Tag: intelligence
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WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Let Attackers Bypass Authentication via Social Login
A critical vulnerability in the Case Theme User plugin for WordPress allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack any account on vulnerable sites, including administrative accounts, by exploiting the social login feature. Site owners are urged to update immediately. On May 31, 2025, Wordfence Intelligence received a report of an Authentication Bypass via Social Login vulnerability in…
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The Impact of Google’s JavaScript SERPs and AI Search on eCommerce Businesses
Google’s search engine results pages now require JavaScript, effectively “hiding” the listings from organic rank trackers, artificial intelligence models, and o First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/the-impact-of-googles-javascript-serps-and-ai-search-on-ecommerce-businesses/
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CISOs grapple with the realities of applying AI to security functions
Tags: ai, automation, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, detection, email, endpoint, finance, governance, incident response, intelligence, law, malicious, malware, microsoft, risk, service, soc, threat, toolThe agentic edge: The financial services is often an early adopter of cutting-edge security technologies.Erin Rogers, SVP and director of cybersecurity risk and compliance at BOK Financial, tells CSO that AI-based upgrades are helping threat detection and response systems to autonomously analyze threats, make real-time decisions, and adapt responses, significantly improving early detection and mitigation.While…
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CISOs grapple with the realities of applying AI to security functions
Tags: ai, automation, breach, business, ceo, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, detection, email, endpoint, finance, governance, incident response, intelligence, law, malicious, malware, microsoft, risk, service, soc, threat, toolThe agentic edge: The financial services is often an early adopter of cutting-edge security technologies.Erin Rogers, SVP and director of cybersecurity risk and compliance at BOK Financial, tells CSO that AI-based upgrades are helping threat detection and response systems to autonomously analyze threats, make real-time decisions, and adapt responses, significantly improving early detection and mitigation.While…
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Open Source CyberSOCEval Sets New Benchmark for AI in Malware Analysis and Threat Intelligence
Open Source CyberSOCEval, a newly launched evaluation platform, is making waves in the cybersecurity community by demonstrating how artificial intelligence can transform malware analysis and threat intelligence. Developed by a group of independent security researchers, CyberSOCEval combines advanced machine learning models with real-world malware samples to offer organizations a clear view of how AI tools…
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New Zealand sanctions Russian military hackers over cyberattacks on Ukraine
New Zealand has imposed sanctions on Russian military intelligence hackers accused of cyberattacks on Ukraine, including members of a notorious hacking unit previously tied to destructive malware campaigns. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/new-zealand-russia-gru-ukraine
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Checkmarx Surfaces Liesthe-Middle Attack to Compromise AI Tools
Checkmarx today published a technique it has uncovered that poisons artificial intelligence (AI) agents models in a way that convinces them to tell end users that certain activities and behaviors are safe when in fact they are high risk. Darren Meyer, security research advocate at Checkmarx Zero, a research arm of the company, said this..…
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New ransomware Yurei adopts open-source tools for double-extortion campaigns
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, breach, ciso, cloud, control, data, edr, extortion, flaw, intelligence, Internet, mfa, network, open-source, phishing, powershell, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, switch, threat, tool, windowsBigger risks beyond downtime: The double-extortion ransomware appears to be an early version, as it has loopholes. Ransomware often targets and deletes shadow copies to block victims from using Windows’ built-in recovery options. But Yurei did not delete the shadow copies, which, if enabled, can allow the victim to restore their files to a previous…
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AI-Powered Villager Pen Testing Tool Hits 11,000 PyPI Downloads Amid Abuse Concerns
Tags: ai, china, cybercrime, framework, intelligence, malicious, penetration-testing, pypi, RedTeam, toolA new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered penetration testing tool linked to a China-based company has attracted nearly 11,000 downloads on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository, raising concerns that it could be repurposed by cybercriminals for malicious purposes.Dubbed Villager, the framework is assessed to be the work of Cyberspike, which has positioned the tools as a…
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9 unverzichtbare Open-Source-Security-Tools
Tags: attack, authentication, backdoor, blueteam, breach, ciso, cyersecurity, data-breach, encryption, incident response, intelligence, linux, mail, malware, monitoring, open-source, powershell, privacy, risk, software, sql, threat, tool, vulnerability, windowsDiese Open-Source-Tools adressieren spezifische Security-Probleme mit minimalem Footprint.Cybersicherheitsexperten verlassen sich in diversen Bereichen auf Open-Source-Lösungen nicht zuletzt weil diese im Regelfall von einer lebendigen und nutzwertigen Community gestützt werden. Aber auch weil es inzwischen Hunderte qualitativ hochwertiger, quelloffener Optionen gibt, um Breaches und Datenlecks auf allen Ebenen des Unternehmens-Stacks zu verhindern.Falls Sie nun gedanklich bereits…
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Static feeds leave intelligence teams reacting to irrelevant or late data
Boards and executives are not asking for another feed of indicators. They want to know whether their organization is being targeted, how exposed they are, and what steps need … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/15/primary-source-collection-intelligence-model/
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New VoidProxy Phishing Service Bypasses MFA on Microsoft and Google Accounts
Okta Threat Intelligence exposes VoidProxy, a new PhaaS platform. Learn how this advanced service uses the Adversary-in-the-Middle technique… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/voidproxy-phishing-service-bypasses-mfa-microsoft-google/
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How Wesco cut through the noise and reimagined risk management
