Tag: software
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New Social Security Scam Emails Use Fake Tax Documents to Hijack PCs
A new phishing campaign is targeting thousands in the US by posing as the Social Security Administration. Learn how scammers use fake 2025/2026 tax statements and Datto RMM software to hijack computers and steal data, as shared with Hackread.com First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/social-security-scam-emails-fake-tax-doc-hijack-pc/
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Iran-linked hackers target IP cameras across Israel and Gulf states for military intelligence
Researchers observed Iran-linked actors targeting IP cameras across Israel and Gulf countries, likely to support military intelligence and battle damage assessment. According to the Check Point Cyber Security Report 2026, cyber operations are increasingly used to support military activity and battle damage assessment (BDA). During the Israel-Iran tensions, researchers from Check Point Software Technologies observed…
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Iran-linked hackers target IP cameras across Israel and Gulf states for military intelligence
Researchers observed Iran-linked actors targeting IP cameras across Israel and Gulf countries, likely to support military intelligence and battle damage assessment. According to the Check Point Cyber Security Report 2026, cyber operations are increasingly used to support military activity and battle damage assessment (BDA). During the Israel-Iran tensions, researchers from Check Point Software Technologies observed…
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TDL – Defense Before Offense: Leadership, Risk, and the Cost of Bad Decisions – Steven Elliott
From the Battlefield to the Boardroom: Lessons in Defense In the latest episode of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Steven Elliott, CFO of Adam Networks, to explore the surprising parallels between military operations, financial management, and cybersecurity. A Journey of Unpredictable Paths Elliott’s background is anything but linear. From a small…
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HHS OCR Fines Firm $10K in Breach Affecting 15M
HIPAA Settlement Small Compared to Many Others. U.S. federal regulators fined a dental practice software vendor with a seemingly lowball financial penalty for a high-stakes 2020 hack affecting 15 million individuals that the company failed to report. Maryland-based MMG Fusion agreed to $10,000. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hhs-ocr-fines-firm-10k-in-breach-affecting-15m-a-30938
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HHS OCR Fines Firm $10K in Breach Affecting 15 Million
HIPAA Settlement Small Compared to Many Others. U.S. federal regulators fined a dental practice software vendor with a seemingly lowball financial penalty for a high-stakes 2020 hack affecting 15 million individuals that the company failed to report. Maryland-based MMG Fusion agreed to $10,000. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hhs-ocr-fines-firm-10k-in-breach-affecting-15-million-a-30938
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Cognizant TriZetto breach exposes health data of 3.4 million patients
TriZetto Provider Solutions, a healthcare IT company that develops software and services used by health insurers and healthcare providers, has suffered a data breach that exposed the sensitive information of over 3.4 million people. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cognizant-trizetto-breach-exposes-health-data-of-34-million-patients/
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North Korean agents using AI to trick western firms into hiring them, Microsoft says
Firm says AI tools are masking identities of false applicants, who then funnel wages from remote IT jobs to North KoreaFake IT workers deployed by North Korea are using AI technology, including voice-changing tools, to trick western companies into hiring them, Microsoft has said.The US tech firm said a signature Pyongyang money-raising ruse is being…
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Iran’s MuddyWater Hackers Hit US Firms with New ‘Dindoor’ Backdoor
A bank, an airport, a non-profit and the Israeli branch of a US software company were among the targets of this new MuddyWater campaign First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/iran-muddywater-hackers-us-firms/
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Vibe Coding Your Own CRM With AI. When It Works, When It Fails, and What Leaders Should Know
The rise of AI coding assistants changed how software gets built. Engineers write less manual code. Product teams prototype faster. Founders experiment with new ideas…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/03/vibe-coding-your-own-crm-with-ai-when-it-works-when-it-fails-and-what-leaders-should-know/
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Zero”‘Day Attacks on Enterprise Software Reach Record High, Google Warns
Almost a quarter of the zero days detected by Google in 2025 targeted security and networking appliances First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/zero-day-enterprise-record-high/
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Iran-Linked MuddyWater Hackers Target U.S. Networks With New Dindoor Backdoor
New research from Broadcom’s Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team has discovered evidence of an Iranian hacking group embedding itself in several U.S. companies’ networks, including banks, airports, non-profit, and the Israeli arm of a software company.The activity has been attributed to a state-sponsored hacking group called MuddyWater (aka Seedworm). It’s affiliated with the…
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Teenage hacker myth primed for a middle-age criminal makeover
Tags: access, breach, business, corporate, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, extortion, finance, group, hacker, hacking, infrastructure, jobs, malware, network, penetration-testing, programming, ransomware, service, skills, software, technology, threat, vulnerabilityCybercrime cartels: Dray Agha, senior security operations manager at managed detection and response services firm Huntress, said the analysis illustrates that the “Hollywood image of a teenage lone wolf hacking for bragging rights” is vastly outdated since the threat landscape is dominated by “highly organised, profit-driven syndicates.””While young people may still engage in digital vandalism…
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Zero-day exploits hit enterprises faster and harder
Tags: access, apple, attack, backdoor, business, china, cisco, cve, data, detection, endpoint, espionage, exploit, firewall, flaw, fortinet, google, group, hacker, infrastructure, ivanti, least-privilege, mobile, network, oracle, radius, ransomware, risk, router, russia, service, software, technology, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayEnterprise environments under siege: Chinese threat actors continued to display a preference for targets that are difficult to monitor and allow persistent access to strategic networks. Notable examples include the groups that GTIG tracks as UNC5221, which exploited a flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure (CVE-2025-0282) and UNC3886, which exploited a vulnerability in Juniper routers (CVE-2025-21590).Another…
