Tag: network
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Aurora Ransomware Operators Use Cursor AI in Attacks Against 10 Targets
Tags: ai, attack, cybercrime, data-breach, group, infrastructure, intelligence, network, ransomware, russia, threatThreat actors associated with Aurora (aka Aur0ra) ransomware have been observed using SpaceX’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant Cursor to break into target networks, according to findings from CloudSEK and Gambit Security.The two independent analyses are based on exposed infrastructure associated with the Russian-speaking cybercrime group, leading to the discovery of its First seen on…
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AWS Console Private Access can block sign-ins to personal accounts
The AWS Management Console now loads inside a network with no path to the public internet. Console Private Access became generally available on August 28 for virtual private … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/31/amazon-aws-console-private-access/
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Android 17 Adds New Network Security Features to Block 2G SMS Blaster Attacks
Android 17 introduces a new set of network security controls to reduce cellular downgrade attacks, protect local networks, and limit metadata exposure during encrypted web sessions. This update includes carrier-managed 2G shutdown capabilities designed to combat SMS blaster campaigns that increasingly target users in public spaces. Google states the Android 17 changes focus on four…
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D-Link DIR-X1860Z Flaws Enable Unauthenticated Admin Password Reset and Wi-Fi Credential Theft
D-Link has released a security update for the DIR-X1860Z router after researchers discovered vulnerabilities that could enable an unauthenticated attacker on the local network to reset the administrator password and retrieve wireless configuration information, including Wi-Fi credentials. The vulnerabilities affect the non-US DIR-X1860Z hardware revision A1/V1.0 running firmware version V1.0.2.220120.165402. D-Link addressed these issues in…
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D-Link DIR-X1860Z Flaws Enable Unauthenticated Admin Password Reset and Wi-Fi Credential Theft
D-Link has released a security update for the DIR-X1860Z router after researchers discovered vulnerabilities that could enable an unauthenticated attacker on the local network to reset the administrator password and retrieve wireless configuration information, including Wi-Fi credentials. The vulnerabilities affect the non-US DIR-X1860Z hardware revision A1/V1.0 running firmware version V1.0.2.220120.165402. D-Link addressed these issues in…
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D-Link DIR-X1860Z Flaws Enable Unauthenticated Admin Password Reset and Wi-Fi Credential Theft
D-Link has released a security update for the DIR-X1860Z router after researchers discovered vulnerabilities that could enable an unauthenticated attacker on the local network to reset the administrator password and retrieve wireless configuration information, including Wi-Fi credentials. The vulnerabilities affect the non-US DIR-X1860Z hardware revision A1/V1.0 running firmware version V1.0.2.220120.165402. D-Link addressed these issues in…
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TerminalFix Uses Fake CAPTCHA, DLL Sideloading and Steganography to Breach Networks
A sophisticated ClickFix variant dubbed TerminalFix that uses fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into executing attacker-controlled PowerShell commands. Rather than delivering a conventional infostealer, the campaign builds persistent access and deploys a reverse-tunnel implant capable of turning an infected Windows endpoint into a proxy for reaching internal network resources The intrusion begins on…
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Sadistic online exploitation: five warning signs for parents and how to keep young people safe
Offenders use threats and manipulation to coerce victims to produce imagery or livestream sexually explicit acts, self-harm or animal cruelty. How can you protect your child?<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/aug/31/online-extortion-grooming-764-social-media-apps-ntwnfb”>The sadistic online groomers targeting victims around the world and a mother’s struggle to keep her daughter safe</li><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/jul/21/764-network-gamification-of-harm-the-com-cybercrime-ntwnfb”>Inside the horrifying online network where children coerce others to commit…
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Android 17 Adds OS-Wide ECH to Hide Website Visits From Network Providers
Google on Thursday announced new network security protections in Android 17 to bolster connection privacy, address cellular vulnerabilities, and safeguard the privacy of users’ home networks.Topping the list is support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), a privacy standard that prevents networks from eavesdropping on which websites a user is visiting.”This new privacy standard works in…
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Frontier AI tipping the scales toward cyber adversaries
Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 warn that threat actors are already using AI to accelerate cyberattacks beyond the abilities of modern defenses. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/frontier-ai-tipping-scales-cyber-adversaries/829088/
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Cato-CrowdStrike Partnership Is ‘Massive’ Win For Reducing Security Complexity, Improving Efficacy: Solution Provider CTO
Cato Networks’ recently expanded partnership with CrowdStrike brings together two of the industry’s most highly effective cybersecurity platforms with huge promise for reducing complexity for customers, a top partner of the two vendors tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/cato-crowdstrike-partnership-is-massive-win-for-reducing-security-complexity-improving-efficacy-solution-provider-cto
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Russian-Speaking Hackers Used Cursor AI in Attacks on Seven Companies, Report Says
Russian-speaking hackers used Cursor AI during attacks on corporate networks, reportedly speeding reconnaissance, VPN access and exploitation attempts. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-cursor-ai-hackers-aur0ra-ransomware/
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Palo Alto Networks Researchers Say First Wave of AI-Enabled Attacks Has Begun
Cybersecurity researchers from Palo Alto Networks this week reported that it became apparent that the latest generation of AI models would be able to discover thousands of vulnerabilities in applications. A wave of attacks that are leveraging AI to exploit those vulnerabilities is now underway. Sam Rubin, senior vice president of the Unit 42 cybersecurity..…
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Two Unitree G1 EDU Humanoid Robot Flaws Enable Root RCE, One Starts Over Bluetooth
Security researcher Olivier Laflamme has disclosed two independent root remote code execution (RCE) chains affecting the Unitree G1 EDU, including a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) path that can reach root on the robot’s Locomotion PC.The flaws are tracked as CVE-2026-76639 and CVE-2026-76640, with the first involving a network-adjacent path through chat_go and bashrunner and the…
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How an Atlanta Suburb Ended Up Sharing Flock Data With More Than 2,000 Organizations
Alpharetta, Georgia, cops share data with thousands of Flock users, ranging from federal agencies to a fish and wildlife commission. The reasons why show how vast”, and invasive”, the network has become. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/how-an-atlanta-suburb-ended-up-sharing-flock-data-with-more-than-2000-organizations/
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Android 17 adds new protections against sneaky Wi-Fi tracking and web snooping
Google introduced a batch of network security changes coming in Android 17, aimed at making it harder for network operators, snoops, and scammers to track what you do on your … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/28/android-17-network-security-features/
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New infosec products of the month: August 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from A10 Networks, Abnormal AI, F5 Networks, Intezer, Netscout, ScienceLogic, Searchlight … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/28/new-infosec-products-of-the-month-august-2026/
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…
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Centralize Like You Mean It, Federate Like You Have To
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, dns, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, network, PCI, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, windows, worm(by Anton Chuvakin & Usman Chaudhary) Prologue: Three Years After “The End Is Nigh” Back in 2023, one of us wrote “Log Centralization: The End Is Nigh?””Š”, “Šan admittedly incomplete-thought blog with a scary premise: after 20+ years of yelling “centralize your logs!” (the earliest surviving deck is from 2003), we may be running out of…