Tag: threat
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Threat Actors Weaponizing Open Source AdaptixC2 Tied to Russian Underworld
AdaptixC2, a legitimate and open red team tool used to assess an organization’s security, is being repurposed by threat actors for use in their malicious campaigns. Threat researchers with Silent Push have linked the abuse of the technology back to a Russian-speaking bad actor who calls himself “RalfHacker.” First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…
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Jenkins Flaws Expose SAML Authentication Bypass and MCP Server Plugin Weaknesses
Tags: advisory, authentication, automation, credentials, cyber, flaw, infrastructure, threat, vulnerabilityJenkins automation server users face critical security threats following the disclosure of 14 distinct vulnerabilities spanning multiple plugins. The security advisory reveals a widespread pattern of authentication bypass mechanisms, missing permission enforcement, and credential exposure issues that collectively put enterprise CI/CD infrastructure at serious risk. SAML Authentication Bypass Threatens User Sessions The most critical flaw…
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How Can Generative AI Transform the Future of Identity and Access Management
Generative AI is transforming identity and access management by enabling adaptive authentication, real-time threat detection, and smarter cybersecurity. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/how-can-generative-ai-transform-the-future-of-identity-and-access-management/
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Airstalk Malware: Multi-Threaded C2 Steals Windows Logins
Tags: attack, communications, control, cyber, cybersecurity, infrastructure, login, malware, mobile, powershell, supply-chain, threat, windowsCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated Windows malware family dubbed Airstalk, which leverages legitimate mobile device management infrastructure to establish covert command-and-control communications and exfiltrate sensitive browser credentials. The malware, available in both PowerShell and .NET variants, has been linked with medium confidence to a nation-state threat actor operating through a likely supply chain attack…
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Airstalk Malware: Multi-Threaded C2 Steals Windows Logins
Tags: attack, communications, control, cyber, cybersecurity, infrastructure, login, malware, mobile, powershell, supply-chain, threat, windowsCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated Windows malware family dubbed Airstalk, which leverages legitimate mobile device management infrastructure to establish covert command-and-control communications and exfiltrate sensitive browser credentials. The malware, available in both PowerShell and .NET variants, has been linked with medium confidence to a nation-state threat actor operating through a likely supply chain attack…
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NFC Relay Attack: 700+ Android Apps Harvest Banking Login Details
Tags: android, attack, banking, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, finance, login, malicious, nfc, russia, technology, threatA sophisticated cybercrime campaign leveraging Near Field Communication technology has exploded across multiple continents, with researchers at zLabs identifying over 760 malicious Android applications designed to steal banking credentials and facilitate fraudulent transactions. What initially appeared as isolated incidents in April 2024 has evolved into a large-scale threat operation targeting financial institutions across Russia, Poland,…
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Vertrauen unter Beschuss: KI und Automatisierung befeuern eine neue Welle zielgerichteter Cyberkriminalität
Was sind die wichtigsten Veränderungen in der globalen Cybersicherheitslandschaft zwischen Juli und September 2025? Neue Erkenntnisse: KI-gestützte Phishing-Fabriken, zunehmende SMS-Kampagnen, Datenlecks und digitales Tracking prägen die Cyberkriminalitätslandschaft im dritten Quartal. Zu den wichtigsten Ergebnissen des Berichts Q3/2025 Gen Threat Report von Gen gehören 140.000 global durch KI generierte Phishing-Websites, einen Anstieg von durch KI… First…
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NFC Relay Attack: 700+ Android Apps Harvest Banking Login Details
Tags: android, attack, banking, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, finance, login, malicious, nfc, russia, technology, threatA sophisticated cybercrime campaign leveraging Near Field Communication technology has exploded across multiple continents, with researchers at zLabs identifying over 760 malicious Android applications designed to steal banking credentials and facilitate fraudulent transactions. What initially appeared as isolated incidents in April 2024 has evolved into a large-scale threat operation targeting financial institutions across Russia, Poland,…