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Raubkopien öffnen Tür für Malware
Mehrere aktuelle Vorfälle zeigen, dass das Risiko nicht nur von außen kommt: Das Sicherheitsteam von Barracuda Managed XDR hat im vergangenen Monat wiederholt Versuche registriert, bei denen Mitarbeitende raubkopierte oder manipulierte Software auf ihren Dienstgeräten installieren wollten. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/raubkopien-oeffnen-tuer-fuer-malware
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Die Risiken steigen schneller als die Schutzmaßnahmen Unternehmen überschätzen den Reifegrad ihres Datenschutzes
Viele deutsche Organisationen überschätzen ihren Datenschutz und sind sich der Komplexität moderner Angriffsvektoren sowie der Anforderungen an Compliance oft nicht ausreichend bewusst, was zu gefährlichen Diskrepanzen zwischen Selbstwahrnehmung und tatsächlicher Bedrohungslage führt. Ari Albertini empfiehlt dringend die Automatisierung von Sicherheits- und Compliance-Prozessen, ein aktives Risikomanagement sowie die kritische Prüfung der eingesetzten Software, um europäische Souveränität und…
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Google Uncovers 90 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation in 2025
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, google, group, intelligence, mobile, software, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayGoogle Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) reported 90 zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild during 2025. While this total is slightly below the 2023 peak, it highlights a critical shift in the cybersecurity landscape, as attackers are increasingly abandoning generic browser exploits to target edge devices, enterprise software, and mobile operating systems.”‹ Shifting Targets and…
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Strengthening California’s Cyber Defenses: Apply Now for FFY 2024 SLCGP Grants
Tags: access, authentication, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, email, framework, google, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, mfa, mitigation, office, resilience, risk, service, software, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCal OES offers up to $250,000 to help California’s state, local, and tribal agencies strengthen their digital infrastructure against evolving cyber threats. Organizations must submit their applications by March 13, 2026. Key takeaways Significant competitive funding: Cal OES is distributing $9.7 million for local and tribal governments and $1.8 million for state agencies, with individual…
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The Top 5 Questions: How DSPM Illuminates the Murky World of Multi-Cloud Data Security
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, cloud, compliance, computing, container, control, corporate, cryptography, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, encryption, exploit, firewall, intelligence, mitigation, monitoring, PCI, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, service, software, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerabilityThe Top 5 Questions: How DSPM Illuminates the Murky World of Multi-Cloud Data Security andrew.gertz@t“¦ Thu, 03/05/2026 – 16:09 Multi-cloud data security threats are escalating at an unprecedented rate. According to Forrester and the 2025 Thales Global Cloud Data Security Study, the primary drivers of multi-cloud risks are: growing complexity, insufficient access controls, and the…
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Iran intelligence backdoored US bank, airport, software outfit networks
MOIS-linked MuddyWater crew has a new, custom implant First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/05/mudywater_backdoor_us_networks/
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Cisco issues emergency patches for critical firewall vulnerabilities
root access to the device.”And CVE-2026-20131 is described thusly: “An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device and elevate privileges to root.”There are no workarounds for either…
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Google says half of all zero-days it tracked in 2025 targeted buggy enterprise tech
Enterprise software was a major focus of zero-day activity during 2025, with security and networking devices, like firewalls, VPNs, and virtualization platforms, among the top targeted by malicious hackers. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/google-says-half-of-all-zero-days-it-tracked-in-2025-targeted-buggy-enterprise-tech/
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Cisco issues emergency patches for critical firewall vulnerabilities
root access to the device.”And CVE-2026-20131 is described thusly: “An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device and elevate privileges to root.”There are no workarounds for either…
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Check Point Unveils Secure AI Advisory Service to Help Enterprises Govern AI Adoption
Check Point Software has launched a new Secure AI Advisory Service designed to help organisations adopt artificial intelligence safely while maintaining governance, regulatory compliance, and risk control. As AI rapidly moves from experimental use cases to becoming a core part of enterprise infrastructure, many organisations are struggling to keep governance and oversight in step with…
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Software Development Practices Help Enterprises Tackle Real-Life Risks
Organizations can borrow secure-by-design processes to manage non-technical challenges like governance or the inevitable human error. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/software-development-practices-help-enterprises-tackle-real-life-risks
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Invisible Lifelines: DCIM Empowers Healthcare Teams
Hospital system downtime puts patient lives at immediate risk. Every second of network failure delays critical care and halts emergency operations. Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software stops these dangerous outages before they happen. Healthcare teams rely on DCIM tools to monitor infrastructure health, predict system failures, and secure vital patient records. Real-time visibility into…
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Invisible Lifelines: DCIM Empowers Healthcare Teams
Hospital system downtime puts patient lives at immediate risk. Every second of network failure delays critical care and halts emergency operations. Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software stops these dangerous outages before they happen. Healthcare teams rely on DCIM tools to monitor infrastructure health, predict system failures, and secure vital patient records. Real-time visibility into…
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Cisco reveals 2 max-severity defects in firewall management software
The vendor said it’s not aware of any active exploitation of the vulnerabilities, which could allow remote attackers to achieve root access and execute code. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisco-critical-vulnerabilities-secure-firewall-management-center-software/