Tag: threat
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: AI Security Skills Drive Up Cyber Salaries, as Cyber Teams Grow Arsenal of AI Tools, Reports Find
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, authentication, breach, business, ciso, cloud, computing, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, extortion, finance, framework, fraud, google, governance, guide, hacker, hacking, identity, incident response, Internet, iot, jobs, login, microsoft, monitoring, network, nist, oracle, organized, password, privacy, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, scam, skills, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayWant recruiters to show you the money? A new report says AI skills are your golden ticket. Plus, cyber teams are all in on AI, including agentic AI tools. Oh, and please patch a nasty Oracle zero-day bug ASAP. And get the latest on vulnerability management, IoT security and cyber fraud. Key takeaways Eager to…
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ISMG Editors: How the US Federal Shutdown Exposes Cyber Gaps
Also: Shutdown’s Ripple Effects on Healthcare, Mounting Threats to Aging OT Systems. In this week’s update, four ISMG editors discussed the fallout from the U.S. federal shutdown and the impact on state and regional cyber offices, the knock-on effects for healthcare, and the growing cyberthreats facing aging operational technology environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Hackers exploiting zero-day in Gladinet file sharing software
Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-11371) in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox products, which allows a local attacker to access system files without authentication. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploiting-zero-day-in-gladinet-file-sharing-software/
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Feds Shutter ShinyHunters Salesforce Extortion Site
The group warned that law-enforcement crackdowns are imminent in the wake of the takedown, but its extortion threats against Salesforce victims remain active. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/shinyhunters-feds-shutter-salesforce-extortion-site
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Chinese Hackers Use Velociraptor IR Tool in Ransomware Attacks
In a new wrinkle for adversary tactics, the Storm-2603 threat group is abusing the digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool to gain persistent access to victim networks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/chinese-hackers-velociraptor-ir-tool-ransomware-attacks
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Deepfake Awareness High at Orgs, But Cyber Defenses Badly Lag
The vast majority of organizations are encountering AI-augmented threats, but remain confident in their defenses, despite inadequate detection investment and more than half falling to successful attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/deepfake-awareness-high-cyber-defenses-lag
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Deepfake Awareness High at Orgs, But Cyber Defenses Badly Lag
The vast majority of organizations are encountering AI-augmented threats, but remain confident in their defenses, despite inadequate detection investment and more than half falling to successful attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/deepfake-awareness-high-cyber-defenses-lag
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Microsoft Warns of ‘Payroll Pirates’ Hijacking HR SaaS Accounts to Steal Employee Salaries
A threat actor known as Storm-2657 has been observed hijacking employee accounts with the end goal of diverting salary payments to attacker-controlled accounts.”Storm-2657 is actively targeting a range of U.S.-based organizations, particularly employees in sectors like higher education, to gain access to third-party human resources (HR) software as a service (SaaS) platforms like Workday,” the…
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Ukraine sees surge in AI-Powered cyberattacks by Russia-linked Threat Actors
Russia-linked actors use AI to craft phishing and malware attacks against entities in Ukraine, says SSSCIP. Russian hackers increasingly use AI in cyberattacks against Ukraine, the country’s State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) reported. Beyond AI-generated phishing, some malware samples now show AI-generated code. In H1 2025, Ukraine recorded 3,018 cyber incidents,…
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Ukraine sees surge in AI-Powered cyberattacks by Russia-linked Threat Actors
Russia-linked actors use AI to craft phishing and malware attacks against entities in Ukraine, says SSSCIP. Russian hackers increasingly use AI in cyberattacks against Ukraine, the country’s State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) reported. Beyond AI-generated phishing, some malware samples now show AI-generated code. In H1 2025, Ukraine recorded 3,018 cyber incidents,…
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Datenleck bei SonicWall betrifft alle CloudKunden
