Tag: Internet
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Russia appears to block social media platform Bluesky amid wider internet restrictions
Russian digital rights organization RKS Global told Recorded Future News that Bluesky had been added to the registry of banned websites maintained by Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-cracks-down-bluesky-internet
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Critical flaw in Marimo Python notebook exploited within 10 hours of disclosure
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, credentials, cve, data-breach, exploit, firewall, flaw, Internet, open-source, rce, remote-code-execution, software, theft, tool, update, vulnerabilityCredentials stolen in under three minutes: To track real-world exploitation, deployed honeypot servers running vulnerable Marimo instances across multiple cloud providers and observed the first exploitation attempt within 9 hours and 41 minutes of disclosure. No ready-made exploit tool existed at the time. The attacker had built one using only the advisory description, Sysdig researchers…
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Zimbabwe Boosts Cybersecurity as AI-Driven Cyber Fraud Surges
Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to reinforce cybersecurity in Zimbabwe as the nation confronts a rise of digital crime. As internet access expands and digital financial services become more embedded in everyday life, authorities warn that these developments are simultaneously exposing weaknesses in Zimbabwe’s cybersecurity systems. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cyber-fraud-cybersecurity-in-zimbabwe/
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Censys finds 5,219 devices exposed to attacks by Iranian APTs, majority in U.S.
Tags: apt, attack, automation, cisa, cyberattack, data-breach, exploit, infrastructure, Internet, iran, technology, threatCensys researchers found 5,219 exposed Rockwell PLCs online, mostly in the U.S., urging defenders to secure or disconnect them. On April 7, 2026, U.S. agencies, including FBI, CISA, and NSA, warned of Iran-linked APTs exploiting internet-exposed Rockwell Automation PLCs. Threat actors are carrying out cyberattacks targeting internet-connected operational technology (OT) across multiple critical infrastructure sectors.…
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Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI
Plus: Iran’s internet blackout hits the 1,000-hour mark, cryptocurrency scams result in a record amount of money stolen from Americans, and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-your-push-notifications-arent-safe-from-the-fbi/
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How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors
From AI-generated images to restricted satellite data, the systems used to verify what’s real online are struggling to keep up. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/how-the-internet-broke-everyones-bullshit-detectors/
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TDL 019 – The Psychology Behind a Cyber Breach and the Leaders Who Survive It – Nim Nadarajah
Tags: access, ai, apple, automation, breach, business, cctv, ceo, cio, ciso, cloud, computing, conference, control, corporate, crowdstrike, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, dns, edr, email, finance, firewall, governance, group, healthcare, incident, incident response, infrastructure, injection, insurance, Internet, jobs, law, LLM, metric, microsoft, msp, network, office, powershell, privacy, programming, psychology, risk, saas, service, siem, soar, soc, software, startup, strategy, supply-chain, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, usa, vulnerability, windows, zero-trustLeading Through the Cyber Abyss In Episode 019 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Nim Nadarajah, CISO and Managing Partner of Critical Matrix, to explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity leadership. From the “annual pilgrimage” of RSAC 2026 to the front lines of incident response, the conversation shifts from technical bits…
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TDL 019 – The Psychology Behind a Cyber Breach and the Leaders Who Survive It – Nim Nadarajah
Tags: access, ai, apple, automation, breach, business, cctv, ceo, cio, ciso, cloud, computing, conference, control, corporate, crowdstrike, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, dns, edr, email, finance, firewall, governance, group, healthcare, incident, incident response, infrastructure, injection, insurance, Internet, jobs, law, LLM, metric, microsoft, msp, network, office, powershell, privacy, programming, psychology, risk, saas, service, siem, soar, soc, software, startup, strategy, supply-chain, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, usa, vulnerability, windows, zero-trustLeading Through the Cyber Abyss In Episode 019 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Nim Nadarajah, CISO and Managing Partner of Critical Matrix, to explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity leadership. From the “annual pilgrimage” of RSAC 2026 to the front lines of incident response, the conversation shifts from technical bits…
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Nearly 4K industrial control devices vulnerable to Iran-linked hacking campaign
A research firm tallied the internet-exposed devices Iran is targeting and recommended mitigations for any infrastructure operator using them. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/critical-infrastucture-plcs-iran-hacking-censys/817209/
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Nearly 4,000 US industrial devices exposed to Iranian cyberattacks
The attack surface targeted by Iranian-linked hackers in cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure networks includes thousands of Internet-exposed programmable logic controllers (PLCs) manufactured by Rockwell Automation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nearly-4-000-us-industrial-devices-exposed-to-iranian-cyberattacks/
