Tag: threat
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How software development’s speed obsession enabled TeamPCP’s chaos crusade
The threat group’s remarkable success targeting open-source software was inevitable and fueled by the industry’s decision to prioritize code shipping over security. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/teampcp-breaks-open-source-software-trust-model/
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Accenture shells out $4.18B on three companies in big industrial cybersecurity push
The consulting giant’s majority stake in Dragos, along with the purchase runZero and NetRise, marks its first major push into operational technology software as AI-driven threats to critical infrastructure intensify. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/accenture-industrial-cybersecurity-acquisition-dragos-netrise-runzero/
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Klue OAuth breach linked to ‘Icarus’ Salesforce data theft attacks
Market intelligence platform Klue suffered a OAuth breach that enabled the “Icarus” threat actors to steal Salesforce CRM data from multiple organizations in an ongoing extortion campaign. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/klue-oauth-breach-linked-to-icarus-salesforce-data-theft-attacks/
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INC Ransomware Emerges as Major RaaS Threat in 2026 with 830+ Victims Since 2023
Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of INC from an nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation to one of the most prolific cybercrime groups in 2026, claiming no less than 830 victims since August 2023.”The disruption of LockBit and the shutdown of BlackCat created opportunities for INC to expand as affiliates migrated to alternative ransomware operations,” Acronis…
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Gulf CIOs shift focus from recovery to cyber resilience as regional threats intensify
Commvault’s Yahya Kassab says organisations across the Gulf are reassessing recovery strategies, AI risks and cloud investments amid growing cyber threats First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366644877/Gulf-CIOs-shift-focus-from-recovery-to-cyber-resilience-as-regional-threats-intensify
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DragonForce Hackers Abuse Microsoft Teams Relays to Hide Backdoor.Turn C2 Traffic
Threat actors associated with the DragonForce ransomware have been observed using a custom Go-based remote access trojan (RAT) called Backdoor.Turn to conceal command-and-control (C2) traffic inside Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure.According to findings from Broadcom-owned Symantec and Carbon Black, the backdoor was deployed against a major U.S. services firm. The name of the company was First…
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Hackers Exploit WordPress SMTP Plugin With 100,000+ Installs to Steal Sensitive Data
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in the widely used Gravity SMTP WordPress plugin to extract sensitive configuration data, including API keys and authentication tokens. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-4020 with a CVSS score of 5.3, affects all versions up to and including 2.1.4 and exposes more than 100,000 websites to potential…
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Financially Motivated Hackers Turn Legitimate IT Tools Into Remote Access Payloads
A novel evolution of LLMjacking: a threat actor leveraging a publicly exposed Ollama model server as the reasoning engine for an automated, multi-stage offensive framework. Rather than using the model for chat or resale, the attacker integrated unauthenticated model inference into a VAPT-style pipeline that scans targets, maps vulnerabilities, synthesizes proof-of-concept exploits, and attempts command…
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Financially Motivated Hackers Turn Legitimate IT Tools Into Remote Access Payloads
A novel evolution of LLMjacking: a threat actor leveraging a publicly exposed Ollama model server as the reasoning engine for an automated, multi-stage offensive framework. Rather than using the model for chat or resale, the attacker integrated unauthenticated model inference into a VAPT-style pipeline that scans targets, maps vulnerabilities, synthesizes proof-of-concept exploits, and attempts command…
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EU Gets a Head Start in Developing 6G Network Security
Shield-6G will combine AI threat detection, digital twins, honeypots, and more, to help carriers protect 6G networks against the threats of tomorrow. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/eu-6g-network-security
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Netskope Threat Labs Report Europe 2026 – Europas Unternehmen fehlt die Kontrolle über GenAI
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/netskope-report-europe-2026-genai-governance-risiken-a-c5185f96070effdf9f585ebb273f70e8/
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Crypto Clipper Campaign Abuses Fake Reviews, AI Narrators, and VirusTotal Comments
An unknown threat actor has been observed leveraging paid or promoted posts on legitimate news websites to drum up buzz for their warez, according to new findings from Check Point Research.The threat actor also has at their disposal a dedicated WordPress phishing page that acts as the central hub, alongside GitHub and SourceForge projects promoted…
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SpyCloud Report Finds Phishing Attacks Surge as Employee Data Is Exposed at 86% of Fortune 100 Companies
Austin, TX, USA, June 17th, 2026, CyberNewswire New SpyCloud research highlights the expansion of phishing attacks as AI and phishing-as-a-service fuel enterprise targeting. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today released its 2026 Phishing Pulse Report, revealing that phishing attacks continue to increase in both volume and sophistication for enterprise organizations as artificial intelligence…
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SpyCloud Report Finds Phishing Attacks Surge as Employee Data Is Exposed at 86% of Fortune 100 Companies
Austin, TX, USA, June 17th, 2026, CyberNewswire New SpyCloud research highlights the expansion of phishing attacks as AI and phishing-as-a-service fuel enterprise targeting. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today released its 2026 Phishing Pulse Report, revealing that phishing attacks continue to increase in both volume and sophistication for enterprise organizations as artificial intelligence…
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DragonForce Hid Inside Microsoft Teams and Nobody Noticed for Two Months
