Tag: cyber
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Over 200K Australian Driver’s Licences Exposed in youX Cyber Breach
A youX breach exposed sensitive borrower data in Australia, including over 200,000 driver’s licence numbers, raising fraud and phishing risks. The post Over 200K Australian Driver’s Licences Exposed in youX Cyber Breach appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-youx-data-breach-australia-drivers-licence-exposure/
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AI Let ‘Unsophisticated’ Hacker Breach 600 Fortinet Firewalls, AWS Says, As AI Lowers ‘The Barrier’ For Threat Actors
Hackers use AI, GenAI and LLMs to breach Fortinet FortiGate firewalls as cybersecurity and threat actors leverage AI for cyber-attacks, AWS report finds. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/ai-let-unsophisticated-hacker-breach-600-fortinet-firewalls-aws-says-as-ai-lowers-the-barrier-for-threat-actors
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Künstliche Intelligenz wird zur neuen Befehls- und Kontrollschicht
Die Sicherheitsforscher von Check Point Research haben eine neue Forschungsanalyse veröffentlicht, die sich auf KI-Assistenten als verdeckte Befehls- und Kontrollkanäle und KI-gesteuerte Malware konzentriert. Ein Wendepunkt im modernen Cyber-Risiko mit Auswirkungen auf alle Branchen, die die Einführung von KI vorantreiben. KI-Assistenten wie Microsoft-Copilot und Grok unterstützen Webbrowsing- oder URL-Abruf-Funktionen. Sie können als verdeckte C2-Proxys missbraucht…
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GrayCharlie Hacks WordPress Sites, Spreads NetSupport RAT and Stealc Malware
GrayCharlie is abusing compromised WordPress sites to silently load malicious JavaScript that pushes NetSupport RAT, often followed by Stealc and SectopRAT, via fake browser updates and ClickFix lures. Insikt Group tracks GrayCharlie as a financially motivated threat actor overlapping with SmartApeSG, active since mid”‘2023, and specializing in turning legitimate WordPress sites into malware-delivery points. The…
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Russian Cyber Threat Actor Uses GenAI to Compromise Fortinet Firewalls
A low-skilled Russian-speaking attacker has used GenAI tools to help deploy a successful attack workflow targeting FortiGate instances First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-threat-actor-genai/
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Protecting AI Security: 2025 Hot Security Incident
GitHub MCP Cross-Repository Data Leak Vulnerability In May 2025, Invariant disclosed a critical vulnerability in GitHub’s Machine Collaboration Protocol (MCP), where attackers embedded malicious commands within public repository Issues to hijack developers’ locally running AI Agents. When an AI Agent was triggered to read and “assist” in processing the Issue, it indiscriminately executed the embedded…The…
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Ransomware gangs advancing Moscow’s geopolitical aims, Romanian cyber chief warns
Recent ransomware attacks targeting Romania’s critical infrastructure were likely part of a broader Russian hybrid operation aimed at undermining the country’s stability, Romania’s top cybersecurity official said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ransomware-gangs-advancing-moscow-geopolitical-interests-warns-romania
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UK Government-Backed Cyber Security Programme Alumni Raise £47.4m in Follow-On Investment
Innovate UK has announced that alumni of its Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) have secured £47.4 million in post-programme funding over the past nine years, with 68% of this funding coming from private investment (including angel investment, venture capital and private equity funding). As the UK competes globally in cyber security innovation amid…
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Starkiller Phishing Kit Clones Real Login Pages to Evade MFA Protections
New phishing framework Starkiller is enabling more convincing, scalable credential theft by proxying real login pages and bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA), significantly raising the bar for defenders. Traditional phishing kits typically serve static HTML clones of popular login portals, which quickly become outdated when brands update their interfaces, creating telltale visual discrepancies. Starkiller takes a…
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AI vs. AI: Why cybersecurity’s new front line is behavioral intelligence
;Behavioral analytics and automation in the age of AI-driven cyber attacks. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/ai-vs-ai-why-cybersecuritys-new-front-line-is-behavioral-intelligence/812078/
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CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Roundcube Vulnerabilities
Tags: cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, open-source, risk, threat, vulnerabilityOn February 20, 2026, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog by adding two critical flaws in Roundcube Webmail. These vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-49113 and CVE-2025-68461, are being actively exploited by threat actors. Roundcube, a popular open-source webmail client used by organizations worldwide, now faces heightened risks as attackers target…
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CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Roundcube Vulnerabilities
Tags: cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, open-source, risk, threat, vulnerabilityOn February 20, 2026, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog by adding two critical flaws in Roundcube Webmail. These vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-49113 and CVE-2025-68461, are being actively exploited by threat actors. Roundcube, a popular open-source webmail client used by organizations worldwide, now faces heightened risks as attackers target…
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jsPDF Flaw Exposes Millions of Developers to Object Injection
A serious security flaw in jsPDF, a widely used JavaScript library for generating PDFs in web browsers, puts millions of developers and their users at risk. CVE-2026-25755 allows attackers to perform PDF Object Injection through the library’s addJS method. This vulnerability affects countless web applications that rely on jsPDF to create dynamic PDF documents from…
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HPE Telco Service Activator Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Bypass Access Controls
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has issued a security bulletin warning customers of a serious vulnerability in its Telco Service Activator product that could allow attackers to remotely bypass access restrictions. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-12543, carries a CVSS base score of 9.6 (Critical) and affects versions prior to 10.5.0. This improper input validation could enable attackers to manipulate the server’s handling…
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North Korean Hackers Exploit Fake IT Worker Schemes and Malicious Interview Lures
