Tag: international
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MuddyWater’s Phoenix Backdoor Infects More Than 100 Government Organizations
Tags: attack, backdoor, cyber, espionage, government, group, intelligence, international, iran, middle-east, phishing, threatAdvanced Persistent Threat (APT) MuddyWater has orchestrated a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting over 100 government entities across the Middle East, North Africa, and international organizations worldwide. Group-IB Threat Intelligence has attributed the campaign to the Iran-linked threat actor with high confidence, revealing an alarming escalation in the group’s espionage capabilities and operational sophistication. The attack…
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CCB’s Cyber Crime Wing Busts ₹47 Crore ($5.6 Million) International Cybercrime Racket Linked to Dubai
Bengaluru’s Central Crime Branch (CCB) has dismantled a major international cybercrime racket, revealing a hacking operation that siphoned off ₹47 crore (approximately $5.6 million) from a private finance company in just two and a half hours. The Cyber Crime Wing of the CCB confirmed the arrest of two individuals involved in the scam, while the primary…
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The 10 biggest issues CISOs and cyber teams face today
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, ciso, computing, crime, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, email, encryption, exploit, finance, fraud, governance, group, hacker, international, mitigation, organized, phishing, ransom, risk, scam, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, usa, vulnerability2. Escalating, and accelerating, AI-enabled attacks: A 2025 survey from Boston Consulting Group found that 80% of CISOs worldwide cited AI-powered cyberattacks as their top concern, a 19-point increase from the previous year. A 2025 survey from Darktrace, a security technology firm, found that 78% of CISOs reported a significant impact from AI-driven threats, up…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 68
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter TikTok videos continue to push infostealers in ClickFix attacks 131 Spamware Extensions Targeting WhatsApp Flood Chrome Web Store Salty Much: Darktrace’s view on a recent Salt Typhoon intrusion Shifts in the Underground: The Impact…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 547 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Russian Rosselkhoznadzor hit by DDoS attack, food shipments across Russia delayed CVE-2025-59287: Microsoft fixes critical WSUS…
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ISO 27001 vs ISO 27002 Control Guidance Differences
Here on the Ignyte blog, we talk a lot about ISO 27001 as a valuable international framework for information security. We also frequently touch on two related documents: ISO 27002 and Annex A. As you may know, ISO/IEC, the organization responsible for developing the various ISO standards, has a lot of different standards for a……
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ISO 27001 vs ISO 27002 Control Guidance Differences
Here on the Ignyte blog, we talk a lot about ISO 27001 as a valuable international framework for information security. We also frequently touch on two related documents: ISO 27002 and Annex A. As you may know, ISO/IEC, the organization responsible for developing the various ISO standards, has a lot of different standards for a……
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Souverän in der Cloud: Adfinis und enclaive sichern die Software Supply Chain
Adfinis, ein international agierender IT-Dienstleister für Open-Source-Lösungen, und das deutsche Confidential-Computing-Unternehmen enclaive geben ihre neue Partnerschaft bekannt. Die Kooperation kombiniert moderne Verschlüsselungstechnologien mit einem durchgängigen IT-Lifecycle-Ansatz und stärkt die Sicherheit und Souveränität in Cloud-Umgebungen. Cyberattacken zielen immer häufiger auf die Software-Lieferkette: Angreifer schleusen Backdoors, Malware oder Schwachstellen in Open-Source-Komponenten ein, um sich später Zugang… First…
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Souverän in der Cloud: Adfinis und enclaive sichern die Software Supply Chain
Adfinis, ein international agierender IT-Dienstleister für Open-Source-Lösungen, und das deutsche Confidential-Computing-Unternehmen enclaive geben ihre neue Partnerschaft bekannt. Die Kooperation kombiniert moderne Verschlüsselungstechnologien mit einem durchgängigen IT-Lifecycle-Ansatz und stärkt die Sicherheit und Souveränität in Cloud-Umgebungen. Cyberattacken zielen immer häufiger auf die Software-Lieferkette: Angreifer schleusen Backdoors, Malware oder Schwachstellen in Open-Source-Komponenten ein, um sich später Zugang… First…
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PhantomCaptcha RAT Attack Targets Aid Groups Supporting Ukraine
SentinelLABS’ research reveals PhantomCaptcha, a highly coordinated, one-day cyber operation on Oct 8, 2025, targeting the International Red Cross, UNICEF, and Ukraine government groups using fake emails and a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) linked to Russian infrastructure. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/phantomcaptcha-rat-attack-targets-ukraine/
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Cybercriminals Impersonate Aid Agencies to Lure Victims with Fake Financial Offers
Tags: cyber, cybercrime, finance, fraud, intelligence, international, law, monitoring, scam, threat, vulnerabilityScammers have intensified their efforts to defraud vulnerable populations through sophisticated impersonation schemes and fraudulent financial aid offers, according to recent intelligence monitoring and law enforcement findings. The threat landscape reveals a coordinated, international ecosystem of fraud operations targeting individuals across multiple social media platforms, with particular focus on older adults who represent a significant…
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New Malware Toolkit from MuddyWater Delivers Phoenix Backdoor to Global Targets
Group-IB Threat Intelligence has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign orchestrated by the Iran-linked Advanced Persistent Threat group MuddyWater, targeting international organizations worldwide to gather foreign intelligence. The campaign demonstrates the threat actor’s evolving tactics and enhanced operational maturity in exploiting trusted communication channels to infiltrate high-value targets. MuddyWater launched the operation by accessing a compromised…
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PhantomCaptcha RAT Uses Weaponized PDFs and “ClickFix” Cloudflare CAPTCHA Pages to Deliver Malware
A sophisticated spearphishing campaign has targeted humanitarian organizations working on Ukrainian war relief efforts, employing weaponized PDFs and fake Cloudflare captcha pages to deploy a custom remote access trojan. The PhantomCaptcha campaign, launched on October 8th, 2025, specifically targeted individual members of the International Committee of the Red Cross, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Ukraine…
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PhantomCaptcha RAT Uses Weaponized PDFs and “ClickFix” Cloudflare CAPTCHA Pages to Deliver Malware
