Tag: software
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Anthropic Mythos AI Model Strikes Fear in Trump Administration, U.S. Banks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell call a meeting with the CEOs of the largest U.S. banks to caution them of the cybersecurity dangers of Anthropic’s powerful new Mythos Preview frontier AI model, which can quicky identify software vulnerabilities and, in wrong hands, generate exploits for them. First seen on securityboulevard.com…
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Anthropic Mythos AI Model Strikes Fear in Trump Administration, U.S. Banks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell call a meeting with the CEOs of the largest U.S. banks to caution them of the cybersecurity dangers of Anthropic’s powerful new Mythos Preview frontier AI model, which can quicky identify software vulnerabilities and, in wrong hands, generate exploits for them. First seen on securityboulevard.com…
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Anthropic Mythos AI Model Strikes Fear in Trump Administration, U.S. Banks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell call a meeting with the CEOs of the largest U.S. banks to caution them of the cybersecurity dangers of Anthropic’s powerful new Mythos Preview frontier AI model, which can quicky identify software vulnerabilities and, in wrong hands, generate exploits for them. First seen on securityboulevard.com…
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CPUID Breach Distributes STX RAT via Trojanized CPU-Z and HWMonitor Downloads
Unknown threat actors compromised CPUID (“cpuid[.]com”), a website that hosts popular hardware monitoring tools like CPU-Z, HWMonitor, HWMonitor Pro, and PerfMonitor, for less than 24 hours to serve malicious executables for the software and deploy a remote access trojan called STX RAT.The incident lasted from approximately April 9, 15:00 UTC, to about April 10, 10:00…
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Anthropic Claude Mythos Will Break Vulnerability Management
Tags: access, ai, attack, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, metric, risk, software, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAnthropic’s latest AI Model, Claude Mythos, will break the cybersecurity vulnerability management operational models. Mythos is so good at discovering and building viable exploits it is currently being rolled-out in a controlled manner under “Project Glasswing”. Those cybersecurity companies who have early access are attesting to the blazing speed and accuracy of the model…
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Anthropic Claude Mythos Will Break Vulnerability Management
Tags: access, ai, attack, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, metric, risk, software, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAnthropic’s latest AI Model, Claude Mythos, will break the cybersecurity vulnerability management operational models. Mythos is so good at discovering and building viable exploits it is currently being rolled-out in a controlled manner under “Project Glasswing”. Those cybersecurity companies who have early access are attesting to the blazing speed and accuracy of the model…
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The Phishing-as-a-Service Pipeline: How a Scalable Fraud Ecosystem Is Driving Global Attacks
Flashpoint analysts, working with partner financial institutions, have observed a growing number of PhaaS operations operating with a level of coordination and specialization more commonly associated with legitimate software platforms. These ecosystems bring together phishing kit developers, infrastructure providers, spam delivery services, and financially motivated actors into a single, scalable pipeline for fraud. First seen…
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TDL 019 – The Psychology Behind a Cyber Breach and the Leaders Who Survive It – Nim Nadarajah
Tags: access, ai, apple, automation, breach, business, cctv, ceo, cio, ciso, cloud, computing, conference, control, corporate, crowdstrike, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, dns, edr, email, finance, firewall, governance, group, healthcare, incident, incident response, infrastructure, injection, insurance, Internet, jobs, law, LLM, metric, microsoft, msp, network, office, powershell, privacy, programming, psychology, risk, saas, service, siem, soar, soc, software, startup, strategy, supply-chain, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, usa, vulnerability, windows, zero-trustLeading Through the Cyber Abyss In Episode 019 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Nim Nadarajah, CISO and Managing Partner of Critical Matrix, to explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity leadership. From the “annual pilgrimage” of RSAC 2026 to the front lines of incident response, the conversation shifts from technical bits…
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TDL 019 – The Psychology Behind a Cyber Breach and the Leaders Who Survive It – Nim Nadarajah