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Nearly 4,000 industrial control devices vulnerable to Iran-linked hacking campaign
A research firm tallied the internet-exposed devices Iran is targeting and recommended mitigations for any infrastructure operator using them. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/critical-infrastucture-plcs-iran-hacking-censys/817209/
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Nearly 4,000 industrial control devices vulnerable to Iran-linked hacking campaign
A research firm tallied the internet-exposed devices Iran is targeting and recommended mitigations for any infrastructure operator using them. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/critical-infrastucture-plcs-iran-hacking-censys/817209/
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Iranian APT alert: 5,219 Rockwell PLCs exposed online
Censys has warned that more than 5,000 Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley PLCs are currently exposed to the internet as Iranian-affiliated APT actors actively target these devices across U.S. critical infrastructure. The same operators were previously associated with a November 2023 campaign that compromised at least 75 Unitronics PLCs in U.S. water and wastewater facilities, showing a continuing…
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TP-Link Devices at Risk as Multiple Security Flaws Enable Takeover
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered five significant security vulnerabilities in the TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 router. If left unpatched, these critical flaws could allow attackers to take full control of the device, steal sensitive network data, and compromise connected systems. Because routers serve as the primary gateway for all internet traffic, compromising this device gives attackers…
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What to Know About CyberAv3ngers: The IRGC-Linked Group Targeting Critical Infrastructure
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, authentication, automation, backup, cctv, chatgpt, cisa, communications, compliance, control, credentials, crypto, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, dns, email, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, government, group, healthcare, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, iran, kev, leak, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, network, office, openai, password, radius, resilience, risk, router, service, siem, software, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAn Iran-affiliated threat group has evolved from defacing water utility displays to deploying custom ICS malware and exploiting Rockwell Automation PLCs across multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors. Key takeaways: CyberAv3ngers is a state-directed threat group operating under Iran’s IRGC Cyber-Electronic Command. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned six named officials in February 2024 and the State Department…
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Claude Mythos Preview Creates Early Edge for Cyber Titans
Project Glasswing Strengthens Key Platforms, Leaves Broad Exposure Untouched. Project Glasswing is giving select cybersecurity giants early access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview, boosting investor confidence in leaders Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike while raising concerns that smaller vendors, vulnerability firms and the broader internet will fall further behind. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Cloudflare ‘actively adjusting’ quantum priorities in wake of Google warning
Tags: android, attack, awareness, browser, chrome, ciso, communications, compliance, computer, computing, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, encryption, google, government, group, Hardware, infrastructure, Internet, ml, mobile, regulation, risk, service, strategy, technology, threat, vulnerabilityNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has set a 2030 deadline for depreciating legacy encryption algorithms ahead of their planned retirement in 2035.Late last month Google brought forward its own post-quantum cryptography (PQC) deadline a year to 2029 because advances in quantum computers mean that legacy encryption and digital signature systems are at greater…
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Weak at the seams
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, Internet, network, resilience, risk, service, supply-chain, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayThe normal choices are the dangerous ones: Consider the stack a typical large enterprise was running in 2024: One vendor for ERP and supply chain, another for perimeter enforcement, another for networking and another for endpoint protection. Standard choices, responsibly made. Within a twelve-month window, each of those categories experienced significant disruptions, from zero-day exploits…
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Weak at the seams
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, Internet, network, resilience, risk, service, supply-chain, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayThe normal choices are the dangerous ones: Consider the stack a typical large enterprise was running in 2024: One vendor for ERP and supply chain, another for perimeter enforcement, another for networking and another for endpoint protection. Standard choices, responsibly made. Within a twelve-month window, each of those categories experienced significant disruptions, from zero-day exploits…
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Patch windows collapse as timeexploit accelerates
N-day exploitation: Rapid7 Labs validated its findings about a more febrile threat environment by producing both n-day and zero-day exploits using AI-assisted research, substantially reducing development time.In practice, n-day bugs, or the development of exploits against patched software, are a bigger problem than headline-grabbing zero-day vulnerabilities, adds Leeann Nicolo, incident response lead at Coalition, a technology…
