Tag: intelligence
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New Kurdish Hacktivists Hezi Rash Behind 350 DDoS Attacks in 2 Months
New intelligence on Hezi Rash: See how the Kurdish group launched 350+ DDoS attacks and used DaaS platforms like EliteStress to lower entry barriers. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/kurdish-hacktivists-hezi-rash-ddos-attacks/
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ASD Warns of Ongoing BADCANDY Attacks Exploiting Cisco IOS XE Vulnerability
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued a bulletin about ongoing cyber attacks targeting unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices in the country with a previously undocumented implant known as BADCANDY.The activity, per the intelligence agency, involves the exploitation of CVE-2023-20198 (CVSS score: 10.0), a critical vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create an…
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Hackers Hide SSHTor Backdoor Inside Weaponized Military Documents
In October 2025, cybersecurity researchers at Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign distributing weaponized ZIP archives disguised as military documents. The attack specifically targeted Belarusian military personnel through a lure document titled >>ТЛГ на убытие на переподготовку.pdf
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Chinese hackers target Western diplomats using hardpatch Windows shortcut flaw
Tags: access, attack, china, control, cyber, endpoint, exploit, flaw, group, hacker, intelligence, mitigation, monitoring, rat, russia, threat, ukraine, update, vulnerability, windowsMitigation: In the absence of a patch, organizations worried about .LNK attacks should consider blocking .LNK files or disabling their execution in Windows Explorer, Arctic Wolf advised.”This should be put in place across all Windows systems, prioritizing endpoints used by personnel with access to sensitive diplomatic or policy information. While this vulnerability was disclosed in…
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OpenAI Unveils Aardvark: GPT-5 Agent That Finds and Fixes Code Flaws Automatically
OpenAI has announced the launch of an “agentic security researcher” that’s powered by its GPT-5 large language model (LLM) and is programmed to emulate a human expert capable of scanning, understanding, and patching code.Called Aardvark, the artificial intelligence (AI) company said the autonomous agent is designed to help developers and security teams flag and fix…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Guidance for Improving AI Risk Management, Governance and Readiness
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, computer, control, corporate, crime, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, germany, google, governance, guide, hacking, ibm, identity, india, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, leak, metric, microsoft, network, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-management, scam, security-incident, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMany organizations are playing catch-up in key AI security policy areas, such as usage governance, risk oversight, data protection, and staff training. In this Cybersecurity Snapshot special edition, we round up recent guidance on preparing for, managing and governing AI cyber risks. Key takeaways Most organizations’ AI adoption is dangerously outpacing their security strategies and…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Guidance for Improving AI Risk Management, Governance and Readiness
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, computer, control, corporate, crime, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, germany, google, governance, guide, hacking, ibm, identity, india, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, leak, metric, microsoft, network, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-management, scam, security-incident, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMany organizations are playing catch-up in key AI security policy areas, such as usage governance, risk oversight, data protection, and staff training. In this Cybersecurity Snapshot special edition, we round up recent guidance on preparing for, managing and governing AI cyber risks. Key takeaways Most organizations’ AI adoption is dangerously outpacing their security strategies and…
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UK Organisations Trail Global Peers on Zero Trust Adoption, Research Finds
A new research report by Keeper Security has revealed global insights from security professionals on the state of cybersecurity. The report, entitled Identity, AI and Zero Trust: Cybersecurity Perspectives from Infosecurity Europe, Black Hat USA and it-sa, found that professionals across the UK, the United States and Germany agreed that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping…
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Windows Server Update Service exploitation ensnares at least 50 victims
Researchers warn hackers could be gathering intelligence for future attacks, and authorities warn users to apply patches and check for compromise. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/windows-server-update-service-exploitation-50-victims/804362/
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Google Launches New AI Security Features on Android to Block Mobile Scams
