Tag: threat
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Pro-Russia TwoNet Hacktivists Target Water Utility Honeypot
Today’s Hapless Hackers Are Tomorrow’s Threat, Warns Forescout. A pro-Russian hacktivist group boasted on Telegram that it hacked a Western water treatment plant – but actually succeeded in attacking a honeypot left by security researchers at Forescout, the firm said. TwoNet appears to have ceased operations on Sept. 30. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Beyond Alerts: Building Smarter, Context-Aware Threat Detection
Jeff Reed, chief product officer at Vectra AI, talks about the company’s latest advances in detection and response”, and how AI is transforming the way enterprises defend against modern cyber threats. Reed, who joined Vectra after years leading cloud security and product teams at Google, explains that traditional approaches to threat detection are no longer…
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Preparing for the Next Wave of AI-Driven Threats
Cristian Rodriguez, Field CTO for the Americas at CrowdStrike, discusses how artificial intelligence and evolving threat dynamics are reshaping cybersecurity. Rodriguez brings a unique perspective”, equal parts technical and creative”, describing how CrowdStrike continues to innovate in an era defined by speed and complexity. He notes that attackers are evolving just as quickly as defenders,…
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The Defensive Gap: Why Modern SOCs Are Losing Ground and How to Close It
Despite continued investments in SIEMs, threat intelligence platforms, and managed detection services, many Security Operations Centers (SOCs) remain in a defensive position. SOCs are reactive, overstretched, and underprepared. High-profile breaches continue to grab headlines, but they are only what is visible. The reality is that SOC teams are overwhelmed by alert fatigue, organizational friction, and..…
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Chinese Hackers Exploit ArcGIS Server as Backdoor for Over a Year
Threat actors with ties to China have been attributed to a novel campaign that compromised an ArcGIS system and turned it into a backdoor for more than a year.The activity, per ReliaQuest, is the handiwork of a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group called Flax Typhoon, which is also tracked as Ethereal Panda and RedJuliett. According to…
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CVE-2025-61882: Imperva Customers Protected Against Critical Oracle EBS Zero-Day RCE
TL;DR: In early October 2025, Oracle released an emergency security alert addressing CVE-2025-61882, a high-severity unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Concurrent Processing / BI Publisher Integration component of Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.14. Multiple threat actors (most prominently Cl0p and related groups) are already exploiting it in the wild……
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2 Radiology Practices Disclose Hacks Affecting 1.5M Patients
Medusa Group Tied to Attack on SimonMed and Threats to Leak Stolen Data. Two radiology practices are notifying nearly 1.5 million people of separate hacking incidents compromising their sensitive health information. Cybercrime gang Medusa claimed credit for attacking Arizona-based SimonMed Imaging in January and threatened to leak the stolen data of nearly 1.3 million patients…
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2 Radiology Practices Disclose Hacks Affecting 1.5M Patients
Medusa Group Tied to Attack on SimonMed and Threats to Leak Stolen Data. Two radiology practices are notifying nearly 1.5 million people of separate hacking incidents compromising their sensitive health information. Cybercrime gang Medusa claimed credit for attacking Arizona-based SimonMed Imaging in January and threatened to leak the stolen data of nearly 1.3 million patients…
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Moving Beyond Awareness: How Threat Hunting Builds Readiness
Every October brings a familiar rhythm – pumpkin-spice everything in stores and cafés, alongside a wave of reminders, webinars, and checklists in my inbox. Halloween may be just around the corner, yet for those of us in cybersecurity, Security Awareness Month is the true seasonal milestone.Make no mistake, as a security professional, I love this…
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How Top SOCs Stay UpDate on Current Threat Landscape
Disclosure: This article was provided by ANY.RUN. The information and analysis presented are based on their research and findings. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/how-top-socs-up-to-date-current-threat-landscape/
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How Top SOCs Stay UpDate on Current Threat Landscape
Disclosure: This article was provided by ANY.RUN. The information and analysis presented are based on their research and findings. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/how-top-socs-up-to-date-current-threat-landscape/
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How Top SOCs Stay UpDate on Current Threat Landscape
Disclosure: This article was provided by ANY.RUN. The information and analysis presented are based on their research and findings. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/how-top-socs-up-to-date-current-threat-landscape/
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Gcore Mitigates Record-Breaking 6 Tbps DDoS Attack
Luxembourg, October 14th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Surge in scale and sophistication highlights rising threats to tech and digital infrastructure Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, has successfully mitigated one of the largest DDoS attacks recorded to date. The large-scale, multi-regional DDoS attack reached a peak bandwidth of 6 Tbps (terabits per…
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SonicWall VPNs face a breach of their own after the September cloud-backup fallout
What defenders should watch out for: Huntress highlighted that, in a few cases, successful SSLVPN authentication was followed by internal reconnaissance traffic or access attempts to Windows administrative accounts. Additionally, logins originating from a single recurring public IP may suggest a coordinated campaign rather than random credential reuse.On top of the steps outlined in SonicWall’s…
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Oracle issues second emergency patch for E-Business Suite in two weeks
