Tag: threat
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Adobe Reader Zero-Day Exploited via Malicious PDFs Since December 2025
Threat actors have been exploiting a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader using maliciously crafted PDF documents since at least December 2025.The finding, detailed by EXPMON’s Haifei Li, has been described as a highly-sophisticated PDF exploit. The artifact (“Invoice540.pdf”) first appeared on the VirusTotal platform on November 28, 2025. A second First seen on…
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Bitter-Linked Hack-for-Hire Campaign Targets Journalists Across MENA Region
An apparent hack-for-hire campaign likely orchestrated by a threat actor with suspected ties to the Indian government targeted journalists, activists, and government officials across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to findings from Access Now, Lookout, and SMEX.Two of the targets included prominent Egyptian journalists and government critics, Mostafa First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Certes launches v7 platform with quantum-safe encryption across hybrid cloud and edge environments
Certes has released v7 of its Data Protection and Risk Mitigation (DPRM) platform, extending post-quantum cryptography (PQC) protection to the edge and positioning the update as a direct response to the growing >>harvest now, decrypt later<< threat facing enterprise security teams. The release addresses a specific attack pattern that has been gaining traction among nation-state…
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Patch windows collapse as timeexploit accelerates
N-day exploitation: Rapid7 Labs validated its findings about a more febrile threat environment by producing both n-day and zero-day exploits using AI-assisted research, substantially reducing development time.In practice, n-day bugs, or the development of exploits against patched software, are a bigger problem than headline-grabbing zero-day vulnerabilities, adds Leeann Nicolo, incident response lead at Coalition, a technology…
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China’s Tianjin Supercomputer Center Allegedly Hit in 10-Petabyte Data Theft
A threat actor has allegedly executed one of the largest data heists in China’s history, siphoning an astounding 10 petabytes of highly classified information from the National Supercomputing Center (NSCC) in Tianjin. The stolen dataset reportedly includes sensitive defense documents, missile schematics, and advanced aerospace research. The Tianjin center serves as a centralized infrastructure hub…
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CISA Issues Warning on Critical Ivanti EPMM Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, endpoint, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, ivanti, kev, mobile, threat, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert regarding a critical security flaw in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM). The agency recently added the vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-1340, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog after confirming that threat actors are actively exploiting it in real-world attacks. Critical Ivanti EPMM Flaw…
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Google Warns of New Threat Group Targeting BPOs and Helpdesks
Google’s threat intel team warns UNC6783, a new extortion group possibly linked to the “Raccoon” persona, is targeting BPOs and enterprises First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-warns-group-targeting-bpos/
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Internet-Exposed ICS Devices Raise Alarm for Critical Sectors
Exposed ICS devices and insecure protocols like Modbus increase risks to critical infrastructure, enabling disruption, data access, and potential sabotage. Malware targeting industrial control systems (ICS) poses a serious risk to critical infrastructure, with threats like Stuxnet, Industroyer, Triton, Havex, and BlackEnergy already demonstrating the ability to disrupt operations, cause outages, and even inflict physical…
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ClickFix macOS Attack Uses Script Editor to Bypass Security Controls
A newly identified ClickFix-style macOS attack demonstrates how threat actors are refining their techniques to evade security defenses. The campaign moves away from the traditional reliance on Terminal and instead uses macOS Script Editor as the primary execution vector. This change allows attackers to bypass controls designed to detect or block suspicious Terminal activity. First seen on thecyberexpress.com…
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Stateless Hash-Based Signatures for AI Model Weight Integrity
Learn how stateless hash-based signatures like SLH-DSA protect AI model weight integrity against quantum threats in MCP environments. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/stateless-hash-based-signatures-for-ai-model-weight-integrity/
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Threat Actors Get Crafty With Emojis to Escape Detection
When 🤖 means bot available, 🧰 signifies toolkit, or 💰💰💰 translates to big ransom, bad actors can evade filters and keep it all on the down-low. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/emojis-power-covert-threat-actor-communications
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AI Is Accelerating Cyberattacks Faster Than Defenses
Okta’s Brett Winterford on Identity Threats and Agentic AI Risks. AI is accelerating cyberattacks, collapsing timelines and exposing new identity risks. Okta’s Brett Winterford explains how attackers are using AI to scale phishing, exploit credentials and infiltrate enterprises – and what CIOs must do to defend against this rapidly evolving threat landscape. First seen on…
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New UNC6783 hackers steal corporate Zendesk support tickets
A threat actor tracked as UNC6783 is compromising business process outsourcing (BPO) providers to gain access to high-value companies across multiple sectors. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-new-unc6783-hackers-steal-corporate-zendesk-support-tickets/
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Arelion employs NETSCOUT Arbor DDoS protection products
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, ddos, defense, detection, government, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, router, service, strategy, tactics, technology, threat“As a Tier-1 Internet carrier supporting the majority of global Internet traffic, this continued collaboration reflects our ongoing investment in best-of-breed network security solutions to protect the technology ecosystem. Our partnership combines Arelion’s global network performance and NETSCOUT’s leading Arbor DDoS attack protection solutions to provide world-class experiences for our customers.” Scott Nichols, Chief Commercial…
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6 Winter 2026 G2 Leader Badges prove this DDoS protection stands out
