Tag: threat
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Cyber threat information law hurtles toward expiration, with poor prospects for renewal
Short-term and long-term extensions alike for the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act have fallen by the wayside despite industry and Trump administration advocacy. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cyber-threat-information-law-hurtles-toward-expiration-with-poor-prospects-for-renewal/
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Massive Lucid PhaaS Campaign: 17,500 Phishing Domains Mimic 316 Global Brands
Cybersecurity researchers at Netcraft have uncovered two sophisticated phishing campaigns linked to the Lucid and Lighthouse Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platforms, revealing a massive operation that has deployed over 17,500 phishing domains targeting 316 brands across 74 countries. This discovery highlights the growing threat of commercialized cybercrime infrastructure that enables low-skilled attackers to conduct sophisticated phishing operations…
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Cyber threat information law hurtles toward expiration, with poor prospects for renewal
Short-term and long-term extensions alike for the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act have fallen by the wayside despite industry and Trump administration advocacy. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cyber-threat-information-law-hurtles-toward-expiration-with-poor-prospects-for-renewal/
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FBI Says Threat Actors Are Spoofing its IC3 Site
The FBI has warned that adversaries have published fake versions of its cybercrime reporting portal IC3 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-says-threat-actors-are/
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FBI Says Threat Actors Are Spoofing its IC3 Site
The FBI has warned that adversaries have published fake versions of its cybercrime reporting portal IC3 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-says-threat-actors-are/
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Threat Actors Fake FBI IC3 Portal to Steal Visitor Information
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a critical public service announcement warning citizens about cybercriminals creating sophisticated spoofed versions of the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) website to harvest sensitive personal information from unsuspecting visitors. According to FBI Alert I-091925-PSA released on September 19, 2025, threat actors have been actively creating fraudulent websites…
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CSO Awards winners highlight security innovation and transformation
Tags: ai, attack, automation, awareness, best-practice, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, finance, flaw, framework, governance, group, guide, infrastructure, intelligence, login, malicious, metric, mitre, network, penetration-testing, phishing, privacy, programming, risk, risk-management, service, siem, skills, soc, software, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementFSU tackles third-party risk with tighter vendor management program: Organization: Florida State UniversityProject: Third-Party Risk Management ProgramSecurity leader: Bill Hunkapiller, CISOOfficials at Florida State University wanted to ensure that data shared with outside entities was well protected. To achieve that, CISO Bill Hunkapiller and his team revamped its third-party risk management program so that the…
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Cybercriminals Exploit ICS Computers via Scripts and Phishing Attacks
Industrial control systems (ICS) continue to face increasing cybersecurity challenges as threat actors employ sophisticated malicious scripts and phishing campaigns to target critical infrastructure. According to new data from Q2 2025, while overall attack rates have shown a marginal decline, specific threat vectors including email-based attacks and malicious documents are intensifying their assault on industrial…
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Beware: GitHub repos distributing Atomic Infostealer on macOS
LastPass warns macOS users of fake GitHub repos distributing Atomic infostealer malware disguised as legitimate tools. LastPass warns macOS users about fake GitHub repositories spreading malware disguised as legitimate tools, redirecting victims to download the Atomic macOS infostealer. >>The LastPass Threat Intelligence, Mitigation, and Escalation (TIME) team is tracking an ongoing, widespread infostealer campaign targeting…
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Threat Actors Market Stealthy New RAT as Alternative to ScreenConnect FUD
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a concerning development in the underground cybercrime marketplace: a sophisticated Remote Access Trojan (RAT) being marketed as a fully undetectable (FUD) alternative to the legitimate ScreenConnect remote access solution. This emerging threat represents a significant escalation in the professionalization of malware-as-a-service operations, with threat actors specifically targeting the trust associated with…
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Hackers Abuse GitHub Pages to Spread Stealer Malware to macOS Users
A sophisticated malware campaign is targeting Mac users through fraudulent GitHub repositories that masquerade as legitimate software downloads, with threat actors exploiting search engine optimization tactics to deliver malicious links directly to unsuspecting victims. The LastPass Threat Intelligence, Mitigation, and Escalation team has identified an ongoing widespread infostealer operation that specifically targets macOS users through…
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Threat Actors Market Stealthy New RAT as Alternative to ScreenConnect FUD
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a concerning development in the underground cybercrime marketplace: a sophisticated Remote Access Trojan (RAT) being marketed as a fully undetectable (FUD) alternative to the legitimate ScreenConnect remote access solution. This emerging threat represents a significant escalation in the professionalization of malware-as-a-service operations, with threat actors specifically targeting the trust associated with…
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Hackers Abuse GitHub Pages to Spread Stealer Malware to macOS Users
A sophisticated malware campaign is targeting Mac users through fraudulent GitHub repositories that masquerade as legitimate software downloads, with threat actors exploiting search engine optimization tactics to deliver malicious links directly to unsuspecting victims. The LastPass Threat Intelligence, Mitigation, and Escalation team has identified an ongoing widespread infostealer operation that specifically targets macOS users through…
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Vulnerability Management and Remediation Solutions
Explore vulnerability management and remediation solutions for enterprise SSO and CIAM. Learn to protect your systems from cyber threats with effective strategies. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/vulnerability-management-and-remediation-solutions/
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DPRK Hackers Use ClickFix to Deliver BeaverTail Malware in Crypto Job Scams
Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka DPRK or North Korea) have been observed leveraging ClickFix-style lures to deliver a known malware called BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret.”The threat actor used ClickFix lures to target marketing and trader roles in cryptocurrency and retail sector organizations rather than targeting software development roles,” GitLab…
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The Silent Threat: How Misconfigurations Fuel the Cyber Crime Economy
Billions of records are breached each year as a result of misconfigured servers, firewalls and other network devices. What can be done? Let’s explore. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/the-silent-threat-how-misconfigurations-fuel-the-cyber-crime-economy/
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Enhancing Your Team’s Capabilities in NHIDR
How Secure Are Your Organization’s Machine Identities? Have you ever considered the sheer number of machine identities roaming within your organization’s networks, each carrying sensitive secrets that require careful management? Where threats are evolving faster than ever before, Non-Human Identities (NHIs) play a pivotal role. These machine identities are a blend of secrets”, encrypted passwords,…
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New Botnet Exploits Simple DNS Flaws That Leads to Massive Cyber Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated Russian botnet operation that leveraged DNS misconfigurations and compromised MikroTik routers to deliver malware through massive spam campaigns. The discovery reveals how threat actors exploited simple DNS errors to bypass email security protections and distribute malicious payloads on a global scale. The investigation began in November 2024 when researchers…
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Building a Scalable Secrets Management Framework
Why is Scalable Secrets Management the Key to Robust Cybersecurity? Where the interconnectivity of technology expands, managing and protecting Non-Human Identities (NHIs) becomes a crucial factor in securing organizational data. The question arising now is: what role does a scalable secrets management play in providing an effective shield against potential cyber threats? Sit back, as……
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Vega Secures $65M to Scale SecOps, Take On Traditional SIEMs
Funding Supports Threat Hunting, Natural Language to Replace Legacy Detection. Vega aims to replace patchwork AI integrations with an analytics layer that enables real-time, natural language detection across distributed data. Backed by Accel, the company will double headcount, improve detection tuning and reduce false positives without a SIEM rip-and-replace required. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Russian Nation-State Hackers Join Forces to Target Ukraine
First-Ever Malware Tie-Up Spotted Between FSB’s Turla and Gamaredon Hacking Groups. Two long-running advanced persistent threat groups tied to Russia’s Federal Security Service, the FSB, called Turla and Gamaredon, appear for the first time to be running a joint cyberespionage operation using their separate malware arsenals, designed to hit high-value targets in Ukraine. First seen…
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Cybersecurity Consulting
Tags: attack, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, phishing, ransomware, spam, supply-chain, threat, zero-dayAs businesses expand digitally, their attack surface grows exponentially. Cyber threats today are no longer limited to viruses or spam emails”, they include ransomware, insider threats, phishing, supply chain attacks, zero-day exploits, and nation-state campaigns. To counter this complexity, organizations need more than tools”, they need expert guidance. This is where cybersecurity consulting comes in.…
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Preemptive security predicted to constitute about half of IT security spending by 2030
The increasing use of AI will drive a demand for technology that can anticipate and neutralize threats, Gartner said in a new report. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/preemptive-security-predicted-half-it-security-2030/760642/
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CISA Alerts of Hackers Targeting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Vulnerabilities to Distribute Malware
Cyber threat actors have weaponized two critical Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) vulnerabilities”, CVE-2025-4427 and CVE-2025-4428″, to deploy sophisticated malicious loaders and listeners on compromised servers. The malware consists of two sets of components: Loader 1 (web-install.jar, ReflectUtil.class, SecurityHandlerWanListener.class) and Loader 2 (web-install.jar, WebAndroidAppInstaller.class), both designed to inject arbitrary code and maintain persistence on Apache…
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New iOS Video Injection Tool Bypasses Biometric Locks on Jailbroken iPhones
A newly discovered video injection tool for iOS devices that have been jailbroken poses a serious threat to modern digital identity verification. Developed to run on iOS 15 or later, this highly specialized toolkit can circumvent weak biometric checks and even exploit services lacking any biometric safeguards. Its emergence marks a troubling shift toward automated,…
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Researchers Reveal Connection Between Belsen and ZeroSeven Cybercrime Groups
In a groundbreaking analysis, cybersecurity firm KELA reveals striking parallels in operational style, target selection, and online presence that suggest a possible connection between two Yemen-linked threat actors: the recently surfaced Belsen Group and the long-standing ZeroSevenGroup. Who Is the Belsen Group? The Belsen Group made its debut in early January 2025 via a post…
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SystemBC Botnet Compromises 1,500 VPS Every Day to Rent Out for DDoS Attacks
SystemBC, a resilient socks5 malware network first spotted in 2019, has dramatically evolved its proxy infrastructure by compromising an average of 1,500 virtual private servers (VPS) each day. This shift from residential devices to large-scale VPS nodes grants threat actors unprecedented bandwidth and longevity for malicious traffic, enabling sustained distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and brute-force operations…
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SystemBC Botnet Compromises 1,500 VPS Every Day to Rent Out for DDoS Attacks
SystemBC, a resilient socks5 malware network first spotted in 2019, has dramatically evolved its proxy infrastructure by compromising an average of 1,500 virtual private servers (VPS) each day. This shift from residential devices to large-scale VPS nodes grants threat actors unprecedented bandwidth and longevity for malicious traffic, enabling sustained distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and brute-force operations…
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Researchers believe Gamaredon and Turla threat groups are collaborating
ESET Research has discovered evidence of collaboration between the Gamaredon and Turla threat groups. Both groups are linked to Russia’s primary intelligence agency, the FSB, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/19/gamaredon-turla-threat-groups-collaborating/