Tag: threat
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And Now, LLMs Don’t Need Human Intervention to Plan and Executive Large, Complex Attacks
Researchers just proved LLMs can autonomously plan and execute full-scale cyberattacks, turning AI from a tool into an active threat actor. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/and-now-llms-dont-need-human-intervention-to-plan-and-executive-large-complex-attacks/
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ShinyHunters Claims BreachForums Seized by Law Enforcement, Now a Honeypot
Tags: authentication, breach, communications, cyber, data, hacking, infrastructure, law, privacy, threatThe threat actor known as ShinyHunters has publicly disclosed what they claim is a covert seizure of BreachForums, a notorious online platform used for trading stolen data and discussing illicit hacking activities. According to ShinyHunters’ announcement, the forum’s core infrastructure, including its official Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) key used for cryptographic authentication and secure communications,…
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A New Security Threat to Public Clouds From Old Vulnerabilities
Researchers at the WHY2025 hacker forum said they were able to combine the Spectre and L1TF processor vulnerabilities discovered in 2018 to create a new transient execution attack called L1TF Reloaded that allowed them to leak data from AWS and Google Cloud instances. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/a-new-security-threat-to-public-clouds-from-old-vulnerabilities/
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Advanced-Persistent-Threat-Akteur <> will sich persistent und langfristig in KRITIS-Netzwerken festsetzen
Seit Mitte 2024 beobachten die Bitdefender Labs ein neues Muster bösartiger gezielter Attacken mit dem Ziel, langfristigen Zugriff auf die Opfernetze zu erlangen. Die neuen Akteure, von Bitdefender benannt, unterstützen offensichtlich russische Interessen und attackieren Unternehmen und Betreiber kritischer Infrastrukturen. Die Opfer befinden sich vor allem in Krisengebieten der aktuellen Geopolitik darunter […] First seen…
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Curly COMrades cyberspies hit govt orgs with custom malware
A new cyber-espionage threat group has been using a new backdoor malware that provides persistent access through a seemingly inactive scheduled task. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/curly-comrades-cyberspies-hit-govt-orgs-with-custom-malware/
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How to Stay a Step Ahead of a Non-Obvious Threat
Securing business logic isn’t just a technical requirement, it’s a business imperative. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/stay-step-ahead-non-obvious-threat
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Service Providers Are Risking Security for User Retention
Bell Labs’ Siddharth Rao on the Need for Stronger Safeguards in Account Recovery. Many service providers are prioritizing usability over security in account recovery to retain users. Siddharth Rao, senior security research scientist at Nokia Bell Labs, says this trade-off exposes systems to threats through vulnerable recovery channels and inconsistent policies. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Dutch Investigators Blame Hacks on Multiple Threat Actors
NCSC-NL Says Hack of Citrix NetScaler Flaw Also Targeted Critical Infrastructure. A preliminary assessment by the Dutch NCSC into a suspected Russian hacking campaign has concluded that more than one group likely carried out the May breach of the country’s law enforcement network. Investigators say hacks of Citrix NetScaler flaw also targeted critical infrastructure. First…
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New ‘Curly COMrades’ APT Using NGEN COM Hijacking in Georgia, Moldova Attacks
A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed Curly COMrades has been observed targeting entities in Georgia and Moldova as part of a cyber espionage campaign designed to facilitate long-term access to target networks.”They repeatedly tried to extract the NTDS database from domain controllers — the primary repository for user password hashes and authentication data in a…
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Cybercriminals Exploit Low-Cost Initial Access Broker Market
Rapid7 found that threat actors are able to purchase low-cost initial access broker services, with many packages offering a variety of options First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cybercriminals-low-cost-initial/
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WinRAR zero-day was exploited by two threat actors (CVE-2025-8088)
The RomCom attackers aren’t the only ones that have been leveraging the newly unveiled WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088) in zero-day attacks: according to Russian … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/12/winrar-zero-day-cve-2025-8088-attacks/
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Financial Services Could Be Next in Line for ShinyHunters
New threat intelligence points to targeting of financial services and technology sectors by ShinyHunters group First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/financial-services-next-line/
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SOCRadar Launches Agentic Threat Intelligence Platform
At Black Hat USA, which took place last week, SOCRadar launched SOCRadar Agentic Threat Intelligence. The new platform automates threat intelligence through the deployment of autonomous AI agents that proactively detect, analyse, and respond to external threats with minimal human intervention and unmatched speed and accuracy. SOCRadar Agentic Threat Intelligence is a proactive approach to…
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SOCRadar Launches Agentic Threat Intelligence Platform
At Black Hat USA, which took place last week, SOCRadar launched SOCRadar Agentic Threat Intelligence. The new platform automates threat intelligence through the deployment of autonomous AI agents that proactively detect, analyse, and respond to external threats with minimal human intervention and unmatched speed and accuracy. SOCRadar Agentic Threat Intelligence is a proactive approach to…
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Scattered Spider’s New Telegram Channel Names Targeted Organizations
A new Telegram channel that combined the names of well-known threat actor organizations Shiny Hunters, Scattered Spider, and Lapsus$ emerged on Friday afternoon in a daring uptick in cyberthreat activity. This platform, potentially short-lived due to Telegram’s moderation policies, has rapidly disseminated evidence of multiple data breaches, partial data leaks, and extortion demands within its…
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Scattered Spider’s New Telegram Channel Names Targeted Organizations
A new Telegram channel that combined the names of well-known threat actor organizations Shiny Hunters, Scattered Spider, and Lapsus$ emerged on Friday afternoon in a daring uptick in cyberthreat activity. This platform, potentially short-lived due to Telegram’s moderation policies, has rapidly disseminated evidence of multiple data breaches, partial data leaks, and extortion demands within its…
