Tag: control
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AI Sovereignty Is a New Test for Enterprises
Enterprises are Rethinking Operational Risks to Gain Greater Control of AI Stacks. IBM reports that only 9% of executives fully understand their AI dependencies, while 71% say switching vendors would be difficult. AI sovereignty concerns reached a fevered pitch for tech leaders last month after Anthropic switched off two of its most capable artificial intelligence…
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AI Sovereignty Is a New Test for Enterprises
Enterprises are Rethinking Operational Risks to Gain Greater Control of AI Stacks. IBM reports that only 9% of executives fully understand their AI dependencies, while 71% say switching vendors would be difficult. AI sovereignty concerns reached a fevered pitch for tech leaders last month after Anthropic switched off two of its most capable artificial intelligence…
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DEBULL Tooling Abuses Microsoft Device-Code Flow to Target M365 Accounts
A Microsoft 365 device code phishing campaign has been observed leveraging collaboration-themed lures to take control of victim accounts between the last week of June 2026 and into early July, per findings from ZeroBEC.”The campaign did not depend on a fake Microsoft password page. It used a malicious collaboration-style lure to push users into the…
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Businesses modernizing networks for AI fear expanding attack surface, limited visibility
IT leaders are worried that security controls aren’t keeping pace with threats to AI systems. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-network-expansion-security-concerns-cisco/824581/
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Businesses modernizing networks for AI fear expanding attack surface, limited visibility
IT leaders are worried that security controls aren’t keeping pace with threats to AI systems. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-network-expansion-security-concerns-cisco/824581/
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BeyondTrust Patches Critical Auth Bypass Flaws in Remote Support and PRA
BeyondTrust has released updates to address two critical security flaws affecting Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) products that, if successfully exploited, could allow unauthenticated attackers to take control of susceptible devices.The vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2026-40138 (CVSS score: 9.2) – A pre-authentication vulnerability exists in the First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Cavern Manticore Malware Uses Low-Detection .NET Modules for Reconnaissance and Lateral Movement
A newly identified Iran-linked threat group, tracked as Cavern Manticore, is deploying a sophisticated modular command-and-control (C2) framework built on a shared .NET foundation to conduct stealthy reconnaissance and lateral movement against Israeli government and IT organizations. The group’s custom C2 components exhibit extremely low detection rates on public sandboxes, enabling persistent access while evading…
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Iran-Linked Hackers Use New Cavern C2 Framework to Target Israeli Organizations
An Iranian hacking group affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been wielding a previously undocumented modular command-and-control (C2) framework dubbed Cavern (aka Cav3rn) targeting Israeli organizations.The activity, which has primarily singled out IT providers and government sectors, has been attributed to a threat cluster tracked by Check Point Research First seen…
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Cavern Manticore: Exposing Iran-Linked Modular C2 Framework
ey Points Introduction Since early 2026, Check Point Research (CPR) has tracked a new modular command-and-control framework used by Cavern Manticore, an Iran-nexus APT group primarily targeting Israeli organizations, with a focus on IT providers, and government sectors. Cavern Manticore is an Iran MOIS (Ministry of Intelligence and Security)-linked actor, with links to the OilRig…
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SilverFox Campaign Turns ValleyRAT Into Multi-Stage Malware With Rootkit Capabilities
The SilverFox advanced persistent threat (APT) group has escalated its offensive toolkit by transforming ValleyRAT from a conventional remote access trojan into an eight-stage malware chain culminating in a kernel-mode rootkit. This evolution marks a significant shift in post-exploitation persistence, blending user-mode orchestration with deep kernel control to evade detection and maintain long-term access. The…
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Hackers Use RedLine C2 Infrastructure to Target South Korean Maritime Industry
A single RedLine Stealer command-and-control (C2) indicator has revealed a focused spear-phishing campaign targeting the South Korean maritime industry, exposing a cluster of attacker-owned domains and mail infrastructure used to distribute credential-stealing payloads. The initial signal originated from a VMRay UniqueSignal feed: an IP observed running RedLine activity on a non-standard high port (194[.]156.79.122:55615). That…
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New “Bad Epoll” Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android
A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out.Bad Epoll sits in the same small stretch of kernel code where Anthropic’s most powerful AI model, Mythos,…
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ISMG Editors: Signs of Russia in Jaguar Land Rover Probe
Also: AI Export Controls Reshape Post-Quantum Debate, Grappling With AI Governance. In this week’s ISMG Editors’ Panel, four editors discussed new developments in the Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack probe, why export controls on artificial intelligence tools are reshaping post-quantum cryptography plans, and cybersecurity leaders’ latest thinking about how to best govern AI. First seen on…
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ChatGPT Guardrail Bypass Vulnerability Exposes LFI Risk Through Download Flow
A now-patched guardrail bypass in ChatGPT that could be exploited through a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability via its file download mechanism. This incident underscores how logic flaws in large language model (LLM) workflows, particularly concerning temporary file handling and access controls, can create exploitable weaknesses, even in sandboxed environments. ChatGPT Guardrail Bypass Vulnerability The…
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Google Disrupts NetNut Residential Proxy Botnet Used for Malware C2 and Password Spray Attacks
Google has disrupted the NetNut residential proxy botnet, a large-scale infrastructure widely exploited for malware command-and-control (C2) operations and password spray attacks. This coordinated effort involved the FBI, Lumen, and various industry partners. It was announced by Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) on July 3, 2026. This action is part of an ongoing campaign to…
