Tag: cyber
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UK government must get its hands dirty on security, report says
As the UK government develops its new National Cyber Action Plan, a report from the Rusi think tank urges Westminster to take a more interventionist approach. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366638753/UK-government-must-get-its-hands-dirty-on-security-report-says
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Semperis Buys MightyID to Expand Identity Security
Acquisition Adds Okta and Ping Coverage to Semperis’ Identity Security Platform. Semperis has acquired MightyID to extend its identity-first security and cyber resilience strategy beyond Active Directory and Entra ID into Okta and Ping. CEO Mickey Bresman says the deal addresses customer demand for multi-identity provider protection backup recovery and migration. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Exclusive: US used cyber weapons to disrupt Iranian air defenses during 2025 strikes
The U.S. military digitally disrupted Iranian air missile defense systems during its operation last year against the country’s nuclear program, some of the most sophisticated action Cyber Command has taken to date against Iran. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iran-nuclear-cyber-strikes-us
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MomentProof Deploys Patented Digital Asset Protection
Washington, DC, February 4th, 2026, CyberNewsWire MomentProof, Inc., a provider of AI-resilient digital asset certification and verification technology, today announced the successful deployment of MomentProof Enterprise for AXA, enabling cryptographically authentic, tamper-proof digital assets for insurance claims processing. MomentProof’s patented technology certifies images, video, voice recordings, and associated metadata at the moment of capture, ensuring…
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China-Linked Amaranth-Dragon Exploits WinRAR Flaw in Espionage Campaigns
Threat actors affiliated with China have been attributed to a fresh set of cyber espionage campaigns targeting government and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia throughout 2025.Check Point Research is tracking the previously undocumented activity cluster under the moniker Amaranth-Dragon, which it said shares links to the APT 41 ecosystem. Targeted countries include Cambodia, First…
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TP-Link Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Take Full Control of Devices
TP-Link has disclosed multiple critical authenticated command injection vulnerabilities affecting the Archer BE230 v1.2 Wi-Fi router, enabling attackers with administrative access to execute arbitrary commands and seize complete control of affected devices. Security researchers jro, caprinuxx, and sunshinefactory discovered nine distinct vulnerabilities tracked under separate CVE identifiers. The flaws impact various components of the router’s…
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New AI-Powered Threat Allows Hackers to Gain AWS Admin Access in Minutes
A highly sophisticated offensive cloud operation targeting an AWS environment.The attack was notable for its extreme speed taking less than 10 minutes to go from initial entry to full administrative control and its heavy reliance on AI automation. The threat actor initiated the attack by discovering valid credentials left exposed in public Simple Storage Service…
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PhantomVAI Custom Loader Abuses RunPE Utility to Launch Stealthy Attacks on Users
A new threat called PhantomVAI, a custom >>loader<>RunPE<<. This loader […] The post PhantomVAI Custom Loader Abuses RunPE Utility to Launch Stealthy Attacks on Users appeared first on GBHackers Security | #1 Globally Trusted Cyber Security News Platform. First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/phantomvai-custom-loader/
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Critical ASUSTOR NAS Security Flaw Enables Complete Device Takeover
A severe vulnerability affecting ASUSTOR Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices has been disclosed, potentially allowing unauthenticated attackers to seize full control of affected systems. Tracked as CVE-2026-24936, this critical flaw carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.5, highlighting the urgency for administrators to apply available updates immediately. The vulnerability resides within the ASUSTOR Data Master (ADM)…
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Interlock Ransomware Exploits Zero-Day in Gaming Anti-Cheat Driver to Disable EDR, AV
Interlock ransomware operators have been observed using a new process”‘killing tool that abuses a zero”‘day flaw in a gaming anti”‘cheat kernel driver to try to shut down endpoint defenses (EDR/AV). The activity was documented during an intrusion against a North Americabased education organization and shows Interlock continuing to evolve its internal tooling rather than relying…
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One Identity Appoints Gihan Munasinghe as Chief Technology Officer
Alisa Viejo, United States, February 4th, 2026, CyberNewsWire One Identity, a leader in unified identity security, today announced the appointment of Gihan Munasinghe as Chief Technology Officer. Munasinghe brings more than 15 years of experience leading global engineering organizations and delivering large-scale, customer-centric software platforms. In this role, he will lead the engineering organization and set…
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Supply Chain Attack Exploits Notepad++ Update Mechanism to Push Targeted Malware
Notepad++, a widely used text editor among developers, became the target of a sophisticated supply chain attack that compromised its update infrastructure for nearly 6 months. On February 2, 2026, the developers published a statement revealing that attackers gained control of the update mechanism due to a hosting provider-level incident occurring from June to September…
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CISA Warns of Exploited GitLab Community and Enterprise SSRF Vulnerability
Tags: api, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, gitlab, infrastructure, kev, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affecting GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-39935, is now confirmed to be under active exploitation in the wild. Vulnerability Details The SSRF vulnerability in GitLab’s CI Lint API…
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Hackers Exfiltrate NTDS.dit File, Gain Full Control of Active Directory Environments
Active Directory serves as the central repository for an organization’s authentication infrastructure, making it a prime target for sophisticated threat actors. The NTDS.dit database, which stores encrypted password hashes and critical domain configuration data, is the crown jewel of enterprise security. Successful acquisition of this file can lead to complete organizational compromise, enabling attackers to…
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Threat Actors Conduct Widespread Scanning for Exposed Citrix NetScaler Login Pages
