Tag: infrastructure
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OpenAI Pledges $1B to Arm Cyber Defenders With Frontier AI
Daybreak Expansion Targets US Public Sector and Critical Infrastructure Security. OpenAI is committing $1 billion to subsidize access to its cyber-capable models for defenders and is launching a center to train security professionals in the American public sector. Daybreak for Frontline Defenders offers security engineers and other defenders the ability to use frontier AI models.…
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OpenAI Pledges $1B to Arm Cyber Defenders With Frontier AI
Daybreak Expansion Targets US Public Sector and Critical Infrastructure Security. OpenAI is committing $1 billion to subsidize access to its cyber-capable models for defenders and is launching a center to train security professionals in the American public sector. Daybreak for Frontline Defenders offers security engineers and other defenders the ability to use frontier AI models.…
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OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion in AI Cybersecurity Tools to Protect Critical Infrastructure
Tags: access, ai, cyber, cybersecurity, infrastructure, intelligence, openai, threat, tool, trainingOpenAI announced a $1 billion initiative on Thursday to provide subsidized access to its artificial intelligence (AI) cybersecurity tools, technical support, and training for critical infrastructure operators. The rollout comes amid mounting warnings that AI-driven cyber threats are rapidly escalating. The company’s Daybreak for Frontline Defenders global program aims to equip under-resourced organizations protecting essential..…
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Hackers Turn HiveMQ and Element Messenger Into Control Channels for Windows Backdoors
Tags: backdoor, control, cyber, data-breach, group, hacker, infrastructure, malware, ransomware, threat, tool, windowsThe financially motivated threat actor Toy Ghouls has expanded its custom malware arsenal with two Windows backdoors that abuse HiveMQ’s public MQTT infrastructure and the Matrix-based Element messaging ecosystem for command-and-control communications. The development marks a notable evolution for the group, which previously leaned on publicly available tools and leaked ransomware builders before introducing its…
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Hackers Turn HiveMQ and Element Messenger Into Control Channels for Windows Backdoors
Tags: backdoor, control, cyber, data-breach, group, hacker, infrastructure, malware, ransomware, threat, tool, windowsThe financially motivated threat actor Toy Ghouls has expanded its custom malware arsenal with two Windows backdoors that abuse HiveMQ’s public MQTT infrastructure and the Matrix-based Element messaging ecosystem for command-and-control communications. The development marks a notable evolution for the group, which previously leaned on publicly available tools and leaked ransomware builders before introducing its…
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G7 urges organizations to prepare for quantum cyber threats
In a joint advisory released Thursday, the G7 Cyber Security Working Group and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA, said organizations should begin moving to post-quantum cryptography now. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/g7-urges-organizations-to-prepare-for-quantum-threats
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G7 urges organizations to prepare for quantum cyber threats
In a joint advisory released Thursday, the G7 Cyber Security Working Group and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA, said organizations should begin moving to post-quantum cryptography now. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/g7-urges-organizations-to-prepare-for-quantum-threats
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OpenAI Pledges $1bn to Bring its AI Cybersecurity Tools to Essential Services
OpenAI has committed to subsidizing access to Daybreak, helping defenders deploy its AI models in its existing cybersecurity infrastructure First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/openai-pledges-ai-tools-essential/
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Hackers Compromise More Than 14,500 Dahua Security Cameras in Massive Campaign
A large-scale campaign dubbed Operation CameraSwarm compromised at least 14,530 Dahua IP cameras and related surveillance devices in just 35 days. Exposing how unpatched flaws, weak credentials, and cloud-connected P2P features can turn video-security infrastructure into a remotely accessible attack surface. Threat intelligence firm Hunt.io reconstructed the operation after discovering an unsecured HTTP directory belonging…
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BTS #81 Infratrust Pulse, AI’s Role in Security
In this episode of Below the Surface, host Paul Asadoorian is joined by Eclypsium’s Vlad Babkin for a wide-ranging discussion on the latest infrastructure security risks, beginning with the August InfraTrust Pulse and expanding into management plane exploitation, BMC persistence,… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/bts-81-infratrust-pulse-ais-role-in-security/
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Lawmakers See ‘AI-Shaped Hole’ in UK’s New Cyber Bill
AI ‘Emergency Kill Switch’ for Government Features in the Proposed Amendments. Lawmakers advancing the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill through Parliament continue to debate artificial intelligence safeguards. While some see an AI-shaped hole in the bill, the government argues for a narrower, critical national infrastructure focus. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Gambling Goblin kapert brasilianische Regierungswebsites für weltweiten SEO-Betrug für Online-Glücksspiele
Die Sicherheitsforscher von Check Point Research (CPR) verfolgen seit Mitte 2025 eine Kampagne eines chinesischsprachigen Akteurs, den CPR als ‘Gambling Goblin” bezeichnet. Die Cyberkriminellen kompromittieren vertrauenswürdige Regierungswebsites und verwandelt sie in eine Infrastruktur für eine auf Skalierbarkeit ausgelegte Betrugsoperation. Die Gruppe kompromittiert legitime Webserver der brasilianischen Regierung darunter zahlreiche .gov.br-Seiten von Bundes-, Landes- und […]…
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Daily OT Security News: September 03, 2026
Daily OT Security News, Viakoo, September 03, 2026 UK Advances Powers to Restrict High-Risk Technology Suppliers in Critical Infrastructure SecurityWeek reported September 2 that late amendments to the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, tabled August 24, would… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/daily-ot-security-news-september-03-2026/
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Gambling Goblin missbraucht Regierungswebsites als SEO-Waffe
Gambling Goblin kapert brasilianische Regierungswebsites, manipuliert Suchergebnisse und schafft eine Infrastruktur, die auch Malware verbreiten könnte. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/gambling-goblin-missbraucht-regierungswebsites-als-seo-waffe/a46322/
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Ransomware Hackers Can Go From Network Access to Encryption in Less Than 24 Hours
