Tag: cyber
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APT37 Hackers Fake Academic Forum Invites to Deliver Malicious LNK Files via Dropbox Platform
The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group APT37 has launched a sophisticated spear phishing campaign in March 2025, targeting activists focused on North Korean issues. Disguised as invitations to an academic forum hosted by a South Korean national security think tank, these emails cleverly referenced a real event titled “Trump 2.0 Era: Prospects and South Korea’s…
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35,000 Internet-Connected Solar Power Systems Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
Forescout Research Vedere Labs has uncovered that nearly 35,000 solar power devices, including inverters, data loggers, and gateways from 42 vendors, are exposed on the internet with vulnerable management interfaces. Identified using the Shodan search engine, these devices represent a critical cybersecurity risk to global power grids, especially as renewable energy sources like solar power…
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IBM QRadar Vulnerabilities Expose Sensitive Configuration Files to Attackers
IBM has issued a security bulletin highlighting multiple vulnerabilities in its QRadar Suite Software and Cloud Pak for Security platforms. The flaws, which range from medium to critical severity, could enable attackers to compromise sensitive data, execute arbitrary code, or disrupt service operations. Security experts and IBM strongly recommend that all affected organizations upgrade to…
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Wireshark Certified Analyst Wireshark Released Official Certification for Security Professionals
The Wireshark Foundation has officially launched the Wireshark Certified Analyst (WCA-101) certification, marking a significant milestone for IT professionals and network engineers worldwide. Designed by Wireshark’s developers and leading protocol experts, the WCA-101 exam is tailored to validate advanced proficiency in network protocol analysis and real-world troubleshooting using Wireshark, the industry-standard network protocol analyzer. Wireshark,…
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New Crocodilus Malware Grants Full Control Over Android Devices
The Mobile Threat Intelligence (MTI) team identified a formidable new player in the mobile malware landscape: Crocodilus, an Android banking Trojan designed for device takeover. Initially observed in test campaigns with limited live instances, this malware has rapidly evolved, demonstrating a surge in active campaigns and sophisticated development. A Rising Threat in the Android Ecosystem…
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Cybersecurity’s ‘rare earth’ skills: Scarce, high-value, and critical for future defense
Tags: ai, attack, business, ciso, computing, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, intelligence, jobs, programming, risk, skills, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, trainingAdvanced threat hunting expertise Like the rarest elements, professionals who can proactively identify novel threats and adversary techniques before they cause damage are scarce and extremely valuable. Why are these skills rare? Many factors have led to this scenario:Complex skill requirements: Effective threat hunters need a unique combination of skills, including deep cyber knowledge, programming…
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Threat Actor Bribes Overseas Support Agents to Steal Coinbase Customer Data
On May 15, 2025, Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, publicly disclosed a major security breach that exposed the sensitive personal data of 69,461 users”, less than 1% of its monthly transacting base, but a significant figure given the depth of information compromised. This incident was not a typical crypto hack exploiting blockchain vulnerabilities; instead,…
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Cartier disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack
Luxury-goods conglomerate Cartier disclosed a data breach that exposed customer information after a cyberattack. Cartier has disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack that compromised its systems, exposing customers’ personal information. The incident comes amid a wave of cyberattacks targeting luxury fashion brands. The luxury firm states that the threat actors gained access to >>limited…
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Prevents Cyberattack,Secures 180,000 Devices
The modern digital estate is under siege. Over the past 18 months, Microsoft’s threat protection teams have tracked a staggering 275% increase in ransomware encounters, with attackers shifting from broad, random attacks to highly targeted, multi-domain campaigns that exploit unique vulnerabilities in each organization. These attacks are not only more frequent but also faster”, thousands…
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Hackers Exploit Ruby Gems to Steal Telegram Tokens and Messages
Researchers have unearthed a sophisticated supply chain attack targeting Ruby Gems, a popular package manager for the Ruby programming language. Malicious actors have infiltrated the ecosystem by embedding backdoors in seemingly legitimate gems, enabling them to steal sensitive Telegram tokens and private messages from unsuspecting developers and users. Uncovering a Sophisticated Supply Chain Attack This…
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6 ways CISOs can leverage data and AI to better secure the enterprise
Tags: advisory, ai, antivirus, attack, automation, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, computer, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, firewall, framework, governance, guide, infrastructure, LLM, login, ml, network, programming, risk, risk-analysis, service, siem, soc, software, technology, threat, tool, trainingEmphasize the ‘learning’ part of ML: To be truly effective, models need to be retrained with new data to keep up with changing threat vectors and shifting cyber criminal behavior.”Machine learning models get smarter with your help,” Riboldi says. “Make sure to have feedback loops. Letting analysts label events and adjust settings constantly improves their…
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Bevor es ‘knallt”: Wie DataContainment Angriffe stoppt, bevor sie eskalieren
Ransomware-Angriffe verdoppeln sich, Erkennungszeiten bleiben erschreckend lang und trotzdem setzen viele Unternehmen noch immer auf reaktive Sicherheit. Dabei liegt der Schlüssel zur Cyber-Resilienz längst in der proaktiven Eindämmung. Wie Data-Breach-Containment zur tragenden Säule moderner IT-Sicherheitsarchitekturen wird durch Mikrosegmentierung, automatische Isolierung und eine kompromisslose Zero-Trust-Strategie. First seen on itsicherheit-online.com Jump to article: www.itsicherheit-online.com/news/security-management/bevor-es-knallt-wie-data-breach-containment-angriffe-stoppt-bevor-sie-eskalieren/
