Tag: infrastructure
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ASPM buyer’s guide: 7 products to help secure your applications
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, container, crowdstrike, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, gartner, google, guide, iam, identity, infrastructure, ivanti, marketplace, microsoft, monitoring, okta, open-source, oracle, programming, risk, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementProtect the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and supply chain pipelinesAutomate software testingIntegrate with various applications to mitigate and remove various risksFeatures offered by ASPMs vary widely. As a result, tools can prove difficult to evaluate in terms of exactly what is being protected, what data and metadata is being collected to inform security judgments, and…
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Russia-linked European attacks renew concerns over water cybersecurity
Water utilities should remain vigilant: Although most water facility operators have received repeated warnings over the years that they are desirable targets for Russian, Iranian, and Chinese threat actors, experts say these latest incidents underscore the need to remain vigilant and step up security efforts. If water assets owners have “any kind of control system online,…
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He Hacked McDonald’s for Free Nuggets, What He Found Was Far More Dangerous
Tags: infrastructureIn a world where digital infrastructures run global empires, even the biggest names in the fast-food industry aren’t immune to security blunders. That’s exactly what one independent researcher discovered when he found himself unintentionally hacked McDonalds, not for fame or fortune, but over something as trivial as free chicken nuggets. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump…
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Cyberangriff auf Colt: Support-Systeme nach Lösegelddrohung offline
Tags: access, api, china, cve, cyberattack, exploit, extortion, hacker, infrastructure, mail, microsoft, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, service, technology, update, vulnerabilityDer TK-Konzern Colt kämpft seit einer Woche mit den Folgen einer Ransomware-Attacke.Colt Technology Services, ein britischer Telekommunikationskonzern, der 900 Rechenzentren in Europa, Asien und Nordamerika miteinander verbindet, wurde am 12. August 2025 Opfer eines Cyberangriffs.Der Fall wurde zunächst als ‘technisches Problem” bezeichnet. Inzwischen hat das Unternehmen jedoch den Angriff bestätigt und seine interne Support-Systeme, darunter…
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Cyberangriff auf Colt: Support-Systeme nach Lösegelddrohung offline
Tags: access, api, china, cve, cyberattack, exploit, extortion, hacker, infrastructure, mail, microsoft, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, service, technology, update, vulnerabilityDer TK-Konzern Colt kämpft seit einer Woche mit den Folgen einer Ransomware-Attacke.Colt Technology Services, ein britischer Telekommunikationskonzern, der 900 Rechenzentren in Europa, Asien und Nordamerika miteinander verbindet, wurde am 12. August 2025 Opfer eines Cyberangriffs.Der Fall wurde zunächst als ‘technisches Problem” bezeichnet. Inzwischen hat das Unternehmen jedoch den Angriff bestätigt und seine interne Support-Systeme, darunter…
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Why Your Security Culture is Critical to Mitigating Cyber Risk
After two decades of developing increasingly mature security architectures, organizations are running up against a hard truth: tools and technologies alone are not enough to mitigate cyber risk. As tech stacks have grown more sophisticated and capable, attackers have shifted their focus. They are no longer focusing on infrastructure vulnerabilities alone. Instead, they are increasingly…
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Cooking with Code: A DevOps Kitchen Secured by Thales
Tags: access, ai, api, cctv, cloud, compliance, control, data, encryption, GDPR, identity, infrastructure, injection, least-privilege, malicious, mfa, military, monitoring, PCI, service, software, strategy, tool, waf, zero-day, zero-trustCooking with Code: A DevOps Kitchen Secured by Thales madhav Tue, 08/19/2025 – 05:13 In today’s hyperconnected digital world, deploying applications is a lot like running a high-performance, Michelin-star kitchen. You need the right setup, a disciplined process, and seamless coordination, where every tool, role, and task moves in harmony, executed flawlessly. Speed and precision…
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New Sni5Gect Attack Targets 5G to Steal Messages and Inject Payloads
Tags: 5G, attack, communications, cyber, cybersecurity, framework, infrastructure, malicious, technology, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design have unveiled a sophisticated new attack framework calledSNI5GECTthat can intercept 5G communications and inject malicious payloads without requiring a rogue base station. The research demonstrates significant vulnerabilities in the current 5G infrastructure that could allow attackers to crash devices, downgrade connections, and steal user identities from…
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CISA Alerts on Active Exploitation of Trend Micro Apex One Vulnerability
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Trend Micro Apex One vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning of active exploitation targeting the enterprise security platform. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-54948, affects the Trend Micro Apex One Management Console’s on-premise deployments and poses significant risks to organizations worldwide. Critical…
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Hackers Exploit Cisco Secure Links to Evade Scanners and Bypass Filters
Tags: attack, cisco, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, detection, email, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, network, phishingCybercriminals have discovered a sophisticated new attack vector that weaponizes Cisco’s security infrastructure against users, according to recent research from Raven AI. The company’s context-aware detection systems uncovered a credential phishing campaign that exploits Cisco Safe Links to evade traditional email security scanners and bypass network filters, highlighting a dangerous trend of attackers turning trusted…
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Intel Websites Compromised, Allowing Hackers Access to Employee and Confidential Data
A series of critical security flaws in Intel’s internal web infrastructure exposed the personal details of more than 270,000 employees and potentially provided attackers with access to sensitive corporate and supplier information. The discoveries highlight severe weaknesses across multiple Intel-owned websites, raising broader concerns about the company’s handling of web application security. According to security…
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Cryptoagility: the strategic pillar for digital resilience
Tags: compliance, crypto, cryptography, dora, finance, framework, google, infrastructure, PCI, regulation, resilience, risk, strategy, update, vulnerabilityA real case: the Chromecast incident: A real example I personally experienced made me appreciate this approach even more: on 9 March 2025, my second-generation Chromecast stopped working. It displayed the message “Untrusted device” when trying to cast, with no possibility of a solution. This problem was global, affecting users in several countries, and was…