Tags: access, ai, apple, automation, breach, business, cctv, ceo, cio, ciso, cloud, computing, conference, control, corporate, crowdstrike, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, dns, edr, email, finance, firewall, governance, group, healthcare, incident, incident response, infrastructure, injection, insurance, Internet, jobs, law, LLM, metric, microsoft, msp, network, office, powershell, privacy, programming, psychology, risk, saas, service, siem, soar, soc, software, startup, strategy, supply-chain, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, usa, vulnerability, windows, zero-trustLeading Through the Cyber Abyss In Episode 019 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Nim Nadarajah, CISO and Managing Partner of Critical Matrix, to explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity leadership. From the “annual pilgrimage” of RSAC 2026 to the front lines of incident response, the conversation shifts from technical bits…
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Crushing the Axios supply chain threat with Tenable Hexa AI: Use cases for agentic AI
Tags: ai, attack, business, credentials, crypto, cve, data, data-breach, malicious, moveIT, network, okta, radius, risk, software, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-daySee how you can use Tenable Hexa AI to determine in minutes if you’re impacted by the Axios npm supply chain attack. Learn how easy it is to automate configuration of scans, identify impacted assets, prioritize remediation, and more using agentic AI from Tenable. Key takeaways: Tenable Hexa AI, the agentic engine of the Tenable…
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Crushing the Axios supply chain threat with Tenable Hexa AI: Use cases for agentic AI
Tags: ai, attack, business, credentials, crypto, cve, data, data-breach, malicious, moveIT, network, okta, radius, risk, software, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-daySee how you can use Tenable Hexa AI to determine in minutes if you’re impacted by the Axios npm supply chain attack. Learn how easy it is to automate configuration of scans, identify impacted assets, prioritize remediation, and more using agentic AI from Tenable. Key takeaways: Tenable Hexa AI, the agentic engine of the Tenable…
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Dutch hospitals face disruptions after ransomware attack on software provider ChipSoft
A ransomware attack on Dutch healthcare software vendor ChipSoft has forced the company to disable parts of its digital services used by hospitals and patients across the Netherlands, the national cybersecurity center for the healthcare sector said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/chipsoft-ransomware-attack-disrupts-dutch-hospitals
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GitHub, GitLab Abused for Malware and Phishing Campaigns
Hackers are increasingly abusing trusted software development platforms GitHub and GitLab to host malware and credential phishing campaigns, making defensive detection significantly harder for enterprises. Because these Git-based platforms are deeply integrated into development and business workflows, organizations cannot simply block them at the network edge, giving threat actors a powerful, trusted delivery channel. GitHub…
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BSI ist besorgt: Anthropics neues KI-Modell könnte Cyberlandschaft umwälzen
Anthropic will mit Mythos Tausende teils kritische Software-Lücken entdeckt haben. Das BSI erwartet erhebliche Folgen für den Cybersektor. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/bsi-ist-besorgt-anthropics-neues-ki-modell-koennte-cyberlandschaft-umwaelzen-2604-207407.html
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What to Know About CyberAv3ngers: The IRGC-Linked Group Targeting Critical Infrastructure
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, authentication, automation, backup, cctv, chatgpt, cisa, communications, compliance, control, credentials, crypto, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, dns, email, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, government, group, healthcare, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, iran, kev, leak, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, network, office, openai, password, radius, resilience, risk, router, service, siem, software, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAn Iran-affiliated threat group has evolved from defacing water utility displays to deploying custom ICS malware and exploiting Rockwell Automation PLCs across multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors. Key takeaways: CyberAv3ngers is a state-directed threat group operating under Iran’s IRGC Cyber-Electronic Command. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned six named officials in February 2024 and the State Department…
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Hackers have been exploiting an unpatched Adobe Reader vulnerability for months
Tags: access, adobe, attack, ciso, control, data, email, exploit, hacker, incident response, malicious, malware, monitoring, resilience, risk, sans, software, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityA high risk exploit: Kellman Meghu, chief technology officer at Canadian incident response firm DeepCove Security, called the exploit “a very high risk.”So far it looks as though this particular malware just exfiltrates data, he said. But it implies there is an ability or capability to turn it into a vehicle for remote code execution.…
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Software, Cybersecurity Stocks Drop Despite Anthropic AI Collaboration
Investors are airing renewed concerns over potential disruption to the software and cybersecurity sectors from AI advancements, according to reports, leading to a major drop in the stock prices of numerous top players Thursday. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/software-cybersecurity-stocks-drop-despite-anthropic-ai-collaboration
