Tag: threat
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Checkout.com snubs hackers after data breach, to donate ransom instead
UK financial technology company Checkout announced that the ShinyHunters threat group has breached one of its legacy cloud storage systems and is now extorting the company for a ransom. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/checkoutcom-snubs-shinyhunters-hackers-to-donate-ransom-instead/
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Checkout.com snubs hackers after data breach, to donate ransom instead
UK financial technology company Checkout announced that the ShinyHunters threat group has breached one of its legacy cloud storage systems and is now extorting the company for a ransom. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/checkoutcom-snubs-shinyhunters-hackers-to-donate-ransom-instead/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Refresh Your Akira Defenses Now, CISA Says, as OWASP Revamps Its App Sec Top 10 Risks
Tags: access, advisory, ai, antivirus, application-security, attack, authentication, backup, business, chatgpt, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, germany, group, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iot, law, malware, mfa, mitigation, phishing, privacy, programming, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLearn why you should revise your Akira ransomware protection plans. Plus, find out what’s new in OWASP’s revamped Top 10 Web Application Risks list. Also, find out about agentic AI’s cognitive degradation risk. And get the latest on AI security trends and CISO compensation. Key takeaways CISA and other agencies are urging organizations, especially in…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Refresh Your Akira Defenses Now, CISA Says, as OWASP Revamps Its App Sec Top 10 Risks
Tags: access, advisory, ai, antivirus, application-security, attack, authentication, backup, business, chatgpt, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, germany, group, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iot, law, malware, mfa, mitigation, phishing, privacy, programming, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLearn why you should revise your Akira ransomware protection plans. Plus, find out what’s new in OWASP’s revamped Top 10 Web Application Risks list. Also, find out about agentic AI’s cognitive degradation risk. And get the latest on AI security trends and CISO compensation. Key takeaways CISA and other agencies are urging organizations, especially in…
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CISA flags imminent threat as Akira ransomware starts hitting Nutanix AHV
Advisory updated as leading cybercrime crew opens up its target pool First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/14/cisa_akira_ransomware/
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Chinese cyber spies used Claude AI to automate 90% of their attack campaign, Anthropic claims
Anthropic threat researchers believe that they’ve uncovered and disrupted the first documented case of a cyberattack executed with the help of its agentic AI and minimal … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/14/claude-ai-automated-cyberattack/
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Iranian Hackers Launch ‘SpearSpecter’ Spy Operation on Defense & Government Targets
The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT42 has been observed targeting individuals and organizations that are of interest to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as part of a new espionage-focused campaign.The activity, detected in early September 2025 and assessed to be ongoing, has been codenamed SpearSpecter by the Israel National Digital Agency (INDA).”The…
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Anthropic Claude AI Used by Chinese-Back Hackers in Spy Campaign
AI vendor Anthropic says a China-backed threat group used the agentic capabilities in its Claude AI model to automate as much as 90% of the operations in a info-stealing campaign that presages how hackers will used increasingly sophisticated AI capabilities in future cyberattacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/anthropic-claude-ai-used-by-chinese-back-hackers-in-spy-campaign/
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Anthropic Claude AI Used by Chinese-Back Hackers in Spy Campaign
AI vendor Anthropic says a China-backed threat group used the agentic capabilities in its Claude AI model to automate as much as 90% of the operations in a info-stealing campaign that presages how hackers will used increasingly sophisticated AI capabilities in future cyberattacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/anthropic-claude-ai-used-by-chinese-back-hackers-in-spy-campaign/
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EasyDMARC Integrates with Splunk
Originally published at EasyDMARC Integrates with Splunk by EasyDMARC. Streamline security monitoring. Centralize email threat data. EasyDMARC … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/easydmarc-integrates-with-splunk/
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EasyDMARC Integrates with Splunk
Originally published at EasyDMARC Integrates with Splunk by EasyDMARC. Streamline security monitoring. Centralize email threat data. EasyDMARC … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/easydmarc-integrates-with-splunk/
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Advanced macOS DigitStealer Uses Multi-Stage Attack Chain to Evade Detection
Jamf Threat Labs has identified a new family of malicious stealers tracked as DigitStealer, representing a significant evolution in macOS-targeted malware. Unlike traditional infostealers that follow linear execution paths, DigitStealer introduced sophisticated multi-stage attack techniques, extensive anti-analysis checks, and novel persistence mechanisms, demonstrating the threat actors’ deep understanding of macOS architecture. The DigitStealer campaign begins…
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Fighting AI with AI: Adversarial bots vs. autonomous threat hunters
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, backup, breach, bug-bounty, cloud, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, hacker, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, least-privilege, malicious, network, phishing, startup, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayWhile there’s no doubt AI holds great potential for cybersecurity, in practice, it’s mainly being used to automate what we’re already doing. For companies to stand a chance, we need new approaches to AI-powered defense, not optimized ones. Attackers already have systemic advantages that AI amplifies dramatically. While there are some great examples of how…
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Fighting AI with AI: Adversarial bots vs. autonomous threat hunters