North Korean state-backed hackers are running large-scale fake IT worker and “Contagious Interview” campaigns that abuse developer hiring workflows to deliver JavaScript-based malware, steal code and credentials, and covertly generate revenue for the regime. Since at least 2022, North Korean threat actors have impersonated recruiters and hiring managers, luring software developers into executing booby-trapped code…
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DPRK-Linked Hackers Continue Aggressive Crypto Attacks One Year After Bybit Breach
DPRK-linked operators are maintaining a relentless focus on the crypto sector, with activity accelerating rather than slowing in the year since the record-breaking Bybit breach. On 21 February 2025, threat actors linked to North Korea stole around 1.46 billion dollars in cryptoassets from Dubai-based exchange Bybit, in what remains the largest confirmed crypto theft to date. By…
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Jenkins Vulnerabilities Exposes Build Environments to XSS Attacks
A popular open-source automation server used by developers worldwide to build, test, and deploy software faces serious security risks from recent flaws. On February 18, 2026, two vulnerabilities were detailed in the core Jenkins software. The most significant issue is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into…
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Silver Fox APT Deploys DLL Sideloading and BYOVD in Advanced Malware Campaign
Silver Fox APT is running a new wave of targeted attacks in Taiwan that combine DLL sideloading and Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) techniques to deploy Winos 4.0 (ValleyRat) while aggressively disabling security tools. The campaigns rely on highly localized tax and e”‘invoice lures and fast”‘changing infrastructure, making them difficult to block with static…
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Why are cybersecurity experts optimistic about NHIDR
Are Non-Human Identities the New Frontier in Cybersecurity? Where cyber threats loom large, an often-overlooked challenge is the protection and management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs). Cybersecurity is evolving rapidly, and professionals across various sectors are increasingly recognizing the strategic importance of NHIs. But what exactly are these identities, and why should cybersecurity experts be optimistic……
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128M Users Exposed as Popular VS Code Extensions Reveal Critical Flaws
Serious vulnerabilities in four popular Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions, affecting over 128 million downloads. These flaws, including three assigned CVEs CVE-2025-65715, CVE-2025-65716, and CVE-2025-65717, highlight IDEs as the weakest link in organizational supply chain security. Developers often store sensitive data like API keys, business logic, database configs, and even customer info right in…
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Cache Deception Flaw in SvelteKit And Vercel Stack Exposes User Data
A cache deception vulnerability in SvelteKit apps deployed on Vercel exposes sensitive user data to attackers. The flaw allows publicly cached responses to be authenticated. SvelteKit, a full-stack JavaScript framework, often pairs with Vercel for deployment. The issue stems from the Vercel adapter in SvelteKit, where the __pathname query parameter overrides the request path without any checks.…
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Japanese Semiconductor Supplier Hit by Ransomware, Multiple Systems Impacted
Feb. 20, 2026 Advantest Corporation, a top supplier of semiconductor test equipment, revealed it is battling a ransomware attack that struck its network last weekend. The incident, detected on February 15 (JST), has disrupted multiple systems and raised alarms in the global chip industry, where supply chain attacks can ripple through tech giants building […]…
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Splunk Enterprise for Windows Flaw Enables DLL Hijacking, SYSTEM Access
A serious flaw in Splunk Enterprise for Windows that lets low-privileged users hijack DLL loading and escalate to SYSTEM-level access. Tracked as CVE-2026-20140, this local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability stems from DLL search-order hijacking and carries a CVSSv3.1 score of 7.7 (High). Splunk disclosed it on February 18, 2026, via advisory SVD-2026-0205. The issue affects…
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Anthropic’s AI Bug Hunter Jolts Cyber Stocks
AI Code Scanner Rattles a $200B Industry. Anthropic launched Claude Code Security, an AI tool that found 500+ undetected bugs in production code. Cybersecurity stocks dropped sharply, but analysts are split on whether the disruption signals a genuine industry reckoning or a market overreaction. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/anthropics-ai-bug-hunter-jolts-cyber-stocks-a-30821
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NDSS 2025 The Midas Touch: Triggering The Capability Of LLMs For RM-API Misuse Detection
Session 13B: API Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Yi Yang (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Cyber Security, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Jinghua Liu (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Cyber Security, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Kai…
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Anthropic Debuts Claude Code Security AI Now Scan Vulnerabilities in Your Entire Codebase
Anthropic has quietly flipped the script on application security. On February 20, the company launched Claude Code Security, a new capability baked directly into Claude Code on the web that automatically scans entire repositories for sophisticated vulnerabilities and delivers ready-to-review patch suggestions. Unlike legacy SAST tools that rely on rigid signature matching, Claude Code Security uses…
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Best Cyber Security Consulting Companies
With rapid technological progress, it is estimated that nearly 200 billion connected devices, ranging from medical equipment and industrial machines to cars, smartphones, and home appliances, will be communicating through the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT). This massive interconnected ecosystem creates an enormous attack surface for attackers to exploit, disrupt, and infiltrate….…
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TDL 016 – Speed, Risk, and Responsibility in the Age of AI – Rafael Ramirez
Tags: access, ai, antivirus, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, country, cyber, data, defense, detection, dns, firewall, governance, government, hacker, ibm, incident response, intelligence, Internet, law, linkedin, login, mfa, microsoft, network, risk, saas, service, skills, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-trustSummary In a recent episode of The Defenders Log, host David Redekop sat down with cyber security expert Rafael Ramirez to navigate the rapidly shifting landscape of AI security. As we move deeper into 2026, the duo explored how artificial intelligence has evolved from simple chatbots into powerful, autonomous “agentic” systems. The Double-Edged Sword of…