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Mythos and Like AI Tools Raise Stakes for Healthcare Cyber
Experts Warn of Faster and Higher Volume Attacks, Rising Patient Safety Worries. Emerging powerful AI tools – such as Anthropic’s new Claude Mythos – that are capable of autonomously identifying and exploiting software bugs in a flash could reshape the healthcare cyber landscape by accelerating attacks and raising the risk of widespread operational disruption, experts…
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Healthcare IT solutions provider ChipSoft hit by ransomware attack
Dutch healthcare software vendor ChipSoft has been impacted by a ransomware attack that forced the company to take offline its website and digital services for patients and healthcare providers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/healthcare-it-solutions-provider-chipsoft-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
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Black Duck Names Dom Glavach as CISO to Bolster Supply Chain and AI Security Push
Application security firm Black Duck has appointed Dom Glavach as its new Chief Information Security Officer, bringing in a seasoned executive with more than two decades of experience spanning enterprise security, national defence, and SaaS environments. The hire comes at a turbulent time for software security. Dependency abuse, credential misuse, and compromised build pipelines have…
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Der Leak des Claude-Codes von Anthropic zieht Malware-Kampagnen nach sich
Ende März 2026 wurde der vollständige Quellcode von Claude, dem terminal-basierten KI-Programmier-Agenten von Anthropic, versehentlich der Öffentlichkeit preisgegeben. Ausgelöst durch einen einfachen, aber gravierenden Fehler bei der Software-Paketierung hat dieses Datenleck weitreichende Konsequenzen für die IT-Sicherheitslandschaft und die Software-Supply-Chain. Das Zscaler-ThreatLabz-Team hat die Auswirkungen des Vorfalls analysiert und warnt aktuell vor aktiven Bedrohungskampagnen. Hacker und…
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Anthropic Claude Mythos Suggests Vulnerability Management Will Soon ‘Break’: Forrester
Following claims by Anthropic and its partners in a new software security initiative announced this week, it’s clear that AI could soon upend existing vulnerability management practices, according to Forrester analysts. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/anthropic-claude-mythos-suggests-vulnerability-management-will-soon-break-forrester
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Chevin pulls the handbrake on FleetWave software after security scare
UK and US customers stuck waiting after fleet management SaaS vendor took affected environments offline First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/09/chevin_fleetwave_security_incident/
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Why Web Content Filtering Software for Schools Must Go Beyond Simple Blocking
Digital learning has become a core part of the K12 classroom experience. With the widespread adoption of one-to-one device programs, students now rely on Chromebooks, iPads, laptops, and tablets to access lessons, collaborate with peers, and complete assignments both in and out of the classroom. While this shift has expanded learning opportunities, it has also…
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Technical Details Released for Critical Cisco SSM Command Execution Vulnerability
Security researchers have published technical details regarding a highly critical vulnerability in the Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem). Tracked as CVE-2026-20160, this flaw carries a near-maximum CVSS score of 9.8. It allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute commands as a root user. With no workarounds available, organizations must apply patches immediately to secure…
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Patch windows collapse as timeexploit accelerates
N-day exploitation: Rapid7 Labs validated its findings about a more febrile threat environment by producing both n-day and zero-day exploits using AI-assisted research, substantially reducing development time.In practice, n-day bugs, or the development of exploits against patched software, are a bigger problem than headline-grabbing zero-day vulnerabilities, adds Leeann Nicolo, incident response lead at Coalition, a technology…
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Microsoft suspends dev accounts for high-profile open source projects
Microsoft has suspended developer accounts used to maintain multiple high-profile open-source projects without proper notification and no way to quickly reinstate them, effectively blocking them from publishing new software builds and security patches for Windows users. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-suspends-dev-accounts-for-high-profile-open-source-projects/
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Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Update Breaks Start Menu Search
Microsoft recently addressed a disruptive server-side flaw that completely disabled Start Menu search functionality for some Windows 11 23H2 users. The tech giant quickly acknowledged the incident and deployed an automatic fix behind the scenes. Because the repair happens directly on Microsoft’s servers, users do not need to search for or install any additional software…