Tag: cyber
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Blizzard Group’s ApolloShadow Malware Installs Root Certificates to Trust Malicious Sites
Tags: blizzard, cyber, cyberespionage, data-breach, group, intelligence, Internet, malicious, malware, microsoft, russia, service, threatMicrosoft Threat Intelligence has exposed a sophisticated cyberespionage operation orchestrated by the Russian state-sponsored actor tracked as Secret Blizzard, which has been actively compromising foreign embassies in Moscow through an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) technique to deploy the custom ApolloShadow malware. This campaign, ongoing since at least 2024, leverages an AiTM position at the Internet Service Provider…
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Microsoft Teams Adds Silent 60-Second Test Call Feature for IT Admins
Microsoft has announced a significant new feature for IT administrators that will enhance network monitoring capabilities within Microsoft Teams. Starting September 2025, administrators will gain access to silent, 60-second test call functionality designed to proactively monitor network performance and identify potential issues before they impact users. Enhanced Network Monitoring Capabilities The new silent test call…
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Illumina Fined $9.8M for Cybersecurity Flaws in Genomic Tools Sold to U.S. Agencies
Illumina Inc., a leading genomic sequencing company, has agreed to pay $9.8 million to settle federal allegations that it knowingly sold cybersecurity-vulnerable genomic sequencing systems to government agencies while misrepresenting their security standards. The settlement resolves claims spanning over seven years of alleged violations that put sensitive genetic information at risk across multiple federal departments.…
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Search Engines Are Indexing ChatGPT Chats, Here’s What Our OSINT Found
A significant privacy breach has emerged in the artificial intelligence landscape, as ChatGPT shared conversations are being indexed by major search engines, effectively transforming private exchanges into publicly discoverable content accessible to millions of users worldwide. This discovery has exposed thousands of supposedly confidential conversations, ranging from personal mental health discussions to sensitive business information.…
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Threat Actors Impersonate Microsoft OAuth Apps to Steal Login Credentials
Tags: adobe, authentication, credentials, cyber, login, malicious, microsoft, phishing, theft, threatThreat actors are leveraging sophisticated phishing campaigns by creating fake Microsoft OAuth applications to impersonate legitimate enterprises, enabling credential theft while bypassing multifactor authentication (MFA). Proofpoint researchers have tracked this activity since early 2025, identifying over 50 impersonated applications, including those mimicking RingCentral, SharePoint, Adobe, and DocuSign. These malicious OAuth apps serve as initial lures,…
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LLMs Boost Offensive RD by Identifying and Exploiting Trapped COM Objects
Outflank is pioneering the integration of large language models (LLMs) to expedite research and development workflows while maintaining rigorous quality standards. This approach allows teams to focus on refining and testing techniques for their Outflank Security Tooling (OST) suite, which delivers evasive capabilities for complex operations. A recent case study exemplifies this by demonstrating how…
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APT36 Hackers Target Indian Railways, Oil, and Government Systems Using Malicious PDF Files
Tags: cyber, government, group, hacker, india, infection, infrastructure, malicious, military, threatThe Pakistan-linked threat group APT36, also known as Transparent Tribe, has broadened its cyber operations beyond traditional military targets to encompass Indian railways, oil and gas infrastructure, and the Ministry of External Affairs. Security researchers have uncovered two sophisticated desktop-based infection chains leveraging .desktop files disguised as PDF documents, which execute malicious scripts to deploy…
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Threat Actors Exploit Proofpoint and Intermedia Link Wrapping to Conceal Phishing Payloads
Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting link wrapping features from vendors like Proofpoint and Intermedia to mask malicious payloads, leveraging the inherent trust users place in these security tools. Link wrapping, intended as a protective measure, reroutes URLs through vendor scanning services such as Proofpoint’s urldefense.proofpoint.com or Intermedia’s url.emailprotection.link to inspect and block threats at click time.…
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Microsoft to Block External Workbook Links to Unsafe File Types by Default
Microsoft announced a significant security enhancement for Excel users, revealing plans to block external workbook links to unsafe file types by default starting in October 2025. This major change aims to strengthen workbook security by preventing potential security vulnerabilities that could arise from external links to blocked file formats. Enhanced Security Measures Take Effect The…
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WhatsApp 0-Click RCE Exploit Worth $1 Million at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025
Cybersecurity researchers have a massive incentive to target WhatsApp this fall, as the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) announced a record-breaking $1 million bounty for a zero-click remote code execution exploit against the popular messaging platform at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025. The unprecedented prize represents the largest single bounty in Pwn2Own history and is made possible through…
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Smart steps to keep your AI future-ready
In this Help Net Security interview, Rohan Sen, Principal, Cyber, Data, and Tech Risk, PwC US, discusses how organizations can design autonomous AI agents with strong … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/01/rohan-sen-pwc-us-ai-ecosystems-security/
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Cyberangriff auf eine öffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunkanstalt in Irland?
