Tag: intelligence
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FIN7 Hackers Leverage Windows SSH Backdoor for Stealthy Remote Access and Persistence
Tags: access, backdoor, cyber, cybercrime, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, threat, windowsThe notorious FIN7 cybercriminal group, also known as Savage Ladybug, continues to rely on a sophisticated Windows SSH backdoor infrastructure with minimal modifications since 2022, according to threat intelligence analysis. The threat actor has maintained operational consistency while using an install.bat script paired with OpenSSH toolsets to establish reverse SSH and SFTP connections for maintaining…
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The Security Interviews: Colin Mahony, CEO, Recorded Future
Recorded Future’s CEO talks threat intelligence, AI in cyber security and the ever-changing cyber threat landscape First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366633992/The-Security-Interviews-Colin-Mahony-CEO-Recorded-Future
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AI and the Changing Nature of Work
AI’s Impact on Productivity and Employment Demands Proactive Policy Action The future of work is no longer speculative, it is already being coded. From automated writing assistants to robotic warehouse employees, artificial intelligence is entering every part of the modern workforce faster than regulations or social frameworks can adapt. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Bob Flores, Former CTO of the CIA, Joins Brinker
Delaware, United States, November 4th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Brinker, the narrative intelligence company dedicated to combating disinformation and influence campaigns, announced today that Bob Flores, former Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, has joined its advisory board. His appointment strengthens Brinker’s mission to transform the fight against disinformation, moving from detection to real-time,…
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Bob Flores, Former CTO of the CIA, Joins Brinker
Delaware, United States, November 4th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Brinker, the narrative intelligence company dedicated to combating disinformation and influence campaigns, announced today that Bob Flores, former Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, has joined its advisory board. His appointment strengthens Brinker’s mission to transform the fight against disinformation, moving from detection to real-time,…
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XLoader Malware Analyzed Using ChatGPT’s AI, Breaks RC4 Encryption Layers in Hours
Cybersecurity researchers have successfully demonstrated how artificial intelligence can dramatically accelerate malware analysis, decrypting complex XLoader samples in a fraction of the time previously required. XLoader, a sophisticated malware loader with information-stealing capabilities dating back to 2020, has long been considered one of the most challenging malware families to analyze. The malware combines multiple layers…
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XLoader Malware Analyzed Using ChatGPT’s AI, Breaks RC4 Encryption Layers in Hours
Cybersecurity researchers have successfully demonstrated how artificial intelligence can dramatically accelerate malware analysis, decrypting complex XLoader samples in a fraction of the time previously required. XLoader, a sophisticated malware loader with information-stealing capabilities dating back to 2020, has long been considered one of the most challenging malware families to analyze. The malware combines multiple layers…
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Google’s AI ‘Big Sleep’ Finds 5 New Vulnerabilities in Apple’s Safari WebKit
Google’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cybersecurity agent called Big Sleep has been credited by Apple for discovering as many as five different security flaws in the WebKit component used in its Safari web browser that, if successfully exploited, could result in a browser crash or memory corruption.The list of vulnerabilities is as follows -CVE-2025-43429 – A…
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Google’s AI ‘Big Sleep’ Finds 5 New Vulnerabilities in Apple’s Safari WebKit
Google’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cybersecurity agent called Big Sleep has been credited by Apple for discovering as many as five different security flaws in the WebKit component used in its Safari web browser that, if successfully exploited, could result in a browser crash or memory corruption.The list of vulnerabilities is as follows -CVE-2025-43429 – A…
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Synthetic Identity Theft in 2025: How Digital Identity Intelligence Detects Fraud That Doesn’t Exist
Synthetic identity theft, where criminals combine real and fabricated data to create entirely new “people”, is one of the fastest-growing forms of digital fraud. Unlike traditional identity theft, which steals from real individuals, synthetic identity fraud manufactures fake identities that appear legitimate to verification systems. This sophisticated type of fraud is costing organizations… First seen…
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Synthetic Identity Theft in 2025: How Digital Identity Intelligence Detects Fraud That Doesn’t Exist
Synthetic identity theft, where criminals combine real and fabricated data to create entirely new “people”, is one of the fastest-growing forms of digital fraud. Unlike traditional identity theft, which steals from real individuals, synthetic identity fraud manufactures fake identities that appear legitimate to verification systems. This sophisticated type of fraud is costing organizations… First seen…
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Synthetic Identity Theft in 2025: How Digital Identity Intelligence Detects Fraud That Doesn’t Exist
