Tag: attack
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Microsoft Overhauls Security Leadership as AI Expands Enterprise Attack Surface
Microsoft brings back Hayete Gallot to lead Security while Charlie Bell moves to an engineering quality mandate, both reporting to CEO Satya Nadella. The post Microsoft Overhauls Security Leadership as AI Expands Enterprise Attack Surface appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-gallot-security-bell-engineering-quality/
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CISA tells agencies to stop using unsupported edge devices
A binding operational directive issued Thursday looks to combat an attack pathway that has been behind some of the biggest attacks and most common exploits in recent years. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-bod-directive-unsupported-edge-devices-firewalls-routers/
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One of Europe’s largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack
An alleged ransomware attack has taken down the systems of the Sapienza University of Rome. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/one-of-europes-largest-universities-knocked-offline-for-days-after-cyberattack/
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AISURU/Kimwolf Botnet Launches Record-Setting 31.4 Tbps DDoS Attack
The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as AISURU/Kimwolf has been attributed to a record-setting attack that peaked at 31.4 Terabits per second (Tbps) and lasted only 35 seconds.Cloudflare, which automatically detected and mitigated the activity, said it’s part of a growing number of hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS attacks mounted by the botnet in the fourth quarter…
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Threat Group Running Espionage Operations Against Dozens of Governments
Unit 42 researchers say an Asian threat group behind what they call the Shadow Campaigns has targeted government agencies in 37 countries in a wide-ranging global cyberespionage campaign that has involved phishing attacks and the exploitation of a more than a dozen known vulnerabilities. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/threat-group-running-espionage-operations-against-dozens-of-governments/
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OpenClaw and the Growing Security Risks of Agentic AI
OpenClaw’s rise shows how agentic AI can expand attack surfaces and introduce new enterprise security risks. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/openclaw-and-the-growing-security-risks-of-agentic-ai/
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Attackers Use Legitimate Forensic Driver to Disable Endpoint Security, Huntress Warns
Tags: attack, cybercrime, endpoint, incident response, malicious, software, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCybercriminals are increasingly turning trusted software against defenders, according to new research from Huntress, which has uncovered a real-world attack in which threat actors used a legitimate but vulnerable driver to disable endpoint security tools before deploying further malicious activity. In a detailed incident response analysis, Huntress researchers observed attackers abusing an outdated EnCase forensic…
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Pro-Russian group Noname057(16) launched DDoS attacks on Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
Italy stopped Russian-linked cyberattacks targeting Foreign Ministry offices and Winter Olympics websites and hotels, Foreign Minister Tajani said. Italy has thwarted a series of Russian-linked cyberattacks aimed at Foreign Ministry offices, including one in Washington, as well as Winter Olympics websites and hotels in Cortina d’Ampezzo, according to Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. >>We have foiled…
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Data breach at govtech giant Conduent balloons, affecting millions more Americans
The ransomware attack at Conduent allowed hackers to steal a “significant number of individuals’ personal information” from the govtech giant’s systems. Conduent handles personal and health data of more than 100 million people across America. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/data-breach-at-govtech-giant-conduent-balloons-affecting-millions-more-americans/
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ShadowSyndicate Leverages Server Transition Technique in Latest Ransomware Attacks
ShadowSyndicate, a sophisticated cybercrime cluster first identified in 2023, has evolved its infrastructure management tactics by implementing a previously unreported server transition technique. This method involves rotating SSH fingerprints across multiple servers to obscure operational continuity. However, operational security (OPSEC) errors have allowed researchers to trace these connections.”‹ The threat actor orchestrates large server clusters…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Codespaces RCE, AsyncRAT C2, BYOVD Abuse, AI Cloud Intrusions & 15+ Stories
This week didn’t produce one big headline. It produced many small signals — the kind that quietly shape what attacks will look like next.Researchers tracked intrusions that start in ordinary places: developer workflows, remote tools, cloud access, identity paths, and even routine user actions. Nothing looked dramatic on the surface. That’s the point. Entry is…
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Attackers exploit decade”‘old Windows driver flaw to shut down modern EDR defenses
The kill list excluded Huntress: The EDR killer binary used in the Huntress-observed attack packed a 64-bit Windows executable and a custom encoded kernel driver payload, which it decoded into OemHwUpd.sys and installed as a kernel-mode service. Because Windows still honors its cryptographic signature, the attackers were able to load the driver.Once the vulnerable driver…
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Cybersecurity Alert: Fake Traffic Ticket Portals Target Personal, Credit Card Data