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Vertrauen unter Beschuss: KI und Automatisierung befeuern eine neue Welle zielgerichteter Cyberkriminalität
Was sind die wichtigsten Veränderungen in der globalen Cybersicherheitslandschaft zwischen Juli und September 2025? Neue Erkenntnisse: KI-gestützte Phishing-Fabriken, zunehmende SMS-Kampagnen, Datenlecks und digitales Tracking prägen die Cyberkriminalitätslandschaft im dritten Quartal. Zu den wichtigsten Ergebnissen des Berichts Q3/2025 Gen Threat Report von Gen gehören 140.000 global durch KI generierte Phishing-Websites, einen Anstieg von durch KI… First…
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Malicious NPM Packages Disguised With ‘Invisible’ Dependencies
In the PhantomRaven campaign, threat actors published 126 malicious npm packages that have flown under the radar, while collecting 86,000 downloads. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/malicious-npm-packages-invisible-dependencies
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Typo hackers sneak cross-platform credential stealer into 10 npm packages
Payload for IP fingerprinting and credential theft: Once the fake CAPTCHA interaction occurs, the installer sends the victim’s IP address to the attacker’s server, a step that allows tracking, geofencing, and exclusion of unwanted targets.It then downloads the payload from the same host, which is a 24 MB Pyinstaller-packed application that contains hundreds of thousands…
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Dentsu Subsidiary Breached, Employee Data Stolen
A subsidiary of Japanese marketing and PR giant Dentsu lost sensitive data to unidentified threat actors, the parent company said. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/dentsu-subsidiary-breached-employee-data-stolen
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Cybersecurity management for boards: Metrics that matter
Tags: ai, attack, automation, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, deep-fake, detection, dora, finance, firewall, governance, insurance, jobs, metric, mitigation, nis-2, nist, phishing, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, scam, soc, threat, trainingWhy does this matter? Resilience aligns with your actual business goals: continuity, trust and long-term value. It reflects your appetite for risk and your ability to adapt. And with regulations like DORA and NIS2 pushing accountability higher up the ladder, your board is on the hook. Financial impact and continuity metrics: You can’t fight cyber…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: DNS Poisoning Flaw, Supply-Chain Heist, Rust Malware Trick and New RATs Rising
The comfort zone in cybersecurity is gone. Attackers are scaling down, focusing tighter, and squeezing more value from fewer, high-impact targets. At the same time, defenders face growing blind spots — from spoofed messages to large-scale social engineering.This week’s findings show how that shrinking margin of safety is redrawing the threat landscape. Here’s what’s First…
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Old threats, new consequences: 90% of cyber claims stem from email and remote access
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, cisco, ciso, citrix, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, encryption, finance, fraud, hacker, insurance, mail, malicious, microsoft, network, phishing, phone, ransomware, risk, sophos, tactics, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability2025 InsurSec Rankings Report, email and remote access remain the most prominent cyber threat vectors, accounting for 90% of cyber insurance claims in 2024.And, no surprise, larger companies continue to get hit hardest. But, interestingly, the virtual private networks (VPNs) many rely on are anything but secure, despite assumptions to the contrary.”We know from our…
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Dentsu Subsidiary Breached, Employee Data Stolen
A subsidiary of Japanese marketing and PR giant Dentsu lost sensitive data to unidentified threat actors, the parent company said. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/dentsu-subsidiary-breached-employee-data-stolen
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How HPE’s New Security Playbook Is Actually Stopping Threats
For the past few years, the term >>AI in cybersecurity
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Experts Reports Sharp Increase in Automated Botnet Attacks Targeting PHP Servers and IoT Devices
Tags: attack, botnet, cloud, control, cve, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, iot, network, threat, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a spike in automated attacks targeting PHP servers, IoT devices, and cloud gateways by various botnets such as Mirai, Gafgyt, and Mozi.”These automated campaigns exploit known CVE vulnerabilities and cloud misconfigurations to gain control over exposed systems and expand botnet networks,” the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) said in…
