Tag: infrastructure
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Data on sale: Trump administration withdraws data broker oversight proposal
Tags: breach, compliance, data, data-breach, exploit, finance, framework, group, identity, infrastructure, law, military, privacy, regulation, theft, vulnerabilityPrivacy concerns escalate : Without these protections, data brokers can continue collecting and selling Americans’ sensitive personal information with minimal oversight. This data often includes Social Security numbers, financial records, location histories, and purchase patterns, leaving consumers vulnerable to identity theft and fraud. “Demographic groups already underserved by mainstream financial services”, low-income earners, elderly individuals, and racial…
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Russian military cadet reportedly arrested for selling hacking tool to FSB agent
A Russian military cadet reportedly developed an algorithm that could bypass the protective infrastructure of law enforcement software and gain access to restricted data. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-military-cadet-reportedly-arrested-for-selling-hacking-tool
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CISA adds the notorious TeleMessage flaw to KEV list
Government officials are especially vulnerable: “This vulnerability was most likely added to the KEV list due to the reported use of TeleMessage by government officials,” Thomas Richards, infrastructure security practice director at Black Duck, told CSO in a comment.TM SGNL first made headlines in March, when senior administration officials faced backlash after Waltz mistakenly added…
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Neue EU-Schwachstellen-Datenbank geht an den Start
Tags: bug, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, governance, government, infrastructure, mitre, nis-2, risk, sap, software, technology, tool, vulnerabilityDie neue EU-Schwachstellen-Datenbank EUVD soll das CVE-Programm ergänzen.Seit dieser Woche verfügt die Technologiebranche über eine neue Datenbank, um die neuesten Sicherheitslücken in Software zu überprüfen: die European Union Vulnerability Database (EUVD). Das Programm wurde von der Europäischen Agentur für Cybersicherheit (ENISA) zur Umsetzung der EU-Cybersicherheitsrichtlinie NIS2 eingerichtet.Hier stellt sich die Frage: Warum braucht es ein…
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Learning How to Hack: Why Offensive Security Training Benefits Your Entire Security Team
Tags: access, attack, breach, cloud, cyberattack, data, data-breach, exploit, infrastructure, training, vulnerabilityOrganizations across industries are experiencing significant escalations in cyberattacks, particularly targeting critical infrastructure providers and cloud-based enterprises. Verizon’s recently released 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report found an 18% YoY increase in confirmed breaches, with the exploitation of vulnerabilities as an initial access step growing by 34%. As attacks rise First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Chinese Hackers Exploit SAP NetWeaver Zero-Day Vulnerability to Target Critical Infrastructure
Tags: china, cve, cyber, espionage, exploit, flaw, hacker, infrastructure, remote-code-execution, sap, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayEclecticIQ analysts have uncovered a sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign orchestrated by China-nexus nation-state Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) targeting critical infrastructure worldwide. In April 2025, these threat actors launched a high-tempo exploitation campaign against SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer, exploiting a zero-day vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-31324. This unauthenticated file upload flaw allows remote code execution (RCE), providing attackers…
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Die Hacker wurden gehackt
Die Ransomwaregruppe LockBit wurde gehackt und interne Daten, Affiliate-Tools und mehr als 60.000 Bitcoin-Wallets offengelegt. Auch die Darkweb-Domain und Infrastruktur wurde übernommen. First seen on 8com.de Jump to article: www.8com.de/cyber-security-blog/lockbit-die-hacker-wurden-gehackt
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Earth Ammit Strikes Drone Supply Chains: VENOM and TIDRONE Campaigns Expose East Asia’s Critical Infrastructure
rend Micro researchers have uncovered the full extent of an elaborate, multi-phase cyber-espionage operation attributed to Earth Ammit, First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/earth-ammit-strikes-drone-supply-chains-venom-and-tidrone-campaigns-expose-east-asias-critical-infrastructure/
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seQure’s Ground-Truth Cybersecurity Platform Launches on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/sequres-ground-truth-cybersecurity-platform-launches-on-oracle-cloud-infrastructure
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China-Linked APTs Exploit SAP CVE-2025-31324 to Breach 581 Critical Systems Worldwide
Tags: apt, breach, china, cve, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, remote-code-execution, sap, vulnerabilityA recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting SAP NetWeaver is being exploited by multiple China-nexus nation-state actors to target critical infrastructure networks.”Actors leveraged CVE-2025-31324, an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability that enables remote code execution (RCE),” EclecticIQ researcher Arda Büyükkaya said in an analysis published today.Targets of the campaign First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article:…
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China-Nexus Nation State Actors Exploit SAP NetWeaver (CVE-2025-31324) to Target Critical Infrastructures
Tags: access, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, breach, business, china, cloud, control, cve, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, dns, encryption, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, fortinet, google, government, group, infection, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ivanti, linux, malicious, malware, mandiant, military, network, open-source, programming, rat, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, rust, sap, service, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, update, vmware, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayExecutive Summary EclecticIQ analysts assess with high confidence that, in April 2025, China-nexus nation-state APTs (advanced persistent threat) launched high-temp exploitation campaigns against critical infrastructure networks by targeting SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer. Actors leveraged CVE-2025-31324 [1], an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability that enables remote code execution (RCE). This assessment is based on a publicly…
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Scattered Spider Launches Supply Chain Attacks on UK Retail Organizations
Scattered Spider, also known as Roasting 0ktapus and Scatter Swine, has emerged as a formidable threat actor targeting UK retail organizations. Active since May 2022, this financially motivated group has historically focused on telecommunications and business process outsourcing (BPO) sectors but has now shifted its attention to high-leverage industries, including critical infrastructure and retail, particularly…
