Tag: intelligence
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AI-Driven Ransomware FunkSec Targets 85 Victims Using Double Extortion Tactics
Tags: ai, cybersecurity, data, encryption, extortion, group, hacker, intelligence, ransom, ransomware, tactics, theftCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a nascent artificial intelligence (AI) assisted ransomware family called FunkSec that sprang forth in late 2024, and has claimed more than 85 victims to date.”The group uses double extortion tactics, combining data theft with encryption to pressure victims into paying ransoms,” Check Point Research said in a new report…
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Harnessing AI for Proactive Threat Intelligence and Advanced Cyber Defense
Discover how AI revolutionizes cybersecurity with real-time threat detection, adaptive protection, and advanced data protection to combat evolving… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/harnessing-ai-proactive-threat-intelligence-cyber-defense/
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WatchGuard Strengthens MDR Services With ActZero Acquisition
ActZero Purchase Adds Artificial Intelligence, Open Platform and Process Maturity. With its acquisition of ActZero, WatchGuard gains advanced machine learning capabilities and expertise to improve its MDR service. ActZero’s mature processes and open platform enable seamless integration of WatchGuard products as well as third-party tools like Microsoft Defender. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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From Silos to Synergy: Transforming Threat Intelligence Sharing in 2025
In the face of ever-growing threats and adversaries, organizations must break down the silos between ALL teams involved in security. The post From Silos to Synergy: Transforming Threat Intelligence Sharing in 2025 appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/from-silos-to-synergy-transforming-threat-intelligence-sharing-in-2025/
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SOAR buyer’s guide: 11 security orchestration, automation, and response products, and how to choose
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, business, chatgpt, cisco, cloud, compliance, container, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, firewall, fortinet, gartner, google, group, guide, Hardware, ibm, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, LLM, malware, mandiant, marketplace, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, network, okta, risk, saas, security-incident, service, siem, soar, soc, software, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-daySecurity orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) has undergone a major transformation in the past few years. Features in each of the words in its description that were once exclusive to SOAR have bled into other tools. For example, responses can be found now in endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools. Orchestration is now a joint…
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Ivanti warns critical RCE flaw in Connect Secure exploited as zero-day
Tags: advisory, apt, attack, authentication, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, flaw, google, government, group, intelligence, Internet, ivanti, law, mandiant, microsoft, network, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, software, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayIT software provider Ivanti released patches Wednesday for its Connect Secure SSL VPN appliances to address two memory corruption vulnerabilities, one of which has already been exploited in the wild as a zero-day to compromise devices.The exploited vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0282, is a stack-based buffer overflow rated as critical with a CVSS score of 9.0.…
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Gravy Analytics Hit by Cyberattack, Hackers Allegedly Stole data
Gravy Analytics, a prominent player in location intelligence, has reportedly fallen victim to a significant cyberattack. Initial investigations suggest that hackers have exfiltrated sensitive data, raising concerns over consumer privacy and data security. Founded to enhance business decision-making through location-based insights, Gravy Analytics collects anonymized location data from mobile devices. This information is utilized to…
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New Research Highlights Vulnerabilities in MLOps Platforms
New research by Security Intelligence has revealed security risks in MLOps platforms including Azure ML, BigML and Google Vertex AI First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/vulnerabilities-mlops-platforms/
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Cyber-Asset-Intelligence ein Ausblick auf 2025
Weltweit nehmen Zahl und Qualität der Cyberbedrohungen seit Jahren zu. Ein Ende dieser Entwicklung ist nicht abzusehen; vielmehr dürfte der zunehmende Einsatz von KI durch Cyberkriminelle und halbstaatliche Akteure ihr noch einmal einen zusätzlichen Schub verleihen. Entsprechend groß ist mittlerweile bei Unternehmen und Behörden der Bedarf an fortschrittlichen Lösungen zur Erkennung und Beseitigung von Cyberbedrohungen.…
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Torq Adds Bevy of AI Agents to Automate Cybersecurity Workflows
Torq has extended the reach of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities spanning its security operations center (SOC) platform to now include multiple agents. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/torq-adds-bevy-of-ai-agents-to-automate-cybersecurity-workflows/
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More telecom firms were breached by Chinese hackers than previously reported
Tags: access, at&t, attack, breach, china, cisco, communications, cyber, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, defense, disinformation, espionage, exploit, finance, fortinet, framework, government, group, hacker, Hardware, infrastructure, intelligence, international, microsoft, mobile, network, phone, regulation, risk, risk-management, router, spy, technology, threat, vulnerabilityChinese hackers linked to the Salt Typhoon cyberespionage operation have breached even more US telecommunications firms than initially reported.New victims, Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications, and Windstream, add to a growing list that already includes AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Lumen Technologies.Earlier, the US authorities informed that nine telecom firms have been affected by the Chinese espionage…
