Tag: email
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UStrive security lapse exposed personal data of its users, including children
The online mentoring site UStrive exposed email addresses, phone numbers, and other non-public information to other logged-in users. The nonprofit told TechCrunch that the issue is now fixed, but wouldn’t commit to alerting affected individuals. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/ustrive-security-lapse-exposed-personal-data-of-its-users-including-children/
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UStrive security lapse exposed personal data of its users, including children
The online mentoring site UStrive exposed email addresses, phone numbers, and other non-public information to other logged-in users. The nonprofit told TechCrunch that the issue is now fixed, but wouldn’t commit to alerting affected individuals. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/ustrive-security-lapse-exposed-personal-data-of-its-users-including-children/
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Mass Spam Attacks Leverage Zendesk Instances
The CRM vendor advised ignoring or deleting suspicious emails and said the attacks were not tied to any breach or software vulnerability. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/mass-spam-attacks-zendesk-instances
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The Data Center Is Secure, But Your Users Are Not
Today’s data centers are hardened facilities with layered access controls, surveillance, redundancy and security teams focused on keeping threats out. Yet, even the most secure environment can be compromised by a single moment of trust, such as a legitimate-looking email that prompts someone to click a link. That’s the modern cybersecurity paradox. The perimeter can..…
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Hackers target Afghan government workers with fake correspondence from senior officials
Hackers are targeting Afghan government employees with phishing emails disguised as official correspondence from the office of the country’s prime minister, researchers found. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-target-afghan-workers
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Cisco Secure Email Appliance RCE Exploited in Attacks
Cisco says attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2025-20393, a critical RCE flaw in Secure Email appliances. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cisco-secure-email-appliance-rce-exploited-in-attacks/
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Cisco Secure Email Appliance RCE Exploited in Attacks
Cisco says attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2025-20393, a critical RCE flaw in Secure Email appliances. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cisco-secure-email-appliance-rce-exploited-in-attacks/
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Cisco Secure Email Appliance RCE Exploited in Attacks
Cisco says attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2025-20393, a critical RCE flaw in Secure Email appliances. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cisco-secure-email-appliance-rce-exploited-in-attacks/
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Google Gemini flaw exposes new AI prompt injection risks for enterprises
Real enterprise exposure: Analysts point out that the risk is significant in enterprise environments as organizations rapidly deploy AI copilots connected to sensitive systems.”As internal copilots ingest data from emails, calendars, documents, and collaboration tools, a single compromised account or phishing email can quietly embed malicious instructions,” said Chandrasekhar Bilugu, CTO of SureShield. “When employees…
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MY TAKE: From ‘holy mackeral’ to ‘daily routine’, AI vendors maneuver to commandeer your life
An email from Claude landed in my inbox Friday morning with a subject line that stopped me cold: “Using Claude for your everyday life.” Related: AI’s fortune teller effect Not “Unlock the power of AI” or “Transform your productivity.” Just”¦… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/my-take-from-holy-mackeral-to-daily-routine-ai-vendors-maneuver-to-commandeer-your-life/
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Confusion and fear send people to Reddit for cybersecurity advice
A strange charge appears on a bank account. An email claims a package is on the way. A social media account stops accepting a password that worked yesterday. When these … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/20/reddit-cybersecurity-help-questions/
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Mandiant pushes organizations to dump insecure NTLMv1 by releasing a way to crack it
Tags: attack, authentication, computer, credentials, crypto, cve, data, data-breach, email, encryption, group, Hardware, international, mandiant, microsoft, network, ntlm, phishing, risk, service, supply-chain, theft, threat, vulnerability, windowspass-the-hash. The benefit is time and money saved: Mandiant reckons its rainbow table allows the recovery of an NTLMv1 key in 12 hours using a computer costing $600, rather than relying on third party services or expensive hardware to brute-force the keys.None of this makes NTLMv1 less secure or easier to target than it already…
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4 Ways Email Automation Will Reshape Customer Journeys in 2026
Discover how AI-driven email automation will reshape customer journeys in 2026 with personalized campaigns, smarter timing, scalability, and better engagement. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/4-ways-email-automation-will-reshape-customer-journeys-in-2026/
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The culture you can’t see is running your security operations
Tags: apache, breach, business, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, data, email, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, identity, intelligence, jobs, network, north-korea, phishing, risk, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityNon-observable culture: The hidden drivers: Now we get interesting.Non-observable culture is everything happening inside people’s heads. Their beliefs about cyber risk. Their attitudes toward security. Their values and priorities when security conflicts with convenience or speed.This is where the real decisions get made.You can’t see someone’s belief that “we’re too small to be targeted” or…
