Tag: threat
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4 Outdated Habits Destroying Your SOC’s MTTR in 2026
It’s 2026, yet many SOCs are still operating the way they did years ago, using tools and processes designed for a very different threat landscape. Given the growth in volumes and complexity of cyber threats, outdated practices no longer fully support analysts’ needs, staggering investigations and incident response.Below are four limiting habits that may be…
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Predator-Spyware gefährlicher als gedacht
Bereits Ende 2024 veröffentlichte die Google Threat Intelligence Group erste Ergebnisse zu der Spyware Predator, die der Intellexa Alliance zugerechnet wird. Aufbauend auf diesen Erkenntnissen hat das Threat Labs Team von Jamf eigene Analysen durchgeführt First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/predator-spyware
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From typos to takeovers: Inside the industrialization of npm supply chain attacks
Tags: access, application-security, attack, automation, backdoor, blockchain, breach, control, credentials, cybersecurity, github, gitlab, malicious, malware, phishing, radius, risk, supply-chain, threat, update, wormFrom typo traps to legitimate backdoors: For years, typosquatting defined the npm threat model. Attackers published packages with names just close enough to popular libraries, such as “lodsash,” “expres,” “reacts,” and waited for automation or human error to do the rest. The impact was usually limited, and remediation straightforward.That model began to break in 2025.Instead…
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Ransomware gangs extort victims by citing compliance violations
Tags: ai, attack, breach, compliance, data, data-breach, extortion, group, ransomware, regulation, threat, toolAI amplifies attacks: Hild points to another problem: “AI-powered tools dramatically accelerate these attacks. Criminals can now screen stolen documents for ‘material’ compliance violations within hours of a data breach, faster and more accurately than many companies can audit their own systems.”The SailPoint specialist explains: “They create detailed, legally sound complaints for authorities and set…
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Can Agentic AI keep your data protection strategies ahead
How Can Advanced AI Strategies Transform Data Protection? How do organizations ensure that their data protection strategies remain cutting-edge and resilient against evolving threats? For many cybersecurity professionals, the key lies in harnessing the potential of Agentic AI. Advanced AI technologies have become pivotal in fortifying data protection strategies, especially in complex environments characterized by……
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Can Agentic AI keep your data protection strategies ahead
How Can Advanced AI Strategies Transform Data Protection? How do organizations ensure that their data protection strategies remain cutting-edge and resilient against evolving threats? For many cybersecurity professionals, the key lies in harnessing the potential of Agentic AI. Advanced AI technologies have become pivotal in fortifying data protection strategies, especially in complex environments characterized by……
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Sophisticated VoidLink malware framework targets Linux cloud servers
Cloud reconnaissance and adaptability: The malware was designed to detect whether it’s being executed on various cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Alibaba, and Tencent and then to start leveraging those vendors’ management APIs. The code suggests the developers plan to add detections for Huawei, DigitalOcean, and Vultr in the future.The malware collects extensive…
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Microsoft, Law Enforcement Disrupt RedVDS Global Cybercrime Service
Microsoft and law enforcement agencies in Europe disrupted the operations of RedVDS, a global cybercrime service that sold cheap and disposable dedicated virtual servers to threat actors that used them to run BEC, phishing, and other fraud campaigns. The vendor now wants to shut down its payment networks and find the operators behind it. First…
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CVE-2025-64155: Exploit Code Released for Critical Fortinet FortiSIEM Command Injection Vulnerability
Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, injection, kev, mitigation, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayExploit code has been published for CVE-2025-64155, a critical command injection vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiSIEM devices. Key takeaways: CVE-2025-64155 is a critical operating system (OS) command injection vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiSIEM. Fortinet vulnerabilities have historically been common targets for cyber attackers, with 23 Fortinet CVEs currently on the CISA KEV list. Public exploit code has…
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Seraphic Acquisition Arms CrowdStrike for AI Browser Threats
$420M Deal Enables Web Detection and Response, Secures AI-Driven Browser Activity. CrowdStrike is bolstering its Falcon platform with browser-native web detection and response by acquiring Seraphic for $420 million. The technology helps protect AI workflows by securing any browser against data leakage, session hijacking and other web-based threats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Iran’s partial internet shutdown may be a windfall for cybersecurity intel
only available launchpads. A connection from the Ministry of Agriculture might not be a farmer. It’s likely a tunnel for a state actor who needs an exit node.”Ranjbar said the removal of the traffic from millions of routine Iranian business and residential users allows a powerful visibility into Iranian government traffic patterns, thereby allowing SOCs…
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US cybersecurity weakened by congressional delays despite Plankey renomination
Tags: business, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, government, infrastructure, law, network, risk, strategy, threatCISA 2015 reauthorization: Likely, but late and suboptimal: A major cybersecurity bill called the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015), which expired on Sept. 30, was temporarily revived on Nov. 13 and given a two-month lease on life through Jan. 30, 2026. The law provides critical legal liability protections that enable cyber threat…
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January 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Actively exploited zero day needs attention
More priorities: Executives should also prioritize rapid patching and risk reduction efforts this month around the Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Remote Code Execution, Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege, and Windows Virtualization Based Security Enclave Elevation of Privilege flaws, Bicer said, as these vulnerabilities directly enable full system or trust boundary compromise.Strategic focus…
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Western cyber agencies warn about threats to industrial operational technology
