Tag: service
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Microsoft releases emergency patches for SharePoint RCE flaws exploited in attacks
Microsoft has released emergency SharePoint security updates for two zero-day vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771 that have compromised services worldwide in “ToolShell” attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-emergency-patches-for-sharepoint-rce-flaws-exploited-in-attacks/
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3,500 Websites Hijacked to Secretly Mine Crypto Using Stealth JavaScript and WebSocket Tactics
A new attack campaign has compromised more than 3,500 websites worldwide with JavaScript cryptocurrency miners, marking the return of browser-based cryptojacking attacks once popularized by the likes of CoinHive. Although the service has since shuttered after browser makers took steps to ban miner-related apps and add-ons, researchers from the c/side said they found evidence of…
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SquidLoader Malware Campaign Hits Hong Kong Financial Firms
Trellix exposes SquidLoader malware targeting Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia’s financial service institutions. Learn about its advanced evasion tactics and stealthy attacks. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/squidloader-malware-hits-hong-kong-financial-firms/
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At Least 750 US Hospitals Faced Disruptions During Last Year’s CrowdStrike Outage, Study Finds
Of those, more than 200 appear to have had outages of services related to patient care following CrowdStrike’s disastrous crash, researchers have revealed. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/at-least-750-us-hospitals-faced-disruptions-during-last-years-crowdstrike-outage-study-finds/
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Novel malware from Russia’s APT28 prompts LLMs to create malicious Windows commands
Tags: ai, api, attack, computer, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, detection, dos, exploit, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, military, network, phishing, programming, russia, service, tool, ukraine, vulnerability, windows.pif (MS-DOS executable) extension, though variants with .exe and .py extensions have also been observed.CERT-UA attributes these attacks to a group it tracks as UAC-0001, but which is better known in the security community as APT28. Western intelligence agencies have officially associated this group with Unit 26165, or the 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS)…
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Botnet Abuses GitHub Repositories to Spread Malware
Hackers Using Amadey Bot to Drops Payloads From Fake GitHub Accounts. Threat actors are using public GitHub repositories to host and distribute malware through the Amadey botnet in an ongoing campaign linked to a broader malware-as-a-service operation, Cisco Talos said in a report published Thursday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/botnet-abuses-github-repositories-to-spread-malware-a-29014
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UK ties GRU to stealthy Microsoft 365 credential-stealing malware
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has formally attributed ‘Authentic Antics’ espionage malware attacks to APT28 (Fancy Bear), threat actor already linked to Russia’s military intelligence service (GRU). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-ties-russian-gru-to-authentic-antics-credential-stealing-malware/
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Building scalable secrets management in hybrid cloud environments: Lessons from enterprise adoption
Tags: access, backup, cloud, credentials, data, gitlab, group, iam, identity, infrastructure, jobs, kubernetes, leak, radius, service, supply-chain, toolLessons from integration: Identity, Kubernetes and CI/CD : Choosing a secrets management tool is the easy part. Integrating it across an enterprise is where the work begins. We started with identity. Manual user provisioning was not an option. We integrated Vault with our SSO platform using OIDC and mapped groups to Vault policies based on least privilege.…
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Kritischer Designfehler in delegierten ManagedAccounts in Windows-Server-2025
Semperis hat neue Forschungsergebnisse zu veröffentlicht, einem kritischen Designfehler in delegierten Managed-Service-Accounts (dMSA) in Windows-Server-2025. Die Schwachstelle kann zu schweren Angriffen führen, die domänenübergreifende laterale Bewegungen und dauerhaften Zugriff auf alle Managed-Service-Accounts und ihre Ressourcen in Active-Directory auf unbestimmte Zeit ermöglichen. Der Golden-dMSA-Angriff nutzt eine kryptografische Schwachstelle aus, die Microsofts neueste Sicherheitsinnovation in […] First…
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Critical NVIDIA Container Toolkit Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation on AI Cloud Services
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical container escape vulnerability in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit that could pose a severe threat to managed AI cloud services.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-23266, carries a CVSS score of 9.0 out of 10.0. It has been codenamed NVIDIAScape by Google-owned cloud security company Wiz.”NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains…
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From Backup to Cyber Resilience: Why IT Leaders Must Rethink Backup in the Age of Ransomware
With IT outages and disruptions escalating, IT teams are shifting their focus beyond simply backing up data to maintaining operations during an incident. One of the key drivers behind this shift is the growing threat of ransomware, which continues to evolve in both frequency and complexity. Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platforms have made it possible for even…
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Threat Actors Exploit GitHub Accounts to Host Payloads, Tools, and Amadey Malware Plugins
Cisco Talos researchers identified a sophisticated Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) operation in April 2025 that employed the Amadey botnet to distribute various payloads. This operation exploited fake GitHub accounts as open directories for hosting malicious payloads, tools, and Amadey plugins, aiming to evade web filtering mechanisms and simplify distribution. By leveraging GitHub’s legitimate domain, threat actors could…
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8 trends transforming the MDR market today
Tags: access, ai, at&t, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, framework, GDPR, google, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, least-privilege, monitoring, mssp, network, nis-2, ransomware, risk, service, siem, soc, sophos, strategy, technology, threat, tool, zero-trustDigital transformation complexifies the attack surface: As businesses modernize their IT environments, the complexity of securing hybrid and cloud-native infrastructures increases, making MDR an attractive option for scalable, expert-led protection, experts say.The shift to hybrid work, IoT adoption, and an increase in cloud migrations have dramatically expanded attack surfaces, while ransomware and AI-powered attacks constantly…
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New Cisco Bugs Rated CVSS 10.0, Patch Immediately
