Tag: threat
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Hackers Exploit Windows Defender Policies to Shut Down EDR Agents
Cybercriminals are now weaponizing Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policies to disable Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents en masse. What began as a proof-of-concept research release in December 2024 has quickly evolved into an active threat, with multiple malware families adopting WDAC policy abuse to evade detection and block security tools entirely. The original…
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Russian-Linked ATP29 Makes Another Run at Microsoft Credentials
Amazon researchers disrupted a watering hole campaign by Russian-linked cyberespionage group APT29 designed to use compromised websites to trick users into giving the threat actors access to their Microsoft accounts and data via the tech giant’s device code authentication flow. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/russian-linked-atp29-makes-another-run-at-microsoft-credentials/
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AI-Powered Cybercrime Is Here: Massive Breaches Dark Web Dumps
Cyber threats are escalating fast”, and now AI is making them faster, smarter, and more dangerous than ever. As August 2025 wraps up, here’s what you need to know: ✅ Anthropic reports that cybercriminals are using Claude AI to automate data extortion campaigns, targeting at least 17 organizations. AI is no longer just advising on…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 60
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter The Resurgence of IoT Malware: Inside the Mirai-Based “Gayfemboy” Botnet Campaign Your Connection, Their Cash: Threat Actors Misuse SDKs to Sell Your Bandwidth The Silent, Fileless Threat of VShell Android backdoor spies on […]…
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TamperedChef infostealer delivered through fraudulent PDF Editor
Threat actors have been using multiple websites promoted through Google ads to distribute a convincing PDF editing app that delivers an info-stealing malware called TamperedChef. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tamperedchef-infostealer-delivered-through-fraudulent-pdf-editor/
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Attackers Abuse Velociraptor Forensic Tool to Deploy Visual Studio Code for C2 Tunneling
Tags: attack, cyber, cybersecurity, endpoint, malicious, monitoring, open-source, software, threat, toolCybersecurity researchers have called attention to a cyber attack in which unknown threat actors deployed an open-source endpoint monitoring and digital forensic tool called Velociraptor, illustrating ongoing abuse of legitimate software for malicious purposes.”In this incident, the threat actor used the tool to download and execute Visual Studio Code with the likely intention of creating…
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Google Urges 2.5B Gmail Users to Reset Passwords After Salesforce Breach
A sophisticated voice phishing operation has emerged as a significant threat to organizations worldwide, with cybercriminals successfully infiltrating Salesforce environments to steal sensitive data and demand ransom payments. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has identified this financially motivated campaign, designating the primary threat cluster as UNC6040, which has demonstrated alarming success in breaching corporate networks through…
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Amazon Takes Down Russian APT29 Infrastructure Targeting Users
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, network, russia, threat, warfareAmazon’s cybersecurity team has successfully disrupted a sophisticated watering hole campaign orchestrated by APT29, a notorious hacking group linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service. The August 2025 operation represents the latest chapter in an ongoing cyber warfare battle between tech giants and state-sponsored threat actors seeking to infiltrate global networks and harvest sensitive credentials. APT29’s…
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Feel Relieved with Advanced Secrets Scanning
Why are Secrets Scanning and NHI Management Crucial in Cybersecurity? With an escalating magnitude of security threats plaguing digital, have you ever pondered over the significance of secrets scanning and Non-Human Identities (NHIs) management in cybersecurity? I can assure you that integrating these elements into your security strategy can proactively mitigate risks, streamline processes, and……
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Google Warns Salesloft Drift Breach Impacts All Drift Integrations Beyond Salesforce
Google has revealed that the recent wave of attacks targeting Salesforce instances via Salesloft Drift is much broader in scope than previously thought, stating it impacts all integrations.”We now advise all Salesloft Drift customers to treat any and all authentication tokens stored in or connected to the Drift platform as potentially compromised,” Google Threat Intelligence…
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Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon expansion prompts multinational advisory
