Tag: data
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Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Star Formation’
Tags: datavia the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/04/randall-munroes-xkcd-star-formation/
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New AI-Powered Bluekit Phishing Kit Targets Major Platforms with MFA Bypass Attacks
Bluekit Phishing Kit is a new PhaaS tool that targets major platforms, using AiTM techniques to steal session data and bypass MFA protections. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/bluekit-phishing-kit-targets-platforms-mfa-bypass-attack/
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New AI-Powered Bluekit Phishing Kit Targets Major Platforms with MFA Bypass Attacks
Bluekit Phishing Kit is a new PhaaS tool that targets major platforms, using AiTM techniques to steal session data and bypass MFA protections. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/bluekit-phishing-kit-targets-platforms-mfa-bypass-attack/
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New AI-Powered Bluekit Phishing Kit Targets Major Platforms with MFA Bypass Attacks
Bluekit Phishing Kit is a new PhaaS tool that targets major platforms, using AiTM techniques to steal session data and bypass MFA protections. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/bluekit-phishing-kit-targets-platforms-mfa-bypass-attack/
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Polymarket Rejects Data Breach Claims as Hacker Alleges 300K Records Stolen
A hacker using the alias “Xorcat” claims to have breached Polymarket using API flaws, but research suggests the leak could be just data scraping incident. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/polymarket-rejects-data-breach-hacker-records-stolen/
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CISA flags data-theft bug in NSA-built OT networking tool
GrassMarlin leaks sensitive information, provided your targeting phishing skills are sharp enough First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/cisa_flags_datatheft_bug_in/
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Mastering agentic AI security through exposure management
As AI tools evolve from siloed chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected systems, they create a vast new attack surface. Discover how to manage this risk by focusing on visibility, agency, and semantic security to protect your organization’s increasingly complex landscape of agentic AI systems. Key takeaways Organizations have moved from siloed AI chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected…
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Mastering agentic AI security through exposure management
As AI tools evolve from siloed chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected systems, they create a vast new attack surface. Discover how to manage this risk by focusing on visibility, agency, and semantic security to protect your organization’s increasingly complex landscape of agentic AI systems. Key takeaways Organizations have moved from siloed AI chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected…
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Malicious npm Dependency Linked to AI Assisted Commit Targets Crypto Wallets
Researchers uncover a malicious npm dependency linked to an AI”‘assisted code commit that steals sensitive data and exposes crypto wallets First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-npm-dependency-targets-crypto/
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How Real-Time Monitoring Protects Cloud Environments from Threats
Most modern businesses depend heavily on cloud systems today. Companies use them to store data and run applications every day. They also rely on them to manage users and business operations. That convenience comes with risk. Attackers look for gaps, misconfigurations, and slow responses. This is exactly where real time cloud monitoring changes the game….…
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Buggy Vect ransomware is effectively a data wiper, researchers find
Due to a bug in the ransomware, affiliates of the Vect Ransomware-as-a-Service operation are irretrievably encrypting victims’ data. >>Victims who pay the ransom … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/29/vect-ransomware-bug/
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Critical GitHub RCE bug exposed millions of repositories
Full compromise across tenants: In its analysis, Wiz detailed how the issue could be escalated from initial command execution to full remote code execution on affected systems.”On GitHub.com, this vulnerability allowed remote code execution on shared storage nodes. We confirmed that millions of public and private repositories belonging to other users and organizations were accessible…
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Critical GitHub RCE bug exposed millions of repositories
Full compromise across tenants: In its analysis, Wiz detailed how the issue could be escalated from initial command execution to full remote code execution on affected systems.”On GitHub.com, this vulnerability allowed remote code execution on shared storage nodes. We confirmed that millions of public and private repositories belonging to other users and organizations were accessible…
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US-Estonian Suspect Arrested Over Alleged Scattered Spider Cyberattacks
US-Estonian suspect Peter Stokes arrested in Finland over alleged ties to Scattered Spider, facing US charges for cyberattacks, fraud, and data breaches. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/us-estonian-suspect-arrest-scattered-spider-cyberattacks/
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Data Privacy Leaks The Drip, Drip, Drip of Exposure
Beyond the “headline breach,” modern enterprises face a persistent threat: steady-state data leakage. Learn why traditional privacy definitions fail and how “authorized” data flows in workplace apps create continuous legal and operational risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/data-privacy-leaks-the-drip-drip-drip-of-exposure/
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Critical Flaw Turns Vect Ransomware into Data Destroying Wiper
The Vect 2.0 ransomware wipes large files instead of merely encrypting them, making recovery impossible even for the attackers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/critical-flaw-vect-ransomware-data/
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Critical Flaw Turns Vect Ransomware into Data Destroying Wiper
The Vect 2.0 ransomware wipes large files instead of merely encrypting them, making recovery impossible even for the attackers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/critical-flaw-vect-ransomware-data/
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Critical Flaw Turns Vect Ransomware into Data Destroying Wiper
