Tag: threat
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Microsoft Teams Adds Option to Report Misidentified Threat Messages
Microsoft Teams is rolling out a new feature that allows users to misreport messages flagged as security threats. The capability, rolling out by the end of November 2025, targets organizations using Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 or Microsoft Defender XDR to improve threat detection accuracy. The feature addresses a common security challenge: false…
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The Gentlemen<< Ransomware Group Deploys Dual-Extortion Tactics, Encrypting and Exfiltrating Data
Cybereason Threat Intelligence Team has uncovered a sophisticated ransomware operation known as >>The Gentlemen,
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Chinese PlushDaemon Hackers Exploit EdgeStepper Tool to Hijack Legitimate Updates and Redirect to Malicious Servers
ESET researchers have uncovered a sophisticated attack chain orchestrated by the China-aligned threat actor PlushDaemon, revealing how the group leverages a previously undocumented network implant, EdgeStepper, to conduct adversary-in-the-middle attacks. By compromising network devices and redirecting DNS queries to malicious servers, PlushDaemon intercepts legitimate software updates and replaces them with trojanized versions containing the SlowStepper…
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The Gentlemen<< Ransomware Group Deploys Dual-Extortion Tactics, Encrypting and Exfiltrating Data
Cybereason Threat Intelligence Team has uncovered a sophisticated ransomware operation known as >>The Gentlemen,
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Hackers Exploit Tuoni C2 Framework to Stealthily Deploy In-Memory Payloads
In October 2025, Morphisec’s anti-ransomware prevention platform detected and neutralized a sophisticated cyberattack targeting a major U.S. real estate company. The campaign showcased the emerging threat posed by the Tuoni C2 framework a free, modular command-and-control tool designed to deliver stealthy, in-memory payloads while evading traditional security defenses. What made this attack particularly notable was the…
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Single Click on CAPTCHA Triggers Destructive Akira Ransomware Attack on Malicious Website
A sophisticated Akira ransomware attack orchestrated by the Howling Scorpius group recently left a global data storage and infrastructure company grappling with massive operational disruption all triggered by a single, seemingly innocent click on a website CAPTCHA. The compromise underscores a harsh reality: deploying advanced security tools does not guarantee security coverage or effective threat…
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Hackers Exploit Tuoni C2 Framework to Stealthily Deploy In-Memory Payloads
In October 2025, Morphisec’s anti-ransomware prevention platform detected and neutralized a sophisticated cyberattack targeting a major U.S. real estate company. The campaign showcased the emerging threat posed by the Tuoni C2 framework a free, modular command-and-control tool designed to deliver stealthy, in-memory payloads while evading traditional security defenses. What made this attack particularly notable was the…
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Microsoft Teams Adds Option to Report Misidentified Threat Messages
Microsoft Teams is rolling out a new feature that allows users to misreport messages flagged as security threats. The capability, rolling out by the end of November 2025, targets organizations using Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 or Microsoft Defender XDR to improve threat detection accuracy. The feature addresses a common security challenge: false…
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Single Click on CAPTCHA Triggers Destructive Akira Ransomware Attack on Malicious Website
A sophisticated Akira ransomware attack orchestrated by the Howling Scorpius group recently left a global data storage and infrastructure company grappling with massive operational disruption all triggered by a single, seemingly innocent click on a website CAPTCHA. The compromise underscores a harsh reality: deploying advanced security tools does not guarantee security coverage or effective threat…
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NDSS 2025 The Skeleton Keys: A Large Scale Analysis Of Credential Leakage In Mini-Apps
Tags: access, authentication, credentials, cve, Internet, leak, malicious, mobile, network, service, threat, tool, vulnerability———– SESSION Session 3C: Mobile Security ———– ———– Authors, Creators & Presenters: Yizhe Shi (Fudan University), Zhemin Yang (Fudan University), Kangwei Zhong (Fudan University), Guangliang Yang (Fudan University), Yifan Yang (Fudan University), Xiaohan Zhang (Fudan University), Min Yang (Fudan University) PAPER The Skeleton Keys: A Large Scale Analysis of Credential Leakage in Mini-apps In recent…
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US chips away at North Korean IT worker fraud
Authorities have described Pyongyang’s revenue-generating schemes as threats to U.S. national and economic security. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/doj-north-korea-remote-worker-crackdown/805689/
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The nexus of risk and intelligence: How vulnerability-informed hunting uncovers what everything else misses
Tags: access, attack, authentication, business, cisa, compliance, cve, cvss, dark-web, data, defense, detection, dns, edr, endpoint, exploit, framework, intelligence, kev, linux, malicious, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, ntlm, nvd, open-source, password, powershell, remote-code-execution, risk, risk-management, siem, soc, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTurning vulnerability data into intelligence: Once vulnerabilities are contextualized, they can be turned into actionable intelligence. Every significant CVE tells a story, known exploit activity, actor interest, proof-of-concept code or links to MITRE ATT&CK techniques. This external intelligence gives us the who and how behind potential exploitation.For example, when a privilege escalation vulnerability in Linux…
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Application Containment: How to Use Ringfencing to Prevent the Weaponization of Trusted Software
The challenge facing security leaders is monumental: Securing environments where failure is not an option. Reliance on traditional security postures, such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to chase threats after they have already entered the network, is fundamentally risky and contributes significantly to the half-trillion-dollar annual cost of cybercrime.Zero Trust fundamentally shifts First seen…
