Tag: attack
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Hostile states launched nearly 200 attacks on UK infrastructure in 12 months, says NCSC chief
Hackers will use AI-enabled cyber capabilities to exploit known vulnerabilities in legacy technology at scale by 2028, says National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366644872/Hostile-states-launched-200-attacks-on-UK-infrastructure-in-five-months-says-NCSC-chief
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Claude Chat Abuse, NastyC2 npm Packages, Device-Code Phishing + 25 More Stories
The internet did not break this week. It got used exactly as designed, which is worse.Searches were siphoned through shady browser add-ons. AI chat links turned into malware delivery paths. macOS attacks ran in memory and left almost nothing behind. Cloud agents looked like helpers until attackers treated them like open shells.Add exposed edge gear,…
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Nation-state rivals linked to majority of consequential attacks targeting critical UK sites
The nation’s top cybersecurity official warned that business leaders, authorities need to rethink how they protect critical infrastructure from state-sponsored adversaries. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/nation-state-rivals-linked-to-majority-of-consequential-attacks-targeting-c/823242/
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Australian sugar producer works to restore operations as ransomware group claims attack
Mackay Sugar said it was “working urgently” to verify claims that a highly active ransomware group was behind a cyberattack that shut down harvesting and milling operations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/mackay-sugar-cyberattack-claimed-gentlemen
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Klue OAuth breach linked to ‘Icarus’ Salesforce data theft attacks
Market intelligence platform Klue suffered a OAuth breach that enabled the “Icarus” threat actors to steal Salesforce CRM data from multiple organizations in an ongoing extortion campaign. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/klue-oauth-breach-linked-to-icarus-salesforce-data-theft-attacks/
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145 Mastra npm Packages Compromised via Hijacked Contributor Account
As many as 145 npm packages associated with the Mastra namespace (“@mastra/*”), a popular open-source JavaScript and TypeScript framework for building artificial intelligence (AI) applications, have been compromised as part of a software supply chain attack codenamed easy-day-js, per findings from Endor Labs, JFrog, OX Security, SafeDep, Socket, StepSecurity, and Synk.”A single npm account (…
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Malware attacks strip Roblox developers of entire games
Hackers who once focused on stealing valuable Roblox items are now taking over entire games. Although Roblox operates the service, users can create and publish their own games … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/18/roblox-game-takeover-malware-attacks/
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ShapedPlugin update flow hacked to infect WordPress sites
Multiple WordPress plugins from ShapedPlugin were compromised in a supply chain attack that distributed infected releases to paying customers via the vendor’s official update system. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shapedplugin-update-flow-hacked-to-infect-wordpress-sites/
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F5 Patches NGINX Vulnerability Enabling Code Execution and DoS Attacks
F5 has released an out-of-band security notification addressing multiple high”‘severity vulnerabilities in NGINX components that can enable remote code execution (RCE) and denial”‘of”‘service (DoS) attacks in certain configurations, urging customers to patch or upgrade affected deployments immediately. On June 17, 2026, F5 issued an out-of-band security notification (K000161614) summarizing several high- and medium-severity flaws across…
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Hostile states launched nearly 200 attacks on UK infrastructure in five months, says NCSC chief
Hackers will use AI-enabled cyber capabilities to exploit known vulnerabilities in legacy technology at scale by 2028, says National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366644872/Hostile-states-launched-200-attacks-on-UK-infrastructure-in-five-months-says-NCSC-chief
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Hackers Could Abuse SQL Server 2025 AI Features to Steal Sensitive Data
A new security analysis has revealed that Microsoft SQL Server 2025’s native AI capabilities can be repurposed by attackers to stealthily exfiltrate sensitive data and establish command-and-control (C2) channels directly within the database engine, significantly expanding the post-exploitation attack surface. Security researcher Justin Kalnasy of SpecterOps demonstrated that newly introduced AI-focused features, intended to support…
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Hostile States Behind 75% of Cyber-Attacks on UK Critical Infrastructure, NCSC Warns
Richard Horne, the NCSC CEO, said three-quarters of cyber-attacks targeting UK critical infrastructure came from nation-state actors First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hostile-states-cni-75-percent-ncsc/
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Max severity Joomla Content Editor extension flaw targeted in automated attacks
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/max-severity-joomla-content-editor-extension-flaw-targeted-in-automated-attacks
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AI email attacks are moving fast. Barracuda wants MSPs moving faster
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/ai-email-attacks-are-moving-fast-barracuda-wants-msps-moving-faster
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Mastra npm packages compromised in ‘easy-day-js’ supply chain attack
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/mastra-npm-packages-compromised-in-easy-day-js-supply-chain-attack
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The Gentlemen Ransomware Gang Standardizes EDR Killing
