Tag: cybersecurity
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24 npm Packages Abuse unpkg Mirrors to Host Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA Pages
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses a cluster of 24 npm packages as free phishing infrastructure for redirecting to ClickFix-style fake CAPTCHA pages.”While the malware is simply a single HTML page inside the npm package, and while downloading it wouldn’t do harm, the threat actor’s use of npm isn’t to…
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E4del and PINHOLE RATs Turn FTP Banners Into Dead Drops for Malware Commands
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that employs FTP banners as dead drop resolvers (DDRs) to deliver two previously unreported remote access trojans (RATs) tracked as E4del and PINHOLE.While threat actors are known to abuse legitimate services to point to additional command-and-control (C2) infrastructure and blend in with regular network traffic, the…
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Frontier AI: Vulnerability Management’s Systemic Revolution
Vulnerability management has been a staple of security programs since the dawn of the cybersecurity discipline. The symbiotic relationship between vulnerability and patch management teams has also existed for that time and has gone through waves of contention and thankfulness. While this relationship required thoughtful care and feeding from both sides, both sides were aiming…
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Sometimes Even a Great Cybersecurity Pedigree Can’t Save a Pedestrian Business Model
Minimus is shutting down despite strong technology, experienced founders and $51 million in funding, showing how technical excellence cannot overcome a business model that fails to capture enough market value. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/sometimes-even-a-great-cybersecurity-pedigree-cant-save-a-pedestrian-business-model/
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Wie ungenutzte IT-Infrastruktur Sicherheitsvorfälle verursachen kann Die stille Gefahr
Ungepatchte Systeme und neue Angriffsmethoden durch künstliche Intelligenz dominieren derzeit die Cybersecurity-Debatte. Doch viele Sicherheitsvorfälle entstehen dort, wo Unternehmen gar nicht hinschauen: in ungenutzter digitaler Infrastruktur. Verwaiste Benutzerkonten, nie rotierte Zugangsdaten und vergessene Speichermedien können zu idealen Einfallstoren für Angreifer werden. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/wie-ungenutzte-it-infrastruktur-sicherheitsvorfaelle-verursachen-kann-die-stille-gefahr/107031/
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U.S. CISA adds maximum-severity Oracle flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Oracle flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-21962 (CVSS score of 10,0), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CVE-2026-21962 is a critical, unauthenticated vulnerability…
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Actively Exploited Oracle WebLogic Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Access Critical Data
Tags: access, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, network, oracle, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle WebLogic Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21962 (CVSS score: 10.0), allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to First seen on…
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Hackers Exploit Critical Oracle HTTP Server Flaw to Access and Modify Sensitive Data
Tags: access, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, hacker, infrastructure, kev, oracle, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability in Oracle HTTP Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog after confirming evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21962, affects both Oracle HTTP Server and the Oracle WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-in. CISA classified this issue as…
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Hackers Exploit Critical Oracle HTTP Server Flaw to Access and Modify Sensitive Data
Tags: access, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, hacker, infrastructure, kev, oracle, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability in Oracle HTTP Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog after confirming evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21962, affects both Oracle HTTP Server and the Oracle WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-in. CISA classified this issue as…
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Weedhack Malware Spreads via Fake Minecraft Clients and SEO Poisoning
Cybersecurity researchers have found that several websites are still actively distributing a malware family known as Weedhack to gamers by masquerading as Minecraft clients.McAfee Labs said it detected and blocked more than 6,300 attempts to access malicious sites, adding that it found lookalike gaming websites designed to mimic legitimate projects, including branding, feature lists, FAQs,…
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The Most Effective Cybersecurity Awareness Programs for Companies (2026)
<div cla The most effective cybersecurity awareness programs pair phishing simulation testing with role-based training, then tie both to live email threat detection. IRONSCALES, KnowBe4, Proofpoint, Cofense, and Mimecast lead this market. IRONSCALES is the only one that builds awareness training directly into an AI-powered email security platform, so the same system that trains your…
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Alabama launches investigation into OpenAI’s hack of Hugging Face
Weeks after OpenAI disclosed that one of its cybersecurity models had gone rogue and hacked AI dataset company Hugging Face, Alabama’s Attorney General announced an investigation into the incident. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/alabama-launches-investigation-into-openais-hack-of-hugging-face/
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German Cyber Agency Warns Fingerprints Can Be Spoofed
BSI Says AI, High-Resolution Photos and 3D Printing Increase Biometric Risks. Germany’s cybersecurity agency is warning against relying solely on fingerprint authentication, saying criminals can use high-resolution photos, AI and 3D printing to create synthetic fingerprints capable of spoofing some biometric systems. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/german-cyber-agency-warns-fingerprints-be-spoofed-a-32643
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Top 10 Cybersecurity Companies in 2026
