Tag: attack
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Hadrian Expands Offensive Security Platform With $40M Raise
Platform Expansion Will Move Beyond External Scanning Into Internal Network Defense. Dutch startup Hadrian closed a $40 million Series B funding round to expand its offensive security platform into internal attack-path testing, agentic AI risk detection and autonomous remediation that can proactively implement controls to stop attacks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hadrian-expands-offensive-security-platform-40m-raise-a-33026
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WordPress RCE Risk: How Malicious HEIC Uploads Can Execute Server Code
Researchers demonstrated a WordPress attack using malicious HEIC uploads to trigger remote code execution on servers with vulnerable image-processing software. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-wordpress-heic-rce-attack/
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Alert: FortiBleed remains active campaign, can lock out users or lead to ransomware attacks
The FBI and Secret Service warned Fortinet users that FortiBleed, uncovered this summer, is a continuing threat. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/fortibleed-fortinet-vpn-ransomware-fbi-warning/
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ClickFix Attacks Evolve to Better Hide Malicious Payloads
Threat actors are now hiding payloads by using DNS TXT records and browser cache pre-fetching, making it tougher to spot early attack stages. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/clickfix-attacks-evolve-better-hide-malicious-payloads
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ClickFix Attacks Evolve to Better Hide Malicious Payloads
Threat actors are now hiding payloads by using DNS TXT records and browser cache pre-fetching, making it tougher to spot early attack stages. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/clickfix-attacks-evolve-better-hide-malicious-payloads
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Denmark Braces for Wave of Phishing Attacks
Attackers Stole Data of Nearly 9M Danes from the Central Register of Persons. Denmark’s residents have been hit by a data breach affecting the country’s Central Register of Persons, exposing names, addresses, CPR numbers and other details of 8.8 million people. The breach was traced to abuse of a small company’s legitimate access to the…
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Denmark Braces for Wave of Phishing Attacks
Attackers Stole Data of Nearly 9M Danes from the Central Register of Persons. Denmark’s residents have been hit by a data breach affecting the country’s Central Register of Persons, exposing names, addresses, CPR numbers and other details of 8.8 million people. The breach was traced to abuse of a small company’s legitimate access to the…
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US cyber resilience, oversight tested in series of attacks
Attacks targeting key industrial sites and unforced errors among leading AI companies are raising alarm bells. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/us-cyber-resilience-oversight-attacks/832235/
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Osaka Metropolitan University cancels classes after suspected ransomware attack
Osaka Metropolitan University said on Tuesday that the outage left its internal network, email and a range of administrative and academic systems unavailable. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/osaka-university-cancels-classes-ransomware
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ClickFix Attack Hides VBScript Payload in Browser Cache
Tags: attackClickFix sites stage a VBScript payload in the browser cache to bypass the Run dialog’s length limit First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/clickfix-vbscript-browser-cache/
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Criminal IP Introduces AITEM as the Next Evolution of Attack Surface Management
Torrance, Californina, October 6th, 2026, CyberNewswire Criminal IP by AI SPERA, a cyber threat intelligence platform delivering decision-ready intelligence and attack surface visibility to security teams worldwide, will participate in GovWare 2026 in Singapore. As security operations increasingly move beyond asset discovery toward understanding, prioritizing, and responding to exposure, Criminal IP is introducing AITEM (AI-Powered…
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Criminal IP Introduces AITEM as the Next Evolution of Attack Surface Management
Tags: attackTorrance, Californina, 6th October 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/criminal-ip-introduces-aitem-as-the-next-evolution-of-attack-surface-management/
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Here’s how experts think CISA should tell agencies to protect OT
Government auditors say federal agencies haven’t met mandated security steps for operational technology, which hackers targeted in water sector attacks this summer. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-ot-cybersecurity-directive/
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OT Attacks on US Critical Infrastructure Could Disrupt Military Operations and Physical Processes
US critical infrastructure faces an operational technology threat that extends beyond civilian service outages. State-sponsored intrusions and direct attacks on industrial controllers could disrupt physical processes and undermine military operations by targeting electricity, water, telecommunications, transportation, fuel, manufacturing, and logistics providers outside installation boundaries. Disabling a supporting utility or transportation system could interrupt essential services,…
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LibreOffice and OpenOffice Flaws Let Malicious Spreadsheets Run Code Without Macro Warnings
A malicious spreadsheet can make LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice run an attacker’s code as soon as the file is opened, security researchers have shown. There is no warning first, of the kind either program shows before it runs a macro.The attack works only when the program’s Java support is enabled. So far, it has only…
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12 Best Biometric Authentication Solutions Compared (2026): Features Pricing
