Tag: cyber
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Deepfakes oben, Zero Days unten Cyber-Eisberg wächst
Agentenbasierte KI (Agentic AI) verwandelt Cyberbedrohungen wie Phishing und Deepfakes in pausenlose Zero-Day-Exploits und automatisierte Ransomware. Die meisten Unternehmen werden damit nicht Schritt halten können. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/deepfakes-oben-zero-days-unten
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Durch Automatisierung wird Sicherheit zum Wettbewerbsvorteil
Warum Automatisierung der Schlüssel zur digitalen Zukunft ist. Mit dem Inkrafttreten der EU-Richtlinie NIS2, des Cyber Resilience Act und nationaler Vorgaben wie dem Digitalgesetz (DigiG) wächst der Druck auf Unternehmen spürbar. Sie müssen nachweisen, dass ihre Datenflüsse sicher, nachvollziehbar und regelkonform sind andernfalls drohen Bußgelder, Reputationsschäden und der Verlust geschäftskritischer Partner. Vor diesem Hintergrund… First…
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Durch Automatisierung wird Sicherheit zum Wettbewerbsvorteil
Warum Automatisierung der Schlüssel zur digitalen Zukunft ist. Mit dem Inkrafttreten der EU-Richtlinie NIS2, des Cyber Resilience Act und nationaler Vorgaben wie dem Digitalgesetz (DigiG) wächst der Druck auf Unternehmen spürbar. Sie müssen nachweisen, dass ihre Datenflüsse sicher, nachvollziehbar und regelkonform sind andernfalls drohen Bußgelder, Reputationsschäden und der Verlust geschäftskritischer Partner. Vor diesem Hintergrund… First…
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SpyCloud Data Shows Corporate Users 3x More Likely to Be Targeted by Phishing Than by Malware
Austin, TX, USA, December 4th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Phishing has surged 400% year-over-year, highlighting need for real-time visibility into identity exposures. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today released new data showing a sharp rise in phishing attacks that disproportionately target corporate users. The company tracked a 400% year-over-year increase in successfully phished identities, with…
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New Phishing Campaign Impersonates India’s Income Tax Department to Distribute AsyncRAT
In November 2025, security researchers at Raven AI identified a sophisticated zero-day phishing campaign impersonating the Income Tax Department of India, targeting enterprises across the country with a multi-stage malware chain. The attack combined authentic-looking government communications with advanced evasion techniques, delivering both a shellcode-based RAT loader and a malicious executable disguised as a GoTo…
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SpyCloud Data Shows Corporate Users 3x More Likely to Be Targeted by Phishing Than by Malware
Austin, TX, USA, December 4th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Phishing has surged 400% year-over-year, highlighting need for real-time visibility into identity exposures. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today released new data showing a sharp rise in phishing attacks that disproportionately target corporate users. The company tracked a 400% year-over-year increase in successfully phished identities, with…
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Chained Synology BeeStation Vulnerabilities Enable Root Privilege Escalation via Task Scheduler Exploit
While preparing for Pwn2Own Ireland 2025, a security researcher revisiting N-day bugs in Synology NAS has demonstrated a powerful new twist on an existing Synology BeeStation (BST150-4T) exploit chain, achieving unauthenticated root Remote Code Execution (RCE) by abusing the system task scheduler instead of more traditional PHP-based payloads. The work builds on a BeeStation chain…
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New iOS Zero-Day Exploit Chain Enables Advanced Surveillance by Mercenary Spyware
Despite extensive scrutiny and public reporting, commercial surveillance vendors continue to operate with alarming sophistication. Intellexa, a prominent mercenary spyware provider known for its >>Predator
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Kohler’s Smart Toilet Camera Not Truly EndEnd Encrypted
Kohler’s Dekota toilet camera, launched in October as a $600 health-monitoring device, is facing significant scrutiny over its privacy claims. The device promises to track gut health, hydration, and other wellness metrics by analyzing bowel contents. However, the investigation reveals the company’s assurances about data protection are misleading. Kohler prominently advertises >>end-to-end encryption
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Evilginx Attack Campaigns: Session Cookie Theft and MFA Bypass Tactics
Security researchers are issuing urgent warnings about a rising wave of cyberattacks leveraging Evilginx, an attacker-in-the-middle phishing toolkit that intercepts login flows to steal session cookies and circumvent multi-factor authentication (MFA) protections. The threat is particularly acute within educational institutions, where attackers are demonstrating alarming success rates. Evilginx operates with surgical precision by positioning itself…
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Brickstorm Malware Hits US Critical Systems, CISA Warns
Chinese-Linked Malware Campaign Targets Critical Environments With Weak Monitoring. U.S. and Canadian cyber authorities say Chinese state-backed actors used a backdoor dubbed BRICKSTORM to maintain long-term access into critical infrastructure, exploiting VMware environments to exfiltrate credentials and evade detection through encrypted covert channels. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/brickstorm-malware-hits-us-critical-systems-cisa-warns-a-30195
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NCC supporting London councils gripped by cyber attacks
Three west London councils hit by a cyber attack continue to investigate as services remain disrupted nearly two weeks on First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366635852/NCC-supporting-London-councils-gripped-by-cyber-attacks
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How Agentic AI Can Boost Cyber Defense
Transurban head of cyber defense Muhammad Ali Paracha shares how his team is automating the triaging and scoring of security threats as part of the Black Hat Middle East conference. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/how-agentic-ai-can-boost-cyber-defense
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NCSC’s ‘Proactive Notifications’ warns orgs of flaws in exposed devices
The UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) announced the testing phase of a new service called Proactive Notifications, designed to inform organizations in the country of vulnerabilities present in their environment. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ncscs-proactive-notifications-warns-orgs-of-flaws-in-exposed-devices/
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CISA, NSA warn of China’s BRICKSTORM malware after incident response efforts
