Tag: infrastructure
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To stop crims, Google starts dismantling residential proxy network they use to hide
The Chocolate Factory strikes again, targeting the infrastructure attackers use to stay anonymous First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/google_ipidea_crime_network/
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Kritische Infrastruktur: Bundestag beschließt Kritis-Dachgesetz
Der Anschlag auf das Berliner Stromnetz zeigt die Verwundbarkeit der Infrastruktur. Zu deren Schutz fordert der Bundestag nun weniger Transparenzpflichten. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/kritische-infrastruktur-bundestag-beschliesst-kritis-dachgesetz-2601-204780.html
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eScan AV supply chain compromise: Users targeted with malicious updates
The update infrastructure for eScan antivirus, a product of Indian cybersecurity company MicroWorld Technologies, has been compromised by unknown attackers to deliver a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/29/escan-antivirus-update-supply-chain-compromised/
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Swarmer Tool Abuses Windows Registry to Evade Detection and Persist on Systems
Swarmer, a sophisticated tool designed to manipulate Windows registry hives while bypassing endpoint detection systems. The tool exploits legacy Windows infrastructure to achieve persistent access without triggering traditional EDR monitoring systems that typically flag direct registry modifications. Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions have significantly hardened defenses against conventional registry persistence techniques. Classic methods using…
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eScan Antivirus Update Server Breached to Deliver Malicious Software Updates
MicroWorld Technologies’ eScan antivirus platform fell victim to a sophisticated supply chain attack on January 20, 2026, when threat actors compromised legitimate update infrastructure to distribute multi-stage malware to enterprise and consumer endpoints worldwide. Security researchers immediately alerted the vendor, which isolated the affected infrastructure within one hour and took its global update system offline…
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CISA chief uploaded sensitive government files to public ChatGPT
Tags: access, chatgpt, cisa, compliance, control, cybersecurity, government, infrastructure, office, toolLeadership credibility questioned: The uploads triggered an internal DHS assessment involving the department’s then-acting general counsel Joseph Mazzara and chief information officer Antoine McCord, along with CISA’s chief information officer Robert Costello and chief counsel Spencer Fisher, the report said. The outcome has not been disclosed.According to the report, CISA spokesperson Marci McCarthy confirmed that…
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Survey of 100+ Energy Systems Reveals Critical OT Cybersecurity Gaps
A study by OMICRON has revealed widespread cybersecurity gaps in the operational technology (OT) networks of substations, power plants, and control centers worldwide. Drawing on data from more than 100 installations, the analysis highlights recurring technical, organizational, and functional issues that leave critical energy infrastructure vulnerable to cyber threats.The findings are based on First seen…
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QA: Why Cybersecurity Is Now a Core Business Risk, Not Just a Technical Problem
Tags: attack, business, cyber, cybersecurity, data, government, infrastructure, resilience, risk, supply-chain, threatCybersecurity threats are escalating in scale and sophistication, and organisations around the world are scrambling to keep pace with the evolving digital risk landscape. Governments and corporations alike face increasing pressure to strengthen cyber resilience as attacks extend across critical infrastructure, supply chains and data systems with growing frequency. At the forefront of national and…
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EU’s answer to CVE solves dependency issue, adds fragmentation risks
Tags: access, ai, china, cisco, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dos, exploit, finance, governance, grc, infrastructure, intelligence, international, nvd, open-source, risk, service, software, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementCoordinated disclosure: Nik Kale, principal engineer and product architect at Cisco Systems, says GCVE’s main challenge comes from building a platform that the security community can rely on for coordinated disclosure and remediation.”Viability depends far more on governance than on the data itself,” Kale says. “That includes clear attribution rules, transparent CNA processes, predictable decision-making,…
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Kritik am Kritis-Dachgesetz: “Flickenteppich” befürchtet
Der Gesetzesentwurf der Bundesregierung zum Schutz kritischer Infrastruktur reicht nach Meinung des Deutschen Städtetag nicht aus.Der Deutsche Städtetag hält den zur Abstimmung im Bundestag anstehenden Vorschlag der Koalition zum Schutz kritischer Infrastruktur für unzureichend. Der Entwurf von Union und SPD sieht für Unternehmen der kritischen Infrastruktur wie etwa große Energieversorger oder Verkehrsunternehmen strengere Verpflichtungen zum…
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SolarWinds, again: Critical RCE bugs reopen old wounds for enterprise security teams
