Tag: network
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FBI Seizes NightmareStresser DDoSHire Domains Used in Hundreds of Thousands of Attacks
The FBI has seized internet domains linked to NightmareStresser, a long-standing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)-for-hire platform allegedly used to launch hundreds of thousands of attacks or attempted attacks worldwide since 2022. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska announced the action, which targets the infrastructure that allowed paying customers to overwhelm victims’ networks and…
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New infosec products of the week: September 18, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Akuity, Bitsight, Cohesity, Dataminr, Nozomi Networks, and Tuskira. Dataminr uses … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/18/new-infosec-products-of-the-week-september-18-2026/
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Iran-Linked Handala Hack Tied to HEAVYGRAM Telegram Backdoor That Can Steal Passwords
The Iran-linked “hacktivist” persona known as Handala Hack has been attributed to a Telegram-based surveillance backdoor called HEAVYGRAM and a Delphi-based utility known as CRUDEEXCLUDE.”HEAVYGRAM offers builtin commands supporting remote command execution, system, network and process information discovery, data and Telegram session files exfiltration, screenshot capture, DLL sideloading, First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article:…
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States Expand Cyber Support Beyond Their Own Networks
Local Control and Funding Gaps Complicate Critical Infrastructure Protection. States are extending cyber support to local utilities and other essential services they do not control. Closing the gap will require more than grants and tools. Local operators need sustained monitoring, OT expertise and stronger, consistent vendor controls. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/states-expand-cyber-support-beyond-their-own-networks-a-32858
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States Expand Cyber Support Beyond Their Own Networks
Local Control and Funding Gaps Complicate Critical Infrastructure Protection. States are extending cyber support to local utilities and other essential services they do not control. Closing the gap will require more than grants and tools. Local operators need sustained monitoring, OT expertise and stronger, consistent vendor controls. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/states-expand-cyber-support-beyond-their-own-networks-a-32858
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States Expand Cyber Support Beyond Their Own Networks
Local Control and Funding Gaps Complicate Critical Infrastructure Protection. States are extending cyber support to local utilities and other essential services they do not control. Closing the gap will require more than grants and tools. Local operators need sustained monitoring, OT expertise and stronger, consistent vendor controls. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/states-expand-cyber-support-beyond-their-own-networks-a-32858
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US Coast Guard and FBI board oil tanker to investigate cyber attack
An oil tanker bound for Texas was boarded mid-voyage by the US Coast Guard and FBI last month, after its network may have been compromised by malicious hackers. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/us-coast-guard-fbi-board-oil-tanker-investigate-cyber-attack
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SilkParasite Infrastructure Links SpiceRAT to Central Asian Targets
Hunt.io links SpiceRAT, NodeEdgeRAT and NomadRAT to a four-year SilkParasite campaign targeting governments and critical sectors in Central Asia. Hunt.io and researcher Guy Yasur have traced a tight cluster of SpiceRAT command”‘and”‘control servers that predate and extend Bitdefender’s August 2026 SilkParasite report. The work doesn’t dissect malware samples; it maps the network side of the…
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CISA Urges Critical Infrastructure to Plant Decoys Inside Networks
CISA released guidance on using cyber decoys to detect & disrupt malicious activity inside networks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-critical-infrastructure-cyber/
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GPT4Free Privacy Risks Expose AI Prompts to Third-Party Servers and Hidden Logs
Users of the GPT4Free hosted platform might believe they are directly interacting with the selected artificial intelligence model in its web interface. However, recent research suggests that prompts submitted through g4f.dev may travel through a complex network of provider code, intermediary services, external model endpoints, and potentially unrelated AI servers. These findings raise significant privacy…
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CISA Urges Organizations to Deploy Cyber Decoys to Detect Hackers Inside Networks
Tags: cisa, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, hacker, infrastructure, network, strategyThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged organizations to deploy cyber decoys, which include fake credentials, systems, data, and services. This strategy aims to expose attackers sooner and enhance post-compromise detection. In new guidance titled >>Using Cyber Decoys to Strengthen Detection and Response,<< published on September 16, 2026, CISA outlined how defenders…
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Kubernetes Attack Lets Hackers Steal SPIFFE Workload Identities and Impersonate Applications
A post-exploitation technique that lets attackers with root-level access to a Kubernetes node steal workload identities issued through SPIFFE/SPIRE and impersonate legitimate applications running on the same host. The technique undermines the node-trust assumption behind cloud-native machine identity systems, potentially enabling attackers to access services protected by mutual TLS and identity-based authorization. Palo Alto Networks…
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CISOs to Watch in LA: From Movie Studios to Storage Units
Los Angeles has produced a genuine specialty in entertainment security: protecting film libraries worth billions, live events with tens of thousands of attendees and zero tolerance for downtime, and media companies that answer to leagues, studios, and networks all at… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/cisos-to-watch-in-la-from-movie-studios-to-storage-units/
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US Boarded 2 Oil Tankers to Investigate Cyberattacks
Foreign Tankers Were Bound for Texas When Networks Were Compromised. The Coast Guard and FBI boarded two foreign oil tankers bound toward Texas after signs their networks were compromised, inspecting IT and operational systems as authorities examined possible links to the broader U.S.-Iran conflict. There are no reports of operational disruptions, the FBI said. First…
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Coast Guard, FBI board US-bound foreign ships in order to probe for cyberattacks
The agencies issued a joint statement saying the “joint security boardings” came in response to “indications that the networks of both vessels were compromised.” First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/coast-guard-fbi-investigate-tanker-cyberattacks/
