Tag: threat
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Android Trojan ‘Fantasy Hub’ Malware Service Turns Telegram Into a Hub for Hackers
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Fantasy Hub that’s sold on Russian-speaking Telegram channels under a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model.According to its seller, the malware enables device control and espionage, allowing threat actors to collect SMS messages, contacts, call logs, images, and videos, as well as intercept, reply,…
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Beyond silos: How DDI-AI integration is redefining cyber resilience
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, finance, firewall, guide, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, malicious, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, phishing, phone, RedTeam, resilience, risk, service, siem, soar, soc, sql, threat, tool, training, zero-trustDDI as the nervous system of enterprise security: DDI, including DNS, DHCP and IP address management, is the nervous system of the network. It records every connection, every name resolution and every IP allocation, maintaining the only comprehensive, authoritative record of normal network behavior.By itself, DDI data is simply a massive stream of logs. For…
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Beyond silos: How DDI-AI integration is redefining cyber resilience
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, finance, firewall, guide, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, malicious, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, phishing, phone, RedTeam, resilience, risk, service, siem, soar, soc, sql, threat, tool, training, zero-trustDDI as the nervous system of enterprise security: DDI, including DNS, DHCP and IP address management, is the nervous system of the network. It records every connection, every name resolution and every IP allocation, maintaining the only comprehensive, authoritative record of normal network behavior.By itself, DDI data is simply a massive stream of logs. For…
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Cybersecurity Maturity and Why Your API Security is Lagging Behind FireTail Blog
Tags: access, api, attack, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, framework, malicious, monitoring, network, nist, risk, threat, vulnerabilityNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – Understanding Cybersecurity Maturity Models (CMM) Cybersecurity maturity models offer valuable guidance for organizations seeking to enhance their security posture. While the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) version 1.0, originally created by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has been widely adopted, it’s important to note that there are…
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Cloud Security Automation: Using AI to Strengthen Defenses and Response
AI-driven automation is transforming cloud security by detecting anomalies in real time, and enabling intelligent threat response. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/cloud-security-automation-using-ai-to-strengthen-defenses-and-response/
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Attackers Use Quantum Route Redirect to Launch Instant Phishing on M365
KnowBe4 Threat Labs has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that marks a turning point in cybercriminal capabilities. The threat landscape is shifting dramatically with the emergence of Quantum Route Redirect. This powerful automation tool transforms complex phishing operations into simple, streamlined attacks accessible to even less-skilled threat actors. Discovered in early August, Quantum Route Redirect…
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New VanHelsing Ransomware-as-a-Service Hits Windows, Linux, BSD, ARM and ESXi
A sophisticated new ransomware operation dubbed VanHelsing has emerged as a rapidly expanding threat in the cybercriminal landscape. First observed on March 7, 2025, this operation functions as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform, licensing its destructive capabilities to affiliated threat actors and demonstrating alarming speed in scaling attacks across diverse infrastructure platforms. VanHelsing operates under a…
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Attackers Use Quantum Route Redirect to Launch Instant Phishing on M365
KnowBe4 Threat Labs has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that marks a turning point in cybercriminal capabilities. The threat landscape is shifting dramatically with the emergence of Quantum Route Redirect. This powerful automation tool transforms complex phishing operations into simple, streamlined attacks accessible to even less-skilled threat actors. Discovered in early August, Quantum Route Redirect…
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New VanHelsing Ransomware-as-a-Service Hits Windows, Linux, BSD, ARM and ESXi
A sophisticated new ransomware operation dubbed VanHelsing has emerged as a rapidly expanding threat in the cybercriminal landscape. First observed on March 7, 2025, this operation functions as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform, licensing its destructive capabilities to affiliated threat actors and demonstrating alarming speed in scaling attacks across diverse infrastructure platforms. VanHelsing operates under a…
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Critical Triofox bug exploited to run malicious payloads via AV configuration
Hackers exploited Triofox flaw CVE-2025-12480 to bypass auth and install remote access tools via the platform’s antivirus feature. Google’s Mandiant researchers spotted threat actors exploiting a now-patched Triofox flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-12480 (CVSS score of 9.1) that allows them to bypass authentication to upload and run remote access tools via the platform’s antivirus feature. Mandiant…
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Researchers Expose Deep Connections Between Maverick and Coyote Banking Malware
Security researchers at CyberProof have uncovered critical connections between two sophisticated banking trojans Maverick and Coyote that are actively targeting Brazilian users through WhatsApp. The discovery came after investigating a suspicious file download incident flagged through the messaging platform, leading to a comprehensive threat analysis that reveals alarming similarities between the two malware families. The…
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Lazarus Group Deploys Weaponized Documents Against Aerospace Defense
Security researchers at ENKI have uncovered a sophisticated espionage campaign targeting aerospace and defense organizations, in which the Lazarus Group is weaponizing a new variant of the Comebacker backdoor to infiltrate high-value targets. The threat actor has been actively conducting phishing operations since at least March 2025, distributing malicious documents disguised as legitimate communications from…
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Hackers Exploit Triofox 0-Day to Deploy Malicious Payloads Using Anti-Virus Feature
Tags: authentication, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, flaw, hacker, malicious, mandiant, threat, virus, vulnerability, zero-dayCybersecurity researchers from Mandiant Threat Defense have uncovered a critical zero-day vulnerability in Gladinet’s Triofox file-sharing platform that allowed attackers to bypass authentication and execute malicious code with system-level privileges. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-12480, was actively exploited by the threat actor group UNC6485 as early as August 24, 2025. The flaw affected Triofox version 16.4.10317.56372 and has…
