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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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UK public sector, CNI in Russian hacktivist crosshairs
Hacktivists aligned to the Russian state are ramping up their targeting of UK organisations with denial of service attacks First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366637446/UK-public-sector-CNI-in-Russian-hacktivist-crosshairs
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UK public sector, CNI in Russian hacktivist crosshairs
Hacktivists aligned to the Russian state are ramping up their targeting of UK organisations with denial of service attacks First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366637446/UK-public-sector-CNI-in-Russian-hacktivist-crosshairs
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UK public sector, CNI in Russian hacktivist crosshairs
Hacktivists aligned to the Russian state are ramping up their targeting of UK organisations with denial of service attacks First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366637446/UK-public-sector-CNI-in-Russian-hacktivist-crosshairs
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LastPass Warns of Fake Maintenance Messages Targeting Users’ Master Passwords
LastPass is alerting users to a new active phishing campaign that’s impersonating the password management service, which aims to trick users into giving up their master passwords.The campaign, which began on or around January 19, 2026, involves sending phishing emails claiming upcoming maintenance and urging them to create a local backup of their password vaults…
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Azure Private Endpoint Deployments Expose Cloud Resources to DoS Attacks
A critical architectural weakness in Azure’s Private Endpoint deployments could allow both accidental and intentional denial of service (DoS) attacks against cloud resources. The vulnerability stems from how Azure’s Private DNS zone resolution interacts with hybrid networking configurations, potentially affecting over 5% of Azure storage accounts and multiple critical services. The Core Vulnerability The issue…
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Three vulnerabilities in Anthropic Git MCP Server could let attackers tamper with LLMs
mcp-server-git versions prior to 2025-12.18.The three vulnerabilities are·CVE-2025-68143, an unrestricted git_init.·CVE-2025-68145, a path validation bypass.·CVE-2025-68144, an argument injection in git_diff.Unlike other vulnerabilities in MCP servers that required specific configurations, these work on any configuration of Anthropic’s official server, out of the box, Cyata says.Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard introduced by Anthropic in 2024 to…
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How are non-humans identities protected?
How Secure Are Your Machine Identities? Where technology drives growth and innovation, are we adequately securing the machine identities that power our digital? Non-human identities (NHIs), encompassing machine identities like APIs, service accounts, and IoT devices, play a pivotal role in modern cybersecurity architectures. Yet, their management often lags behind due to a disconnect between……
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Flaws in Chainlit AI dev framework expose servers to compromise
/proc/self/environ file is used to store environment variables, and these can contain API keys, credentials, internal file paths, database paths, tokens for AWS and other cloud services, and even CHAINLIT_AUTH_SECRET, a secret that’s used to sign authentication tokens when authentication is enabled.On top of that, if LangChain is used as the orchestration layer behind Chainlit…
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Minnesota Agency Notifies 304,000 of Vendor Breach
State Monitoring Incident Involving a Health Entity Worker for Potential Fraud. The Minnesota Department of Human Services is notifying nearly 304,000 people of data breach involving someone at a healthcare provider who inappropriately accessed information from an IT system managed by a vendor. State officials are monitoring the incident for potential fraud. First seen on…
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NDSS 2025 Studying the Defensive Registration Practices of the Fortune 500
Session 9C: Phishing & Fraud 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Boladji Vinny Adjibi (Georgia Tech), Athanasios Avgetidis (Georgia Tech), Manos Antonakakis (Georgia Tech), Michael Bailey (Georgia Tech), Fabian Monrose (Georgia Tech) PAPER The Guardians of Name Street: Studying the Defensive Registration Practices of the Fortune 500 Using orthographic, phonetic, and semantic models, we study the…
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Face-Swapping Tools Pose Elevated ‘Know Your Customer’ Risks
Easy-to-Use Deepfake Services for Criminals Rapidly Improving, Researchers Warn. Financial firms’ fraud and risk teams must bolster know-your-customer checks in the face of increasingly effective and affordable deepfake technology and services that can generate synthetic identities, convincing face-swaps and defeat live biometric checks to bypass defenses, warn researchers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Microsoft & Anthropic MCP Servers At Risk of RCE, Cloud Takeovers
Researchers found the popular model context protocol (MCP) servers, which are integral components of AI services, carry serious vulnerabilities. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/microsoft-anthropic-mcp-servers-risk-takeovers
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UK launches landmark ‘Report Fraud’ service to tackle cybercrime and fraud
British authorities are rolling out Report Fraud, a platform intended to win back public trust over how law enforcement responds to widespread cybercrime and fraud. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-report-fraud-platform-launch-police-cybercrime
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The Hidden Risk of Orphan Accounts
The Problem: The Identities Left BehindAs organizations grow and evolve, employees, contractors, services, and systems come and go – but their accounts often remain. These abandoned or “orphan” accounts sit dormant across applications, platforms, assets, and cloud consoles.The reason they persist isn’t negligence – it’s fragmentation. Traditional IAM and IGA systems are designed First seen…
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Thales named Growth Index leader in Frost Radar: Data Security Platforms Report
Tags: access, ai, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, data, defense, detection, edr, encryption, endpoint, governance, identity, intelligence, LLM, monitoring, risk, saas, service, siem, soc, technology, toolThales named Growth Index leader in Frost Radar: Data Security Platforms Report madhav Tue, 01/20/2026 – 04:29 Data has always been the backbone of enterprise operations, but the rise of cloud, big data, and GenAI has multiplied its value and, with it, the motivation for attackers. In parallel, regulatory expectations are increasing and evolving. The…