iProov is the best high-assurance verification vendor the deepest liveness and injection-attack science while Entrust (Onfido) and Incode lead turnkey onboarding and NEC anchors accuracy at national scale. This comparison sorts 12 vendors by the job they actually do, because “biometric authentication” hides five different purchases with five different price sheets. Quick Verdict: Best Biometric…
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ClickFix Smuggles Payloads Through Browser Cache to Bypass Windows Run Limits
A new type of ClickFix attack is using compromised websites to trick users into executing a malicious payload cached in a web browser’s cache.”Instead of downloading and executing remote payloads like the typical attack pattern, in this attack, the websites pre-fetch a script payload into the browser cache disguised as a PNG file,” the Microsoft…
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University of Illinois Chicago affected by ransomware attack on medical school
A ransomware attack that affected the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine resulted in the theft of some information from its servers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ransomware-university-illinois-chicago
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: NetScaler and FortiMail 0-Days, AI Coding Leaks, Spectre v2 and Ransomware Arrests
A blank field. A public repo. One reply to an email. A box left exposed. None of this sounds dramatic, which is partly the problem. This week’s threats keep finding leverage in small things that were easy to overlook.There are actively exploited bugs in the mix, cleaner intrusion paths, smarter automation, and a long patch…
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Prime Big Deal Days: scammers stock up early as Amazon impersonation attacks nearly triple
For millions of shoppers, Prime Big Deal Days on 6 and 7 October are about grabbing a bargain before the festive rush. For cybercriminals, it is harvest season, and they’ve laid the groundwork well in advance. Two separate studies published ahead of the event point in the same direction. KnowBe4’s Threat Lab says Amazon impersonation…
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South Korea probes bank breaches amid suspected AI-powered attacks
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) held an emergency meeting following a series of cyberattacks targeting financial institutions in the country. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/south-korea-probes-bank-breaches-amid-suspected-ai-powered-attacks/
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South Korea probes bank breaches amid suspected AI-powered attacks
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) held an emergency meeting following a series of cyberattacks targeting financial institutions in the country. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/south-korea-probes-bank-breaches-amid-suspected-ai-powered-attacks/
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Belarusian hacktivists spent two years inside Russian healthcare network, researchers say
Russian cybersecurity researchers attributed a quiet two-year espionage campaign to the Belarusian Cyber Partisans, a group better known for public attacks against governments and infrastructure. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/belarusian-hacktivists-two-years-Russian-healthcare-network
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Alleged dev of Ploutus ATM malware appears in US court after arrest
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the arrest of the alleged developer of Ploutus malware, used to steal millions of dollars in ATM jackpotting attacks across the United States. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/suspected-dev-of-ploutus-atm-malware-appears-in-us-court-after-arrest/
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Need for Speed: AI-Driven Attacks Are Changing Security Strategies
AI-powered attacks are fast, relentless, and automated. How security teams can keep up is top of mind, according to the latest Dark Reading reader poll. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-attacks-security-strategies
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CISA Flags Citrix NetScaler Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, citrix, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added CVE-2026-88779, a high-severity vulnerability affecting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway appliances, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog due to evidence of active exploitation. Tracked as CVE-2026-88779, this vulnerability involves an improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer, also referred…
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More UK Schools Are Recovering Faster from Cyber Incidents
Ofqual study finds growing number of UK schools are bouncing back “immediately” from cyber-attacks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-schools-recovering-faster/
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New NetScaler Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks Can Knock SAML Deployments Offline
Citrix has released security updates for a high-severity security flaw in NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway that has been exploited as part of targeted zero-day attacks.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-88779, carries a CVSS score of 8.7 out of 10.0.”CVE-2026-88779 is a memory overflow vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway that can…
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GlassWorm Supply Chain Attack Hides Malware Inside VS Code Color Themes
A GlassWorm-linked software supply chain campaign has abused seemingly harmless Visual Studio Code color themes to distribute malicious loaders across the Visual Studio Marketplace and Open VSX Registry. The activity demonstrates how extensions designed only to change editor colors can become high-impact initial-access vectors when they include unnecessary executable JavaScript. Both extensions presented themselves as…
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Citrix NetScaler SAML Vulnerability Enables Unauthenticated Remote DoS Attacks
Citrix has released emergency security updates to address a high-severity memory overflow vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. This flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-88779, could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to cause persistent denial-of-service conditions. The vulnerability specifically affects appliances configured for SAML authentication, whether set as a Service Provider (SP) or an Identity Provider (IdP).…