Tag: cyber
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cPanel Urges Users to Patch ConfigServer Firewall Remote Code Execution Flaw
A recently disclosed vulnerability in ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF) could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through the product’s MESSENGER service. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-65638, affects CSF versions 14.00 through 16.29 and has been addressed in version 16.30 and later. CSF is widely used on Linux servers and in cPanel/WHM environments…
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AWS AI Symposium: Public sector must shape AI, use open source
As frontier models outpace cyber defences, two public sector voices set out different answers to the same security question transparency and procurement leverage First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366650031/AWS-AI-symposium-Public-sector-must-shape-AI-use-open-source
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Hackers Weaponize AI Safety Guardrails to Hide Malware From LLM-Powered Security Scanners
Threat actors are adapting malware not only for conventional endpoint defenses and sandboxes, but also for large language model-powered tools increasingly used to triage suspicious code. ESET researchers linked the activity to Russia-aligned threat actor UAC-0099, which used the method during an attack against an organization in Ukraine. The group inserted a safety-sensitive, weapon-related request…
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Critical GitLab Flaws Let Attackers Read Arbitrary Files, Steal Credentials and Execute Code
GitLab has issued an emergency security update to address two critical vulnerabilities that could lead to unauthenticated file disclosure and authenticated credential theft, as well as a high-severity flaw that may enable remote code execution. The company released updated versions of GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition, specifically versions 19.3.2, 19.2.6, and 19.1.8, on September…
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Hackers Exploit JFrog Artifactory Flaws to Bypass Authentication and Gain Admin Access
Tags: access, authentication, control, cve, cyber, data-breach, exploit, flaw, hacker, threat, vulnerabilityThreat actors are actively exploiting three vulnerabilities in JFrog Artifactory, CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, and CVE-2026-82329, to bypass authentication, escalate privileges, and gain administrative control of exposed instances. Wiz Research reports that multiple attackers are targeting self-hosted Artifactory deployments in the wild, using both a two-bug token escalation chain and a separate critical authentication-bypass flaw. A successful…
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Okta Patches Auth0 and Access Gateway Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Enable XSS, Authentication Bypass and SQL Injection
Okta has released security updates for three high-severity vulnerabilities affecting the Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector and Okta Access Gateway. These vulnerabilities could allow authenticated attackers to trigger stored cross-site scripting (XSS), bypass Protected Rule authorization controls, or execute unintended SQL commands against configured backend databases under specific deployment conditions. All three vulnerabilities were disclosed on September…
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New IoT Malware Uses Public Linux Exploits to Gain Root and Launch DDoS Attacks
A newly observed IoT malware family dubbed KATARU targets internet-exposed devices through Telnet credential brute-forcing, then attempts to gain root privileges with publicly available Linux kernel exploits before enrolling compromised systems in a DDoS botnet. The sample combines familiar Mirai-style flooding functions with encrypted command-and-control, broad persistence logic, anti-analysis checks and decoy network activity designed…
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12 Best Endpoint Encryption Software Compared (2026): Features Pricing
Quick Answer: The encryption itself is free BitLocker (Windows) and VeraCrypt (open-source) are strong. What you pay for is management: Sophos Central manages BitLocker/FileVault cheaply, WinMagic and Check Point add enterprise key management and pre-boot control, and ESET covers SMB fleets. Avoid abandoned tools like Rohos for business use. A lost laptop with an encrypted…
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11 Best Device Control USB Security Tools Compared (2026): Features Pricing
Quick Answer: CoSoSys Endpoint Protector leads cross-platform (Windows/macOS/Linux) device control; Safetica and ManageEngine win mid-market value; Symantec (Broadcom), Forcepoint, and Digital Guardian (Fortra) anchor enterprise content-aware DLP; Ivanti DeviceLock offers the deepest Windows peripheral granularity. Pricing is almost always per endpoint. One rogue USB stick can import ransomware or export your customer database which is…
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12 Best Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) Tools Compared (2026): Features Pricing
Quick Answer: CyberArk and BeyondTrust lead enterprise EPM; Delinea balances depth with usability; Admin By Request and CyberFOX AutoElevate make local-admin removal painless for SMBs and MSPs; Microsoft Intune EPM is the bundled-adjacent option for Entra estates. Most tools price per endpoint or per user. Standing local-admin rights are the fuel of ransomware and lateral…
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CISA Urges Service Providers to Provide Transparent Updates During Major IT and OT Outages
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released new guidance urging service providers to deliver timely, accurate, and transparent communications during major information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) outages. The document, titled ‘Communicating Under Pressure: Best Practices for Service Providers’, was developed with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and international partners.…
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Hackers Use AI-Assisted CEO Emails to Trick Finance Teams Into Sending $50,000 Payments.
Threat actors are using AI-assisted phishing templates, executive impersonation, fake ServiceNow invoices, and fabricated email threads to pressure finance teams into authorizing fraudulent ACH payments worth nearly $50,000. Microsoft detected more than one million messages in the campaign, demonstrating how business email compromise (BEC) operations are becoming more polished, scalable, and difficult to spot. The…
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Hackers Use AI-Assisted CEO Emails to Trick Finance Teams Into Sending $50,000 Payments.