Tags: advisory, attack, authentication, breach, china, cisco, communications, container, corporate, country, cyber, data, exploit, firmware, flaw, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ivanti, malware, military, monitoring, network, password, router, service, software, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayIvanti, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco flaws exploited: Salt Typhoon has been active since at least 2021, targeting critical infrastructure in telecom, transportation, government, and military bodies around the globe. Notably, a “cluster of activity” has been observed in the UK, according to the country’s National Cyber Security Centre.The group has had “considerable success” with “n-days,”…
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New zero-click exploit allegedly used to hack WhatsApp users
WhatsApp warns users targeted by advanced spyware, sending threat notifications to affected individuals from the past 90 days. A new zero-click exploit used to hack WhatsApp users, reported Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, Head of Security Lab at @AmnestyTech. WhatsApp has just sent out a round of threat notifications to individuals they believe were targeted by an…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Compromising Global Networks
Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, china, cisa, cisco, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, espionage, exploit, firewall, fortinet, germany, government, identity, infrastructure, injection, ivanti, kev, malicious, microsoft, military, mitigation, mitre, network, remote-code-execution, risk, software, tactics, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayAn analysis of Tenable telemetry data shows that the vulnerabilities being exploited by Chinese state-sponsored actors remain unremediated on a considerable number of devices, posing major risk to the organizations that have yet to successfully address these flaws. Background Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)…
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The Hidden Costs of Fragmented Security Infrastructure
Cybersecurity conversations often focus on the latest threats, breaches, or AI-powered responses. But beneath the surface of every high-profile attack lies a quieter, more persistent challenge: fragmentation. Disconnected security tools, siloed data, and piecemeal visibility have become the norm”, and the cost of that fragmentation is far greater than most organizations realize. Fragmentation Is the…
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Weaponized PDFs and LNK Files Used in Windows Attacks
A clandestine campaign in which threat actors are weaponizing a legitimate-looking PDF document, titled “êµê°€ì •ë³´ì—°êµ¬íšŒ 소ì‹ì§€ (52호)” (National Intelligence Research Society Newsletter Issue 52), alongside a malicious Windows shortcut (LNK) file named êµê°€ì •ë³´ì—°êµ¬íšŒ 소ì‹ì§€(52호).pdf.LNK. The attackers distribute both files together”, either within the same archive or as seemingly related attachments. When victims open the LNK…
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VS Code Marketplace Abused by Threat Actors to Deliver Malware via Trusted Extensions
A recently uncovered vulnerability in the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace has allowed malicious actors to hijack discontinued extension names and slip malware past unsuspecting developers. In June, ReversingLabs (RL) researchers discovered a new malicious extension, ahbanC.shiba, that bore the same “shiba” identifier as a ransomware-capable extension removed in March”, despite official documentation asserting…
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Abandoned Sogou Zhuyin Update Server Hijacked, Weaponized in Taiwan Espionage Campaign
An abandoned update server associated with input method editor (IME) software Sogou Zhuyin was leveraged by threat actors as part of an espionage campaign to deliver several malware families, including C6DOOR and GTELAM, in attacks primarily targeting users across Eastern Asia.”Attackers employed sophisticated infection chains, such as hijacked software updates and fake cloud storage or…
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AppSuite PDF Editor Exploit Lets Hackers Run Arbitrary Commands
A sophisticated backdoor in AppSuite PDF Editor that enables threat actors to execute arbitrary commands on compromised Windows systems. Initially flagged as a potentially unwanted program due to its aggressive installation behavior, AppSuite’s true nature was revealed when its malicious components were deobfuscated and analyzed. Threat actors exploited high-ranking PDF tool websites to distribute a…
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KI greift erstmals autonom an
Tags: ai, business, ciso, cyberattack, cybercrime, dns, group, injection, intelligence, malware, openai, ransomware, RedTeam, sans, strategy, threat, toolDas KI-gestützte Entwickler-Tool Claude Code hat einem Cyberkriminellen dabei geholfen, in Netzwerke einzudringen.CISOs und Sicherheitsentscheider rechnen schon seit längerem damit, dass Cyberangriffe nicht mehr von Menschen mit KI-Tools, sondern von KI-Systemen selbst ausgehen. Diese Befürchtung hat sich nun mit neuen Forschungserkenntnissen bestätigt. So offenbart Anthropics aktueller Threat Intelligence Report , dass das KI-gestützte Entwickler-Tool Claude…
