Tag: intelligence
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DRILLAPP Backdoor Targets Ukraine, Abuses Microsoft Edge Debugging for Stealth Espionage
Ukrainian entities have emerged as the target of a new campaign likely orchestrated by threat actors linked to Russia, according to a report from S2 Grupo’s LAB52 threat intelligence team.The campaign, observed in February 2026, has been assessed to share overlaps with a prior campaign mounted by Laundry Bear (aka UAC-0190 or Void Blizzard) aimed…
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What makes AI in travel industry security powerful
How Can Non-Human Identities Transform AI Security in Travel? The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across industries is reshaping how organizations manage security, especially in travel. But how can Non-Human Identities (NHIs) be a game-changer in AI security? With machine identities underpin the secure operation of AI systems, understanding their role is essential for……
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OpenClaw AI Agent Flaws Could Enable Prompt Injection and Data Exfiltration
China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) has issued a warning about the security stemming from the use of OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot), an open-source and self-hosted autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent.In a post shared on WeChat, CNCERT noted that the platform’s “inherently weak default security configurations,” coupled with its First seen…
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Bold Launches With $40M to Target AI Risks on Endpoints
New Startup Says Cloud-Heavy Models Do Not Scale for Large Enterprises. Bold Security exited stealth with $40 million to build an endpoint platform for the artificial intelligence era. CEO Nati Hazut said companies can no longer rely on older controls as employees and AI agents access data locally, creating new blind spots around apps, files…
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AI Agents Present ‘Insider Threat’ as Rogue Behaviors Bypass Cyber Defenses: Study
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents, once touted as the next frontier of corporate efficiency, are increasingly exhibiting deceptive and rogue behaviors that could overwhelm traditional cybersecurity. New research shows autonomous systems are now capable of collaborating to smuggle sensitive data, forge credentials, and even peer-pressure other AIs into bypassing safety protocols. According to findings from Irregular,..…
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Iran-Linked Hacktivists Claim Destructive Cyberattack on Medtech Firm Stryker
A hacktivist group with alleged links to Iran’s intelligence agencies has claimed responsibility for a destructive cyberattack against Stryker, the Michigan-based global medical technology company, in an incident that reportedly disrupted operations across the company’s international network. News reports from Ireland, Stryker’s largest hub outside the United States, said the company sent more than 5,000…
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Academia and the “AI Brain Drain”
In 2025, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta collectively spent US$380 billion on building artificial-intelligence tools. That number is expected to surge still higher this year, to $650 billion, to fund the building of physical infrastructure, such as data centers (see go.nature.com/3lzf79q). Moreover, these firms are spending lavishly on one particular segment: top technical talent. Meta…
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How Threat Intelligence Protects Player Experience for Betting and Gaming Customers
Threat intelligence and bot mitigation strategies help gaming and betting platforms stop credential stuffing, scraping and automated fraud. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/how-threat-intelligence-protects-player-experience-for-betting-and-gaming-customers/
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How Threat Intelligence Protects Player Experience for Betting and Gaming Customers
Threat intelligence and bot mitigation strategies help gaming and betting platforms stop credential stuffing, scraping and automated fraud. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/how-threat-intelligence-protects-player-experience-for-betting-and-gaming-customers/
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Iran-Linked Handala Ramps Up Wiper Attacks on Israeli, Western Targets
Tracking an increased risk of wiper attacks related to the conflict with Iran, including multiple related incidents impacting organizations in Israel and the US. For the latest intelligence on cyberattacks. The campaign uses destructive “wiper” malware designed to erase systems and disrupt business operations permanently. Security experts believe these activities are part of a broader…
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Microsoft Copilot Email and Teams Summarization Flaw Opens Door to Phishing Attacks
