Tag: communications
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European Officials Warn of Russian Satellites Intercepting Communications
Russian Luch “inspector” satellites are suspected of shadowing European GEO spacecraft, raising fears of interception, jamming, and orbital risk. The post European Officials Warn of Russian Satellites Intercepting Communications appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-europe-warning-russian-satellites/
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ValleyRAT Masquerades as LINE Installer to Target Users and Harvest Login Credentials
A malware campaign where cybercriminals distribute a fake LINE messenger installer that secretly deploys the ValleyRAT malware to steal credentials and evade detection. Since early 2025, threat actors have increasingly used fraudulent software installers to deliver malware. This campaign shares techniques with previously discovered LetsVPN-themed attacks, including task-scheduler persistence, PowerShell-based evasion, and C2 communications via Hong Kong servers. Cybereason GSOC performed…
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Should I stay or should I go?
Tags: access, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, communications, compliance, cybersecurity, finance, fraud, insurance, jobs, network, risk, strategy, supply-chain, update, vulnerabilityRed flag: Cognitive disconnect: Lack of access to executives and the board comes up repeatedly in Cybersecurity Ventures reports as a top reason CISO’s decide to leave their jobs, according to Steve Morgan, founder of Cybersecurity Ventures. He cites lack of support as another top reason CISO’s leave.Splunk’s 2025 CISO report found 29% of respondents…
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APT28 Leverages CVE-2026-21509 in Operation Neusploit
IntroductionIn January 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified a new campaign in-the-wild, tracked as Operation Neusploit, targeting countries in the Central and Eastern European region. In this campaign, the threat actor leveraged specially crafted Microsoft RTF files to exploit CVE-2026-21509 and deliver malicious backdoors in a multi-stage infection chain. Due to significant overlaps in tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 561 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. DOJ releases details alleged talented hacker working for Jeffrey Epstein Cyberattacks Disrupt Communications at Wind, Solar,…
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Cyberattacks Disrupt Communications at Wind, Solar, and Heat Facilities in Poland
CERT Polska said cyberattacks hit 30+ wind and solar farms, a manufacturer, and a major CHP plant supplying heat to nearly 500,000 people. On December 29, 2025, Poland faced coordinated cyberattacks targeting over 30 wind and solar farms, a manufacturing company, and a major heat and power plant serving nearly 500,000 people, CERT Polska reported.…
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Crooks are hijacking and reselling AI infrastructure: Report
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, firewall, group, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, LLM, malicious, marketplace, risk, service, skills, technology, theft, threat, training, vulnerabilityexposed endpoints on default ports of common LLM inference services;unauthenticated API access without proper access controls;development/staging environments with public IP addresses;MCP servers connecting LLMs to file systems, databases and internal APIs.Common misconfigurations leveraged by these threat actors include:Ollama running on port 11434 without authentication;OpenAI-compatible APIs on port 8000 exposed to the internet;MCP servers accessible without…
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VaynerX Engages Keeper Security to Standardise Credential Security Globally
Keeper announced VaynerX’s implementation of their Enterprise Password Manage, a part of the KeeperPAM® platform, to strengthen credential security access across its company. The platform mitigates VaynerX’s risk of cybersecurity breaches and strengthens its overall organisational security. VaynerX is known to be a popular modern media and communications company globally, with teams working across multiple…
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Sicarii ransomware locks your data and throws away the keys
Tags: ai, business, communications, compliance, credentials, data, encryption, extortion, finance, malware, network, ransomware, risk, vulnerabilityUnusual technical profile hints at vibe-coding: One possible explanation for Sicarii’s broken encryption flow is immature or poorly implemented development practices. The ransomware’s failure to retain usable keys is inconsistent with established ransomware design and suggests it may have been assembled without rigorous testing or a clear understanding of operational consequences, or even vibe-coded.”Halcyon assesses…
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Delegation is a risk decision every leader makes, not an ops choice
Tags: access, ai, awareness, breach, business, communications, compliance, control, finance, governance, infrastructure, jobs, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, service, toolAirlines and booking platforms, overwhelmed by volume and operational pressure, delegated financial decision-making to automated systems that could issue credits, delay refunds, or apply preset rules at scale.In many cases, those systems operated exactly as configured. They stayed within internal thresholds, followed approved logic, and reduced immediate operational load. The problem surfaced later. Customers challenged outcomes.…
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Fighting The Next Evolution of Email Threats With Layered, AI-Driven Security
For decades, email has been the backbone of corporate communications and for precisely this reason, it remains the attacker’s preferred gateway into organisations. Phishing, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and supply chain attacks continue to increase, with adversaries using AI and compromised accounts to bypass classic protection mechanisms. The rapid evolution of threats presents significant challenges…
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Zero-Day Flaw in Cisco Unified Communications Being Targeted
Vendor Ships Emergency Fixes, Warning Flaw Facilitates Full System Compromise. Attackers are targeting a zero-day vulnerability in Cisco’s Unified Communications and Webex products that facilitates remote code execution and root-level access to the underlying operating system, risking full system compromise. Cisco has released patches, warning that no workarounds exist. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Cisco Unified CM Zero-Day RCE Under Attack, CISA Issues Warning