New guidance issued by Britain’s National Cyber Secure Centre (NCSC), a part of signals and cyber intelligence agency GCHQ, sets out how organizations should securely connect equipment such as industrial control systems, sensors and other critical services. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyber-agencies-warn-of-industrial-system-threats
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SpyCloud Launches Supply Chain Solution to Combat Rising Third-Party Identity Threats
Austin, TX / USA, 14th January 2026, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/spycloud-launches-supply-chain-solution-to-combat-rising-third-party-identity-threats/
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News brief: AI threats to shape 2026 cybersecurity
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366637045/News-brief-AI-threats-to-shape-2026-cybersecurity
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Monroe University says 2024 data breach affects 320,000 people
Monroe University revealed that threat actors stole the personal, financial, and health information of over 320,000 people after breaching its systems in a December 2024 cyberattack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/monroe-university-says-2024-data-breach-affects-320-000-people/
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2026 Study from Panorays: 85% of CISOs Can’t See Third-Party Threats Amid Increasing Supply Chain Attacks
New York, NY, January 14th, 2026, CyberNewsWire Panorays, a leading provider of third-party security risk management software, has released the 2026 edition of its annual CISO Survey for Third-Party Cyber Risk Management. The survey highlights third-party cyber risk as one of the most critical challenges facing security leaders today, driven largely by a lack of…
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SpyCloud Launches Supply Chain Solution to Combat Rising Third-Party Identity Threats
Austin, TX / USA, January 14th, 2026, CyberNewsWire New monitoring capability delivers unprecedented visibility into vendor identity exposures, moving enterprises and government agencies from static risk scoring to protecting against actual identity threats. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today announced the launch of its Supply Chain Threat Protection solution, an advanced layer of…
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North Korean Hackers Exploit Code Repositories in “Contagious Interview” Campaign
A newly documented campaign dubbed “Contagious Interview” shows North Korean threat actors weaponising developer tooling and code-repository workflows to steal credentials, cryptocurrency wallets and establish remote access even when victims never “run” the code they are sent. In a recent case analysed by SEAL, a malicious Bitbucket repository (hxxps://bitbucket[.]org/0xmvptechlab/ctrading) was delivered as a take”‘home technical…
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‘VoidLink’ Malware Poses Advanced Threat to Linux Systems
Researchers discovered a modular, cloud-first framework that is feature-rich and designed to maintain stealthy, long-term access to Linux environments. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/voidlink-malware-advanced-threat-linux-systems
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PLUGGYAPE Malware Uses Signal and WhatsApp to Target Ukrainian Defense Forces
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of new cyber attacks targeting its defense forces with malware known as PLUGGYAPE between October and December 2025.The activity has been attributed with medium confidence to a Russian hacking group tracked as Void Blizzard (aka Laundry Bear or UAC-0190). The threat actor is believed…
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Threat Actor Teases Source Code for Sale After Hack of Target Systems
Hackers posted online what they said were samples of about 860 GB of internal source code, developer documentation, and other data taken from systems of giant U.S. retailer Target and is reportedly offering to sell the stolen information. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/threat-actor-teases-source-code-for-sale-after-hack-of-target-systems/
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SpyCloud Launches Supply Chain Solution to Combat Rising Third-Party Identity Threats
Austin, TX / USA, 14th January 2026, CyberNewsWire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/spycloud-launches-supply-chain-solution-to-combat-rising-third-party-identity-threats/
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DORA penetration testing and threat-led exercises explained
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) introduces a unified framework for managing ICT risk across the European financial sector, with key requirements, including penetration testing, coming into force in 2026. Its aim is to ensure that regulated organisations, and the critical third-party providers they rely on, can withstand, respond to and recover from operational disruptions.”¦…
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SpyCloud Launches Supply Chain Solution to Combat Rising Third-Party Identity Threats
Tags: access, ai, authentication, breach, business, communications, compliance, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, government, grc, group, identity, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, malware, monitoring, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, toolFor government agencies and critical infrastructure operators, supply chain threats present national security risks that demand heightened vigilance. Public sector organizations managing sensitive data and critical services increasingly rely on contractors and technology vendors whose compromised credentials could provide adversaries with pathways into classified systems or essential infrastructure. Last year alone, the top 98 Defense…
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Seceon Breaks the OT Security Barrier: aiSecOT360 Delivers Holistic Protection Without Compromising Air-Gap Integrity
As Nation-State Attacks Escalate Against Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare, and Manufacturing, AI/ML & DTM Powered Platform Unifies NG-SIEM, NDR, UEBA, NBAD, ITDR, and Threat Intelligence for Organizations with OT and Legacy Infrastructure BOSTON, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/, With cyberattacks against critical infrastructure surging 30% in 2025 and nation-state actors like Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon actively pre-positioning within…
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Cybersecurity risk will accelerate this year, fueled in part by AI, says World Economic Forum
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, ceo, ciso, control, country, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, finance, framework, fraud, governance, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, international, middle-east, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAI is anticipated to be the most significant driver of change in cybersecurity in 2026, according to 94% of survey respondents;87% of respondents said AI-related vulnerabilities had increased in the past year. Other cyber risks that had increased were (in order) cyber-enabled fraud and phishing, supply chain disruption, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities;confidence in national cyber…