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, framework, governance, infrastructure, LLM, mail, phishing, programming, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Strengthening email security: Phishing continues to be a primary attack vector for stealing credentials and defrauding victims, says Mary Ann Blair, CISO at Carnegie Mellon University. She warns that threat actors are now generating increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, effectively evading mail providers’ detection capabilities. “Legacy multifactor authentication techniques are now regularly defeated, and threat…
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, framework, governance, infrastructure, LLM, mail, phishing, programming, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Strengthening email security: Phishing continues to be a primary attack vector for stealing credentials and defrauding victims, says Mary Ann Blair, CISO at Carnegie Mellon University. She warns that threat actors are now generating increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, effectively evading mail providers’ detection capabilities. “Legacy multifactor authentication techniques are now regularly defeated, and threat…
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ServiceNow BodySnatcher flaw highlights risks of rushed AI integrations
Tags: ai, api, attack, authentication, backdoor, control, credentials, email, flaw, mfa, password, risk, update, vulnerabilityEnter agent-to-agent interactions and execution: The platform was later extended further to support external AI agents talking to internal ServiceNow AI agents that could execute tasks. To enable this, the company created a special protocol and a separate REST API that requires authentication.However, this new API is apparently just another layer on top of the…
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New “BodySnatcher” Flaw Allows Full ServiceNow User Impersonation
Security researcher has disclosed a critical vulnerability in ServiceNow’s Virtual Agent API and Now Assist AI Agents application, tracked as CVE-2025-12420. Dubbed >>BodySnatcher,<< this flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to impersonate any ServiceNow user using only their email address, bypassing multi-factor authentication and single sign-on controls to execute privileged AI workflows and create backdoor administrator accounts.…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 559 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. UkraineGermany operation targets Black Basta, Russian leader wanted China-linked APT UAT-8837 targets North American critical infrastructure…
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Cisco finally fixes AsyncOS zero-day exploited since November
Cisco finally patched a maximum-severity AsyncOS zero-day exploited in attacks targeting Secure Email Gateway (SEG) appliances since November 2025. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-finally-fixes-asyncos-zero-day-exploited-since-november/
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Cisco Patches Zero-Day RCE Exploited by China-Linked APT in Secure Email Gateways
Cisco on Thursday released security updates for a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, nearly a month after the company disclosed that it had been exploited as a zero-day by a China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamed UAT-9686.The vulnerability, tracked as…
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One click is all it takes: How ‘Reprompt’ turned Microsoft Copilot into data exfiltration tools
What devs and security teams should do now: As in usual security practice, enterprise users should always treat URLs and external inputs as untrusted, experts advised. Be cautious with links, be on the lookout for unusual behavior, and always pause to review pre-filled prompts.”This attack, like many others, originates with a phishing email or text…
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Google now lets you change your @gmail.com address, rolling out
Google has confirmed that it’s now possible to change your @gmail.com address. This means that if your current email is xyz@gmail.com, you can now change it to abc@gmail.com. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/google-now-lets-you-change-your-gmailcom-address-rolling-out/
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Eurail customer database hacked
Identification data: First name, last name, date of birth, genderContact details: Email address, home address, telephone numberPassport details: Passport number, country of issue and expiry date No further details about the attack are available. According to Eurail, the investigation is ongoing. But at this time there is no indication the data was misused or publicly…
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QR codes are getting colorful, fancy, and dangerous
QR codes have become a routine part of daily life, showing up on emails, posters, menus, invoices, and login screens. Security-savvy users have learned to treat links with … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/15/fancy-qr-codes-phishing-risk/
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Webinar: Beyond the Quadrant: An Analyst’s Guide to Evaluating Email Security in 2026
Join former Gartner analyst Ravisha Chugh and Abnormal’s Director of Product Marketing, Lane Billings, on January 20th for an exclusive insider look at how email security … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/14/abnormal-ai-webinar-beyond-the-quadrant/
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Cloud marketplace Pax8 accidentally exposes data on 1,800 MSP partners
Cloud marketplace and distributor Pax8 has confirmed that it mistakenly sent an email to fewer than 40 UK-based partners containing a spreadsheet with internal business information, including MSP customer and Microsoft licensing data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloud-marketplace-pax8-accidentally-exposes-data-on-1-800-msp-partners/
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Cloud marketplace Pax8 accidentally exposes data on 1,800 MSP partners
Cloud marketplace and distributor Pax8 has confirmed that it mistakenly sent an email to fewer than 40 UK-based partners containing a spreadsheet with internal business information, including MSP customer and Microsoft licensing data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloud-marketplace-pax8-accidentally-exposes-data-on-1-800-msp-partners/
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Identity Under Siege: What the Salt Typhoon Campaign Reveals About Trusted Access Risks
A recent disclosure confirms that email accounts belonging to U.S. congressional staff were compromised as part of the Salt Typhoon cyber-espionage campaign, targeting personnel supporting key House committees and exploiting trusted identities rather than software vulnerabilities, according to TechRadar. While no immediate operational disruption was publicly reported, the incident sends a clear message: identity systems…