Tag: threat
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New ‘Gentlemen’ RaaS Appears on Hacking Forums, Targeting Windows, Linux and ESXi
Threat intelligence researchers have identified a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called The Gentlemen’s RaaS, being actively recruited on underground hacking forums by an operator using the handle zeta88. The cross-platform threat represents a significant evolution in ransomware capabilities, offering attackers specialized encryption lockers for Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems coded in both Go and C…
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Hackers Allegedly Leak HSBC USA Customer and Financial Information
A threat actor has claimed responsibility for breaching HSBC USA, the American division of the global investment bank and financial services holding company. The cybercriminal posted an extensive database for sale on underground forums, alleging it contains fresh and comprehensive customer data stolen from the financial institution. Massive Collection of Sensitive Customer Data According to…
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Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian Organizations Using Stealthy Livingthe-Land Tactics
Organizations in Ukraine have been targeted by threat actors of Russian origin with an aim to siphon sensitive data and maintain persistent access to compromised networks.The activity, according to a new report from the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team, targeted a large business services organization for two months and a local government entity…
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Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian Organizations Using Stealthy Livingthe-Land Tactics
Organizations in Ukraine have been targeted by threat actors of Russian origin with an aim to siphon sensitive data and maintain persistent access to compromised networks.The activity, according to a new report from the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team, targeted a large business services organization for two months and a local government entity…
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When 183 Million Passwords Leak: How One Breach Fuels a Global Threat Chain
When 183 million email addresses and passwords are made public online, it is more than a leak. It is an open invitation for attackers to exploit weak links across the digital ecosystem. The recent discovery of a massive database containing stolen credentials, many tied to Gmail and other major services, highlights how easily an endpoint…
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Inside the Data on Insider Threats: What 1,000 Real Cases Reveal About Hidden Risk
Security analyst Michael Robinson spent 14 months mining thousands of legal filings to uncover who malicious insiders really are, how they operate, and why traditional detection models keep missing them. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/insider-threats/inside-the-data-on-insider-threats-what-1000-real-cases-reveal-about-hidden-risk
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Active Exploits Hit Dassault and XWiki, CISA Confirms Critical Flaws Under Attack
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, injection, threat, vulnerabilityThreat actors are actively exploiting multiple security flaws impacting Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso and XWiki, according to alerts issued by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and VulnCheck.The vulnerabilities are listed below -CVE-2025-6204 (CVSS score: 8.0) – A code injection vulnerability in Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso that could allow an attacker to First…
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XWiki Remote Code Execution Flaw Actively Weaponized for Coinmining
Tags: crypto, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, malware, remote-code-execution, software, threat, vulnerabilityA critical security vulnerability in XWiki collaboration software is being actively exploited by threat actors to deploy cryptocurrency mining malware on vulnerable systems. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-24893, represents a serious threat to organizations running unpatched XWiki installations. Cybersecurity researchers at VulnCheck have captured concrete evidence of active exploitation through their canary network. CVE Details…
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XWiki Remote Code Execution Flaw Actively Weaponized for Coinmining
Tags: crypto, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, malware, remote-code-execution, software, threat, vulnerabilityA critical security vulnerability in XWiki collaboration software is being actively exploited by threat actors to deploy cryptocurrency mining malware on vulnerable systems. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-24893, represents a serious threat to organizations running unpatched XWiki installations. Cybersecurity researchers at VulnCheck have captured concrete evidence of active exploitation through their canary network. CVE Details…
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Herodotus Android malware mimics human typing to evade detection
Threat Fabric researchers spotted Herodotus Android malware mimicking human typing with random delays to evade detection. Threat Fabric found a new Android malware, named Herodotus, which mimics human typing by adding random delays to evade detection. Herodotus allows operators to takeover devices and bypass behaviour biometrics detection, it is offered as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS). The researchers…
