Tag: government
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The N-Day Nightmare: How SHADOW-EARTH-053 Breaches Governments Using >>Old<< Exploits
The post The N-Day Nightmare: How SHADOW-EARTH-053 Breaches Governments Using >>Old<< Exploits appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/shadow-earth-053-china-apt-shadowpad-proxylogon-espionage/
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Anthropic Mythos spurs White House to weigh pre-release reviews for high-risk AI models
Tags: access, ai, cybersecurity, exploit, framework, government, group, infrastructure, malicious, openai, risk, software, technology, update, vulnerabilityThe Mythos factor: The discussion follows Anthropic’s recent introduction of Mythos, a model the company has described as representing a watershed moment for cybersecurity.Anthropic has said Mythos Preview has found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser, and that AI models have reached a level of coding capability…
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OpenAI To Extend Cyber Program to Government Agencies
OpenAI announced its intention to expand the Trusted Access for Cyber program for cyber defenders at the federal, state and local government levels First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/openai-extend-cyber-program/
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US government warns of severe CopyFail bug affecting major versions of Linux
U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA says the CopyFail bug is being actively used in hacking campaigns, and poses a major risk to servers and data centers that rely on Linux. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/u-s-government-warns-of-severe-copyfail-bug-affecting-major-versions-of-linux/
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U.S. government warns of severe CopyFail bug affecting major versions of Linux
U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA says the CopyFail bug is being actively used in hacking campaigns, and poses a major risk to servers and datacenters that rely on Linux. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/u-s-government-warns-of-severe-copyfail-bug-affecting-major-versions-of-linux/
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Hackers target governments and MSPs via critical cPanel flaw CVE-2026-41940
Attackers exploit a critical cPanel flaw to target government and MSP networks across Southeast Asia and several countries, including the U.S. and Canada. A threat actor is exploiting critical cPanel vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 to target government and military organizations in Southeast Asia, along with MSPs and hosting providers in countries like the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South…
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How Mythos Signals Cybersecurity Disruption
Tags: access, ai, attack, banking, browser, business, cybersecurity, data, exploit, finance, government, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, microsoft, open-source, risk, software, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayWhat is Mythos Mythos is Anthropic’s latest AI model, and it is stirring up a tornado of concern in cybersecurity circles. Even before its release, Mythos discovered thousands of new sensitive vulnerabilities in commercial and open-source software, including all major operating systems and web browsers. One was in existence for over 27 years without the industry…
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Critical cPanel Vulnerability Weaponized to Target Government and MSP Networks
A previously unknown threat actor has been observed targeting government and military entities in Southeast Asia, alongside a smaller cluster of managed service providers (MSPs) and hosting providers in the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S., by exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerability in cPanel.The activity, detected by Ctrl-Alt-Intel on May 2, 2026, involves…
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15-year-old detained over massive data breach at French government agency
French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of involvement in a data breach at France Titres, the government agency responsible for issuing official documents. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/04/france-titres-data-breach-teen-suspect/
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cPanel Vulnerability Exploited to Compromise Government and Military Servers
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel and Web Host Manager, officially tracked as CVE-2026-41940, is currently being exploited by unidentified threat actors. Security researchers at Ctrl-Alt-Intel recently uncovered an alarming campaign leveraging this vulnerability to compromise government and military organizations across Southeast Asia. The attackers managed to weaponize publicly available exploit code just days…
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White House questions tech industry on defensive AI use, cybersecurity resilience
Companies may be reluctant to answer some of the government’s questions, given the sensitive topics they address. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/white-house-oncd-ai-tech-industry-questions/819133/
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15-year-old detained over French govt agency data breach
French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of selling data stolen in a cyberattack on France Titres (ANTS), the country’s agency for issuing and managing administrative documents. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/15-year-old-detained-over-french-govt-agency-data-breach/
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US government, allies publish guidance on how to safely deploy AI agents
The guidance warns that agents capable of taking real-world actions on networks are already inside critical infrastructure, and most organizations are granting them far more access than they can safely monitor or control. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-nsa-five-eyes-guidance-secure-deployment-ai-agents/
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US and allies urge ‘careful adoption’ of AI agents
New guidance from a coalition of Western governments underscores the difficult-to-predict risks of still-evolving agentic tools. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-agents-security-guidance-australia-us/819076/
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China-Linked Hackers Target Asian Governments, NATO State, Journalists, and Activists
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new China-aligned espionage campaign targeting government and defense sectors across South, East, and Southeast Asia, along with one European government belonging to NATO.Trend Micro has attributed the activity to a threat activity cluster it tracks under the temporary designation SHADOW-EARTH-053. The adversarial collective is assessed to First seen…
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Cyber spies target Russian aviation firms to steal satellite and GPS data
A cyber-espionage group has been targeting Russian government agencies and companies in the aviation industry to steal sensitive geospatial data. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-cyber-espionage-aviation
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China-Aligned Hackers Deploy ShadowPad in Multi-Stage Espionage Campaign
