Tag: infrastructure
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Cybersecurity Experts Unimpressed With CISA OT Guidance
Zero Trust Is ‘Essential’ – But Who Pays for It?. New guidance from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on adapting zero trust security principles for operational technology is fine as far as it goes, but is pretty high-level and ignores or fudges a couple of key questions, say executives and experts. First seen…
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Massive Facebook Phishing Operation Leverages AppSheet, Netlify, and Telegram
Cybersecurity researchers at Guardio Labs have uncovered a massive phishing operation dubbed AccountDumpling that has compromised more than 30,000 Facebook accounts worldwide. Unlike conventional phishing campaigns that rely on spoofed domains or compromised SMTP servers, this Vietnamese-linked operation abuses Google AppSheet to deliver fully authenticated malicious emails. Because the messages originate from legitimate Google infrastructure,…
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Hackers Use Jenkins Access to Deploy DDoS Botnet Against Gaming Servers
A new campaign shows misconfigured Jenkins servers abused to deploy a DDoS botnet targeting gaming systems, with Valve Corporation infrastructure in focus. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-jenkins-ddos-botnet-gaming-servers/
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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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Carding service Jerry’s Store leak exposes 345,000 stolen payment cards
Jerry’s Store, a card-checking service used by cybercriminals, exposed 345,000 stolen payment cards after leaving its server open, revealing sensitive data. A cybercriminal operation known as Jerry’s Store has reportedly exposed a large cache of stolen payment card data after leaving its own infrastructure accessible online. The service appears to have been used to test…
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Bridewell Joins Global Incident Response Network FIRST as Full Member
Bridewell has been accepted as a full member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), marking a significant milestone in the company’s incident response maturity and global collaboration capabilities. The UK-based cyber security services provider, which specialises in supporting critical national infrastructure (CNI) organisations, secured membership following a rigorous, peer-led vetting process…
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EtherRAT Uses SEO Poisoning and Fake GitHub Pages to Target Enterprise Admins
A newly uncovered cyber campaign dubbed “EtherRAT” is raising concerns across enterprise environments, as attackers combine SEO poisoning, GitHub abuse, and blockchain-based infrastructure to target high-privilege IT professionals. Instead of broadly targeting users, the attackers deliberately impersonate trusted administrative tools, increasing the likelihood that victims already have elevated system access. The attack chain begins with…
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DDoS Malware Targets Jenkins to Hit Valve Game Servers
A new DDoS botnet that abuses exposed Jenkins servers to launch powerful attacks against Valve Source Engine game infrastructure, including servers hosting titles like Counter”‘Strike and Team Fortress 2. The campaign shows how a single misconfigured CI server can be turned into a multi”‘platform attack node capable of UDP, TCP, and application”‘layer floods against online…
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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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DHS Shutdown Ends as CISA Faces Long Recovery
Bipartisan Deal Funds DHS Components After Record 75-Day Shutdown. The House passed a bipartisan bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending a 75-day shutdown that forced the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency into a reactive posture and disrupted preventive cyber operations, even as workforce losses and proposed cuts threaten long-term resilience. First seen on…
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Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431): Frequently asked questions about Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability
Tags: access, ai, attack, browser, cisa, cloud, container, crypto, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, linux, mitigation, ransomware, risk, tool, update, vulnerabilityA flaw in the Linux kernel present since 2017 allows a local user to gain root access on virtually every major Linux distribution. A public exploit is available and reported to work reliably. Key Takeaways CVE-2026-31431 is a high severity local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel reportedly affecting virtually every major distribution released…
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Top 5 Strategies for Post-Quantum AI Infrastructure Security in 2026
Top 5 Strategies for Post-Quantum AI Infrastructure Security in 2026 First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/top-5-strategies-for-post-quantum-ai-infrastructure-security-in-2026/
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SHARED INTEL QA: PKI’s unfinished business”, ‘digital passports’ for content, models and agents
As if keeping track of machine identities wasn’t hard enough. AI agents are now arriving by the thousands, and most enterprises are just handing them borrowed credentials and hoping for the best. Meanwhile, the cryptographic infrastructure asked to absorb… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/shared-intel-qa-pkis-unfinished-business-digital-passports-for-content-models-and-agents/
