Tag: control
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36 Malicious Strapi npm Packages Deliver Redis RCE, Persistent C2 Malware
Tags: attack, control, credentials, cyber, malicious, malware, rce, remote-code-execution, spam, supply-chainA coordinated supply chain attack has been uncovered involving 36 malicious npm packages masquerading as Strapi CMS plugins, delivering a range of payloads including Redis remote code execution (RCE), credential harvesting, and persistent command-and-control (C2) malware. The campaign was carried out using four sock-puppet npm accounts umarbek1233, kekylf12, tikeqemif26, and umar_bektembiev1. Unlike typical npm spam…
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Fortinet Patches Actively Exploited CVE-2026-35616 in FortiClient EMS
Fortinet has released out-of-band patches for a critical security flaw impacting FortiClient EMS that it said has been exploited in the wild.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-35616 (CVSS score: 9.1), has been described as a pre-authentication API access bypass leading to privilege escalation.”An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiClient EMS may allow an First seen…
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Supply Chain Attacks Surge in March 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, cloud, container, control, corporate, credentials, crypto, data-breach, github, group, hacking, identity, infrastructure, Internet, kubernetes, least-privilege, linux, LLM, macOS, malicious, malware, mfa, network, north-korea, open-source, openai, phishing, pypi, software, startup, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windowsIntroductionThere was a significant increase in software supply chain attacks in March 2026. There were five major software supply-chain attacks that occurred including the Axios NPM package compromise, which has been attributed to a North Korean threat actor. In addition, a hacking group known as TeamPCP was able to compromise Trivy (a vulnerability scanner), KICS…
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One-Time Passcodes Are Gateway for Financial Fraud Attacks
Report Reveals Growing Trend of Fraudsters Intercepting SMS-Based Verification. Financial institutions have historically relied on one-time passcodes as a primary authentication control for their accountholders. But OTP verification is less reliable as fraudsters increasingly exploit SMS-based verification weaknesses to carry out account takeover and payment fraud schemes. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/one-time-passcodes-are-gateway-for-financial-fraud-attacks-a-31341
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Drift loses $280 million as North Korean hackers seize Security Council powers
The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drift-loses-280-million-north-korean-hackers-seize-security-council-powers/
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5 critical steps to achieve business resilience in cybersecurity
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, backup, breach, business, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, identity, malicious, mfa, msp, password, ransomware, resilience, soc, threat, tool, updateLooking for end-to-end coverage of your environment? Check out N-able Unified Security Solutions. 2. Transition from manual to automated response : SOC teams can’t keep up with the flood of alerts”, N-able handled 2 alerts per minute on average in 2025. That’s why automation and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) saw a 500% YoY surge”, almost one in four responses are now…
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7 ways to improve your business resilience with backup and recovery
Tags: attack, automation, backup, business, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, data, dns, HIPAA, identity, malware, metric, network, PCI, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, soc, threat, vulnerability2. Ensure off-site backup copies : Local backups are fast, but they are also vulnerable to the same physical disasters and ransomware attacks that hit your primary servers. If your production environment and your backups are on the same network segment without air-gapping, a single compromise becomes a total extinction event. The Fix: Adopt a 3-2-1 strategy (3 total copies of data, 2 different media…
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5 Steps to break free from alert fatigue and build resilient security operations
2. Prioritize outcomes over ticket volume : Stop focusing on how many alerts are cleared. This may be a metric for a better understanding of where automation or headcount are necessary but prioritize outcomes. Instead, the right questions are: How quickly did you contain a threat? Did we disrupt business operations or keep recovery swift and effective? A practical, outcome-driven SOC measures: Dwell time: How long before a threat was neutralized? Mean Time to Contain: How quickly…
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Microsoft Details Cookie-Controlled PHP Web Shells Persisting via Cron on Linux Servers
Threat actors are increasingly using HTTP cookies as a control channel for PHP-based web shells on Linux servers and to achieve remote code execution, according to findings from the Microsoft Defender Security Research Team.”Instead of exposing command execution through URL parameters or request bodies, these web shells rely on threat actor-supplied cookie values to gate…
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North Korealinked hackers drain $285M from Drift in sophisticated attack
Drift lost $285M in a sophisticated attack, likely by North Korea, who used nonce-based tricks to gain control and quickly drain funds Drift suffered a $285 million cryptocurrency heist in a highly sophisticated attack likely linked to North Korea. Threat actors used durable nonce accounts to pre-sign and delay transactions, while also compromising multisig approvals…
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Why Privileged Access is Becoming the Control Plane for Agentic AI
AI agents are the new “high-speed insiders.” Discover why traditional identity models fail autonomous systems and how Privileged Access Management (PAM) is evolving into a real-time authorization control plane. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/why-privileged-access-is-becoming-the-control-plane-for-agentic-ai/
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12 cyber industry trends revealed at RSAC 2026