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TP-Link Tapo Camera Flaw Lets Attackers Gain Admin Access Without Password
Tags: access, authentication, cctv, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, flaw, infrastructure, network, password, vulnerabilitySecurity researchers have revealed two vulnerabilities in TP-Link’s Tapo C200 smart camera that could enable nearby network attackers to bypass administrator authentication or disrupt the device’s management service. Khoi Tran and Thai Do from OPSWAT Unit 515 discovered these vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-15315 and CVE-2026-15316, during the company’s Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Graduate Fellowship Program. TP-Link…
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Major Cyber Vendors Turn to New UK Testing Program as MITRE Evaluations Face Changes
A group of cyber threat detection providers, including CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and Sophos, have joined SE Labs’ PIVOT program First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-vendors-mitre-uk-testing/
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Major Cyber Vendors Turn to New UK Testing Program as MITRE Evaluations Face Changes
A group of cyber threat detection providers, including CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and Sophos, have joined SE Labs’ PIVOT program First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-vendors-mitre-uk-testing/
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Securing the unpatchable in an age of AI-driven vulnerabilities
Advances in AI technology will continue to identify vulnerabilities that in some circumstances are difficult, or effectively impossible, to patch. Appropriate network segmentation, rigorous visibility, and the deployment of NGFW/IPS combinations can provide a powerful compensatory layer. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/securing-the-unpatchable-in-an-age-of-ai-driven-vulnerabilities/
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12 Best Kubernetes Security Tools Compared (2026): Features Pricing
Quick Answer: Kubernetes security quotes hinge on the node-vs-cluster-vs-developer unit choice, and the OSS floor (Kubescape, Falco, Calico, NeuVector, Cilium/Tetragon) resets every negotiation. Sysdig and Aqua lead paid runtime/lifecycle; Cisco (Isovalent) now owns the eBPF network layer; Fairwinds sells governance-as-guardrails; Microsoft Defender publishes the anchor rates. Kubernetes made compute cheap to sprawl and expensive to…
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Major Cyber Threat Detection Vendors Shift from MITRE to UK Testing Program
A group of cyber threat detection providers, including CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and Sophos, have joined SE Labs’ PIVOT program First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-vendors-mitre-uk-testing/
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CISA Warns Hackers Exploit 17 Active Directory Techniques to Gain Control of Enterprise Networks
Tags: cisa, control, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, guide, hacker, identity, infrastructure, international, networkThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has collaborated with international partners to guide the defense of Active Directory (AD). They warn that attackers exploit 17 common techniques to gain control of identity infrastructure. The guide, released on September 15, was co-authored by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Center, CISA, the NSA,…
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Cisco FMC Flaws Give Ransomware and APTs a Path Into Internal Networks
Cisco Talos says attackers are exploiting FMC flaws to steal credentials, tunnel into internal networks, and deploy Qilin ransomware. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-cisco-fmc-vulnerabilities/
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Cisco, Kets tech to integrate quantum-safe networks
Collaboration aims to demonstrate how quantum-safe security can be introduced into existing enterprise networks without requiring overhaul of existing infrastructure First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366650285/Cisco-KETS-tech-to-integrate-quantum-safe-networks
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Montreal’s CISOs to Watch: Securing Quebec’s Critical Systems
Montreal’s security leadership protects an unusual concentration of things that cannot fail. The provincial electricity utility, the municipal government, the health and social services network for the eastern half of the island, a major university, and a commuter rail project… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/montreals-cisos-to-watch-securing-quebecs-critical-systems/
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Montreal’s CISOs to Watch: Securing Quebec’s Critical Systems
Montreal’s security leadership protects an unusual concentration of things that cannot fail. The provincial electricity utility, the municipal government, the health and social services network for the eastern half of the island, a major university, and a commuter rail project… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/montreals-cisos-to-watch-securing-quebecs-critical-systems/
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CISOs to Watch in Amsterdam: From Payments to Public Transport
Amsterdam packs an unusual amount into a small city: a global travel platform, a payments company processing for much of Europe, a metro network, a care provider, two universities, and the emergency services region that coordinates when something goes wrong…. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/cisos-to-watch-in-amsterdam-from-payments-to-public-transport/
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NonDay VPN Flaw Left Japan ‘s Government Shared Network Platform Exposed: 246,000 Records at Risk
Tags: access, breach, data-breach, exploit, flaw, government, network, risk, service, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayJapan ‘s Digital Agency disclosed a VPN breach exposing 246,000 government employee records across 23 ministries. Detected June 25, publicly disclosed September 11. Japan ‘s Digital Agency disclosed that attackers exploited a vulnerability in a VPN device to access its Government Solution Service (GSS), potentially leaking personal information belonging to approximately 246,000 government employees, public…
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Japan Government Network Breach Puts 246,000 People at Risk
A vulnerability in Japan’s shared government network may have exposed personal information tied to 246,000 workers across 23 organizations. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cybersecurity/news-government-network-breach-apac-japan/
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Assume Breach Must Now Mean Assume Impersonation
‘Assume breach’ is a useful operating principle for enterprise security: Build as if an attacker will eventually get past the perimeter. That mindset led teams to adopt Zero Trust, stronger endpoint controls, network segmentation, and tighter identity and access management. The premise… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/assume-breach-must-now-mean-assume-impersonation/