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Why Enterprises Need an MCP Gateway, Not Native Connectors
Anthropic made the architectural case for MCP gateways at an AI Engineer conference recently. The talk was titled “Why Gateways Are All You Need”. It laid out exactly why enterprise MCP deployments stall and what the path forward looks like. Three specific takeaways were shared: invest in common infrastructure, treat the gateway as your root……
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Dismantle implicit trust in OT networks, CISA tells critical infrastructure operators
Tags: access, ai, cisa, communications, control, data-breach, detection, firewall, guide, infrastructure, network, open-source, siem, tactics, tool, vpn, zero-trustWhat it means for security teams: The publication closes a gap that CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model 2.0 acknowledged, having stated it did not address challenges specific to operational technology. It follows February’s Barriers to Secure OT Communications and earlier CISA warnings that exposed VPNs, firewalls, and legacy edge devices remain the dominant entry points…
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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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Bad Bots in the Agentic Age: What the 2026 Thales Bad Bot Report Reveals
Tags: ai, api, application-security, attack, automation, banking, business, container, control, crime, cyber, cybercrime, data, defense, detection, exploit, finance, fraud, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, LLM, malicious, monitoring, resilience, risk, service, threat, tool, vulnerabilityBad Bots in the Agentic Age: What the 2026 Thales Bad Bot Report Reveals josh.pearson@t“¦ Thu, 04/30/2026 – 07:31 The modern internet is becoming less human by the day. Bot traffic is increasing, and human traffic is shrinking. Malicious automated traffic is getting harder to spot. The Thales 2026 Bad Bot Report, now in it’s…
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Wer UCC nur als Meeting-Tool absichert, unterschätzt das Risiko – Unified Communication gehört heute zur kritischen Infrastruktur
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ucc-sicherheit-kritische-infrastruktur-security-by-design-a-994134541ca28ca73ac75e67a35c50db/
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Bad bots make up 40% of internet traffic
The normalization of AI and automation within internet infrastructure is changing how organizations interpret traffic. Activity that once appeared anomalous is now treated as … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/30/thales-ai-driven-bot-traffic-rise-report/
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KasadaIQ’s Q1 Insights: How AI Became Adversary Infrastructure
KasadaIQ’s Q1 2026 Threat Intelligence Report highlights a structural shift in automated threats: AI is now embedded across the adversary lifecycle. From large-scale account commoditization to verification bypass and AI agent exploitation, organizations face a rapidly evolving and industrialized threat environment. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/kasadaiqs-q1-insights-how-ai-became-adversary-infrastructure/
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KasadaIQ’s Q1 Insights: How AI Became Adversary Infrastructure
KasadaIQ’s Q1 2026 Threat Intelligence Report highlights a structural shift in automated threats: AI is now embedded across the adversary lifecycle. From large-scale account commoditization to verification bypass and AI agent exploitation, organizations face a rapidly evolving and industrialized threat environment. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/kasadaiqs-q1-insights-how-ai-became-adversary-infrastructure/
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KasadaIQ’s Q1 Insights: How AI Became Adversary Infrastructure
KasadaIQ’s Q1 2026 Threat Intelligence Report highlights a structural shift in automated threats: AI is now embedded across the adversary lifecycle. From large-scale account commoditization to verification bypass and AI agent exploitation, organizations face a rapidly evolving and industrialized threat environment. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/kasadaiqs-q1-insights-how-ai-became-adversary-infrastructure/
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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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Post-Quantum AI Infrastructure Security: Protecting MCP Deployments in 2026
Post-Quantum AI Infrastructure Security: Protecting MCP Deployments in 2026 First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/post-quantum-ai-infrastructure-security-protecting-mcp-deployments-in-2026/
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KI-gesteuerte Bot-Angriffe nehmen um das 12,5-Fache zu
Thales veröffentlicht die Ergebnisse des ‘2026 Bad Bot Reports: Bad Bots in the Agentic Age”. Sie zeigen einen grundlegenden Wandel in der Funktionsweise des Internets auf, denn mittlerweile ist die durch künstliche Intelligenz beschleunigte Automatisierung ein prägendes Merkmal der modernen digitalen Infrastruktur geworden. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen drei wesentliche strukturelle Veränderungen: das Aufkommen von KI-Agenten als neue…
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Visual Studio cloud agents now run inside GitHub Copilot
Microsoft’s April update to Visual Studio introduces cloud agent integration in GitHub Copilot, enabling developers to offload tasks to remote infrastructure for scalable, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/29/microsoft-visual-studio-cloud-agent-integration/