RTÉ assessing potential cyber threat First seen on rte.ie Jump to article: www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0728/1525819-rte-cyber/
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Microsoft Upgrades .NET Bounty Program, Offers Rewards Up to $40,000
Microsoft has announced significant enhancements to its .NET Bounty Program, introducing expanded coverage, streamlined award structures, and substantially increased financial incentives for security researchers. The updated program now offers maximum rewards of USD 40,000 for critical vulnerabilities affecting .NET and ASP.NET Core frameworks, including Blazor and Aspire components. These changes represent Microsoft’s continued commitment to…
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Hackers Abuse EDR Free Trials to Bypass Endpoint Protection
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a concerning new attack vector where threat actors are exploiting free trials of endpoint detection and response (EDR) software to disable existing security protections on targeted systems. This technique, dubbed >>BYOEDR
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CISA Releases Thorium: Open-Source Malware and Forensics Tool Now Public
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has made a significant contribution to the cybersecurity community by publicly releasing Thorium, a powerful open-source platform designed to revolutionize malware analysis and digital forensics operations. This announcement marks a major milestone in democratizing advanced cybersecurity tools for organizations worldwide. Partnership with Sandia National Laboratories CISA, in partnership…
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Over 17,000 SharePoint Servers Found Exposed Online, 840 Vulnerable to Active 0-Day Attacks
Tags: attack, china, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, finance, government, healthcare, Internet, microsoft, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayA significant cybersecurity crisis has emerged with the discovery of over 17,000 Microsoft SharePoint servers exposed to internet-based attacks, including 840 systems vulnerable to a critical zero-day vulnerability that Chinese threat actors are actively exploiting. The vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-53770 and dubbed >>ToolShell
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SentinelLabs uncovers China’s hidden cyber-espionage arsenal
CSOonline that the most important pieces of new information gleaned from the findings are that “China’s contracting ecosystem forces many companies and individuals to collaborate on intrusions. This means many China-based Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) may actually contain many different companies with many different clients.”The nation’s diverse private sector offensive ecosystem, he said, “supports a…
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How to Run a Firewall Test: A Guide for Enterprises
Cyber threats evolve quickly, and firewalls are often the first line of defense. However, having one in place isn’t the same as having one that works the way you expect…. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/how-to-run-a-firewall-test-a-guide-for-enterprises/
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Unit 42 Launches Attribution Framework to Classify Threat Actors by Behavior and Activity
Unit 42, the threat research division of Palo Alto Networks, has unveiled its Attribution Framework, designed to transform the traditionally subjective process of threat actor attribution into a structured, evidence-based science. Drawing on the foundational Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis, this framework integrates the Admiralty System to assign reliability and credibility scores to evidentiary data,…
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Threat Actors Use Malicious RMM Tools for Stealthy Initial Access to Organizations
A small increase in targeted cyberattacks that make use of Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) capabilities that are embedded in PDF documents has been seen by WithSecure. These campaigns primarily focus on organizations in France and Luxembourg, employing socially engineered emails to deliver innocuous PDFs containing hyperlinks to legitimate RMM installers. This method effectively circumvents…
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Anubis Ransomware Targets Android and Windows Users to Encrypt Files and Steal Credentials
Ransomware activity has skyrocketed in the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, with Bitsight’s State of the Underground 2025 study indicating a 53% increase in ransomware group-operated leak sites and a roughly 25% increase in unique victims reported on leak sites throughout 2024. Amid this escalation, the Anubis ransomware variant has emerged as a formidable player, first…
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Ransomware Gangs Leverage TrickBot Malware to Steal US $724 Million in Cryptocurrency
Ransomware affiliates associated with groups like Ryuk, Conti, and Diavol have increasingly relied on the modular TrickBot malware to facilitate sophisticated extortion campaigns, resulting in over US$724 million in cryptocurrency theft. Originally emerging in 2016 as a banking Trojan, TrickBot has transformed into a versatile malware platform that supports initial access, credential theft, and lateral…
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Secret Blizzard Deploys Malware in ISP-Level AitM Attacks on Moscow Embassies
The Russian nation-state threat actor known as Secret Blizzard has been observed orchestrating a new cyber espionage campaign targeting foreign embassies located in Moscow by means of an adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attack at the Internet Service Provider (ISP) level and delivering a custom malware dubbed ApolloShadow.”ApolloShadow has the capability to install a trusted root certificate to…
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Russian hackers use ISP access to hack embassies in AiTM attacks
Microsoft warns that a cyber-espionage group linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) is targeting diplomatic missions in Moscow using local internet service providers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-russian-hackers-use-isp-access-to-hack-embassies-in-aitm-attacks/
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Kremlin monitors foreign embassies in Moscow through cyber-espionage at ISP level
In a warning to foreign embassies in Moscow, Microsoft said a Russian state-backed hacking group known as Secret Blizzard or Turla has been using internet service providers for adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-fsb-turla-espionage-foreign-embassies-isp-level
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CISA unveils free Thorium malware analysis platform
The goal of Thorium is to enable cyber defenders to bring automation to their existing analysis through simple tool integration and event-driven triggers, CISA said, adding that it is built to support cybersecurity teams across mission functions. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-unveils-free-malware-analysis-tool
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Russia’s Secret Blizzard APT Gains Embassy Access via ISPs
An ongoing AitM campaign by the infamous Moscow-sponsored cyber threat actor has widened its scope, dropping the dangerous ApolloShadow custom backdoor malware thanks to lawful intercept systems. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/russia-secret-blizzard-apt-embassy-isps
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Silk Typhoon spun a web of patents for offensive cyber tools, report says
US court docs reveal that infamous Chinese snoops filed IP papers like tax returns First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/31/silk_typhoon_attack_patents/