Tag: threat
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CISA flags max-severity bug in HPE OneView amid active exploitation
Tags: api, authentication, cisa, endpoint, exploit, flaw, Hardware, intelligence, kev, monitoring, software, strategy, threat, update, vulnerabilityNot an ‘apply and move on’ solution: While CISA’s KEV inclusion raised the priority immediately, enterprises can’t treat OneView like a routine endpoint patch. Management-plane software is often deployed on-premises, sometimes on physical servers, and tightly coupled with production workflows. A rushed fix that breaks monitoring, authentication, or integrations can be almost as dangerous as…
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World Economic Forum: Deepfake Face-Swapping Tools Are Creating Critical Security Risks
Researchers at the World Economic Forum have shown that threat actors can use commercial deepfake tools to bypass corporate security protections First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/wef-deepfake-faceswapping-security/
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Schools, Hacktivists, and National Cyber Overhauls
The opening week of 2026 has already highlighted the complexity of global cyber threats, with incidents affecting governments, educational institutions, and corporations alike. From school closures to corporate breaches and international policy shifts, cybersecurity news demonstrates that attacks are no longer confined to technical systems; they have real-world consequences for operations, public trust, and the…
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China-linked UAT-7290 spies on telco in South Asia and Europe using modular malware
China-linked UAT-7290 has targeted South Asia and Southeastern Europe since 2022, conducting espionage and deploying RushDrop, DriveSwitch, and SilentRaid. China-linked threat actor UAT-7290 has conducted espionage attacks since at least 2022, targeting South Asia and Southeastern Europe. UAT-7290 primarily targets telecom providers, it conducts espionage by deeply embedding in victim networks and also operates Operational…
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NDSS 2025 ReThink: Reveal The Threat Of Electromagnetic Interference On Power Inverters
Session 8B: Electromagnetic Attacks Authors, Creators & Presenters: Fengchen Yang (Zhejiang University; ZJU QI-ANXIN IoT Security Joint Laboratory), Zihao Dan (Zhejiang University; ZJU QI-ANXIN IoT Security Joint Laboratory), Kaikai Pan (Zhejiang University; ZJU QI-ANXIN IoT Security Joint Laboratory), Chen Yan (Zhejiang University; ZJU QI-ANXIN IoT Security Joint Laboratory), Xiaoyu Ji (Zhejiang University; ZJU QI-ANXIN IoT…
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FBI Warns North Korean Hackers Using Malicious QR Codes in Spear-Phishing
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday released an advisory warning of North Korean state-sponsored threat actors leveraging malicious QR codes in spear-phishing campaigns targeting entities in the country.”As of 2025, Kimsuky actors have targeted think tanks, academic institutions, and both U.S. and foreign government entities with embedded malicious Quick Response (QR) First…
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Cyber Retaliation Risks Rise After US-Venezuela Operation
CISA Warns of Retaliatory Cyber Action From Hostile State Actors After Venezuela. Federal cybersecurity officials are warning of a likely uptick in retaliatory cyber activity from China and Russia-linked threat actors after the U.S. military raid in Venezuela, urging infrastructure operators to brace for disruptive probing and attacks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Detect and Respond Faster with Elastic & Tines
Security operations center (SOC) teams are under nonstop pressure. Threats are rising, attack techniques are evolving, and analysts are drowning in alerts. Meanwhile, SOC leaders are asked to do more with fewer resources and tighter budgets. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/detect-respond-faster-elastic-tines-p-4022
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New China-linked hackers breach telcos using edge device exploits
A sophisticated threat actor that uses Linux-based malware to target telecommunications providers has recently broadened its operations to include organizations in Southeastern Europe. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-china-linked-hackers-breach-telcos-using-edge-device-exploits/
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Fake AI Chrome Extensions Steal 900K Users’ Data
Threat actors ripped off a legitimate AI-powered Chrome extension in order to harvest ChatGPT and DeepSeek data before sending it to a C2 server. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/fake-ai-chrome-extensions-steal-900k-users-data
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VMware ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure
Chinese-speaking threat actors used a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance to deliver a VMware ESXi exploit toolkit that seems to have been developed more than a year before the targeted vulnerabilities became publicly known. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vmware-esxi-zero-days-likely-exploited-a-year-before-disclosure/
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CrowdStrike Acquires SGNL for $740 Million to Thwart AI-Powered Cyber Threats
