Tag: attack
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Critical Palo Alto Networks software bug hits exposed firewalls
Tags: access, attack, authentication, data-breach, firewall, mitigation, network, software, threat, updateMitigations first, patches shortly after: While Palo Alto Networks has announced fixes for affected PAN-OS branches, the company is urging customers to immediately reduce exposure rather than wait for patch windows. The vendor said the most important mitigation is restricting access to the User-Id Authentication Portal so it is reachable only from trusted internal IP…
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From Android TVs to routers: the xlabs_v1 Mirai-based botnet built for DDoS attacks
A new Mirai”‘based botnet, xlabs_v1, hijacks ADB”‘exposed IoT devices for powerful DDoS attacks, with 21 flooding methods and DDoS”‘for”‘hire use. A new Mirai”‘derived botnet called xlabs_v1 is hijacking internet”‘exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and using them for large”‘scale DDoS attacks. Hunt.io discovered the bot on an unsecured server, it includes 21 flood techniques…
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Security Lost The Speed War: Context Is How We Win
AI-Driven Attacks Compress Breakout Times, Forcing Defenders to Rely on Context Now AI has lowered the cost and speed of cyberattacks, enabling adversaries to exploit vulnerabilities within minutes. As breakout times collapse, security teams must respond faster by using context-driven intelligence and automation to detect, prioritize and stop threats in real time. First seen on…
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Scammers Exploit Disposable VoIP Numbers to Bypass Reputation Blocking
New tactics used by threat actors who embed phone numbers in scam emails as a key indicator of compromise (IOC), revealing how attackers exploit VoIP infrastructure to evade detection and scale fraud operations. Telephone-oriented attack delivery (TOAD) remains a dominant phishing technique, in which victims are lured to call attacker-controlled numbers rather than clicking malicious…
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Critical vm2 Node.js Library Flaws Enable Arbitrary Code Execution Attacks
Multiple critical sandbox-escape vulnerabilities have been disclosed in vm2, one of the most widely used Node.js sandboxing libraries, allowing attackers to escape the isolated execution environment and run arbitrary commands directly on the host system. Eleven advisories were published by maintainer patriksimek within days, covering affected versions up to 3.11.1, with patches available in VM2…
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The Winter Games effect: When gold meets DDoS
Tags: attack, botnet, cctv, ddos, defense, detection, dns, government, group, infrastructure, international, Internet, iot, jobs, lockbit, network, penetration-testing, ransomware, router, service, strategy, threat, windowsAttack volumes 610x historical levels during the Winter Games period (February 623, 2026)Peak attack count reached more than 2,200 attacks on February 23NoName057(16) dominated public DDoS hacktivist claims with 47, although ransomware groups (Qilin, LockBit 5.0) also claimed success in various attacksTactical shift from pre-Winter Games high-bandwidth attacks (412.89Gbps peak) to Winter Games-period high-throughput attacksGeographic…
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Palo Alto warns of critical software bug used in firewall attacks
A patch for the bug, tracked as CVE-2026-0300, has not been published yet and Palo Alto Networks said it will be included in releases over the next two weeks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/palo-alto-warns-of-critical-software-bug-firewalls
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Instructure Breach Exposes Schools’ Vendor Dependence
ShinyHunters’ attack on Instructure, which owns the widely used Canvas learning management system (LMS), carries big questions about the trust educational institutions put into their vendors. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/instructure-breach-exposes-schools-vendor-dependence
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Mirai-Based xlabs_v1 Botnet Exploits ADB to Hijack IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new Mirai-derived botnet that self-identifies as xlabs_v1 and targets internet-exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to enlist them in a network capable of carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.Hunt.io, which detailed the malware, said it made the discovery after identifying an exposed directory on a Netherlands-hosted First seen on…
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DAEMON Tools devs confirm breach, release malware-free version
Disc Soft Limited, the maker of DAEMON Tools Lite, confirmed that the software had been trojanized in a supply chain attack and released a new, malware-free version. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/daemon-tools-devs-confirm-breach-release-malware-free-version/
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Iranian cyber espionage disguised as a Chaos Ransomware attack
Iran-linked APT MuddyWater used ransomware-style tactics to mask espionage, combining phishing, credential theft, data exfiltration, and extortion without encryption. A newly discovered cyber intrusion attributed to the Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm, TEMP.Zagros, Mango Sandstorm, TA450, and Static Kitten) reveals how state-sponsored attackers are increasingly leveraging ransomware tactics to disguise espionage operations. The campaign, uncovered by security researchers at Rapid7, blended…
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Attacks Abuse Windows Phone Link to Steal Texts & Bypass 2FA
In hard-to-detect attacks, hackers are dropping the CloudZ RAT and a fresh plugin, Pheno, to hijack the Windows-based bridge between PCs and smartphones. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/attacks-abuse-windows-phone-link-texts-bypass-2fa
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Why ransomware attacks succeed even when backups exist
