Tag: network
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Encrypted DNS still tells an eavesdropper where to look
Encrypted DNS runs across much of the Internet. DNS over TLS, HTTPS, and QUIC keep the contents of a query away from anyone watching a network link. The encryption covers the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/22/research-encrypted-dns-privacy/
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Week in review: 74k Fortinet firewall credentials stolen, Splunk Enterprise RCE under active attack
Tags: attack, backdoor, breach, credentials, firewall, fortinet, Hardware, network, rce, remote-code-execution, WeeklyReviewHere’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: A hardware neural network backdoor that hides in plain sight Deep learning … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/21/week-in-review-74k-fortinet-firewall-credentials-stolen-splunk-enterprise-rce-under-active-attack/
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Quantensouveräne KI vom kritischen Risiko zur vertrauenswürdigen Lösung
KEEQuant, Collaider und noris network demonstrieren ein souveränes KI-Modell, das quantengesicherte Kommunikation, vertrauenswürdige deutsche Infrastruktur und anwendungsbereite KI für vertraulichkeitssensible Anwendungsfälle kombiniert. Viele Organisationen möchten KI für ihre eigentliche Arbeit nutzen, schrecken jedoch davor zurück, wenn sensible Informationen unter einem herkömmlichen Cloud-Modell ihre Umgebung verlassen müssen. Fragen rund um Vertraulichkeit, Governance und langfristige Datenexposition… First…
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Hackers Target Football Fans With Fake Tickets Sites
Cybersecurity experts warn that active hacking networks are using fake hotel bookings, cloned websites, and live chat features to scam FIFA World Cup 2026 fans. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-hackers-football-fake-tickets-sites/
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14,971 WordPress Sites Cleaned in Global SocGholish Takedown
Operation EndGame disrupted SocGholish, taking down 106 servers and cleaning 14,971 WordPress sites used to spread fake-update malware. On June 18, 2026, law enforcement agencies from the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, and Germany, coordinated through Europol, executed a joint action week against SocGholish, one of the most persistent and widely deployed malware distribution networks…
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Mastodon 4.6 adds profile Collections and two-factor controls
People who run accounts on the open source social network Mastodon can now group profiles together and share those groups across the web. The 4.6 release centers on a feature … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/19/mastodon-4-6-released/
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Your browser tab could become encrypted storage for someone else’s files
Decentralized storage networks already hand pieces of people’s data to strangers’ machines. The lasting question across these networks is whether the machine … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/19/safecloud-browser-based-encrypted-storage/
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Gcore Helps Ucom Safeguard Public Live Broadcast Infrastructure During Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, June 19th, 2026, CyberNewswire Gcore’s Network Layer DDoS Protection helped Ucom maintain service continuity and operational readiness for critical public-facing broadcast services Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, supported Ucom, one of Armenia’s leading telecommunications providers, in safeguarding public live broadcast infrastructure during Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary elections. Ucom…
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Operation Endgame Disrupts Malware Network Linked to Major Ransomware Gang
SocGholish malware has been removed from 15,000 sites associated with Evil Corp hackers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/operation-endgame-socgholish-evil/
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Police raid malware network tied to Russia’s Evil Corp hacker group
An international operation targeted the SocGholish botnet, which has been linked to the Russia-based cybercrime group Evil Corp. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/socgholish-botnet-disrupted
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Asia-Pacific scam networks generate nearly $40 billion a year
Cybercrime is taking a larger share of criminal activity in Asia and the Pacific. More than half of surveyed jurisdictions reported that cybercrime accounts for over 30% of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/19/interpol-asia-cybercrime-trends-report/
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Asia-Pacific scam networks generate nearly $40 billion a year
Cybercrime is taking a larger share of criminal activity in Asia and the Pacific. More than half of surveyed jurisdictions reported that cybercrime accounts for over 30% of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/19/interpol-asia-cybercrime-trends-report/
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New infosec products of the week: June 19, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from ArmorCode, Barracuda Networks, Blue Planet, Flip, Fortinet, Legit Security, Tigera, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/19/new-infosec-products-of-the-week-june-19-2026/
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How the Peter Thiel-Linked Dialog Club Secretly Ranks Its Members
Leaked files show the invite-only network grades members by their money and fame, shaping who’s in, who’s out, and who pays. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/how-peter-thiels-private-dialog-club-secretly-ranks-its-members/
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Operation Endgame Disrupts SocGholish Malware Network Tied to Ransomware Attacks
Operation Endgame disrupted the SocGholish malware network, taking down more than 100 servers and domains. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/operation-endgame-disrupts-socgholish-malware-network-tied-to-ransomware-attacks/
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USB worm spreads crypto-stealing malware via Windows shortcut files