Eset Links Group’s Growth to Integrated Endpoint-Killing Tools. Eset researchers say the rapidly growing Gentlemen ransomware operation differentiates itself by supplying affiliates with a standardized EDR-killer suite that disables security tools, quickly incorporates newly disclosed vulnerable drivers and helps scale attacks across multiple regions worldwide. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/gentlemen-ransomware-gang-standardizes-edr-killing-a-32007
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Mastra AI Framework Poisoned in npm Supply-Chain Attack
Microsoft-Owned GitHub, Which Runs npm, Previews Supply-Chain Security Fixes. The popular Mastra AI framework, used to build artificial intelligence agents, workflows and retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, has been poisoned by attackers, and Microsoft-owned GitHub has advised all developers to downgrade Mastra, pending compromised packages being found and eradicated. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/mastra-ai-framework-poisoned-in-npm-supply-chain-attack-a-32003
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Hostile states launched nearly 200 attacks on UK infrastructure in five months, says NCSC chief
Hackers will use AI-enabled cyber capabilities to exploit known vulnerabilities in legacy technology at scale by 2028, says National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366644872/Hostile-states-launched-200-attacks-on-UK-infrastructure-in-five-months-says-NCSC-chief
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Hostile states behind three-quarters of attacks on Britain’s critical infrastructure, cyber chief warns
NCSC CEO Richard Horne warned that “kinetic targeting in any conflict tomorrow will be based on intelligence gathered today” and that nation-state adversaries were “prepositioning” throughout British critical infrastructure. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/britain-nation-state-cyberattacks-richard-horne-rusi
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A Detailed Guide on Villain C2 Framework
Overview Villain is an open-source command-and-control (C2) framework developed by t3l3machus that turns a single operator console into a full collaborative attack platform. It generates First seen on hackingarticles.in Jump to article: www.hackingarticles.in/a-detailed-guide-on-villain-c2-framework/
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Hostile states launched 200 attacks on UK infrastructure in five months, says NCSC chief
Hackers will use AI-enabled cyber capabilities to exploit known vulnerabilities in legacy technology at scale by 2028, says National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366644872/Hostile-states-launched-200-attacks-on-UK-infrastructure-in-five-months-says-NCSC-chief
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SpyCloud Report Finds Phishing Attacks Surge as Employee Data Is Exposed at 86% of Fortune 100 Companies
Austin, TX, USA, June 17th, 2026, CyberNewswire New SpyCloud research highlights the expansion of phishing attacks as AI and phishing-as-a-service fuel enterprise targeting. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today released its 2026 Phishing Pulse Report, revealing that phishing attacks continue to increase in both volume and sophistication for enterprise organizations as artificial intelligence…
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SpyCloud Report Finds Phishing Attacks Surge as Employee Data Is Exposed at 86% of Fortune 100 Companies
Austin, TX, USA, June 17th, 2026, CyberNewswire New SpyCloud research highlights the expansion of phishing attacks as AI and phishing-as-a-service fuel enterprise targeting. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today released its 2026 Phishing Pulse Report, revealing that phishing attacks continue to increase in both volume and sophistication for enterprise organizations as artificial intelligence…
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EU grants Ukraine access to cybersecurity reserve for major attacks
As Kyiv takes steps toward formal accession to the EU, the bloc is integrating Ukraine with its pool of pre-approved cybersecurity incident response companies. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-access-eu-cybersecurity-reserve
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Attackers hit pair of critical Fortinet vulnerabilities the vendor disclosed in April
Multiple firms have observed active exploitation of the FortiSandbox defects, and warn that the attacks originate from multiple sources, not a single campaign. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/fortinet-fortisandbox-vulnerabilities-exploits/
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FortiBleed Attack Exposes Fortinet Firewall Credentials in 194 Countries
Researchers say FortiBleed used stolen and tested credentials to access exposed Fortinet firewalls, putting major organizations and public agencies at risk now. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fortibleed-attack-fortinet-firewalls-credentials/
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UK critical infrastructure hit by 200 cyber incidents in a year, agency says
Head of National Cyber Security Centre says UK in ‘ongoing contest with capable adversaries’ and AI could add to threatThe UK’s critical national infrastructure has been hit by more than 200 cyber incidents over the past year and state-linked assailants were behind three-quarters of the attacks, according to the state cybersecurity body.Richard Horne, the chief…
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UK critical infrastructure hit by 200 cyber incidents in a year, agency says
Head of National Cyber Security Centre says UK in ‘ongoing contest with capable adversaries’ and AI could add to threatThe UK’s critical national infrastructure has been hit by more than 200 cyber incidents over the past year and state-linked assailants were behind three-quarters of the attacks, according to the state cybersecurity body.Richard Horne, the chief…
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SpyCloud Report Finds Phishing Attacks Surge as Employee Data Is Exposed at 86% of Fortune 100 Companies
Austin, TX, USA, 17th June 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/spycloud-report-finds-phishing-attacks-surge-as-employee-data-is-exposed-at-86-of-fortune-100-companies/