Tag: incident response
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T-Mobile Physically Cuts Network Cable to Evict Chinese Salt Typhoon Hackers
In 2024, T-Mobile’s security team took an unusually direct approach to contain a cybersecurity threat: they physically cut a network cable to terminate suspected access by the Chinese state-backed hackers known as Salt Typhoon. According to CSN, this action came after months of incident response efforts within T-Mobile’s network, during which defenders investigated signs of…
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Google Mandiant AI Agents Find Over 100 Critical Vulnerabilities in Source Code Within Two Days
Tags: ai, breach, corporate, cyber, google, group, incident response, intelligence, mandiant, penetration-testing, RedTeam, threat, vulnerabilityGoogle’s Threat Intelligence Group has announced that its Agentic Vulnerability Discovery Harness (AVDH) identified over 100 critical true-positive vulnerabilities in stolen corporate source code repositories within just two days. This result highlights how agentic AI can significantly accelerate vulnerability discovery during incident response, red teaming, penetration testing, and proactive secure code reviews, especially when adversaries…
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Cryptographic Attestation Is the Missing Layer for Autonomous AI Security
As autonomous AI agents gain access to sensitive systems, cryptographic attestation provides verifiable proof of identity, actions and access”, strengthening incident response, zero trust and regulatory compliance. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/cryptographic-attestation-is-the-missing-layer-for-autonomous-ai-security/
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Cyberresilienz als Gesamtpaket – Arctic Wolf bündelt Security, Incident Response und Garantie
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/arctic-wolf-buendelt-security-incident-response-und-garantie-a-8ec480487f8e846d27c4c58b916e3274/
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Only Half of UK Manufacturers Have a Cyber Incident Response Plan
Make UK reveals major cyber resilience gaps as 30% of UK manufacturers report recent cyber incidents First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/half-uk-manufacturers-cyber/
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OpenAI releases ChatGPT 5.6 Cyber, but it’s only for approved users
OpenAI has developed a new model called “GPT 5.6 Cyber,” designed for vulnerability research, penetration testing, incident response, and remediation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-releases-chatgpt-56-cyber-but-its-only-for-approved-users/
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AI in Incident Response Still Needs Humans
St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Krista Arndt on Automation and AI Guardrails. AI is becoming essential for handling the volume and speed of modern incident response, but organizations should limit autonomous actions to low-risk scenarios and keep humans involved in critical decisions, said Krista Arndt of St. Luke’s University Health Network. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Sophos Warns Unprotected Endpoints Let Interlock Credential Theft Go Undetected
Interlock ransomware incident that shows how unprotected endpoints can give attackers enough time to steal credentials, establish persistence, and reach a domain controller before defenders intervene. During a March 2026 response engagement, Sophos Emergency Incident Response investigators found the group abusing legitimate forensic utilities, including Volatility3 and WinPmem, to acquire memory and extract credential material…
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At A Loss Courts Struggle to Define >>Loss<< Under Computer Hacking Law
Recent CFAA rulings clarify that qualifying “loss” can include reasonable forensic investigation and incident-response costs even when computers or data are not visibly damaged. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/at-a-loss-courts-struggle-to-define-loss-under-computer-hacking-law/
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Canadian Pleads Guilty to Snowflake Customer Data Extortion
Extortionist Connor Moucka, 26, Helped Breach Over 150 Customers’ Accounts. Canadian national Connor Riley Moucka, 26, pleaded guilty in Seattle federal court holding to ransom data he helped steal from over 150 customers of cloud-based data warehousing platform Snowflake, leading to victims paying millions in cryptocurrency ransoms and incident response costs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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AgileBlue Readiness Program gives security teams a faster path to incident response
Tags: incident responseFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/agileblue-readiness-program-gives-security-teams-a-faster-path-to-incident-response
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Automating incident response to reduce impact for UK SMEs
For many UK SMEs, the biggest cost of a cyber incident is not just the attack itself. It is the delay. Every extra hour spent working out what happened, who should act, and which systems need attention can increase downtime, damage customer trust, and create avoidable pressure on a small team. That is why automating……
