Tag: mandiant
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Mandiant flags fake AI video generators laced with malware
A Vietnam-based group has spread thousands of advertisements, fake websites and social media posts promising access to popular prompt-to-video AI generation tools, delivering infostealers and backdoors instead. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-video-generator-malware-mandiant-unc5032-vietnam/
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Fake AI Tools Lure Users in Year-Long Malware Campaign
Mandiant Says Malware Spread Through Fake AI Video Ads Seen by Millions. Online scammers are converting excitement over generative artificial intelligence into fraudulent sites that infect victims with malware, says threat intel firm Google Mandiant in a report exposing a year-long campaign to distribute infostealers and backdoors. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/fake-ai-tools-lure-users-in-year-long-malware-campaign-a-28494
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Let’s Talk About SaaS Risk Again”¦ This Time, Louder.
By Kevin Hanes, CEO of Reveal Security A few weeks ago, I shared a thought that sparked a lot of discussion: SaaS is not a black box we can ignore. It’s a rich, dynamic attack surface and one that attackers are increasingly targeting. That urgency was echoed powerfully in JPMorgan CISO Patrick Opet’s open letter…
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China-Nexus Nation State Actors Exploit SAP NetWeaver (CVE-2025-31324) to Target Critical Infrastructures
Tags: access, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, breach, business, china, cloud, control, cve, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, dns, encryption, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, fortinet, google, government, group, infection, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ivanti, linux, malicious, malware, mandiant, military, network, open-source, programming, rat, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, rust, sap, service, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, update, vmware, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayExecutive Summary EclecticIQ analysts assess with high confidence that, in April 2025, China-nexus nation-state APTs (advanced persistent threat) launched high-temp exploitation campaigns against critical infrastructure networks by targeting SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer. Actors leveraged CVE-2025-31324 [1], an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability that enables remote code execution (RCE). This assessment is based on a publicly…
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‘CISOs sprechen heute die Sprache des Business”
Nick Godfrey, Leiter des Office of the CISO bei Google Cloud Google CloudAls Senior Director und Leiter des Office of the CISO bei Google Cloud ist es die Aufgabe von Nick Godfrey, das Unternehmen beim Austausch zwischen CISOs rund um die Themen Cloud und Security zu unterstützen. Godfrey, selbst ehemaliger Sicherheitsverantwortlicher bei einem Finanzdienstleister, leitet…
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North Korean operatives have infiltrated hundreds of Fortune 500 companies
Security leaders at Mandiant and Google Cloud say nearly every major company has hired or received applications from North Korean nationals working on behalf of the country’s regime. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/north-korea-workers-infiltrate-fortune-500/
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Exploits still top entry point, says Mandiant report
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/exploits-still-top-entry-point-says-mandiant-report
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Enterprise-specific zero-day exploits on the rise, Google warns
Tags: access, apple, apt, attack, china, cisco, cloud, crime, crimes, cyberespionage, detection, endpoint, exploit, finance, flaw, google, group, Hardware, incident response, injection, Internet, ivanti, korea, lessons-learned, mandiant, microsoft, mitigation, network, north-korea, remote-code-execution, russia, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-daySurge in network edge device exploitation: Of the 33 zero-day vulnerabilities in enterprise-specific products, 20 targeted hardware appliances typically located at the network edge, such as VPNs, security gateways, and firewalls. Notable targets last year included Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance, Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, and Ivanti Connect Secure VPN.Targeted attacks against…
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RSA 2025: Google is Going All-In on AI Agents That Can Help Security Personnel
Google continues to integrate Mandiant services into its security platforms following the acquisition in 2022. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-gemini-security-operations/
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5 Most Common Security Attack Methods in 2024: Mandiant’s M-Trends Report
Mandiant, which was acquired by Google Cloud in 2022, paints a picture of global cyber threats from last year in order to help readers be better prepared this year. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-mandiant-m-trends-security-report/
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Understanding 2024 cyber attack trends
Mandiant has released the M-Trends 2025 report, which outlines global cyber attack trends based on their own incident response engagements from 2024. Key trends and insights … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/24/understanding-2024-cyber-attack-trends/
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Google Warns: Threat Actors Growing More Sophisticated, Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Google’s Mandiant team has released its M-Trends 2025 report, highlighting the increasing sophistication of threat actors, particularly China-nexus groups. These adversaries are deploying custom malware ecosystems, exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in security appliances, and utilizing proxy networks resembling botnets to evade detection. Their tactics also include targeting edge devices lacking endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities…