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News brief: Rising OT threats put critical infrastructure at risk
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366629302/News-brief-Rising-OT-threats-put-critical-infrastructure-at-risk
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Blue Locker Ransomware Launches Targeted Attacks on the Oil and Gas Sector in Pakistan
Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued a high-alert advisory to 39 key ministries and institutions, warning of severe risks from the >>Blue Locker
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ERMAC Android malware source code leak exposes banking trojan infrastructure
The source code for version 3 of the ERMAC Android banking trojan has been leaked online, exposing the internals of the malware-as-a-service platform and the operator’s infrastructure. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ermac-android-malware-source-code-leak-exposes-banking-trojan-infrastructure/
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UK’s Colt hit by cyberattack, support systems offline amid ransom threat
Tags: api, attack, china, communications, cve, cyberattack, data, data-breach, exploit, finance, flaw, group, infrastructure, Internet, microsoft, network, programming, ransom, rce, remote-code-execution, russia, service, software, threat, update, vulnerabilitywith samples on a Russian Tor site.”We’ve seen already this year that telecom is particularly vulnerable to attacks, and I think this WarLock attack highlights some recurring issues that telecom and large-scale network service providers are starting to see,” said Gabrielle Hempel, Security Operations Strategist at Exabeam. “There’s this operational ripple effect when you’re a…
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By gutting its cyber staff, State Department ignores congressional directives
Without strong cyber capabilities at State, America’s partners will turn to unreliable associates in China for infrastructure investment and succumb to cyberattacks that place U.S. forces overseas at risk. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/state-department-cyber-diplomacy-setback-congress-action-op-ed/
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Agentic AI promises a cybersecurity revolution, with asterisks
Tags: ai, api, authentication, ceo, ciso, cloud, control, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, infrastructure, jobs, LLM, open-source, openai, risk, service, soc, software, supply-chain, technology, tool, update, vulnerabilityTrust, transparency, and moving slowly are crucial: Like all technologies, and perhaps more dramatically than most, agentic AI carries both risks and benefits. One obvious risk of AI agents is that, like most LLM models, they will hallucinate or make errors that could cause problems.”If you want to remove or give agency to a platform…
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Patch Now: Attackers Target OT Networks via Critical RCE Flaw
Tags: cvss, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, network, rce, remote-code-execution, update, vulnerabilityResearchers observed exploitation attempts against a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10 in a popular Erlang-based platform for critical infrastructure and OT development. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/patch-now-attackers-target-ot-networks-critical-rce-flaw
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Law Enforcement Seizes BlackSuit Ransomware Servers Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure
Tags: control, cyber, extortion, group, infrastructure, international, law, ransomware, tactics, threatThe U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with multiple domestic and international law enforcement agencies, announced the seizure of critical infrastructure associated with the BlackSuit ransomware group, formerly known as Royal. Authorities dismantled four command-and-control (C2) servers and nine domains utilized by the threat actors for deploying ransomware payloads, extorting victims through double-extortion tactics, and…
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ShinyHunters Claims BreachForums Seized by Law Enforcement, Now a Honeypot
Tags: authentication, breach, communications, cyber, data, hacking, infrastructure, law, privacy, threatThe threat actor known as ShinyHunters has publicly disclosed what they claim is a covert seizure of BreachForums, a notorious online platform used for trading stolen data and discussing illicit hacking activities. According to ShinyHunters’ announcement, the forum’s core infrastructure, including its official Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) key used for cryptographic authentication and secure communications,…
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Citrix NetScaler flaws lead to critical infrastructure breaches
Dutch authorities said hackers penetrated several critical infrastructure providers, in a warning sign for vulnerable organizations elsewhere. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/citrix-netscaler-attacks-netherlands/757434/
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7,000 Citrix NetScaler Devices Still Vulnerable to CVE-2025-5777 and CVE-2025-6543
Tags: citrix, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, infrastructure, kev, network, risk, update, vulnerabilityA significant number of Citrix NetScaler devices continue to pose serious security risks, with approximately 7,000 systems still vulnerable to two critical exploits that have been added to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The ongoing exposure highlights persistent challenges in enterprise patch management and cybersecurity hygiene. Widespread Network…
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9 things CISOs need know about the dark web
Tags: 2fa, access, ai, attack, automation, backup, blockchain, botnet, breach, captcha, ceo, ciso, communications, corporate, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, ddos, deep-fake, defense, detection, dns, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, group, guide, hacking, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, law, leak, lockbit, malicious, malware, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, network, open-source, phishing, privacy, ransomware, resilience, risk, russia, saas, scam, service, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayNew groups form after major marketplaces are disrupted: International takedown efforts damage infrastructure and curb cybercrime operations by disrupting larger operations, removing major players from the ecosystem and scattering user bases.However, the dark web is highly adaptive and sophisticated actors often maintain contingency plans, including mirrors, backups, and alternative forums, according to Edward Currie, associate…
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DarkBit Hackers Target VMware ESXi Servers to Deploy Ransomware and Encrypt VMDK Files
A sophisticated ransomware attack by a previously unknown cybercriminal group called >>DarkBit
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DarkBit Hackers Target VMware ESXi Servers to Deploy Ransomware and Encrypt VMDK Files
A sophisticated ransomware attack by a previously unknown cybercriminal group called >>DarkBit