Tags: access, breach, business, credentials, cyber, data-breach, encryption, hacker, infrastructure, network, ransomware, service, threatThe Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service operation can move from confirmed access inside a victim network to encryption in under 24 hours. Demonstrating how rapidly modern affiliates can turn stolen credentials or exposed infrastructure into a full-scale business disruption. Counter Threat Unit researchers tracking the operation as GOLD SHERWOOD found that the Gentlemen affiliates follow a repeatable post-compromise…
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CISA Warns SonicWall SMA1000 Flaws Are Actively Exploited in Attacks
Tags: access, attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, mobile, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two vulnerabilities affecting SonicWall SMA1000 appliances to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, warning that these flaws are actively being exploited in real-world attacks. The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2026-83548 and CVE-2026-83549, affect SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA1000) remote-access appliances. CISA Warns SonicWall SMA1000 Flaws CISA…
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CISA Warns SonicWall SMA1000 Flaws Are Actively Exploited in Attacks
Tags: access, attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, mobile, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two vulnerabilities affecting SonicWall SMA1000 appliances to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, warning that these flaws are actively being exploited in real-world attacks. The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2026-83548 and CVE-2026-83549, affect SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA1000) remote-access appliances. CISA Warns SonicWall SMA1000 Flaws CISA…
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CISA Adds Seven Exploited Flaws as Attackers Deploy Reverse Shells and Crypto Miners
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added seven security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog after they landed in attackers’ crosshairs.The vulnerabilities are as follows – CVE-2026-83548 (CVSS score: 10.0) – A server-side request forgery vulnerability in SonicWall SMA 1000 Appliances that could allow a remote unauthenticated First seen…
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Axonius Targets Channel Growth focusing in AI and Infrastructure risk
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/axonius-targets-channel-growth-focusing-in-ai-and-infrastructure-risk
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How Attackers Game Legacy Threat Feeds Aged Domains
Take a tour through almost any SOC. You’ll find dashboards filled with rules designed to block newly registered domains (NRDs). On paper, the logic feels bulletproof. When threat syndicates spin up infrastructure for a massive phishing wave or credential-harvesting campaign, they need digital… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/how-attackers-game-legacy-threat-feeds-aged-domains/
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Wiz Finds Active LiteLLM and MCP Attacks Targeting AI Infrastructure
Wiz observed active attacks on LiteLLM and MCP servers, including credential theft, cryptomining, command execution, and prompt injection. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/news-litellm-mcp-server-attacks/
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Dogged Russia-based botnet dismantled after 23-year run
Sality’s peer-to-peer infrastructure allowed it to evade system-wide disruption efforts for an exceptionally long period. Authorities and cybersecurity experts finally brought it down. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/sality-botnet-dismantled/
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Threat Intelligence: Definition, Benefits, and Use Cases
Security teams rarely struggle because they lack data. More often, the challenge is deciding which signals actually deserve attention. Modern security environments generate information about suspicious IP addresses, malicious domains, malware samples, phishing infrastructure, ransomware activity, attacker behavior, and thousands of other indicators. Without context, that volume can quickly become another source of noise. Threat…
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Critical Infrastructure Security
Critical infrastructure supports the systems and services that modern society depends on every day. Electricity generation and distribution, water treatment, transportation, telecommunications, healthcare, financial services, energy production, and other essential sectors rely on increasingly connected digital technologies. As these environments… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/critical-infrastructure-security/
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Government Cybersecurity
Government organizations are responsible for providing essential public services, managing sensitive information, maintaining critical infrastructure, and supporting citizens and businesses. As governments continue to digitize these services, their dependence on technology has increased significantly. Government agencies now operate extensive digital… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/government-cybersecurity/
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PaperCut Zero-Day Exploitation Escalates to Active Intrusions
Enterprise print management systems are often treated as routine infrastructure, but attackers continue to demonstrate that any connected application can become an entry point into a corporate environment. According to SecurityWeek report, threat actors are actively exploiting two recently disclosed… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/papercut-zero-day-exploitation-escalates-to-active-intrusions/
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Manchester Airports Group Cyberattack Exposes Data of 8.7 Million Customers
Airports have evolved into highly connected digital environments where passenger services, booking platforms, Wi-Fi systems, parking services, cloud applications, employee infrastructure, and third-party platforms operate together. That connectivity creates significant opportunities for attackers. Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates Manchester,… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/manchester-airports-group-cyberattack-exposes-data-of-8-7-million-customers/
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CISA scraps 6 free cybersecurity assessments for critical infrastructure operators
The agency’s decision, spurred by workload concerns, could leave organizations without valuable insights into their vulnerabilities. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-cybersecurity-assessments-ending/829371/
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427 or 4 Devices?: Measuring Internet-Exposed Industrial Infrastructure in the UK
By Adrian Cheek, Senior Cybercrime Researcher On August 22, 2026, The Telegraph reported that a small UK power generator had been shut down for four days in July following a cyberattack by hackers linked to Iran. The government confirmed that… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/427-or-4-devices-measuring-internet-exposed-industrial-infrastructure-in-the-uk/