Artificial intelligence assistants have transformed daily business operations, helping teams manage overflowing inboxes and summarize complex communications. Microsoft Copilot integrates directly into these workflows, pulling context from various Microsoft 365 applications to streamline tasks. However, this convenience introduces a new security boundary: what happens when Copilot follows hidden instructions written by an attacker inside an…
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Exclusive: New data shows increase in FBI searches of Americans’ data last year
The number of FBI searches of data collected through the surveillance program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) between December 2024 to November 2025 rose to 7,413 from 5,518 the previous year. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/new-data-shows-increase-fbi-searches-on-americans
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Medical giant Stryker crippled after Iranian hackers remotely wipe computers
Tags: access, attack, authentication, best-practice, ceo, computer, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, data, flaw, group, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iran, jobs, mobile, phone, service, software, supply-chain, theft, threat, updateHandala claims credit: The Handala threat group quickly claimed responsibility for the attack. While the group’s involvement is just a claim for now, Stryker employees reportedly saw a version of the Handala logo a cartoon of a Palestinian boy with his back turned and hands crossed behind him on affected devices.Handala’s identity is hard to…
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Hive0163 Uses AI-Assisted Slopoly Malware for Persistent Access in Ransomware Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a suspected artificial intelligence (AI)-generated malware codenamed Slopoly put to use by a financially motivated threat actor named Hive0163.”Although still relatively unspectacular, AI-generated malware such as Slopoly shows how easily threat actors can weaponize AI to develop new malware frameworks in a fraction of the time it used to…
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The Threat Within: How Intelligent Detection Prevented a Potential Internal Malware Incident
Executive Overview Organizations often focus heavily on defending their perimeter against external attackers. Firewalls, threat intelligence feeds, and intrusion prevention systems are designed to stop threats attempting to break in from outside the network. However, experienced security professionals understand an important reality. Threats that originate from within the network can sometimes be more dangerous than…
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AI-Powered Threats Targeting High-Profile Individuals
Nisos AI-Powered Threats Targeting High-Profile Individuals Artificial intelligence isn’t just transforming industries – it’s revolutionizing the threat landscape for high-profile individuals across all sectors… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/ai-powered-threats-targeting-high-profile-individuals/
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US-Medizintechnikunternehmen als Cyberwarfare-Opfer
Handala, eine pro-palästinensische Hackitivisten-Gruppe, hat über soziale Kanäle bekanntgegeben das US-Medizintechnikunternehmen Stryker gehackt zu haben. Das Unternehmen selbst hat die Attacke gegenüber Medien wie Reuters bestätigt. Sergey Shykevich, Threat Intelligence Group Manager bei Check Point Research, erklärt: ‘Wenn die Angaben zutreffen, stellt der Angriff von Handala auf Stryker eine erhebliche Eskalation dar es ist das […]…
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ESET Expands Threat Intelligence Offering For MSSPs With New eCrime Reports
ESET announced a major addition to its threat intelligence portfolio Thursday with the debut of enhanced reports covering cybercriminal groups and affiliates, in a move to better empower MSSPs and their end customers to defend against financially motivated attacks. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/eset-expands-threat-intelligence-offering-for-mssps-with-new-ecrime-reports
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DistributedHub für vereinfachte und sichere KI-Infrastruktur in Unternehmen
Equinix hat heute seinen ‘Distributed AI Hub” vorgestellt. Dieser wird durch Equinix-Fabric-Intelligence unterstützt und soll Unternehmen einen einheitlichen Rahmen für die Verbindung zunehmend komplexer und verteilter KI-Ökosysteme bieten und diese sichern und vereinfachen. Der Hub ist ein neutraler Standort, an dem Unternehmen KI-Infrastrukturanbieter wie Modellunternehmen, GPU-Clouds, Datenplattformen, Netzwerk- und Sicherheitsdienste sowie AI-Frameworks über private, latenzarme…
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The State of Cyber Warfare in 2026: Nation-State Attacks, AI Weapons, and the New Digital Battlefield
Cyber operations no longer occur only during wartime. Digital activity now runs continuously alongside diplomacy, sanctions, and military tensions. This has become particularly visible amid escalating hostilities involving Iran, Israel, and the United States, where intelligence agencies have warned of possible retaliatory cyber activity linked to the conflict. In this environment, cyber warfare 2026 is highlighted by persistent nation-state cyberattacks, covert intrusion…
