Tag: threat
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Hackers Turn HiveMQ and Element Messenger Into Control Channels for Windows Backdoors
Tags: backdoor, control, cyber, data-breach, group, hacker, infrastructure, malware, ransomware, threat, tool, windowsThe financially motivated threat actor Toy Ghouls has expanded its custom malware arsenal with two Windows backdoors that abuse HiveMQ’s public MQTT infrastructure and the Matrix-based Element messaging ecosystem for command-and-control communications. The development marks a notable evolution for the group, which previously leaned on publicly available tools and leaked ransomware builders before introducing its…
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Hackers Turn HiveMQ and Element Messenger Into Control Channels for Windows Backdoors
Tags: backdoor, control, cyber, data-breach, group, hacker, infrastructure, malware, ransomware, threat, tool, windowsThe financially motivated threat actor Toy Ghouls has expanded its custom malware arsenal with two Windows backdoors that abuse HiveMQ’s public MQTT infrastructure and the Matrix-based Element messaging ecosystem for command-and-control communications. The development marks a notable evolution for the group, which previously leaned on publicly available tools and leaked ransomware builders before introducing its…
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G7 urges organizations to prepare for quantum cyber threats
In a joint advisory released Thursday, the G7 Cyber Security Working Group and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA, said organizations should begin moving to post-quantum cryptography now. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/g7-urges-organizations-to-prepare-for-quantum-threats
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G7 urges organizations to prepare for quantum cyber threats
In a joint advisory released Thursday, the G7 Cyber Security Working Group and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA, said organizations should begin moving to post-quantum cryptography now. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/g7-urges-organizations-to-prepare-for-quantum-threats
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Protecting Against Zero-Click Attacks
By Aimee Steele, threat intelligence analyst at Talion Cyber Security Last month, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued an advisory around a new phishing campaign targeting organisations in the West that was being carried out by the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Laundry Bear. The campaign, saw the threat actors exploiting a…
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Chinese Hackers Use AI Agents in Multi-Country Cyber Campaign
Tags: ai, china, country, cyber, cyberattack, cyberespionage, government, hacker, intelligence, threatHunt.io uncovered a Chinese-speaking campaign using AI agents to automate cyberattacks against Asian government, education and industrial targets. Threat intelligence firm Hunt.io just documented a second, separate China-linked campaign wiring commercial AI models directly into live cyberespionage operations, this time hitting Taiwan’s Kuomintang Party archives, Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, government and education systems in…
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Critical Super Forms WordPress Flaw Actively Exploited to Achieve Remote Code Execution
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Super Forms WordPress plugin, allowing them to upload PHP backdoors and gain remote code execution. This flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-14894, affects Super Forms versions 6.3.313 and earlier. Administrators are urged to upgrade to version 6.3.314 immediately. Super Forms WordPress Flaw Wordfence disclosed this unauthenticated arbitrary…
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Hackers Abuse AI-Era ASCII Smuggling to Hide Phishing Content in Millions of Emails
Threat actors have repurposed an AI prompt-injection technique known as ASCII smuggling to evade email security controls at massive scale, hiding invisible Unicode characters within financial phishing lures. Microsoft observed the activity reach more than 2.3 million messages per day, demonstrating how techniques first popularized in AI-security research can quickly migrate into conventional phishing operations.…
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Over 440,000 Exploit Attempts Target Super Forms and Elementor Pro RCE Flaws
Threat actors are exploiting two critical security flaws in WordPress plugins Super Forms and Elementor Pro, according to findings from Wordfence.The vulnerabilities in question are – CVE-2026-14894 (CVSS score: 9.8) – A missing file type validation vulnerability in Super Forms Drag & Drop Form Builder that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload files of any type,…
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Chinese-Speaking Hackers Use Claude, Qwen and DeepSeek AI Agents to Attack Government Systems
Chinese-speaking threat operators have been observed using Claude, Qwen and DeepSeek-powered AI agents as operational components in a second intrusion campaign targeting government, political, education and industrial organizations across Asia. The campaign is distinct from an earlier operation reported in July that used Claude Code and DeepSeek against government and financial-sector targets. In this newer…
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Contagious Interview Operators Move Beyond Git Hooks With Trojanized Mac Applications
North Korea-linked Contagious Interview operators have expanded their developer-targeting malware delivery operation beyond booby-trapped Git hooks and coding repositories, using trojanized macOS applications distributed as disk images and installer packages. Jamf Threat Labs identified 14 malicious DMG and PKG samples impersonating legitimate Mac software, all of which ultimately deliver an OtterCookie-aligned JavaScript implant designed for…
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Hackers Compromise More Than 14,500 Dahua Security Cameras in Massive Campaign
A large-scale campaign dubbed Operation CameraSwarm compromised at least 14,530 Dahua IP cameras and related surveillance devices in just 35 days. Exposing how unpatched flaws, weak credentials, and cloud-connected P2P features can turn video-security infrastructure into a remotely accessible attack surface. Threat intelligence firm Hunt.io reconstructed the operation after discovering an unsecured HTTP directory belonging…
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LLMjacking Attack Abuses Leaked AWS Credentials to Hijack Amazon Bedrock AI Models
Threat actors are increasingly converting stolen cloud credentials into access to costly generative AI services, a technique known as LLMjacking. FortiGuard Labs reported an incident involving Amazon Bedrock in which a leaked, long-lived AWS IAM access key with AdministratorAccess permissions was used to create a new identity, subscribe to foundation models, and run inference at…
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Analysts: Trump Cyber Program Could Cost Firms Legal Shields
New White House Program May Strip Providers of Legal Threat Sharing Protections. A White House program deputizing vetted companies to hack foreign cybercriminals could cost those firms the legal authorities they rely on to defend their own networks, analysts said during an Institute for Security and Technology session, weeks before agencies must finalize operating procedures.…