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Internet-Exposed ICS Devices Raise Alarm for Critical Sectors
Exposed ICS devices and insecure protocols like Modbus increase risks to critical infrastructure, enabling disruption, data access, and potential sabotage. Malware targeting industrial control systems (ICS) poses a serious risk to critical infrastructure, with threats like Stuxnet, Industroyer, Triton, Havex, and BlackEnergy already demonstrating the ability to disrupt operations, cause outages, and even inflict physical…
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Arelion employs NETSCOUT Arbor DDoS protection products
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, ddos, defense, detection, government, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, router, service, strategy, tactics, technology, threat“As a Tier-1 Internet carrier supporting the majority of global Internet traffic, this continued collaboration reflects our ongoing investment in best-of-breed network security solutions to protect the technology ecosystem. Our partnership combines Arelion’s global network performance and NETSCOUT’s leading Arbor DDoS attack protection solutions to provide world-class experiences for our customers.” Scott Nichols, Chief Commercial…
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How botnet-driven DDoS attacks evolved in 2H 2025
Tags: ai, attack, botnet, dark-web, ddos, defense, dns, finance, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, jobs, law, LLM, mitigation, network, resilience, risk, service, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, usa, vulnerabilityMassive attack capacity: Demonstration attacks peaked at 30Tbps and 4 gigapackets per second, primarily launched by Internet of Things (IoT) botnets such as Aisuru and TurboMirai variants.AI integration: The use of AI, including dark-web large language models (LLMs), moved from emerging trend to operational reality, making sophisticated attacks accessible to a wider range of threat actors.Persistent threat…
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Iranian Threat Actors Disrupt US Critical Infrastructure Via Exposed PLCs
Attackers compromised Internet-facing OT devices and caused file and display manipulation, operational disruption, and financial losses across sectors. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/iranian-threat-actors-us-critical-infrastructure-exposed-plcs
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Britons warned about Russian hackers targeting internet routers for espionage
Expert stresses importance of staying alert for unusual activity, as hackers could ‘take you to fake sites'<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/08/keir-starmer-iran-war-trump-ceasefire-gulf-strait-of-hormuz-labour-conservatives-liberal-democrats-reform-scotland-holyrood-uk-politics-latest-news-updates”>UK politics live latest updates</li></ul>Russian hackers are exploiting commonly sold internet routers to harvest information for espionage purposes, the UK’s cybersecurity agency has said.The hack could allow attackers to obtain users’ credentials, redirect them to fake sites, and…
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Durch KI überlastet: Kein Geld mehr für Bug-Reports an Open-Source-Projekte
Internet Bug Bounty zahlt vorerst keine Prämien mehr. Das betrifft unter anderem Node.js. Der Grund: Mit KI wird viel gemeldet, aber wenig gefixt. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/wichtiges-bug-bounty-programm-pausiert-ki-reports-ueberlasten-open-source-projekte-2604-207325.html
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The zero-day timeline just collapsed. Here’s what security leaders do next
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, breach, cio, ciso, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, endpoint, exploit, google, Internet, Intruder, leak, least-privilege, open-source, penetration-testing, resilience, service, strategy, tactics, update, vulnerability, zero-dayScaling vulnerability discovery to machine speed: Agentic AI is AI that can act, not just advise. Give it an objective, and it will plan steps, run them, learn from what happens and adjust until it succeeds or hits a hard stop. In cybersecurity, that looks like an automated operator. It can probe an application, test…
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Wichtiges Bug-Bounty-Programm pausiert: KI-Reports überlasten Open-Source-Projekte
Internet Bug Bounty zahlt vorerst keine Prämien mehr. Das betrifft unter anderem Node.js. Der Grund: Mit KI wird viel gemeldet, aber wenig gefixt. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/wichtiges-bug-bounty-programm-pausiert-ki-reports-ueberlasten-open-source-projekte-2604-207325.html
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U.S. agencies alert: Iran-linked actors target critical infrastructure PLCs
U.S. agencies warn Iran-linked threat actors are targeting internet-exposed PLCs used in critical infrastructure networks. U.S. agencies, including the FBI and CISA, warn that Iran-linked hackers are targeting internet-exposed Rockwell/Allen-Bradley PLCs used in critical infrastructure. The agencies published a joint advisory involving multiple federal organizations. >>Iran-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are conducting exploitation activity…
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Russian Threat Actors Abuse Home Routers in Expanding DNS Hijacking Wave
Russian military-linked hackers are actively compromising poorly secured home and small-office routers to hijack internet traffic and spy on organizations worldwide. Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently exposed this massive global campaign by a group known as Forest Blizzard, which has already impacted over 200 organisations and 5,000 consumer devices. Forest Blizzard is a sophisticated state-sponsored threat…