The Vect 2.0 ransomware wipes large files instead of merely encrypting them, making recovery impossible even for the attackers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/critical-flaw-vect-ransomware-data/
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AI Usage Monitoring: How to See Everything Your Employees Are Doing with AI FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, ciso, compliance, control, data, detection, GDPR, guide, login, monitoring, network, regulation, risk, toolApr 29, 2026 – Lina Romero – What is AI usage monitoring? AI usage monitoring is the practice of logging, tracking, and analysing how employees and systems interact with AI tools, both sanctioned and unsanctioned. FireTail provides centralised AI activity logging that gives security teams a real-time view of AI usage across the entire organisation.…
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VECT 2.0 Ransomware Wipes Large Files Across Windows, Linux ESXi
The “new” VECT 2.0 ransomware is essentially a cross”‘platform data wiper that permanently destroys most enterprise files rather than encrypting them for recovery. For any file larger than 131,072 bytes (128 KB), VECT processes four separate chunks using four different randomly generated ChaCha20″‘IETF nonces, but only writes the last nonce to disk at the end…
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ISOP Disk Special Features
System Introduction Currently, the ISOP system deployment includes a system disk and a data disk. The system disk primarily contains ISOP-related user information as well as the configuration directory for the A interface. The data disk is mainly used to store facility logs, configuration files, access logs, and event index files. 1. ISOP system disk……
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AWS leans on prior ingenuity to face future AI and quantum threats
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, communications, computer, computing, control, credentials, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, google, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, Internet, lessons-learned, malicious, penetration-testing, phishing, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, updateSymmetric cryptography and the quantum threat: Back in the early 2010s, most hardware security modules used asymmetric cryptography to protect security keys. Asymmetric cryptography, the kind used to secure online communications, involves pairs of keys, one to lock, another to unlock. It’s a very useful and convenient approach when dealing with multiple parties.Amazon chose to…
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AWS leans on prior ingenuity to face future AI and quantum threats
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, communications, computer, computing, control, credentials, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, google, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, Internet, lessons-learned, malicious, penetration-testing, phishing, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, updateSymmetric cryptography and the quantum threat: Back in the early 2010s, most hardware security modules used asymmetric cryptography to protect security keys. Asymmetric cryptography, the kind used to secure online communications, involves pairs of keys, one to lock, another to unlock. It’s a very useful and convenient approach when dealing with multiple parties.Amazon chose to…
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Vimeo Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Access User Database
Tags: access, breach, cyber, data, data-breach, hacker, risk, security-incident, software, supply-chain, vulnerabilityVimeo has officially confirmed a data breach affecting its user database. The security incident did not originate with Vimeo, but rather with Anodot, a third-party analytics vendor used by the video hosting platform. This event highlights the ongoing risks associated with software supply chains, where a vulnerability in one vendor can compromise multiple downstream companies.…
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LofyStealer Targets Minecraft Players via Node.js Loader and Browser Injection
Minecraft players are being lured with a fake hacking tool called “Slinky” that secretly installs a powerful infostealer dubbed LofyStealer (also tracked as GrabBot), linked to the Brazilian cybercrime group LofyGang. The malware uses a Node. js-based loader and an in-memory C++ payload to steal browser data and exfiltrate it to a command-and-control (C2) server…
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ShinyHunters exploit Anodot incident to target Vimeo
The video platform Vimeo confirmed a security breach via Anodot that exposed metadata, video titles, and some user emails. Vimeo said some user data was accessed after a breach at Anodot. Anodot is a company that provides AI-driven data analytics and anomaly detection tools. Most of the exposed information includes technical data, video titles, and…
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Betting on Cybercrime Prediction Markets and Hacking
Cybercriminals are evolving from stealing data to “shaping the future” by leveraging prediction markets. By exploiting early access to disclosures, manipulating sensor data, or timing ransomware leaks to coincide with market bets, attackers can transform illegal access into guaranteed financial gains. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/betting-on-cybercrime-prediction-markets-and-hacking/
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How a Long-Lived API Credential Let an AI Agent Delete Production Data
4 min readWhat began as a routine staging task for a SaaS startup ended in a disaster that would have been unthinkable just months ago: an AI agent operating as a super insider threat and triggering a worst-case production failure. In a detailed X post, Jer Crane, founder of PocketOS, a software platform for the…
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How a Long-Lived API Credential Let an AI Agent Delete Production Data
4 min readWhat began as a routine staging task for a SaaS startup ended in a disaster that would have been unthinkable just months ago: an AI agent operating as a super insider threat and triggering a worst-case production failure. In a detailed X post, Jer Crane, founder of PocketOS, a software platform for the…
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How a Long-Lived API Credential Let an AI Agent Delete Production Data
4 min readWhat began as a routine staging task for a SaaS startup ended in a disaster that would have been unthinkable just months ago: an AI agent operating as a super insider threat and triggering a worst-case production failure. In a detailed X post, Jer Crane, founder of PocketOS, a software platform for the…