Tag: intelligence
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Attackers Abuse AWS Cloud to Target Southeast Asian Governments
The intelligence-gathering cyber campaign introduces the novel HazyBeacon backdoor and uses legitimate cloud communication channels for command-and-control (C2) and exfiltration to hide its malicious activities. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/attackers-abuse-aws-southeast-asian-governments-novel-rat
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Iranian Threat Actors Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure, Including Water Systems
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has increased its asymmetric cyber operations in response to recent U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Intelligence Group 13 has emerged as a major aggressor in attacking critical infrastructure in the United States. This elite unit, embedded within the Shahid Kaveh Cyber Group, operates at the nexus of tactical…
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Ada Lovelace: using market forces to professionalise AI assurance
The Ada Lovelace Institute examines how ‘market forces’ can be used to drive the professionalisation of artificial intelligence assurance in the context of a wider political shift towards deregulation First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627664/Ada-Lovelace-use-market-forces-to-professionalise-AI-assurance
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How defenders use the dark web
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, breach, corporate, credit-card, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, fraud, government, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, incident, insurance, intelligence, Internet, interpol, law, leak, lockbit, mail, malware, monitoring, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, service, software, theft, threat, tool, usa, vpnAttributing attacks to threat actors: When organizations suffer from data breaches and cyber incidents, the dark web becomes a crucial tool for defenders, including the impacted businesses, their legal teams, and negotiators.Threat actors such as ransomware groups often attack organizations to encrypt and steal their data so they can extort them for money, in exchange…
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Government Organizations Targeted via AWS Lambda URL Endpoint Exploits
Tags: cyber, data, endpoint, espionage, exploit, government, intelligence, monitoring, network, threatUnit 42 researchers from Palo Alto Networks have been monitoring a sophisticated threat cluster designated CL-STA-1020, which has been systematically targeting governmental entities across Southeast Asia. This operation focuses on extracting sensitive data from government agencies, particularly details surrounding recent tariffs and trade disputes, underscoring a motive rooted in espionage and intelligence gathering. The campaign…
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Cyberschutz-Verpflichtung für Firmen ab 2026
Tags: access, bsi, cyberattack, cyersecurity, germany, governance, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, nis-2, risk, risk-analysisAb 2026 sind deutsche Unternehmen zu mehr Cybersicherheit verpflichtet.Die Bundesregierung will eine EU-Richtlinie für den verpflichtenden Schutz wichtiger Anlagen und Unternehmen vor Cyberangriffen in Deutschland bis Anfang 2026 gesetzlich verankern. “Das Bundesinnenministerium treibt dieses Thema im Moment mit Hochdruck voran”, sagt die Präsidentin des Bundesamtes für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI), Claudia Plattner, der Deutschen…
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Spain awarded Euro12.3 million in contracts to Huawei
Spain gives Huawei wiretap contracts, sparking concerns over potential Chinese government access due to Huawei’s links to Beijing. The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has awarded Euro12.3 million ($14.3 million) contracts to manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, raising concerns about potential Chinese government access due to the…
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AWS bolsters security tools to help customers manage AI risks
Amazon Web Services has unveiled new and updated security services, including container-level threat detection and a unified command centre, to help organisations build and secure artificial intelligence applications First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627572/AWS-bolsters-security-tools-to-help-customers-manage-AI-risks
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Spain awards Huawei contracts to manage intelligence agency wiretaps
Huawei will manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps in Spain, under a contract that bucks the trend of Western governments restricting use of the Chinese tech company’s products and services. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/spain-awards-contracts-huawei-intelligence-agency-wiretaps
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MPs Warn of “Significant” Iranian Cyber-Threat to UK
The Intelligence and Security Committee has warned of Iran’s “aggressive” and “extensive” cyber capabilities First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mps-warn-iranian-threat/
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Why Agentic AI in Healthcare Demands Deeper Data Oversight
As healthcare providers and their vendors develop and implement agentic artificial intelligence and other AI tools, they need to throughly understand data privacy risks under HIPAA and other laws, said attorney Jordan Cohen of law firm Akerman LLP. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/agentic-ai-in-healthcare-demands-deeper-data-oversight-i-5485
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Hackers Exploit GeoServer RCE Flaw to Deploy Cryptocurrency Miners
Tags: attack, crypto, cve, cyber, data, exploit, flaw, hacker, intelligence, open-source, rce, remote-code-execution, threat, vulnerabilityThe AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has confirmed that unpatched GeoServer instances are still facing relentless attacks by threat actors exploiting a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-36401. GeoServer, an open-source Geographic Information System (GIS) server developed in Java for spatial data processing, became a prime target after the vulnerability was disclosed…
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AI Rubio Hoax Further Exposes White House Security Gaps
Impersonation Hoax Leverages Top Officials’ Known Use of Commercial Messaging App. Security analysts tell Information Security Media Group more impersonation scams fueled by artificial intelligence – like the recent one involving Secretary of State Marco Rubio – may increasingly target top U.S. officials if the government continues failing to enforce strict security protocols. First seen…
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Serious Flaws Patched in Model Context Protocol Tools
Always Secure MCP Servers Connecting LLMs to External Systems, Experts Warn. Warning: Popular technology designed to make it easy for artificial intelligence tools to connect with external applications and data sources can be turned to malicious use. Researchers discovered two separate vulnerabilities tied to tools in the ecosystem around model context protocol, or MCP. First…
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French intel chief warns of evolving Russian hybrid operations, ‘existential threat’ to Europe