Tags: attack, business, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, google, governance, group, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, least-privilege, malicious, mandiant, monitoring, network, oracle, strategy, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-trustImmediate actions for CVE-2025-61884: Oracle has provided patches for CVE-2025-61884 for all affected versions covered under Premier Support or Extended Support. However, security experts warned that patching alone may not be sufficient. The lessons from the recent CVE-2025-61882 attacks show that organizations need to hunt for signs of prior compromise even after applying fixes.In a…
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Red, Blue, and Now AI: Rethinking Cybersecurity Training for the 2026 Threat Landscape
Cybersecurity today is defined by complexity. Threats evolve in real time, driven by AI-generated malware, autonomous reconnaissance, and adversaries capable of pivoting faster than ever. In a recent survey by DarkTrace of more than 1,500 cybersecurity professionals worldwide, nearly 74% said AI-powered threats are a major challenge for their organization, and 90% expect these threats…
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Red, Blue, and Now AI: Rethinking Cybersecurity Training for the 2026 Threat Landscape
Cybersecurity today is defined by complexity. Threats evolve in real time, driven by AI-generated malware, autonomous reconnaissance, and adversaries capable of pivoting faster than ever. In a recent survey by DarkTrace of more than 1,500 cybersecurity professionals worldwide, nearly 74% said AI-powered threats are a major challenge for their organization, and 90% expect these threats…
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CISOs must rethink the tabletop, as 57% of incidents have never been rehearsed
Future-proof attack scenarios: As for the central problem of not knowing what kind of attacks to plan for, Avakian suggests using internal teams or partners to roleplay the most likely attack vectors. To save money, he encourages enterprises to partner with universities for imaginative threat planning and to work with vertical-specific ISACs. Ivan Shefrin, executive director…
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CISOs must rethink the tabletop, as 57% of incidents have never been rehearsed
Future-proof attack scenarios: As for the central problem of not knowing what kind of attacks to plan for, Avakian suggests using internal teams or partners to roleplay the most likely attack vectors. To save money, he encourages enterprises to partner with universities for imaginative threat planning and to work with vertical-specific ISACs. Ivan Shefrin, executive director…
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Researchers Expose TA585’s MonsterV2 Malware Capabilities and Attack Chain
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a previously undocumented threat actor called TA585 that has been observed delivering an off-the-shelf malware called MonsterV2 via phishing campaigns.The Proofpoint Threat Research Team described the threat activity cluster as sophisticated, leveraging web injections and filtering checks as part of its attack chains.”TA585 is notable because it First seen…
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TA585 Deploys Novel Web-Injection to Deliver MonsterV2 Malware on Windows
As cybercrime continues to evolve, new adversaries and innovative tactics challenge defenders daily. The recently emerged threat group TA585 exemplifies this shift, deploying sophisticated malware campaigns that highlight the changing nature of the cybercrime landscape. TA585’s operational strategy, infrastructure control, and malware preferences set it apart”, particularly in its use of the advanced MonsterV2 malware.…
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TA585 Deploys Novel Web-Injection to Deliver MonsterV2 Malware on Windows
As cybercrime continues to evolve, new adversaries and innovative tactics challenge defenders daily. The recently emerged threat group TA585 exemplifies this shift, deploying sophisticated malware campaigns that highlight the changing nature of the cybercrime landscape. TA585’s operational strategy, infrastructure control, and malware preferences set it apart”, particularly in its use of the advanced MonsterV2 malware.…
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Cyber-attacks rise by 50% in past year, UK security agency says
Officials say increased dependence on technology leaves society more vulnerable to threats such as ransomware”Highly significant” cyber-attacks rose by 50% in the past year and the UK’s security services are now dealing with a new nationally significant attack more than every other day, figures from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have revealed.In what officials…
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Pro-Russian TwoNet Hacktivists Target Water Utility Honeypot
Today’s Hapless Hackers Are Tomorrow’s Threat, Warns Forescout. A pro-Russian hacktivist group boasted on Telegram that it hacked a Western water treatment plant – but actually succeeded in attacking a honeypot left by security researchers at Forescout, the firm said. TwoNet appears to have ceased operations on Sept. 30. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Pro-Russian TwoNet Hacktivists Target Water Utility Honeypot
Today’s Hapless Hackers Are Tomorrow’s Threat, Warns Forescout. A pro-Russian hacktivist group boasted on Telegram that it hacked a Western water treatment plant – but actually succeeded in attacking a honeypot left by security researchers at Forescout, the firm said. TwoNet appears to have ceased operations on Sept. 30. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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2 Radiology Practices Notifying Nearly 1.5 Million of Hacks
Medusa Group Tied to Attack on SimonMed and Threats to Leak Stolen Data. Two radiology practices are notifying nearly 1.5 million people of separate hacking incidents compromising their sensitive health information. Cybercrime gang Medusa claimed credit for attacking Arizona-based SimonMed Imaging in January and threatened to leak the stolen data of nearly 1.3 million patients…
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SonicWall Breach Sparks Surge in SSLVPN Attacks
Threat actors exploit stolen credentials after SonicWall’s firewall backup breach, exposing risks to remote access and enterprise networks. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/sonicwall-sslvpn-attack/
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The importance of effective penetration testing reporting
Cyber security is a battle that never truly ends. With new and increasingly sophisticated threats emerging all the time, keeping one step ahead of the hackers is challenging. Penetration testing is an indispensable tool for organisations seeking to bolster their cyber security posture. However, while the testing process is important, its true value lies in”¦…