Tag: attack
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QuickFox Supply Chain Attack Delivers FDMTP Backdoor via Trojanized Windows Installer
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed what has been described as a “long-standing supply chain attack” on QuickFox, a virtual private network (VPN) and network acceleration tool designed for overseas Chinese users.According to Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, the supply chain attack has been ongoing since at least August 2025 and involves a trojanized version of the application to…
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Massive supply-chain attack compromises 440 packages under four hours
Researchers from multiple security firms observed a variant of Mini Shai-Hulud, self-replicating malware linked to TeamPCP, in all the affected packages. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/supply-chain-attack-malware-mini-shai-hulud-teampcp/
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Phishing service spoofs RingCentral to steal Microsoft 365 accounts
The Greatness phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform has expanded from credential phishing to adversary-in-the-middle attacks and device-code phishing targeting Microsoft 365 accounts. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-service-spoofs-ringcentral-to-steal-microsoft-365-accounts/
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New Google Password Manager Attacks Can Hijack Synced Passkeys
Three Pass-ta-key attacks show how malware on compromised Windows devices could hijack accounts protected by passkeys synced through Google Password Manager. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-google-password-manager-synced-passkey-attacks/
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Black Hat 2026: CrowdStrike Threat Hunting Report Findings
CrowdStrike’s 2026 Threat Hunting Report highlights how AI, identity attacks, and software supply chain threats are reshaping cyber risk. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/black-hat-2026-crowdstrike-threat-hunting-report-findings/
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Salt Debuts First AWS WAF Managed Ruleset for AI Agent and API Protection
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, ceo, credentials, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, intelligence, marketplace, threat, waf, xssThe WAF gap no one is talking about Your WAF is doing its job. It’s blocking SQLi, XSS, and the usual suspects. But here’s the problem: it wasn’t built for APIs, and it definitely wasn’t built for AI agents. APIs now power nearly every digital experience. And AI agents, the automated systems that access your…
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AI makes costly spearphishing attacks easier, cyber insurer says
Impersonation campaigns led to more than 85% of the losses that Resilience dealt with in the first half of the year, a dramatic increase from two years ago. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-spearphishing-cyber-insurance-claims/826732/
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Prolific ransomware group behind SonicWall zero-day attacks
INC ransomware wasn’t the first group to exploit the zero-days, but it’s been the most assertive and effective in chaining both vulnerabilities to steal and encrypt data for extortion. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/inc-ransomware-sonicwall-zero-day-attacks/
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GitHub Account Breach Fuels Shai-Hulud npm Supply Chain Attack
A compromised GitHub account fueled a supply chain attack, spreading credential-stealing malware across hundreds of packages. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/github-account-breach-fuels-shai-hulud-npm-supply-chain-attack/
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Massive ChainDrop npm supply-chain attack infects hundreds of packages
Self-propagating malware named ‘ChainDrop’ has compromised more than 1,300 packages with a combined 2 billion monthly downloads on the Node Package Manager (npm) registry. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-chaindrop-npm-supply-chain-attack-infects-hundreds-of-packages/
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Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack Compromises Keyv and Hundreds of npm Packages
Attackers have compromised the GitHub account of a Keyv maintainer, a widely used JavaScript key-value storage library, to distribute credential-stealing malware via npm packages. This ongoing supply chain attack, known as the Shai-Hulud campaign, has affected Keyv and several related caching libraries, with a combined monthly installation reach in the billions. Aikido Security reported that…
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OWASP Introduces Subtractive Security Top 10 to Eliminate Attack Paths and Reduce Cyber Risk
OWASP has launched the Subtractive Security Top 10 project, a security engineering initiative that shifts the focus from adding more detection controls to removing the architectural conditions that enable cyberattacks. The project, led by Christopher Frenz, promotes a straightforward premise: attackers can only exploit attack paths that exist. Instead of relying primarily on monitoring, alerting,…
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18 Malicious npm Packages Deploy Cross-Platform RAT Against Alibaba Developers
18 malicious npm packages have been used in a tightly coordinated software supply chain attack to deliver a cross”‘platform RAT that specifically targets developers working with Alibaba’s internal Aone tooling and @ali-scoped packages. The operation came to light after researchers analyzed a seemingly simple malicious npm package, lib-mtop, which acted as a downloader and exposed…
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Cloud and SaaS Environments Now Top Targets for Attackers
Cloud and SaaS are now the preferred operating environments for threat actors, amid a continued shift to identity attacks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cloud-saas-targets-attackers/
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How Vulnerable Are Single Sign-On Systems to Modern Credential Attacks?
