Tag: network
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With the Rise of AI, Cisco Sounds an Urgent Alarm About the Risks of Aging Tech
Generative AI is making it even easier for attackers to exploit old and often forgotten network equipment. Replacing it takes investment, but Cisco is making the case that it’s worth it. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/cisco-aging-technical-infrastructure/
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Hackers Launch 2.3 Million Attacks on Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN Portals
Security researchers at GreyNoise have uncovered a massive spike in cyberattacks targeting Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN systems. The assault began on November 14, 2025, and quickly escalated into a coordinated campaign striking millions of login portals worldwide. Massive Attack Surge in Just 24 Hours The attack intensity surged 40-fold in a single day, marking…
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NSA Issues New Guidance to Help ISPs and Defenders Stop Malicious Activity
Tags: cisa, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, extortion, finance, framework, infrastructure, international, Internet, malicious, network, ransomware, serviceThe National Security Agency (NSA), CISA, FBI, and international cybersecurity partners have released groundbreaking guidance to help internet service providers and network defenders combat bulletproof hosting providers. This new framework, published November 19, 2025, represents a coordinated effort to mitigate cybercriminal infrastructure that actively supports ransomware, data extortion, and other malicious activities targeting critical infrastructure and financial…
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Hackers Launch 2.3 Million Attacks on Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN Portals
Security researchers at GreyNoise have uncovered a massive spike in cyberattacks targeting Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN systems. The assault began on November 14, 2025, and quickly escalated into a coordinated campaign striking millions of login portals worldwide. Massive Attack Surge in Just 24 Hours The attack intensity surged 40-fold in a single day, marking…
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Selling to the CISO: An open letter to the cybersecurity industry
Looking for reliability, not revolution: I’m not anti-technology. I rely on it. But I buy it with purpose. I buy tools that make us better at the basics, that help enforce discipline, and that reduce human error. I buy solutions that simplify, not complicate. And I buy from vendors who tell me the truth, even…
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Attack Surface Management ein Kaufratgeber
Tags: ai, api, attack, business, cloud, crowdstrike, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, dns, framework, hacker, hacking, HIPAA, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, microsoft, monitoring, network, open-source, PCI, penetration-testing, risk, service, soc, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityMit diesen Attack Surface Management Tools sorgen Sie im Idealfall dafür, dass sich Angreifer gar nicht erst verbeißen.Regelmäßige Netzwerk-Scans reichen für eine gehärtete Angriffsfläche nicht mehr aus. Um die Sicherheit von Unternehmensressourcen und Kundendaten zu gewährleisten, ist eine kontinuierliche Überwachung auf neue Ressourcen und Konfigurationsabweichungen erforderlich. Werkzeuge im Bereich Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM)…
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Iranian APT hacks helped direct missile strikes in Israel and the Red Sea
MuddyWater uses hacked CCTV cameras to help guide missiles: Amazon also found supporting threat intel evidence for another Iran-linked incident involving cyber espionage and missile strikes that has received some official confirmation.After the US strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites in June, Iran retaliated by launching a barrage of missiles against Israel, targeting cities such as…
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Palo Alto Networks to Acquire AI Observability Platform Chronosphere for $3.35 Billion
Palo Alto Networks Inc. announced Wednesday it will acquire Chronosphere, a next-generation observability platform designed for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, in a $3.35 billion deal combining cash and replacement equity awards. The acquisition, pending regulatory approval, is expected to close in the second half of Palo Alto Networks’ fiscal 2026. The move represents the cybersecurity..…
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Palo Alto Networks to Acquire AI Observability Platform Chronosphere for $3.35 Billion
Palo Alto Networks Inc. announced Wednesday it will acquire Chronosphere, a next-generation observability platform designed for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, in a $3.35 billion deal combining cash and replacement equity awards. The acquisition, pending regulatory approval, is expected to close in the second half of Palo Alto Networks’ fiscal 2026. The move represents the cybersecurity..…
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Palo Alto Networks CEO: Surging ‘AI Cycle’ Driving Billion-Dollar Acquisitions
Palo Alto Networks is aiming to lay a substantially stronger foundation for enabling AI and agentic adoption with the pair of multi-billion-dollar acquisition deals announced this year, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora said Wednesday. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/palo-alto-networks-ceo-surging-ai-cycle-driving-billion-dollar-acquisitions
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Palo Alto Networks to acquire observability firm Chronosphere for $3.35 billion
The cybersecurity giant’s move into observability reflects how AI workloads are blurring lines between security and operations. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/palo-alto-networks-to-acquire-observability-firm-chronosphere-for-3-35-billion/
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Palo Alto Networks To Acquire Chronosphere For $3.3B, Boosting AI Observability
Palo Alto Networks announced Wednesday it has reached a deal to acquire observability platform provider Chronosphere for $3.35 billion, with an eye toward addressing major challenges in the category due to the growth of AI adoption. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/palo-alto-networks-to-acquire-chronosphere-for-3-3b-boosting-ai-observability