Tags: backup, cloud, cyberattack, data-breach, dns, encryption, firewall, intelligence, Internet, ransomware, risk, security-incident, threat, updateDer Sicherheitsvorfall bei SonicWall ist umfangreicher als bisher angenommen.Am 17. September gab der Security-Anbieter SonicWall bekannt, dass Cyberkriminelle Backup-Dateien entwendet hätten, die für die Cloud-Sicherung konfiguriert waren. Damals behauptete das Unternehmen, der Vorfall sei auf “weniger als fünf Prozent” der Kunden beschränkt. Nun muss der Firewall-Anbieter einräumen, dass “alle Kunden”, die die MySonicWall-Cloud-Backup-Funktion nutzten, von…
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Open-source DFIR Velociraptor was abused in expanding ransomware efforts
Attribution and the ransomware cocktail: Talos links the campaign to Storm-2603, a suspected China-based threat actor, citing matching TTPs like the use of ‘cmd.exe’, disabling Defender protections, creating scheduled tasks, and manipulating Group Policy Objects. The use of multiple ransomware strains in a single operation Warlock, LockBit, and Babuk also bolstered confidence in this attribution.”Talos…
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Datenleck bei SonicWall betrifft alle CloudKunden
Tags: backup, cloud, cyberattack, data-breach, dns, encryption, firewall, intelligence, Internet, ransomware, risk, security-incident, threat, updateDer Sicherheitsvorfall bei SonicWall ist umfangreicher als bisher angenommen.Am 17. September gab der Security-Anbieter SonicWall bekannt, dass Cyberkriminelle Backup-Dateien entwendet hätten, die für die Cloud-Sicherung konfiguriert waren. Damals behauptete das Unternehmen, der Vorfall sei auf “weniger als fünf Prozent” der Kunden beschränkt. Nun muss der Firewall-Anbieter einräumen, dass “alle Kunden”, die die MySonicWall-Cloud-Backup-Funktion nutzten, von…
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Open-source DFIR Velociraptor was abused in expanding ransomware efforts
Attribution and the ransomware cocktail: Talos links the campaign to Storm-2603, a suspected China-based threat actor, citing matching TTPs like the use of ‘cmd.exe’, disabling Defender protections, creating scheduled tasks, and manipulating Group Policy Objects. The use of multiple ransomware strains in a single operation Warlock, LockBit, and Babuk also bolstered confidence in this attribution.”Talos…
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The AI SOC Stack of 2026: What Sets Top-Tier Platforms Apart?
The SOC of 2026 will no longer be a human-only battlefield. As organizations scale and threats evolve in sophistication and velocity, a new generation of AI-powered agents is reshaping how Security Operations Centers (SOCs) detect, respond, and adapt.But not all AI SOC platforms are created equal.From prompt-dependent copilots to autonomous, multi-agent systems, the current market…
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How Cybercriminal Organizations Weaponize Exposed Secrets
The threat GitGuardian has long-anticipated is now a reality: criminal groups are executing systematic attacks targeting hardcoded credentials and over-permissive IAM configurations. The situation escalated when Shiny Hunters and Crimson Collective formed an alliance to coordinate efforts. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/how-cybercriminal-organizations-weaponize-exposed-secrets/
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How Cybercriminal Organizations Weaponize Exposed Secrets
The threat GitGuardian has long-anticipated is now a reality: criminal groups are executing systematic attacks targeting hardcoded credentials and over-permissive IAM configurations. The situation escalated when Shiny Hunters and Crimson Collective formed an alliance to coordinate efforts. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/how-cybercriminal-organizations-weaponize-exposed-secrets/
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How Cybercriminal Organizations Weaponize Exposed Secrets
The threat GitGuardian has long-anticipated is now a reality: criminal groups are executing systematic attacks targeting hardcoded credentials and over-permissive IAM configurations. The situation escalated when Shiny Hunters and Crimson Collective formed an alliance to coordinate efforts. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/how-cybercriminal-organizations-weaponize-exposed-secrets/
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Check Points CyberReport für September 2025 Leichter Rückgang in der DACH-Region
Check Point Research (CPR), die Sicherheitsforschungsabteilung von Check Point Software Technologies hat seinen Global-Cyber-Threats-Report für September 2025 veröffentlicht. Im vergangenen Monat waren Unternehmen im globalen Vergleich durchschnittlich 1900 Cyber-Angriffen pro Woche ausgesetzt. Das ist ein Rückgang um vier Prozent gegenüber dem Vormonat August, jedoch ein Anstieg von einem Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum. In Deutschland ist…
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SonicWall SSL VPN Devices Targeted by Threat Actors to Distribute Akira Ransomware