Tags: attack, cisa, cisco, communications, cve, cyber, exploit, flaw, kev, rce, remote-code-execution, service, vulnerability, zero-dayCISA has added CVE-2026-20045, a critical zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Added on January 21, 2026, this flaw affects multiple Cisco Unified Communications products, including Unified CM, Unified CM Session Management Edition (SME), Unified CM IM & Presence Service, Cisco…
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Cisco Unified Communications Zero-Day RCE Flaw Actively Exploited For Root Shell Access
Tags: access, cisco, communications, cve, cyber, exploit, flaw, rce, remote-code-execution, service, vulnerability, zero-dayCisco has warned customers of a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting several of its Unified Communications products, including Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (IM&P), Cisco Unity Connection, and Cisco Webex Calling Dedicated Instance. Tracked as CVE-2026-20045, the vulnerability carries…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Cisco Unified Communications products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cisco, communications, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, vulnerability, zero-dayThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw impacting Cisco Unified Communications products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Cisco Unified Communications products vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20045 (CVSS score of 8.2), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, Cisco patched a critical zero-day…
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RCE flaw in Cisco enterprise communications products probed by attackers (CVE-2026-20045)
Cisco has fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-20045) in some of its unified communications solutions that’s being targeted by attackers in the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/21/cisco-enterprise-communications-cve-2026-20045/
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, framework, governance, infrastructure, LLM, mail, phishing, programming, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Strengthening email security: Phishing continues to be a primary attack vector for stealing credentials and defrauding victims, says Mary Ann Blair, CISO at Carnegie Mellon University. She warns that threat actors are now generating increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, effectively evading mail providers’ detection capabilities. “Legacy multifactor authentication techniques are now regularly defeated, and threat…
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, framework, governance, infrastructure, LLM, mail, phishing, programming, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Strengthening email security: Phishing continues to be a primary attack vector for stealing credentials and defrauding victims, says Mary Ann Blair, CISO at Carnegie Mellon University. She warns that threat actors are now generating increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, effectively evading mail providers’ detection capabilities. “Legacy multifactor authentication techniques are now regularly defeated, and threat…
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Beyond Testing: API Security as the Foundational Intelligence for an ‘industry leader’-Level Security Strategy
Tags: ai, api, application-security, attack, business, ciso, communications, container, data, detection, gartner, governance, intelligence, risk, service, strategy, technology, tool, vulnerabilityIn today’s security landscape, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of acronyms. But one layer has become the undisputed foundation for modern application security: API security. Why? Because APIs are no longer just part of the application, they are the application. They are the connective tissue for microservices, third-party data, and the explosive…
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SpyCloud Launches Supply Chain Solution to Combat Rising Third-Party Identity Threats
Tags: access, ai, authentication, breach, business, communications, compliance, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, government, grc, group, identity, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, malware, monitoring, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, toolFor government agencies and critical infrastructure operators, supply chain threats present national security risks that demand heightened vigilance. Public sector organizations managing sensitive data and critical services increasingly rely on contractors and technology vendors whose compromised credentials could provide adversaries with pathways into classified systems or essential infrastructure. Last year alone, the top 98 Defense…
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Armenia probes alleged sale of 8 million government records on hacker forum
The dataset, advertised on an underground forum for $2,500, is said to contain about 8 million records linked to official notifications, including communications from police and judicial bodies. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/armenia-probes-alleged-sale-government-records
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UK Probes X Over AI Deepfake Porn
Elon Musk’s Social Media Network Faces Mounting Backlash from Governments. The British communications regulator is formally investigating social media network X over the willingness of its Grok AI to let users virtually undress people, including minors. Ofcom said Monday that will probe whether X is complying with the Online Safety Act. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Iran-linked MuddyWater APT deploys Rust-based implant in latest campaign
Rust offers evasion advantages: CloudSEK researchers said RustyWater was developed in Rust, which they said is increasingly used by malware authors for its memory safety features and cross-platform capabilities, according to the blog post. Other state-sponsored groups, including Russia’s Gossamer Bear and China-linked actors, have also deployed Rust-based malware in recent campaigns, according to security…
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JFrog stärkt Marketingführung: Genefa Murphy übernimmt CMO-Rolle
Murphy war zuletzt Chief Marketing & Content Officer bei Udemy, einer der weltweit größten KI-gestützten Plattformen für Kompetenzentwicklung. Davor leitete sie als CMO bei Five9 sowie als SVP & CMO bei Micro Focus und als Global VP of Corporate Marketing and Communications bei Hewlett Packard Enterprise zentrale Marketing- und Kommunikationsbereiche. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump…