Tag: cyber
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Hackers Exploit CloudFlare Anti-Security to Steal Microsoft 365 Login Credentials
A recent Microsoft 365 credential harvesting campaign shows how attackers are exploiting CloudFlare’s protective features to shield malicious phishing sites from security scanners and threat researchers. CloudFlare is widely used by organizations to improve website performance and protect against attacks such as bots, DDoS, and automated scanning. However, these same protections can also unintentionally benefit…
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Hackers Exploit CloudFlare Anti-Security to Steal Microsoft 365 Login Credentials
A recent Microsoft 365 credential harvesting campaign shows how attackers are exploiting CloudFlare’s protective features to shield malicious phishing sites from security scanners and threat researchers. CloudFlare is widely used by organizations to improve website performance and protect against attacks such as bots, DDoS, and automated scanning. However, these same protections can also unintentionally benefit…
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Palo Alto Cortex XDR Broker Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Sensitive Information Theft and Modification
Palo Alto Networks has issued a security advisory regarding a newly discovered vulnerability in its Cortex XDR Broker Virtual Machine (VM). Tracked as CVE-2026-0231, this medium-severity flaw could allow a threat actor to access and modify sensitive system information. Because the Broker VM acts as a critical bridge between on-premises network assets and the cloud-based…
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Palo Alto Cortex XDR Broker Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Sensitive Information Theft and Modification
Palo Alto Networks has issued a security advisory regarding a newly discovered vulnerability in its Cortex XDR Broker Virtual Machine (VM). Tracked as CVE-2026-0231, this medium-severity flaw could allow a threat actor to access and modify sensitive system information. Because the Broker VM acts as a critical bridge between on-premises network assets and the cloud-based…
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Iran Claim Massive Cyber-Attack on MedTech Firm Stryker
The pro-Iran Handala group claims to have wiped 200,000 systems in destructive wiper malware attack on US firm Stryker First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/iran-massive-wiper-attack-medtech/
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RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox Glide Identity: Building a Next-Generation AI Passwordless Authentication Platform
Tags: access, ai, authentication, conference, control, cyber, identity, intelligence, network, startup, technologyCompany Profile With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology today, identity and access control have leapt from a simple security component to the core control plane of the digital world. Against this backdrop, Glide Identity, a startup shortlisted for the 2026 RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox, stands out. The company is committed to breaking down…The…
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Ericsson US Hit by Cyber Attack, Hackers Steal Personal Data of Employees and Customers
Ericsson Inc., the United States subsidiary of the Swedish telecommunications giant, has confirmed a data breach affecting 15,661 of its employees and customers. The security incident did not breach Ericsson’s own networks but instead compromised a third-party service provider responsible for handling the company’s sensitive personal data.”‹”‹ Incident Details and Attack Vector The breach traces…
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Ericsson US Hit by Cyber Attack, Hackers Steal Personal Data of Employees and Customers
Ericsson Inc., the United States subsidiary of the Swedish telecommunications giant, has confirmed a data breach affecting 15,661 of its employees and customers. The security incident did not breach Ericsson’s own networks but instead compromised a third-party service provider responsible for handling the company’s sensitive personal data.”‹”‹ Incident Details and Attack Vector The breach traces…
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Air-Gap-Schutz und Application-Recovery – Commvault erweitert Cyber-Resilienz-Funktionen für Google Cloud
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/commvault-erweitert-cyber-resilienz-funktionen-fuer-google-cloud-a-cceed8f0c69d048925b2fd4e207235b1/
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A Cyber Resilience Agenda: Inside the European Central Bank’s 20262028 Priorities
<div cla How Cybersecurity Became the Defining Challenge for European Banks First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/a-cyber-resilience-agenda-inside-the-european-central-banks-2026-2028-priorities/
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Iran war a melting pot for other cyber threats
State-backed cyber threat actors from non-combatant states are taking advantage of the Israeli-US war on Iran to fulfil their own goals, according to Proofpoint analysts First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639901/Iran-war-a-melting-pot-for-other-cyber-threats
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Welsh government boosts funding for cyber education
The Welsh government’s Tech Valleys programme is providing three-quarters of a million pounds to help reach thousands of primary school children with security education and careers guidance First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366640055/Welsh-government-boosts-funding-for-cyber-education
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SOAR Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity teams today face a relentless wave of cyber threats. Organizations must defend their networks, endpoints, cloud systems, and data from sophisticated attacks such as ransomware, phishing campaigns, insider threats, and advanced persistent threats. However, modern IT environments are highly complex, and security teams are often overwhelmed by thousands of alerts generated by different security…
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Cybersecurity Automation Platform
From ransomware and insider threats to advanced persistent attacks, the complexity and scale of cyber risks are growing faster than traditional security operations can handle. Security teams are overwhelmed by millions of alerts, fragmented tools, and limited human resources. This is where a cybersecurity automation platform becomes essential. A cybersecurity automation platform uses artificial intelligence,…
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How US Ransomware Policy Aims to Break Global Crime Networks
Ex-FBI Leader Cynthia Kaiser on Sanctions, Ecosystem Disruption, Stronger Policies. U.S. cyber policy now treats ransomware gangs and fraud networks as transnational criminal organizations. Former FBI cyber leader Cynthia Kaiser explains how sanctions, infrastructure takedowns, and international cooperation could weaken cybercrime ecosystems and reduce attacks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/how-us-ransomware-policy-aims-to-break-global-crime-networks-a-30976
