Tag: threat
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Claude Used to Automate Exploitation and Data Theft Across Multiple Victims
Anthropic has warned that cybercriminals and state-sponsored hackers alike are using its Claude models for cyber attacks, weapons design, propaganda, and mass surveillance between December 2025 and August 2026.The threat actors, which the artificial intelligence (AI) company has branded Generative Threat Groups (GTGs), span state-sponsored groups, financially motivated criminals, commercial First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Russian State-Sponsored Hackers Use Claude to Rebuild Malware After Detection
Anthropic on Thursday revealed it disrupted a campaign mounted by a Russian state-sponsored threat actor that abused Claude for developing an AI-assisted workflow to get ahead of the detection curve.The operation has been attributed to a cyber espionage group it calls GTG-20006 (where “GTG” stands for Generative Threat Group), which aligns with broader reporting linking…
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State authorities warn they lack resources to address cyber threat to critical sectors
A report shows that state CIOs and CISOs need additional funding, personnel and training to protect water, energy and healthcare. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/state-infrastructure-resources-cyberthreats/830178/
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How Threat Actors Are Turning Trusted AI Platforms Into an Attack Surface
Threat actors are abusing trusted AI platforms to host malicious content, poison search results, and trick users into installing malware. Huntress examines campaigns targeting AI users through weaponized Claude Artifacts, shared AI conversations, sponsored search results, and ClickFix-style lures. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-threat-actors-are-turning-trusted-ai-platforms-into-an-attack-surface/
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Attackers Exploit Critical Cisco FMC Flaw to deploy Qilin ransomware
Tags: access, authentication, cisco, control, credentials, cve, exploit, firewall, flaw, group, ransomware, threatThree threat groups are exploiting two Cisco FMC flaws to steal credentials, gain root access and deploy Qilin ransomware. Cisco Talos says three separate threat groups are exploiting two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) flaws. The main target is CVE-2026-20079, a critical authentication bypass that lets unauthenticated attackers remotely bypass security controls, run…
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AI agents exploited PaperCut flaws to breach 395 organizations
A threat actor built a working exploit for PaperCut print management software, then handed the job of breaking into hundreds of organizations to AI agents that did most of the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/11/ai-agents-papercut-ng-mf-attack-campaign/
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Hackers Weaponize AI Safety Guardrails to Hide Malware From LLM-Powered Security Scanners
Threat actors are adapting malware not only for conventional endpoint defenses and sandboxes, but also for large language model-powered tools increasingly used to triage suspicious code. ESET researchers linked the activity to Russia-aligned threat actor UAC-0099, which used the method during an attack against an organization in Ukraine. The group inserted a safety-sensitive, weapon-related request…
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Hackers Exploit JFrog Artifactory Flaws to Bypass Authentication and Gain Admin Access
Tags: access, authentication, control, cve, cyber, data-breach, exploit, flaw, hacker, threat, vulnerabilityThreat actors are actively exploiting three vulnerabilities in JFrog Artifactory, CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, and CVE-2026-82329, to bypass authentication, escalate privileges, and gain administrative control of exposed instances. Wiz Research reports that multiple attackers are targeting self-hosted Artifactory deployments in the wild, using both a two-bug token escalation chain and a separate critical authentication-bypass flaw. A successful…
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Hackers Use AI-Assisted CEO Emails to Trick Finance Teams Into Sending $50,000 Payments.
Threat actors are using AI-assisted phishing templates, executive impersonation, fake ServiceNow invoices, and fabricated email threads to pressure finance teams into authorizing fraudulent ACH payments worth nearly $50,000. Microsoft detected more than one million messages in the campaign, demonstrating how business email compromise (BEC) operations are becoming more polished, scalable, and difficult to spot. The…
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Hackers Use AI-Assisted CEO Emails to Trick Finance Teams Into Sending $50,000 Payments.