DragonForce hid for months by routing malware traffic through Microsoft Teams infrastructure, masking C2 activity and evading network detection. DragonForce ransomware operators hit a major U.S. services firm and stayed hidden for one to two months by routing their command-and-control traffic through Microsoft’s own Teams relay servers. Symantec’s threat hunters tracked the custom backdoor they…
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AI Threats and Alert Fatigue Challenge Cybersecurity Teams
Filigran survey at Infosecurity Europe 2026 reveals AI-powered attacks as the top concern, with false positives, alert fatigue and manual processes draining security teams First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-threats-alert-fatigue-challenge/
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ESET MDR vs Sophos MDR: Compared Time to discover and respond to a threat
A detailed ESET MDR vs Sophos MDR comparison covering tiers, response speed, coverage, threat intelligence, pricing, and breach warranties to help you choose. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/eset-mdr-vs-sophos-mdr/
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Attackers Exploit Cloud Logging Platforms to Hide Malicious Activity
Attackers are increasingly targeting cloud logging platforms to evade detection and maintain persistent visibility into compromised environments. The report highlights how critical services such as AWS CloudTrail and Google Cloud Logging, designed to provide comprehensive audit trails, are being actively abused by threat actors to manipulate, disable, or redirect logs, effectively “blinding” security teams while…
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Attackers Exploit Cloud Logging Platforms to Hide Malicious Activity
Attackers are increasingly targeting cloud logging platforms to evade detection and maintain persistent visibility into compromised environments. The report highlights how critical services such as AWS CloudTrail and Google Cloud Logging, designed to provide comprehensive audit trails, are being actively abused by threat actors to manipulate, disable, or redirect logs, effectively “blinding” security teams while…
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Hackers Inject Malicious JavaScript Into WordPress Sites to Deploy ErrTraffic ClickFix Lures
Hackers are injecting malicious JavaScript into compromised WordPress sites to deploy ErrTraffic-powered ClickFix lures, a campaign that achieved nearly 60% victim conversion rates an unprecedented figure in malware ecosystems. Threat actors exploit WordPress vulnerabilities to inject a single line of JavaScript that visually glitches websites, then trick users into executing malicious PowerShell commands under the…
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Hackers Inject Malicious JavaScript Into WordPress Sites to Deploy ErrTraffic ClickFix Lures
Hackers are injecting malicious JavaScript into compromised WordPress sites to deploy ErrTraffic-powered ClickFix lures, a campaign that achieved nearly 60% victim conversion rates an unprecedented figure in malware ecosystems. Threat actors exploit WordPress vulnerabilities to inject a single line of JavaScript that visually glitches websites, then trick users into executing malicious PowerShell commands under the…
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Why Identity Budgets Are Still Sized for the Wrong Threat
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/analysis/why-identity-budgets-are-still-sized-for-the-wrong-threat
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Rokarolla Android Banking Trojan Enables Device Takeover
Malware Targets Banks, Crypto Platforms and Social Media. Newly surfaced Android-based banking Trojan gives threat actors near-total control over infected devices, letting them steal user credentials for direct access to financial accounts, says researchers. Rokarolla tricks users into side-loading malicious versions of popular, high traffic apps. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/rokarolla-android-banking-trojan-enables-device-takeover-a-31996
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Chinese Espionage Actor Abuses Email Rules to Steal Research Data
Tags: china, compliance, credentials, data, email, espionage, google, group, intelligence, malware, threatThreat Actor Silently Forwarded Sensitive Emails Matching Strategic Topics. Google says Chinese espionage group UNC6508 compromised REDCap environments at North American research institutions, deployed custom malware, stole credentials and covertly forwarded strategically relevant emails through abused compliance rules to support long-term intelligence collection. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/chinese-espionage-actor-abuses-email-rules-to-steal-research-data-a-31993
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It’s time to update incident response for the AI era
Your latest cybersecurity incident might not be a threat actor, but an internal AI agent doing what it’s authorized to do. Incident response must evolve to accommodate AI. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366644312/Its-time-to-update-incident-response-for-the-AI-era
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It’s time to update incident response for the AI era
Your latest cybersecurity incident might not be a threat actor, but an internal AI agent doing what it’s authorized to do. Incident response must evolve to accommodate AI. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366644312/Its-time-to-update-incident-response-for-the-AI-era
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Steam Workshop abused to spread malware via Wallpaper Engine app
Threat actors are abusing Steam Workshop, Valve’s community hub for downloading game-related content, to push various malware hidden in wallpaper packages. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/steam-workshop-abused-to-spread-malware-via-wallpaper-engine-app/
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SprySOCKS Windows Variant Abuses Kernel Drivers to Evade Detection
FishMonger, a China-nexus threat group, has deployed an undocumented version of the Linux backdoor against government targets in Honduras, Taiwan, Thailand, and Pakistan. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/sprysocks-windows-variant-kernel-drivers
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Cyber Resilience Summit Dallas Prioritizes Risk Management
CISOs Discussed Governance, Security Operations and Cyber Risk. From boardroom persuasion to AI-powered SOCs, ISMG’s Cyber Resilience Summit Dallas gave senior security and risk leaders a playbook for the age of inevitable disruption, with sessions spanning zero trust, human risk reduction, threat preemption and governance as a foundation of resilience. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…