Tag: cyber
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New Microsoft Defender Update Issued for Windows 11, Windows 10, and Server Images
Microsoft has rolled out a fresh security intelligence update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus to help secure Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server images. Released on April 7, 2026, this update equips endpoints with the latest threat detection logic and AI-enhanced cloud protection to defend against emerging malware campaigns. Keeping antimalware solutions up to date…
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Microsoft Warns Storm-1175 Exploiting Web-Facing Vulnerabilities to Deploy Medusa Ransomware
Microsoft is warning that a fast”‘moving threat actor it tracks as Storm”‘1175 is aggressively exploiting vulnerabilities in internet”‘exposed systems to deliver Medusa ransomware in days and sometimes in under 24 hours. Storm”‘1175 is a financially motivated group known for high”‘velocity ransomware operations that weaponize recently disclosed, or “N”‘day”, vulnerabilities in web”‘facing services. The actor focuses…
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50,000 WordPress Sites Running Ninja Forms Vulnerable to Critical File Upload RCE
A severe security flaw has been discovered in the Ninja Forms File Upload plugin, a widely utilized WordPress add-on that allows website administrators to accept documents, images, and other media from their visitors. Tracked officially as CVE-2026-0740, this unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability carries a maximum critical CVSS score of 9.8. With an estimated 50,000…
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NSFOCUS Monthly APT Insights February 2026
Regional APT Threat Situation In February 2026, the global threat hunting system of FUYING Lab detected a total of 21 APT attack activities. These activities were primarily concentrated in regions including South Asia, East Asia, and Central Asia, as shown in the figure below. Regarding the activity levels of different groups, the most active APT…The…
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CISA Alerts Defenders to Actively Exploited Fortinet Zero-Day Vulnerability
Tags: cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, kev, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability in Fortinet products. The agency officially added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on April 6, 2026, indicating that threat actors are actively exploiting it in the wild. The CISA KEV catalog serves as a…
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Fake TradingView Premium Reddit Posts Spread Vidar and AMOS Stealers
A new malware campaign is abusing Reddit to distribute fake “cracked” builds of TradingView Premium that secretly install Vidar and AMOS information”‘stealing malware on Windows and macOS systems. The campaign targets users searching for free or pirated versions of TradingView Premium, a popular browser”‘based charting and social platform for stock, crypto, and forex traders. Threat…
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Windows Defender 0-Day Published Online, Giving Attackers Potential Full Access
A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability, dubbed >>BlueHammer,<< has been publicly disclosed. The flaw, which has been linked to Windows Defender, allows attackers to achieve Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) and potentially gain full administrative access to compromised systems. Because a patch is not yet available from Microsoft, this public release leaves Windows users temporarily exposed to…
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Trump’s Budget Proposal Would Slash CISA After Bruising Year
White House Criticizes Cyber Defense Agency – and Proposes a Steep $700 Million Cut. The FY2027 proposal would cut roughly $707 million from CISA, reducing staffing, contractor support and coordination programs while shifting the agency toward a narrower focus on federal networks and critical infrastructure amid rising nation-state cyberthreats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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2027 POTUS Budget Proposal Targets CISA With Funding Cuts
The proposed FY2027 budget cuts to CISA are raising concerns about weakened cyber defense and reduced collaboration. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/2027-potus-budget-proposal-targets-cisa-with-funding-cuts/
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How can Agentic AI keep you ahead of cyber threats
How Are Non-Human Identities (NHIs) Vital for Cybersecurity? Have you ever thought about the silent guardians of your organization’s data? While human cybersecurity professionals are pivotal, Non-Human Identities (NHIs) form an equally vital part of cybersecurity arsenal. They are the machine identities that operate behind the scenes, ensuring that data protection is not just proactive……
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Trump’s Budget Proposal Would Slash CISA After Bruising Year
