Tag: attack
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Unauthenticated RCE in Splunk Enterprise under active attack (CVE-2026-20253)
CISA has added CVE-2026-20253, a critical, remotely exploitable vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and ordered US federal … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/19/splunk-vulnerability-cve-2026-20253-exploited/
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Webinar: How attackers bypass MFA and how defenders can respond
Modern phishing attacks, including Device Code phishing, can undermine MFA protections and grant attackers access to corporate accounts without stealing passwords. This webinar explores how behavioral AI can help security teams detect compromised accounts faster and automate response workflows. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webinar-how-attackers-bypass-mfa-and-how-defenders-can-respond/
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Agentjacking attack exploits AI coding tools with fake error reports
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/agentjacking-attack-exploits-ai-coding-tools-with-fake-error-reports
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Multimillion-Dollar Settlement Reached in MCNA Dental Hack
2023 LockBit Attack Affected Nearly 9M People, Including Children. MCNA Dental, one of the largest providers of U.S. government-sponsored dental benefits to children, has agreed to a proposed multimillion dollar settlement to resolve class action claims stemming from a 2023 LockBit ransomware attack and data theft that affected nearly 9 million people. First seen on…
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Breach Roundup: ShinyHunters Leaks 26M MSG Records
Tags: attack, breach, cisa, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, leak, linux, ransomware, russia, supply-chainAlso, Arch Linux Attack, Estonia Quarantines Russian Emails, Joomla Flaw. This week, ShinyHunters leaked alleged Madison Square Garden data, a U.S. senator pressed CISA on regional staffing cuts, an Arch Linux supply-chain attack, Mackay Sugar began recovery from a ransomware attack, Novo Nordisk faced dueling breach claims – and more compelling cybersecurity news. First seen…
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6 Ways to Contain Enterprise Risk in Model Context Protocol
Understand Agentic AI Risks and Secure All MCP Deployments MCP has rapidly become the connective tissue of the agentic AI era and the standard for connecting AI agents to enterprise systems. But it also introduces new attack vectors, from tool poisoning to prompt injection. Here are six ways to reduce the risk. First seen on…
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Operation Endgame Disrupts SocGholish Malware Network Tied to Ransomware Attacks
Operation Endgame disrupted the SocGholish malware network, taking down more than 100 servers and domains. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/operation-endgame-disrupts-socgholish-malware-network-tied-to-ransomware-attacks/
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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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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 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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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…