Tags: ai, credentials, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, hacker, identity, intelligence, startup, technology, threatCrowdStrike Inc. said Thursday it will acquire identity security startup SGNL in a deal valued at $740 million the latest move by the cybersecurity giant to fortify its defenses against increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cyberattacks. The acquisition centers on SGNL’s continuous identity technology, designed to prevent hackers from exploiting user credentials as entry.. First…
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Resolutions, shmesolutions (and what’s actually worked for me)
Tags: threatTalos’ editor ditches the pressure of traditional New Year’s resolutions in favor of practical, in-the-moment changes, and finds more success by letting go of perfection. Plus, we break down the latest on UAT-7290, a newly disclosed threat actor targeting critical infrastructure. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/resolutions-shmesolutions-and-whats-actually-worked-for-me/
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Cisco Snort 3 Vulnerability Leading to Sensitive Data Disclosure
Cisco has disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in the Snort 3 detection engine affecting multiple enterprise security products, including firewalls, threat defense systems, and edge platforms. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-20026 and CVE-2026-20027 under advisory cisco-sa-snort3-dcerpc-vulns-J9HNF4tH, could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to leak sensitive information or cause denial-of-service conditions by disrupting packet inspection capabilities. The vulnerabilities…
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React2Shell Vulnerability Hit by 8.1 Million Attack Attempts
The React Server Components (RSC) >>Flight<>React2Shell,<< has become the target of a massive exploitation campaign that shows no signs of slowing. Since the vulnerability's initial disclosure, threat intelligence firm GreyNoise has recorded over 8.1 million attack sessions, with daily attack volumes […] The post React2Shell Vulnerability Hit by 8.1 Million Attack Attempts appeared first on…
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WhatsApp Worm Spreads Astaroth Banking Trojan Across Brazil via Contact Auto-Messaging
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses WhatsApp as a distribution vector for a Windows banking trojan called Astaroth in attacks targeting Brazil.The campaign has been codenamed Boto Cor-de-Rosa by Acronis Threat Research Unit.”The malware retrieves the victim’s WhatsApp contact list and automatically sends malicious messages to each contact to further…
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The Silent Scourge: A Call to Action Against Burnout in Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity headlines often focus on threat actors and attack vectors, but the quietest and most dangerous threat in cybersecurity may be within our own teams. The difficulty of detecting cyber threats is accelerating, and the volume, creativity, and effectiveness of attacks show no signs of slowing. These dynamics significantly strain cybersecurity and IT professionals, causing..…
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Moody’s forecasts growing AI threats, regulatory friction for 2026
The U.S. and the EU continue to pursue starkly different regulatory agendas, the research firm noted. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/moodys-cyber-outlook-forecast-2026/809101/
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Attackers Don’t Guess and Defenders Shouldn’t Either
As environments become more complex and grow, the instinctive response has been to add more tools. Organizations now manage an average of 45 cybersecurity products, which gives the impression of broad protection. Yet the organizations seeing the most meaningful reductions in breaches are the ones using continuous threat exposure management rather than those with the..…
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China-Linked UAT-7290 Targets Telecoms with Linux Malware and ORB Nodes
A China-nexus threat actor known as UAT-7290 has been attributed to espionage-focused intrusions against entities in South Asia and Southeastern Europe.The activity cluster, which has been active since at least 2022, primarily focuses on extensive technical reconnaissance of target organizations before initiating attacks, ultimately leading to the deployment of malware families such as RushDrop First…
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Six for 2026: The cyber threats you can’t ignore
Cybersecurity threats in 2026 are accelerating, driven by AI, automation, and more effective social engineering. Corelight outlines six emerging attack trends and explains how network visibility can help defenders respond faster. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/six-for-2026-the-cyber-threats-you-cant-ignore/
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Phishing-Angreifer setzen vermehrt auf E-Mail-Routing-Lücken
Tags: 2fa, authentication, business, cyberattack, dmarc, dns, email, framework, infrastructure, intelligence, mail, mfa, microsoft, password, phishing, risk, service, spam, threatAngreifer missbrauchen falsch konfigurierte Richtlinien, um Phishing-E-Mails wie interne E-Mails aussehen zu lassen, Filter zu umgehen und Anmeldedaten zu stehlen.Das Threat Intelligence Team von Microsoft hat kürzlich festgestellt, dass Angreifer zunehmend komplexe E-Mail-Weiterleitungen und falsch konfigurierte Domain-Spoofing-Schutzmaßnahmen ausnutzen. Dabei lassen sie ihre Phishing-Nachrichten so aussehen, als würden sie von den angegriffenen Organisationen selbst stammen.In den…