Tag: intelligence
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Trump, Tech Giants Strike Voluntary AI Safety Accord
The new White House Accord on so-called Super Intelligence calls on companies to implement greater controls and oversight over AI safety. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/trump-tech-giants-strike-voluntary-ai-safety-accord
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‘The Art of War’ Never Said Know Only Your Vulnerabilities
Why Threat Intelligence Must Connect Adversary Intent to Business Risk Organizations have become adept at cataloging vulnerabilities, but technical exposure alone does not reveal who will attack – and why or how. Strategic threat intelligence connects adversary behavior with business context to guide security priorities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/the-art-war-never-said-know-only-your-vulnerabilities-p-4201
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‘The Art of War’ Never Said Know Only Your Vulnerabilities
Why Threat Intelligence Must Connect Adversary Intent to Business Risk Organizations have become adept at cataloging vulnerabilities, but technical exposure alone does not reveal who will attack – and why or how. Strategic threat intelligence connects adversary behavior with business context to guide security priorities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/the-art-war-never-said-know-only-your-vulnerabilities-p-4201
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‘The Art of War’ Never Said Know Only Your Vulnerabilities
Why Threat Intelligence Must Connect Adversary Intent to Business Risk Organizations have become adept at cataloging vulnerabilities, but technical exposure alone does not reveal who will attack – and why or how. Strategic threat intelligence connects adversary behavior with business context to guide security priorities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/the-art-war-never-said-know-only-your-vulnerabilities-p-4201
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Attackers Abuse ChatGPT Custom GPTs to Deliver RAT via ClickFix Lures
Threat actors are abusing ChatGPT Custom GPTs to disguise them as legitimate product offerings and direct unsuspecting victims to malicious sites that employ ClickFix lures to deliver malware.Huntress, which observed the activity in late September 2026, said it marks the abuse of yet another feature in trusted artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. Prior campaigns have weaponized…
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Half of Brits struggle to spot AI scams
Artificial intelligence-based scams are increasing in number and sophistication, according to National Trading Standards findings First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366651441/Half-of-Brits-struggle-to-spot-AI-scams
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RedFlick Uses Scheduled Tasks and Password-Protected Archives to Deploy CosmicPulse Backdoor
Russian state-linked threat actor Star Blizzard has expanded its cyberespionage operations in 2026 with a phishing and malware-delivery technique tracked by Microsoft as RedFlick. Microsoft Threat Intelligence reported that the group, which CISA attributes to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 18, conducted at least 13 phishing campaigns between January and August 2026. The activity…
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Trump, Six AI Giants Sign ‘Super Intelligence’ Safety Accord
Trump and six AI firms sign a voluntary accord on internal controls, audits and board oversight First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/trump-ai-giants-super-intelligence/
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Saudi Arabia’s next AI challenge is turning infrastructure into capability
Magna AI executive says governance, operational ownership and sovereign control will determine whether organisations can scale artificial intelligence beyond pilots First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366651211/Saudi-Arabias-next-AI-challenge-is-turning-infrastructure-into-capability
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Saudi Arabia’s next AI challenge is turning infrastructure into capability
Magna AI executive says governance, operational ownership and sovereign control will determine whether organisations can scale artificial intelligence beyond pilots First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366651211/Saudi-Arabias-next-AI-challenge-is-turning-infrastructure-into-capability
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Hackers Exploit Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day to Gain Root Access and Deploy Web Shells
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler, identified as CVE-2026-88772, to gain unauthenticated root-level access to vulnerable Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway appliances. After the initial compromise, they deploy custom PHP web shells and tools to tunnel within the internal network. Mandiant Consulting and the Google Threat Intelligence Group…
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Attackers Exploit NetScaler Flaw for Root Access, Deploy WHIPSHOT and SLAPSHOT
Tags: access, citrix, exploit, finance, flaw, google, government, group, intelligence, mandiant, service, technology, threat, usaUnknown threat actors have been observed exploiting a newly patched security flaw in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway appliances to target organizations in North America and Europe.The activity, observed by Mandiant Consulting and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) in September 2026, has targeted government, financial services, technology, education, and legal and professional First seen…
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WHIPSHOT and SLAPSHOT: the tools behind an active Citrix NetScaler campaign
Mandiant and GTIG detail active exploitation of a Citrix NetScaler zero-day, deploying custom web shells WHIPSHOT and SLAPSHOT for root access. Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group caught active exploitation of a zero-day in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances in late September 2026. The bug, tracked as CVE-2026-88772 (CVSS score of 9.5), has been…
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OpenAI apologizes for agents breaching Australian government websites without authorization
The artificial intelligence giant acknowledged it botched its response to the incidents and should have done more to promptly notify and work with the Australian government in the days after it discovered the breaches. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/openai-apologizes-australia-medicare-breach
