Tag: cyber
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Critical vm2 Node.js Library Flaws Enable Arbitrary Code Execution Attacks
Multiple critical sandbox-escape vulnerabilities have been disclosed in vm2, one of the most widely used Node.js sandboxing libraries, allowing attackers to escape the isolated execution environment and run arbitrary commands directly on the host system. Eleven advisories were published by maintainer patriksimek within days, covering affected versions up to 3.11.1, with patches available in VM2…
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Cybercriminals Exploit Microsoft Teams to Phish Login Credentials and Bypass MFA
Tags: authentication, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, espionage, exploit, iran, login, mfa, microsoft, phishing, ransomware, threatIranian state-sponsored threat actors linked to MuddyWater (Seedworm) have been caught hiding behind the Chaos ransomware brand to conduct sophisticated espionage operations, using Microsoft Teams as a phishing vector to steal credentials and manipulate multi-factor authentication (MFA). Rapid7 researchers uncovered the intrusion in early 2026, revealing a calculated false flag operation designed to mimic financially…
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WatchGuard Agent Flaws Allow Attackers to Gain Full SYSTEM Privileges on Windows
Multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in the WatchGuard Agent for Windows could allow malicious actors to elevate their privileges to the highest system level or disrupt critical security services. With CVSS scores up to 8.5, these vulnerabilities pose a significant risk to organizations that rely on WatchGuard for endpoint security and threat protection. WatchGuard Agent Flaws Chained…
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Allianz Hands Commercial Cyber Insurance Unit to Coalition
Allianz Retains Risk Exposure While Outsourcing Cyber Insurance Operations. Allianz will transition operational control of its standalone commercial cyber insurance business to Coalition, combining the insurer’s global distribution and balance sheet with Coalition’s cyber underwriting, monitoring and incident response capabilities in a long-term strategic partnership. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/allianz-hands-commercial-cyber-insurance-unit-to-coalition-a-31618
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Anthropic Sounds Cyber Alarm Amid Financial AI Push
Mythos Found ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Unpatched Flaws With Months to Fix Them. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that Claude Mythos has found tens of thousands of unpatched software vulnerabilities, with a six-to-12 month window before Chinese AI models catch up. The disclosure came alongside a major financial services push including an investor-backed firm and…
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UK Finance Sector Puts Cyber Defences to the Test in National Hackathon
Over the course of two days (April 27-28), banks, fintech companies, technology providers, and regulators from across the UK financial ecosystem came together for a cybersecurity competition designed to test real-world readiness, decision-making under pressure, and the ability to defend critical financial infrastructure against sophisticated attacks. Hosted by Lloyds Banking Group, Hack The Box, and…
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Passkeys als Schlüssel zum sicheren Agentic-Enterprise
Der 7. Mai, der World-Password-Day, ist ein globaler Anlass, um den Übergang von Passwörtern hin zu einfachen und sicheren Anmeldemethoden voranzutreiben. Im Zeitalter von autonomen KI-Agenten, die längst von Cyber-Kriminellen für Hacks missbraucht werden, wird die Umstellung dringlicher. Den Ergebnissen unseres jüngsten, jährlichen Berichts Business at Work zur Folge waren Angriffe auf Basis von Anmeldedaten für…
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Iranian cyber espionage disguised as a Chaos Ransomware attack
Iran-linked APT MuddyWater used ransomware-style tactics to mask espionage, combining phishing, credential theft, data exfiltration, and extortion without encryption. A newly discovered cyber intrusion attributed to the Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm, TEMP.Zagros, Mango Sandstorm, TA450, and Static Kitten) reveals how state-sponsored attackers are increasingly leveraging ransomware tactics to disguise espionage operations. The campaign, uncovered by security researchers at Rapid7, blended…
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ServiceNow Knowledge 2026: McDermott proclaims fully automated cyber defence
Chief executive’s conference keynote launches agentic artificial intelligence cyber security features for enterprise software player’s centralised platform First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642708/ServiceNow-Knowledge-2026-McDermott-proclaims-fully-automated-cyber-defence