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Salt Typhoon Exploits Flaws in Edge Network Devices to Breach 600 Organizations Worldwide
The China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Salt Typhoon has continued its attacks targeting networks across the world, including organizations in the telecommunications, government, transportation, lodging, and military infrastructure sectors.”While these actors focus on large backbone routers of major telecommunications providers, as well as provider edge (PE) and First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Cybercrime increasingly moving beyond financial gains
Tags: attack, awareness, business, ciso, computer, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, defense, disinformation, espionage, finance, government, group, hacker, hacking, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, iran, malicious, military, network, ransom, ransomware, risk, risk-analysis, russia, strategy, theft, threat, tool, ukraine, vulnerability, wormsrcset=”https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?quality=50&strip=all 892w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=223%2C300&quality=50&strip=all 223w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=768%2C1033&quality=50&strip=all 768w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=761%2C1024&quality=50&strip=all 761w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=518%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 518w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=125%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 125w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=62%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 62w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=357%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 357w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=268%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 268w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=186%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 186w” width=”761″ height=”1024″ sizes=”auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px”> Incibe. En la imagen, Patricia Alonso GarcÃa.”We are very redundant when talking about cybercrime, because we always associate it with economic motivations,” says Hervé Lambert, global consumer operations…
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Threat Actors Use Facebook Ads to Deliver Android Malware
Cybercriminals are increasingly turning their sights from desktop to mobile, exploiting Meta’s advertising platform to distribute a sophisticated Android banking trojan disguised as a free TradingView Premium app. Bitdefender Labs warns that these threat actors have shifted tactics after months of targeting Windows users with fake trading and cryptocurrency ads, now focusing worldwide on smartphone…
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Google Warns Salesloft OAuth Breach Extends Beyond Salesforce, Impacting All Integrations
Google has revealed that the recent wave of attacks targeting Salesforce instances via Salesloft Drift is much broader in scope than previously thought, stating it impacts all integrations.”We now advise all Salesloft Drift customers to treat any and all authentication tokens stored in or connected to the Drift platform as potentially compromised,” Google Threat Intelligence…
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Silver Fox Hackers Use Driver Vulnerability to Evade Security on Windows Systems
A sophisticated campaign by the Silver Fox APT group that exploits a previously unknown vulnerable driver to bypass endpoint detection and response (EDR) and antivirus solutions on fully updated Windows 10 and 11 systems. Check Point Research (CPR) revealed on August 28, 2025, that the advanced persistent threat group has been leveraging the WatchDog Antimalware…
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Forensik-Tool Velociraptor für Ransomware-Angriff missbraucht
Kriminelle haben das Open-Source-Forensik-Tool Velociraptor für einen Ransomware-Angriff missbraucht. Das Counter Threat Unit (CTU) Team von Sophos konnte nach eigenen Angaben die Attacke jedoch rechtzeitig stoppen, bevor größerer Schaden entstand. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/velociraptor-ransomware-angriff
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Safeguarding Healthcare With Secure and Smart Hospitals
Oslo University Hospital CSO Torkel Thune on Nordic Threat Landscape. Torkel Thune, head of the department for architecture, operational IT security and chief security officer at Oslo University Hospital, discusses how global shifts are affecting cybersecurity for the Nordic region, and how healthcare is especially vulnerable. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/safeguarding-healthcare-secure-smart-hospitals-a-29326
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CrowdStrike Buys Onum for $290M to Boost SIEM Data Ingestion
Buying Spanish Startup Brings Real-Time Data Pipeline Tech to Boost SOC Efficiency. CrowdStrike announced plans to acquire Spanish startup Onum Technology for $290 million. The move brings advanced data pipeline tools into its Falcon platform, speeding up threat detection and consolidating SOC workflows for customers leaving legacy SIEMs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…