Tags: access, ai, application-security, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, firewall, gartner, governance, identity, infrastructure, insurance, metric, microsoft, monitoring, mssp, phishing, programming, risk, risk-management, service, siem, skills, soc, software, startup, technology, threat, tool, trainingLegacy security vendors have the inside track on AI, for now: As far as AI technology consumption for cybersecurity, most CISOs I spoke with were open-minded while leaning toward their existing vendors, at least in the short term. This may buy legacy security vendors a bit, but not much time.Remember what happened in the cloud…
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Pro-Iran Handala group breached Israeli defence contractor PSK Wind Technologies
Iran-linked hackers claim to have breached Israeli air defence contractor PSK Wind, which develops command and control systems. Pro-Iran Handala group announced on April 2 that it breached PSK Wind Technologies, an Israeli engineering and IT firm specializing in integrated systems for defense and critical communications, including command and control solutions. Handala appears as a…
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Phorpiex Botnet Fuels Ransomware, Sextortion, and Crypto-Theft Attacks
Hackers are abusing the long-running Phorpiex (Trik) botnet to run large-scale ransomware, sextortion, and crypto-clipping operations, turning one infrastructure into a multi-purpose crime machine. A newer variant called Twizt gives the botnet a hybrid architecture that combines traditional command-and-control (C2) with a peer”‘to”‘peer (P2P) protocol, allowing infected machines to share commands and node lists directly with each…
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Drift loses $280 million North Korean hackers seize Security Council powers
The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drift-loses-280-million-north-korean-hackers-seize-security-council-powers/
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North Korea Uses GitHub as C2 in New LNK Phishing Campaign
A new phishing campaign that uses malicious Windows shortcut (LNK) files to target users in South Korea, while abusing GitHub as Command and Control (C2) infrastructure to hide its activity. The operation, linked through tooling and tradecraft to North Korearelated actors, shows a clear evolution from earlier, less obfuscated XenoRAT-delivery campaigns observed since 2024. In…
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Cloudflare’s new CMS is not a WordPress killer, it’s a WordPress alternative
The next wave of web development: In an interview with Computerworld, Cloudflare senior product manager Matt Taylor said his team sees the project as the next wave of web development platforms.”There is a whole new generation of developers, and WordPress is old news to them. If you are starting today, there is no way you…
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Drift loses $280 million as hackers seize Security Council powers
The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drift-loses-280-million-as-hackers-seize-security-council-powers/
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Reengineering AML in the Era of Instant Payments
Financial Institutions Are Rethinking Controls to Ensure Frictionless Transactions. When the Federal Reserve lifted FedNow’s transaction limit from $1 million to $10 million last November, the regulatory change transformed instant payments from a retail convenience to a corporate treasury rail. AML decisions on high-value instant wire transfers must now be made in real time. First…
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New Rowhammer attacks give complete control of machines running Nvidia GPUs
Both GDDRHammer and GeForge hammer GPU memory in ways that compromise the CPU. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/new-rowhammer-attacks-give-complete-control-of-machines-running-nvidia-gpus/
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How Do I Make Kubernetes Self”‘Service Without Losing Control?
<div cla Platform teams are under pressure to move faster, but handing full Kubernetes access to every developer is risky. Self”‘service and control are not opposites; they are two sides of a well”‘designed platform. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/how-do-i-make-kubernetes-self%e2%80%91service-without-losing-control/
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NIST CSF 2.0 and Universalizing Cybersecurity
Over the past decade, the proliferation of standards, controls, and sector-specific frameworks has created a paradox where the more guidance exists, the harder it is to weed through the complexity and build secure systems that comply with that guidance. This is where NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 comes in. CSF functions as a translation layer,”¦…
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Open-Source FIM: Freely Available. But What Makes Them Expensive?
<div cla In a previous article, we explained why it is worth licensing File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) rather than using open-source alternatives. The decision is not “free vs paid”; it is about streamlined access to the risk management capabilities of FIM and controlling costs. CimTrak is a purpose-built system that produces control and evidence through…
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Microsoft Warns of WhatsApp Attachments Spreading Backdoor on Windows PCs
Microsoft warns of a WhatsApp attachments spreading VBS malware that installs backdoors on Windows PCs, giving hackers remote access and control systems. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/microsoft-whatsapp-attachments-backdoor-windows-pcs/
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New ‘Storm’ Infostealer Remotely Decrypts Stolen Credentials
This modern infostealer adopted server-side decryption of stolen credentials to bypass security controls First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/storm-infostealer-remotely/
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Critical PX4 Autopilot Vulnerability Let Attackers Gain Control of Drones
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a high-priority alert regarding a severe vulnerability in the PX4 Autopilot system. This critical flaw could allow malicious actors to completely take over unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones used across vital infrastructure sectors. Tracked as CVE-2026-1579, the security flaw carries a near-maximum Common Vulnerability Scoring…