Tag: threat
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Supply Chain Attacks Surge in March 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, cloud, container, control, corporate, credentials, crypto, data-breach, github, group, hacking, identity, infrastructure, Internet, kubernetes, least-privilege, linux, LLM, macOS, malicious, malware, mfa, network, north-korea, open-source, openai, phishing, pypi, software, startup, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windowsIntroductionThere was a significant increase in software supply chain attacks in March 2026. There were five major software supply-chain attacks that occurred including the Axios NPM package compromise, which has been attributed to a North Korean threat actor. In addition, a hacking group known as TeamPCP was able to compromise Trivy (a vulnerability scanner), KICS…
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Zunehmende technische Eskalation bei DDoS-Angriffen in der DACH-Region
Der neue NETSCOUT DDoS Threat Intelligence Report zeigt eine dramatische Verschärfung der Cyberbedrohungslage durch hacktivistische Aktivitäten und die Nutzung von DDoS-Attacken als präzisionsgelenkte Waffen mit geopolitischem Einfluss: In der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2025 wurden weltweit mehr als acht Millionen DDoS-Angriffe registriert [1]. Besonders auffällig ist der Druck auf kritische Infrastrukturen, ausgelöst durch Hacktivisten, DDoS-for-hire-Dienste und Botnetze….…
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Drift loses $280 million as North Korean hackers seize Security Council powers
The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drift-loses-280-million-north-korean-hackers-seize-security-council-powers/
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7 ways to improve your business resilience with backup and recovery
Tags: attack, automation, backup, business, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, data, dns, HIPAA, identity, malware, metric, network, PCI, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, soc, threat, vulnerability2. Ensure off-site backup copies : Local backups are fast, but they are also vulnerable to the same physical disasters and ransomware attacks that hit your primary servers. If your production environment and your backups are on the same network segment without air-gapping, a single compromise becomes a total extinction event. The Fix: Adopt a 3-2-1 strategy (3 total copies of data, 2 different media…
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5 Steps to break free from alert fatigue and build resilient security operations
2. Prioritize outcomes over ticket volume : Stop focusing on how many alerts are cleared. This may be a metric for a better understanding of where automation or headcount are necessary but prioritize outcomes. Instead, the right questions are: How quickly did you contain a threat? Did we disrupt business operations or keep recovery swift and effective? A practical, outcome-driven SOC measures: Dwell time: How long before a threat was neutralized? Mean Time to Contain: How quickly…
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6 critical mistakes that undermine cyber resilience (and how to fix them)
Tags: attack, automation, backup, best-practice, business, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, guide, identity, intelligence, malware, metric, network, ransomware, resilience, risk, soc, strategy, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityGuide to Managing Strong Personalities During a Cybercrisis. Mistake 2: Fragmented asset and risk views: Fragmented asset and risk views make it difficult for teams to understand what is actually in their environment and where the most pressing exposures reside. When devices, configurations, and identity data live in separate tools or are maintained inconsistently, gaps…
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6 metrics IT leaders can’t afford to ignore for business resilience
Tags: access, attack, automation, awareness, backup, business, cloud, compliance, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, identity, incident response, metric, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, soar, soc, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability2. Mean time to respond (MTTR): From triage to containment : It’s not enough to spot threats”, you have to contain them fast. MTTR tracks how quickly your team can isolate and neutralize incidents. Integrated SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) workflows now drive a 500% year-over-year increase in orchestrated alert response actions, according to our latest SOC report. The difference? Teams leveraging automation have moved from after-the-fact…
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5 critical steps to achieve business resilience in cybersecurity
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, backup, breach, business, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, identity, malicious, mfa, msp, password, ransomware, resilience, soc, threat, tool, updateLooking for end-to-end coverage of your environment? Check out N-able Unified Security Solutions. 2. Transition from manual to automated response : SOC teams can’t keep up with the flood of alerts”, N-able handled 2 alerts per minute on average in 2025. That’s why automation and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) saw a 500% YoY surge”, almost one in four responses are now…
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China-Linked TA416 Targets European Governments with PlugX and OAuth-Based Phishing
A China-aligned threat actor has set its sights on European government and diplomatic organizations since mid-2025, following a two-year period of minimal targeting in the region.The campaign has been attributed to TA416, a cluster of activity that overlaps with DarkPeony, RedDelta, Red Lich, SmugX, UNC6384, and Vertigo Panda.”This TA416 activity included multiple First seen on…
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Microsoft Details Cookie-Controlled PHP Web Shells Persisting via Cron on Linux Servers
Threat actors are increasingly using HTTP cookies as a control channel for PHP-based web shells on Linux servers and to achieve remote code execution, according to findings from the Microsoft Defender Security Research Team.”Instead of exposing command execution through URL parameters or request bodies, these web shells rely on threat actor-supplied cookie values to gate…
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prompted 2026 Evaluating Threats Automating Defense At Google
Author, Creator & Presenter: Heather Adkins, VP of Security Engineering, Google & Four Flynn, VP Security and Privacy, Google Our thanks to [un]prompted for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding [un]prompted 2026 AI Security Practitioner content on the Organizations’) YouTube Channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/unprompted-2026-evaluating-threats-automating-defense-at-google/
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Cisco 2026 State of Wireless Report: AI Wireless Threats Grow as Security Gaps Widen
