Tag: threat
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Black Hat 2025 Recap: A look at new offerings announced at the show
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, automation, chatgpt, cisco, cloud, compliance, control, crowdstrike, dark-web, data, detection, google, governance, group, identity, intelligence, LLM, malware, microsoft, monitoring, network, openai, password, risk, saas, service, soc, software, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustSnyk secures AI from inception: Snyk’s new platform capability, Secure at Inception, includes real-time security scanning that begins at the moment of code generation or execution. It offers visibility into generative AI, agentic, and model context protocol (MCP) components in software, and also features a new, experimental scanner for detecting AI-specific MCP vulnerabilities.Secure AI Inception…
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Inside Microsoft’s Real-Time War Against Cybersecurity Threats
At Black Hat 2025, Microsoft revealed how its security teams work in real time to outpace hackers and stop attacks before they escalate. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-black-hat-2025-microsoft-security-teams-response-cyber-threats/
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Silver Fox APT Blurs the Line Between Espionage & Cybercrime
Silver Fox is the Hannah Montana of Chinese threat actors, effortlessly swapping between petty criminal and nation-state-type attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/silver-fox-apt-espionage-cybercrime
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Former New York Times Cyber Reporter Issues Chilling Warning at Black Hat
At Black Hat 2025, a former New York Times reporter warned that AI-driven cyber threats are accelerating and that only courage can guide the response. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/new-york-times-reporter-warning-black-hat-2025/
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Air France, KLM Alert Authorities of Data Breach
While no sensitive financial data like credit card information was compromised, the threat actors were able to get away with names, email addresses, phone numbers, and more. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/air-france-klm-data-breach
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10 Best Red Teaming Companies for Advanced Attack Simulation in 2025
Tags: attack, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, penetration-testing, RedTeam, tactics, threat, vulnerabilityRed teaming companies are specialized cybersecurity firms that use a proactive, adversarial approach to test an organization’s defenses by simulating a real-world cyberattack. Unlike traditional penetration testing, which typically focuses on finding specific vulnerabilities, red teaming emulates the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor. The goal is to evaluate…
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SocGholish Malware Spread via Ad Tools; Delivers Access to LockBit, Evil Corp, and Others
The threat actors behind the SocGholish malware have been observed leveraging Traffic Distribution Systems (TDSs) like Parrot TDS and Keitaro TDS to filter and redirect unsuspecting users to sketchy content.”The core of their operation is a sophisticated Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model, where infected systems are sold as initial access points to other cybercriminal organizations,” Silent Push…
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Hackers Exploit SVG Files with Embedded JavaScript to Deploy Malware on Windows Systems
Threat actors are increasingly using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files to get beyond traditional defenses in the quickly developing field of cybersecurity. Unlike raster formats such as JPEG or PNG, which store pixel-based data, SVGs are XML-structured documents that define vector shapes, paths, and text, enabling seamless scalability. This inherent flexibility, however, permits the embedding…
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We’re a Major Player in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for CNAPP. Here’s Why That Matters for Your Cloud Security.
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, governance, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, metric, radius, risk, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management“With a strong focus on CNAPP through Tenable Cloud Security and exposure management with Tenable One, Tenable provides visibility and control over hybrid attack surfaces, including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments,” according to the report. To successfully tackle your cloud security challenges, you need a partner that understands the landscape and offers you a powerful,…
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ScarCruft Hacker Group Launches New Rust-Based Malware Attack Leveraging PubNub
The North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as ScarCruft has been linked to a sophisticated malware campaign targeting South Korean users. Disguised as a postal-code update notice, this infection chain was uncovered by S2W’s Threat Analysis and Intelligence Center (TALON), revealing a subgroup dubbed ChinopuNK that distributes the Chinotto malware. First identified…
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Weaponized npm Packages Target WhatsApp Developers with Remote Kill Switch
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sophisticated supply chain attack targeting developers integrating with the WhatsApp Business API. Two malicious npm packages, naya-flore and nvlore-hsc, published by the npm user nayflore using the email idzzcch@gmail.com, disguise themselves as legitimate WhatsApp socket libraries. These packages exploit the growing ecosystem of third-party tools for WhatsApp automation,…
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Forrester und Google – Unternehmen kämpfen mit fehlenden Threat-Analysten
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/fachkraeftemangel-deutsche-unternehmen-ki-loesung-a-729abdfeaed20cac7acd89a016aa8313/
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The Critical Flaw in CVE Scoring
With informed decision-making, organizations can strengthen their overall resilience and maintain the agility needed to adapt to emerging threats, without sacrificing innovation or productivity. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/critical-flaw-cve-scoring
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Google Among Victims in Ongoing Salesforce Data Theft Campaign
Google confirms it was among the victims of an ongoing data theft campaign targeting Salesforce instances, where publicly available business names and contact details were retrieved by the threat actor First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-salesforce-data-theft/