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China-aligned threat actor is conducting widespread cyberespionage campaigns
The threat group PlushDaemon uses routers and other network device implants to redirect domain name system (DNS) queries to malicious external servers which take over updates to unleash tools used for cyberespionage. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-aligned-threat-actor-espionage-network-devices
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Threat group reroutes software updates through hacked network gear
Sometimes an attack hides in the most ordinary corner of a network. ESET researchers say a China aligned threat group known as PlushDaemon has been quietly using hacked … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/19/eset-plushdaemon-dns-hijacking/
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EdgeStepper Implant Reroutes DNS Queries to Deploy Malware via Hijacked Software Updates
The threat actor known as PlushDaemon has been observed using a previously undocumented Go-based network backdoor codenamed EdgeStepper to facilitate adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks.EdgeStepper “redirects all DNS queries to an external, malicious hijacking node, effectively rerouting the traffic from legitimate infrastructure used for software updates to attacker-controlled infrastructure First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2025/11/edgestepper-implant-reroutes-dns.html
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China-aligned threat actor is conducting widespread cyberespionage campaigns
The threat group PlushDaemon uses routers and other network device implants to redirect domain name system (DNS) queries to malicious external servers which take over updates to unleash tools used for cyberespionage. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-aligned-threat-actor-espionage-network-devices
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Bridewell CEO gives cyber predictions for 2026
As global economic pressures increase and budgets across both public and private sectors are cut, Anthony Young, CEO at Bridewell, a company that provides cybersecurity services to CNI organisations, is warning of a critical inflection point for 2026, where organisations are facing more cyber threats with fewer resources to defend against them. According to Young,…
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‘PlushDaemon’ hackers hijack software updates in supply-chain attacks
The China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) tracked as ‘PlushDaemon’ is hijacking software update traffic to deliver malicious payloads to its targets. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/plushdaemon-hackers-hijack-software-updates-in-supply-chain-attacks/
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Eurofiber confirms November 13 hack, data theft, and extortion attempt
Eurofiber says hackers exploited a flaw on November 13, breached its ticket and customer portals, stole data, and attempted extortion. On November 13, threat actors exploited a vulnerability to breach its ticketing system and ATE customer portal of the European fiber operator Eurofiber. Attackers stole data and attempted extortion. Eurofiber focuses on B2B digital infrastructure,…
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Network architectures must be rebuilt for agentic AI
Rising traffic volumes, AI-powered security threats and the move to agentic workflows will require organisations to modernise their network infrastructure First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634654/Cisco-Network-architectures-must-be-rebuilt-for-agentic-AI
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New npm Malware Campaign Checks If Visitor Is a Victim or Researcher Before Initiating Infection
The Socket Threat Research Team has uncovered a sophisticated npm malware campaign orchestrated by the threat actor dino_reborn, who deployed 7 malicious packages designed to distinguish genuine targets from security researchers before executing their payloads. This nuanced approach represents a significant evolution in supply chain attacks, blending traffic cloaking, anti-analysis techniques, and deceptive UI elements…
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Microsoft Adds Azure Firewall With AI-Powered Security Copilot
Microsoft has integrated Azure Firewall with its AI-powered Security Copilot platform, bringing natural language threat investigation capabilities to cloud network security teams. The new integration allows security analysts to investigate malicious network traffic using conversational prompts instead of complex query languages. AI-Powered Threat Investigation Security Copilot is Microsoft’s generative AI solution designed to enhance security…
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New Phishing Kit Using BitB Technique Targets Microsoft Accounts to Steal Credentials via Sneaky 2FA Attack
The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve as threat actors deploy increasingly sophisticated phishing techniques to bypass security controls and steal user credentials. Security researchers at Push Security have recently identified a concerning development in the Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) ecosystem: the Sneaky2FA phishing kit has incorporated the Browser-in-the-Browser (BitB) technique to target Microsoft account credentials with unprecedented…
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New .NET Malware Conceals Lokibot Inside PNG/BMP Files to Bypass Detection
Remote Access Trojans (RATs) and Trojan Stealers continue to dominate the threat landscape as some of the most prevalent malware families. To evade detection on compromised systems, these threats increasingly employ sophisticated crypters, loaders, and steganographic techniques that disguise malicious code within seemingly benign file formats such as images. Building on their August 2025 analysis…
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Microsoft Adds New Threat Briefing Agent Inside Defender Portal
Microsoft announced significant enhancements to its threat intelligence capabilities at Ignite 2025, including the full integration of the Threat Intelligence Briefing Agent into the Microsoft Defender portal. These updates aim to help security teams transition from reactive defense to proactive threat management through unified intelligence and streamlined workflows. Threat Intelligence Briefing Agent Now in Defender…