Cisco finds AI-driven wireless attacks are rising as security gaps widen across complex networks. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cisco-2026-state-of-wireless-report-ai-wireless-threats-grow-as-security-gaps-widen/
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Government agencies see cyber threats as major barrier to tech improvements
Federal leaders also see opportunities to accelerate cyber defense with AI, but most agencies are still only testing AI tools, ;a new survey found. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cybersecurity-modernization-ai-ey-survey/816590/
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North Korealinked hackers drain $285M from Drift in sophisticated attack
Drift lost $285M in a sophisticated attack, likely by North Korea, who used nonce-based tricks to gain control and quickly drain funds Drift suffered a $285 million cryptocurrency heist in a highly sophisticated attack likely linked to North Korea. Threat actors used durable nonce accounts to pre-sign and delay transactions, while also compromising multisig approvals…
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High-Severity Vulnerabilities, Supply Chain Breaches, and AI Threats Redefine Cybersecurity This Week
Weekly summary of Cybersecurity Insider newsletters First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/weekly-roundup/high-severity-vulnerabilities-supply-chain-breaches-and-ai-threats-redefine-cybersecurity-this-week/
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Claude Code source leak exploited to spread malware
A source code leak involving Anthropic’s Claude Code tool quickly escalated into a cybersecurity threat, as attackers seized on the exposed files to lure developers into … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/03/claude-code-leak-github-malware/
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CISA Includes TrueConf Security Flaw in KEV Catalog After Exploitation in the Wild
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has officially added a critical security flaw affecting the TrueConf Client to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This addition follows clear evidence that threat actors are actively exploiting the bug in real-world attacks. The Vulnerability (CVE-2026-3502) Tracked as CVE-2026-3502, the flaw is categorized as a >>Download of…
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12 cyber industry trends revealed at RSAC 2026
Tags: access, ai, application-security, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, firewall, gartner, governance, identity, infrastructure, insurance, metric, microsoft, monitoring, mssp, phishing, programming, risk, risk-management, service, siem, skills, soc, software, startup, technology, threat, tool, trainingLegacy security vendors have the inside track on AI, for now: As far as AI technology consumption for cybersecurity, most CISOs I spoke with were open-minded while leaning toward their existing vendors, at least in the short term. This may buy legacy security vendors a bit, but not much time.Remember what happened in the cloud…
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Ransomware, and Supply Chain Breaches Surge
In this week’s weekly roundup, The Cyber Express delivers a concise overview of the latest cybersecurity news, highlighting major cyberattacks, new ransomware risks, and supply chain vulnerabilities. Organizations across industries continue to face a surge in modern cyber threats, ranging from targeted breaches to large-scale exploitation campaigns that disrupt operations and expose sensitive data. First seen on…
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CERT-EU: European Commission hack exposes data of 30 EU entities
The European Union’s Cybersecurity Service (CERT-EU) has attributed the European Commission cloud hack to the TeamPCP threat group, saying the resulting breach exposed the data of at least 29 other Union entities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cert-eu-european-commission-hack-exposes-data-of-30-eu-entities/
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TP-Link Router Flaws Allowed Attackers to Launch DoS Attacks and Cause Crashes
TP-Link has recently addressed a batch of severe vulnerabilities affecting the Tapo C520WS security camera system. Security cameras are critical pieces of equipment for home and business safety, making device stability a top priority. When vulnerabilities allow threat actors to knock these devices offline or change their settings without permission, it poses a direct risk…
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TP-Link Router Flaws Allowed Attackers to Launch DoS Attacks and Cause Crashes
TP-Link has recently addressed a batch of severe vulnerabilities affecting the Tapo C520WS security camera system. Security cameras are critical pieces of equipment for home and business safety, making device stability a top priority. When vulnerabilities allow threat actors to knock these devices offline or change their settings without permission, it poses a direct risk…
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Drift loses $280 million North Korean hackers seize Security Council powers
The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drift-loses-280-million-north-korean-hackers-seize-security-council-powers/
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North Korea-Linked Hackers Hit Axios npm in Supply Chain Attack
Tags: attack, breach, credentials, cyber, hacker, korea, malicious, north-korea, software, supply-chain, threatA major software supply chain attack has been uncovered after threat actors compromised the widely used Axios npm package, impacting developers and organizations worldwide. The incident, detected on March 31, 2026, involved the use of stolen maintainer credentials to inject malicious code into the popular HTTP client library. Axios is one of the most widely…
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Adobe Data Breach Allegedly Exposes 13 Million Support Tickets
A threat actor known as >>Mr. Raccoon<< claims to have breached Adobe, stealing a massive amount of sensitive data. According to a report by International Cyber Digest, the stolen files include 13 million customer support tickets, 15,000 employee records, internal documents, and all of the company's HackerOne bug bounty submissions. The attacker did not hack…
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What Happens When Data Centers Become Military Targets?
It’s Time for CIOs to Rethink Business Continuity Plans and Cloud Resources The targeting of commercial cloud data centers in the Middle East marks a turning point for CIOs and enterprise leaders. Geopolitics and military conflicts are definite threats to vital technology infrastructure. The question is: How well-prepared and resilient is your enterprise? First seen…
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Granular Policy Enforcement for Hybrid Classical-Quantum AI Workflows
Master granular policy enforcement for hybrid classical-quantum AI workflows. Secure your MCP servers with post-quantum encryption and advanced threat detection. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/granular-policy-enforcement-for-hybrid-classical-quantum-ai-workflows/