Tag: infrastructure
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U.S. Sanctions Iran-Linked Hackers Behind Critical Infrastructure Breaches
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced fresh sanctions on Iranian cyber actors as part of what it called an “unprecedented, whole-of-government, economic campaign” against the nation and its enablers.”We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran’s financial connections around the globe. Our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical…
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Democratic Lawmakers Call for GAO Investigation of CISA Workforce Cuts
A group of Congressional Democrats are asking the GAO to investigate whether the deep cuts to CISA’s workforce under the Trump Administration has hobbled the agency’s abilities at a time when cyber threats against federal networks and critical infrastructure by nation-state actors are growing. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/democratic-lawmakers-call-for-gao-investigation-of-cisa-workforce-cuts/
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Norway ‘s Digital Government Infrastructure Hit by a new DDoS Attack
Norway ‘s shared government infrastructure suffered a third DDoS attack, disrupting digital services but showing no signs of data compromise. Norway ‘s shared digital government infrastructure has been hit by another distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that disrupted services used by citizens, businesses and public agencies. The incident began at 03:38 CEST on Monday, August 24,…
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Suspected Iran-Linked Cyberattack Shuts UK Power Generator for Four Days
A suspected Iran-linked cyberattack reportedly forced a small UK power generator offline for four days, raising concerns about infrastructure resilience. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-iran-linked-hackers-uk-power-plant-cyberattack-emea/
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Massive DDoS attack disrupts Norway’s government digital services
A large distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack has disrupted Norway’s shared government digital infrastructure since Monday, affecting services used by the public sector. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-ddos-attack-disrupts-norways-government-digital-services/
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Interpol targets Black Axe’s illicit financial web in latest international sting
The multi-country sting targeted Black Axe financial networks, seizing millions in assets and uncovering Crime-as-a-Service infrastructure across four continents. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/interpol-operation-jackal-iv-black-axe-arrests/
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Multi-Agent AI Framework Compromises Government Systems and Steals Thousands of Records
A multi-agent AI framework, utilizing Hermes and OpenClaw agents, was employed to compromise government entities in Asia, stealing thousands of personnel records, cracking employee credentials, and establishing persistent access to state infrastructure, according to Dream Research Labs. Researchers discovered a 160 MB operational archive containing 1,395 files generated over about 4 days of activity, from…
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24 npm Packages Abuse unpkg Mirrors to Host Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA Pages
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses a cluster of 24 npm packages as free phishing infrastructure for redirecting to ClickFix-style fake CAPTCHA pages.”While the malware is simply a single HTML page inside the npm package, and while downloading it wouldn’t do harm, the threat actor’s use of npm isn’t to…
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E4del and PINHOLE RATs Turn FTP Banners Into Dead Drops for Malware Commands
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that employs FTP banners as dead drop resolvers (DDRs) to deliver two previously unreported remote access trojans (RATs) tracked as E4del and PINHOLE.While threat actors are known to abuse legitimate services to point to additional command-and-control (C2) infrastructure and blend in with regular network traffic, the…
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Fake Minecraft Clients Deliver WeedHack Malware Despite Infrastructure Takedown
A threat actor keeps spreading the WeedHack malware to Minecraft players despite its original infrastructure taken down in July First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fake-minecraft-weedhack-malware/
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Wie ungenutzte IT-Infrastruktur Sicherheitsvorfälle verursachen kann Die stille Gefahr
Ungepatchte Systeme und neue Angriffsmethoden durch künstliche Intelligenz dominieren derzeit die Cybersecurity-Debatte. Doch viele Sicherheitsvorfälle entstehen dort, wo Unternehmen gar nicht hinschauen: in ungenutzter digitaler Infrastruktur. Verwaiste Benutzerkonten, nie rotierte Zugangsdaten und vergessene Speichermedien können zu idealen Einfallstoren für Angreifer werden. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/wie-ungenutzte-it-infrastruktur-sicherheitsvorfaelle-verursachen-kann-die-stille-gefahr/107031/
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U.S. CISA adds maximum-severity Oracle flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Oracle flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-21962 (CVSS score of 10,0), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CVE-2026-21962 is a critical, unauthenticated vulnerability…
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Actively Exploited Oracle WebLogic Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Access Critical Data
Tags: access, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, network, oracle, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle WebLogic Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21962 (CVSS score: 10.0), allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to First seen on…
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WeedHack Malware Spreads Through SEO-Poisoned Minecraft Sites Despite C2 Disruption
A renewed distribution wave for the WeedHack malware-as-a-service operation, with threat actors continuing to push infected Minecraft clients and mods despite the campaign’s original command-and-control infrastructure being disrupted. The researchers found multiple active websites impersonating popular Minecraft projects, offering paid clients at no cost, and abusing well-known hosting platforms to make malicious downloads appear trustworthy.…
