Tag: threat
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Hackers Exploit Amazon SES to Blast Over 50,000 Malicious Emails Daily
Tags: cloud, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, email, exploit, hacker, malicious, phishing, service, threatA sophisticated cyberattack campaign where threat actors exploited compromised AWS credentials to hijack Amazon’s Simple Email Service (SES), launching large-scale phishing operations capable of sending over 50,000 malicious emails daily. The Wiz Research team identified this alarming SES abuse campaign in May 2025, highlighting a concerning trend where cybercriminals are weaponizing legitimate cloud services to…
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Is the CISO role broken?
Short tenures breed long-term failure: But tenures have remained low. Several articles every year place the average CISO tenure in the region at two to three years, and that matches my own field experience.You do not achieve much in terms of transformative impact in any large firm in two to three years.In fact, many CISOs…
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Is the CISO role broken?
Short tenures breed long-term failure: But tenures have remained low. Several articles every year place the average CISO tenure in the region at two to three years, and that matches my own field experience.You do not achieve much in terms of transformative impact in any large firm in two to three years.In fact, many CISOs…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Drift Breach Chaos, Zero-Days Active, Patch Warnings, Smarter Threats & More
Cybersecurity never slows down. Every week brings new threats, new vulnerabilities, and new lessons for defenders. For security and IT teams, the challenge is not just keeping up with the news”, it’s knowing which risks matter most right now. That’s what this digest is here for: a clear, simple briefing to help you focus where…
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U.S. Officials Investigating Cyber Threat Aimed at China Trade Talks
According to the Wall Street Journal, the deceptive message, purporting to come from Representative John Moolenaar, was dispatched in July to multiple U.S. trade groups, prominent law firms and government agencies. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Reuters) U.S. authorities have launched an investigation into a sophisticated malware-laden email that appears to have been crafted to glean […]…
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macOS Under Attack: Atomic Stealer Hidden in Pirated Software
The cybersecurity landscape for macOS users has taken a dangerous turn as cybercriminals increasingly target Apple’s ecosystem with sophisticated malware campaigns. Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS), a specialized data-theft malware, has emerged as one of the most significant threats to Mac users, particularly those seeking cracked software applications. While macOS has historically maintained a reputation as…
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Australian Authorities Expose Ransomware Gangs and Their Hidden Careers
Groundbreaking research reveals the inner workings of cybercriminal networks targeting Australia and allied nations. Australian researchers have completed a comprehensive analysis of ransomware criminal groups, providing unprecedented insights into one of the most damaging cybercrime threats of the modern era. The study, conducted by the Australian Institute of Criminology, examined 865 ransomware attacks across Australia,…
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The importance of reviewing AI data centers’ policies
Tags: ai, attack, backdoor, corporate, cybersecurity, data, government, Hardware, jobs, monitoring, risk, side-channel, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityWhat cybersecurity leaders need to consider: Given these expanded threats, cybersecurity leaders and decision makers must closely scrutinize whether their AI data center operators are implementing corporate policies that require technical measures to secure AI data centers across all layers of security, including hardware, data, and geopolitical. Examples of such policies include: closely inspecting hardware…
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10 security leadership career-killers, and how to avoid them
Tags: ai, breach, business, ciso, control, cybersecurity, incident response, intelligence, jobs, resilience, risk, security-incident, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool2. Being just a technologist rather than a business executive, too: To align security with enterprise strategy, security professionals need to be business leaders, too, says Ryan Knisley, former CISO of The Walt Disney Co. and Costco Wholesale.That remains a struggle for many CISOs, who still tend to ascend through the security organization and not…
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Cyber defense cannot be democratized
The democratization of AI has fundamentally lowered the barrier for threat actors, creating a bigger pool of people who can carry out sophisticated attacks. The so-called … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/08/threat-validation-devops/
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Proactively Manage NHIs to Avoid Data Breaches
Why Proactive NHI Management is Crucial? Is your organization ready to face the ruthlessness of cyber threats? While businesses continue to adopt cloud computing, it is becoming vital to manage and secure Non-Human Identities (NHIs) to avoid data breaches. NHIs are machine-created identities essential in maintaining cybersecurity. Essentially, it is the combination of a Secret……
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Czech cyber agency NUKIB flags Chinese espionage risks to critical infrastructure
Tags: china, cyber, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, espionage, group, healthcare, infrastructure, risk, threatCzech cybersecurity agency NUKIB warns of Chinese cyber threats to critical infrastructure, citing the cyberespionage group APT31 and risky devices. The Czech Republic’s National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NUKIB) warns of growing risks from Chinese-linked technologies in critical sectors like energy, healthcare, transport, and government. The agency warns of risks from Chinese-made devices (phones,…
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Keeper Security gibt Integration mit CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM bekannt
Die Security-Information-and-Event-Management-(SIEM)-Lösung von CrowdStrike vereinheitlicht native CrowdStrike-Falcon®-Plattform- und Drittanbieter-Daten mit branchenführender Threat Intelligence und KI-gesteuerter Automatisierung, um die Bedrohungserkennung und -reaktion zu beschleunigen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/keeper-security-gibt-integration-mit-crowdstrike-falcon-next-gen-siem-bekannt/a41918/
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6 Best Practices for CMMC Physical Security Control
The first C in CMMC stands for cybersecurity, so it makes sense that the vast majority of content and information about it (both here and elsewhere online) is focused on the cyber aspect. Digital security makes up the bulk of the certification, and it’s by far the biggest threat vector in a modern business space….…
