Tag: threat
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Roughly half of employees are using unsanctioned AI tools, and enterprise leaders are major culprits
51% have connected AI tools to work systems or apps without the approval or knowledge of IT;63% believe it’s acceptable to use AI when there is no corporate-approved option or IT oversight;60% say speed is worth the security risk;21% think employers will simply “turn a blind eye” as long as they’re getting their work done.And…
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Chinese APTs Hacking Asian Orgs With High-End Malware
Advanced persistent threat (APT) groups have deployed new cyber weapons against a variety of targets, highlighting the increasing threats to the region. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/chinese-apts-asian-orgs-high-end-malware
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From Quantum to AI Risks: Preparing for Cybersecurity’s Future
As 2026 begins, these journalists urge the cybersecurity industry to prioritize patching vulnerabilities, preparing for quantum threats, and refining AI applications, in the latest edition of Reporters’ Notebook. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/quantum-ai-risks-cybersecuritys-future
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Outtake Gets $40M to Grow Automated Threat Response
Agents Fuel Digital Risk Protection, Open-Source Intel Adoption in Regulated Spaces. Outtake will invest $40 million to grow its automated platform for digital risk protection and open-source threat intelligence. CEO Alex Dhillon says the New York-based startup’s agent-led model stands apart by replacing manual labor with scalable AI workflows. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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MongoDB Ransomware Is Still Actively Hitting Exposed Databases
MongoDB ransomware remains an active threat, fueled by exposed databases and insecure deployment practices rather than advanced exploits. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/mongodb-ransomware-is-still-actively-hitting-exposed-databases/
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Google disrupts IPIDEA residential proxy networks fueled by malware
IPIDEA, one of the largest residential proxy networks used by threat actors, was disrupted earlier this week by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) in collaboration with industry partners. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-disrupts-ipidea-residential-proxy-networks-fueled-by-malware/
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Google disrupts proxy network used by 550+ threat groups
Google has disrupted Ipidea, a massive residential proxy network consisting of user devices that are being used as the last-mile link in cyberattack chains. >>In a single … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/29/ipidea-proxy-network-disrupted/
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Operation Winter SHIELD: FBI Issues Call to Arms for Organizations to Improve Cybersecurity
The FBI outlines ten actions which organizations can take to defend networks against cybercriminal and nation-state threats First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-operation-winter-shield-cyber/
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The Agentic AI Posture Score: A New Metric for CISOs
In cybersecurity, we live by our metrics. We measure Mean Time to Respond (MTTR), Dwell Time, and Patch Cadence. These numbers tell the Board how fast we react when things go wrong. But in the era of Agentic AI, reaction speed is no longer enough. When an AI Agent or an MCP server is compromised,…
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Google targets IPIDEA in crackdown on global residential proxy networks
Google disrupted IPIDEA, a major residential proxy network that enrolled users’ devices via SDKs embedded in mobile and desktop apps. Google and partners disrupted the IPIDEA residential proxy network, used by many threat actors, via legal domain takedowns, intelligence sharing on malicious SDKs, and ecosystem-wide enforcement. Google Play Protect now removes and blocks apps with…
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Top 7 Threat Intelligence Platforms Software
Threat intelligence platforms help analyze and share cyber threat data. Discover top TIPs , their features, use cases, and comparisons. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/products/threat-intelligence-platforms/
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New CISA Guidance Targets Insider Threat Risks
CISA urges action against insider threats with publication of a new infographic offering strategies to manage risks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-targets-insider-threat-risks/
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Latvia says Russia remains its top cyber threat as attacks hit record high
In its annual report released this week, Latvia’s national security service, SAB, said 2025 marked an all-time high in registered cyber threats targeting the country, with activity surging significantly past levels seen before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/latvia-says-russia-remains-top-cyber-threat-record-attacks
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eScan Antivirus Update Server Breached to Deliver Malicious Software Updates
MicroWorld Technologies’ eScan antivirus platform fell victim to a sophisticated supply chain attack on January 20, 2026, when threat actors compromised legitimate update infrastructure to distribute multi-stage malware to enterprise and consumer endpoints worldwide. Security researchers immediately alerted the vendor, which isolated the affected infrastructure within one hour and took its global update system offline…
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Python-Based PyRAT Emerges as Cross-Platform Threat With Advanced Remote Access Capabilities
In the evolving landscape of cyber threats, attackers increasingly leverage Python to develop sophisticated Remote Access Trojans (RATs) that evade traditional security controls. Python’s widespread adoption and cross-platform compatibility make it an attractive development platform for threat actors seeking to maximize their reach. Unlike compiled binaries, Python-based malware compiled into ELF and PE formats poses…
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Long-running North Korea threat group splits into 3 distinct operations
The trio, which share lineage with the more broadly defined Lazarus Group, are focused on espionage and cryptocurrency theft, according to CrowdStrike. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/north-korea-labyrinth-chollima-splits-crowdstrike/
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Nation-state and criminal actors leverage WinRAR flaw in attacks
Multiple threat actors exploited a now-patched critical WinRAR flaw to gain initial access and deliver various malicious payloads. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) revealed that multiple threat actors, including APTs and financially motivated groups, are exploiting the CVE-2025-8088 flaw in RARLAB WinRAR to establish initial access and deploy a diverse array of payloads. The WinRAR…
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QA: Why Cybersecurity Is Now a Core Business Risk, Not Just a Technical Problem