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CISA Flags Hidden Functionality Flaw in TeleMessage TM SGNL on KEV List
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has escalated its advisory for TeleMessage TM SGNL, adding a critical hidden functionality vulnerability (CVE-2025-47729) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This flaw exposes cleartext copies of user messages within the platform’s archiving backend, raising significant concerns for organizations relying on secure communication systems. The disclosure aligns with…
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Hacktivist Attacks on India Overstated Amid APT36 Espionage Threat
Hacktivist claims on Indian infrastructure raised alarms, but investigations showed minimal damage First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hacktivist-attacks-india/
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Defense contractors get a head start on CMMC audits
Software investments, infrastructure upgrades and compliance documentation topped the list of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) implementation costs, a new survey shows. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cmmc-audits-defense-contractors-dod-survey/747584/
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German Police Shutter “eXch” Money Laundering Service
Germany’s BKA has seized the infrastructure behind the crypto swapping service eXch First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/german-police-shutter-exch-money/
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The rise of vCISO as a viable cybersecurity career path
Tags: advisory, business, ceo, cio, ciso, compliance, computer, control, country, cyber, cybersecurity, government, grc, group, guide, healthcare, incident response, infrastructure, ISO-27001, jobs, mobile, network, nist, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, skills, strategy, technology, tool, trainingDamon Petraglia, vCISO and CISO on demand Blue Mantis Damon Petraglia A long-time cybersecurity pro with chops built up in the federal government world and through forensic investigation work, Damon Petraglia works as a vCISO and CISO on demand for the IT services firm Blue Mantis.”Where I am today as a vCISO is a culmination…
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German police seized eXch crypto exchange
Germany’s BKA shut down eXch crypto exchange, seizing its infrastructure over money laundering and illegal trading platform charges. On April 30, 2025, Germany’s Federal Criminal Police (BKA) shut down the eXch crypto exchange (eXch.cx), seizing its infrastructure over money laundering and illegal trading allegations. ZIT, BKA, and Dutch FIOD led the operation, expecting the evidence…
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Building Adaptable NHIs for a Secure Future
Are We Placing Appropriate Importance on Adaptable NHIs? Non-Human Identities (NHIs) are the unsung heroes. Yet, far too often, their crucial role in safeguarding network infrastructure and data is overlooked. However, ignoring the importance of NHIs and their secret management can prove to be a costly error, particularly for industries heavily reliant on cloud-based operations….…
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Germany Shuts Down eXch Over $1.9B Laundering, Seizes Euro34M in Crypto and 8TB of Data
Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (aka Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) has seized the online infrastructure and shutdown linked to the eXch cryptocurrency exchange over allegations of money laundering and operating a criminal trading platform.The operation was carried out on April 30, 2025, authorities said, adding they also confiscated 8 terabytes worth of data and cryptocurrency assets…
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ISMG Editors: CISA Cuts and US Cyber Plan Raise Alarms
Also: Cyber IPOs and the Investment Climate, the Urgency of AI Explainability. In this week’s update, ISMG editors unpacked Trump’s teased grand cyber plan amid budget cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, key business takeaways from RSAC Conference 2025 and why explainability in artificial intelligence is becoming critical to trust and security. First…
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The industry needs a new approach to protecting legacy critical infrastructure
Tags: infrastructureFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/the-industry-needs-a-new-approach-to-protecting-legacy-critical-infrastructure
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German operation shuts down crypto mixer eXch, seizes millions in assets
Infrastructure and digital assets from the cryptocurrency mixer eXch, believed to be involved with the laundering of funds from the ByBit hack, are now in the hands of German authorities. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/exch-cryptocurrency-mixer-germany-takedown
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Germany takes down eXch cryptocurrency exchange, seizes servers
The Federal police in Germany (BKA) seized the server infrastructure and shut down the ‘eXch’ cryptocurrency exchange platform for alleged money laundering cybercrime proceeds. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/germany-takes-down-exch-cryptocurrency-exchange-seizes-servers/
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Malicious npm Packages Infect 3,200+ Cursor Users With Backdoor, Steal Credentials
Tags: ai, api, apple, backdoor, credentials, cybersecurity, infrastructure, intelligence, macOS, malicious, threat, toolCybersecurity researchers have flagged three malicious npm packages that are designed to target the Apple macOS version of Cursor, a popular artificial intelligence (AI)-powered source code editor.”Disguised as developer tools offering ‘the cheapest Cursor API,’ these packages steal user credentials, fetch an encrypted payload from threat actor-controlled infrastructure, overwrite Cursor’s First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Europol Dismantles DDoSHire Network and Arrests Four Administrators
Tags: attack, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, ddos, government, infrastructure, international, jobs, network, serviceSignificant blow to cybercriminal infrastructure, Europol has coordinated an international operation resulting in the arrest of four individuals in Poland who allegedly operated six DDoS-for-hire platforms. These platforms, which allowed paying customers to launch devastating cyberattacks for as little as Euro10, were responsible for thousands of attacks against schools, government services, businesses, and gaming platforms…
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Chinese Hackers Exploit SAP RCE Flaw CVE-2025-31324, Deploy Golang-Based SuperShell
A China-linked unnamed threat actor dubbed Chaya_004 has been observed exploiting a recently disclosed security flaw in SAP NetWeaver.Forescout Vedere Labs, in a report published today, said it uncovered a malicious infrastructure likely associated with the hacking group weaponizing CVE-2025-31324 (CVSS score: 10.0) since April 29, 2025.CVE-2025-31324 refers to a critical SAP NetWeaver flaw First…