Tag: attack
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Mini Shai-Hulud Hits @antv npm Packages, Targets CI/CD Secrets
An Active and sophisticated supply chain attack targeting the widely used @antv npm ecosystem, where a threat actor compromised a maintainer account and pushed malicious package updates designed to steal sensitive CI/CD credentials. The campaign, dubbed “Mini Shai-Hulud,” demonstrates how deeply embedded open-source libraries can be weaponized to infiltrate modern development pipelines at scale. The…
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GitHub links repo breach to TanStack npm supply-chain attack
GitHub says the hackers who breached 3,800 internal repositories gained access via a malicious version of the Nx Console VS Code extension, compromised in last week’s TanStack npm supply-chain attack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-links-repo-breach-to-tanstack-npm-supply-chain-attack/
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New GhostTree Attack Causes EDR Tools to Hang, Leaving Files Unscanned
A newly disclosed attack technique dubbed “GhostTree” is raising concerns among defenders after researchers demonstrated how it can disrupt endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools and bypass file scanning mechanisms on Windows systems. The technique, discovered by Varonis Threat Labs, abuses NTFS junctions to create recursive directory structures that can cause security tools to hang indefinitely. New…
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Highly Critical Drupal Core Flaw Exposes PostgreSQL Sites to RCE Attacks
Drupal has released security updates for a “highly critical” security vulnerability in Drupal Core that could be exploited by attackers to achieve remote code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure.The vulnerability, now tracked as CVE-2026-9082, carries a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10.0, per CVE.org. Drupal said the vulnerability resides in a database abstraction…
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AI red teaming agents change how LLMs get tested
Adversarial probing of LLMs has piled up a sprawling toolkit over the past three years. Attack techniques with names like Tree of Attacks with Pruning, Crescendo, and Skeleton … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/21/ai-red-teaming-agents-research/
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Why Smaller Healthcare Providers Remain Easy Targets
Recent Hacks Underscore Persistent and Growing Threats to Smaller Organizations. Small and mid-sized healthcare organizations – including medical specialty practices and regional clinics – continue to fall victim disproportionately to hacking incidents, including ransomware attacks and data thefts – affecting large populations of patients. Why does this keep happening? First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Browser Threats Are Expanding the SMB Attack Surface
Palo Alto Networks warns that browser-based attacks, AI phishing, and malicious extensions are creating growing cybersecurity risks for SMBs. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/browser-threats-are-expanding-the-smb-attack-surface/
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Ukraine probes teen suspect in cyber theft scheme targeting California online shoppers
The investigation began after U.S. authorities informed their Ukrainian counterparts that hackers operating from Ukraine could be involved in attacks targeting users of American e-commerce platforms, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-probes-teen-suspect-cyber-theft-scheme
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Grafana breach caused by missed token rotation after TanStack attack
The Grafana data breach was caused by a single GitHub workflow token that slipped through the rotation process following the TanStack npm supply-chain attack last week. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/grafana-breach-caused-by-missed-token-rotation-after-tanstack-attack/
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GitHub says internal repositories were impacted in poisoned VS Code extension attack
GitHub said late Tuesday that internal repositories were exfiltrated after an employee device was compromised through a poisoned Visual Studio Code extension, an incident that underscores the growing risks facing software development platforms and the ecosystems built around third-party developer tools. The Microsoft-owned company said in posts on X that it detected and contained the…
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Microsoft Takes Down Malware-Signing Service Behind Ransomware Attacks
Microsoft on Tuesday said it disrupted a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that weaponized the company’s Artifact Signing system to deliver malicious code and conduct ransomware and other attacks, compromising thousands of machines and networks across the world.The tech giant attributed the activity to a threat actor it calls Fox Tempest, which it said offered the MSaaS…
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Compromised coding tool helped hackers breach thousands of GitHub repositories
The attack is the latest example of hackers’ intense focus on open-source packages. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/github-hacked-repository-data/820722/
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Critical ExifTool Vulnerability Lets Hackers Compromise Macs via Malicious Images
A newly disclosed vulnerability in ExifTool, tracked as CVE-2026-3102, exposes macOS systems to command execution attacks through malicious image metadata, highlighting ongoing risks in widely used file processing tools. ExifTool is a popular utility used across media workflows to read and write metadata in images, PDFs, and multimedia files. Its flexibility and integration into automation…
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AI Botnets Drive Surge in Financial Sector DDoS Attacks
Akamai Links Attack Growth to AI-Enabled Botnets and Hacktivists. Akamai says AI-enabled botnets, geopolitical hacktivism and financially motivated cybercriminals drove a massive rise in DDoS, API and web attacks against global financial services firms in 2025, with banks suffering the majority of incidents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-botnets-drive-surge-in-financial-sector-ddos-attacks-a-31730
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AI Botnets Drive Surge in Financial Sector DDoS Attacks
Akamai Links Attack Growth to AI-Enabled Botnets and Hacktivists. Akamai says AI-enabled botnets, geopolitical hacktivism and financially motivated cybercriminals drove a massive rise in DDoS, API and web attacks against global financial services firms in 2025, with banks suffering the majority of incidents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-botnets-drive-surge-in-financial-sector-ddos-attacks-a-31730