DGSE intelligence head Nicolas Lerner said Moscow’s tactics are evolving and increasingly include on-the-ground activities carried out by paid operatives. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/french-intelligence-chief-russia-threat
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M&S calls for mandatory ransomware reporting
The government should extend ransomware reporting mandates to businesses to help gather more intelligence and better support victims, says M&S chairman Archie Norman First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627274/MS-calls-for-mandatory-ransomware-reporting
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M&S calls for mandatory ransomware reporting
The government should extend ransomware reporting mandates to businesses to help gather more intelligence and better support victims, says M&S chairman Archie Norman First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627274/MS-calls-for-mandatory-ransomware-reporting
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Reflectiz Joins the Datadog Marketplace
Reflectiz, a leading cybersecurity company specializing in web exposure management, today announced a new integration with Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. This integration combines advanced website security intelligence with enterprise-grade observability, empowering organizations with continuous visibility and control over their expanding attack surface. The partnership introduces the Reflectiz…
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New LogoKit Phishing Campaign Exploits Cloudflare Turnstile and Amazon S3 for Higher Success Rates
Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) recently discovered a very advanced phishing campaign that used the LogoKit phishing kit, which was initially discovered in 2021, to pose as reliable organizations such as Hungary’s Computer Emergency Response Team (HunCERT). This ongoing operation targets a diverse range of sectors, including banking and logistics, with a global reach…
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Skills gaps send CISOs in search of managed security providers
Tags: access, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, governance, group, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, monitoring, msp, mssp, network, penetration-testing, risk, risk-assessment, service, skills, strategy, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilitySecurity operations centers (SOCs)Cloud platform managementSIEM and log monitoringFramework-based cybersecurity management functionsThreat intelligence feeds and analysisVulnerability scanning and patch managementEndpoint detection and response (EDR)Firewall and network security managementCompliance tracking and audit support”MSPs already have the infrastructure and staff in place to deliver these services efficiently, and at scale,” Richard Tubb, who runs the MSP community…
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EU Pledges ‘No Pause’ Over Enforcement of Bloc’s AI Act
Rejects Business and AI Leaders’ Call for Two-Year Enforcement Moratorium. Expect to see no pause in the EU’s enforcement of new rules governing artificial intelligence, a spokesman for the European Commission said amid intensifying calls for officials to stop the clock over implementing the bloc’s AI Act, in the name of innovation and competition. First…
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Massive Android Ad Fraud ‘IconAds’ Uses Google Play to Target and Exploit Users
HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team has dismantled a sprawling ad fraud operation named IconAds, which infiltrated the Google Play Store with 352 malicious apps. At its peak, this scheme generated a staggering 1.2 billion bid requests daily, flooding users’ screens with out-of-context ads while employing cunning tactics to hide app icons and obscure…
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Cybersecurity in the supply chain: strategies for managing fourth-party risks
Tags: access, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, framework, governance, intelligence, ISO-27001, law, mitigation, monitoring, nist, risk, risk-management, saas, service, soc, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilitySet clear data boundaries: The reality is that any organization consuming third-party software-as-a-service offerings and services has extremely limited control over the partners that their third parties are working with, says Curtis Simpson, CISO at Armis.”This is why it’s critically important to understand the sub-processors involved in the delivery of contracted SaaS offerings and services,…
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VulnCheck’s Threat Intelligence Feed Now in ThreatQuotient Marketplace
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/vulnchecks-threat-intelligence-feed-now-in-threatquotient-marketplace
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Massive Android Fraud Operations Uncovered: IconAds, Kaleidoscope, SMS Malware, NFC Scams
A mobile ad fraud operation dubbed IconAds that consisted of 352 Android apps has been disrupted, according to a new report from HUMAN.The identified apps were designed to load out-of-context ads on a user’s screen and hide their icons from the device home screen launcher, making it harder for victims to remove them, per the…
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Threat Actors Exploit .COM TLD to Host Widespread Credential Phishing Sites
Threat actors have dramatically increased their exploitation of the cybersecurity sector, which is a disturbing development. Spain’s country code TLD, ES, is used to plan credential phishing attacks. According to recent findings from Cofense Intelligence, the abuse of .ES TLD domains surged by an astonishing 19-fold from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025, propelling it to…
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Erneute Cyberattacke auf Internationalen Strafgerichtshof
Tags: cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cyberespionage, cyersecurity, germany, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ransomware, service, ukraine, usaDer Internationale Strafgerichtshof wurde bereists zum zweiten Mal von einer Cyberattacke getroffen.Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) ist Opfer eines raffinierten Cyberangriffs geworden, dem zweiten großen Cyberspionageversuch gegen das Kriegsverbrechertribunal innerhalb von nur zwei Jahren. Der jüngste Vorfall ereignete sich während des NATO-Gipfels in Den Haag im Juni, als die Aufmerksamkeit der Weltöffentlichkeit auf die niederländische Hauptstadt…
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Ransomware Attacks on Organizations Surge 213% in Q1 of 2025
Ransomware assaults on businesses around the world have increased by 213% in the first quarter of 2025, with 2,314 victims reported over 74 distinct data breach sites, compared to just 1,086 in the first quarter of 2024. This is a startling increase in cyber dangers. According to Optiv’s Global Threat Intelligence Center (gTIC), this surge…
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Germany seeks deeper partnership with Israel on cybersecurity
The initiative, dubbed the “Cyber Dome,” involves the creation of a German-Israeli cyber research center and expanded cooperation between Israel’s Mossad and Germany’s BND intelligence agency. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/germany-israel-deepen-cyber-cooperation