Tag: service
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Agentless vs. Agent-Based Asset Discovery: Which One to Choose!
When you’re running on public cloud services like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, keeping track of what you actually have out there is easier said than done. The cloud is constantly moving, virtual machines pop up, containers spin down, databases expand, storage buckets appear and disappear. Miss one, and you risk compliance issues or even……
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Agentless vs. Agent-Based Asset Discovery: Which One to Choose!
When you’re running on public cloud services like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, keeping track of what you actually have out there is easier said than done. The cloud is constantly moving, virtual machines pop up, containers spin down, databases expand, storage buckets appear and disappear. Miss one, and you risk compliance issues or even……
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Pennsylvania AG Office says ransomware attack behind recent outage
The Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General announced that a ransomware attack is behind the ongoing two-week service outage. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pennsylvania-ag-office-says-ransomware-attack-behind-recent-outage/
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Pennsylvania AG Office says ransomware attack behind recent outage
The Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General announced that a ransomware attack is behind the ongoing two-week service outage. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pennsylvania-ag-office-says-ransomware-attack-behind-recent-outage/
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Bundesnetzagentur als Digital Services Coordinator: eco fordert mehr personelle Ressourcen
Tags: serviceFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/bundesnetzagentur-digital-services-coordinator-eco-forderung-aufstockung-personal-ressourcen
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Massive 11.5 Tbps UDP Flood DDoS Attack Originated From Google Cloud
Cloudflare disclosed that its automated defenses intercepted and neutralized a record-shattering Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) assault peaking at 11.5 terabits per second (Tbps). The attack, characterized as a hyper-volumetric UDP flood, lasted just 35 seconds but set a new industry high for network bandwidth consumed by malicious traffic. Detailed analysis from Cloudflare shows that the majority…
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Threat Hunting Guide Designed for SOC Analysts and MSSPs
Proactive threat hunting has become an essential discipline for Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs). Traditional detection methods often miss novel or sophisticated adversarial techniques, making it critical for security teams to leverage advanced tools and methodologies. ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence Lookup (TI Lookup) empowers analysts with granular insights into Indicators…
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Ukrainian Hackers Ramp Up Brute-Force and Password-Spraying Attacks on VPN and RDP Systems
In mid-2025, a coalition of Ukraine-based autonomous systems orchestrated unprecedented brute-force and password-spraying campaigns against exposed SSL VPN and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services, overwhelming security defenses and highlighting the growing sophistication of state-linked cyber-infrastructure. Over a concentrated three-day period in July 2025, the network operated under AS211736 (“FDN3”), allocated to FOP Dmytro Nedilskyi, unleashed…
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Agentic AI: A CISO’s security nightmare in the making?
Tags: access, ai, antivirus, api, attack, automation, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, framework, governance, law, leak, malicious, malware, open-source, privacy, risk, service, strategy, supply-chain, tool, vulnerabilityFree agents: Autonomy breeds increased risks: Agentic AI introduces the ability to make independent decisions and act without human oversight. This capability presents its own cybersecurity risk by potentially leaving organizations vulnerable.”Agentic AI systems are goal-driven and capable of making decisions without direct human approval,” Joyce says. “When objectives are poorly scoped or ambiguous, agents…
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DDoS-Angriffe dominieren weiterhin das digitale Spielfeld
KI-Integration, anhaltende Hacktivisten-Kampagnen und staatliche Akteure, die DDoS-Angriffe als Waffe nutzen, schaffen beispiellose Risiken für Unternehmen weltweit. Netscout Systems, hat seinen neuesten Threat Intelligence Report veröffentlicht, der die Entwicklung von Distributed-Denial-of-Service-Angriffen (DDoS) detailliert beschreibt [1]. In der ersten Hälfte des Jahres 2025 wurden mehr als 8 Millionen DDoS-Angriffe weltweit überwacht, darunter 3,2 Millionen in… First…
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Food Delivery Robots Vulnerable to Hacks That Redirect Orders
A startling vulnerability in Pudu Robotics’ management APIs that allowed anyone with minimal technical skill to seize control of the company’s food delivery and service robots. The vulnerability, which went unaddressed for weeks despite repeated responsible”disclosure attempts, could have enabled malicious actors to redirect BellaBots and other Pudu models to deliver meals to unintended recipients,…
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Food Delivery Robots Vulnerable to Hacks That Redirect Orders
A startling vulnerability in Pudu Robotics’ management APIs that allowed anyone with minimal technical skill to seize control of the company’s food delivery and service robots. The vulnerability, which went unaddressed for weeks despite repeated responsible”disclosure attempts, could have enabled malicious actors to redirect BellaBots and other Pudu models to deliver meals to unintended recipients,…
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Phishing Campaign Exploits Ads to Breach Hotel Property Management Systems
A sophisticated malvertising campaign has emerged that specifically targets hoteliers and vacation rental operators by impersonating well-known service providers. Okta Threat Intelligence reports that attackers have used malicious search engine advertisements”, particularly sponsored ads on Google Search”, to lure unsuspecting hospitality professionals to counterfeit login portals. The ultimate goal: harvesting credentials for cloud-based property management…
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Women cyber leaders are on the rise, and paying it forward
Tags: ciso, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, finance, google, group, insurance, international, jobs, lessons-learned, network, office, privacy, risk, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, technologyCarol Lee Hobson, CISO, PayNearMe PayNearMeStill, companies could be doing more to bring women into cybersecurity positions, says Lauren Winchester, vice president of cyber risk services at Travelers.”Women make up more than half of the population yet represent roughly 20% of the cybersecurity workforce. While the number of women in cyber has increased over the…