Threat actors are using AI-assisted phishing templates, executive impersonation, fake ServiceNow invoices, and fabricated email threads to pressure finance teams into authorizing fraudulent ACH payments worth nearly $50,000. Microsoft detected more than one million messages in the campaign, demonstrating how business email compromise (BEC) operations are becoming more polished, scalable, and difficult to spot. The…
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Mantax OTAX Android Ransomware Spies on Users, Steals OTPs and Encrypts Files
Mantax OTAX is aggressive Android malware family combines ransomware, spyware, credential theft, and remote device-control features in a single infection chain. Linked to Indonesian threat actors, the campaign targets users through sideloaded APKs and turns compromised devices into tools for surveillance, financial fraud and real-time extortion. Unlike conventional Android ransomware that focuses primarily on locking…
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Cisco FMC Flaws Exploited to Steal Credentials and Deploy Qilin Ransomware
Tags: attack, authentication, cisco, credentials, cve, exploit, firewall, flaw, ransomware, software, threat, vulnerabilityCisco has revealed that three distinct threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks have been exploiting two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities.The attacks leverage CVE-2026-20079 (CVSS score: 10.0), an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web interface of FMC software that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass First seen on…
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Hackers Abuse Claude AI Agents to Automate Cyberattacks, Exploitation and Data Theft
Threat actors increasingly deploy AI agents as operational systems for cyberattacks, moving beyond simple chatbot assistants. These AI systems automate various stages of the cyber kill chain, including reconnaissance, phishing, exploitation, persistence, and bulk data theft. Anthropic reported disrupting multiple such operations between December 2025 and August 2026, involving groups suspected to be linked to…
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The 2026 Election Threat Security Teams Aren’t Prepared For
In the United States, millions of Americans will go to the polls this fall. We’re hurtling toward the midterm elections, and the digital battleground looks entirely different than it did just two years ago. More than 204 million Americans are registered to… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/the-2026-election-threat-security-teams-arent-prepared-for/
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Indonesia Hit by Android Banking App-Cloning Campaign
The GoldFactory threat group exploits the Android Work Profile feature to deliver the Gigabud Trojan, while Mantax Otax spreads separately. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/mobile-security/indonesia-android-banking-app-cloning-campaign
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TRM Labs Lands $2B Valuation as AI Expands Investigations
TRM Platform Uses AI to Marry Blockchain Data With Registries, Threat Intelligence. TRM Labs reached a $2 billion valuation as it uses AI to combine blockchain transactions with ownership, corporate and threat intelligence data, giving investigators a broader view of criminal and nation-state networks and potential points for disruption. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons
Report comes two days after former employee quit claiming company’s models could cause human extinction by 2030Criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use Anthropic’s powerful artificial intelligence models to design missiles and bombs, create deadly pathogens and surveil dissidents, according to a<a href=”https://www.anthropic.com/threat-intelligence-report-september-2026#biological-misuse-sep-26″> threat intelligence report the company published on…
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Voice Callers Exploit BYOD to Reach Microsoft 365, Corporate Data
Threat actors are leveraging Microsoft’s Graph API to identify lucrative targets, then passing their access to extortion groups like ShinyHunters. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/voice-callers-exploit-byod-microsoft-365-corporate-data
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Quantum’s Bigger Threat: Forged Identities, Not Data Theft
Applied Quantum’s Marin Ivezic on Why Forged Signatures Beat Stolen Data as a Risk. Data theft dominates quantum risk planning, but a quieter threat could prove even worse. Marin Ivezic, CEO at Applied Quantum, says quantum computers used to forge digital signatures at some point in the future could undermine trust across IT and OT…
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Why The Cybersecurity Channel Is Essential As An AI Reality Check: Analysis
Leaders of today’s channel security powerhouses such as Cyderes CEO Chris Schueler are showing how to strike the balance between separating the real AI threats and risks from the hype. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/why-the-cybersecurity-channel-is-essential-as-an-ai-reality-check-analysis
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We’ve got one word for it, and it’s usually the wrong one
In this week’s Threat Source newsletter, Joe explores why the word “burnout” often fails to capture the true toll of working in the cybersecurity industry and why we need better language to address it. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/weve-got-one-word-for-it-and-its-usually-the-wrong-one/
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SloppyRAT: A New Tool For Ransomware Attacks
IntroductionIn June 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified a new malware family, tracked as SloppyRAT, that is likely leveraged by a ransomware-related threat actor. ThreatLabz observed SloppyRAT being delivered through a multi-stage ClickFix infection chain. The malware supports a variety of features including… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/sloppyrat-a-new-tool-for-ransomware-attacks/
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Threat groups enhance cyberattack capabilities with AI
A report shows state-linked and criminal hackers are incorporating automation and agentic technology to find new victims and bypass traditional defenses. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/threat-groups-enhance-cyberattack-capabilities-ai/830055/
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AI-powered attack exploited PaperCut flaws to hack 395 organizations
A threat actor, likely Russian-speaking, used hundreds of AI agents to develop and launch a global exploitation campaign targeting vulnerable PaperCut NG/MF servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ai-powered-attack-exploited-papercut-flaws-to-hack-395-organizations/
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Cisco FMC flaws exploited by ransomware gang, state-sponsored hackers
Cisco Talos says two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities have been exploited by three separate threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fmc-flaws-exploited-by-ransomware-gang-state-sponsored-hackers/
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Cisco FMC flaws exploited by ransomware gang, state-sponsored hackers
Cisco Talos says two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities have been exploited by three separate threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fmc-flaws-exploited-by-ransomware-gang-state-sponsored-hackers/
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Cisco FMC flaws exploited by ransomware gang, state-sponsored hackers
Cisco Talos says two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities have been exploited by three separate threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fmc-flaws-exploited-by-ransomware-gang-state-sponsored-hackers/
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Cisco FMC flaws exploited by ransomware gang, state-sponsored hackers
Cisco Talos says two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities have been exploited by three separate threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fmc-flaws-exploited-by-ransomware-gang-state-sponsored-hackers/
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Finding and Notifying a ShinyHunters Claims Impersonation Campaign Before It Activated: 61 Domains, 48 Brands
By Adrian Cheek, Senior Cybercrime Researcher ReliaQuest Threat Research published a short public advisory about a ShinyHunters campaign on August 17, 2026. This campaign was built on domains following a company[.]claims pattern, and reported that the group had added legal… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/finding-and-notifying-a-shinyhunters-claims-impersonation-campaign-before-it-activated-61-domains-48-brands/