A significant uptick in Akira ransomware attacks has been observed exploiting unpatched SonicWall SSL VPN devices between July and August 2025. Despite a patch release the same day, many organizations remained vulnerable, allowing threat actors to gain initial access and deploy Akira’s double-extortion scheme. On August 20, 2025, Darktrace detected anomalous network scanning and reconnaissance…
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SonicWall SSL VPN Devices Targeted by Threat Actors to Distribute Akira Ransomware
A significant uptick in Akira ransomware attacks has been observed exploiting unpatched SonicWall SSL VPN devices between July and August 2025. Despite a patch release the same day, many organizations remained vulnerable, allowing threat actors to gain initial access and deploy Akira’s double-extortion scheme. On August 20, 2025, Darktrace detected anomalous network scanning and reconnaissance…
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SonicWall SSL VPN Devices Targeted by Threat Actors to Distribute Akira Ransomware
A significant uptick in Akira ransomware attacks has been observed exploiting unpatched SonicWall SSL VPN devices between July and August 2025. Despite a patch release the same day, many organizations remained vulnerable, allowing threat actors to gain initial access and deploy Akira’s double-extortion scheme. On August 20, 2025, Darktrace detected anomalous network scanning and reconnaissance…
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SonicWall SSL VPN Devices Targeted by Threat Actors to Distribute Akira Ransomware
A significant uptick in Akira ransomware attacks has been observed exploiting unpatched SonicWall SSL VPN devices between July and August 2025. Despite a patch release the same day, many organizations remained vulnerable, allowing threat actors to gain initial access and deploy Akira’s double-extortion scheme. On August 20, 2025, Darktrace detected anomalous network scanning and reconnaissance…
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175 Malicious npm Packages Targeting Tech and Energy Firms, 26,000 Downloads
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sprawling phishing campaign”, dubbed “Beamglea””, leveraging 175 malicious npm packages that have amassed over 26,000 downloads. These packages serve solely as hosting infrastructure, redirecting victims to credential-harvesting pages. Though randomly named packages make accidental developer installation unlikely, the download counts reflect security researchers, automated scanners, and CDN providers…
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175 Malicious npm Packages Targeting Tech and Energy Firms, 26,000 Downloads
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sprawling phishing campaign”, dubbed “Beamglea””, leveraging 175 malicious npm packages that have amassed over 26,000 downloads. These packages serve solely as hosting infrastructure, redirecting victims to credential-harvesting pages. Though randomly named packages make accidental developer installation unlikely, the download counts reflect security researchers, automated scanners, and CDN providers…
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175 Malicious npm Packages Targeting Tech and Energy Firms, 26,000 Downloads
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sprawling phishing campaign”, dubbed “Beamglea””, leveraging 175 malicious npm packages that have amassed over 26,000 downloads. These packages serve solely as hosting infrastructure, redirecting victims to credential-harvesting pages. Though randomly named packages make accidental developer installation unlikely, the download counts reflect security researchers, automated scanners, and CDN providers…
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175 Malicious npm Packages Targeting Tech and Energy Firms, 26,000 Downloads
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sprawling phishing campaign”, dubbed “Beamglea””, leveraging 175 malicious npm packages that have amassed over 26,000 downloads. These packages serve solely as hosting infrastructure, redirecting victims to credential-harvesting pages. Though randomly named packages make accidental developer installation unlikely, the download counts reflect security researchers, automated scanners, and CDN providers…
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LLM-Powered MalTerminal Malware Uses OpenAI GPT-4 to Create Ransomware Code
LLM-enabled malware poses new challenges for detection and threat hunting as malicious logic can be generated at runtime rather than embedded in code. Our research discovered hitherto unknown samples, and what may be the earliest example known to date of an LLM-enabled malware we dubbed “MalTerminal.” Our methodology also uncovered other offensive LLM applications, including…
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LLM-Powered MalTerminal Malware Uses OpenAI GPT-4 to Create Ransomware Code
LLM-enabled malware poses new challenges for detection and threat hunting as malicious logic can be generated at runtime rather than embedded in code. Our research discovered hitherto unknown samples, and what may be the earliest example known to date of an LLM-enabled malware we dubbed “MalTerminal.” Our methodology also uncovered other offensive LLM applications, including…