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), NSA and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security published an advisory on Thursday outlining the BRICKSTORM malware based off an analysis of eight samples taken from victim organizations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-nsa-warn-brickstorm-china
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AI creates new security risks for OT networks, warns NSA
Tags: ai, cisa, compliance, control, cyber, data, data-breach, government, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, LLM, network, risk, technology, trainingPrinciples for the Secure Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Operational Technology, authored by the NSA in conjunction with the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and a global alliance of national security agencies.While the use of AI in critical infrastructure OT is in its early days, the guidance reads like an attempt…
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AI creates new security risks for OT networks, warns NSA
Tags: ai, cisa, compliance, control, cyber, data, data-breach, government, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, LLM, network, risk, technology, trainingPrinciples for the Secure Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Operational Technology, authored by the NSA in conjunction with the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and a global alliance of national security agencies.While the use of AI in critical infrastructure OT is in its early days, the guidance reads like an attempt…
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US, Allies Warn AI in OT May Undermine System Safety
AI in OT May Trigger Cascading Infrastructure Failures. The U.S. cyber defense agency warned that machine learning and large language model deployments can introduce new attack surfaces across critical infrastructure sectors in a document setting out principles for safely integrating AI into operational technology. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/us-allies-warn-ai-in-ot-may-undermine-system-safety-a-30193
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Constrained budgets left security teams short-handed in 2025
With 2024 seeing surges in security funding cuts, lay-offs and hiring freezes, 2025 brought some relief for cyber pros, but constrained budgets are leaving security teams short-staffed First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366635447/Constrained-budgets-left-security-teams-short-handed-in-2025
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CISA eliminates pay incentives as it changes how it retains top cyber talent
Auditors had described the program as poorly managed. CISA is scrapping it in favor of another recruitment tool. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-eliminate-cyber-pay-incentives-ctms/806981/
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From feeds to flows: Using a unified linkage model to operationalize threat intelligence
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, github, government, iam, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, ISO-27001, malicious, metric, mitre, monitoring, network, nist, open-source, phishing, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, saas, service, siem, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustwhat to watch for, but not why it matters or how it moves through your environment.The result is a paradox of abundance: CISOs have more data than ever before, but less operational clarity. Analysts are overwhelmed by indicators disconnected from context or mission relevance.Each feed represents a snapshot of a potential threat, but it does…
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Russian scientist sentenced to 21 years on treason, cyber sabotage charges
Artyom Khoroshilov, a researcher at the Moscow Institute of General Physics, will spend more than 20 years in Russian prison on accusations that include treason for aid sent to Ukraine and sabotage related to a DDoS attack on the postal system. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-sentences-physicist-treason-ddos-attacks
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How strong password policies secure OT systems against cyber threats
OT environments rely on aging systems, shared accounts, and remote access, making weak or reused passwords a major attack vector. Specops Software explains how stronger password policies and continuous checks for compromised credentials help secure critical OT infrastructure. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-strong-password-policies-secure-ot-systems-against-cyber-threats/
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Five-page draft Trump administration cyber strategy targeted for January release
The six-pillar document covers a lot of ground in a short space, and could be followed by an executive order implementing it, according to sources familiar with the draft. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/trump-national-cybersecurity-strategy-2025-release/
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Cyber Agencies Push for Digital Trust Amid AI Era with New Provenance Report
UK’s NCSC and Canada’s CCCS release a joint report on content provenance, urging organizations to strengthen digital trust and combat AI-driven misinformation First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-agencies-new-provenance/
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Cyber-Physische Systeme unter Druck – OT-Risiken steigen durch Lieferketten, Fernzugriff und neue Regulierung
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cyber-physische-systeme-risiko-politische-wirtschaftliche-instabilitaet-a-d22bca7824cb816ae1cdc89b30c55b1c/
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UK sanctions Russia’s GRU agency and cyber spies over deadly nerve agent attack
Britain sanctioned Russia’s GRU in its entirety for the first time, as well as several individuals, after a public inquiry concluded it was responsible for a deadly nerve agent attack in 2018. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-sanctions-russia-gru-cyber-spies-nerve-agent-attack
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UK’s Cyber Service for Telcos Blocks One Billion Malicious Site Attempts
A new cyber defense service has prevented almost one billion early-stage cyber-attacks in the past year, British Security Minister claims First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-cyber-service-blocks-billion/
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Wi-Fi Hack, npm Worm, DeFi Theft, Phishing Blasts”, and 15 More Stories
Think your Wi-Fi is safe? Your coding tools? Or even your favorite financial apps? This week proves again how hackers, companies, and governments are all locked in a nonstop race to outsmart each other.Here’s a quick rundown of the latest cyber stories that show how fast the game keeps changing. DeFi exploit drains funds Critical…