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Kiteworks Fixes Critical Flaw Found During Nine-Hour Precautionary Shutdown
Kiteworks on Monday said it worked with federal intelligence authorities over the weekend as it identified and addressed a critical security vulnerability during the scheduled precautionary shutdown.”During the shutdown, this activity led to the discovery of a previously unknown critical vulnerability confined to a capability that is enabled for less than 1% of the customer…
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Kiteworks lifts shutdown advisory after ‘credible threat intelligence’ from federal authorities
The company said it found and patched a previously unknown critical vulnerability in one product during the weekend shutdown, and has no indication it was exploited. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/kiteworks-lifts-shutdown-advisory-after-credible-threat-intelligence-from-federal-authorities/
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Microsoft Warns NeedyMantis Malware Enables Persistent Network Access
Microsoft Threat Intelligence warns that NeedyMantis threat actor from China has targeted organizations across a range of industries First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-needymantis-malware/
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New AI-Powered Botnet x47.c Steals Credentials and Drains AI Account Credits
Tags: ai, api, botnet, control, credentials, cyber, ddos, infrastructure, intelligence, malware, service, theft, threat, windowsA newly identified Windows botnet dubbed x47.c is marketing a blend of conventional DDoS tooling, credential theft, SOCKS5 proxying, fast-flux command-and-control infrastructure, and an “AI API drain” capability designed to exhaust victims’ paid artificial-intelligence service credits. Qrator Research Labs identified the previously undocumented malware platform during threat hunting. They traced its sale to an operator…
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Securing the keys to the kingdom: Announcing Executive Threat Detection
This new proactive service joins the suite of retainer offerings to provide dedicated, intelligence-led hunting specifically for your organization’s most high-value IT assets. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/securing-the-keys-to-the-kingdom-announcing-executive-threat-detection/
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Kiteworks Urges Customers to Restart Systems After Shutdown Notice
Tags: intelligenceKiteworks has lifted a temporary shutdown recommendation which was issued on the back of federal intelligence First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/kiteworks-customers-restart/
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Microsoft Tracks NeedyMantis Malware Targeting Telecoms and Government Contractors
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has discovered NeedyMantis, a modular post-compromise malware framework that targets specific industries, including telecommunications firms, government contractors, universities, medical nonprofits, and intergovernmental organizations. Unlike typical malware that serves as an initial access point, NeedyMantis is designed to maintain an attacker’s access and support follow-on operations after an initial breach. NeedyMantis activity has…
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Microsoft Tracks NeedyMantis Malware Targeting Telecoms and Government Contractors
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has discovered NeedyMantis, a modular post-compromise malware framework that targets specific industries, including telecommunications firms, government contractors, universities, medical nonprofits, and intergovernmental organizations. Unlike typical malware that serves as an initial access point, NeedyMantis is designed to maintain an attacker’s access and support follow-on operations after an initial breach. NeedyMantis activity has…
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Estonia Tests ‘Sovereign AI’ on National Health Data
Owkin’s Agentic AI Will Support Biomed Research While Preserving Data Sovereignty. Estonia, through Metrosert – the European country’s state-owned technical and scientific research organization – has forged a collaborative partnership with agentic artificial intelligence firm Owkin for the use of sovereign AI to advance biomedical and other related scientific research. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Trust, Not Hype, Will Decide How Far Enterprise AI Can Scale
HumanX CEO Stefan Weitz on AI Governance, Regulatory Uncertainty and Durable Firms. Artificial intelligence might be drawing wider interest than any previous hype cycle before it. But AI will stay stuck in pilot mode until people trust it enough to use it for everything, the way they trust electricity or drinking water, says HumanX CEO…
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Trust, Not Hype, Will Decide How Far Enterprise AI Can Scale
HumanX CEO Stefan Weitz on AI Governance, Regulatory Uncertainty and Durable Firms. Artificial intelligence might be drawing wider interest than any previous hype cycle before it. But AI will stay stuck in pilot mode until people trust it enough to use it for everything, the way they trust electricity or drinking water, says HumanX CEO…
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Trust, Not Hype, Will Decide How Far Enterprise AI Can Scale
HumanX CEO Stefan Weitz on AI Governance, Regulatory Uncertainty and Durable Firms. Artificial intelligence might be drawing wider interest than any previous hype cycle before it. But AI will stay stuck in pilot mode until people trust it enough to use it for everything, the way they trust electricity or drinking water, says HumanX CEO…
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Trust, Not Hype, Will Decide How Far Enterprise AI Can Scale
HumanX CEO Stefan Weitz on AI Governance, Regulatory Uncertainty and Durable Firms. Artificial intelligence might be drawing wider interest than any previous hype cycle before it. But AI will stay stuck in pilot mode until people trust it enough to use it for everything, the way they trust electricity or drinking water, says HumanX CEO…
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New Guide from Filigran Highlights the Many Routes Women Take into Cyber Threat Intelligence
A new guide featuring the experiences of 16 women working in cyber threat intelligence (CTI) is challenging the idea that professionals need a conventional technical background to enter the field. Published by threat management company Filigran, Women in CTI: The Careers, Lessons, and Stories Shaping Cyber Threat Intelligence explores career paths spanning marketing, political science,…