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Financially motivated cyber crime remains biggest threat source
Mandiant’s latest annual threat report reveals data on how financially motivated cyber criminals, such as ransomware gangs, dominate the cyber security landscape First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623134/Financially-motivated-cyber-crime-remains-biggest-threat-source
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Financially-motivated cyber crime remains biggest threat source
Mandiant’s latest annual threat report reveals new data on how financially-motivated cyber criminals, such as ransomware gangs, dominate the cyber security landscape First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623134/Financially-motivated-cyber-crime-remains-biggest-threat-source
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Google introduces GUS, a unified security platform with Mandiant
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/google-introduces-gus-a-unified-security-platform-with-mandiant
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Google Merges Security Offerings Into a Cohesive Suite
Google Unified Security brings together threat detection, AI-powered security, secure browser features, and Mandiant services, the company said at its Cloud Next conference. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/google-merges-security-offerings-cohesive-suite
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Google launches unified enterprise security platform, announces AI security agents
Cloud security enhancements: The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Security Command Center will gain new capabilities for protecting cloud workloads, especially those related to AI model use.Model Armor, a feature that’s part of GCP’s existing AI Protection service, will allow customers to apply content safety and security controls to prompts that are sent to self-hosted AI…
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Google’s Sec-Gemini v1 Takes on Hackers Outperforms Rivals by 11%
Tags: access, attack, cybersecurity, data, google, hacker, intelligence, mandiant, open-source, threat, vulnerabilitySec-Gemini v1 has access to real-time cybersecurity data from trusted sources including Google Threat Intelligence, Mandiant’s attack reports, and the Open Source Vulnerabilities database. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-sec-gemini-v1/
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Chinese Hackers Exploit Ivanti VPN Vulnerability to Deliver Malware Payloads
Ivanti disclosed a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-22457, affecting its Connect Secure (ICS) VPN appliances, particularly versions 22.7R2.5 and earlier. This buffer overflow vulnerability enables attackers to achieve remote code execution when exploited successfully. Security researchers from Mandiant and Ivanti have confirmed active exploitation of this vulnerability in the wild, targeting ICS 9.X (end-of-life) and earlier…
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Ivanti warns customers of new critical flaw exploited in the wild
Remediation: Organizations are urged to immediately update their Ivanti Connect Secure appliances to version 22.7R2.6 released in February or later to address CVE-2025-22457. Customers should also use the external version of the Integrity Checker Tool and look for web server crashes.”If your ICT result shows signs of compromise, you should perform a factory reset on…
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Chinese State Hackers Exploiting Newly Disclosed Ivanti Flaw
Tags: china, espionage, exploit, flaw, hacker, ivanti, mandiant, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityMandiant warned that Chinese espionage actor UNC5221 is actively exploiting a critical Ivanti vulnerability, which can lead to remote code execution First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-state-hackers-ivanti-flaw/
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Nordkorea verstärkt Operationen zur Anheuerung von IT-Spezialisten in Europa
Mandiant warnt in einer aktuellen Information vor verstärkten Aktivitäten von Nordkorea in Europa. Nachdem die USA restriktiver mit der Beschäftigung von Fachkräften werden, versucht Nordkorea verstärkt IT-Mitarbeiter in IT-Unternehmen in Europa einzuschleusen. Das Ganze geht auf Erkenntnisse der Google Threat … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/04/04/nordkorea-verstaerkt-operationen-zur-anheuerung-von-it-spezialisten-in-europa/
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Chinese APT Pounces on Misdiagnosed RCE in Ivanti VPN Appliances
Ivanti misdiagnoses a remote code execution vulnerability and Mandiant reports that Chinese hackers are launching in-the-wild exploits. The post Chinese APT Pounces on Misdiagnosed RCE in Ivanti VPN Appliances appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/chinese-apt-pounces-on-misdiagnosed-rce-in-ivanti-vpn-appliances/
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Google Acquires Wiz for Record $32 Billion
$32B Wiz acquisition: Google ramps up cloud security. Following Mandiant, this deal signals major GCP defense upgrade. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/google-acquires-wiz-for-record-32-billion/
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Mandiant enthüllt verdeckte Spionagekampagne auf veralteten Juniper-Routern
Juniper Networks rät allen Kunden dringend, ihre Netzwerkgeräte auf aktuelle Versionen mit den neuesten Sicherheits-Patches zu bringen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/mandiant-enthuellt-verdeckte-spionagekampagne-auf-veralteten-juniper-routern/a40149/
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5 Things To Know About China-Linked Juniper Router Attacks
Juniper Networks has released a fix for a Junos OS vulnerability, which Mandiant researchers say has been exploited by a China-based espionage group. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/5-things-to-know-about-china-linked-juniper-router-attacks
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China-Backed Hackers Backdoor US Carrier-Grade Juniper MX Routers
Mandiant researchers found the routers of several unnamed organizations (likely telcos and ISPs) were hacked by UNC3886, and contained a custom backdoor called TinyShell. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/china-hackers-backdoor-carrier-grade-juniper-mx-routers