Google has announced enhanced artificial intelligence protections designed to combat the rising tide of mobile scams affecting billions of users worldwide. The company revealed that fraudsters stole over $400 billion globally in the past year using advanced AI-powered schemes, making mobile security more critical than ever. Android’s Advanced Defense Against Mobile Fraud Google’s Android platform…
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Beware of Fake ChatGPT Apps That Spy on Users and Steal Sensitive Data
The proliferation of artificial intelligence applications has created unprecedented opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit user trust through deceptive mobile apps. Mobile app stores today are flooded with hundreds of lookalike applications claiming to offer ChatGPT, DALL·E, and other AI services. Security researchers have discovered that beneath polished logos and promises of advanced functionality lies a…
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Beware of Fake ChatGPT Apps That Spy on Users and Steal Sensitive Data
The proliferation of artificial intelligence applications has created unprecedented opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit user trust through deceptive mobile apps. Mobile app stores today are flooded with hundreds of lookalike applications claiming to offer ChatGPT, DALL·E, and other AI services. Security researchers have discovered that beneath polished logos and promises of advanced functionality lies a…
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The unified linkage model: A new lens for understanding cyber risk
Tags: access, api, attack, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, flaw, framework, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, mitre, network, nist, okta, open-source, radius, resilience, risk, risk-analysis, saas, sbom, software, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trustMissed systemic risk: Organizations secure individual components but miss how vulnerabilities propagate through dependencies (e.g., Log4j embedded in third-party apps).Ineffective prioritization: Without a linkage structure, teams patch high-severity CVEs on isolated systems while leaving lower-scored flaws on critical trust pathways.Slow incident response: When a zero-day emerges, teams scramble to locate vulnerable components. Without pre-existing linkage…
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Threat Actors Exploiting Open-Source C2 Frameworks to Deploy Malicious Payloads
Tags: control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, exploit, framework, hacking, intelligence, malicious, open-source, russia, threat, toolThreat intelligence researchers have uncovered a growing campaign where cybercriminals are weaponizing AdaptixC2, a legitimate open-source Command and Control framework designed for authorized penetration testers. The discovery reveals how threat actors are exploiting ethical hacking tools to conduct sophisticated cyberattacks, with significant ties linking the framework’s development to Russian criminal networks. Silent Push threat analysts…
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Threat Actors Exploiting Open-Source C2 Frameworks to Deploy Malicious Payloads
Tags: control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, exploit, framework, hacking, intelligence, malicious, open-source, russia, threat, toolThreat intelligence researchers have uncovered a growing campaign where cybercriminals are weaponizing AdaptixC2, a legitimate open-source Command and Control framework designed for authorized penetration testers. The discovery reveals how threat actors are exploiting ethical hacking tools to conduct sophisticated cyberattacks, with significant ties linking the framework’s development to Russian criminal networks. Silent Push threat analysts…
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AI-powered bug hunting shakes up bounty industry, for better or worse
Tags: access, ai, authentication, automation, bug-bounty, business, ciso, cloud, control, credentials, data, detection, exploit, flaw, guide, identity, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, risk, risk-management, sql, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityFirehose of ‘false positives’: Gunter Ollmann, CTO at Cobalt.io, warns that AI is exacerbating the existing problem that comes from vendors getting swamped with often low-quality bug submissions.Security researchers turning to AI is creating a “firehose of noise, false positives, and duplicates,” according to Ollmann.”The future of security testing isn’t about managing a crowd of…
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AI-powered bug hunting shakes up bounty industry, for better or worse
Tags: access, ai, authentication, automation, bug-bounty, business, ciso, cloud, control, credentials, data, detection, exploit, flaw, guide, identity, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, risk, risk-management, sql, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityFirehose of ‘false positives’: Gunter Ollmann, CTO at Cobalt.io, warns that AI is exacerbating the existing problem that comes from vendors getting swamped with often low-quality bug submissions.Security researchers turning to AI is creating a “firehose of noise, false positives, and duplicates,” according to Ollmann.”The future of security testing isn’t about managing a crowd of…
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Kimsuky and Lazarus Hackers Deploy New Backdoor Tools for Remote Access Attacks
North Korean state-sponsored threat actors have escalated their cyber operations with the deployment of sophisticated new malware variants designed to establish persistent backdoor access to compromised systems. Recent investigations by threat intelligence researchers have uncovered two distinct toolsets from prominent DPRK-aligned hacking groups: Kimsuky’s newly identified HttpTroy backdoor and an upgraded version of Lazarus’s BLINDINGCAN…