SSO credential attacks explained: how vishing, MFA resets, stale OAuth tokens and admin takeover break SSO, and the controls that stop each one. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/how-vulnerable-are-single-sign-on-systems-to-modern-credential-attacks/
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US water facilities targeted by ‘malicious cyber actors’ who’s to blame?
Despite Trump’s efforts to blame Tim Walz and Minnesota, officials suspect Iran behind attacks on US infrastructureLate last week, federal authorities issued a stern warning saying “malicious cyber actors” were targeting water and wastewater facilities in at least seven states across the US. Minnesota appeared to be the hardest hit with 30 of its water…
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Automating incident response to reduce impact for UK SMEs
For many UK SMEs, the biggest cost of a cyber incident is not just the attack itself. It is the delay. Every extra hour spent working out what happened, who should act, and which systems need attention can increase downtime, damage customer trust, and create avoidable pressure on a small team. That is why automating……
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Critical Gitea Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Server Files and Execute Code
A critical vulnerability in Gitea has been identified, potentially allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on vulnerable servers and escalate to remote code execution (RCE). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-59774 and GHSA-6v53-hr58-556r, affecting Gitea versions from 1.22.11.22.11.22.1 to 1.27.01.27.01.27.0. It has been assigned a critical CVSS score of 3.1, with an attack…
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OWASP’s subtractive security project measures the attack paths you erased
An attacker who talks a user into opening an attachment gets whatever that machine still permits: a service account with rights across the domain, an outbound route to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/04/owasp-subtractive-security/
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Malware Can Steal Google’s Synced Passkeys Without Password or Fingerprint
Security researchers have revealed a series of attacks that could enable malware on a compromised Windows device to hijack accounts protected by Google-synced passkeys. This can occur without stealing a password, capturing a fingerprint, or requiring the victim to unlock their device. In research published on August 23, 2023, Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 detailed…
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PortSwigger Adds AI Agent to Penetration Testing Portfolio
PortSwigger has made available a beta release of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent for its Burp Suite penetration testing tools. Katie Warren, product leader for Burp AI at PortSwigger, said Burp AT will make it simpler for cybersecurity teams to simulate attacks without necessarily requiring a lot of expertise. At the core of that capability..…
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AI Proving Grounds Consortium Tests Whether Security Agents Are Ready to Act
AI security agents are moving from sorting alerts and recommending next steps to taking direct action against threats. That could help defenders keep pace with faster attacks, but it also raises the risk that an agent’s actions could disrupt the business. The newly formed AI Proving Grounds Consortium (AIPGC) aims to create a shared framework..…
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Hotel Wi-Fi attacks use custom malware to breach Microsoft 365 accounts
Microsoft has linked a global campaign targeting hospitality Wi-Fi networks to the Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard, also known as APT29. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hotel-wi-fi-attacks-use-custom-malware-to-breach-microsoft-365-accounts/
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New Passkey attacks let malware hijack Google-synced passkeys
Security researchers have discovered three attacks that allow malware on already-compromised Windows devices to abuse Google Password Manager’s synced passkeys to take over accounts, bypass user verification, and extract passkey private keys. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-pass-ta-key-attacks-let-malware-hijack-google-synced-passkeys/
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New York Pours $9M Into Water Cyber Defense Amid Attacks
New York Fast-Tracks Utilities Grants as Hackers Disrupt Water Systems Nationwide. New York is awarding more than $9 million in cybersecurity grants to water and wastewater systems statewide, fast-tracking the funding after a wave of cyberattacks disrupted utility operations across at least seven states and federal standards efforts remain stalled. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Google Warns Open-Source Attacks Will Reach New Heights
Google Says Open-Source Compromises Are Easier to Scale and Replicate. Compromising the open-source supply chain is easy to do and spreads more quickly than traditional supply-chain attacks, making it a lucrative tactic that will continue to expand, warned Google. One of the largest open-source supply-chain attacks involved a North Korean threat actor. First seen on…
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Anthropic: Claude Attacks Result of Security Gaps, Not Model Issues
Last month’s incidents in which the AI model breached real-world systems derived from over-permissioning, especially with Internet access. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/anthropic-ai-issues-result-security-gaps
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Anthropic: AI Attacks Result of Security Gaps, Not Model Issues
Last month’s incidents in which Claude breached real-world systems derived from over-permissioning, especially with Internet access. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/anthropic-ai-issues-result-security-gaps
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New DOUBLECUP ClickFix service hides malware in browser cache images
A new Russian loader-as-a-service named DOUBLECUP uses ClickFix attacks to hide malicious code in PNG images cached by victims’ browsers, ultimately delivering CountLoader to Windows and macOS devices and a new remote access trojan named DeviceManager to Windows systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-doublecup-clickfix-service-hides-malware-in-browser-cache-images/