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Salat Malware Abuses QUIC and WebSockets for Stealthy C2 Control
A powerful new Windows malware family dubbed Salat Stealer, a Go-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that blends classic infostealing with a stealthy QUIC/WebSocket command-and-control (C2) channel and resilient blockchain-backed infrastructure. Written in Go, it supports remote shell access, desktop and webcam streaming, keylogging, clipboard theft, browser and crypto”‘wallet data theft, and SOCKS5-based pivoting, giving operators interactive…
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Phishing Attack Weaponizes Calendar Invites to Steal Login Credentials
A new large-scale phishing campaign is abusing fake event invitations to compromise U.S. organizations, combining credential theft, OTP interception, and the deployment of remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools in a single operation. The campaign stands out because it blends familiar user workflows with legitimate-looking infrastructure, making it harder for security teams to spot and…
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CISA Urges Critical Infrastructure Providers to Make Plans to Remain Operational if hit by Cyber-Attack
CISA’s CI Fortify initiative aim for critical infrastructure operators to build isolation & recovery First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-ci-fortify-isolation-recovery/
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Massive DDoS Attack Generates 2.45 Billion Requests Using 1.2 Million IP Addresses
A distributed denial-of-service attack targeted a major user-generated content platform, generating an astonishing 2.45 billion malicious requests in just 5 hours. Security provider DataDome successfully intercepted the assault in real time, ensuring legitimate users experienced no disruption. Threat researchers analyzing the incident discovered that the operation relied on 1.2 million unique Internet Protocol addresses. Instead…
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Darkhub HackingHire Portal Promotes Crypto Fraud and Spyware Services
A newly identified dark web platform, Darkhub, is advertising a wide range of hacking-for-hire services, including account compromise, surveillance, and financial manipulation. The service, accessible via the Tor network, presents itself as a centralized hub for offensive cyber capabilities targeting both individuals and organizations. Many similar services historically function as advance-fee scams rather than delivering…
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Microsoft Teams on Android Now Lets Users Join External Meetings Through SIP
Microsoft is set to bridge the gap in enterprise unified communications with a highly anticipated update to its conference room hardware. Starting in June 2026, Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android will officially support joining third-party external meetings through Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). This strategic development aims to deliver seamless cross-platform interoperability for organizations relying on…
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From Stuxnet to ChatGPT: 20 News Events That Shaped Cyber
As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, Dark Reading looks back on 20 of the biggest newmaking events from the past two decades that influenced the risk landscape for today’s cybersecurity teams. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/stuxnet-chatgpt-20-news-events-cyber
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Taiwan High Speed Rail Hit by Spoofing Attack That Stops Three Trains
During the recent Qingming Festival holiday, the Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) experienced a severe cybersecurity incident that disrupted major transit operations. Three trains were suddenly forced into emergency stops, causing a 48-minute delay for passengers. Authorities have now determined that the disruption was not a mechanical failure but a targeted radio signal spoofing attack…
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CloudZ RAT Exploits Microsoft Phone Link to Steal SMS OTPs
CloudZ is a new modular remote access trojan that abuses Microsoft’s built”‘in Phone Link feature to steal SMS one”‘time passwords (OTPs) and other mobile notifications directly from Windows PCs, without infecting the phone itself. Microsoft Phone Link (formerly “Your Phone”) is integrated into Windows 10 and 11 to mirror smartphone SMS messages, application notifications, call…
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CyberSoftware Schutz in Schichten denken
Mehrstufige Sicherheit als Unternehmensstrategie Die Infografik »Cyber Security Software« zeigt, dass IT”‘Sicherheit heute aus einem mehrschichtigen System besteht. Kein einzelnes Tool kann alle Risiken abdecken entscheidend ist das Zusammenspiel spezialisierter Lösungen entlang der gesamten IT”‘Infrastruktur. Prävention und Zugriffsschutz Firewalls, Antivirensoftware und Endpoint”‘Protection bilden die erste Verteidigungslinie. Sie verhindern, dass Schadsoftware oder unautorisierte Zugriffe überhaupt… First…