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Stretching Cyber Resources in Rural Healthcare
Rural hospitals and clinics continue to struggle with a lack of cyber resources but a federal grant program set to provide $50 billion worth of funding across all 50 states could hopefully help lessen some of the pain, said Jim Roeder, VP of IT at Lakewood Health System in Minnesota. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Cyber industry welcomes women, but challenges persist
Tags: cyberThree-quarters of women working in security say they feel comfortable in the field, but women are still much more likely to be laid off and face persistent challenges around career advancement, according to a report First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366640014/Cyber-industry-welcomes-women-but-challenges-persist
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Building the UK’s next generation of cyber talent
Tags: cyberReflecting on the relaunch of the UK Cyber Team and introducing the next phase of leadership First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/11/building_uks_next_generation/
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CISOs on alert: Strengthening cyber resilience amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East
As regional uncertainty rises, security leaders across the Gulf focus on resilience, faster incident response and deeper threat intelligence to protect critical systems and data First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639768/CISOs-on-alert-Strengthening-cyber-resilience-amid-geopolitical-tensions-in-the-Middle-East
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UNC6426 Hackers Exploit NPM Package to Gain AWS Admin Access in 72 Hours
UNC6426 hackers turned a routine NPM update into a direct path to full AWS administrator access in under 72 hours, highlighting how fragile CI/CD-to-cloud trust can become when roles are overly permissive.”‹ When a developer at the victim organization updated or installed the affected package via a code editor plugin, the postinstall script silently executed…
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Monitoring Legitimate Bot Traffic is Now a Cybersecurity Requirement
AI-driven and “legitimate” bots now make up a growing share of web traffic, blurring the line between value and risk. Security teams must treat bot traffic as a governance, cost, and cyber supply chain issue, guided by long-term visibility and analytics. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/monitoring-legitimate-bot-traffic-is-now-a-cybersecurity-requirement/
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11 Prozent mehr Cyber-Angriffe auf deutsche Unternehmen im Februar
Weltweit sahen sich Unternehmen im letzten Monat durchschnittlich 2086 Cyber-Angriffen pro Woche ausgesetzt. Das zeigen die Zahlen von Check Point Research (CPR), der Sicherheitsforschungsabteilung von Check Point Software Technologies. In Deutschland und Österreich stieg das Volumen weiter an und folgt damit dem Trend der Vormonate: Hierzulande waren es 1345 Attacken (plus elf Prozent), in Österreich…
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KnowBe4 launches AI agent to tailor security awareness assessments
KnowBe4 has expanded its Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents (AIDA) suite with the launch of a new AI-powered assessment tool designed to help organisations measure human cyber risk more accurately. The company has introduced the Custom SAPA (Security Awareness Proficiency Assessment) AI Agent, which generates tailored security awareness assessments based on an organisation’s own technology environment,…
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Critical Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Allows Malicious Code to Run Remotely
Tags: cve, cvss, cyber, flaw, malicious, microsoft, office, remote-code-execution, threat, vulnerabilityMicrosoft has disclosed a critical security flaw in its Microsoft Office suite, officially tracked as CVE-2026-26110. Released on March 10, 2026, this Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability poses a significant threat to organizations and individuals relying on the widely used productivity software. With a base CVSS score of 8.4, the flaw demands immediate attention from…
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Why zero trust breaks down in IoT and OT environments
Tags: access, attack, automation, breach, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, firewall, firmware, group, identity, infrastructure, iot, network, nist, resilience, risk, service, tool, update, zero-trustThe IoT and OT blind spot: IoT and OT environments consistently exhibit three characteristics that create persistent security blind spots.First, visibility is incomplete by design. Devices are frequently deployed by facilities teams, engineering groups, or third-party integrators rather than security organizations. Asset inventories lag reality. Telemetry is sparse, proprietary, or intermittent. Many devices communicate only…
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Instagram Down: Global Outage Prevents Users from Posting and Messaging
A widespread technical outage has struck Instagram, leaving thousands of users globally unable to access the popular social media application. The disruption, which primarily impacted users in the United States, represents a significant service degradation for Meta’s infrastructure. While the company has not yet released an official statement regarding the root cause, the scale of…
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Cyber-Attacks on UK Firms Increase at Four Times Global Rate
Check Point data shows attack volumes are growing much faster in the UK than worldwide First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyberattacks-uk-firms-increase/
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Announcing the 2026 CSO Hall of Fame honorees
Tags: ai, ceo, cio, ciso, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, google, group, infrastructure, international, jobs, resilience, risk, risk-management, sans, technologySelim Aissi, CEO & CSO, AGARobert S. Allen, Global CISO & Responsible AI Officer, GallagherMohit Chanana, CISO, Chevron Phillips ChemicalEdna Conway, Chief Operations & Risk Officer, TPO GroupJuan Gomez-Sanchez, VP, Cyber Resilience, McLane Company, Inc.Gary Harbison, Global CISO, Johnson & JohnsonMalcolm Harkins, Chief Security & Trust Officer, HiddenLayerBarry Hensley, CSO, Brown & BrownShaun Khalfan, SVP,…
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If consequences matter, they should apply to vendors, too
The latest executive order pushes Washington to crack down on cyber fraud, but a different mandate eases software security accountability, leaving an inconsistent strategy that keeps the attack surface cheap to exploit. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/washington-cybercrime-executive-order-software-security-gap/