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Chinese PlushDaemon Hackers Exploit EdgeStepper Tool to Hijack Legitimate Updates and Redirect to Malicious Servers
ESET researchers have uncovered a sophisticated attack chain orchestrated by the China-aligned threat actor PlushDaemon, revealing how the group leverages a previously undocumented network implant, EdgeStepper, to conduct adversary-in-the-middle attacks. By compromising network devices and redirecting DNS queries to malicious servers, PlushDaemon intercepts legitimate software updates and replaces them with trojanized versions containing the SlowStepper…
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Amazon warns of global rise in specialized cyber-enabled kinetic targeting
The company said the boundaries between cyber and physical attacks are dissolving as nation-states use network intrusions to aid military targeting in real time. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/amazon-cyber-enabled-kinetic-targeting/
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NDSS 2025 The Skeleton Keys: A Large Scale Analysis Of Credential Leakage In Mini-Apps
Tags: access, authentication, credentials, cve, Internet, leak, malicious, mobile, network, service, threat, tool, vulnerability———– SESSION Session 3C: Mobile Security ———– ———– Authors, Creators & Presenters: Yizhe Shi (Fudan University), Zhemin Yang (Fudan University), Kangwei Zhong (Fudan University), Guangliang Yang (Fudan University), Yifan Yang (Fudan University), Xiaohan Zhang (Fudan University), Min Yang (Fudan University) PAPER The Skeleton Keys: A Large Scale Analysis of Credential Leakage in Mini-apps In recent…
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US, Allies Sanction Russian Bulletproof Ransomware Host
Treasury Links Russian Bulletproof Host Network to Prolific Ransomware Operations. The U.S., U.K. and Australia sanctioned Russian bulletproof host Media Land for supporting major ransomware gangs like LockBit and Play, a move paired with new global guidance urging internet service providers to tighten access controls and disrupt cybercrime infrastructure. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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PlushDaemon Hackers Unleash New Malware in China-Aligned Spy Campaigns
The cyber espionage group uses a previously undocumented network implant to drop two downloaders, LittleDaemon and DaemonLogistics, which deliver a backdoor First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/plushdaemon-new-malware-china-spy/
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Application Containment: How to Use Ringfencing to Prevent the Weaponization of Trusted Software
The challenge facing security leaders is monumental: Securing environments where failure is not an option. Reliance on traditional security postures, such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to chase threats after they have already entered the network, is fundamentally risky and contributes significantly to the half-trillion-dollar annual cost of cybercrime.Zero Trust fundamentally shifts First seen…
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Record-Breaking Cloud Incident Brings Outage Through the Internet
November 18, 2025 Cloudflare Global Outage (not a DDoS) The timing and Cloudflare’s brief initial misdiagnosis caused widespread confusion, with many people incorrectly believing Cloudflare had been DDoSed. Some reports even mentioned that the Cloudflare Incident was linked to an earlier DDoS incident towards Microsoft Azure. In reality, the two events were unrelated. October…The post…
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Sue The Hackers Google Sues Over Phishing as a Service
Google’s Lighthouse lawsuit signals a new era in cybersecurity, where companies use civil litigation”, including the CFAA, Lanham Act, and RICO”, to dismantle phishing networks, seize malicious infrastructure, and fight hackers when criminal prosecution falls short. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/sue-the-hackers-google-sues-over-phishing-as-a-service/
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Record-Breaking Cloud Incident Brings Outage Through the Internet
November 18, 2025 Cloudflare Global Outage (not a DDoS) The timing and Cloudflare’s brief initial misdiagnosis caused widespread confusion, with many people incorrectly believing Cloudflare had been DDoSed. Some reports even mentioned that the Cloudflare Incident was linked to an earlier DDoS incident towards Microsoft Azure. In reality, the two events were unrelated. October…The post…
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Sue The Hackers Google Sues Over Phishing as a Service
Google’s Lighthouse lawsuit signals a new era in cybersecurity, where companies use civil litigation”, including the CFAA, Lanham Act, and RICO”, to dismantle phishing networks, seize malicious infrastructure, and fight hackers when criminal prosecution falls short. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/sue-the-hackers-google-sues-over-phishing-as-a-service/
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Dutch turbine engineer tried to turn wind into crypto, ends up generating community service
Techie wired cryptominers into Nordex’s network while company reeled from cyberattack First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/18/dutch_wind_farm_crypto/
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China-aligned threat actor is conducting widespread cyberespionage campaigns
The threat group PlushDaemon uses routers and other network device implants to redirect domain name system (DNS) queries to malicious external servers which take over updates to unleash tools used for cyberespionage. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-aligned-threat-actor-espionage-network-devices
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China-aligned threat actor is conducting widespread cyberespionage campaigns
The threat group PlushDaemon uses routers and other network device implants to redirect domain name system (DNS) queries to malicious external servers which take over updates to unleash tools used for cyberespionage. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-aligned-threat-actor-espionage-network-devices