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Beast Ransomware Targets Active SMB Connections to Infect Entire Networks
A sophisticated ransomware operation known as Beast has emerged as a significant cybersecurity threat, employing aggressive network propagation tactics that leverage Server Message Block (SMB) port scanning to infiltrate and encrypt systems across enterprise environments. The threat group, which evolved from the Monster ransomware strain, has been actively targeting organizations worldwide since its official launch…
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Top 7 agentic AI use cases for cybersecurity
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, ceo, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, fraud, identity, infrastructure, jobs, mitigation, monitoring, office, phishing, resilience, risk, scam, service, soc, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Security operations center support: Security operations centers (SOCs) are a great use case for agentic AI because they serve as the frontline for detecting and responding to threats, says Naresh Persaud, principal, cyber risk services, at Deloitte.With thousands of incidents to triage daily, SOCs are experiencing mounting alert fatigue. “Analysts can spend an average…
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Notable post-quantum cryptography initiatives paving the way toward Q-Day
Tags: attack, awareness, cisa, cisco, communications, computer, computing, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, encryption, finance, framework, google, government, group, guide, ibm, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, linux, microsoft, mitre, ml, nist, nvidia, open-source, service, side-channel, software, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityIndustry heavyweights line up behind PQC: Google”¯Chrome became the first mainstream browser to support hybrid post”‘quantum key exchanges by default late last year.The approach combines classical elliptic-curve encryption, for backwards compatibility, with lattice-based PQC derived from ML-KEM.Other industry giants, including Amazon and IBM, have also begun laying foundations for quantum-safe cryptography. For example, IBM has…
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Top 7 agentic AI use cases for cybersecurity
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, ceo, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, fraud, identity, infrastructure, jobs, mitigation, monitoring, office, phishing, resilience, risk, scam, service, soc, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Security operations center support: Security operations centers (SOCs) are a great use case for agentic AI because they serve as the frontline for detecting and responding to threats, says Naresh Persaud, principal, cyber risk services, at Deloitte.With thousands of incidents to triage daily, SOCs are experiencing mounting alert fatigue. “Analysts can spend an average…
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Gunra Ransomware Targets Windows and Linux with Dual Encryption
The cybersecurity landscape continues to face persistent threats from emerging ransomware groups, with Gunra representing a significant concern since its emergence in April 2025. This threat actor has launched systematic attacks across multiple industries and geographic regions, including documented incidents in Korea. What makes Gunra particularly noteworthy is its dual-platform capability”, the group distributes separate…
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Notable post-quantum cryptography initiatives paving the way toward Q-Day
Tags: attack, awareness, cisa, cisco, communications, computer, computing, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, encryption, finance, framework, google, government, group, guide, ibm, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, linux, microsoft, mitre, ml, nist, nvidia, open-source, service, side-channel, software, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityIndustry heavyweights line up behind PQC: Google”¯Chrome became the first mainstream browser to support hybrid post”‘quantum key exchanges by default late last year.The approach combines classical elliptic-curve encryption, for backwards compatibility, with lattice-based PQC derived from ML-KEM.Other industry giants, including Amazon and IBM, have also begun laying foundations for quantum-safe cryptography. For example, IBM has…
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Product showcase: Syteca The human-centric insider threat management platform
Most organizations think the greatest danger lurks outside their walls. But statistics keep proving otherwise. According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigation … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/29/product-showcase-syteca-cybersecurity-platform/
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NDSS 2025 Secure IP Address Allocation At Cloud Scale Session 1B: Internet Security
Authors, Creators & Presenters: Eric Pauley (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Kyle Domico (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Blaine Hoak (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Ryan Sheatsley (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Quinn Burke (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Yohan Beugin (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Engin Kirda (Northeastern University), Patrick McDaniel (University of Wisconsin–Madison) PAPER Secure IP Address Allocation at Cloud Scale Public clouds necessitate dynamic…