Tags: attack, business, cyber, cybersecurity, data, government, infrastructure, resilience, risk, supply-chain, threatCybersecurity threats are escalating in scale and sophistication, and organisations around the world are scrambling to keep pace with the evolving digital risk landscape. Governments and corporations alike face increasing pressure to strengthen cyber resilience as attacks extend across critical infrastructure, supply chains and data systems with growing frequency. At the forefront of national and…
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EU’s answer to CVE solves dependency issue, adds fragmentation risks
Tags: access, ai, china, cisco, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dos, exploit, finance, governance, grc, infrastructure, intelligence, international, nvd, open-source, risk, service, software, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementCoordinated disclosure: Nik Kale, principal engineer and product architect at Cisco Systems, says GCVE’s main challenge comes from building a platform that the security community can rely on for coordinated disclosure and remediation.”Viability depends far more on governance than on the data itself,” Kale says. “That includes clear attribution rules, transparent CNA processes, predictable decision-making,…
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NSFOCUS Unveils Enhanced AI LLM Risk Threat Matrix for Holistic AI Security Governance
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan 29, 2026 Security is a prerequisite for the application and development of LLM technology. Only by addressing security risks when integrating LLMs can businesses ensure healthy and sustainable growth. NSFOCUS first proposed the AI LLM Risk Threat Matrix in 2024. The Matrix addresses security from multiple perspectives: foundational security, data security,…The…
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NIST’s AI guidance pushes cybersecurity boundaries
Tags: access, ai, ciso, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, framework, intelligence, nist, risk, risk-assessment, software, threatThe limits of ‘AI is just software’: NIST’s instinct to frame AI as an extension of traditional software allows organizations to reuse familiar concepts, risk assessment, access control, logging, defense in depth, rather than starting from zero. Workshop participants repeatedly emphasized that many controls do transfer, at least in principle.But some experts argue that the…
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NDSS 2025 Recurrent Private Set Intersection For Unbalanced Databases With Cuckoo Hashing
Session 10C: Privacy Preservation Authors, Creators & Presenters: Eduardo Chielle (New York University Abu Dhabi), Michail Maniatakos (New York University Abu Dhabi) PAPER Recurrent Private Set Intersection for Unbalanced Databases with Cuckoo Hashing and Leveled FHE A Private Set Intersection (PSI) protocol is a cryptographic method allowing two parties, each with a private set, to…
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SolarWinds, again: Critical RCE bugs reopen old wounds for enterprise security teams
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, cisco, control, credentials, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, malicious, programming, radius, rce, remote-code-execution, software, threat, update, vulnerabilityRemote code execution and data deserialization vulnerabilities CVE-2025-40551 (critical) and CVE-2025-40553 (critical);Authentication and bypass security flaws CVE-2025-40552 (critical), CVE-2025-40554 (critical), CVE-2025-40536 (high), and CVE-2025-40537 (high).CVE-2025-40551 and CVE-2025-40553 make WHD susceptible to untrusted data deseralization that could allow attackers to run commands on the host machine. The flaw could be exploited without authentication.The other two critical…
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Crooks are hijacking and reselling AI infrastructure: Report
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, firewall, group, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, LLM, malicious, marketplace, risk, service, skills, technology, theft, threat, training, vulnerabilityexposed endpoints on default ports of common LLM inference services;unauthenticated API access without proper access controls;development/staging environments with public IP addresses;MCP servers connecting LLMs to file systems, databases and internal APIs.Common misconfigurations leveraged by these threat actors include:Ollama running on port 11434 without authentication;OpenAI-compatible APIs on port 8000 exposed to the internet;MCP servers accessible without…
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Stop Staring at JSON: How GenAI is Solving the API >>Context Crisis<<
Tags: ai, api, attack, authentication, banking, business, credentials, credit-card, data, endpoint, governance, mobile, organized, risk, soc, threat, toolThere is a moment that happens in every SOC (Security Operations Center) every day. An alert fires. An analyst looks at a dashboard and sees a UR: POST /vs/payments/proc/77a. And then they stop. They stare. And they ask the question that kills productivity: “What does this thing actually do?” Is it a critical payment gateway?…
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Wie Ransomware-Gruppen ihre Opfer auswählen
Die Sophos-X-Ops-Counter-Threat-Unit (CTU) untersucht in einer neuen Studie, wie Ransomware-Akteure ihre Ziele auswählen. Das Ergebnis macht einmal mehr klar, dass die Cyberkriminelle gerne den Weg des geringsten Widerstands gehen: die überwiegende Mehrheit der untersuchten Ransomware-Angriffe erfolgte opportunistisch und nicht gezielt. Die Analyse der CTU-Telemetriedaten belegt, dass Angreifer in den meisten Fällen ihre vorhandenen Zugriffsrechte ausnutzen,…
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Hackers Still Using Patched WinRAR Flaw for Malware Drops, Warns Google
The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) warns that nation-state actors and financially motivated threat actors are exploiting a… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-patch-winrar-flaw-malware-google/
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Data Privacy Day and Change Your Password Day
Data Privacy Day and Change Your Password Day arrive at a time when privacy concerns have shifted from niche technical debates to everyday business and personal risk. As digital services expand and data becomes increasingly distributed, the threat to privacy grows. Identity compromise, human behaviour and loss of data control now sit at the heart…
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Smarter Security, Smaller Teams: Building Resilience with Limited Resources
Security teams are being asked to manage enterprise-scale threats with fewer tools, fewer analysts, and tighter budgets. Discover how high-performing SOCs are building clarity-driven, resilience-focused programs that scale without alert overload, burnout, or runaway complexity. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/security/smarter-security-smaller-teams-building-resilience-with-limited-resources/
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eSkimming Attacks Surge with Evolving Tactics and Ongoing Recovery Challenges
A new longitudinal study of Magecart-style eSkimming attacks overturns the assumption that discovery equals recovery. Instead of being a one-time incident that ends with script removal, eSkimming is emerging as a long-lived, shape”‘shifting threat that lingers on previously compromised sites and often returns in new forms. Over the course of a year, researchers tracked 550…