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, cisco, control, credentials, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, malicious, programming, radius, rce, remote-code-execution, software, threat, update, vulnerabilityRemote code execution and data deserialization vulnerabilities CVE-2025-40551 (critical) and CVE-2025-40553 (critical);Authentication and bypass security flaws CVE-2025-40552 (critical), CVE-2025-40554 (critical), CVE-2025-40536 (high), and CVE-2025-40537 (high).CVE-2025-40551 and CVE-2025-40553 make WHD susceptible to untrusted data deseralization that could allow attackers to run commands on the host machine. The flaw could be exploited without authentication.The other two critical…
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Crooks are hijacking and reselling AI infrastructure: Report
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, firewall, group, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, LLM, malicious, marketplace, risk, service, skills, technology, theft, threat, training, vulnerabilityexposed endpoints on default ports of common LLM inference services;unauthenticated API access without proper access controls;development/staging environments with public IP addresses;MCP servers connecting LLMs to file systems, databases and internal APIs.Common misconfigurations leveraged by these threat actors include:Ollama running on port 11434 without authentication;OpenAI-compatible APIs on port 8000 exposed to the internet;MCP servers accessible without…
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AI Use by CISA Chief Alarms Cyber Officials
CISA Defends Director’s Use of AI Tool Despite Internal Compliance Review. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala uploaded sensitive documents to ChatGPT under a temporary, approved exception, prompting internal alerts and reigniting concerns over the agency’s AI governance and leadership judgement. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-use-by-cisa-chief-alarms-cyber-officials-a-30620
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What Are Service Accounts and Why Are They a Security Risk?
Tags: api, cloud, container, credentials, cyberattack, data, identity, infrastructure, risk, service6 min read79 percent of cyberattacks now rely purely on identity compromise, using legitimate credentials to move laterally, escalate privileges and exfiltrate data while appearing authorized at every step. Service accounts represent the automated backbone of modern infrastructure, operating continuously across cloud platforms, databases, APIs and container orchestrators as non-human identities. Their ubiquity makes them…
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Critical FortiCloud SSO zero”‘day forces emergency service disablement at Fortinet
Attack details and indicators: Fortinet’s investigation into the exploitation revealed attackers used two specific FortiCloud accounts: “cloud-noc@mail.io” and “cloud-init@mail.io,” though the company warned “these addresses may change in the future.”Fortinet identified multiple IP addresses associated with the attacks, including several Cloudflare-protected addresses that attackers used to obscure their activities.”Following authentication via SSO, it has been…
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Delegation is a risk decision every leader makes, not an ops choice
Tags: access, ai, awareness, breach, business, communications, compliance, control, finance, governance, infrastructure, jobs, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, service, toolAirlines and booking platforms, overwhelmed by volume and operational pressure, delegated financial decision-making to automated systems that could issue credits, delay refunds, or apply preset rules at scale.In many cases, those systems operated exactly as configured. They stayed within internal thresholds, followed approved logic, and reduced immediate operational load. The problem surfaced later. Customers challenged outcomes.…
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Skills CISOs need to master in 2026
Tags: access, ai, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, resilience, risk, risk-management, skills, strategy, threat, tool, trainingTop technical skills: In addition to strong knowledge of AI systems, today’s CISOs need a solid foundation in the technologies that define modern enterprise environments. The (ISC)² CISSP is still widely regarded as the gold standard for broad expertise in security architecture, risk management, and governance. “Regulators will expect this, and it still appears in…
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Federal IT Buyers Told to Plan for Post-Quantum Cryptography
CISA Urges Agencies to Treat Quantum Readiness as a Standard Buying Expectation. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging agencies to treat post-quantum cryptography as a near-term procurement expectation, signaling that information technology products should embed quantum-resistant security now to avoid rushed retrofits before federal migration deadlines. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Keyfactor Allies with IBM Consulting to Spur PQC Adoption
Keyfactor has partnered with IBM Consulting to enable organizations to accelerate adoption of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) before existing legacy encryption schemes might be cracked later this decade. Under the terms of the non-exclusive alliance, the cryptographic discovery, public key infrastructure (PKI), digital signage and certificate lifecycle automation tools and platforms provided by Keyfactor will be..…