White House Criticizes Cyber Defense Agency – and Proposes a Steep $700 Million Cut. The FY2027 proposal would cut roughly $707 million from CISA, reducing staffing, contractor support and coordination programs while shifting the agency toward a narrower focus on federal networks and critical infrastructure amid rising nation-state cyberthreats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Trump’s Budget Proposal Would Slash CISA After Bruising Year
White House Criticizes Cyber Defense Agency – and Proposes a Steep $700 Million Cut. The FY2027 proposal would cut roughly $707 million from CISA, reducing staffing, contractor support and coordination programs while shifting the agency toward a narrower focus on federal networks and critical infrastructure amid rising nation-state cyberthreats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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FBI: Cyber fraud surges to $17.6 billion in losses as scams, crypto theft soar
Cyber-enabled fraud was behind 85% of all losses reported to the FBI in 2025 and constituted 45% of the 1,008,597 complaints it’s IC3 unit received overall. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyber-fraud-surges-to-17-billion-fbi-ic3
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Phishing LNK files and GitHub C2 power new DPRK cyber attacks
DPRK-linked hackers use GitHub C2s, starting attacks via phishing LNK files that drop a PDF and PowerShell script in South Korea. North Korea-linked threat actors target South Korean organizations using GitHub as C2 servers. The attack chain starts with phishing emails carrying obfuscated LNK files that drop a decoy PDF and a PowerShell script to…
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CVE-2026-35616: Fortinet FortiClientEMS improper access control vulnerability exploited in the wild
Exploitation has been observed for CVE-2026-35616, a critical improper access control zero-day vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiClientEMS devices. Key takeaways: CVE-2026-35616, an improper access control vulnerability, has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day. Public exploit code has been identified and Fortinet products have a long history of targeting by malicious actors. Hotfixes have been…
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Trojanized PyPI AI Proxy Steals Claude Prompt, Exfiltrates Data
A malicious PyPI package, hermes-px, that masquerades as a “Secure AI Inference Proxy” while secretly stealing user prompts and abusing a private university AI service. Marketed as an OpenAI-compatible, Tor-routed proxy requiring no API keys, the package actually hijacks a Tunisian university’s internal AI endpoint, injects a stolen Anthropic Claude system prompt, and exfiltrates every…
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Why Cybersecurity Is the First Step in Preparing Your Company for an IPO
Preparing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) is a significant phase that requires careful planning across financial, legal, and operational areas. However, one critical factor that is often underestimated is cybersecurity. In the IPO journey, companies handle highly sensitive financial data, intellectual property, and regulatory disclosures, making them prime targets for cyber threats. A weak……
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Google Brings Lazy Loading to Media Files in New Chrome Release
Google has announced a significant update for its Chrome browser, extending native lazy loading capabilities to audio and video elements. This highly anticipated feature aims to improve web performance, drastically save bandwidth, and offer subtle security benefits by controlling when media resources connect to external servers. Expanding the Lazy Loading Attribute Web developers have long…
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Drift Protocol Hit in $286M Suspected North Korea-Linked Crypto Heist
Hackers have stolen approximately $286 million from Drift Protocol, a leading decentralized perpetual futures exchange on the Solana blockchain, in what security researchers believe may be a North Korea-linked cyberattack. The incident occurred on April 1, 2026, and is already being described as the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) hack of the year. Drift Protocol quickly…
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GitHub-Backed Malware Spread via LNK Files in South Korea
Hackers are abusing Windows shortcut files and GitHub to run a stealthy, multi”‘stage malware campaign against organizations in South Korea. The operation chains LNK files, PowerShell, and GitHub APIs to deliver surveillance tools while blending into normal enterprise traffic.The campaign begins with weaponized LNK files that contain hidden scripts instead of simple shortcuts. These older…
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Fake GitHub CI Update Steals Secrets and Tokens
An automated campaign abusing GitHub’s pull_request_target workflow trigger to steal CI/CD secrets at scale. The attacker, using the handle ezmtebo, fired off more than 475 malicious pull requests (PRs) in just 26 hours, impersonating routine CI configuration updates to trick maintainers. The campaign hinges on a risky but still common misconfiguration: using pull_request_target while checking out untrusted code from forks.…
