Tag: threat
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Ransomware upstart ‘The Gentlemen’ raises the stakes for OT”‘heavy sectors
Tags: access, attack, breach, ceo, ciso, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, group, healthcare, insurance, intelligence, least-privilege, monitoring, network, ransomware, resilience, risk, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustHigh-stakes industries make prime targets: The attacks have been spread across 17 countries, with Thailand and the US being the top targets, followed by Venezuela and India. The Gentlemen ransomware group already has a victim count of 27, with manufacturing and construction industries being the key targets, followed by healthcare, insurance, and others.”These sectors are…
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The Time-Saving Guide for Service Providers: Automating vCISO and Compliance Services
IntroductionManaged service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) are under increasing pressure to deliver strong cybersecurity outcomes in a landscape marked by rising threats and evolving compliance requirements. At the same time, clients want better protection without managing cybersecurity themselves. Service providers must balance these growing demands with the First seen on thehackernews.com…
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What the Salesloft Drift breaches reveal about 4th-party risk
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, control, data, data-breach, email, exploit, google, hacker, incident response, intelligence, monitoring, risk, risk-assessment, saas, soc, software, startup, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, zero-trustFebruary 2024: SalesLoft acquires Drift, an AI-powered chatbot companyThe hidden legacy: Drift’s existing OAuth tokens to thousands of Salesforce and Google Workspace instances probably remained activeTime passes: Tokens and app permissions remain valid unless explicitly rotated or revoked.August 2025: Attackers abuse OAuth tokens associated with the Drift application to enumerate and exfiltrate Salesforce data; a…
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CHILLYHELL macOS Backdoor and ZynorRAT RAT Threaten macOS, Windows, and Linux Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new malware families, including a modular Apple macOS backdoor called CHILLYHELL and a Go-based remote access trojan (RAT) named ZynorRAT that can target both Windows and Linux systems.According to an analysis from Jamf Threat Labs, ChillyHell is written in C++ and is developed for Intel architectures.CHILLYHELL is the name assigned…
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Blue Mantis Expands Into Full-Scale MSSP With Launch Of Mantis Protect Service
Blue Mantis unveiled a major expansion of its managed security service Wednesday with the launch of a comprehensive offering, Mantis Protect, that will provide a massive boost to threat response and proactive security at a time of intensifying cyberattacks, Blue Mantis CISO Jay Martin told CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/blue-mantis-expands-into-full-scale-mssp-with-launch-of-mantis-protect-service
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Hackers hide behind Tor in exposed Docker API breaches
A threat actor targeting exposed Docker APIs has updated its malicious tooling with more dangerous functionality that could lay the foundation for a complex botnet. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hide-behind-tor-in-exposed-docker-api-breaches/
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Top 10 Best Internal Network Penetration Testing Providers in 2025
In a world of evolving threats, the security of an organization’s internal network is just as important as its external defenses. An internal network penetration test simulates a real-world attack from a threat actor who has already gained a foothold inside the network, exposing vulnerabilities that could lead to privilege escalation and data exfiltration. This…
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Qantas Reduces Executive Pay Following Cyberattack
The data breach, which occurred earlier this year, saw threat actors compromise a third-party platform to obtain Qantas customers’ personal information. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/qantas-reduces-executive-pay-cyberattack
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Huge NPM Supply-Chain Attack Goes Out With Whimper
Threat actors phished Qix’s NPM account, then used their access to publish poisoned versions of 18 popular open-source packages accounting for more than 2 billion weekly downloads. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/huge-npm-supply-chain-attack-whimper
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Hackers hide behind Tor in exposed Docker API breaches
A threat actor targeting exposed Docker APIs has updated its malicious tooling with more dangerous functionality that could lay the foundation for a complex botnet. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hide-behind-tor-in-exposed-docker-api-breaches/
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Supply chain attack targets npm, +2 Billion weekly npm downloads exposed
Multiple popular npm packages were compromised in a supply chain attack after a maintainer fell for a phishing email targeting 2FA credentials. A supply chain attack compromised multiple popular npm packages with 2B weekly downloads after a maintainer fell for a phishing email mimicking npm, targeting 2FA credentials. Threat actors targeted Josh Junon’s (Qix) to…
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Quantum Computing Threat Forces Crypto Revolution in 2025
The world of cybersecurity has spent decades building digital fortresses with mathematical locks that felt unbreakable. Quantum computing is rewriting the rules. The emergence of quantum computing presents a critical threat to classical cryptographic systems. It endangers the security of current digital communication frameworks. Most experts now believe a cryptographically relevant quantum computer will likely…
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Zero Trust’s Next Phase: Agility, Identity, AI Risks
Tags: access, ai, ciso, control, data, governance, identity, intelligence, network, risk, threat, zero-trustWhy CISOs Must Rethink Access, Behavioral Analytics and AI Governance at Scale Zero trust is evolving beyond static controls and network segmentation. CISOs must prepare for dynamic, behavior-driven security models that incorporate real-time intelligence, enforce identity and data safeguards, and manage AI as both a threat vector and a security tool. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Threat Actor Accidentally Exposes AI-Powered Operations
