Tag: cyber
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New Phishing Wave Uses OAuth Prompts to Take Over Microsoft Accounts
A new phishing campaign is targeting Microsoft account holders by using a clever twist on OAuth authentication prompts. Instead of asking users to hand over their passwords directly, attackers are tricking people into granting permission to malicious applications through legitimate-looking Microsoft authorization screens. This method bypasses traditional password protection and multi-factor authentication, making it particularly…
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AI Sidebar Spoofing Attack: SquareX Uncovers Malicious Extensions that Impersonate AI Browser Sidebars
SquareX released critical research exposing a new class of attack targeting AI browsers. The AI Sidebar Spoofing attack leverages malicious browser extensions to impersonate trusted AI sidebar interfaces, which is used to trick users into executing dangerous commands that can lead to credential theft, device hijacking, and password exfiltration. The research demonstrates how attackers can…
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Cyber exec with lavish lifestyle charged with selling secrets to Russia
The 0-days have left the building First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/24/former_l3harris_cyber_director_charged/
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US accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing and selling secrets to Russian buyer
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Peter Williams, former general manager of L3Harris’ hacking division Trenchant, of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/u-s-government-accuses-former-l3harris-cyber-boss-of-stealing-trade-secrets/
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Why Composure Matters Most in an OT Cyber Crisis
McKesson Canada BISO on Importance of Mental Readiness and Cybersecurity Training. During an OT cyber crisis, the first response shouldn’t be technical, says Christian Miranda Moreira, BISO at McKesson Canada. The ability to maintain composure and follow documented response plans determines how well teams can contain incidents and recover critical business operations. First seen on…
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US government accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing trade secrets
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Peter Williams, former general manager of L3Harris’ hacking division Trenchant, of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/u-s-government-accuses-former-l3harris-cyber-boss-of-stealing-trade-secrets/
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US government accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing trade secrets
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Peter Williams, former general manager of L3Harris’ hacking division Trenchant, of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/u-s-government-accuses-former-l3harris-cyber-boss-of-stealing-trade-secrets/
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Hackers posing as Kyrgyz officials target Russian agencies in cyber espionage campaign
A hacker group known as Cavalry Werewolf has launched a months-long cyber espionage campaign targeting Russia’s public sector as well as energy, mining and manufacturing companies. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-pose-kyrgyz-officials-russia-cyber-espionage
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U.S. government accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing trade secrets
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Peter Williams, former general manager of L3Harris’ hacking division Trenchant, of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/u-s-government-accuses-former-l3harris-cyber-boss-of-stealing-trade-secrets/
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Trump’s workforce cuts blamed as America’s cyber edge dulls
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission says years of progress are being undone amid current administration’s cuts First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/23/trumps_workforce_cuts_blamed_in_report/
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Pakistani-Linked Hacker Group Targets Indian Government
A cyber-espionage campaign by Pakistan’s TransparentTribe has been identified, targeting Indian government systems using DeskRAT First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/pakistani-hacker-group-targets/
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Agentic AI: A Force Multiplier CISOs Can’t Afford to Ignore
AI-Powered Threats Demand AI-Driven Defense As AI reshapes the cyber battlefield, CISOs face unprecedented pressure to defend at machine speed. Discover how agentic AI and deep observability are transforming defense from detection to foresight. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/agentic-ai-force-multiplier-cisos-cant-afford-to-ignore-p-3959
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Russia, China Will Weaponize UN Cyber Treaty, FDD Warns
Foundation for Defense of Democracies Warns Against Aligning With New Cyber Treaty. The United Nations’ cybercrime treaty, shaped by Russian and Chinese influence, could legitimize global digital repression by enabling prosecutions of journalists, activists and researchers under vague terms – despite U.S. opposition and mounting civil society alarm, analysts warned Thursday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Agentic AI: A Force Multiplier CISOs Can’t Afford to Ignore
AI-Powered Threats Demand AI-Driven Defense As AI reshapes the cyber battlefield, CISOs face unprecedented pressure to defend at machine speed. Discover how agentic AI and deep observability are transforming defense from detection to foresight. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/agentic-ai-force-multiplier-cisos-cant-afford-to-ignore-p-3959
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Russia, China Will Weaponize UN Cyber Treaty, FDD Warns
Foundation for Defense of Democracies Warns Against Aligning With New Cyber Treaty. The United Nations’ cybercrime treaty, shaped by Russian and Chinese influence, could legitimize global digital repression by enabling prosecutions of journalists, activists and researchers under vague terms – despite U.S. opposition and mounting civil society alarm, analysts warned Thursday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Russia, China Will Weaponize UN Cyber Treaty, FDD Warns