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WeedHack Malware Spreads Through SEO-Poisoned Minecraft Sites Despite C2 Disruption
A renewed distribution wave for the WeedHack malware-as-a-service operation, with threat actors continuing to push infected Minecraft clients and mods despite the campaign’s original command-and-control infrastructure being disrupted. The researchers found multiple active websites impersonating popular Minecraft projects, offering paid clients at no cost, and abusing well-known hosting platforms to make malicious downloads appear trustworthy.…
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Hackers Exploit Critical Oracle HTTP Server Flaw to Access and Modify Sensitive Data
Tags: access, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, hacker, infrastructure, kev, oracle, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability in Oracle HTTP Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog after confirming evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21962, affects both Oracle HTTP Server and the Oracle WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-in. CISA classified this issue as…
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Hackers Exploit Critical Oracle HTTP Server Flaw to Access and Modify Sensitive Data
Tags: access, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, hacker, infrastructure, kev, oracle, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability in Oracle HTTP Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog after confirming evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21962, affects both Oracle HTTP Server and the Oracle WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-in. CISA classified this issue as…
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US sanctions Iranian cyber actors as UK discloses power plant attack
The U.S. sanctioned several Iranian nationals for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure just days after reports emerged of a cyber intrusion on a small power plant in the United Kingdom. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iran-cyberattacks-us-uk
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Airlock Digital Completes Independent IRAP Assessment at the PROTECTED Level
Independent assessment provides Australian organisations with additional evidence when evaluating application control for sensitive, government, defence and critical infrastructure environments. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/airlock-digital-completes-independent-irap-assessment/
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CISA’s logging guidance works beyond government
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) wants federal agencies to (re)shape their logging strategy around one question: when an attack hits, can you … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/24/cybersecurity-logging-guidelines-strategy/
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CISA orders urgent patching of actively exploited Zimbra flaw
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered U.S. government agencies to patch an actively exploited vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) within three days. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-urgent-patching-of-actively-exploited-zimbra-flaw/
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Wake-Up Call for CNI After Iranian Attack Shuts Down UK Power Plant
Experts argue Iranian cyber-attack on UK power plant lays bare frailty of critical national infrastructure First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cni-iranian-attack-shuts-uk-power/
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Wake-Up Call for CNI After Iranian Attack Shuts Down UK Power Plant
Experts argue Iranian cyber-attack on UK power plant lays bare frailty of critical national infrastructure First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cni-iranian-attack-shuts-uk-power/
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 111
Tags: banking, botnet, edr, infrastructure, international, linux, malware, ransomware, spyware, windowsSecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Akira Hits Safe Mode: Ransomware Rebooting Around EDR Multi-Functional Linux Botnet “Evooo1Bot” StubMaker RubyGems Campaign Delivers a Windows Infostealer Hunting MacSync Stealer infrastructure through behavioral pivots Manic: Blend between Banking Malware & Spyware […]…
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UK Power Plant Disabled for Four Days by Iran-Linked Hackers, Concurrent with US Water Attacks
Iran-linked hackers shut down a UK power plant for four days in the first confirmed attack of its kind, concurrent with water infrastructure attacks across 12 US states. Iran-linked hackers shut down a British power plant for four days in what The Telegraph describes as the most successful cyberattack of its kind against UK energy…
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U.S. CISA adds Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw CVE-2026-73570 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CERT Polska, Poland’s national computer emergency response team, confirmed this week that threat actors…
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768 Leaked AWS Keys Still Active With Full Admin Access to Corporate Accounts
Tags: access, cloud, corporate, credentials, cyber, data, data-breach, iam, infrastructure, risk, theftA large-scale investigation has uncovered 768 publicly exposed AWS access keys that remain active and grant full administrative privileges to corporate cloud environments, posing a serious risk of account takeover, data theft, infrastructure abuse, and cloud billing fraud. The credentials include 526 root access keys and 242 IAM user keys attached to AWS’s AdministratorAccess managed…
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CISA orders feds to patch actively exploited TrueConf Server flaws
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered U.S. federal agencies to prioritize patching two actively exploited vulnerabilities in the TrueConf Server self-hosted communications platform. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-actively-exploited-trueconf-server-flaws/