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NCSC Warns of Increased Russian Hacktivist Threat to UK Online Services
National Cyber Security Centre says these ideologically motivated attackers are moving beyond simple website disruptions. The post NCSC Warns of Increased Russian Hacktivist Threat to UK Online Services appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-ncsc-russian-hackers-target-uk/
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OPNsense 25.7.11 Enhances Network Visibility With Host Discovery Feature
TheOPNsenseteam has started the new year with the release of version 25.7.11, bringing a notable networking enhancement: a native host discovery service that deepens visibility into connected devices and tightens policy control across thefirewall. Native host discovery improves network visibility.The headline feature in 25.7.11 is the new host discovery service, built on thehostwatchcomponent. It automatically…
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Telegram-based illicit billionaire marketplace Tudou Guarantee stopped transactions
Major Telegram-based illicit marketplace Tudou Guarantee appears to be shutting down its operations, according to Elliptic. Blockchain cybersecurity firm Elliptic reports that Tudou Guarantee, a major Telegram-based illicit marketplace in Southeast Asia, has stopped transactions in its public groups after handling over $12 billion. The researchers noted that other services still run, so a full…
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Tudou Guarantee Marketplace Halts Telegram Transactions After Processing Over $12 Billion
A Telegram-based guarantee marketplace known for advertising a broad range of illicit services appears to be winding down its operations, according to new findings from Elliptic.The blockchain intelligence company said Tudou Guarantee has effectively ceased transactions through its public Telegram groups following a period of significant growth. The marketplace is estimated to have processed First…
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Secure web browsers for the enterprise compared: How to pick the right one
Tags: access, ai, android, api, attack, browser, business, chrome, cloud, computer, control, corporate, data, encryption, endpoint, fortinet, gartner, google, guide, identity, linux, login, malicious, malware, mfa, mobile, monitoring, network, okta, phishing, saas, service, siem, software, technology, threat, tool, training, vpn, windows, zero-trustEnable MFA at the beginning of any browser session by default.Handle isolation controls both with respect to the user’s session and to isolate any application from cross-infection. This means controlling the movement of data between the browser, your particular endpoint and the web application or applications involved.Control access to web destinations, either to allow or…
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This Intune update isn’t optional, it’s a kill switch for outdated apps
Tags: access, android, authentication, business, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, infrastructure, malware, microsoft, mitigation, password, phone, risk, service, switch, threat, tool, updateiOS line-of-business (LOB) and custom iOS apps using the Intune App SDK must update to SDK version 20.8.0 or later for apps compiled with Xcode 16, and to 21.1.0 or later for apps compiled with Xcode 26.Apps using the wrapper must update to the new version of the Intune App Wrapping Tool for iOS: version…
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How proactive can AI be in secrets rotation processes
How Can Organizations Effectively Manage Non-Human Identities? Are you aware of the potential threats posed by machine identities in your organization? With cybersecurity professionals navigate the complexities of managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs), understanding the nuances of these machine identities becomes crucial. In domains such as financial services, healthcare, and travel, safeguarding NHIs and their associated……
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Mandiant pushes organizations to dump insecure NTLMv1 by releasing a way to crack it
Tags: attack, authentication, computer, credentials, crypto, cve, data, data-breach, email, encryption, group, Hardware, international, mandiant, microsoft, network, ntlm, phishing, risk, service, supply-chain, theft, threat, vulnerability, windowspass-the-hash. The benefit is time and money saved: Mandiant reckons its rainbow table allows the recovery of an NTLMv1 key in 12 hours using a computer costing $600, rather than relying on third party services or expensive hardware to brute-force the keys.None of this makes NTLMv1 less secure or easier to target than it already…
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Ransomware attack on Ingram Micro impacts 42,000 individuals
Tags: apple, attack, cisco, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, jobs, microsoft, ransomware, service, supply-chain, technologyIngram Micro says a ransomware attack exposed personal data of about 42,000 people, including names, birth dates, SSNs, and job-related details. Ingram Micro is a global technology distributor and supply-chain services company. It acts as a middleman between IT vendors (like Microsoft, Cisco, HP, Apple, and cybersecurity firms) and businesses, resellers, and service providers, helping…
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UK govt. warns about ongoing Russian hacktivist group attacks
The U.K. government is warning of continued malicious activity from Russian-aligned hacktivist groups targeting critical infrastructure and local government organizations in the country in disruptive denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-govt-warns-about-ongoing-russian-hacktivist-group-attacks/
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StealC malware control panel flaw leaks details on active attacker
Researchers uncovered an XSS flaw in StealC malware’s control panel, exposing key details about a threat actor using the info stealer. StealC is an infostealer that has been active since at least 2023, sold as Malware-as-a-Service to steal cookies and passwords. In 2025, its operators released StealC v2, but the web panel quickly leaked and…
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Redmi Buds Vulnerability Could Allow Call Data Theft and Firmware Instability
Xiaomi’s Redmi Buds series faces critical security flaws that enable attackers to steal sensitive call data and crash devices without authentication. Two newly disclosed vulnerabilities affect Redmi Buds 3 Pro through 6 Pro, allowing unauthenticated adversaries within Bluetooth range to access private phone numbers and trigger repeated denial of service conditions. The vulnerabilities stem from…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Fortinet Exploits, RedLine Clipjack, NTLM Crack, Copilot Attack & More
In cybersecurity, the line between a normal update and a serious incident keeps getting thinner. Systems that once felt reliable are now under pressure from constant change. New AI tools, connected devices, and automated systems quietly create more ways in, often faster than security teams can react. This week’s stories show how easily a small…