Backups don’t fail because they’re missing, they fail because attackers destroy them first. Acronis explains how ransomware targets backup systems before encryption, leaving no path to recovery. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/why-ransomware-attacks-succeed-even-when-backups-exist/
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Phishing Attack Weaponizes Calendar Invites to Steal Login Credentials
A new large-scale phishing campaign is abusing fake event invitations to compromise U.S. organizations, combining credential theft, OTP interception, and the deployment of remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools in a single operation. The campaign stands out because it blends familiar user workflows with legitimate-looking infrastructure, making it harder for security teams to spot and…
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CISA Urges Critical Infrastructure Providers to Make Plans to Remain Operational if hit by Cyber-Attack
CISA’s CI Fortify initiative aim for critical infrastructure operators to build isolation & recovery First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-ci-fortify-isolation-recovery/
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Hackers compromise Daemon Tools in global supply-chain attack, researchers say
Researchers at Kaspersky said attackers tampered with installers for Daemon Tools, a popular program used to mount disk images as virtual drives, and distributed them through the software’s official website. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-compromise-daemon-tools-global-supply-chain-attack
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Massive DDoS Attack Generates 2.45 Billion Requests Using 1.2 Million IP Addresses
A distributed denial-of-service attack targeted a major user-generated content platform, generating an astonishing 2.45 billion malicious requests in just 5 hours. Security provider DataDome successfully intercepted the assault in real time, ensuring legitimate users experienced no disruption. Threat researchers analyzing the incident discovered that the operation relied on 1.2 million unique Internet Protocol addresses. Instead…
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Iran-Linked APT Posed as Chaos Ransomware Member in Espionage Campaign
Rapid7 reveals an Iranian false flag operation masquerading as a Chaos ransomware attack First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/iran-linked-apt-chaos-ransomware/
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New malware turns Linux systems into P2P attack networks
Persistence through rootkits and PAM backdoors: The researchers also wrote of QLNX’s use of rootkits and Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to establish long term persistence. According to Trend Micro, the malware leverages rootkit functionality to conceal malicious activity, processes, and components from administrative tools and security monitoring systems.The malware was also observed tampering with…
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Taiwan High Speed Rail Hit by Spoofing Attack That Stops Three Trains
During the recent Qingming Festival holiday, the Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) experienced a severe cybersecurity incident that disrupted major transit operations. Three trains were suddenly forced into emergency stops, causing a 48-minute delay for passengers. Authorities have now determined that the disruption was not a mechanical failure but a targeted radio signal spoofing attack…
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Google’s Android Apps Get Public Verification to Stop Supply Chain Attacks
Google has announced expanded Binary Transparency for Android as a way to safeguard the ecosystem from supply chain attacks.”This new public ledger ensures the Google apps on your device are exactly what we intended to build and distribute,” Google’s product and security teams said.The initiative builds upon the foundation of Pixel Binary Transparency, which Google…
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Poisoned truth: The quiet security threat inside enterprise AI
It takes surprisingly little poison to corrupt: Bad internal data is the immediate problem. But the external supply chain may be even harder to control.Research by Anthropic, the UK AI Security Institute, and the Alan Turing Institute discovered that as few as 250 maliciously crafted documents can poison LLMs of any size.That creates a massive…
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Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS flaw exploited for remote code execution
Palo Alto Networks warns of a critical PAN-OS flaw (CVE-2026-0300) that is under active attack, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution. Palo Alto Networks has warned that a critical PAN-OS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0300 (CVSS score of 9.3), is actively exploited in the wild. The flaw is a buffer overflow that allows unauthenticated remote code execution,…
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Palo Alto Networks warns of firewall RCE zero-day exploited in attacks
Tags: attack, authentication, exploit, firewall, network, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerability, zero-dayPalo Alto Networks warned customers today that a critical-severity unpatched vulnerability in the PAN-OS User-ID Authentication Portal is being exploited in attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-warns-of-actively-exploited-firewall-zero-day/
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Massive “Low and Slow” DDoS Attack Hits Platform With 2.45 Billion in 5 Hours
DataDome researchers uncovered a massive low and slow DDoS attack that delivered 2.45 billion requests using 1.2 million IP addresses. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/low-and-slow-ddos-attack-hits-2-45-billion-5-hours/
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QLNX Targets Developers in Supply Chain Credential Theft Campaign
QLNX is a newly documented Linux remote access trojan (RAT) that targets the theft on developers’ and DevOps credentials to hijack software supply chains. Recent attacks against popular projects like LiteLLM on PyPI and the Axios npm package have shown how a single compromised maintainer account can be used to push backdoored releases to millions…