A sophisticated spearphishing campaign has targeted humanitarian organizations working on Ukrainian war relief efforts, employing weaponized PDFs and fake Cloudflare captcha pages to deploy a custom remote access trojan. The PhantomCaptcha campaign, launched on October 8th, 2025, specifically targeted individual members of the International Committee of the Red Cross, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Ukraine…
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NDSS 2025 Symposium On Usable Security And Privacy (USEC) 2025, Paper Session 1
Tags: conference, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, international, LLM, network, password, phishing, privacy, technologyAuthors, Creators & Presenters: PAPERS On-demand RFID: Improving Privacy, Security, and User Trust in RFID Activation through Physically-Intuitive Design Youngwook Do (JPMorganChase and Georgia Institute of Technology), Tingyu Cheng (Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Notre Dame), Yuxi Wu (Georgia Institute of Technology and Northeastern University), HyunJoo Oh(Georgia Institute of Technology), Daniel J. Wilson…
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Ukraine Aid Groups Targeted Through Fake Zoom Meetings and Weaponized PDF Files
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a coordinated spear-phishing campaign dubbed PhantomCaptcha targeting organizations associated with Ukraine’s war relief efforts to deliver a remote access trojan that uses a WebSocket for command-and-control (C2).The activity, which took place on October 8, 2025, targeted individual members of the International Red Cross, Norwegian Refugee First seen on thehackernews.com…
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CISA’s international, industry and academic partnerships slashed
The latest round of sweeping layoffs could hamper the business community’s collaboration with the beleaguered cyber agency. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-stakeholder-engagement-division-layoffs-critical-infrastructure-international/803433/
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CISA’s international, industry and academic partnerships slashed
The latest round of sweeping layoffs could hamper the business community’s collaboration with the beleaguered cyber agency. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-stakeholder-engagement-division-layoffs-critical-infrastructure-international/803433/
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PhantomCaptcha ClickFix attack targets Ukraine war relief orgs
A spearphishing attack that lasted a single day targeted members of the Ukrainian regional government administration and organizations critical for the war relief effort in Ukraine, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, UNICEF, and various NGOs. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phantomcaptcha-clickfix-attack-targets-ukraine-war-relief-orgs/
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US NSA alleged to have launched a cyber attack on a Chinese agency
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, china, ciso, cloud, communications, control, country, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, finance, hacker, infrastructure, international, login, malicious, mfa, monitoring, network, RedTeam, resilience, sans, service, spy, supply-chain, technology“NSA does not confirm nor deny allegations in the media regarding its operations. Our core focus is countering foreign malign activities persistently targeting American interests, and we will continue to defend against adversaries wishing to threaten us.”The Chinese post says the country “shattered the US cyber attack plot of stealing secrets and infiltration and sabotage,…
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US NSA alleged to have launched a cyber attack on a Chinese agency
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, china, ciso, cloud, communications, control, country, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, finance, hacker, infrastructure, international, login, malicious, mfa, monitoring, network, RedTeam, resilience, sans, service, spy, supply-chain, technology“NSA does not confirm nor deny allegations in the media regarding its operations. Our core focus is countering foreign malign activities persistently targeting American interests, and we will continue to defend against adversaries wishing to threaten us.”The Chinese post says the country “shattered the US cyber attack plot of stealing secrets and infiltration and sabotage,…
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International Sting Takes Down SIM Box Criminal Network
The operation took down a massive SIM card fraud network that provided fake phone numbers from more than 80 countries to criminals. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/international-sting-sim-box-criminal-network
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 67
Tags: banking, control, github, international, korea, malicious, malware, north-korea, resilience, rustSecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Astaroth: Banking Trojan Abusing GitHub for Resilience North Korea’s Contagious Interview Campaign Escalates: 338 Malicious npm Packages, 50,000 Downloads New Rust Malware >>ChaosBot
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 546 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Winos 4.0 hackers expand to Japan and Malaysia with new malware From Airport chaos to cyber…
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Auction giant Sotheby’s says data breach exposed financial information
Major international auction house Sotheby’s is notifying individuals of a data breach incident on its systems where threat actors stole sensitive information, including financial details. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/auction-giant-sothebys-says-data-breach-exposed-financial-information/
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Auction giant Sotheby’s says data breach exposed financial information
Major international auction house Sotheby’s is notifying individuals of a data breach incident on its systems where threat actors stole sensitive information, including financial details. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/auction-giant-sothebys-says-data-breach-exposed-financial-information/
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Auction giant Sotheby’s says data breach exposed customer information
Major international auction house Sotheby’s is notifying customers of a data breach incident on its systems where threat actors stole sensitive information, including financial details. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/auction-giant-sothebys-says-data-breach-exposed-customer-information/
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Beyond the checklist: Building adaptive GRC frameworks for agentic AI
Tags: access, ai, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, crime, data, detection, endpoint, finance, framework, fraud, governance, grc, international, metric, monitoring, nist, risk, risk-management, strategy, supply-chain, switchAutonomous agent drift First, I experienced an autonomous agent drift that nearly caused a severe financial and reputational crisis. We deployed a sophisticated agent tasked with optimizing our cloud spending and resource allocation across three regions, giving it a high degree of autonomy. Its original mandate was clear, but after three weeks of self-learning and…