Tag: threat
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Von LLM generierte Malware wird immer besser
Forscher tricksen Chatbots aus, stoßen aber auf unzuverlässige Ergebnisse.Cyberkriminelle versuchen bereits seit geraumer Zeit, mit Hilfe von Large Language Models (LLM) ihre dunklen Machenschaften zu automatisieren. Aber können sie schon bösartigen Code generieren, der ‘marktreif” und bereit für den operativen Einsatz ist? Das wollten die Forschenden von Netskope Threat Labs herausfinden, indem sie Chatbots dazu…
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Why Cyber Defenses Continue to Lag at Rural Hospitals
Rural and small community hospitals are continuing to face growing cyber challenges driven by limited and shrinking resources, staffing shortages, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, said Jackie Mattingly, senior director at privacy and security consulting firm Clearwater. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/cyber-defenses-continue-to-lag-at-rural-hospitals-i-5503
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NDSS 2025 VoiceRadar: Voice Deepfake Detection Using Micro-Frequency And Compositional Analysis
Session 4B: Audio Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: PAPER VoiceRadar: Voice Deepfake Detection using Micro-Frequency And Compositional Analysis Recent advancements in synthetic speech generation, including text-to-speech (TTS) and voice conversion (VC) models, allow the generation of convincing synthetic voices, often referred to as audio deepfakes. These deepfakes pose a growing threat as adversaries can use…
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NDSS 2025 VoiceRadar: Voice Deepfake Detection Using Micro-Frequency And Compositional Analysis
Session 4B: Audio Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: PAPER VoiceRadar: Voice Deepfake Detection using Micro-Frequency And Compositional Analysis Recent advancements in synthetic speech generation, including text-to-speech (TTS) and voice conversion (VC) models, allow the generation of convincing synthetic voices, often referred to as audio deepfakes. These deepfakes pose a growing threat as adversaries can use…
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Congress Moves to Defend Undersea Cables From China, Russia
Bipartisan Bill Seeks Sanctions and Industry Coordination to Defend Undersea Cables. A bipartisan Senate bill would elevate the U.S. role in defending subsea fiber-optic cables against mounting threats from China and Russia, expanding diplomatic efforts, industry coordination and sanctions targeting foreign sabotage of the internet’s global backbone. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/congress-moves-to-defend-undersea-cables-from-china-russia-a-30147
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For the first time, a RomCom payload has been observed being distributed via SocGholish
RomCom malware used the SocGholish fake update loader to deliver Mythic Agent to a U.S. civil engineering firm. In September 2025, Arctic Wolf Labs observed RomCom threat actors delivering the Mythic Agent via SocGholish to a U.S. company. The researchers noticed that the payload executed about 10 minutes after initial exploitation, marking the first time…
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How Thales Protects Online Retail Sites from AI-Driven Bots during Holiday Shopping Season
Every November and December, online retailers gear up for their biggest revenue surge of the year. But while the traffic and transactions climb, so does the threat level. Cybercriminals know exactly when customer activity (and the pressure on retail systems) is at its highest and they’re automating their attacks to exploit it. Why retailers are……
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How Thales Protects Online Retail Sites from AI-Driven Bots during Holiday Shopping Season
Every November and December, online retailers gear up for their biggest revenue surge of the year. But while the traffic and transactions climb, so does the threat level. Cybercriminals know exactly when customer activity (and the pressure on retail systems) is at its highest and they’re automating their attacks to exploit it. Why retailers are……
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House Energy and Commerce Committee unveils new draft children’s online safety bill
Instead of a duty of care, the KOSA draft includes language saying that platforms must establish and maintain “reasonable policies, practices, and procedures” that address harms to minors, including threats of physical violence, sexual exploitation and drug sales. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/house-commttee-unveils-new-kosa-bill
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Thanksgiving holiday weekend kicks off heightened threat environment for security teams
As workers take family time and consumers race for Black Friday discounts, hackers gain an advantage to penetrate vulnerable corporate perimeters. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/thanksgiving-holiday-threat-environment-cyber/806585/
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Care that you share
This holiday season, as teams run lean and cyber threats rise, being open with what, and how, you share can protect both information and relationships. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/care-that-you-share/
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Black Friday 2025: Smarter, Faster and AI-Powered Scams Drive a Surge in Cyber Threats
As retailers prepare for another record-breaking Black Friday, cybersecurity experts are warning that this year’s threats are not only bigger than ever but far more intelligent, automated and difficult to spot. Fresh data from Check Point, KnowBe4 Threat Labs and other cyber specialists note that attackers are using AI, automation and brand impersonation at industrial…
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Black Friday 2025: Smarter, Faster and AI-Powered Scams Drive a Surge in Cyber Threats
As retailers prepare for another record-breaking Black Friday, cybersecurity experts are warning that this year’s threats are not only bigger than ever but far more intelligent, automated and difficult to spot. Fresh data from Check Point, KnowBe4 Threat Labs and other cyber specialists note that attackers are using AI, automation and brand impersonation at industrial…
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Black Friday 2025: Smarter, Faster and AI-Powered Scams Drive a Surge in Cyber Threats