Synthetic identity theft, where criminals combine real and fabricated data to create entirely new “people”, is one of the fastest-growing forms of digital fraud. Unlike traditional identity theft, which steals from real individuals, synthetic identity fraud manufactures fake identities that appear legitimate to verification systems. This sophisticated type of fraud is costing organizations… First seen…
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Product showcase: Cogent Community democratizes vulnerability intelligence with agentic AI
The volume of threat intelligence data has grown exponentially, but the ability to interpret and act on it has not. Every day brings new CVE disclosures, exploit releases, and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/03/product-showcase-cogent-security-community/
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Product showcase: Cogent Community democratizes vulnerability intelligence with agentic AI
The volume of threat intelligence data has grown exponentially, but the ability to interpret and act on it has not. Every day brings new CVE disclosures, exploit releases, and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/03/product-showcase-cogent-security-community/
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The Evolution of SOC Operations: How Continuous Exposure Management Transforms Security Operations
Security Operations Centers (SOC) today are overwhelmed. Analysts handle thousands of alerts every day, spending much time chasing false positives and adjusting detection rules reactively. SOCs often lack the environmental context and relevant threat intelligence needed to quickly verify which alerts are truly malicious. As a result, analysts spend excessive time manually triaging alerts, the…
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Rhysida ransomware exploits Microsoft certificate to slip malware past defenses
Identifying forensic signals: The campaigns that leverage trusted certificates undermine the trust model enterprises rely on. Signed malware bypasses app-allow lists, browser warnings, OS checks, and antivirus assumptions about signed code. When the file poses as Teams or PuTTY, employees don’t hesitate to download it as it looks normal.”Once inside, the malware runs with fewer…
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Rhysida ransomware exploits Microsoft certificate to slip malware past defenses
Identifying forensic signals: The campaigns that leverage trusted certificates undermine the trust model enterprises rely on. Signed malware bypasses app-allow lists, browser warnings, OS checks, and antivirus assumptions about signed code. When the file poses as Teams or PuTTY, employees don’t hesitate to download it as it looks normal.”Once inside, the malware runs with fewer…
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Rhysida ransomware exploits Microsoft certificate to slip malware past defenses
Identifying forensic signals: The campaigns that leverage trusted certificates undermine the trust model enterprises rely on. Signed malware bypasses app-allow lists, browser warnings, OS checks, and antivirus assumptions about signed code. When the file poses as Teams or PuTTY, employees don’t hesitate to download it as it looks normal.”Once inside, the malware runs with fewer…
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The New Frontier of Cyber Threats: Unpacking Prompt Injection, Model Poisoning and Adversarial Attacks in AI Security
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape”, and with it, a new generation of attack vectors is emerging. From prompt injection to model poisoning and adversarial attacks, threat actors are exploiting vulnerabilities unique to AI systems. This article explores how these threats operate, their potential impact, and what defenders must do to build resilient, trustworthy…
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The New Frontier of Cyber Threats: Unpacking Prompt Injection, Model Poisoning and Adversarial Attacks in AI Security
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape”, and with it, a new generation of attack vectors is emerging. From prompt injection to model poisoning and adversarial attacks, threat actors are exploiting vulnerabilities unique to AI systems. This article explores how these threats operate, their potential impact, and what defenders must do to build resilient, trustworthy…
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The New Frontier of Cyber Threats: Unpacking Prompt Injection, Model Poisoning and Adversarial Attacks in AI Security
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape”, and with it, a new generation of attack vectors is emerging. From prompt injection to model poisoning and adversarial attacks, threat actors are exploiting vulnerabilities unique to AI systems. This article explores how these threats operate, their potential impact, and what defenders must do to build resilient, trustworthy…
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Cyble Detects Advanced Backdoor Targeting Defense Systems via Belarus Military Lure
Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) have uncovered a cyber-espionage operation that used a weaponized ZIP archive to infiltrate defense-sector systems. The malicious file”, disguised as a Belarusian military document titled “ТЛГ на убытие на переподготовку.pdf” (“TLG for departure for retraining.pdf”)”, delivered a highly advanced backdoor capable of establishing covert access through SSH and Tor. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/belarus-military-hit-by-ssh-tor-backdoor/
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Cyble Detects Advanced Backdoor Targeting Defense Systems via Belarus Military Lure
Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) have uncovered a cyber-espionage operation that used a weaponized ZIP archive to infiltrate defense-sector systems. The malicious file”, disguised as a Belarusian military document titled “ТЛГ на убытие на переподготовку.pdf” (“TLG for departure for retraining.pdf”)”, delivered a highly advanced backdoor capable of establishing covert access through SSH and Tor. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/belarus-military-hit-by-ssh-tor-backdoor/