A highly sophisticated phishing campaign that targets Canadian drivers by impersonating provincial traffic bureaus. This new wave of attacks utilizes >>SEO poisoning<>waiting room<< experience before harvesting their sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and credit card […] The post Cybersecurity Alert: Fake Traffic Ticket Portals Target Personal, Credit Card Data appeared first on GBHackers Security |…
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New Hacking Campaign Exploits Microsoft Windows WinRAR Vulnerability
Researchers at Check Point link ‘Amarath-Dragon’ attacks to prolific Chinese cyber-espionage operation First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hacking-exploits-windows-winrar/
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Police shut down global DDoS operation, arrest 20-year-old
Police officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of carrying out global DDoS attacks targeting … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/05/ddos-poland-suspect-arrested/
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APT28 Hackers Exploit Microsoft Office Vulnerability to Target Government Agencies
Tags: attack, cyber, cyberattack, espionage, exploit, government, hacker, microsoft, military, office, phishing, russia, spear-phishing, theft, vulnerabilityRussian state-sponsored hackers, known as APT28 or Fancy Bear, have launched a new wave of cyberattacks targeting government and military organizations across Europe. This sophisticated espionage campaign, observed in late January 2026, targets the theft on secrets from maritime and transport agencies in countries such as Poland, Greece, and Ukraine. The attacks start with spear-phishing…
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Amaranth-Dragon Exploits WinRAR Vulnerability for Persistent Access to Victim Systems
A new cyber-espionage threat group dubbedAmaranth-Dragon. Active throughout 2025, this group has launched highly targeted attacks against government and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia. Evidence links Amaranth-Dragon to APT-41, a notorious Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, due to shared tools and operational time zones (UTC+8). The group creates attack campaigns based on local geopolitical events, such…
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New 3-Step Malvertising Chain Exploits Facebook Ads to Promote Tech Support Scam Kit
A new, sophisticated malvertising campaign targeting users in the United States. This attack leverages Facebook’s massive paid advertising platform to lure victims into a tech support scam (TSS) kit. The campaign is notable for its rapid infrastructure rotation and a distinct three-step redirection chain designed to bypass standard security filters. The attack begins with a…
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CVE-2025-22225 in VMware ESXi now used in active ransomware attacks
Tags: attack, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, group, infrastructure, ransomware, vmware, vulnerabilityRansomware groups now exploit VMware ESXi vulnerability CVE-2025-22225, patched by Broadcom in March 2025. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirms that ransomware gangs are exploiting the VMware ESXi sandbox escape flaw CVE-2025-22225. The vulnerability is an arbitrary write issue in VMware ESXi. An attackers with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary…
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When Documents Become the Attack Vector: Inside APT28’s Latest Microsoft Office Exploit
Email attachments remain one of the most trusted entry points into enterprise environments. Despite years of awareness training and secure email gateways, attackers continue to rely on documents because they blend seamlessly into everyday workflows. New reporting from The Hacker News details how APT28, a Russia-linked threat actor, is actively exploiting a newly disclosed Microsoft…
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Harvard, UPenn Data Leaked in ShinyHunters Shakedown
Leaked Financial and Admissions Data Includes Contact Details for ‘Top Donors’. Harvard University has been named as a victim and doxed by hack-and-leak group ShinyHunters, apparently as a result of the cybercrime group’s ongoing live phishing attacks that often attempt to trick IT help desks into giving attackers direct access to a victim’s network and…
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Victims Are Rebuffing Ransomware Mass Data Theft Campaigns
Revenue From Supply-Chain Attacks by Clop Group Sharply Fell, Report Investigators. Once lucrative steal-and-leak campaigns pioneered by Russian ransomware group Clop look set to go the way of the dinosaurs. While an estimated 25% of victims paid a ransom in the inaugural campaign five years ago, the number of victims that paid fell to zero…
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Critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk bug under attack
US agencies told to patch by Friday First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/04/critical_solarwinds_web_help_desk/
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DEAD#VAX Malware Campaign Deploys AsyncRAT via IPFS-Hosted VHD Phishing Files
Threat hunters have disclosed details of a new, stealthy malware campaign dubbed DEAD#VAX that employs a mix of “disciplined tradecraft and clever abuse of legitimate system features” to bypass traditional detection mechanisms and deploy a remote access trojan (RAT) known as AsyncRAT.”The attack leverages IPFS-hosted VHD files, extreme script obfuscation, runtime decryption, and in-memory First…
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Autonomous attacks ushered cybercrime into AI era in 2025
Malwarebytes urged companies to adopt continuous monitoring and lock down identity systems as AI models get better at orchestrating intrusions. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cybercrime-ai-ransomware-mcp-malwarebytes/811360/
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AI-Driven Attack Gains AWS Admin Privileges in Under 10 Minutes
Threat actors get AWS Admin access in under 10 minutes. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/ai-driven-attack-gains-aws-admin-privileges-in-under-10-minutes/