Tag: cyber
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PromptJacking: When AI Chat Prompts Become Cyber Attacks
Flaws in Claude Desktop’s extensions show how simple AI prompts can lead to system compromise. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-promptjacking-ai/
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HTTP/2 ‘MadeYouReset’ Vulnerability Enable DenialService (DoS) Attacks
A critical vulnerability discovered across numerous HTTP/2 implementations has exposed a dangerous protocol-level vulnerability that enables threat actors to orchestrate potent denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Tracked as CVE-2025-8671 and colloquially known as >>MadeYouReset,
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AI Browsers That Beat Paywalls by Imitating Humans
The emergence of AI-powered browsers represents a significant shift in how artificial intelligence interacts with web content. However, it has also introduced unprecedented challenges for digital publishers and content creators. Last week, OpenAI released Atlas, joining a growing wave of AI browsers including Perplexity’s Comet and Microsoft’s Copilot mode in Edge, that aim to transform…
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HTTP/2 ‘MadeYouReset’ Vulnerability Enable DenialService (DoS) Attacks
A critical vulnerability discovered across numerous HTTP/2 implementations has exposed a dangerous protocol-level vulnerability that enables threat actors to orchestrate potent denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Tracked as CVE-2025-8671 and colloquially known as >>MadeYouReset,
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AI Browsers That Beat Paywalls by Imitating Humans
The emergence of AI-powered browsers represents a significant shift in how artificial intelligence interacts with web content. However, it has also introduced unprecedented challenges for digital publishers and content creators. Last week, OpenAI released Atlas, joining a growing wave of AI browsers including Perplexity’s Comet and Microsoft’s Copilot mode in Edge, that aim to transform…
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Fake-Shops gefährden Verbraucher, Fake-Identitäten die Händler
Tags: cyberOb man an dem beworbenen Black Friday Ende November und Cyber Monday am 1. Dezember wirklich Schnäppchen machen kann, darüber scheiden sich die Geister. Keine Frage der Abwägung ist jedoch die Tatsache, dass Einzelhändler und Verbraucher immer stärker ins Fadenkreuz krimineller Hackergruppen geraten vor allem zu Shopping-Hochzeiten wie dem anstehenden Jahresendgeschäft. Gerade erst hat First…
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Wie Online-Shops sicher durch die heiße Shopping-Phase kommen
Mit dem Black-Friday und dem Cyber-Monday beginnt die heiße Phase im Online-Shopping und es gibt unzählige Angebote auf allen Kanälen, Gutscheine, Rabatte und limitierte Sonderausgaben. Doch wo viel Geld im Spiel ist, sind Kriminelle nicht weit. Wie Einzelhändler sich vor Cyberangriffen schützen können und bei welchen ‘Red Flags” sofortiges Handeln nötig ist, hat Sophos zusammengefasst.…
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Wie Online-Shops sicher durch die heiße Shopping-Phase kommen
Mit dem Black-Friday und dem Cyber-Monday beginnt die heiße Phase im Online-Shopping und es gibt unzählige Angebote auf allen Kanälen, Gutscheine, Rabatte und limitierte Sonderausgaben. Doch wo viel Geld im Spiel ist, sind Kriminelle nicht weit. Wie Einzelhändler sich vor Cyberangriffen schützen können und bei welchen ‘Red Flags” sofortiges Handeln nötig ist, hat Sophos zusammengefasst.…
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Wie Online-Shops sicher durch die heiße Shopping-Phase kommen
Mit dem Black-Friday und dem Cyber-Monday beginnt die heiße Phase im Online-Shopping und es gibt unzählige Angebote auf allen Kanälen, Gutscheine, Rabatte und limitierte Sonderausgaben. Doch wo viel Geld im Spiel ist, sind Kriminelle nicht weit. Wie Einzelhändler sich vor Cyberangriffen schützen können und bei welchen ‘Red Flags” sofortiges Handeln nötig ist, hat Sophos zusammengefasst.…
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Critical Bug in Midnight Ransomware Tool Unlocks File Recovery
In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, a new ransomware strain, Midnight, has emerged, echoing the notorious tactics of its predecessor, Babuk. First detected by Gen researchers, Midnight blends familiar ransomware mechanics with novel cryptographic modifications”, some of which unintentionally open the door to file recovery. This represents a rare opportunity for victims to reclaim…
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Critical Bug in Midnight Ransomware Tool Unlocks File Recovery
In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, a new ransomware strain, Midnight, has emerged, echoing the notorious tactics of its predecessor, Babuk. First detected by Gen researchers, Midnight blends familiar ransomware mechanics with novel cryptographic modifications”, some of which unintentionally open the door to file recovery. This represents a rare opportunity for victims to reclaim…
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Cisco Confirms Active Exploitation of Secure ASA and FTD RCE Vulnerability
Cisco has issued a critical warning about ongoing attacks targeting a severe remote code execution vulnerability affecting its Secure Firewall, Adaptive Security Appliance, and Threat Defense Software. The company updated its security advisory on November 5, 2025, revealing that threat actors have discovered a new attack variant capable of fully compromising devices on unpatched systems.…
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DigiCert veröffentlicht RADAR Threat Intelligence Report für Q3 2025
DigiCert RADAR, kurz für ‘Risk Analysis, Detection, and Attack Reconnaissance” (Risikoanalyse, Erkennung und Angriffsaufklärung), wird vierteljährlich veröffentlicht und bietet Organisationen handlungsrelevante Bedrohungsinformationen zur Stärkung der Cyber-Resilienz First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/digicert-veroeffentlicht-radar-threat-intelligence-report-fuer-q3-2025/a42635/
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DigiCert veröffentlicht RADAR Threat Intelligence Report für Q3 2025