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Phishing as a Service 2.0: The Franchise Model of Cybercrime
The Golden Arches of Malice When you think of franchising, you probably picture McDonald’s, Starbucks, or Subway, not cybercriminals. But the uncomfortable truth is that modern cybercrime looks a lot less like “lone hacker in a hoodie” and a lot more like fast food chains. Instead of flipping burgers, they’re flipping login pages. Instead… First…
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Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon expansion prompts multinational advisory
Tags: advisory, attack, authentication, breach, china, cisco, communications, container, corporate, country, cyber, data, exploit, firmware, flaw, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ivanti, malware, military, monitoring, network, password, router, service, software, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayIvanti, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco flaws exploited: Salt Typhoon has been active since at least 2021, targeting critical infrastructure in telecom, transportation, government, and military bodies around the globe. Notably, a “cluster of activity” has been observed in the UK, according to the country’s National Cyber Security Centre.The group has had “considerable success” with “n-days,”…
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How AI Agents Are Creating a New Class of Identity Risk
5 min readAI agents require broad API access across multiple domains simultaneously”, LLM providers, enterprise APIs, cloud services, and data stores”, creating identity management complexity that traditional workload security never anticipated. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/how-ai-agents-are-creating-a-new-class-of-identity-risk/
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Nevada Dental Practice Notifying 1.2M of Hack
Absolute Dental Says Breach Involved Third-Party Managed Services Firm. A Nevada dental practice is notifying more than 1.2 million individuals of a hacking incident that compromised sensitive health and personal information. The incident involved inadvertent execution of a malicious version of a legitimate software tool, said Absolute Dental. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Why OT Security Demands Context, Not Just Controls
Operational technology (OT) security is no longer a niche concern”, it’s front and center in today’s cyber conversations. At Black Hat this year, OT had a real moment, signaling that protecting critical infrastructure has finally caught the broader security community’s attention. Rick Kaun, global director of cybersecurity services at Rockwell Automation, unpacks what makes OT…
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Sweden scrambles after ransomware attack puts sensitive worker data at risk
Municipal government organisations across Sweden have found themselves impacted after a ransomware attack at a third-party software service supplier. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/sweden-scrambles-after-ransomware-attack-puts-sensitive-worker-data-at-risk
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Why OT Security Demands Context, Not Just Controls
Operational technology (OT) security is no longer a niche concern”, it’s front and center in today’s cyber conversations. At Black Hat this year, OT had a real moment, signaling that protecting critical infrastructure has finally caught the broader security community’s attention. Rick Kaun, global director of cybersecurity services at Rockwell Automation, unpacks what makes OT…
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Home Office ‘backdoor’ seeks worldwide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm
A court filing states that a government order against Apple would give it the capability to access communications and metadata of customers using the iCloud service anywhere in the world First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630023/Home-Office-back-door-seeks-world-wide-access-to-Apple-iCloud-users-data-court-documents-confirm
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US says UK has agreed to drop encryption ‘backdoor’ demands against Apple
US and UK end diplomatic row over UK encryption ‘backdoor’ order against Apple, but it remains unclear whether Apple will restore advanced encryption services to UK users First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366629434/US-says-UK-has-agreed-to-drop-encryption-back-door-demands-against-Apple
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Home Office ‘back door’ seeks world-wide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm
A court filing sates a government order against Apple would give it the capability to access communications and ‘metadata’ of customers using Apple’s iCloud service anywhere in the world First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630023/Home-Office-back-door-seeks-world-wide-access-to-Apple-iCloud-users-data-court-documents-confirm
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FreePBX Servers Targeted by Zero-Day Flaw, Emergency Patch Now Available
Tags: advisory, control, data-breach, exploit, flaw, open-source, service, update, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Sangoma FreePBX Security Team has issued an advisory warning about an actively exploited FreePBX zero-day vulnerability that impacts systems with an administrator control panel (ACP) exposed to the public internet.FreePBX is an open-source private branch exchange (PBX) platform widely used by businesses, call centers, and service providers to manage voice communications. It’s built on…
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Dutch intelligence warn that China-linked APT Salt Typhoon targeted local critical infrastructure
Dutch intelligence reports Chinese cyber spies (Salt Typhoon, RedMike) targeted the Netherlands, hitting critical infrastructure. The Dutch intelligence and security services MIVD and AIVD say Chinese cyber spies linked to Salt Typhoon (RedMike) targeted the Netherlands in a campaign hitting global critical infrastructure. In late 2024, a large-scale Chinese cyberespionage campaign targeting global telecoms was…
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CISA Probes Nevada Cyber Breach Amid Surge in State Attacks
Tags: attack, breach, cisa, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, government, infrastructure, ransomware, serviceUS Cyber Defense Agency Deploys Support to Nevada Following Ransomware Incident. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI are aiding Nevada after a cyberattack disabled state services, exposing how local governments – amid surging ransomware, IT shortfalls and federal funding cuts – are increasingly reliant on strained national cyber defense resources. First seen on…