Tag: service
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GLOBAL GROUP RaaS Adds AI-Powered Negotiation Feature for Ransom Demands
A newly surfaced Ransomware-as-a-Service operation, dubbed GLOBAL GROUP, has begun deploying an AI”driven negotiation tool that elevates the psychological pressure on victims and streamlines extortion workflows for affiliates. Security researchers at EclecticIQ first identified GLOBAL GROUP’s activity in early June on the Ramp4u underground forum, where the threat actor known as “$$$” shared an onion…
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The SaaS Security Disconnect: Why Most Organizations Are Still Vulnerable
A new report from AppOmni captures a significant misplaced confidence in the security of software-as-a-service applications and escalating risks associated with these cloud services. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/the-saas-security-disconnect-why-most-organizations-are-still-vulnerable/
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KI im Unternehmen Innovation ja, aber nicht im Datenschutz-Blindflug
Viele Unternehmen steuern voller Elan in Richtung KI-Zukunft oder sind bereits mittendrin. Dies ist verständlich, denn KI bietet neue Chancen: Prozesse werden automatisiert, Analysen beschleunigt, neue Services ermöglicht. Doch im Schatten dieser Euphorie lauern teils noch unbekannte Datenschutzrisiken insbesondere, wenn KI-Systeme unkontrolliert eingeführt oder genutzt werden. Die zentrale Frage lautet: Wissen wir wirklich, […] First…
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Hacktivists Launch Attacks on ICS Systems to Exfiltrate Sensitive Information
Hacktivists’ attacks on Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are becoming more intense in a noticeable evolution of ideologically motivated cyber operations. They have progressed from simple Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and website vandalism to more complex intrusions targeted at data exfiltration and disruption of operations. According to Cyble’s Q2 2025 threat landscape assessment Report,…
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Securing Agentic AI: How to Protect the Invisible Identity Access
AI agents promise to automate everything from financial reconciliations to incident response. Yet every time an AI agent spins up a workflow, it has to authenticate somewhere; often with a high-privilege API key, OAuth token, or service account that defenders can’t easily see. These “invisible” non-human identities (NHIs) now outnumber human accounts in most cloud…
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Apache Tomcat Coyote Flaw Allows Attackers to Launch DoS Attacks
The Apache Software Foundation has revealed a vulnerability in the Tomcat Coyote module, specifically within the Maven artifact org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote, that could enable malicious actors to orchestrate denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. This flaw stems from an uncontrolled resource consumption issue tied to HTTP/2 protocol handling, potentially allowing attackers to overwhelm server resources by manipulating stream concurrency limits.…
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How defenders use the dark web
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, breach, corporate, credit-card, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, fraud, government, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, incident, insurance, intelligence, Internet, interpol, law, leak, lockbit, mail, malware, monitoring, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, service, software, theft, threat, tool, usa, vpnAttributing attacks to threat actors: When organizations suffer from data breaches and cyber incidents, the dark web becomes a crucial tool for defenders, including the impacted businesses, their legal teams, and negotiators.Threat actors such as ransomware groups often attack organizations to encrypt and steal their data so they can extort them for money, in exchange…
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How service providers can turn cybersecurity into a scalable MRR engine
A growing number of MSPs, MSSPs, and consultancies are moving beyond one-and-done engagements and transforming from tactical vendors into strategic advisors. They’re shifting … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/15/cynomi-cybersecurity-services-playbook/
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Federal IT contractor to pay $14.75 fine over ‘cyber fraud’ allegations
The Department of Justice alleged that Hill Associates had billed for cybersecurity services that were out of the scope of its contract, and which would have required it to undergo a technical evaluation required by the General Services Administration. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/federal-it-contractor-fined-over-cyber-fraud-allegations
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Episource is notifying millions of people that their health data was stolen
The UnitedHealth-owned medical coding service was hacked earlier this year by a ransomware gang. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/episource-is-notifying-millions-of-people-that-their-health-data-was-stolen/
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Hackers exploiting flaw in widely used Wing FTP Server
Researchers warn that a vulnerability in the file-transfer service could enable remote code execution. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/hackers-exploiting-flaw-wing-ftp-server/752948/
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The 10 most common IT security mistakes
Tags: access, attack, backup, best-practice, bsi, business, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, detection, group, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, office, password, ransomware, risk, security-incident, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vpn2. Gateway: Weak passwords: The problem: Weak passwords repeatedly make it easier for cybercriminals to gain access to a company network. A domain administrator password with six characters or a local administrator password with only two characters is no obstacle for perpetrators. It is more than clear that this issue is often neglected in practice,…
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Top Cyber Struggles of Small, Rural Healthcare Providers
Smaller and rural hospitals and clinics, as well as federally qualified health centers, are constantly battling cybersecurity resource constraints, and especially serious workforce shortages, said Jennifer Stoll of OHINC, a nonprofit provider of health IT services and products. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/top-cyber-struggles-small-rural-healthcare-providers-i-5483
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APJ Ransomware Demands Drop 50%, Yet 54% Firms Pay Hackers
Experts Say MDR Services and Proactive Defense Can Break the Payment Cycle APJ organizations face a ransomware paradox: demands dropped 50% to $500,000, yet 54% paid the threat actors. The new Sophos report shows why firms continue paining, how successful negotiations work and what proactive defenses can stop attacks before encryption begins First seen on…
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8 tough trade-offs every CISO must navigate