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Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability CVE-2026-62911: What Administrators Should Do and How Zscaler Can Help
Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday included a fix for CVE-2026-62911, a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Exchange Server 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition. The severity has a CVSS score of 8.0 from Microsoft. As of September 1, threat intelligence group Shadowserver has… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/microsoft-exchange-vulnerability-cve-2026-62911-what-administrators-should-do-and-how-zscaler-can-help/
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Black Hat Compendium 2026: AI Risks Get Real
ISMG Report Showcases Interviews on AI Threats, Defenses and Emerging Solutions. Welcome to ISMG’s Black Hat USA 2026 Compendium featuring the latest insights from the industry’s top cybersecurity researchers and defenders, as well as perspectives from CEOs, CISOs and government officials on the latest trends in cybersecurity and AI. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Large Enterprises Targeted in Fake Merger & Acquisition Scams
Threat actors behind the Phantom Deal campaign are studying companies in extreme detail, aiming to dupe midlevel employees into initiating large financial transfers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/large-enterprises-fake-merger-acquisition-scams
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Large Enterprises Targeted in Fake Merger & Acquisition Scams
Threat actors behind the Phantom Deal campaign are studying companies in extreme detail, aiming to dupe midlevel employees into initiating large financial transfers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/large-enterprises-fake-merger-acquisition-scams
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AI SOC vs Traditional SOC
Security Operations Centers have become a critical part of modern cybersecurity. A SOC continuously monitors an organization’s technology environment, investigates suspicious activity, identifies threats, and coordinates incident response. However, the traditional SOC model is under increasing pressure. Organizations now generate… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/ai-soc-vs-traditional-soc/
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The story behind the intelligence
From engaging with cybercriminals to surviving a live Flamin’ Hot Cheetos taste test, Hazel reflects on the latest Beers with Talos with Azim, where they cover the full spectrum of what it takes to gather threat intel. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/the-story-behind-the-intelligence/
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How a Cyber Risk Platform Unifies Security Operations and Compliance
Key Takeaways Security operations and compliance run on separate tracks in most enterprises, and that split creates duplicated work, slower threat response, and a fragmented view of risk that no executive can act on. Enterprises struggle with cyber risk management… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/how-a-cyber-risk-platform-unifies-security-operations-and-compliance/
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How a Cyber Risk Platform Unifies Security Operations and Compliance
Key Takeaways Security operations and compliance run on separate tracks in most enterprises, and that split creates duplicated work, slower threat response, and a fragmented view of risk that no executive can act on. Enterprises struggle with cyber risk management… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/how-a-cyber-risk-platform-unifies-security-operations-and-compliance/
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Fake Acquisition Scam Uses Forged NDAs to Demand Euro626,000 Corporate Payment.
Threat actors impersonated Gen executives and major consulting firms in a targeted business email compromise-style operation that used forged non-disclosure agreements to isolate a legal employee and pressure the company into transferring Euro626,735.45 to a Hong Kong entity. Dubbed Phantom Deal, the campaign shows how financially motivated actors can abuse legitimate M&A processes, corporate history…
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QR Phishing Hits Record Levels as Attackers Hide Malicious Links Inside QR Codes
QR code phishing, widely known as “quishing,” has reached record levels as threat actors increasingly conceal malicious URLs within scannable images rather than placing clickable links directly in emails. The shift is helping attackers bypass traditional secure email gateways and move victims from managed corporate devices to less-protected smartphones. The company recorded an average of…
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QR Phishing Hits Record Levels as Attackers Hide Malicious Links Inside QR Codes
QR code phishing, widely known as “quishing,” has reached record levels as threat actors increasingly conceal malicious URLs within scannable images rather than placing clickable links directly in emails. The shift is helping attackers bypass traditional secure email gateways and move victims from managed corporate devices to less-protected smartphones. The company recorded an average of…
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QR Phishing Hits Record Levels as Attackers Hide Malicious Links Inside QR Codes
QR code phishing, widely known as “quishing,” has reached record levels as threat actors increasingly conceal malicious URLs within scannable images rather than placing clickable links directly in emails. The shift is helping attackers bypass traditional secure email gateways and move victims from managed corporate devices to less-protected smartphones. The company recorded an average of…
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‘Breeze Comet’ Tears Into Brazilian & Global Financial Systems
Brazil’s most sophisticated threat group is making light work of the country’s financial systems, putting money directly into its own pocket. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/breeze-comet-brazilian-global-financial-systems
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HTML-Rendered QR Phishing Evades Image Extraction and OCR-Based Email Scanning
QR-code phishing, commonly known as quishing, is evolving beyond image-based payloads. Threat actors are now rendering scannable QR codes directly from HTML tables or text within email bodies, leaving no image attachment, embedded bitmap, or <img> element for traditional email scanners to inspect. The technique targets a structural blind spot in Secure Email Gateways (SEGs).…
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Attackers Turn Trusted Node.js Runtime Into Malware Delivery Tool in Targeted Attacks
Threat actors are leveraging the trusted Node.js JavaScript runtime in multiple cyber attacks as a way to deploy malicious payloads.According to a new report published by the Symantec Threat Hunter Team today, the attack method has been put to use in attacks targeting government departments, technology companies, and hotels since February 2026.”The technique’s appeal is…
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Attackers Turn Trusted Node.js Runtime Into Malware Delivery Tool in Targeted Attacks
Threat actors are leveraging the trusted Node.js JavaScript runtime in multiple cyber attacks as a way to deploy malicious payloads.According to a new report published by the Symantec Threat Hunter Team today, the attack method has been put to use in attacks targeting government departments, technology companies, and hotels since February 2026.”The technique’s appeal is…