Cisco has issued a new security advisory warning of newly discovered vulnerabilities in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC), revealing serious security flaws that could allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on targeted systems with root privileges. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cisco-cve-2025-20337-and-ise-pic-flaws/
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Partnerschaft ermöglicht VPN-Service ohne zusätzliche Kosten – Zyxel und Tailscale vereinfachen die sichere Remote-Konnektivität
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/zyxel-und-tailscale-vereinfachen-die-sichere-remote-konnektivitaet-a-5ce2ec60281cf29159b26db40ee6033b/
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BIND 9 Vulnerabilities Enable Cache Poisoning and Service Disruption
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has disclosed two critical security vulnerabilities in BIND 9, one of the most widely used DNS software implementations worldwide. Published on July 16, 2025, these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to poison DNS caches and disrupt DNS resolution services, potentially affecting millions of internet users and organizations globally. Critical Security Flaws…
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Check Point Unveils Quantum Spark 2500 Series, Bringing Enterprise-Level Security and Advanced Connectivity to SMBs
Check Point has unveiled the new Quantum Spark 2500 series, a next-generation firewall family designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and managed service providers (MSPs). With built-in Wi-Fi 7, 5G, SD-WAN, and AI-powered threat prevention, the 2500 series delivers fast, secure, and resilient connectivity as part of the Check Point Infinity architecture. “The Quantum…
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GitHub abused to distribute payloads on behalf of malware-as-a-service
The repository offered the MaaS a distribution channel not blocked in many networks. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/malware-as-a-service-caught-using-github-to-distribute-its-payloads/
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Golden dMSA Flaw Exposes Firms to Major Credential Theft
Semperis Warns of Flaw in Windows Server 2025 Delegated Managed Service Accounts. A critical cryptographic flaw in Windows Server 2025’s delegated Managed Service Accounts, or dMSAs, allows attackers to generate passwords for every managed service account across an Active Directory forest and create a backdoor, Semperis researchers found. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Malware-as-a-service caught using GitHub to distribute its payloads
The repository offered the MaaS a distribution channel not blocked in many networks. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/malware-as-a-service-caught-using-github-to-distribute-its-payloads/
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Emerging Cloaking-as-a-Service Offerings are Changing Phishing Landscape
Threat actors are using anti-box tools, AI, and cloaking-as-a-service tactics to bypass security tools by showing a phishing or other malicious site to targets and harmless ones to detection and blocking tools, techniques that SlashNext researchers say are reshaping how such scams are run. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/emerging-cloaking-as-a-service-offerings-are-changing-phishing-landscape/
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1Password Adds MCP Server to Trelica Governance Platform
1Password this week announced it has added a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to the Trelica governance platform for software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications it acquired earlier this year. In addition, the MCP Server for Trelica by 1Password is also being made available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace for artificial intelligence (AI) agents that just..…
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Estimated 96% of EMEA financial services sector not ready for DORA
Research from data backup provider Veeam indicates that vast majority of European financial services firms do not feel ready to meet the resiliency requirements of the EU’s DORA act First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627913/Estimated-96-of-EMEA-financial-services-sector-not-ready-for-DORA
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Max severity Cisco ISE bug allows pre-auth command execution, patch now
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-20337) in Cisco’s Identity Services Engine (ISE) could be exploited to let an unauthenticated attacker store malicious files, execute arbitrary code, or gain root privileges on vulnerable devices. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/max-severity-cisco-ise-bug-allows-pre-auth-command-execution-patch-now/
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Windows Server 2025: Authentication Bypass mit Golden dMSA
In Windows Server 2025 wurden delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSA) neu eingeführt. Deren Design ermöglicht schwerwiegende Angriffe auf Managed Service Accounts und Active Directory-Ressourcen. Semperis-Research hat nun mit Golden dMSA ein Tool entwickelt, das die Logik des Angriffs enthält und … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/07/17/windows-server-2025-authentication-bypass-mit-golden-dmsa/
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Topsy-Turvy Data Breach Reality: Incidents Up, Victims Down
Most Compromises Trace to Financial Services, Healthcare, Professional Services. Data breaches rage on. In the first half of this year, the Identity Theft Resource Center counted 1,732 total data breaches affecting 166 million people, marking a rise in data breaches but a decline in victims, likely due to a drop in mega-breaches. First seen on…
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Malware-as-a-Service Campaign Exploits GitHub to Deliver Payloads
A new malware campaign uses GitHub to deliver payloads via Amadey botnet, bypassing email distribution First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/maas-campaign-github-payloads/
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Over 4 Million Exposed Devices Used in Two New DoS Attack Campaigns
Security researchers have discovered over 4 million vulnerable Internet hosts that can be weaponized for devastating new denial-of-service attacks, marking one of the largest infrastructure vulnerabilities uncovered in recent years. The groundbreaking research, conducted by Angelos Beitis and Mathy Vanhoef from DistriNet at KU Leuven, reveals that millions of devices worldwide accept unauthenticated tunneling traffic…
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Europol Disrupts NoName057(16) Hacktivist Group Linked to DDoS Attacks Against Ukraine
An international operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted the infrastructure of a pro-Russian hacktivist group known as NoName057(16) that has been linked to a string of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Ukraine and its allies.The actions have led to the dismantling of a major part of the group’s central server infrastructure and more than 100…
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Cisco patches critical CVE-2025-20337 bug in Identity Services Engine with CVSS 10 Severity
Cisco warns of CVE-2025-20337, a critical ISE flaw (CVSS 10) allowing remote code execution with root privileges. Cisco addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20337 (CVSS score of 10), in Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC). An attacker could trigger the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the…