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E-Mail Threat Landscape Report: Zunahme dynamischer Phishing-Angriffe auf Unternehmen
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/e-mail-threat-landscape-report-zunahme-phishing-angriffe-unternehmen
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Noisy Bear Targets Kazakhstan Energy Sector With BarrelFire Phishing Campaign
A threat actor possibly of Russian origin has been attributed to a new set of attacks targeting the energy sector in Kazakhstan.The activity, codenamed Operation BarrelFire, is tied to a new threat group tracked by Seqrite Labs as Noisy Bear. The threat actor has been active since at least April 2025.”The campaign is targeted towards…
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Securing AI Models Against Adversarial Attacks in Financial Applications
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) agents across industries has brought significant benefits but also increased exposure to cyber threats, particularly adversarial attacks. According to the Deloitte Threat Report, nearly 30% of all AI cyberattacks now involve adversarial techniques such as training data poisoning, model theft, and adversarial sample manipulation, which can cause AI……
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Malicious npm Packages Impersonate Flashbots, Steal Ethereum Wallet Keys
A new set of four malicious packages have been discovered in the npm package registry with capabilities to steal cryptocurrency wallet credentials from Ethereum developers.”The packages masquerade as legitimate cryptographic utilities and Flashbots MEV infrastructure while secretly exfiltrating private keys and mnemonic seeds to a Telegram bot controlled by the threat actor,” Socket researcher First…
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Keeper Security Announces Integration With CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM
Keeper Security has announced a new partnership with CrowdStrike, which aims to protect businesses against cyber threats. Keeper’s cloud-native PAM platform, KeeperPAM®, now integrates with CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM, the AI-powered engine of the modern Security Operations Center (SOC). Organisations can now find and investigate threats with AI-powered detections from Falcon Next-Gen SIEM and rich insights…
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Proaktive Cyberresilienz erfordert Threat Intelligence
Cyberangriffe nehmen rasant zu und richten immer größere Schäden an. Schadensbegrenzung allein reicht deshalb nicht mehr aus. Reaktive Ansätze, die erst nach einem Vorfall wirksam werden, werden der aktuellen Risikolage nicht gerecht. Zwar setzen Unternehmen Maßnahmen zur Erkennung potenzieller Risiken und Bedrohungen ein, konzentrieren sie sich dabei jedoch meist ausschließlich auf die eigene Organisation. Risiken……
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ID.me Gets $340M in Series E to Scale, Tackle Deepfake Fraud
Series E Funding at $2B Valuation Fuels Fraud Defense, Identity Tech Buildout. Washington D.C.-area identity verification provider ID.me has raised $340 million to develop fraud-fighting technology and prepare for long-term expansion. The investment supports product innovation to stop AI threats such as deepfakes and fake businesses. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/idme-gets-340m-in-series-e-to-scale-tackle-deepfake-fraud-a-29381
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ISC2 Aims to Bridge DFIR Skills Gap With New Certificate
The nonprofit training organization’s new program addresses digital forensics, incident management, and network threat hunting. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-careers/isc2-aims-to-bridge-dfir-skill-gap-with-new-certificate
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Raw Disk Reads: The EDR Blind Spot Threat Actors Love
Attackers use raw disk reads to evade EDR and steal Windows credential files, exposing a major blind spot in enterprise defenses. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/edr-blind-spots-workday/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Expert Advice for Securing Critical Infrastructure’s OT and Industrial Control Systems, IoT Devices and Network Infrastructure
Tags: access, advisory, apt, attack, authentication, breach, china, cisa, cisco, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, credentials, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, espionage, exploit, firmware, framework, google, government, guide, hacker, Hardware, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iot, login, mfa, military, mitigation, monitoring, network, nist, organized, password, phishing, ransomware, regulation, risk, russia, sans, service, software, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustDestructive cyber attacks against critical infrastructure have unfortunately become increasingly frequent. Just last week, multinational government agencies blared the alarm about a global cyber espionage campaign targeting critical infrastructure networks. With this type of cyber threat in the spotlight, we’re rounding up recent cyber advice for securing critical infrastructure. In case you missed it, here…
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TAG-150 Develops CastleRAT in Python and C, Expanding CastleLoader Malware Operations
The threat actor behind the malware-as-a-service (MaaS) framework and loader called CastleLoader has also developed a remote access trojan known as CastleRAT.”Available in both Python and C variants, CastleRAT’s core functionality consists of collecting system information, downloading and executing additional payloads, and executing commands via CMD and PowerShell,” Recorded Future Insikt Group First seen on…
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SafePay Ransomware Hits 73 Organizations in Just One Month
SafePay, an emerging ransomware group, has rapidly ascended from obscurity to notoriety in 2025. In June alone, the group claimed responsibility for attacks on 73 organizations, topping Bitdefender’s Threat Debrief rankings for the month. July saw another surge, with 42 victims added to its toll. With more than 270 claimed victims to date this year,…
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TAG-150 Hackers Escalate Attacks with Proprietary Malware Families
A sophisticated threat actor, TAG-150, active since at least March 2025. Characterized by rapid malware development, technical sophistication, and a sprawling multi-tiered infrastructure, TAG-150 has deployed several self-developed families”, CastleLoader, CastleBot, and most recently CastleRAT”, targeting organizations via phishing campaigns and fraudulent repositories. TAG-150 first surfaced with CastleLoader, a loader that delivers a diverse set…
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Threat Actors Exploit ScreenConnect Installers for Initial Access
A marked escalation in the abuse of ConnectWise ScreenConnect installers since March 2025, with U.S.-based businesses bearing the brunt of these incursions. Adversaries are now deploying lightweight ClickOnce runner installers”, devoid of embedded configurations”, to evade static detection, fetching malicious components at runtime. Post-installation, attackers automate the rapid deployment of two distinct remote access trojans…