Tag: network
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Spanish police ‘systematically’ hid cryptophone intercepts from courts, claims ex chief
Former Spanish police chief, on trial for drug trafficking, claims that UK and Columbian police assisted in creating fictitious intelligence reports to hide use of intercept from encrypted phone networks Sky ECC and Anom First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643318/Spanish-police-systematically-hid-cryptophone-intercepts-from-courts-claims-ex-chief
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Microsoft Takes Down Malware-Signing Service Behind Ransomware Attacks
Microsoft on Tuesday said it disrupted a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that weaponized the company’s Artifact Signing system to deliver malicious code and conduct ransomware and other attacks, compromising thousands of machines and networks across the world.The tech giant attributed the activity to a threat actor it calls Fox Tempest, which it said offered the MSaaS…
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Verizon DBIR: Vulnerability exploitation is the dominant initial access vector
Vulnerability exploitation has overtaken stolen credentials as the most common way attackers gain initial access to target networks, according to the 2026 Verizon Data Breach … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/20/verizon-2026-dbir-findings/
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Neue Malware ‘TencShell” zielt auf Unternehmensnetzwerke und Lieferketten
Sicherheitsforscher von Cato Networks haben eine bislang unbekannte Backdoor-Malware entdeckt, die gezielt auf Unternehmensumgebungen abzielt. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/malware-tencshell-unternehmensnetzwerke
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Check Point revolutioniert die Netzwerk-Sicherheit mit seiner Agentic-NetworkOrchestration-Plattform
Tags: networkCheck Point stellt seine ‘Agentic Network Security Orchestration Platform” vor. Diese speziell entwickelte Architektur mit autonomen Agenten führt Netzwerk-Ssicherheitsmaßnahmen in Unternehmensumgebungen aus, ohne dass ständiges menschliches Eingreifen erforderlich ist. Mit dieser Einführung setzt das Unternehmen seine Mission fort, die Art und Weise, wie die Netzwerk-Sicherheit in Unternehmen verwaltet wird, grundlegend zu verändern ein Ansatz, […]…
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Huawei zero-day attack behind last year’s crash of Luxembourg’s entire telecoms network
There is no evidence that the incident has recurred, but the flaw remains unexplained and has not been publicly acknowledged by the company. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/huawei-zero-day-behind-last-year-luxembourg-telecom-outage
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Microsoft dismantled malware-signing network Fox Tempest
Microsoft disrupted Fox Tempest, a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) that allowed attackers to sign malware with fake trusted certificates. Microsoft said it disrupted a cybercrime operation run by a threat actor named Fox Tempest, which helped threat actors sign malware with short-lived certificates to make malicious software appear legitimate. The service abused Microsoft Artifact Signing and supported…
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Check Point Wants AI Agents to Do What Security Teams Can’t: Manage Networks at Machine Speed
Check Point has launched an agentic orchestration platform that can end the policy drift, stalled Zero Trust projects, and manual configuration backlogs that have plagued enterprise security teams for decades. The company’s Agentic Network Security Orchestration Platform is built around autonomous AI agents that translate business intent directly into firewall policy, tighten configurations in real…
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UAC-0184 Uses Bitsadmin and HTA Files to Deliver Gated Malware
UAC-0184 uses a multi”‘stage malware chain that abuses bitsadmin and HTA loaders to reach a heavily obfuscated payload bundle, ultimately hiding behind signed binaries such as VSLauncher.exe and PassMark Endpoint to gain stealthy network access on Ukrainian military networks. CERT”‘UA reporting through 20242025 highlights a focus on accounts belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine,…
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Webinar: The hidden bottlenecks in network incident response
IT teams are increasingly overwhelmed by alerts from disconnected systems, forcing responders to manually coordinate investigations during network incidents. This webinar explores how automation and AI-assisted workflows can help reduce response delays and improve operational coordination. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webinar-the-hidden-bottlenecks-in-network-incident-response/
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Microsoft confirms patching issues in restricted Windows networks
Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the January 2026 optional non-security preview updates. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-patching-issues-in-restricted-windows-networks/
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Microsoft confirms patching issues in restricted Windows networks
Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the January 2026 optional non-security preview updates. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-patching-issues-in-restricted-windows-networks/
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SEPPMail Secure E-Mail Gateway Vulnerabilities Enable RCE and Mail Traffic Access
Critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in SEPPMail Secure E-Mail Gateway, an enterprise-grade email security solution, that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution and enable an attacker to read arbitrary mails from the virtual appliance.”These vulnerabilities could have been exploited to read all mail traffic or as an entry vector into the internal…
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Are Attackers Hiding Inside Your Network Traffic?