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OpenAI’s Aardvark is an AI Security Agent Combating Code Vulnerabilities
OpenAI on Thursday launched Aardvark, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent designed to autonomously detect and help fix security vulnerabilities in software code, offering defenders a potentially valuable tool against malicious hackers. The GPT-5-powered tool, currently in private beta, represents what OpenAI calls a >>defender-first model
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New AI-Targeted Cloaking Attack Tricks AI Crawlers Into Citing Fake Info as Verified Facts
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new security issue in agentic web browsers like OpenAI ChatGPT Atlas that exposes underlying artificial intelligence (AI) models to context poisoning attacks.In the attack devised by AI security company SPLX, a bad actor can set up websites that serve different content to browsers and AI crawlers run by ChatGPT and…
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Google Publishes New Guide to Help Defenders Monitor Privileged Accounts
Google has released comprehensive guidance on protecting privileged accounts, recognizing that stolen credentials have become one of the most dangerous attack vectors facing modern organizations. The new recommendations address how attackers increasingly exploit these >>keys to the kingdom
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New ‘Gentlemen’ RaaS Appears on Hacking Forums, Targeting Windows, Linux and ESXi
Threat intelligence researchers have identified a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called The Gentlemen’s RaaS, being actively recruited on underground hacking forums by an operator using the handle zeta88. The cross-platform threat represents a significant evolution in ransomware capabilities, offering attackers specialized encryption lockers for Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems coded in both Go and C…
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Security Training Just Became Your Biggest Security Risk
Traditional security awareness training is now undermining enterprise security and productivity. As AI-generated phishing eliminates familiar “red flags,” organizations must move beyond vigilance culture toward AI-assisted trust calibration”, combining cognitive science and machine intelligence to rebuild trust, reduce false positives, and enhance real security outcomes. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/security-training-just-became-your-biggest-security-risk/
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Discover Practical AI Tactics for GRC, Join the Free Expert Webinar
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC). It’s no longer a future concept”, it’s here, and it’s already reshaping how teams operate.AI’s capabilities are profound: it’s speeding up audits, flagging critical risks faster, and drastically cutting down on time-consuming manual work. This leads to greater efficiency, higher accuracy, and a more…
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Notable post-quantum cryptography initiatives paving the way toward Q-Day
Tags: attack, awareness, cisa, cisco, communications, computer, computing, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, encryption, finance, framework, google, government, group, guide, ibm, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, linux, microsoft, mitre, ml, nist, nvidia, open-source, service, side-channel, software, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityIndustry heavyweights line up behind PQC: Google”¯Chrome became the first mainstream browser to support hybrid post”‘quantum key exchanges by default late last year.The approach combines classical elliptic-curve encryption, for backwards compatibility, with lattice-based PQC derived from ML-KEM.Other industry giants, including Amazon and IBM, have also begun laying foundations for quantum-safe cryptography. For example, IBM has…
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Notable post-quantum cryptography initiatives paving the way toward Q-Day
Tags: attack, awareness, cisa, cisco, communications, computer, computing, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, encryption, finance, framework, google, government, group, guide, ibm, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, linux, microsoft, mitre, ml, nist, nvidia, open-source, service, side-channel, software, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityIndustry heavyweights line up behind PQC: Google”¯Chrome became the first mainstream browser to support hybrid post”‘quantum key exchanges by default late last year.The approach combines classical elliptic-curve encryption, for backwards compatibility, with lattice-based PQC derived from ML-KEM.Other industry giants, including Amazon and IBM, have also begun laying foundations for quantum-safe cryptography. For example, IBM has…
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Check Point Allies with NVIDIA to Secure AI Platforms
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. today revealed it has developed a cybersecurity platform to secure artificial intelligence (AI) factories in collaboration with NVIDIA. Announced at the NVIDIA GTC conference, the AI Cloud Protect platform enables cybersecurity teams to leverage dynamic objects to enforce policies in real time using NVIDIA BlueField-3 data processing units (DPUs) to..…