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North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft exposed
Opportunistic and broadly targeted: These suspect code silos were abused in a variety of illicit projects split between targeting job-seeking programmers and fake IT worker operations.”Based on our visibility, malware operations targeting individual developers seeking employment are most common,” Oliver Smith, senior threat intelligence engineer at GitLab, told CSO. “Threat actors appear to have a…
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North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft exposed
Opportunistic and broadly targeted: These suspect code silos were abused in a variety of illicit projects split between targeting job-seeking programmers and fake IT worker operations.”Based on our visibility, malware operations targeting individual developers seeking employment are most common,” Oliver Smith, senior threat intelligence engineer at GitLab, told CSO. “Threat actors appear to have a…
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RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox Glide Identity: Building a Next-Generation AI Passwordless Authentication Platform
Tags: access, ai, authentication, conference, control, cyber, identity, intelligence, network, startup, technologyCompany Profile With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology today, identity and access control have leapt from a simple security component to the core control plane of the digital world. Against this backdrop, Glide Identity, a startup shortlisted for the 2026 RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox, stands out. The company is committed to breaking down…The…
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Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker
A hacktivist group with links to Iran’s intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global medical technology company based in Michigan. News reports out of Ireland, Stryker’s largest hub outside of the United States, said the company sent home more than 5,000 workers there today. Meanwhile, a voicemail message at…
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Researchers Trick Perplexity’s Comet AI Browser Into Phishing Scam in Under Four Minutes
Agentic web browsers that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to autonomously execute actions across multiple websites on behalf of a user could be trained and tricked into falling prey to phishing and scam traps.The attack, at its core, takes advantage of AI browsers’ tendency to reason their actions and use it against the model itself…
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Cybersecurity Automation Platform
From ransomware and insider threats to advanced persistent attacks, the complexity and scale of cyber risks are growing faster than traditional security operations can handle. Security teams are overwhelmed by millions of alerts, fragmented tools, and limited human resources. This is where a cybersecurity automation platform becomes essential. A cybersecurity automation platform uses artificial intelligence,…
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Cybercrime-Netzwerk mit Millionen Fake-Accounts enttarnt
Tags: cyberattack, cybercrime, infrastructure, intelligence, okta, phishing, scam, service, threat, toolDie Threat-Intelligence von Okta hat ein weitverzweigtes Cybercrime-Netzwerk mit Sitz in Vietnam identifiziert, das die massenhafte Erstellung gefälschter Online-Konten ermöglicht. Die Accounts werden von Betrügern weltweit für Phishing, SMS-Pumping-Angriffe, Romance-Scams und andere Online-Betrugsformen genutzt. Das Netzwerk arbeitet nach dem Modell Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS): Anbieter verkaufen Infrastruktur, Vorlagen und Tools, mit denen Kriminelle automatisiert Fake-Accounts erstellen oder…
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Navigating 2026’s Converged Threats: Insights from Flashpoint’s Global Threat Intelligence Report
In this post, we preview the critical findings of the 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report, highlighting how the collapse of traditional security silos and the rise of autonomous, machine-speed attacks are forcing a total reimagining of modern defense. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/navigating-2026s-converged-threats-insights-from-flashpoints-global-threat-intelligence-report/
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CISOs on alert: Strengthening cyber resilience amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East
As regional uncertainty rises, security leaders across the Gulf focus on resilience, faster incident response and deeper threat intelligence to protect critical systems and data First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639768/CISOs-on-alert-Strengthening-cyber-resilience-amid-geopolitical-tensions-in-the-Middle-East