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Custom Active Directory Extensions Create Stealthy Backdoors for Corporate Attacks
Active Directory (AD) Group Policy Objects (GPOs) are a cornerstone of centralized management for Windows environments, enabling administrators to configure operating systems, applications, and user settings across all domain-connected machines. The real work of applying these policies on client machines is handled by Client-Side Extensions (CSEs)”, specialized dynamic link libraries (DLLs) that interpret and enforce…
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ThreatBook Selected In The First-ever Gartner® Magic Quadrant For Network Detection And Response (NDR)
Beijing, China, June 4th, 2025, CyberNewsWire After nearly a year of research and evaluation, Gartner released the first >>Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response
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How to manage your cyber risk in a modern attack surface
According to research, 62% of organizations said their attack surface grew over the past year. It’s no coincidence that 76% of organizations also reported a cyberattack due to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/04/outpost24-attack-surface-risk-protection/
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DollyWay World Domination Attack Compromises 20,000+ Sites
Since 2016, the “DollyWay World Domination” campaign has quietly compromised more than 20,000 WordPress websites worldwide, exploiting vulnerabilities in plugins and themes to redirect visitors to malicious destinations. The operation’s name comes from a telltale code string found in infected sites: phpdefine(‘DOLLY_WAY’, ‘World Domination’); DollyWay’s infection chain is highly sophisticated, employing a four-stage JavaScript and…
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Zwischen Sicherheit und Wettbewerbsvorteil – Der EU Cyber Resilience Act und seine Auswirkungen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/eu-cyber-resilience-act-auswirkungen-auf-unternehmen-a-5b178a243bfe7d433b91dfae4ee6cada/
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Victoria’s Secret Delays Earnings Call Due to Cyber Incident
But that didn’t stop the clothing retailer from issuing preliminary results for the first quarter of 2025. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/victorias-secret-delays-earnings-cyber-incident
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Cyber resilience is the new deterrence: Why Congress must act before the next escalation
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/cyber-resilience-is-the-new-deterrence-why-congress-must-act-before-the-next-escalation
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Trump’s 2026 Budget Guts CISA: Nearly 30% of Jobs and $500M on the Chopping Block
Trump’s 2026 budget proposal seeks to cut nearly 30% of CISA’s workforce and $495M from its budget, slashing key cyber defense and election security programs. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/trump-2026-budget-cuts-cisa/
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Cyber Attacks Are Up 47% in 2025 AI is One Key Factor
Another key factor is that ransomware has turned into a business model, Check Point researchers report. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-cyber-attacks-check-point/
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Trump’s cyber nominees gain broad industry support
CISA director and national cyber director nominees could transform how the federal government engages with the private sector on cybersecurity issues. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/trump-cyber-sean-plankey-cairncross-nominees-endorsements/749663/
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Experts endorse Sean Cairncross for national cyber director ahead of Senate hearing
Tags: cyberThe letter to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee leaders comes shortly before they consider his nomination. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/sean-cairncross-national-cyber-director-endorsement/
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New Linux PumaBot Targets IoT Devices with SSH Credential Brute-Force Attack
A new and insidious threat has surfaced in the cybersecurity landscape as Darktrace’s Threat Research team uncovers PumaBot, a Go-based Linux botnet meticulously designed to exploit embedded Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Unlike conventional botnets that cast a wide net through indiscriminate internet scans, PumaBot employs a highly targeted strategy, fetching a curated list of…
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Russian Hacker Black Owl Targets Critical Industries to Steal Financial Data
A pro-Ukrainian hacktivist group known as BO Team, also operating under aliases such as Black Owl, Lifting Zmiy, and Hoody Hyena, has emerged as a formidable threat to Russian organizations in 2025. This group, which publicly declared its intentions via a Telegram channel in early 2024, has been implicated in a series of devastating cyberattacks…
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Researchers Reveal Container-Based Attacks Through Host-Based Log Analysis
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the often-underestimated vulnerabilities in containerized environments, emphasizing the critical role of host-based log analysis in uncovering sophisticated attacks. Containers, widely adopted for their ability to encapsulate application dependencies and ensure deployment consistency, are frequently perceived as highly isolated. However, as experts have now demonstrated, this isolation is far from…
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Top Russian Dark Web Market Tools Drive Surge in Credential Theft Attacks
In a chilling revelation for cybersecurity professionals, the Russian Market has solidified its position as the leading hub for stolen credentials, fueling a dramatic rise in credential theft attacks worldwide. According to a 2024 report by ReliaQuest’s GreyMatter Digital Risk Protection (DRP) service, over 136,000 customer alerts were raised concerning potential stolen credentials on this…
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State-Sponsored Groups Intensify Attacks on Manufacturing Sector and OT Systems
The manufacturing sector has emerged as a prime target for cyber attackers in 2024, with a staggering 71% surge in active threat actors compared to the previous year, according to a recent report by Forescout Technologies. Between 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, 29 threat actors were actively targeting this critical infrastructure sector, with…