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AI Security Incident Response Framework – Kovrr
Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/ai-security-incident-response-framework-kovrr/
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Companies push AI, sysadmins keep it on a short leash
In 2024, sysadmins expected AI to automate patch management optimization, vulnerability prioritization, infrastructure monitoring, and incident response within two years. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/31/action1-sysadmins-ai-expectations-report/
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Phishing Dominates as Initial Entry Method for Cyber-Attacks, as Hackers Hone Evasion Techniques
Analysis of real-life incident response cases by Cisco Talos warns that phishing remains a powerful method of initial compromise First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/phishing-dominates-initial-entry/
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Phishing Dominates as Initial Entry Method for Cyber-Attacks, as Hackers Hone Evasion Techniques
Analysis of real-life incident response cases by Cisco Talos warns that phishing remains a powerful method of initial compromise First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/phishing-dominates-initial-entry/
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Shadow AI incident response begins with logs that may already be gone
In this Help Net Security interview, Brandy Wityak, VP of Complex Matters at LevelBlue, explains what happens in the hours after a shadow AI incident. She describes how … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/28/brandy-wityak-levelblue-shadow-ai-incident-response/
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Volexity Uncovers Zero-Day Campaign Targeting SonicWall VPN Appliances
Unknown hackers exploited two SonicWall SMA 1000 zero-days to gain root access on VPN appliances before patches became available. Volexity published its findings after conducting an incident response investigation involving a compromised organization whose SonicWall SMA 1000 series VPN appliances were hit with zero-day exploits starting June 22, 2026. The threat actor, which Volexity tracks…
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SonicWall SMA Zero-Days Exploited Before Disclosure to Gain Root Access
A previously undocumented threat actor has been attributed to the exploitation of recently disclosed SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 series VPN appliances as zero-days prior their public disclosure since June 22, 2026.Cybersecurity company Volexity is tracking the activity under the moniker UTA0533. The discovery was made following an incident response investigation earlier this First…
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Lessons Learned: US Cybersecurity Agency Leaked Secrets
CISA Lauded for Fast Response, Transparency and Detailing Security Recommendations. Secure developers’ use of public code repositories, monitor them for secrets and if they get exposed, have a well-tested incident response playbook at the ready. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has shared these and other lessons learned after suffering a data leak. First…
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Attacker Used AI to Build Custom PowerShell Recon Malware
Huntress found an AI-generated PowerShell script used for AD reconnaissance, showing attackers are using AI to create custom, evasive tools. During an incident response investigation on June 3, 2026, Huntress analyst Jevon Ang recovered a PowerShell script from a compromised Windows Server that the attacker had used to map out the victim’s Active Directory environment.…
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Attacker Used AI to Build Custom PowerShell Recon Malware
Huntress found an AI-generated PowerShell script used for AD reconnaissance, showing attackers are using AI to create custom, evasive tools. During an incident response investigation on June 3, 2026, Huntress analyst Jevon Ang recovered a PowerShell script from a compromised Windows Server that the attacker had used to map out the victim’s Active Directory environment.…
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Ransomware negotiator who betrayed clients sentenced to 70 months in prison
A former ransomware negotiator at incident response firm DigitalMint has been sentenced to 70 months in prison after admitting he shared confidential client information with … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/13/ransomware-negotiator-blackcat-sentence/
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Incident Response und Recovery: Erfolgsfaktoren für eine wirksame Krisenbewältigung
Cyberresilienz als organisationale Fähigkeit: Incident Response und Recovery nach schwerwiegenden Cyberangriffen Schwerwiegende Cyberangriffe stellen Organisationen vor komplexe technische, organisatorische und kommunikative Herausforderungen. Die Fähigkeit, Sicherheitsvorfälle wirksam zu bewältigen und geschäftskritische Funktionen kontrolliert wiederherzustellen, hängt daher nicht allein von einzelnen Sicherheitsmaßnahmen ab, sondern von der strukturierten Verzahnung von Prävention, Detektion, Reaktion, Wiederherstellung und organisationalem Lernen. Cyberangriffe……