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Researchers Warn CypherLoc Scareware Has Targeted Millions of Users
Tags: attackBarracuda reveals new CypherLoc scareware has featured in nearly three million attacks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/researchers-cypherloc-scareware/
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FBI warns students and staff that ShinyHunters may come knocking after Canvas breach
Having receive a ransom payment for its attack on Canvas, ShinyHunters and other extortion gangs are only likely to be further incentivised to launch similar attacks in future. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/fbi-shinyhunters-canvas-breach
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Mini Shai-Hulud Attack Hits npm Ecosystem, Compromising Over 600 Packages
A large-scale supply chain attack targeting the npm ecosystem has resurfaced with a new variant of the Mini Shai-Hulud malware, compromising more than 600 packages and introducing advanced evasion techniques, including forged Sigstore provenance. The attack primarily targeted the widely used @antv ecosystem but quickly spread to other popular libraries and developer tools. The attack…
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Single-Letter Go Module Typosquat Drops DNS-Based Backdoor
A newly uncovered software supply chain attack targeting Go developers demonstrates how a single-character typo can silently introduce a persistent backdoor. A malicious Go module, github.com/shopsprint/decimal, designed to impersonate the widely trusted github.com/shopspring/decimal library used for high-precision arithmetic in financial and analytics applications. The legitimate package is heavily adopted across the Go ecosystem, with more than 38,000 known…
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Grafana GitHub Breach Exposes Source Code via TanStack npm Attack
Grafana Labs, on May 19, 2026, said an investigation into its recent breach found no evidence of customer production systems or operations being compromised.It said the scope of the incident is limited to the Grafana Labs GitHub environment, which includes public and private source code along with internal GitHub repositories.”After the initial assessment, we found…
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Alleged Huawei zero-day blamed for the 2025 Luxembourg telecom crash
A Huawei zero-day flaw reportedly caused Luxembourg’s 2025 nationwide outage, disrupting landline, 4G/5G, and emergency services On July 23, 2025, a nationwide telecom outage in Luxembourg was reportedly triggered by a previously undisclosed flaw in Huawei enterprise routers. The attack disrupted landline, 4G, 5G, and emergency communications for more than three hours after specially crafted…
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DevilNFC Malware Traps Android Users in NFC Relay Attacks
A newly identified Android malware family named DevilNFC is raising concern among cybersecurity researchers for its advanced use of kiosk mode to trap victims during NFC relay attacks. These malware families mark a significant evolution in NFC relay threats. Unlike earlier campaigns dominated by Chinese-speaking Malware-as-a-Service ecosystems, DevilNFC and NFCMultiPay are developed by independent regional…
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Hackers have compromised dozens of popular open source packages in an ongoing supply-chain attack
The attacks are part of a wider campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which has already compromised several open source projects and, in turn, developers and companies that use them. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/hackers-have-compromised-dozens-of-popular-open-source-packages-in-an-ongoing-supply-chain-attack/
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Huawei zero-day attack behind last year’s crash of Luxembourg’s entire telecoms network
There is no evidence that the incident has recurred, but the flaw remains unexplained and has not been publicly acknowledged by the company. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/huawei-zero-day-behind-last-year-luxembourg-telecom-outage
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Microsoft Self-Service Password Reset abused in Azure data theft attacks
A threat actor targeting Microsoft 365 and Azure production environments is stealing data in attacks that abuse legitimate applications and administration features. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-self-service-password-reset-abused-in-azure-data-theft-attacks/
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Only a Handful of CVEs Mattered for Supply Chain in 2025
Is the Vulnerability Exposed and Easily Exploitable?. Not all supply chain vulnerabilities are alike. Between the exploding volume of new CVEs and the number of actual mass attacks, there lies a sweet spot of just dozens of vulnerabilities to quickly patch to head off risk. No company is able to address every new vulnerability. First…
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Patch bypass allows hackers to exploit prior flaw in SonicWall SSL-VPN
Researchers said a wave of attacks began in February targeting firewalls that appeared to be protected.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/patch-bypass-hackers-exploit-flaw-sonicwall/820600/
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Hackers have compromised dozens of popular open source packages in an ongoing supply chain attack
The attacks are part of a wider campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which has already compromised several open source projects and, in turn, developers and companies that use them. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/hackers-have-compromised-dozens-of-popular-open-source-packages-in-an-ongoing-supply-chain-attack/
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Legacy Microsoft Utility Fuels New Wave of Malware
Researchers Link MSHTA Windows Utility to Lumma Stealer, ClickFix Campaigns. Cybercriminals continue abusing Microsoft’s legacy MSHTA utility to deliver malware, with researchers saying that the default-enabled Windows component remains a favored living-off-the-land tool for PowerShell attacks, info stealers and multi-stage malware loaders. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/legacy-microsoft-utility-fuels-new-wave-malware-a-31716
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Looking Back, Looking Forward: Digesting a Dynamic Bouillabaisse of Cyber Evolution
Dark Reading editors reflect on two decades of dramatic change, from perimeter defense to assume-breach strategies, and warn that while AI, cloud, and COVID-19 have transformed the threat landscape, organizations are still failing at fundamental security hygiene that could stop sophisticated attacks in their tracks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/looking-back-looking-forward-bouillabaisse-cyber-evolution