As retailers prepare for another record-breaking Black Friday, cybersecurity experts are warning that this year’s threats are not only bigger than ever but far more intelligent, automated and difficult to spot. Fresh data from Check Point, KnowBe4 Threat Labs and other cyber specialists note that attackers are using AI, automation and brand impersonation at industrial…
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Russian-Backed Threat Group Uses SocGholish to Target U.S. Company
The Russian state-sponsored group behind the RomCom malware family used the SocGholish loader for the first time to launch an attack on a U.S.-based civil engineering firm, continuing its targeting of organizations that offer support to Ukraine in its ongoing war with its larger neighbor. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/russian-backed-threat-group-uses-socgholish-to-target-u-s-company/
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Russian-Backed Threat Group Uses SocGholish to Target U.S. Company
The Russian state-sponsored group behind the RomCom malware family used the SocGholish loader for the first time to launch an attack on a U.S.-based civil engineering firm, continuing its targeting of organizations that offer support to Ukraine in its ongoing war with its larger neighbor. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/russian-backed-threat-group-uses-socgholish-to-target-u-s-company/
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US Navy scuttles Constellation frigate program for being too slow for tomorrow’s threats
Service limits 20-ship line to two hulls after redesigns and delays torpedo schedule First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/26/navy_constellation_frigate/
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Threat Actors Use Fake Update Lures to Deploy SocGholish Malware
In a significant escalation of cyber threats, Arctic Wolf Labs has identified a coordinated campaign in which the Russian-aligned RomCom threat group leverages the SocGholish malware to target a U.S.-based engineering firm with suspected ties to Ukraine. This marks the first documented instance of RomCom payloads being distributed through SocGholish’s infrastructure, signaling a dangerous convergence…
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Massive Data Leak: ByteToBreach Offers Stolen Global Airline, Banking, and Government Records
A cybercriminal operating under the alias ByteToBreach has emerged as a prominent figure in the underground data trade, orchestrating a series of high-profile breaches targeting critical sectors worldwide. Active since at least June 2025, ByteToBreach has leveraged a blend of technical proficiency, aggressive self-promotion, and cross-platform operations to become one of the most publicized threat…
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Hackers Launch Active Attacks on Telecom and Media Industries
The telecommunications & media sector stands at the epicenter of a relentless cyber onslaught, as evidenced by CYFIRMA’s latest quarterly industry report. Leveraging telemetry-driven intelligence and deep-dive threat research. The report unveils alarming trends in advanced attack campaigns, surging underground chatter, and evolving ransomware dynamics, painting a picture of a sector under siege and in…
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Threat Actors Use Fake Update Lures to Deploy SocGholish Malware
In a significant escalation of cyber threats, Arctic Wolf Labs has identified a coordinated campaign in which the Russian-aligned RomCom threat group leverages the SocGholish malware to target a U.S.-based engineering firm with suspected ties to Ukraine. This marks the first documented instance of RomCom payloads being distributed through SocGholish’s infrastructure, signaling a dangerous convergence…
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Hackers Launch Active Attacks on Telecom and Media Industries
The telecommunications & media sector stands at the epicenter of a relentless cyber onslaught, as evidenced by CYFIRMA’s latest quarterly industry report. Leveraging telemetry-driven intelligence and deep-dive threat research. The report unveils alarming trends in advanced attack campaigns, surging underground chatter, and evolving ransomware dynamics, painting a picture of a sector under siege and in…
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Massive Data Leak: ByteToBreach Offers Stolen Global Airline, Banking, and Government Records
A cybercriminal operating under the alias ByteToBreach has emerged as a prominent figure in the underground data trade, orchestrating a series of high-profile breaches targeting critical sectors worldwide. Active since at least June 2025, ByteToBreach has leveraged a blend of technical proficiency, aggressive self-promotion, and cross-platform operations to become one of the most publicized threat…
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New Malware-as-a-Service ‘Olymp Loader’ Emerges on Hacker Forums With Advanced Anti-Analysis Features
Olymp Loader has emerged as a sophisticated Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform since its public debut in June 2025, quickly establishing itself as a notable threat across underground cybercriminal forums and Telegram channels. Marketed under the alias >>OLYMPO,
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Dissecting a new malspam chain delivering Purelogs infostealer
The AISI Research Center’s Cybersecurity Observatory publishes the report >>Dissecting a new malspam chain delivering Purelogs infostealer
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RomCom Uses SocGholish Fake Update Attacks to Deliver Mythic Agent Malware
The threat actors behind a malware family known as RomCom targeted a U.S.-based civil engineering company via a JavaScript loader dubbed SocGholish to deliver the Mythic Agent.”This is the first time that a RomCom payload has been observed being distributed by SocGholish,” Arctic Wolf Labs researcher Jacob Faires said in a Tuesday report.The activity has…
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Alliances between ransomware groups tied to recent surge in cybercrime
Tags: access, attack, awareness, backup, business, cloud, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, encryption, exploit, extortion, group, healthcare, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, monitoring, ransom, ransomware, saas, service, software, tactics, theft, threat, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayRansomware groups change tactics to evade law enforcement: The latest quarterly study from Rapid7 also found that newly forged alliances are leading to a spike in ransomware activity while adding that tactical innovations, from refined extortion to double extortion and use of zero day, are also playing a part in increased malfeasance.The quarter also saw…