Tags: china, cyber, espionage, exploit, government, group, hacker, infrastructure, microsoft, threat, vulnerabilityChina-aligned threat actors tracked as SHADOW-EARTH-053 are exploiting old but unpatched Microsoft Exchange and IIS vulnerabilities to run a stealthy, multi-stage espionage campaign across Asian governments, critical infrastructure, and one NATO member state. The group primarily targets government entities and critical infrastructure in South, East, and Southeast Asia, with additional activity against at least one…
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Bank regulator sounds warning over cybersecurity threat posed by AI models
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, banking, cloud, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, finance, flaw, germany, government, penetration-testing, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, vulnerabilityAccessing Mythos: It’s barely three weeks since Anthropic made Claude Mythos public on April 7 and it’s hard to recall a development that’s caused as much cybersecurity alarm in such a short space of time.Earlier this week, Michael Theurer, the chief supervisor of Bundesbank, Germany’s financial regulator, echoed APRA’s concern, telling Reuters that European banks…
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White House Pushes Back Against Anthropic’s Mythos Expansion
The White House is opposing Anthropic’s plan to expand access to its Mythos AI model, creating a high-stakes confrontation between the U.S. government and a top AI developer about how leading-edge AI models can be distributed. When Anthropic unveiled Mythos on April 7, it allowed access to only a small cohort of companies, including Amazon,..…
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Almost half of UK businesses hit by cyber attacks
The government’s annual cyber security report reveals UK businesses are still struggling with the impact of attacks and breaches. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642507/Almost-half-of-UK-businesses-hit-by-cyber-attacks
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Zambia cancels global digital freedoms conference days before start
On Tuesday, Zambia’s Minister of Technology and Science offered the first hint that the conference would be cancelled, telling a Zambian news outlet that participants’ security clearances were incomplete and that the government has concerns about the conference’s “dialogue.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/zabia-cancels-global-digital-freedoms-conference-shortly-before-start
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It’s Not the Computer, Stupid. It’s the Information in It. Two Recent Indictments Stretch the Limits of >>Theft<< of Information.
The legal system persists in framing “computer crime” through the archaic lens of tangible property”, theft and conversion”, despite the fact that information is non-rivalrous and easily duplicated without depriving the original owner of possession. Recent federal indictments, such as the Van Dyke and SPLC matters, reveal a “doctrinally aggressive” expansion where the government claims…
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It’s Not the Computer, Stupid. It’s the Information in It. Two Recent Indictments Stretch the Limits of >>Theft<< of Information.
The legal system persists in framing “computer crime” through the archaic lens of tangible property”, theft and conversion”, despite the fact that information is non-rivalrous and easily duplicated without depriving the original owner of possession. Recent federal indictments, such as the Van Dyke and SPLC matters, reveal a “doctrinally aggressive” expansion where the government claims…
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It’s Not the Computer, Stupid. It’s the Information in It. Two Recent Indictments Stretch the Limits of >>Theft<< of Information.
The legal system persists in framing “computer crime” through the archaic lens of tangible property”, theft and conversion”, despite the fact that information is non-rivalrous and easily duplicated without depriving the original owner of possession. Recent federal indictments, such as the Van Dyke and SPLC matters, reveal a “doctrinally aggressive” expansion where the government claims…
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ODNI to CISOs on threat assessments: You’re on your own
Tags: access, ai, china, ciso, computer, control, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, data, defense, detection, disinformation, encryption, finance, framework, government, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iran, jobs, korea, metric, resilience, risk, russia, service, strategy, technology, theft, threat, tool, warfareThe bifurcated framework: Operational reporting vs. homeland focus: The report now operates on two distinct tracks that risk narrowing the threat horizon for CROs. In a departure from traditional probabilistic forecasting, the IC has transitioned toward active operational reporting. This shift prioritizes immediate success metrics, such as a significant drop in border encounters and fentanyl…
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ODNI to CISOs on threat assessments: You’re on your own
Tags: access, ai, china, ciso, computer, control, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, data, defense, detection, disinformation, encryption, finance, framework, government, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iran, jobs, korea, metric, resilience, risk, russia, service, strategy, technology, theft, threat, tool, warfareThe bifurcated framework: Operational reporting vs. homeland focus: The report now operates on two distinct tracks that risk narrowing the threat horizon for CROs. In a departure from traditional probabilistic forecasting, the IC has transitioned toward active operational reporting. This shift prioritizes immediate success metrics, such as a significant drop in border encounters and fentanyl…
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Biometrische Gesichtserkennung: Das Gesetzespaket für eine neue Stufe der Überwachung
Die Regierung will Ermittlern die biometrische Gesichtserkennung erlauben. Das BKA soll dazu auch mit Anbietern wie Clearview AI kooperieren können. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/biometrische-gesichtserkennung-das-gesetzespaket-fuer-eine-neue-stufe-der-ueberwachung-2604-208176.html
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Congress, industry ponder government posture for protecting data centers
A hearing of the House Homeland Security panel’s cyber subcommittee weighed whether to designate data centers as a standalone critical infrastructure sector. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/congress-industry-ponder-government-posture-for-protecting-data-centers/
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UK Biobank Health Data Listed for Sale on Alibaba
UK Government Said It Is Working With Chinese Officials to Remove Listings. The U.K. government is working with Chinese officials to remove the sensitive de-identified data of 500,000 participants of the UK Biobank that was listed for sale on the Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba. U.K. officials said the incident did not appear to involve a…
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Internet censorship index reveals Russia’s lead and widespread content blocking
Global study shows targeted internet censorship worldwide, with Russia leading; VPNs, news, and adult content are most frequently blocked categories. The Global Internet Censorship Index 2026 offers a clear view of how governments around the world control online access. Researchers tested 74 popular websites across 53 countries using residential proxies to simulate real users. After…