Tag: intelligence
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France says Russian hackers behind attack on Macron’s 2017 presidential campaign
Foreign ministry says Russian military intelligence has attacked a dozen French entities since 2021 including a TV stationFrance has accused Russian military intelligence of carrying out a massive <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/06/emmanuel-macron-targeted-by-hackers-on-eve-of-french-election”>cyber-attack on Emmanuel Macron’s first presidential campaign in 2017 as well as several other recent major hacks, including on a TV station and an organisation involved…
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AI’s Invisible Data Risks and AI-Driven Insider Threats
Cyera CEO Yotam Segev on Data Security Risks From Copilot, ChatGPT, Other AI Bots. Artificial intelligence tools such Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT and Cortex AI offer enterprises incredible gains in workplace productivity and automation, but they also pose new risks to data security to the business, said Yotam Segev, co-founder and CEO of Cyera. First seen…
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Stromausfall auf der iberischen Halbinsel in Spanien Cyberangriff?
Nach dem großflächigen Stromausfall auf der iberischen Halbinsel am 28. April untersucht der spanische Geheimdienst laut ‘El PaÃs”, ob der Stromausfall Folge eines Cyberangriffs ist. Adam Marrè, Chief Information Security Officer bei Arctic Wolf und ehemaliger FBI Special Agent, schätzt die Lage wie folgt ein: ‘Sollten die Stromausfälle in Spanien und Portugal tatsächlich das Ergebnis eines…
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97 zero-days exploited in 2024, over 50% in spyware attacks
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) says attackers exploited 75 zero-day vulnerabilities in the wild last year, over 50% of which were linked to spyware attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-97-zero-days-exploited-in-2024-over-50-percent-in-spyware-attacks/
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Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 75 actively exploited zero-day flaws in 2024
Google tracked 75 zero-day flaws exploited in 2024, down from 98 in 2023, according to its Threat Intelligence Group’s latest analysis. In 2024, Google tracked 75 exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, down from 98 in 2023 but up from 63 in 2022. The researchers from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) observed that most targeted are end-user platforms,…
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Zero-day exploitation drops slightly from last year, Google report finds
Google’s threat intelligence team said software vendor security practices are making it harder for hackers to find flaws in some platforms. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/zero-day-exploits-google-report-vulnerabilities-enterprise/746556/
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Why B2B Leaders Must Rethink Cybersecurity Strategies With AI at the Core
There must be a fundamental shift in strategy for B2B leaders, one that places artificial intelligence (AI) threat detection at the core of cyberdefense. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/why-b2b-leaders-must-rethink-cybersecurity-strategies-with-ai-at-the-core/
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Massive Attack: 4,800+ IPs Used to Target Git Configuration Files
A recent surge in cyber reconnaissance has put thousands of organizations at risk after GreyNoise, a global threat intelligence platform, detected an alarming spike in attempts to access sensitive Git configuration files. Between April 20 and 21, GreyNoise observed the daily count of unique IPs targeting these files soar past 4,800-a record-breaking figure and a…
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The future of AI in cybersecurity in a word: Optimistic
Think of artificial intelligence as your embedded ally First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/28/palo_alto_ai_cybersecurity/
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MIWIC25: Caroline Kamper, Strategic Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, SecAlliance
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are…
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IBM Introduces Agentic AI and Predictive Threat Intelligence to Strengthen Managed Detection and Response Services
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/ibm-introduces-agentic-ai-and-predictive-threat-intelligence-to-strengthen-managed-detection-and-response-services
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Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Protect AI, Launches AI Security Platform
Accelerating its aggressive foray into artificial intelligence (AI) security, Palo Alto Networks Inc. on Monday said it has agreed to acquire cybersecurity startup Protect AI. Additionally, the company launched an ambitious AI security platform at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, as well as updates to two of its core products. The deal to buy..…
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Angreifer proaktiv verfolgen und abwehren
Censys, ein führender Anbieter im Bereich Internet-Intelligence, Threat-Hunting und Attack-Surface-Management (ASM), bringt mit dem eine Lösung auf den Markt, welches speziell dafür entwickelt wurde, Threat-Hunting-Teams dabei zu unterstützen, gegnerische Infrastrukturen aufzuspüren. Als Teil der kürzlich veröffentlichten Internet Intelligence Platform von Censys verschafft die neue Lösung Sicherheitsteams in Unternehmen und Behörden die […] First seen on…
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AppOmni Adds MCP Server to Platform for Protecting SaaS Applications
AppOmni at the 2025 RSA Conference today added a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to its platform for protecting software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. Originally developed by Anthropic, MCP is emerging as a de facto standard for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) agents and models. Melissa Ruzzi, director of AI for AppOmni, said it’s now only a matter..…
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Wallarm Extends API Security Reach to AI Agents