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APT Attacks Target Indian Government Using SHEETCREEP, FIREPOWER, and MAILCREEP – Part 2
Tags: access, ai, api, apt, attack, backdoor, backup, cloud, control, credentials, data, dns, email, exploit, github, google, government, group, india, infection, infrastructure, Internet, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, monitoring, network, phishing, powershell, programming, service, tactics, threat, tool, update, windowsThis is Part 2 of our two-part technical analysis on the Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack campaigns. For details on the Gopher Strike campaign, go to Part 1.IntroductionIn September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz uncovered three additional backdoors, SHEETCREEP, FIREPOWER, and MAILCREEP, used to power the Sheet Attack campaign. In Part 2 of this series, ThreatLabz will…
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U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Office, GNU InetUtils, SmarterTools SmarterMail, and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, linux, microsoft, office, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Office, GNU InetUtils, SmarterTools SmarterMail, and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Microsoft Office, GNU InetUtils, SmarterTools SmarterMail, and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog:…
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ShinyHunters Group Targets Over 100 Enterprises, Including Canva, Atlassian, and Epic Games
A surge in infrastructure deployment that mirrors the tactics of SLSH, a predatory alliance uniting three major threat actors: Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$, and ShinyHunters. A sophisticated identity-theft campaign has emerged, targeting Single Sign-On (SSO) platforms particularly Okta across more than 100 high-value enterprises. Unlike automated phishing campaigns, this operation is human-led. It relies on voice…
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Botnet Spotlight: Pressure rises on botnets, but the fight is far from over
Momentum is building in the fight against botnets, as network operators and law enforcement ramp up crackdowns on botnet infrastructure, malware, and bulletproof hosting providers. While major takedowns show progress, cybercriminals are still adapting, learn more in this latest edition of the Botnet Spotlight. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/botnet-spotlight-pressure-rises-on-botnets-but-the-fight-is-far-from-over/
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CISA Flags Actively Exploited VMware vCenter RCE Flaw in KEV Catalog
Tags: cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, rce, remote-code-execution, vcenter, vmware, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability affecting VMware vCenter Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming that the flaw is being actively exploited in real-world attacks. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/vmware-vcenter-cve-2024-37079-exploited/
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Cryptographically Agile Transport Security for AI Infrastructure
Discover how to secure AI infrastructure with post-quantum cryptography and agile transport security for Model Context Protocol (MCP) deployments. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/cryptographically-agile-transport-security-for-ai-infrastructure/
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Sandworm Blamed for Wiper Attack on Poland Power Grid
Researchers attributed the failed attempt to the infamous Russian APT Sandworm, which is notorious for wiper attacks on critical infrastructure organizations. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/sandworm-wiper-attack-poland-power-grid
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Claroty Gets $150M to Lead in AI for Infrastructure Security
Claroty CEO Yaniv Vardi Outlines IPO Strategy and Growth Through Acquisition. Claroty’s $150 million Series F funding round will help scale its platform for protecting critical infrastructure with embedded AI. CEO Yaniv Vardi says the company aims to reach profitability, pursue M&A and strengthen verticalized offerings for the healthcare, manufacturing and industrial spaces. First seen…
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APT Attacks Target Indian Government Using GOGITTER, GITSHELLPAD, and GOSHELL – Part 1
Tags: access, adobe, ai, antivirus, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, cloud, control, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, github, google, government, group, india, infection, infrastructure, injection, Internet, malicious, malware, microsoft, network, phishing, service, spear-phishing, threat, tool, update, windowsIntroductionIn September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified two campaigns, tracked as Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack, by a threat actor that operates in Pakistan and primarily targets entities in the Indian government. In both campaigns, ThreatLabz identified previously undocumented tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). While these campaigns share some similarities with the Pakistan-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, APT36, we…