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Salesforce Marketing Cloud Vulnerability Exposes Email Data Risk
Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) recently patched a cluster of high”‘impact vulnerabilities that could have allowed attackers to read and enumerate marketing emails and subscriber data across tenants, including Fortune 500 organizations. Modern enterprises rely on centralised marketing clouds to deliver branded, trackable campaigns at massive scale. SFMC (formerly ExactTarget) is one of the dominant platforms, powering dynamic…
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Train like you fight: Why cyber operations teams need no-notice drills
Tags: breach, business, cloud, communications, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, framework, healthcare, injection, login, military, psychology, ransomware, risk, skills, soc, threat, training, updateThe Yerkes-Dodson inverted-U curve: Performance rises with arousal to an optimal point, then falls sharply.Wikimedia Commons, CC-ZeroWhat repeated no-notice drills do is shift a team’s position on that curve. By building familiarity with threat-level arousal, they raise the threshold at which stress becomes performance-impairing. The stimulus is no longer novel. The cascade is shorter. Executive…
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Argo CD ServerSideDiff Flaw Allows Attackers to Extract Kubernetes Secrets
A critical vulnerability has been identified in Argo CD that could allow attackers with minimal privileges to extract highly sensitive Kubernetes Secrets directly from etcd clusters. Tracked as CVE-2026-42880 and rated 9.6, this severe security flaw exposes a missing authorisation and data-masking gap within the platform. According to the disclosure, this exposure primarily affects environments…
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QLNX Targets Developers in Supply Chain Credential Theft Campaign
QLNX is a newly documented Linux remote access trojan (RAT) that targets the theft on developers’ and DevOps credentials to hijack software supply chains. Recent attacks against popular projects like LiteLLM on PyPI and the Axios npm package have shown how a single compromised maintainer account can be used to push backdoored releases to millions…
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Ransomware Gang Member Linked to Russian Cybercrime Group Sentenced to Prison
A Latvian national operating from Moscow has been sentenced to 102 months in federal prison for his role as a key negotiator within a prolific Russian ransomware network. Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, participated in a cybercrime syndicate that orchestrated data theft and extortion campaigns against over 54 organizations worldwide between June 2021 and August 2023. The…
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Iran-Linked Hackers Target Oman Ministries in Webshell and Data Theft Campaign
Iran-linked operators have mounted a broad espionage operation against multiple Omani ministries, abusing exposed webshells, SQL escalation scripts, and a poorly secured C2 server to steal judicial and identity data at scale. Attacker’s own open directory strongly suggests a Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) nexus compromised a mailbox , but there are not enough unique…
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Zero-Auth Vulnerability Enables Cross-Tenant Access at DoD Contractor
A severe authorization vulnerability was recently discovered in Schemata, an AI-powered virtual training platform serving the United States Department of Defense. Security researcher Alex Schapiro, utilizing the open-source AI hacking agent Strix, identified a critical lack of API authorization. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Schemata holds active government contracts to provide immersive 3D simulations for various…
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Malicious OpenClaw Skill Targets Agentic AI Workflows to Deploy RATs and Stealers
OpenClaw’s agent “skill” ecosystem to deliver both Remcos RAT and a cross”‘platform stealer called GhostLoader by hiding malware inside a deceptive DeepSeek integration called “DeepSeek”‘Claw.” The campaign shows how agentic AI workflows with high local privileges can be quietly hijacked through manipulated installation instructions rather than classic exploit chains. OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and…
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Vimeo Confirms Breach Exposing 119,000 Unique User Email Addresses
Video hosting platform Vimeo has confirmed a data breach that exposed approximately 119,000 unique user email addresses, attributing the incident to a security compromise at Anodot, a third-party analytics vendor integrated with its systems. The breach came to light after the ShinyHunters extortion group listed Vimeo on its >>pay or leak<< portal in April 2026,…