A coordinated reconnaissance campaign targeting Citrix ADC (NetScaler) Gateway infrastructure worldwide. The operation used over 63,000 residential proxy IPs and AWS cloud infrastructure to map login panels and enumerate software versions, a clear indicator of pre-exploitation preparation. The scanning activity generated 111,834 sessions from more than 63,000 unique IP addresses, with 79% of traffic specifically…
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ValleyRAT Masquerades as LINE Installer to Target Users and Harvest Login Credentials
A malware campaign where cybercriminals distribute a fake LINE messenger installer that secretly deploys the ValleyRAT malware to steal credentials and evade detection. Since early 2025, threat actors have increasingly used fraudulent software installers to deliver malware. This campaign shares techniques with previously discovered LetsVPN-themed attacks, including task-scheduler persistence, PowerShell-based evasion, and C2 communications via Hong Kong servers. Cybereason GSOC performed…
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CISA Adds SolarWinds Web Help Desk RCE Flaw to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities List
Tags: cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a newly disclosed vulnerability CVE”‘2025″‘40551 affecting SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw is rated critical because it enables remote code execution (RCE) and can be exploited without authentication. According to CISA, the issue stems from a deserialization of untrusted data weakness (CWE”‘502), which allows attackers…
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Chrome Flaws Enable Arbitrary Code Execution and System Crashes
Google has released a new Stable Channel update for Chrome (version 144.0.7559.132/.133) on February 3, 2026, addressing two high”‘severity vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause system crashes. The update is rolling out gradually for Windows, macOS, and Linux users. According to Google’s security advisory, both vulnerabilities were discovered recently and could be exploited…
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Microsoft and Google Platforms Abused in New Enterprise Cyberattacks
A dangerous shift in phishing tactics, with threat actors increasingly hosting malicious infrastructure on trusted cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure, Google Firebase, and AWS CloudFront. Unlike traditional phishing campaigns that rely on newly registered suspicious domains, these attacks leverage legitimate cloud services to bypass security defenses and target enterprise users globally. When malicious content is…
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Global Threat Map: Open-source real-time situational awareness platform
Global Threat Map is an open-source project offering security teams a live view of reported cyber activity across the globe, pulling together open data feeds into a single … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/04/global-threat-map-open-source-osint/
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How Secure by Design helps developers build secure software
Security isn’t just a feature, it’s a foundation. As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and regulations tighten, developers are being asked to do more than just write clean … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/04/cis-secure-software-design-guide/
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Shadow DNS Operation Abuses Compromised Routers to Manipulate Internet Traffic
A sophisticated shadow DNS network that hijacks internet traffic by compromising home and business routers. The operation, active since mid-2022, manipulates DNS resolution through malicious resolvers hosted by Aeza International (AS210644), a bulletproof hosting provider sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in July 2025. The threat campaign targets older router models, modifying their DNS configuration…
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Critical Django Flaw Allows DoS and SQL Injection Attacks
The Django Software Foundation has issued emergency security patches addressing six critical vulnerabilities affecting multiple versions of the popular Python web framework. Released on February 3, 2026, the updates fix severe flaws that could enable attackers to execute SQL injection attacks, cause denial-of-service conditions, and enumerate user accounts.”‹ Django is a widely used open-source Python…
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Hackers Actively Exploit React Native Metro Server to Target Software Developers
Threat actors are exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in React Native’s Metro development server to deploy sophisticated malware payloads targeting software developers worldwide. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-11953 and nicknamed >>Metro4Shell,<< allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on developer machines through a simple crafted HTTP request. Vulnerability Overview CVE-2025-11953 carries a critical…
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Are your secrets safe from cyber threats
How Do Non-Human Identities Reinforce Data Protection? How does one ensure that machine identities remain secure from cyber threats? This query emerges as organizations navigate the intricate web of digital systems, grappling with data protection complexities. The management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) stands at the forefront of cybersecurity strategies, offering a robust method to safeguard……
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National cyber director solicits industry help in fixing regulations, threat information-sharing
President Donald Trump’s chief cybersecurity adviser said a forthcoming national strategy will kick off ambitious projects. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/sean-cairncross-white-house-cybersecurity-strategy-iti/811255/
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PDFly Variant Uses Custom PyInstaller Tweaks to Obfuscate Payload, Thwarting Analysis
A new malware variant dubbed “PDFly” is abusing a heavily modified PyInstaller stub to hide its Python bytecode, forcing analysts to reverse-engineer a custom decryption routine before any meaningful analysis can begin. A closely related sample, “PDFClick,” shows almost identical behavior, suggesting a small family of PyInstaller-based droppers that deliberately break standard tooling. Both samples…
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ASUS Discontinues “File Shredder” Feature to Patch Critical Vulnerability
ASUS has discontinued the File Shredder feature in its Business Manager software following the discovery of a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-13348. The company issued a security bulletin on February 2, 2026, addressing a flaw affecting ASUS Business Manager version 3.0.36.0 and earlier releases. Rather than patching the vulnerability through conventional updates, ASUS opted to remove…
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Microsoft Takes Major Security Step by Disabling NTLM Authentication by Default
Microsoft is making a significant move to strengthen Windows security by phasing out NTLM (New Technology LAN Manager). This legacy authentication protocol has been part of Windows for over 30 years. The company plans to disable NTLM by default in upcoming Windows releases, replacing it with more secure Kerberos-based alternatives. NTLM is an old authentication…