Compare the top cybersecurity companies in 2026, including Cisco, CrowdStrike, Bitdefender, Semperis, and more, to find the right security vendor. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cybersecurity/top-cybersecurity-companies/
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The Vulnerability Gap: Why Discovery Is Outrunning Repair
AI is discovering more vulnerabilities, faster, and under a tightening regulatory environment, making this an all-hands-on-deck moment for the cybersecurity community. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/vulnerability-gap-why-discovery-is-outrunning-repair
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House Democrats ask GAO to study CISA workforce cuts
The five lawmakers, who serve on the Homeland Security Committee, said Congress didn’t know enough about the Trump administration’s changes to the cybersecurity agency. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-workforce-cuts-congress-letter-gao-study/828596/
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Cybersecurity Hiring Has Gone Global: Why U.S. Companies Are Looking Beyond the Domestic Talent Pool
Cybersecurity hiring is moving beyond US borders, as employers seek qualified specialists worldwide to fill persistent skills gaps and protect critical systems. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cybersecurity-hiring-us-companies-domestic-talent-pool/
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NIST CSF 2.0 Governance: Map Controls with Expert Assessments
Tags: compliance, control, csf, cybersecurity, framework, governance, lazarus, nist, risk, risk-managementIn 2026, organizations face mounting pressure to align strategic oversight with technical controls under the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0. Governance emerges as the critical function that transforms scattered compliance activities into cohesive risk management programs. Lazarus Alliance has developed proprietary mapping methodologies that connect CSF 2.0 governance outcomes directly to controls in NIST SP 800-53,”¦…
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Does AI Create New Cybersecurity Risks? What Actually Changes
<div cla AI does not create new attack vectors. It accelerates the ones that already dominate most risk registers. Code exploitation, injection, credential and identity abuse, phishing, and misconfiguration are the same vectors security teams tracked before generative AI reached the enterprise. What changed is how quickly they can be found and exploited, and the…
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Does AI Create New Cybersecurity Risks? What Actually Changes
<div cla AI does not create new attack vectors. It accelerates the ones that already dominate most risk registers. Code exploitation, injection, credential and identity abuse, phishing, and misconfiguration are the same vectors security teams tracked before generative AI reached the enterprise. What changed is how quickly they can be found and exploited, and the…
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WordlistLoader Delivers Amatera via ClickFix, SynkLoader Phishes Windows Passwords
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two new malware families called WordlistLoader and SynkLoader that’s used to deliver next-stage payloads and likely sell access to ransomware groups.According to findings from Gen Digital, WordlistLoader is being used to deliver Amatera Stealer (aka ACR Stealer or AcridRain Stealer) via ClearFake campaigns, which employ the ClickFix (aka FakeCaptcha) First seen…
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WordlistLoader Delivers Amatera via ClickFix, SynkLoader Phishes Windows Passwords
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two new malware families called WordlistLoader and SynkLoader that’s used to deliver next-stage payloads and likely sell access to ransomware groups.According to findings from Gen Digital, WordlistLoader is being used to deliver Amatera Stealer (aka ACR Stealer or AcridRain Stealer) via ClearFake campaigns, which employ the ClickFix (aka FakeCaptcha) First seen…
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Cybersecurity job ads demanding AI skills double in a year
Job postings asking for AI skills in cybersecurity have doubled in a single year in G7 countries according to new research from the Cisco-founded AI Workforce Consortium. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/24/cybersecurity-job-ads-ai-skills-research/
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Operation QUICSILVER Targets Myanmar Government and IT with QUICAgent Backdoor
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a cyber espionage campaign targeting Myanmar that uses graduation ceremony invitation lures to deliver a Go backdoor called QUICAgent.The campaign, codenamed Operation QUICSILVER, has been found to target government and information technology sectors, per Seqrite Labs. The activity is assessed to be the work of a China-nexus threat actor with moderate…
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CISA’s logging guidance works beyond government
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) wants federal agencies to (re)shape their logging strategy around one question: when an attack hits, can you … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/24/cybersecurity-logging-guidelines-strategy/
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CISA orders urgent patching of actively exploited Zimbra flaw
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered U.S. government agencies to patch an actively exploited vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) within three days. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-urgent-patching-of-actively-exploited-zimbra-flaw/
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UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group dubbed UAT-10147 that’s targeting Windows and Linux web servers globally across the education, media, technology, and gaming sectors.The vast majority of the targets are located in Brazil, Bolivia, China, Canada, and Vietnam. Details of the threat activity came to light following the discovery of an…
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The Network Access Debt AI Is Making Harder to Ignore
Tags: access, ai, cloud, cybersecurity, detection, endpoint, identity, network, threat, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementFor the last decade, cybersecurity has responded to an evolving threat landscape by adding new layers of defense. Organizations invested in endpoint security, identity, cloud security, vulnerability management, detection and… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/the-network-access-debt-ai-is-making-harder-to-ignore/