Tag: threat
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KFC Venezuela Suffers Alleged Data Breach Exposing 1 Million Customer Records
A threat actor is claiming responsibility for a data breach at KFC’s Venezuela operations, offering for sale a database containing the personal and order information of more than one million customers. The sale was advertised on a dark web forum on October 8, 2025, where the seller posted a 405 MB CSV file containing exactly…
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KFC Venezuela Suffers Alleged Data Breach Exposing 1 Million Customer Records
A threat actor is claiming responsibility for a data breach at KFC’s Venezuela operations, offering for sale a database containing the personal and order information of more than one million customers. The sale was advertised on a dark web forum on October 8, 2025, where the seller posted a 405 MB CSV file containing exactly…
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How to Build a Proactive Cybersecurity Monitoring Program for Modern Threats
Key Takeaways Cyber monitoring has become a core function for modern security teams, but collecting data alone isn’t enough. Effective cyber security monitoring requires a clear structure that ties strategy, data, and detection together into a single, coherent program. This blog walks through a practical, layered approach to building a proactive cyber security monitoring and……
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Pentera Acquires DevOcean to Streamline Vulnerability Fixes
Pentera-DevOcean Platform to Deliver Unified Attack Simulation and Remediation. Pentera has acquired DevOcean to close a major operational gap in threat resolution. With AI-based prioritization and remediation orchestration across over 100 tools, Pentera is building a unified platform to address both attack simulation and fix deployment. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/pentera-acquires-devocean-to-streamline-vulnerability-fixes-a-29698
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Pentera Acquires DevOcean to Streamline Vulnerability Fixes
Pentera-DevOcean Platform to Deliver Unified Attack Simulation and Remediation. Pentera has acquired DevOcean to close a major operational gap in threat resolution. With AI-based prioritization and remediation orchestration across over 100 tools, Pentera is building a unified platform to address both attack simulation and fix deployment. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/pentera-acquires-devocean-to-streamline-vulnerability-fixes-a-29698
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Hackers now use Velociraptor DFIR tool in ransomware attacks
Threat actors have started to use the Velociraptor digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool in attacks that deploy LockBit and Babuk ransomware. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-use-velociraptor-dfir-tool-in-ransomware-attacks/
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Hackers now use Velociraptor DFIR tool in ransomware attacks
Threat actors have started to use the Velociraptor digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool in attacks that deploy LockBit and Babuk ransomware. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-use-velociraptor-dfir-tool-in-ransomware-attacks/
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Cryptohack Roundup: $21M SBI Crypto Heist
Also: Shibarium Plans to Reimburse Victims, $1.8M Abracadabra Hack. This week, hackers stole $21 million from SBI crypto, Shibarium planned reimbursement for $4 million bridge exploit victims, Abracadabra lost $1.8 million in a hack and North Korean threat actors have set a new record stealing $2 billion this year so far. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Clop Attacks Against Oracle E-Business Suite Trace to July
Signs Point to Multiple Exploit Chains, One Including a Zero-Day, Being Employed. Data-stealing attacks targeting Oracle E-Business Suite, for which an affiliate of Russian-speaking Clop ransomware group is claiming credit, appear to have begun by August and involved multiple attack chains, of which one targeted a zero-day vulnerability, report Google threat researchers. First seen on…
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Google Says Oracle EBS Extortion Campaign Possibly Targeted Thousands, Could Date Back To July
Google Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant share new details on the Oracle E-Business Suite extortion campaign by a threat actor possibly tied to ShinyHunters. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/google-says-oracle-ebs-extortion-campaign-possibly-targeted-thousands-could-date-back-to-july
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From HealthKick to GOVERSHELL: The Evolution of UTA0388’s Espionage Malware
A China-aligned threat actor codenamed UTA0388 has been attributed to a series of spear-phishing campaigns targeting North America, Asia, and Europe that are designed to deliver a Go-based implant known as GOVERSHELL.”The initially observed campaigns were tailored to the targets, and the messages purported to be sent by senior researchers and analysts from legitimate-sounding, completely…
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Anatomy of a Modern Threat: Deconstructing the Figma MCP Vulnerability
Threat researchers recently disclosed a severe vulnerability in a Figma Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, as reported by The Hacker News. While the specific patch is important, the discovery itself serves as a critical wake-up call for every organization rushing to adopt AI. This incident provides a blueprint for a new class of attacks that…
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Anatomy of a Modern Threat: Deconstructing the Figma MCP Vulnerability
Threat researchers recently disclosed a severe vulnerability in a Figma Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, as reported by The Hacker News. While the specific patch is important, the discovery itself serves as a critical wake-up call for every organization rushing to adopt AI. This incident provides a blueprint for a new class of attacks that…
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Renewal of cyber information-sharing law must mind the gap, senator says
Companies that are still sharing threat information with the government despite the lapse of the law known as CISA 2015 should be protected retroactively when Congress revives that authority, Sen. Gary Peters says. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-2015-renewal-peters-bill-gap-in-liability-protections
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Renewal of cyber information-sharing law must mind the gap, senator says