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NDSS 2025 Secure IP Address Allocation At Cloud Scale Session 1B: Internet Security
Authors, Creators & Presenters: Eric Pauley (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Kyle Domico (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Blaine Hoak (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Ryan Sheatsley (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Quinn Burke (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Yohan Beugin (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Engin Kirda (Northeastern University), Patrick McDaniel (University of Wisconsin–Madison) PAPER Secure IP Address Allocation at Cloud Scale Public clouds necessitate dynamic…
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Atroposia malware kit lowers the bar for cybercrime, and raises the stakes for enterprise defenders
Tags: apt, authentication, automation, ciso, credentials, crime, cybercrime, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, infrastructure, mail, malicious, malware, mfa, monitoring, rat, service, spam, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityRAT toolkits proliferating: Atroposia is one of a growing number of RAT tools targeting enterprises; Varonis has also recently discovered SpamGPT and MatrixPDF, a spam-as-a-service platform and malicious PDF builder, respectively.Shipley noted that these types of packages which identify additional avenues to maintain persistence have been around for some time; Mirai, which goes back to…
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Security for AI: A Practical Guide to Enforcing Your AI Acceptable Use Policy
Tags: access, ai, awareness, best-practice, business, chatgpt, compliance, control, corporate, data, data-breach, disinformation, finance, governance, government, guide, intelligence, LLM, malicious, monitoring, openai, privacy, regulation, risk, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityAn AI acceptable use policy can help your organization mitigate the risk of employees accidentally exposing sensitive data to public AI tools. Benchmark your organization’s policy against our best practices and discover how prompt-level visibility from Tenable AI Exposure eases policy enforcement. Key takeaways: An AI acceptable use policy governs the appropriate use of generative…
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Rethinking Identity Security in the Age of AI
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, captcha, ceo, container, control, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, fraud, Hardware, iam, identity, login, malware, mfa, monitoring, passkey, password, phishing, risk, risk-management, scam, threat, tool, vulnerabilityRethinking Identity Security in the Age of AI madhav Tue, 10/28/2025 – 06:35 Traditional identity protections were never designed for the age of AI. They can’t stop the lightning-fast, highly convincing identity attacks AI facilitates. There’s a reason that nearly 60% of businesses say compromised credentials are the leading cause of breaches. Data Security Marco…
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Rethinking Identity Security in the Age of AI
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, captcha, ceo, container, control, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, fraud, Hardware, iam, identity, login, malware, mfa, monitoring, passkey, password, phishing, risk, risk-management, scam, threat, tool, vulnerabilityRethinking Identity Security in the Age of AI madhav Tue, 10/28/2025 – 06:35 Traditional identity protections were never designed for the age of AI. They can’t stop the lightning-fast, highly convincing identity attacks AI facilitates. There’s a reason that nearly 60% of businesses say compromised credentials are the leading cause of breaches. Data Security Marco…
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Researchers Expose GhostCall and GhostHire: BlueNoroff’s New Malware Chains
Threat actors tied to North Korea have been observed targeting the Web3 and blockchain sectors as part of twin campaigns tracked as GhostCall and GhostHire.According to Kaspersky, the campaigns are part of a broader operation called SnatchCrypto that has been underway since at least 2017. The activity is attributed to a Lazarus Group sub-cluster called…
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Effective cyber sanctions require a joined-up approach, says Rusi
Calling out and sanctioning cyber threat actors can be an effective tool, but is not a universal panacea, and needs to be considered as part of a wider, strategic approach, say Rusi think tank analysts First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366633509/Effective-cyber-sanctions-require-a-joined-up-approach-says-RUSI
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Google probes exploitation of critical Windows service CVE
Researchers have traced the threat activity to a newly identified hacker, while separate evidence points to more than one variant. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/google-threat-researchers-probe-exploitation-critical-cve-wsus/803985/
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Critical Microsoft WSUS Security Flaw is Being Actively Exploited
A critical security flaw in Microsoft’s WSUS feature is being actively exploited in the wild by threat actors who could gain access into unpatched servers, remotely control networks, and use them to deliver malware or do other damage. Microsoft is urging organizations to apply a patch to their systems. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to…