Tags: access, ai, attack, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, computer, cyber, cybersecurity, ddos, defense, detection, framework, group, healthcare, incident response, jobs, malicious, mfa, regulation, resilience, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability2. Weighing security investments when the budget forces choices: Closely related to the trade-off around risk is what CISOs must navigate when it comes to security investments.”For most CISOs, when they have to make tough choices, 99% of the time it’s due to budget constraints that force them to weight risks versus rewards,” says John…
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Users of PostgreSQL in the cloud say the uptime just ain’t up to it
One in five users hit by service failures in the last year, research finds First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/cloud_postgresql_uptime/
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Albemarle latest Virginia county hit with ransomware
Albemarle County officials confirmed systems were hit with ransomware last month, exposing resident and employee data and knocking services offline. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/albemarle-virginia-ransomware-attack
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Pay2Key Ransomware Gang Resurfaces With Incentives to Attack US, Israel
The ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, which has been tied to an Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) group, recently boosted its affiliate profit share to 80% for attacks on Western targets. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/pay2key-ransomware-gang-incentives-attack-us-israel
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AWS bolsters security tools to help customers manage AI risks
Amazon Web Services has unveiled new and updated security services, including container-level threat detection and a unified command centre, to help organisations build and secure artificial intelligence applications First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627572/AWS-bolsters-security-tools-to-help-customers-manage-AI-risks
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Arkana Ransomware Gang Claims Theft of 2.2 Million Customer Records
The Arkana ransomware group burst onto the cybercrime scene with a high-profile attack on WideOpenWest (WOW!), a prominent U.S. internet service provider, in late March. The group boldly claimed to have exfiltrated two massive databases containing approximately 403,000 and 2.2 million customer records, while also seizing control of critical backend systems such as WOW!’s AppianCloud…
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MCP-Server von Versa soll KI-Integration und Admin-Produktivität im gesamten Netzwerk- und Sicherheitsbereich optimieren
Der neue Versa-Model-Context-Protocol-Server ermöglicht LLM-gesteuerten Assistenten und intern entwickelten Copiloten die sichere Abfrage von Versa-Systemen und reduziert die Mean-Time-to-Resolution um bis zu 45 Prozent. Der Anbieter von Universal-Secure-Access-Service-Edge (SASE), Versa Networks, hat die Veröffentlichung seines MCP-Servers bekannt gegeben ein leistungsstarkes Dienstprogramm, das Kunden dabei helfen soll, ihre Agentic-AI-Tools und -Plattformen in die
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Infostealers Targeting macOS Users in Active Campaigns to Steal Sensitive Data
MacOS infostealers are becoming a powerful and underappreciated method of data exfiltration in a world where Windows-centric threats predominate. They act as predecessors to ransomware deployments and significant breaches. These malware variants, often distributed via Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) models, meticulously harvest sensitive host data, including installed applications, browser-stored credentials, session cookies, and autofill details. This pilfered…
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Microsoft Removes High-Privilege Access to Strengthen Microsoft 365 Security
Microsoft has taken a significant step forward in bolstering the security of its Microsoft 365 ecosystem by systematically eliminating high-privileged access (HPA) across all applications, as part of its broader Secure Future Initiative (SFI). This initiative integrates efforts across the company’s infrastructure, products, and services to enhance cybersecurity protections, with a particular emphasis on the…
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GTT Extends Palo Alto Networks Alliance to Add Managed SASE Service
GTT Communications extended its alliance with Palo Alto Networks to include an additional managed secure access service edge (SASE) offering. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/gtt-extends-palo-alto-networks-alliance-to-add-managed-sase-service/
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Iranian-Backed Pay2Key Ransomware Resurfaces with 80% Profit Share for Cybercriminals
An Iranian-backed ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) named Pay2Key has resurfaced in the wake of the Israel-Iran-U.S. conflict last month, offering bigger payouts to cybercriminals who launch attacks against Israel and the U.S.The financially motivated scheme, now operating under the moniker Pay2Key.I2P, is assessed to be linked to a hacking group tracked as Fox Kitten (aka Lemon Sandstorm).”…
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Juniper Junos OS Flaw Allows Attackers to Cause Denial of Service
A critical vulnerability in Juniper Networks’ Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved has been disclosed that permits unauthenticated adjacent attackers to trigger a sustained denial of service by sending specially crafted BGP UPDATE packets. The issue, tracked as CVE-2025-52953, affects a wide range of Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved releases and carries medium severity…
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Crypto Roundup: Malicious Firefox Extensions
Also: Winkle Abduction Sentencing and Crypto Theft Rising. This week, uncovering 40 malicious crypto Firefox extensions, three sentenced in a Belgium court for crypto kidnapping, the rise of crypto theft. The U.S. Secret Service is a huge crypto custodian, and prosecutors claw back funds pilfered by a fake presidential inaugural committee. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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SafePay Ransomware Uses RDP and VPN Access to Infiltrate Organizational Networks
SafePay ransomware has become one of the most active and destructive threat actors in Q1 2025, a shocking development in the cybersecurity scene. According to the Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU), SafePay has aggressively targeted over 200 victims worldwide, including managed service providers (MSPs) and small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs) across diverse industries. Unlike many ransomware groups…
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CREST introduces a staged pathway for advancement to globally-recognised CREST cybersecurity accreditation
The CREST Pathway and Pathway+ options make cybersecurity accreditation accessible to all organisations that aspire to provide cybersecurity services at the highest levels of quality but would benefit from additional resources and guidance to reach their goal. International cybersecurity not-for-profit, CREST, has expanded its application process with the introduction of the Pathway and Pathway+ stages.…
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UK and France forge closer cyber, tech research ties
The navigation and timing systems used by power suppliers and emergency services to run their operations will fall in scope of an Anglo-French research pact that will also foster development in AI and supercomputing First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627201/UK-and-France-forge-closer-cyber-tech-research-ties