Tag: cyber
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New Framework Targets Rising Financial Crime Threats
New Zealand Model Brings Cyber and Fraud Teams Together to Defend Against Scammers. To help financial institutions counter crime, the FS-ISAC earlier this month introduced a major initiative: the Cyberfraud Prevention Framework. This new initiative is designed to unify cybersecurity and fraud prevention teams to more effectively protect customers and secure the enterprise. First seen…
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Blinded from Above: How Relentless Cyber-Attacks Are Knocking Satellites Out of Sight
According to the Center for Strategic & International Studies’ (CSIS) 2025 Space Threat Assessment, space systems’ susceptibility to cyberattacks has gained significant attention. With approximately 720 cyber incidents reported across sectors in 2024 by the European Repository of Cyber Incidents (ERCI), five specifically targeted the space sector-a number consistent with 2023. These attacks, often aimed…
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Google Chrome Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Bypass Sandbox Restrictions Technical Details Revealed
A severe vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-2783, has been discovered in Google Chrome, specifically targeting the Mojo inter-process communication (IPC) component on Windows systems. This high-impact flaw, with a CVSS score of 8.8, stems from improper handle validation and management within Mojo, enabling remote attackers to craft malicious payloads that, when triggered through user interaction like…
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Kaspersky calls for cyber immunity amid growing cyber threats
The rise of professional cyber crime groups and state-sponsored actors targeting critical infrastructure requires a move towards inherently secure ‘cyber immune’ systems, says Kaspersky CEO Eugene Kaspersky First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623294/Kaspersky-calls-for-cyber-immunity-amid-growing-cyber-threats
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Threat Actors Accelerate Transition from Reconnaissance to Compromise New Report Finds
Tags: api, attack, automation, cloud, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, identity, technology, threat, tool, voipCybercriminals are leveraging automation across the entire attack chain, drastically reducing the time from reconnaissance to compromise. The data shows a staggering 16.7% global increase in scans, with over 36,000 scans per second targeting not just exposed ports but delving into operational technology (OT), cloud APIs, and identity layers. Sophisticated tools probe SIP-based VoIP systems,…
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Kovrr Launches First-Ever CRQ-Powered Cyber Risk Register
Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/kovrr-launches-first-ever-crq-powered-cyber-risk-register/
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ResolverRAT Targets Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Sectors Through Sophisticated Phishing Attacks
A previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) named ResolverRAT has surfaced, specifically targeting healthcare and pharmaceutical organizations worldwide. First observed as recently as March 10, 2025, this malware distinguishes itself from related threats like Rhadamanthys and Lumma through its sophisticated in-memory execution and multi-layered evasion techniques. Morphisec, a leading cybersecurity firm, has detailed the malware’s…
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JokerOTP Platform Linked to 28,000+ Phishing Attacks Dismantled
Law enforcement agencies from the UK and the Netherlands have dismantled the notorious JokerOTP cybercrime platform, which is allegedly linked to more than 28,000 phishing attacks across 13 countries. A 24-year-old man was apprehended this morning by Cleveland Police at a residence in Middlesbrough, England. He is currently being held in police custody on suspicion…
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Windows Server 2025 Gets Hotpatching Support Beginning July 1, 2025
Microsoft announced that hotpatching support for Windows Server 2025 will become generally available as a subscription service starting July 1, 2025. This move expands a key feature-previously exclusive to Azure-based servers-for broader use in on-premises and multicloud environments via Azure Arc. What is Hotpatching? Hotpatching is a revolutionary update mechanism that patches the in-memory code…
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Critical Linux Kernel Flaw (CVE-2025-21756) Allows Privilege Escalation
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-21756 and dubbed “Attack of the Vsock,” has sent ripples through the cybersecurity community. The flaw enables attackers to escalate privileges to root, potentially gaining full control over affected Linux systems. According to the Hoefler report, Researchers warn that exploitation is feasible and demonstrated in real-world conditions,…
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What’s worth automating in cyber hygiene, and what’s not