Wallarm at the 2025 RSA Conference announced that, starting this summer, it will extend the reach of its platform for securing application programming interfaces (APIs) to include artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Tim Erlin, vice president of product for Wallarm, said the Agentic AI Protection capability added to the platform makes it possible to thwart attack..…
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Top 7 Threat Intelligence Platforms Software in 2025
Threat intelligence platforms help analyze and share cyber threat data. Discover top TIPs , their features, use cases, and comparisons. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/products/threat-intelligence-platforms/
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Cisco Unveils Open Source AI Reasoning Model for Cybersecurity Use Cases
Cisco today at the 2025 RSA Conference revealed it is making available an open-source generative artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning model specifically designed to automate cybersecurity analytics and workflows, along with a set of controls for securing AI artifacts in software supply chains. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/cisco-unveils-open-source-ai-reasoning-model-for-cybersecurity-use-cases/
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China Claims U.S. Cyberattack Targeted Leading Encryption Company
China has accused U.S. intelligence agencies of carrying out a sophisticated cyberattack against one of its foremost commercial cryptography providers, resulting in the theft of vast amounts of sensitive data. The allegations were announced in a report published Monday by China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center (CNCERT), intensifying digital tensions between the…
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‘Slopsquatting’ and Other New GenAI Cybersecurity Threats
As generative artificial intelligence develops, new terms and emerging threats are grabbing headlines regarding cyber threats to enterprises. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/slopsquatting-and-other-new-genai-cybersecurity-threats/
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Armis Vulnerability Intelligence Database to support preventive Cyber Security
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/vulnerability-intelligence-database-preventive-cyber-security
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Identity is the New Perimeter: CybeReady’s Analysis of IBM’s X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence Index
The New Dawn Returns Horizon Shifts in Cyberattack Trends Following our in-depth analysis of IBM’s 2025 Threat Intelligence Index, CybeReady’s research team has identified a significant “Back to the Future” moment in cyberattack trends that validates our longstanding approach to cyber readiness training. Our examination reveals a clear return to older but increasingly dominant… First…
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Storm-1977 targets education sector with password spraying, Microsoft warns
Microsoft warns that threat actor Storm-1977 is behind password spraying attacks against cloud tenants in the education sector. Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers observed a threat actor, tracked as Storm-1977, using AzureChecker.exe to launch password spray attacks against cloud tenants in the education sector. AzureChecker.exe connected to sac-auth[.]nodefunction[.]vip to download AES-encrypted data, which,…
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Storm-1977 Hits Education Clouds with AzureChecker, Deploys 200+ Crypto Mining Containers
Microsoft has revealed that a threat actor it tracks as Storm-1977 has conducted password spraying attacks against cloud tenants in the education sector over the past year.”The attack involves the use of AzureChecker.exe, a Command Line Interface (CLI) tool that is being used by a wide range of threat actors,” the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team…
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Armis Vulnerability Intelligence Database soll präventive Cyber-Sicherheit unterstützen
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/armis-vulnerability-intelligence-database-praevention-cyber-sicherheit-unterstuetzung
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Gamers Beware! New Attack Targets Gamers to Deploy AgeoStealer Malware
Tags: attack, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, encryption, exploit, intelligence, malware, threatThe cybersecurity landscape faces an escalating crisis as AgeoStealer joins the ranks of advanced infostealers targeting global gaming communities. Documented in Flashpoint’s 2025 Global Threat Intelligence Report, this malware strain exploits gaming enthusiasts’ trust through socially engineered distribution channels, leveraging double-layered encryption, sandbox evasion, and real-time data exfiltration to compromise credentials at scale. With infostealers…
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ISMG Editors: Top 2025 Breach Trends From Verizon
Also: Supply Chain Security in Wake of US Tariffs, AI’s Role in the SOC. In this week’s update, ISMG editors discussed takeaways from Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report, the cybersecurity ripple effects of the disruptive U.S. tariff policy, and why artificial intelligence tools still aren’t ready to take over the security operations center. First…
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Check Point und Illumio beschleunigen die Einführung von Zero Trust
Diese leistungsstarke Zusammenarbeit zwischen Illumio und Check Point markiert einen bedeutenden Schritt nach vorne in der Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence und Breach Containment First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/check-point-und-illumio-beschleunigen-die-einfuehrung-von-zero-trust/a40599/
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Phishing Kit Darcula Gets Lethal AI Upgrade
Recently added artificial intelligence capabilities on the Chinese-language Darcula phishing-as-a-service platform make phishing attacks easy for even the least technical hackers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/phishing-kit-darcula-gets-major-ai-upgrade