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Gemini AI Exploited via Google Invite Prompt Injection to Steal Sensitive User Data
Security researchers have discovered a series of critical vulnerabilities in Google’s Gemini AI assistant that allow attackers to exploit the system through seemingly innocent Google Calendar invitations and emails, potentially compromising users’ sensitive data and even controlling their smart home devices. The groundbreaking research reveals a new class of threats called >>Targeted Promptware Attacks,
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Hackers Exploit Legitimate Drivers to Disable Antivirus and Weaken System Defenses
Tags: antivirus, cyber, defense, exploit, hacker, kaspersky, malware, ransomware, threat, vulnerabilityThreat actors have been deploying a novel antivirus (AV) killer since at least October 2024, leveraging the legitimate ThrottleStop.sys driver to execute Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) tactics. This malware, detected by Kaspersky as Win64.KillAV., systematically terminates AV processes, paving the way for ransomware deployment like the MedusaLocker variant (Trojan-Ransom.Win32.PaidMeme.). The incident began with…
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‘We too were breached,’ says Google, months after revealing Salesforce attacks
Attackers may have claimed a Google breach, too: GTIG had also disclosed extortion activities related to UNC6040 intrusions, sometimes carried out several months after the initial data theft, by another threat group, UNC6240, which identified themselves as the notorious BreachForums admin ‘ShinyHunters’.At the time, the GTIG team had presumed the claim to be a stunt…
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IRGC-Linked Hackers Target Financial, Government, and Media Organizations
A sophisticated network of hackers with ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unleashed a barrage of cyber-operations designed to disrupt adversaries, steal sensitive data, and propagate ideological narratives. SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE threat intelligence team analyzed over 250,000 messages from 178 active groups, revealing a highly coordinated digital campaign that mirrored military actions on the…
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Project Ire: Microsoft’s autonomous AI agent that can reverse engineer malware
Tags: ai, attack, ceo, cloud, compliance, computing, control, cybersecurity, defense, detection, exploit, finance, governance, government, healthcare, infrastructure, LLM, malicious, malware, microsoft, programming, risk, service, siem, soar, soc, software, threat, tool, trainingReal-world testing: In real-world tests on 4,000 “hard-target” files that had stumped automated tools, Project Ire flagged 9 malicious files out of 10 files correctly, and a low 4% false positive rate.This makes Project Ire suitable for organizations that operate in high-risk, high-volume, and time-sensitive environments where traditional human-based threat triage is insufficient.Rawat added that…
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The AI-Powered Security Shift: What 2025 Is Teaching Us About Cloud Defense
Now that we are well into 2025, cloud attacks are evolving faster than ever and artificial intelligence (AI) is both a weapon and a shield. As AI rapidly changes how enterprises innovate, security teams are now tasked with a triple burden:Secure AI embedded in every part of the business.Use AI to defend faster and smarter.Fight…
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The AI-Powered Security Shift: What 2025 Is Teaching Us About Cloud Defense
Now that we are well into 2025, cloud attacks are evolving faster than ever and artificial intelligence (AI) is both a weapon and a shield. As AI rapidly changes how enterprises innovate, security teams are now tasked with a triple burden:Secure AI embedded in every part of the business.Use AI to defend faster and smarter.Fight…
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SonicWall Confirms Patched Vulnerability Behind Recent VPN Attacks, Not a Zero-Day
SonicWall has revealed that the recent spike in activity targeting its Gen 7 and newer firewalls with SSL VPN enabled is related to an older, now-patched bug and password reuse.”We now have high confidence that the recent SSL VPN activity is not connected to a zero-day vulnerability,” the company said. “Instead, there is a significant…
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CERT-UA warns of UAC-0099 phishing attacks targeting Ukraine’s defense sector
Ukraine’s CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks by UAC-0099 targeting defense sectors, using malware like MATCHBOIL, MATCHWOK, and DRAGSTARE. Ukraine’s CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks by threat actor UAC-0099 targeting government and defense sectors, delivering malware like MATCHBOIL and DRAGSTARE. The National Cyber Incident, Cyber Attack, and Cyber Threat Response Team CERT-UA investigated multiple attacks against…
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Multiple Ransomware Groups are Using Tool to Kill EDR Defenses: Sophos
Multiple ransomware vendors are using the same EDR killer tool, which not only adds to the trend in developing such payloads to terminate protections for systems but also suggests that competing threat actors are sharing tools and technical knowledge, which is another challenge for security vendors, Sophos says. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…
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HeartCrypt-Packed ‘AVKiller’ Tool Actively Deployed in Ransomware Attacks to Disable EDR
Threat actors are placing a higher priority on neutralizing endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems in order to remain stealthy in the dynamic world of multi-stage cyberattacks. Since 2022, malware sophistication has surged, with tools specifically engineered to disable EDR on compromised endpoints. These utilities, often developed by ransomware affiliates or sourced from underground markets,…
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Windows tips for reducing the ransomware threat
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, breach, cloud, computer, control, credentials, government, identity, infrastructure, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, ntlm, passkey, privacy, ransomware, risk, service, threat, windowsSusan Bradley / CSOIdeally you should have no such protocols observed.
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How CTEM Boosts Visibility and Shrinks Attack Surfaces in Hybrid and Cloud Environments
CTEM is a continuous strategy that assesses risk from an attacker’s view, helping orgs prioritize threats across cloud and hybrid environments. The attack surface has exploded. Between multi-cloud deployments, remote endpoints, SaaS platforms, shadow IT, and legacy infrastructure, the perimeter has not only become unrecognizable; in many ways, it no longer exists. For security teams,…