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Malvertising-Kampagnen mit KI-generierten Content
Das Threat-Intelligence-Team von Malwarebytes hat Malvertising-Kampagnen entdeckt, die KI-generierten Content verwenden, um sich den gängigen Alarmsystemen zu entziehen. Cyberkriminelle nutzen dabei KI, um sogenannte »white pages« (sprich Webseiten, die vermeintlich vertrauenswürdig sind) zu erstellen im Gegensatz zu »black pages«, also Webseiten, die schädliche und potenziell gefährliche Inhalte enthalten, zum Beispiel Phishing-Seiten. Buchen Cyberkriminelle im Rahmen……
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Threat Intelligence Hot Shots Part 3: Episodes 4-13 (Compilation)
This is Episode 4 of Threat Intelligence Hot Shots. Sr. Threat Intelligence Analyst, Alex Ryan, and Peter discuss the recent shutdown of breach forums by the FDI, the increasing pace of advanced techniques and target scope of Russian state-sponsored threat actors, and two new vulnerabilities for Dealing routers. They advise limiting access to these devices……
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US government sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company linked to APT group
The US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued sanctions against a Beijing cybersecurity company for its role in attacks attributed to a Chinese cyberespionage group known as Flax Typhoon.The company, called Integrity Technology Group (Integrity Tech), is accused of providing the computer infrastructure that Flax Typhoon used in its operations…
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Apple’s AI Photo Analyzer Faces Privacy Backlash
iPhone Maker Introduced Feature Without Explicit Consent. Apple’s artificial intelligence-led photo analyzer is raising privacy concerns months after the company appears to have enabled the feature by default. It uses a combination of on-device machine learning and encrypted cloud-based processing. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/apples-ai-photo-analyzer-faces-privacy-backlash-a-27211
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Best of 2024: Soticated Attacks
August 27, 2024 Authors: Rui Ataide, Hermes Bojaxhi The GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) has been tracking a highly… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/so-phish-ticated-attacks-2/
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Atos, contractor for French military and intelligence agencies, dismisses ransomware attack claims
Atos, the company that secures communications for France’s military and intelligence services, says a ransomware group’s claims are “unfounded.”]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/atos-dismisses-ransomware-claims
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DORA Regulation (Digital Operational Resilience Act): A Threat Intelligence Perspective
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is coming in 2025. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/dora-regulation-digital-operational-resilience-act-a-threat-intelligence-perspective/
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Best of 2024: National Public Data (NPD) Breach: Essential Guide to Protecting Your Identity
Following the publication of our in-depth analysis on the National Public Data (NPD) breach last week, Constella Intelligence received several inquiries about how to safeguard against identity attacks using the exposed SSNs. The recent National Public Data (NPD) breach stands as the largest social security number (SSN) exposures in history. With 292 million individuals exposed,……
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Microsoft Sentinel: A cloud-native SIEM with integrated GenAI
Tags: ai, attack, automation, breach, business, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, edr, intelligence, microsoft, risk, siem, skills, soar, soc, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn a recent survey, 74% of cybersecurity professionals said that the threat landscape is the worst they’ve seen in 5 years.1 Escalating cyber threats, an expanding attack surface, and staffing shortages are putting tremendous pressure on the security operations center (SOC).It’s never been more important to have the right tools in place, especially when it…
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Hackers target dozens of VPN and AI extensions for Google Chrome to compromise data
As of Wednesday, a total of 36 Chrome extensions injected with data-stealing code have been detected, mostly related to artificial intelligence tools and virtual private networks.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-target-vpn-ai-extensions-google-chrome-malicious-updates
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‘Bad Likert Judge’ Jailbreak Bypasses Guardrails of OpenAI, Other Top LLMs
A novel technique to stump artificial intelligence (AI) text-based systems increases the likelihood of a successful cyberattack by 60%. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/bad-likert-judge-jailbreak-bypasses-guardrails-openai-other-llms
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US Treasury Department workstations breached in attack attributed to China
Tags: access, advisory, apt, attack, banking, ceo, china, cloud, cybersecurity, government, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, microsoft, russia, saas, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerabilityThe US Department of the Treasury revealed on Monday that an attacker was able to bypass security, access an undisclosed number of Treasury workstations, and steal “certain unclassified documents,” in what it called a “major cybersecurity incident”.In a letter to the US Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, the Treasury Department said that…
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US sanctions Russian, Iranian groups for election interference
The two entities are accused of partnering with intelligence agencies using artificial intelligence to conduct information operations against U.S. audiences. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/russia-china-sanctions-election-interference/