Threat actors are using AI-assisted phishing templates, executive impersonation, fake ServiceNow invoices, and fabricated email threads to pressure finance teams into authorizing fraudulent ACH payments worth nearly $50,000. Microsoft detected more than one million messages in the campaign, demonstrating how business email compromise (BEC) operations are becoming more polished, scalable, and difficult to spot. The…
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12 Best Server Security Solutions Compared (2026): Features Pricing
Quick Answer: CrowdStrike and SentinelOne lead server EDR; Trend Micro Deep Security owns virtual patching for unpatchable estates; Microsoft Defender for Servers is the per-resource anchor for Azure/hybrid; Bitdefender and ESET deliver efficacy at value. Server pricing runs per server/workload always confirm Linux feature parity. Servers are where ransomware crews head after the first phish:…
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12 Best Ransomware Protection Solutions Compared (2026): Features Pricing
Quick Answer: No single product stops ransomware. The strongest stacks combine EDR prevention (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, Sophos, Bitdefender), managed eyes-on-glass (Huntress, Sophos MDR), and guaranteed recovery (Rubrik, Acronis). Note: ColorTokens is microsegmentation and Rubrik is cyber resilience containment and recovery layers, not EDR. Ransomware is now a professionalized industry double-extortion ransomware operations, hands-on-keyboard operators,…
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Mantax OTAX Android Ransomware Spies on Users, Steals OTPs and Encrypts Files
Mantax OTAX is aggressive Android malware family combines ransomware, spyware, credential theft, and remote device-control features in a single infection chain. Linked to Indonesian threat actors, the campaign targets users through sideloaded APKs and turns compromised devices into tools for surveillance, financial fraud and real-time extortion. Unlike conventional Android ransomware that focuses primarily on locking…
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Hackers Deploy New SloppyRAT via ClickFix to Enable Ransomware Lateral Movement
A new Windows remote-access trojan dubbed SloppyRAT, which appears to be positioned as an intrusion-enablement tool for ransomware operations. First observed in June 2026, the malware is delivered through a multi-stage ClickFix chain and combines host reconnaissance, stealthy command execution, reverse proxying, and resilient command-and-control mechanisms to support post-compromise activity and lateral movement. Rather than…
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Hackers Abuse Claude AI Agents to Automate Cyberattacks, Exploitation and Data Theft
Threat actors increasingly deploy AI agents as operational systems for cyberattacks, moving beyond simple chatbot assistants. These AI systems automate various stages of the cyber kill chain, including reconnaissance, phishing, exploitation, persistence, and bulk data theft. Anthropic reported disrupting multiple such operations between December 2025 and August 2026, involving groups suspected to be linked to…
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DORA unter Zeitdruck – Schnelle Incident Response entscheidet über die Cyber-Resilienz
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/dora-cyberresilienz-finanzsektor-moderne-sicherheitsarchitekturen-a-d8b23d3d09b8fe2739983bc57ece1837/
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Companies may be measuring phishing resilience the wrong way
Companies that judge phishing simulation programs by how often employees click simulated attack emails may be overlooking more important indicators of cyber resilience, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/11/pistachio-employee-phishing-risk-report/
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New AI Attack Hides Malicious Instructions in Normal-Looking Text to Evade Safety Filters
A newly disclosed prompt-crafting technique can hide policy-violating instructions inside ordinary-looking English prose, allowing malicious requests to pass through lightweight LLM safety filters before being recovered and processed by a more capable downstream model. Researchers found that carefully structured prose can make the first model miss an embedded instruction entirely, while the target model invests…
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WordPress Blocks High-Risk Plugin Releases With New AI-Powered Automated Security Review
WordPress has launched an automated security review system that uses multiple AI models and Jetpack Scan to analyze every plugin release before distributing it to websites via the WordPress.org update API. This new control is designed to prevent vulnerable or malicious plugin updates from reaching millions of WordPress installations through dashboard-based, one-click updates. WordPress Blocks…
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Critical Check Point VPN Flaws Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Remote Code
Check Point has announced two critical vulnerabilities in its VPN technology that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected security gateways under certain conditions. These vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103, impact both Remote Access VPN and Site-to-Site VPN functionalities. Check Point said its internal research team discovered and resolved these…
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Neue Meldepflicht startet – 24-Stunden-Frist des Cyber Resilience Act gilt ab heute
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cra-meldepflicht-startet-a-007d8823c979079e192559da698a9e43/
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White House Touts Local First Approach to Securing Water
Texas Pilot Will Pave Way for National Expansion, Says Sean Cairncross. A White House effort dubbed Project Watershed 250 that’s meant to help small or rural water utilities in Texas secure their systems against hackers with free technology donated by cybersecurity vendors will expand nationwide, the country’s top cyber official said Thursday. First seen on…
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Treasury urges banks to file cyber scam reports, noting nearly $13 billion in losses since 2023
As the cyber scam industry expands globally, the U.S. government wants banks to share more information about what’s happening to their customers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/treasury-urges-banks-report-cyber-scams
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Cyber Command turns to veteran of intelligence agencies for top AI role
Ronzelle Green, most recently a senior official at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, will be U.S. Cyber Command’s chief AI officer. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyber-command-ai-leader-ronzelle-green
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White House sees water cybersecurity partnership in Texas as national blueprint
The government is taking a new approach to protecting critical infrastructure, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/water-cybersecurity-white-house-oncd-texas-partnership-cairncross/830029/
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US CISA Hires Stalled in Red Tape
About 250 Qualified New Hires for the Nation’s Cyber Agency Are in Limbo. The first tranche of a 600-strong staff plus up promised in June for the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is waiting for the paperwork to clear so they can start work, officials said Wednesday. First…