Tags: ai, application-security, automation, awareness, business, conference, container, control, data, defense, detection, exploit, github, intelligence, kubernetes, microsoft, mitigation, risk, risk-management, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayProactive defense: Real-time threat intelligence feeds allow Wesco to spot and neutralize vulnerabilities before they escalate.Improved awareness: Developers and security teams have clearer visibility into zero-day threats and can act faster.Application security posture enhancement: A “security champions program” ensures accountability doesn’t sit only with the security team but across development and executive teams, too.AI-driven risk…
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Australian Banks Deploy Army of AI Bots to Scam Scammers
Apate.ai CEO Dali Kaafar on Turning the Tables on Fraudsters With AI-Powered Bots. Major banks in Australia are now using bots to foil scammers. The bots are designed to pose as potential victims, extract real-time intelligence and waste scammers’ resources. The data is then pushed directly into fraud detection systems used by banks, telecom providers…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Security Lags Cloud and AI Adoption, Tenable Report Finds, as CISA Lays Out Vision for CVE Program’s Future
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, bug-bounty, business, cisa, cloud, communications, computer, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, exploit, framework, google, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, linkedin, mitre, network, nist, office, open-source, privacy, programming, RedTeam, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCheck out Tenable’s report detailing challenges and best practices for cloud and AI security. Plus, CISA rolled out a roadmap for the CVE Program, while NIST updated its guidelines for secure software patches. And get the latest on TLS/SSL security and AI attack disclosures! Here are five things you need to know for the week…
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CISA official calls on lawmakers to extend cyber info-sharing law
The official’s call for a renewal came less than three weeks before the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA 2015), which provides incentives for private entities to voluntarily share digital threat intelligence with the federal government, is due to sunset. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-official-calls-on-lawmakers-renew-cisa2015
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ISMG Editors: The SMB ‘Too Small to Be a Target’ Cyber Myth
Also: AI Pilot Project Purgatory, Agentic AI Commerce Fraud Concerns. In this week’s update, four ISMG editors discussed cybersecurity risks for small and medium-sized businesses, why so many enterprise artificial intelligence projects stall in pilot mode and concerns over fraud with the rise of agentic commerce in payments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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CISA official calls on lawmakers to extend cyber info-sharing law
The official’s call for a renewal came less than three weeks before the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA 2015), which provides incentives for private entities to voluntarily share digital threat intelligence with the federal government, is due to sunset. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-official-calls-on-lawmakers-renew-cisa2015
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New K2 Think AI Model Falls to Jailbreak in Record Time
A groundbreaking vulnerability has emerged in the newly released K2 Think AI model from UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in collaboration with G42. Security researchers have successfully jailbroken the advanced reasoning system within hours of its public release, exposing a critical flaw that transforms the model’s transparency features into an attack…
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Cursor AI Code Editor Flaw Enables Silent Code Execution via Malicious Repositories
A security weakness has been disclosed in the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code editor Cursor that could trigger code execution when a maliciously crafted repository is opened using the program.The issue stems from the fact that an out-of-the-box security setting is disabled by default, opening the door for attackers to run arbitrary code on users’ computers…
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Cursor AI Code Editor Flaw Enables Silent Code Execution via Malicious Repositories
A security weakness has been disclosed in the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code editor Cursor that could trigger code execution when a maliciously crafted repository is opened using the program.The issue stems from the fact that an out-of-the-box security setting is disabled by default, opening the door for attackers to run arbitrary code on users’ computers…
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Copilot Flaw Highlights AI Supply Chain Threats
Persistent Security’s Marcus Vervier on Microsoft Flaws, Pitfalls of AI Coding. A newly discovered vulnerability present in Microsoft’s Copilot and Visual Studio has brought a fresh batch of concerns around the security of artificial intelligence-powered coding tools to the forefront. It has the potential to turn AI models into a new attack vector. First seen…
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F5 to acquire AI security firm CalypsoAI for $180 million
The deal reflects growing cybersecurity concerns as companies rapidly deploy artificial intelligence systems. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/f5-to-acquire-ai-security-firm-calypsoai-for-180-million/
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From Alert Fatigue to Proactive Defense: The Case for AI-Driven Prevention
Artificial intelligence is no longer just another tool in the cybersecurity stack”, it’s becoming a requirement to keep pace with modern threats. Deep Instinct CIO Carl Froggett discusses how attackers are leveraging AI to move faster and why defenders need to rethink their own strategies. One of the most pressing issues security teams face today is…
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How the retail sector teams up to defend against cybercrime
The cyber-threat intel-sharing and collaboration group RH-ISAC is helping companies confront cyberattacks. But the challenge is delivering timely intelligence in a dynamic threat environment. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/retail-isac-lessons-learned-scattered-spider/758504/
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OT security: Why it pays to look at open source
Tags: access, ai, attack, compliance, control, data, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, Hardware, intelligence, iot, microsoft, ml, monitoring, network, open-source, PCI, service, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityOT security at the highest level thanks to open-source alternatives: Commercial OT security solutions such as those from Nozomi Networks, Darktrace, Forescout or Microsoft Defender for IoT promise a wide range of functions, but are often associated with license costs in the mid to high six-figure range per year. Such a high investment is often…