Companies that are still sharing threat information with the government despite the lapse of the law known as CISA 2015 should be protected retroactively when Congress revives that authority, Sen. Gary Peters says. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-2015-renewal-peters-bill-gap-in-liability-protections
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Sen. Peters tries another approach to extend expired cyber threat information-sharing law
A new bill renames the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 and would make its legal protections retroactive after its lapse. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/gary-peters-cyber-threat-information-sharing-law-rand-paul/
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Sen. Peters tries another approach to extend expired cyber threat information-sharing law
A new bill renames the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 and would make its legal protections retroactive after its lapse. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/gary-peters-cyber-threat-information-sharing-law-rand-paul/
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CVE-2025-5947: WordPress Plugin flaw lets hackers access Admin accounts
Threat actors are exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-5947, in the Service Finder WordPress theme’s Bookings plugin. Threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5947 (CVSS score 9.8), in the Service Finder WordPress theme’s Bookings plugin. The plugin (versions ≤6.0) has an authentication bypass issue allowing attackers to log in as any…
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Legit tools, illicit uses: Velociraptor, Nezha turned against victims
Threat actors are using an increasing variety of commercial and open-source products to carry out their attacks: according to researchers, Velociraptor and Nezha are the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/09/velociraptor-nezha-attackers-misuse/
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Threat Actors Exploit DFIR Tool Velociraptor in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: access, attack, cisco, cyber, exploit, incident response, open-source, ransomware, software, threat, toolCisco Talos has confirmed that ransomware operators are now leveraging Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool, to gain stealthy, persistent access and deploy multiple ransomware variants against enterprise environments. This marks the first definitive linkage between Velociraptor and ransomware operations, underscoring a shift in how threat actors incorporate legitimate security software…
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ClayRat spyware turns phones into distribution hubs via SMS and Telegram
Fighting a self-spreading spyware: Experts say combating ClayRat requires both technical hardening and behavioral hygiene.”Security teams should enforce a layered mobile security posture that reduces installation paths, detects compromise, and limits blast radius,” said Jason Soroko, Senior Fellow at Sectigo. He recommends blocking sideloading through Android Enterprise policy, deploying mobile threat defense integrated with endpoint…
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Your cyber risk problem isn’t tech, it’s architecture
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, best-practice, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, csf, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, grc, group, intelligence, Internet, ISO-27001, mitre, nist, PCI, phishing, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, software, strategy, threat, training, update, vulnerabilityIf the company already has a mature risk culture: The implementation of a cybersecurity management project becomes more flexible. Since my goal is to share the mechanics to achieve success in a cybersecurity program, I emphasize below some components of this ‘recipe’ to consider: Understand the dynamics and scope of the business, mapping stakeholders, processes…
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Your cyber risk problem isn’t tech, it’s architecture
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, best-practice, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, csf, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, grc, group, intelligence, Internet, ISO-27001, mitre, nist, PCI, phishing, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, software, strategy, threat, training, update, vulnerabilityIf the company already has a mature risk culture: The implementation of a cybersecurity management project becomes more flexible. Since my goal is to share the mechanics to achieve success in a cybersecurity program, I emphasize below some components of this ‘recipe’ to consider: Understand the dynamics and scope of the business, mapping stakeholders, processes…
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All SonicWall Cloud Backup Users Have Firewall Configuration Files Stolen
SonicWall said that a threat actor has accessed files containing encrypted credentials and configuration data for all customers who have used its cloud backup service First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/sonicwall-cloud-firewall/
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Velociraptor leveraged in ransomware attacks
Cisco Talos has confirmed that ransomware operators are leveraging Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool that had not previously been definitively tied to ransomware incidents. We assess with moderate confidence that this activity can be attributed to threat actor Storm-2603, based on overlapping tools First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/velociraptor-leveraged-in-ransomware-attacks/
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Velociraptor leveraged in ransomware attacks
Cisco Talos has confirmed that ransomware operators are leveraging Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool that had not previously been definitively tied to ransomware incidents. We assess with moderate confidence that this activity can be attributed to threat actor Storm-2603, based on overlapping tools First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/velociraptor-leveraged-in-ransomware-attacks/
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Threat actors steal firewall configs, impacting all SonicWall Cloud Backup users
All SonicWall Cloud Backup users were impacted after hackers stole firewall configuration files from the MySonicWall service in early September. Threat actors stole firewall configuration backups from SonicWall’s cloud service, impacting all users of its MySonicWall cloud backup platform. In September, SonicWall urged customers to reset credentials after firewall backup files tied to MySonicWall accounts…