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Threat Report: xHunt Targets Microsoft Exchange and IIS with Custom Backdoors
The xHunt advanced persistent threat group continues to pose a significant cybersecurity risk through sophisticated attacks targeting Microsoft Exchange and IIS web servers with custom-built backdoors. This highly focused cyber-espionage operation has maintained persistent, multi-year campaigns primarily aimed at organizations in Kuwait, with particular emphasis on the shipping, transportation, and government sectors. First identified in…
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How GlassWorm wormed its way back into developers’ code, and what it says about open source security
Tags: access, ai, attack, blockchain, ciso, control, credentials, crypto, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, framework, github, google, infrastructure, law, malicious, malware, marketplace, monitoring, open-source, resilience, service, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, wormadhamu.history-in-sublime-merge (downloaded 4,000 times)ai-driven-dev.ai-driven-dev (downloaded 3,300 times)yasuyuky.transient-emacs (downloaded 2,400 times)All three GlassWorm extensions are “still literally invisible” in code editors, the researchers note. They are encoded in unprintable Unicode characters that look like blank space to the human eye, but execute as JavaScript.The attackers have posted new transactions to the Solana blockchain that outline updated…
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Don’t get distracted by AI, focus on real cyber threats
While hackers are using artificial intelligence to optimise attacks, many of the most damaging breaches still rely on old-school methods, says a top security analyst from Google First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634363/Google-Dont-get-distracted-by-AI-focus-on-real-cyber-threats
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Don’t get distracted by AI, focus on real cyber threats
While hackers are using artificial intelligence to optimise attacks, many of the most damaging breaches still rely on old-school methods, says a top security analyst from Google First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634363/Google-Dont-get-distracted-by-AI-focus-on-real-cyber-threats
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Don’t get distracted by AI, focus on real cyber threats
While hackers are using artificial intelligence to optimise attacks, many of the most damaging breaches still rely on old-school methods, says a top security analyst from Google First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634363/Google-Dont-get-distracted-by-AI-focus-on-real-cyber-threats
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Faster Than Real-Time: Why Your Security Fails and What to Do Next
Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, breach, business, ceo, cio, cloud, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, fintech, framework, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, LLM, malware, network, nist, privacy, resilience, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, vpn, zero-day, zero-trust“Security systems fail. When it fails, what do you do?” This critical question from Spire Connect’s Pankaj Sharma set the stage at Gitex 2025 for a conversation with Francois Driessen, the “Human Ambassador” of ADAMnetworks. His core message is blunt: in cybersecurity, even real-time is not fast enough. By the time a threat is detected,…
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Faster Than Real-Time: Why Your Security Fails and What to Do Next
Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, breach, business, ceo, cio, cloud, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, fintech, framework, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, LLM, malware, network, nist, privacy, resilience, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, vpn, zero-day, zero-trust“Security systems fail. When it fails, what do you do?” This critical question from Spire Connect’s Pankaj Sharma set the stage at Gitex 2025 for a conversation with Francois Driessen, the “Human Ambassador” of ADAMnetworks. His core message is blunt: in cybersecurity, even real-time is not fast enough. By the time a threat is detected,…
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How GlassWorm wormed its way back into developers’ code, and what it says about open source security
Tags: access, ai, attack, blockchain, ciso, control, credentials, crypto, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, framework, github, google, infrastructure, law, malicious, malware, marketplace, monitoring, open-source, resilience, service, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, wormadhamu.history-in-sublime-merge (downloaded 4,000 times)ai-driven-dev.ai-driven-dev (downloaded 3,300 times)yasuyuky.transient-emacs (downloaded 2,400 times)All three GlassWorm extensions are “still literally invisible” in code editors, the researchers note. They are encoded in unprintable Unicode characters that look like blank space to the human eye, but execute as JavaScript.The attackers have posted new transactions to the Solana blockchain that outline updated…
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Tenable Is a Leader in the First-Ever Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Exposure Assessment Platforms
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, business, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, gartner, guide, identity, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementOur customers are proving what exposure management can do. Thank you for trusting us to be part of your mission. Key takeaways Tenable believes our evolution of exposure management and our strong, mature partner ecosystem contributed to our position as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Exposure Assessment Platforms. Tenable is positioned…
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Hackers Exploiting Triofox Flaw to Install Remote Access Tools via Antivirus Feature
Google’s Mandiant Threat Defense on Monday said it discovered n-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Gladinet’s Triofox file-sharing and remote access platform.The critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-12480 (CVSS score: 9.1), allows an attacker to bypass authentication and access the configuration pages, resulting in the upload and execution of arbitrary payloads. The First seen…
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Konni Hackers Turn Google’s Find Hub into a Remote Data-Wiping Weapon
The North Korea-affiliated threat actor known as Konni (aka Earth Imp, Opal Sleet, Osmium, TA406, and Vedalia) has been attributed to a new set of attacks targeting both Android and Windows devices for data theft and remote control.”Attackers impersonated psychological counselors and North Korean human rights activists, distributing malware disguised as stress-relief programs,” the Genians…
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18,000 Files Stolen: Intel Faces Insider Threat Challenge
The Intel case underscores the ongoing risk of insider threats and the need for stronger data protection measures. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/18000-files-stolen-intel-faces-insider-threat-challenge/
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18,000 Files Stolen: Intel Faces Insider Threat Challenge
The Intel case underscores the ongoing risk of insider threats and the need for stronger data protection measures. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/18000-files-stolen-intel-faces-insider-threat-challenge/