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, backup, breach, bug-bounty, cloud, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, hacker, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, least-privilege, malicious, network, phishing, startup, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayWhile there’s no doubt AI holds great potential for cybersecurity, in practice, it’s mainly being used to automate what we’re already doing. For companies to stand a chance, we need new approaches to AI-powered defense, not optimized ones. Attackers already have systemic advantages that AI amplifies dramatically. While there are some great examples of how…
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Kraken Ransomware Targets Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi in Enterprise Environments
Cisco Talos has identified an emerging threat from Kraken, a sophisticated cross-platform ransomware group that has emerged from the remnants of the HelloKitty ransomware cartel. In August 2025, the security firm observed the Russian-speaking group conducting big-game hunting and double-extortion attacks against enterprise environments worldwide. Kraken represents a significant evolution in ransomware threats due to…
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Kraken Ransomware Targets Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi in Enterprise Environments
Cisco Talos has identified an emerging threat from Kraken, a sophisticated cross-platform ransomware group that has emerged from the remnants of the HelloKitty ransomware cartel. In August 2025, the security firm observed the Russian-speaking group conducting big-game hunting and double-extortion attacks against enterprise environments worldwide. Kraken represents a significant evolution in ransomware threats due to…
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Security Degradation in AI-Generated Code: A Threat Vector CISOs Can’t Ignore
A new study shows LLMs introduce more vulnerabilities with each code iteration, highlighting critical risks for CISOs and the need for skilled human oversight. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/security-degradation-in-ai-generated-code-a-threat-vector-cisos-cant-ignore/
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Germany’s BSI issues guidelines to counter evasion attacks targeting LLMs
Germany’s BSI warns of rising evasion attacks on LLMs, issuing guidance to help developers and IT managers secure AI systems. Germany’s BSI warns of rising evasion attacks on LLMs, issuing guidance to help developers and IT managers secure AI systems and mitigate related risks. A significant and evolving threat to AI systems based on large…
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Security Degradation in AI-Generated Code: A Threat Vector CISOs Can’t Ignore
A new study shows LLMs introduce more vulnerabilities with each code iteration, highlighting critical risks for CISOs and the need for skilled human oversight. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/security-degradation-in-ai-generated-code-a-threat-vector-cisos-cant-ignore/
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Chinese Hackers Use Anthropic’s AI to Launch Automated Cyber Espionage Campaign
State-sponsored threat actors from China used artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by Anthropic to orchestrate automated cyber attacks as part of a “highly sophisticated espionage campaign” in mid-September 2025.”The attackers used AI’s ‘agentic’ capabilities to an unprecedented degree using AI not just as an advisor, but to execute the cyber attacks themselves,” the AI upstart…
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Germany’s BSI issues guidelines to counter evasion attacks targeting LLMs
Germany’s BSI warns of rising evasion attacks on LLMs, issuing guidance to help developers and IT managers secure AI systems. Germany’s BSI warns of rising evasion attacks on LLMs, issuing guidance to help developers and IT managers secure AI systems and mitigate related risks. A significant and evolving threat to AI systems based on large…
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Washington Post notifies 10,000 individuals affected in Oracle-linked data theft
The Washington Post alerts nearly 10,000 employees and contractors that personal and financial data was exposed in the Oracle breach. The Washington Post warns nearly 10,000 staff and contractors that personal and financial data was exposed in the Oracle breach. The popular newspaper has approximately 2.5M digital subscribers. Between July 10 and August 22, threat…
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Emulating the Espionage-Oriented Group SideWinder
Tags: attack, cyber, espionage, exploit, government, group, microsoft, military, office, phishing, spear-phishing, threat, vulnerabilityAttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by SideWinder, a threat actor with a long history of cyber espionage dating back to 2012. The group has primarily targeted government, military, and maritime sectors across South Asia and nearby regions through sophisticated spear-phishing campaigns, exploitation of Microsoft Office vulnerabilities, and the…
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Emulating the Espionage-Oriented Group SideWinder
Tags: attack, cyber, espionage, exploit, government, group, microsoft, military, office, phishing, spear-phishing, threat, vulnerabilityAttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by SideWinder, a threat actor with a long history of cyber espionage dating back to 2012. The group has primarily targeted government, military, and maritime sectors across South Asia and nearby regions through sophisticated spear-phishing campaigns, exploitation of Microsoft Office vulnerabilities, and the…
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Akira actively engaged in ransomware attacks against critical sectors
The group has stepped up threat activity by abusing edge devices and other tools, reaping hundreds of millions in illicit gains. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/akira-ransomware-critical-sectors-fbi-cisa/805508/
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Feds Fumble Cisco Patches as China-Linked Hackers Strike
CISA Says Agencies Believed They Patched Cisco Flaws But Had Not. The U.S. cyber defense agency issued new patch guidance after discovering multiple federal agencies failed to properly secure Cisco firewalls, leaving federal networks exposed to exploitation by a suspected Chinese threat actor despite a prior emergency directive. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Russian Hackers Create 4,300 Fake Travel Sites to Steal Hotel Guests’ Payment Data
A Russian-speaking threat behind an ongoing, mass phishing campaign has registered more than 4,300 domain names since the start of the year.The activity, per Netcraft security researcher Andrew Brandt, is designed to target customers of the hospitality industry, specifically hotel guests who may have travel reservations with spam emails. The campaign is said to have…