Cyber hygiene sounds simple. Patch your systems, remove old accounts, update your software. But for large organizations, this gets messy fast. Systems number in the thousands. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/29/automating-cyber-hygiene/
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Massive Attack: 4,800+ IPs Used to Target Git Configuration Files
A recent surge in cyber reconnaissance has put thousands of organizations at risk after GreyNoise, a global threat intelligence platform, detected an alarming spike in attempts to access sensitive Git configuration files. Between April 20 and 21, GreyNoise observed the daily count of unique IPs targeting these files soar past 4,800-a record-breaking figure and a…
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Kritische Geschäftsabläufe: KI-gesteuerte Cyber-Angriffe nehmen zu
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/kritisch-geschaeftsablaeufe-ki-cyber-angriffe-zunahme
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CISA Adds Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS Flaw to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities List
Tags: advisory, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, government, infrastructure, kev, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent security advisory after adding a critical Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-1976, affects Broadcom’s widely deployed Brocade Fabric OS and has drawn increased concern from government and enterprise security teams due to its…
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‘Source of data’: are electric cars vulnerable to cyber spies and hackers?
British defence firms have reportedly warned staff not to connect their phones to Chinese-made EVsMobile phones and desktop computers are longstanding targets for cyber spies but how vulnerable are electric cars?On Monday the i newspaper claimed that British defence firms working for the UK government have warned staff against connecting or pairing their phones with…
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Cyber-Zwischenfall bei einem Energieversorgungsunternehmen in Kanada
Emera and Nova Scotia Power Responding to Cybersecurity Incident First seen on businesswire.com Jump to article: www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250428562798/en/Emera-and-Nova-Scotia-Power-Responding-to-Cybersecurity-Incident
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MIWIC25: Caroline Kamper, Strategic Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, SecAlliance
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are…
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Krebs: People should be ‘outraged’ at efforts to shrink federal cyber efforts
At the RSA Conference, former CISA chief Chris Krebs said recent efforts by China-linked hacking groups makes it more important than ever to grow the federal cyber workforce. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/krebs-outrage-efforts-to-shrink-federal-cyber-workforce
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Organisations Unprepared For Age of Quantum Computing
New research by ISACA has found that quantum computing, and the changes it will bring, is broadly welcomed by over half of cyber and IT professionals as a way of creating new opportunities for business. A further 44% believe quantum will create revolutionary innovations. But despite the expected impact of quantum computing, organisations are not…
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Cyber experts urge Trump to abandon Chris Krebs investigation
Dozens of cyber industry luminaries, many from the election security community, said the investigation could discourage important cyber work. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/chris-krebs-trump-investigation-letter-experts-eff/746558/
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Trump moves threaten US cyber defenses, says former CISA director Easterly
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/trump-moves-threaten-us-cyber-defenses-says-former-cisa-director-easterly
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RSAC 2025 preview: Industry tackles agentic AI, identity shifts, and cyber policy turbulence
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/rsac-2025-preview-industry-tackles-agentic-ai-identity-shifts-and-cyber-policy-turbulence
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Why our industry must shift from prevention to cyber resilience
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/why-our-industry-must-shift-from-prevention-to-cyber-resilience
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Blackpoint Cyber Launches CompassOne Unified Platform: 5 Things To Know
The launch of the new CompassOne unified platform makes Blackpoint Cyber ‘the first company to do full-on managed security posture plus MDR,’ CEO Jon Murchison tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/blackpoint-cyber-launches-compassone-unified-platform-5-things-to-know
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Cybersecurity vendors are themselves under attack by hackers, SentinelOne says
“It’s practically taboo” for cyber firms to talk about being targeted, but SentinelLabs said in a new report that it has observed multiple threats. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cybersecurity-vendors-are-under-attack-sentinelone-says/