Threat actors targeting cryptocurrency wallets have been distributing clipboard-stealing malware with self-spreading capabilities and using the Tor network to conceal communication. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/usb-worm-spreads-crypto-stealing-malware-via-windows-shortcut-files/
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USB worm spreads crypto-stealing malware via Windows shortcut files
Threat actors targeting cryptocurrency wallets have been distributing clipboard-stealing malware with self-spreading capabilities and using the Tor network to conceal communication. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/usb-worm-spreads-crypto-stealing-malware-via-windows-shortcut-files/
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USB worm spreads crypto-stealing malware via Windows shortcut files
Threat actors targeting cryptocurrency wallets have been distributing clipboard-stealing malware with self-spreading capabilities and using the Tor network to conceal communication. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/usb-worm-spreads-crypto-stealing-malware-via-windows-shortcut-files/
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Orphaned AI Agents: How to Find Hidden Access Risks Inside Your Network
If an autonomous AI agent interacts with your company’s core intellectual property today, can your security team instantly name the person who authorized it?For most enterprises, the answer is a simple no.The rush to adopt internal AI tools has left a massive trail of administrative debt: orphaned agents (AI tools left running after their creator…
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Massive breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks
The affected include Oracle, Lenovo, FedEx, a NATO contractor, and Fortinet. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/massive-breach-spills-credentials-for-thousands-of-sensitive-networks/
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FortiBleed Exploit Campaign Hits 70,000+ Fortinet Firewalls Worldwide
A large-scale cyber espionage campaign dubbed “FortiBleed” has compromised more than 70,000 Fortinet firewalls and VPN gateways worldwide, exposing enterprise networks across 194 countries. The activity, first identified by security researcher Volodymyr Diachenko and further analyzed by Hudson Rock and Kevin Beaumont, reveals a coordinated effort targeting internet-exposed FortiGate management interfaces. The dataset contains 73,932…
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EU Gets a Head Start in Developing 6G Network Security
Shield-6G will combine AI threat detection, digital twins, honeypots, and more, to help carriers protect 6G networks against the threats of tomorrow. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/eu-6g-network-security
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DragonForce Hid Inside Microsoft Teams and Nobody Noticed for Two Months
DragonForce hid for months by routing malware traffic through Microsoft Teams infrastructure, masking C2 activity and evading network detection. DragonForce ransomware operators hit a major U.S. services firm and stayed hidden for one to two months by routing their command-and-control traffic through Microsoft’s own Teams relay servers. Symantec’s threat hunters tracked the custom backdoor they…
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Sovereign-SASE-Lösung von Versa auf Basis der Noris-Sovereign-Cloud-Plattform
Echte digitale Souveränität auf allen vier Ebenen: Daten, Steuerung, Management und rechtliche Zuständigkeit Dies bietet Versa ab sofort als vollständig souveräne SASE-Lösung an, die Weitverkehrsnetzwerke und cloudbasierte Sicherheitslösungen auf einer einzigen, einheitlichen Plattform vereint. Ermöglicht wird dies durch die Zusammenarbeit mit Noris Network, einem etablierten Anbieter für hochsichere IT-Infrastrukturen, Cloud-Services und Rechenzentren in Deutschland. […]…
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Google Cloud Vertex AI Vulnerability Lets Attackers Take Over and Poison AI Models
A critical vulnerability in Google Cloud’s Vertex AI has been discovered, allowing attackers to hijack machine learning model uploads, poison artifacts, and achieve cross-tenant remote code execution (RCE) without any prior access to the victim’s environment. Dubbed “Pickle in the Middle” by researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, this flaw affects the Python SDK…
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Google Cloud Vertex AI Vulnerability Lets Attackers Take Over and Poison AI Models
A critical vulnerability in Google Cloud’s Vertex AI has been discovered, allowing attackers to hijack machine learning model uploads, poison artifacts, and achieve cross-tenant remote code execution (RCE) without any prior access to the victim’s environment. Dubbed “Pickle in the Middle” by researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, this flaw affects the Python SDK…
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NPL to run world’s first quantum standards network
National Quantum Standards Network will be overseen by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory, with the aim of establishing the rules of the road for quantum computing and accelerating British innovation First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366644348/NPL-to-run-worlds-first-quantum-standards-network
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2026 World Cup billed as ‘largest entertainment attack surface in history’
With the tournament underway across North America, Palo Alto Networks warns that temporary supplier ecosystems, vulnerable municipal infrastructure and geopolitical tensions are creating risks for enterprises and fans First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366644594/2026-World-Cup-billed-as-largest-entertainment-attack-surface-in-history
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SprySOCKS Windows Backdoor Uses Kernel Driver to Hide Processes, Files, and Network Traffic
Windows variants of SprySOCKS, a backdoor long associated with FishMonger (aka Earth Lusca/TAG-22), expanding a toolset that was until now Linux-only. The two Windows builds internally labelled WIN_DRV and WIN_PLUS preserve the original SprySOCKS protocol and command set while adding Windows-native loading techniques and, in WIN_DRV’s case, a kernel-mode driver that substantially increases stealth and…