersecurity is accelerating what attackers can do and lowering the cost of entry for new criminal gangs. Cyberattacks are more potent because the technology makes it easier to target victims, create deepfake videos or…
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6 key takeaways from RSA Conference 2026
Tags: ai, api, attack, ceo, cio, ciso, compliance, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, framework, google, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, jobs, LLM, office, RedTeam, regulation, risk, saas, service, technology, threat, tool, trainingSecuring the AI stack: Yes, but the threat surface has grown: The first technical priority I offered for CISOs in my conference preview was securing the AI stack, RAG workflows, LLM data pipelines, vector databases, and model APIs, on the basis that prompt injection, training data poisoning, and model inversion attacks were no longer theoretical.The…
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Axios Supply Chain Attack Exposes Developers to Hidden Malware
The Axios supply chain attack that surfaced on March 31, 2026, has raised serious concerns across the JavaScript ecosystem, exposing how a compromised npm Account can be leveraged to distribute malware at scale. The incident involved poisoned releases of the widely used HTTP client library Axios, where attackers exploited a hijacked Axios maintainer account to silently introduce a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT). First…
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Google Drive now detects ransomware and helps restore affected files
To help organizations minimize the impact of malware attacks on personal computers, Google launched ransomware detection and file restoration in beta in September 2025. These … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/31/google-drive-ransomware-detection-and-file-restoration/
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Google Introduces Advanced Ransomware Defense and Recovery Features in Drive
Google has officially moved its advanced ransomware detection and file restoration features for Google Drive out of beta, making them generally available to organizations globally. Originally launched for beta testing in September 2025, these security enhancements are designed to minimize the destructive impact of malware attacks on both personal and corporate endpoints. The general availability…