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Hackers Raid Dutch Lab, Stealing Data on 500,000 Patients
Threat actors have stolen data on at least half a million cancer screening patients First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-raid-dutch-lab-steal-data/
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NCSC: Citrix NetScaler Flaw (CVE-2025-6543) is Being Actively Exploited to Breach Organizations
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the Netherlands has issued an urgent update on a series of sophisticated cyberattacks exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler systems, identified as CVE-2025-6543. This flaw, affecting Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway products, has enabled threat actors to compromise multiple critical organizations since at least…
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9 things CISOs need know about the dark web
Tags: 2fa, access, ai, attack, automation, backup, blockchain, botnet, breach, captcha, ceo, ciso, communications, corporate, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, ddos, deep-fake, defense, detection, dns, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, group, guide, hacking, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, law, leak, lockbit, malicious, malware, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, network, open-source, phishing, privacy, ransomware, resilience, risk, russia, saas, scam, service, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayNew groups form after major marketplaces are disrupted: International takedown efforts damage infrastructure and curb cybercrime operations by disrupting larger operations, removing major players from the ecosystem and scattering user bases.However, the dark web is highly adaptive and sophisticated actors often maintain contingency plans, including mirrors, backups, and alternative forums, according to Edward Currie, associate…
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North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Suffer Data Breach as Insiders Leak Information Online
A member of North Korea’s notorious Kimsuky espionage group has experienced a significant data breach after insiders leaked hundreds of gigabytes of internal files and tools to the public. The breach, which emerged in early June 2025, exposed the group’s sophisticated backdoors, phishing frameworks, and reconnaissance operations, marking a rare setback for the state-sponsored threat…
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North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Suffer Data Breach as Insiders Leak Information Online
A member of North Korea’s notorious Kimsuky espionage group has experienced a significant data breach after insiders leaked hundreds of gigabytes of internal files and tools to the public. The breach, which emerged in early June 2025, exposed the group’s sophisticated backdoors, phishing frameworks, and reconnaissance operations, marking a rare setback for the state-sponsored threat…
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NCSC: Citrix NetScaler Flaw (CVE-2025-6543) is Being Actively Exploited to Breach Organizations
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the Netherlands has issued an urgent update on a series of sophisticated cyberattacks exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler systems, identified as CVE-2025-6543. This flaw, affecting Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway products, has enabled threat actors to compromise multiple critical organizations since at least…
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Why DNS threats should be on every CISO’s radar in 2025
DNS is once again in the crosshairs of threat actors. According to the 2025 DNS Threat Landscape Report by Infoblox, attackers are changing tactics, and enterprises are … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/12/dns-threat-landscape-2025/
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Stay Ahead of Cyber Threats in Secret Management
Is Your Strategy Robust Enough to Keep Pace With Emerging Cyber Threats in Secret Management? The stakes for organizations across industries like healthcare, financial services, and travel are higher than ever. Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Management form a critical part of a holistic cybersecurity strategy, offering much-needed end-to-end protection. These methodologies provide a lifeline,……
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Dutch Investigators Blame Multiple Threat Actors on Hacks
NCSC-NL Says Hack of Citrix NetScaler Flaw Also Targeted Critical Infrastructure. A preliminary assessment by the Dutch NCSC into a suspected Russian hacking campaign has concluded that more than one group likely carried out the May breach of the country’s law enforcement network. Investigators say hacks of Citrix NetScaler flaw also targeted critical infrastructure. First…
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BlackSuit Ransomware Takes an Infrastructure Hit From Law Enforcement
A swarm of US agencies joined with international partners to take down servers and domains and seize more than $1 million associated with BlackSuit (Royal) ransomware operations, a group that has been a chronic, persistent threat against critical infrastructure. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/blacksuit-ransomware-infrastructure-law-enforcement
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Researchers determine old vulnerabilities pose real-world threat to sensitive data in public clouds
The presentation Monday revises the old Spectre vulnerability in a new scenario, demonstrating there’s not enough focus on the danger. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cloud-security-l1tf-reloaded-public-cloud-vulnerability-exploit/
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How Insurers Use Threat Intelligence to Reduce Losses
Tokio Marine HCC Targets Vulnerabilities Before They’re Exploited. With ransomware incidents at record highs, Tokio Marine HCC integrates dark web monitoring, vulnerability scanning and incident data into its underwriting process to help clients close gaps and lower the chance of costly breaches. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/how-insurers-use-threat-intelligence-to-reduce-losses-a-29180
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Hackers Exploit ClickFix Technique to Compromise Windows and Run PowerShell Commands
Threat actors have begun a geographically focused campaign against Israeli infrastructure and corporate entities in a sophisticated cyber incursion discovered by Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs. Delivered exclusively through Windows systems via PowerShell scripts, the attack chain enables remote access, facilitating data exfiltration, persistent surveillance, and lateral movement within compromised networks. Classified as high severity, this operation…