Foundation for Defense of Democracies Warns Against Aligning With New Cyber Treaty. The United Nations’ cybercrime treaty, shaped by Russian and Chinese influence, could legitimize global digital repression by enabling prosecutions of journalists, activists and researchers under vague terms – despite U.S. opposition and mounting civil society alarm, analysts warned Thursday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Agentic AI: A Force Multiplier CISOs Can’t Afford to Ignore
AI-Powered Threats Demand AI-Driven Defense As AI reshapes the cyber battlefield, CISOs face unprecedented pressure to defend at machine speed. Discover how agentic AI and deep observability are transforming defense from detection to foresight. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/agentic-ai-force-multiplier-cisos-cant-afford-to-ignore-p-3959
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Caminho Malware Loader Conceals .NET Payloads inside Images via LSB Steganography
Cybersecurity researchers at Arctic Wolf Labs have uncovered a cunning new threat dubbed Caminho, a Brazilian Loader-as-a-Service (LaaS) that’s turning everyday images into Trojan horses for malware. Active since March 2025 and evolved rapidly by June, this operation hides .NET payloads using Least Significant Bit (LSB) steganography inside files hosted on trusted sites like archive.org.…
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Vulnerability in Perplexity’s Comet Browser Screenshot Feature Allows Malicious Prompt Injection
Researchers have discovered a critical security vulnerability in Perplexity’s Comet AI browser that allows attackers to inject malicious commands through hidden text in screenshots. The vulnerability, disclosed on October 21, 2025, demonstrates how AI-powered browsers can become dangerous gateways for attackers to access users’ sensitive accounts like banking and email services. How Attackers Hide Dangerous…
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Lazarus Group’s Operation DreamJob Targets European Defense Firms
Cyber-attacks by North Korea’s Lazarus Group target European defense firms in drone development First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lazarus-groups-operation-dreamjob/
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Caminho Malware Loader Conceals .NET Payloads inside Images via LSB Steganography
Cybersecurity researchers at Arctic Wolf Labs have uncovered a cunning new threat dubbed Caminho, a Brazilian Loader-as-a-Service (LaaS) that’s turning everyday images into Trojan horses for malware. Active since March 2025 and evolved rapidly by June, this operation hides .NET payloads using Least Significant Bit (LSB) steganography inside files hosted on trusted sites like archive.org.…
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‘Attacks will get through’: head of GCHQ urges companies to do more to fight cybercrime
Anne Keast-Butler says government and business must to work together to tackle future attacks as AI makes cybercrime easierCompanies need to do more to mitigate the potential effects of cyber-attacks, the head of GCHQ has said, including making physical, paper copies of crisis plans to use if an attack brings down entire computer systems.”What are…
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Russia, China Will Weaponize UN Cyber Treaty, FDD Warns
Foundation for Defense of Democracies Warns Against Aligning With New Cyber Treaty. The United Nations’ cybercrime treaty, shaped by Russian and Chinese influence, could legitimize global digital repression by enabling prosecutions of journalists, activists and researchers under vague terms – despite U.S. opposition and mounting civil society alarm, analysts warned Thursday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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House Democrats Push Back at Reassignments, Firings of CISA Employees
Democrats in Congress are continuing to target the Trump Administrations actions with CISA, with the latest effort being a letter from House Democrats arguing the firing some employees and moving others to help with the president’s expansive immigration and deportation operations weaken the country’s security at a time when China’s cyber intrusions are accelerating. First…
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Phishing campaign across Mideast, North Africa is attributed to Iranian group
The well-known Iranian cyber-espionage operation tracked as MuddyWater spread backdoor malware in recent months through a compromised email account, researchers said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iran-muddywater-phishing-campaign-north-africa-middle-east
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Global SMS Phishing Campaign Traced to China Targets Users Worldwide
A sophisticated and widespread smishing campaign originating from China has emerged as a significant threat to users worldwide. Researchers have attributed the ongoing attack to a group known as the Smishing Triad, which has demonstrated unprecedented scale and complexity through a decentralized infrastructure capable of registering and churning thousands of malicious domains daily. Since January…
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Stealthy Malware Leveraging Variable Functions and Cookies for Evasion
Cybersecurity researchers at Wordfence Threat Intelligence and their Care and Response teams have observed a persistent trend in new malware that leverages heavy obfuscation techniques to evade detection. While some malware attempts to blend in as legitimate files, the more common strategy involves sophisticated obfuscation through variable functions and cookie manipulation. This article explores this…
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Jira Vulnerability Lets Attackers Alter Files Accessible to the Jira JVM Process
Atlassian has disclosed a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting Jira Software Data Center and Server that could allow authenticated attackers to modify files accessible to the Jira Java Virtual Machine (JVM) process. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22167, carries a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.7 and affects multiple product versions dating back…
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TransparentTribe Targets Linux Systems in Indian Military to Deploy DeskRAT
In July 2025, cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA uncovered an active phishing campaign targeting Linux-based operating systems used by Indian government and military organisations. This operation, attributed to TransparentTribe (also known as APT36 or Operation C-Major), is the latest in a series of ongoing cyber espionage campaigns supporting Pakistan’s strategic interests. TransparentTribe, a Pakistani-nexus threat group active…