A threat actor accidentally revealed their AI-powered methods by installing Huntress security software First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/threat-actor-exposes-operations/
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New cyber director Cairncross calls on industry to help put ‘America First’ in cyberspace
“We’ve admired the problem for too long, and now it’s time to do something about it,” National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said about the cybersecurity threat environment. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/sean-cairncross-oncd-billington-cybersecurity-speech
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GPUGate Malware Shows Hardware-Specific Evasion Tactics: Arctic Wolf
Bad actors are using GitHub’s repository structure and paid Google Ads placements to trick EU IT users into downloading a unique malware dubbed “GPUGate” that includes new hardware-specific evasion techniques that may begin to appear in other attacks, according to Arctic Wolf threat researchers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/gpugate-malware-shows-hardware-specific-evasion-tactics-arctic-wolf/
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Breaking Down Silos: Why You Need an Ecosystem View of Cloud Risk
Tags: access, attack, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, cvss, cyber, data, data-breach, exploit, governance, grc, identity, infrastructure, Internet, least-privilege, metric, network, risk, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityA disjointed approach to cloud security generates more noise than clarity, making it hard for you to prioritize what to fix first. Learn how Tenable dissolves this challenge by integrating cloud security into a unified exposure management platform giving you the context to pinpoint your organization’s biggest cyber risks. Don’t just manage cloud security understand…
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GPUGate Malware Shows Hardware-Specific Evasion Tactics: Arctic Wolf
Bad actors are using GitHub’s repository structure and paid Google Ads placements to trick EU IT users into downloading a unique malware dubbed “GPUGate” that includes new hardware-specific evasion techniques that may begin to appear in other attacks, according to Arctic Wolf threat researchers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/gpugate-malware-shows-hardware-specific-evasion-tactics-arctic-wolf/
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Breaking Down Silos: Why You Need an Ecosystem View of Cloud Risk
Tags: access, attack, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, cvss, cyber, data, data-breach, exploit, governance, grc, identity, infrastructure, Internet, least-privilege, metric, network, risk, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityA disjointed approach to cloud security generates more noise than clarity, making it hard for you to prioritize what to fix first. Learn how Tenable dissolves this challenge by integrating cloud security into a unified exposure management platform giving you the context to pinpoint your organization’s biggest cyber risks. Don’t just manage cloud security understand…
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Link11 Reports 225% more DDoS attacks in H1 2025 with new tactics against infrastructure
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, September 9th, 2025, CyberNewsWire The threat landscape surrounding distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks intensified significantly in the first half of 2025, according to the latest Link11 European Cyber Report. Documented attacks targeting the Link11 network increased by 225% compared to the same period in 2024. The report highlights not only a marked rise in attack…
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Axios Abuse and Salty 2FA Kits Fuel Advanced Microsoft 365 Phishing Attacks
Threat actors are abusing HTTP client tools like Axios in conjunction with Microsoft’s Direct Send feature to form a “highly efficient attack pipeline” in recent phishing campaigns, according to new findings from ReliaQuest.”Axios user agent activity surged 241% from June to August 2025, dwarfing the 85% growth of all other flagged user agents combined,” the…
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Phishing kit Salty2FA washes away confidence in MFA
A call for layered and adaptive defenses: Countering Salty2FA might need something more than passwords and legacy controls, industry experts agreed. Darren Guccione, CEO of Keeper Security, argued that passkeys and passwordless authentication should be part of the strategy. “These technologies complement existing security measures by reducing reliance on traditional passwords, which remain a prime…
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Phishing kit Salty2FA washes away confidence in MFA
A call for layered and adaptive defenses: Countering Salty2FA might need something more than passwords and legacy controls, industry experts agreed. Darren Guccione, CEO of Keeper Security, argued that passkeys and passwordless authentication should be part of the strategy. “These technologies complement existing security measures by reducing reliance on traditional passwords, which remain a prime…
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Phishing Alert: Kimusky Hackers Masquerade as Tax Authority with ‘September Tax Return Due Date’ Email
South Korean internet users are being targeted by a sophisticated phishing campaign attributed to the North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky. The malicious emails, masquerading as official notices from the National Tax Service (NTS), inform recipients of a “September Tax Return Payment Due Notice” and urge them to click a link to view an…
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Phishing Alert: Kimusky Hackers Masquerade as Tax Authority with ‘September Tax Return Due Date’ Email
South Korean internet users are being targeted by a sophisticated phishing campaign attributed to the North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky. The malicious emails, masquerading as official notices from the National Tax Service (NTS), inform recipients of a “September Tax Return Payment Due Notice” and urge them to click a link to view an…
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Phishing Alert: Kimusky Hackers Masquerade as Tax Authority with ‘September Tax Return Due Date’ Email
South Korean internet users are being targeted by a sophisticated phishing campaign attributed to the North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky. The malicious emails, masquerading as official notices from the National Tax Service (NTS), inform recipients of a “September Tax Return Payment Due Notice” and urge them to click a link to view an…