Leader Enterprise DDoS ProtectionMomentum Leader DDoS ProtectionRegional Leader (Asia) DDoS ProtectionLeader DDoS ProtectionLeader Web SecurityArbor Sightline was also recognized as a leader in enterprise network management. NETSCOUTWhat NETSCOUT Customers Are Saying About TMS“The Arbor Threat Mitigation System allows us to defend not only our internal systems, but our customers.”, Darren G.”“NETSCOUT delivers unmatched network visibility…
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How botnet-driven DDoS attacks evolved in 2H 2025
Tags: ai, attack, botnet, dark-web, ddos, defense, dns, finance, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, jobs, law, LLM, mitigation, network, resilience, risk, service, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, usa, vulnerabilityMassive attack capacity: Demonstration attacks peaked at 30Tbps and 4 gigapackets per second, primarily launched by Internet of Things (IoT) botnets such as Aisuru and TurboMirai variants.AI integration: The use of AI, including dark-web large language models (LLMs), moved from emerging trend to operational reality, making sophisticated attacks accessible to a wider range of threat actors.Persistent threat…
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Why Operationalizing AI Security Is the Next Great Enterprise Hurdle
NWN launches an AI-powered security platform to tackle tool sprawl, alert fatigue, and modern cyber threats in the era of agentic enterprises. The post Why Operationalizing AI Security Is the Next Great Enterprise Hurdle appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-nwn-ai-security-platform-tool-sprawl-alert-fatigue/
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10 ChatGPT AI Prompts L1 SOC Analysts Can Use in Their Daily Work
Discover 10 practical ChatGPT prompts SOC analysts can use to speed up triage, analyze threats, improve documentation, and enhance incident response workflows. The post 10 ChatGPT AI Prompts L1 SOC Analysts Can Use in Their Daily Work appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-chatgpt-prompts-soc-analysts-incident-response/
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Palo Alto Networks CTO Lee Klarich: ‘Still Optimistic’ AI Will Help Defenders More Than Attackers
Palo Alto Networks is increasingly driving improved security outcomes with the utilization of AI, in a strong indication that a more-automated approach can in fact give defenders the bigger AI advantage over threat actors, Palo Alto Networks CTO Lee Klarich tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/palo-alto-networks-cto-lee-klarich-still-optimistic-ai-will-help-defenders-more-than-attackers
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prompted 2026 FENRIR: Al Hunting For Al Zero-Days At Scale
Author, Creator & Presenter: Peter Girnus, Senior Threat Researcher, TrendAI & Derek Chen, Vulnerability Researcher, TrendAI Our thanks to [un]prompted for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding [un]prompted 2026 AI Security Practitioner content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/unprompted-2026-fenrir-al-hunting-for-al-zero-days-at-scale/
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Cyber Defense for Education & SLTTs: Doing More with Less Using MDR
e=4>Cyber threats are rising across SLTT and education environments, but most teams are already stretched thin. Learn how organizations are improving detection and response without adding staff or complexity. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cyber-defense-for-education-sltts-doing-more-less-using-mdr-a-31367
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Iranian Threat Actors Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure
Iranian attackers are targeting U.S. critical infrastructure by exploiting PLCs with legitimate tools, enabling stealthy disruption of industrial systems. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/iranian-threat-actors-target-u-s-critical-infrastructure/
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US operation evicts Russia from hacked SOHO routers used to breach critical infrastructure
The newly disclosed cyberattack campaign is the latest evidence of the threat end-of-life routers pose to major organizations. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/russia-routers-hacking-dns-fbi-disruption/816960/
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Iranian Threat Actors Disrupt US Critical Infrastructure Via Exposed PLCs
Attackers compromised Internet-facing OT devices and caused file and display manipulation, operational disruption, and financial losses across sectors. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/iranian-threat-actors-us-critical-infrastructure-exposed-plcs
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APT28 Deploys PRISMEX Malware in Campaign Targeting Ukraine and NATO Allies
The Russian threat actor known as APT28 (aka Forest Blizzard and Pawn Storm) has been linked to a fresh spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukraine and its allies to deploy a previously undocumented malware suite codenamed PRISMEX.”PRISMEX combines advanced steganography, component object model (COM) hijacking, and legitimate cloud service abuse for command-and-control,” Trend Micro First seen on…
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AI Security Risks: How Enterprises Manage LLM, Shadow AI and Agentic Threats FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, conference, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, framework, gartner, GDPR, governance, guide, infrastructure, injection, LLM, malicious, microsoft, monitoring, network, nvidia, office, regulation, risk, saas, software, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityApr 08, 2026 – – Quick Facts: Enterprise AI Security Most enterprises are running AI at scale before their security teams have visibility into it. Shadow AI (unsanctioned AI tools spreading department by department) is now the most common entry point for data leakage. Agentic AI introduces a new category of risk: autonomous systems that…
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Iranian Attackers Are Targeting U.S. Energy, Water Systems, Federal Agencies Say
CISA, the FBI, and other U.S. security agencies are warning that Iran-linked threat groups like CyberAv3ngers are compromising industrial controllers like PLCs to attack critical infrastructure operations in such sectors as water and energy, part of the expanding cyber warfare in the wake of the U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign of the Middle Eastern country.…
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The Growing Abuse of GitHub and GitLab in Phishing Campaigns
Threat actors are increasingly abusing trusted platforms like GitHub and GitLab to host malware and credential phishing pages, allowing malicious links to bypass email security because these domains are widely trusted and cannot easily be blocked. The volume of these campaigns has grown significantly since 2021, with 2025 accounting for nearly half of all activity,…