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Russian hackers, likely linked to Sandworm, exploit legitimate tools against Ukrainian targets
Russian actors, likely linked to Sandworm, targeted Ukrainian firms using LotL tactics and dual-use tools to steal data and stay hidden, says Symantec and Carbon Black. Russian threat actors, likely linked to the APT Sandworm, targeted Ukrainian organizations to steal sensitive data and maintain long-term network access, Symantec Threat Hunter Team and Carbon Black report.…
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Sanctions won’t stop cyberattacks, but they can still >>bite<<
Sanctions are one of the tools Western governments use when they want to hit back at state-sponsored cyber threat actors. But do they actually work? That’s the question a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/29/sanctions-wont-stop-cyberattacks-but-they-can-still-bite/
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Russian Hackers Target Government with Stealthy “Livingthe-Land” Tactics
Russian-linked attackers have intensified their targeting of Ukrainian organizations through sophisticated intrusions that rely heavily on legitimate Windows tools rather than malware. The attackers demonstrated remarkable restraint in their malware deployment, instead leveraging living-off-the-land tactics and dual-use tools to evade detection while accomplishing their objectives. A recent investigation by our Threat Hunter Team revealed two…
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Russian Hackers Target Government with Stealthy “Livingthe-Land” Tactics
Russian-linked attackers have intensified their targeting of Ukrainian organizations through sophisticated intrusions that rely heavily on legitimate Windows tools rather than malware. The attackers demonstrated remarkable restraint in their malware deployment, instead leveraging living-off-the-land tactics and dual-use tools to evade detection while accomplishing their objectives. A recent investigation by our Threat Hunter Team revealed two…
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Obsidian: SaaS Vendors Must Adopt Security Standards as Threats Grow
Obsidian Security says it is creating a working group of security leaders to pressure SaaS vendors to adopt standards like the SSCF to make their online applications safer as the cyber threats against them escalate and the use of AI agents in SaaS tools continues to expand. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/obsidian-saas-vendors-must-adopt-security-standards-as-threats-grow/
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Obsidian: SaaS Vendors Must Adopt Security Standards as Threats Grow
Obsidian Security says it is creating a working group of security leaders to pressure SaaS vendors to adopt standards like the SSCF to make their online applications safer as the cyber threats against them escalate and the use of AI agents in SaaS tools continues to expand. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/obsidian-saas-vendors-must-adopt-security-standards-as-threats-grow/
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Survey Surfaces Greater Appreciation for AI Risks
A new Vanta survey of 3,500 IT and business leaders reveals that 72% believe cybersecurity risks have never been higher due to AI. While 79% are using or planning to use AI agents to defend against threats, many admit their understanding lags behind adoption”, highlighting the urgent need for stronger governance, risk, and compliance (GRC)…
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Survey Surfaces Greater Appreciation for AI Risks
A new Vanta survey of 3,500 IT and business leaders reveals that 72% believe cybersecurity risks have never been higher due to AI. While 79% are using or planning to use AI agents to defend against threats, many admit their understanding lags behind adoption”, highlighting the urgent need for stronger governance, risk, and compliance (GRC)…
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Google Publishes New Guide to Help Defenders Monitor Privileged Accounts
Google has released comprehensive guidance on protecting privileged accounts, recognizing that stolen credentials have become one of the most dangerous attack vectors facing modern organizations. The new recommendations address how attackers increasingly exploit these >>keys to the kingdom
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PureHVNC RAT Distributed via Weaponized Judicial Documents
The campaign leverages judicial document themes to distribute Hijackloader malware, which subsequently deploys PureHVNC remote access trojan (RAT)”, marking the first observed instance where this combination has been used against Spanish-speaking users in Latin America. The campaign represents a significant tactical shift for threat actors operating in the region. Hijackloader, previously documented in campaigns targeting…