Spur Intelligence found attackers increasingly using VPNs and residential proxies to hide malicious activity in legitimate traffic. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/are-attackers-hiding-inside-your-network-traffic/
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More than 200 arrested in cyber raids aimed at Middle East scam networks
Investigators found hundreds of compromised devices that were used as part of the cybercriminal operation and notified device owners as part of the raids. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/more-than-200-arrested-interpol-middle-east-scams
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INTERPOL Operation Ramz Disrupts MENA Cybercrime Networks with 201 Arrests
INTERPOL has coordinated a first-of-its-kind cybercrime crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that led to 201 arrests and the identification of an additional 382 suspects.The initiative involved the efforts of 13 countries from the region between October 2025 and February 2026, aiming to investigate and neutralize malicious infrastructure, arrest perpetrators behind these…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Exchange 0-Day, npm Worm, Fake AI Repo, Cisco Exploit and More
Monday opens with a trust problem. A mail server flaw is under active use. A network control system was targeted. Trusted packages were poisoned. A fake model page pushed a stealer. Then came the familiar ransom claim: the data was returned and deleted.The pattern is clear. One weak dependency can leak keys. One leaked key…
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201 arrested in INTERPOL disruption of phishing and fraud networks
Operation Ramz, a cybercrime initiative coordinated by INTERPOL across the MENA region, focused on disrupting phishing campaigns, malware activity, and cyber scams that caused … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/18/interpol-mena-cybercrime-operation-ramz-201-arrests/
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Hackers Abuse Cloudflare Storage to Exfiltrate Network Files
A sophisticated cyber espionage campaign targeting multiple Malaysian organizations has been uncovered, revealing a highly structured attack chain that blends custom tooling, cloud infrastructure, and stealthy data exfiltration. At the center of the operation is an Azure virtual machine (IP: 20.17.161.118) used to orchestrate attacks across government-linked networks. The infrastructure contained a wide range of…
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Why the best security investment a board can make in 2026 isn’t another tool
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, breach, cloud, credentials, data, detection, endpoint, governance, monitoring, network, risk, service, technology, toolAttackers don’t break through your defenses. They walk between them: The most effective attacks today don’t target any single tool’s coverage area. They move through the seams. An attacker who compromises a valid credential doesn’t trigger endpoint detection. An attacker who moves from one cloud service to another using legitimate trust relationships doesn’t trip network…
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Cisco warns of an actively exploited SD-WAN flaw with max severity
Tags: access, advisory, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, malicious, mitigation, network, service, software, update, vulnerabilityroot user account,” Cisco said. “Using this account, the attacker could access NETCONF, which would then allow the attacker to manipulate network configuration for the SD-WAN fabric.”The issue, tracked as CVE-2026-20182, received a max-severity rating of CVSS 10.0. The company said that the issue is configuration-independent, meaning vulnerable systems remain exposed regardless of deployment-specific settings.Cisco…
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Flaw Under Active Exploitation for Admin Access
Cisco has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN platform that is already being exploited in the wild, allowing attackers to gain administrative control over enterprise networks without authentication. Critical SD-WAN flaw under attack The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20182, carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0 and affects Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller (vSmart) and…
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Palo Alto Firewalls Hit by Zero-Day Allowing Arbitrary Code Execution as Root
A devastating zero-day vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewalls is under active exploitation by suspected state-sponsored hackers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to seize complete control of enterprise security infrastructure. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-0300 with a critical CVSS score of 9.3, targets the User-ID Authentication Portal service in PAN-OS software and has been weaponized since at…
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New infosec products of the week: May 15, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week Alation, Apricorn, Versa Networks, and TrustCloud. The questionnaire-based TPRM model is broken, and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/15/new-infosec-products-of-the-week-may-15-2026/
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AI agent finds 18-year-old remote code execution flaw in Nginx
Tags: ai, api, application-security, cve, cvss, data, dos, endpoint, exploit, flaw, github, leak, mitigation, network, open-source, remote-code-execution, risk, service, technology, update, vulnerability, wafngx_http_rewrite_module, a component that handles URL rewrites, and impacts Nginx versions from 0.6.27 to 1.30.0. The issue has been given a 9.2 CVSS severity score and was patched in versions 1.31.0 and 1.30.1.The commercial product, Nginx Plus, owned and developed by network and application security firm F5, is also vulnerable, and received patches in versions…
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Maximum Severity Cisco SD-WAN Bug Exploited in the Wild
This is the second time this year a threat actor has leveraged a CVSS 10.0 vulnerability in Cisco’s network control system. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/maximum-severity-cisco-sd-wan-bug-exploited
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Mustang Panda Linked to Updated FDMTP Backdoor in Asia-Pacific Espionage Campaign
Mustang Panda campaign deploys updated FDMTP backdoor against Asia-Pacific and Japan networks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mustang-panda-fdmtp-backdoor-apj/
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Sandworm Hackers Shift From IT Breaches to Critical OT Targets
A new wave of cyber activity linked to the notorious Sandworm group is raising fresh alarms across global critical infrastructure. Security researchers warn that the Russian state-backed threat actor is no longer just infiltrating IT networks it is actively pivoting into operational technology (OT) environments where real-world disruption becomes possible. The findings are based on…