DigiCert RADAR, kurz für ‘Risk Analysis, Detection, and Attack Reconnaissance” (Risikoanalyse, Erkennung und Angriffsaufklärung), wird vierteljährlich veröffentlicht und bietet Organisationen handlungsrelevante Bedrohungsinformationen zur Stärkung der Cyber-Resilienz First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/digicert-veroeffentlicht-radar-threat-intelligence-report-fuer-q3-2025/a42635/
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Threat Actors Exploit VS Code Extensions for Ransomware via GitHub C2
Tags: attack, control, cyber, espionage, exploit, github, government, group, infrastructure, malware, north-korea, ransomware, threatSecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated attack campaign attributed to Kimsuky, the North Korean-backed threat group known for conducting espionage operations against government entities and think tanks. Recent analysis reveals that threat actors are leveraging Visual Studio Code extensions and GitHub as command-and-control infrastructure to deliver multi-stage malware payloads capable of deploying ransomware and conducting…
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SonicWall fingers state-backed cyber crew for September firewall breach
Spies, not crooks, were behind digital heist damage stopped at the backups, says US cybersec biz First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/06/sonicwall_fingers_statebacked_cyber_crew/
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From Tabletop to Turnkey: Building Cyber Resilience in Financial Services
IntroductionFinancial institutions are facing a new reality: cyber-resilience has passed from being a best practice, to an operational necessity, to a prescriptive regulatory requirement.Crisis management or Tabletop exercises, for a long time relatively rare in the context of cybersecurity, have become required as a series of regulations has introduced this requirement to FSI organizations in…
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Threat Actors Exploit VS Code Extensions for Ransomware via GitHub C2
Tags: attack, control, cyber, espionage, exploit, github, government, group, infrastructure, malware, north-korea, ransomware, threatSecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated attack campaign attributed to Kimsuky, the North Korean-backed threat group known for conducting espionage operations against government entities and think tanks. Recent analysis reveals that threat actors are leveraging Visual Studio Code extensions and GitHub as command-and-control infrastructure to deliver multi-stage malware payloads capable of deploying ransomware and conducting…
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Checkpoint Analysis: Dissecting the $128M Balancer Pool Drain in Under 30 Minutes
In the early hours of November 3, 2025, Check Point Research’s blockchain threat monitoring systems flagged a suspicious pattern on the Ethereum mainnet. The alert stemmed from Balancer V2’s Vault contract, which soon revealed one of the most devastating DeFi vulnerabilities to date. Before defenders could intervene, attackers had siphoned $128.64 million from Balancer ComposableStablePool…
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Checkpoint Analysis: Dissecting the $128M Balancer Pool Drain in Under 30 Minutes
In the early hours of November 3, 2025, Check Point Research’s blockchain threat monitoring systems flagged a suspicious pattern on the Ethereum mainnet. The alert stemmed from Balancer V2’s Vault contract, which soon revealed one of the most devastating DeFi vulnerabilities to date. Before defenders could intervene, attackers had siphoned $128.64 million from Balancer ComposableStablePool…
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Airstalk Malware Exploits AirWatch MDM for Covert C2 Communication
Security researchers have identified a sophisticated new malware family, Airstalk, that exploits VMware’s AirWatch API”, now known as Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management”, to establish covert command-and-control channels. The discovery represents a significant threat to evolution, with both PowerShell and .NET variants discovered in what researchers assess with medium confidence was a nation-state-sponsored supply chain…
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Airstalk Malware Exploits AirWatch MDM for Covert C2 Communication
Security researchers have identified a sophisticated new malware family, Airstalk, that exploits VMware’s AirWatch API”, now known as Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management”, to establish covert command-and-control channels. The discovery represents a significant threat to evolution, with both PowerShell and .NET variants discovered in what researchers assess with medium confidence was a nation-state-sponsored supply chain…
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Keeper Security launches Forcefield to defend against memory-based attacks on Windows devices
Keeper Security has unveiled Keeper Forcefield, a new kernel-level endpoint security product designed to stop one of the fastest-growing cyber threats: memory-based attacks. The company, known for its zero-trust and zero-knowledge Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform, says Forcefield is the first solution to deliver real-time memory protection at both the user and kernel levels, offering…
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Multiple Django Flaws Could Allow SQL Injection and DenialService Attacks
The Django development team has released critical security patches addressing two significant vulnerabilities that could expose applications to denial-of-service attacks and SQL injection exploits. The security releases for Django 5.2.8, 5.1.14, and 4.2.26 were published on November 5, 2025, in accordance with Django’s standard security release policy. The two disclosed vulnerabilities pose different levels of…
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ValleyRAT Campaign Targets Windows via WeChat and DingTalk
A sophisticated Windows remote-access trojan known as ValleyRAT has emerged as a high-confidence indicator of targeted intrusions against Chinese-language users and organizations. ValleyRAT’s operational model relies on a carefully orchestrated delivery chain comprising four distinct components: the downloader, loader, injector, and RAT payload. First observed in early 2023, this multi-stage malware combines advanced evasion techniques,…