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Fake GitHub CI Update Steals Secrets and Tokens
An automated campaign abusing GitHub’s pull_request_target workflow trigger to steal CI/CD secrets at scale. The attacker, using the handle ezmtebo, fired off more than 475 malicious pull requests (PRs) in just 26 hours, impersonating routine CI configuration updates to trick maintainers. The campaign hinges on a risky but still common misconfiguration: using pull_request_target while checking out untrusted code from forks.…
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North Korea’s Modular Malware Strategy Hides Attribution, Defies Takedowns
North Korea’s cyber program is shifting from monolithic “families” to a modular, portfolio-style malware ecosystem designed to survive exposure, frustrate attribution, and keep operations running under constant pressure. Years of sanctions, coordinated law-enforcement pressure, and rapid public disclosure of campaigns have forced Pyongyang to treat every tool as disposable. Once-static implants are now built with…
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Critical Claude Code Flaw Silently Bypasses User-Configured Security Rules
Anthropic’s flagship AI coding agent, Claude Code, was recently discovered to contain a critical security flaw that silently bypasses developer-configured safety rules. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute blocked commands, such as data exfiltration scripts, by simply padding them with 50 or more harmless subcommands. Claude Code allows developers to configure >>deny rules<< to prevent…
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Google’s Bug Bounty Program Hits Record $17 Million in 2025 Payouts
Google has announced a record-breaking year for its Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP). In 2025, the tech giant paid out more than $17 million to ethical hackers worldwide to help secure its platforms. This major milestone marks a massive 40% increase compared to 2024 and perfectly aligns with the program’s 15th anniversary. Over 700 security researchers…
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Alleged REvil Leader ‘UNKN’ Identified by German Authorities in New Takedown Effort
German authorities have officially put a face to one of the most notorious names in cybercrime. The German Federal Criminal Police (BKA) recently identified 31-year-old Russian national Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin as the man behind the hacker alias >>UNKN.<< According to the BKA, Shchukin led the infamous GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations. Working alongside 43-year-old Anatoly…
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6 ways attackers abuse AI services to hack your business
Tags: ai, api, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ceo, china, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, email, espionage, exploit, framework, group, hacking, injection, leak, LLM, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, monitoring, open-source, openai, service, skills, software, startup, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAbusing AI platforms as covert C2 channels: Cybercriminals are also abusing AI platforms as covert command-and-control (C2) channels by turning AI services into proxies that hide malicious traffic inside the flow of legitimate content.Instead of running a dedicated C2 server, malware is programmed to fetch commands and exfiltrate data through AI services, circumventing traditional security…
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Apache Traffic Server Flaw Allowed Attackers to Trigger DenialService Attacks
The Apache Software Foundation has released critical security updates to address two vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server (ATS). Disclosed on April 2, 2026, these flaws could allow remote threat actors to trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions or execute HTTP request smuggling attacks. The vulnerabilities stem from how the server processes HTTP requests that contain body data.…
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Apache Traffic Server Flaw Allowed Attackers to Trigger DenialService Attacks
The Apache Software Foundation has released critical security updates to address two vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server (ATS). Disclosed on April 2, 2026, these flaws could allow remote threat actors to trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions or execute HTTP request smuggling attacks. The vulnerabilities stem from how the server processes HTTP requests that contain body data.…
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Critical Dgraph Database Flaw Allowed Attackers to Bypass Authentication
A newly discovered critical vulnerability in the open-source Dgraph database system leaves servers exposed to complete system takeovers. Tracked as CVE-2026-34976 and carrying a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, this missing authorization flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to overwrite databases, read sensitive server files, and launch Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks. Currently, all Dgraph versions…