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Why CIOs Need an AI Sovereignty Strategy
IBM Finds AI Vendor Disruptions Are Raising Costs and Operational Risk. Most enterprises are more dependent on their AI vendors than they realize, and a new IBM study puts a dollar figure on what that exposure costs. Here’s what CIOs need to know about taking back control before conditions force their hand. First seen on…
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Keyfactor stellt Trust Control Plane für einheitliches Management digitaler Vertrauensinfrastrukturen vor
Tags: controlDie Einführung der Trust Control Plane zeigt, dass digitale Vertrauensinfrastruktur nicht länger als Hintergrundtechnik betrachtet werden kann. Sie wird zu einem zentralen Resilienzfaktor. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/keyfactor-stellt-trust-control-plane-fuer-einheitliches-management-digitaler-vertrauensinfrastrukturen-vor/a45658/
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Cloudflare changes AI crawler access rules
Cloudflare introduced new controls that let website owners manage AI traffic across three categories: Search, Agent, and Training. The feature is available to all Cloudflare … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/02/cloudflare-ai-crawler-controls/
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Hackers Abuse ScreenConnect Remote Access Tool to Deploy AsyncRAT Through Fake Installers
A wide-reaching campaign in which attackers abused the legitimate remote administration tool ScreenConnect to deploy AsyncRAT via faux software installers. The infection chain leverages trusted binaries, DLL sideloading, reflective loading and process hollowing to achieve stealthy persistence and remote control an approach that capitalizes on the very trust enterprises place in remote management tools. The…
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Hackers Use Geofenced Webpages to Deliver Ousaban Banking Trojan in Spain and Portugal
A targeted phishing campaign delivering the Ousaban banking Trojan to users in Spain and Portugal, notable for its use of geofenced webpages, layered evasion techniques, and a modular delivery chain. The threat actor repurposes a playbook seen previously in Brazil but has refined access controls and server-side checks to ensure malware reaches only the intended…
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The Cost of Non-Compliance: Why AI Governance Is the New Enterprise Imperative
AI governance helps enterprises control tool use, reduce compliance risk, protect customer data, and avoid fines as teams adopt AI faster than policy. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/non-compliance-ai-governance-enterprise-imperative/
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Azure Password-Spraying Attack Bypasses MFA Defenses
Threat Actor Uses Deprecated OAuth 2.0 Authentication Flow. Attackers behind a password-spraying campaign targeting Microsoft Office 365 accounts have amassed dozens of victims by abusing a deprecated feature in OAuth 2.0 to generate access tokens, in some cases sidestepping multifactor authentication controls, warn researchers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/azure-password-spraying-attack-bypasses-mfa-defenses-a-32128
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US lifting export control restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos, Fable
The company and the Commerce Department say they have reached an agreement that will see the AI models released publicly with new guardrails and classifiers. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/us-lifting-export-control-restrictions-anthropic-mythos-fable/
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US lifts export controls on Anthropic’s frontier cybersecurity AI models
Anthropic said export controls on certain models had been lifted after the company came to a series of agreements with the government. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/us-lifts-export-controls-anthropic-cyber-models
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U.S. lifting export control restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos, Fable
The company and the Commerce Department say they have reached an agreement that will see the AI models released publicly with new guardrails and classifiers. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/us-lifting-export-control-restrictions-anthropic-mythos-fable/
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Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Are Back with New Security Guardrails
Tags: controlThe new classifier in Fable 5 blocks the jailbreak technique that prompted the US export controls “in over 99% of cases” First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/anthropic-fable-mythos-back/
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RedLine Infostealer Thread Reveals Hidden Maritime Phishing and BEC Infrastructure
A routine threat-feed alert for a RedLine Stealer command-and-control (C2) IP morphed into a full-scale pivot investigation that exposed a tailored maritime spear”‘phishing and business email compromise (BEC) ecosystem. The starting signal a UniqueSignal entry from VMRay identified 194[.]156.79.122:55615 as a RedLine-associated host. That solitary indicator, combined with targeted forensic pivots across VirusTotal, FOFA, Censys…
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Glitch SPY RAT Abuses Android Accessibility Service for Full Device Control
An emerging Android remote-access trojan platform, tracked as Glitch SPY, that leverages a fraudulent Polish apartment-rental website to trick victims into sideloading a malicious APK. The dropper, identified as the Brokewell Android Loader, presents a plausible rental-app experience while secretly installing Glitch SPY and coercing users to enable Android Accessibility Service an abuse that gives…
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Anthropic Restores Claude Fable 5 After U.S. Lifts Jailbreak-Linked Export Controls
Tags: controlAnthropic is putting Claude Fable 5 back online worldwide. On June 30, the U.S. Commerce Department lifted the export controls it had imposed on Fable and its more tightly controlled sibling Mythos 5 about two and a half weeks earlier.Fable 5 returns to users on Wednesday, July 1, across Claude.ai, the Claude Platform, Claude Code,…
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U.S. Commerce Withdraws Export Controls on Anthropic Claude Models After Security Commitments
The U.S. Department of Commerce has recently lifted export controls on Anthropic’s advanced AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, following a series of security and compliance commitments made by the company. This decision represents a significant shift in the regulatory landscape surrounding frontier artificial intelligence systems, particularly those that could be used for…