Tag: threat
-
Okta open-sources catalog of Auth0 rules for threat detection
Okta has open-sourced ready-made Sigma-based queries for Auth0 customers to detect account takeovers, misconfigurations, and suspicious behavior in event logs. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/okta-open-sources-catalog-of-auth0-rules-for-threat-detection/
-
Cofense Unveils Vision 3.0 with Sub-Minute Threat Containment Capabilities and Deeper Insights
Now supporting hybrid environments, Vision 3.0 introduces “Who Clicked” to track and identify user engagement with phishing emails for faster, more targeted response First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/cofense-unveils-vision-3-0-with-sub-minute-threat-containment-capabilities-and-deeper-insights/
-
Weaponized Copyright Documents Used by Threat Actors to Target Key Employees with Noodlophile Stealer
The Noodlophile Stealer malware, initially uncovered in campaigns leveraging fake AI video generation platforms, has evolved into a targeted spear-phishing operation that weaponizes copyright infringement notices to infiltrate enterprises with substantial Facebook presences. This updated variant, active for over a year, shifts from broad social media lures to highly personalized emails impersonating legal entities, incorporating…
-
Surge in Scans From Hacked Cisco, Linksys, and Araknis Routers
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a significant increase in malicious scanning activities originating from compromised consumer and enterprise networking equipment, with particular focus on Cisco, Linksys, and Araknis router models. The Shadowserver Foundation, a prominent threat intelligence organization, has reported observing unusual scanning patterns that suggest widespread compromise of these networking devices. Security analysts are tracking…
-
Surge in Scans From Hacked Cisco, Linksys, and Araknis Routers
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a significant increase in malicious scanning activities originating from compromised consumer and enterprise networking equipment, with particular focus on Cisco, Linksys, and Araknis router models. The Shadowserver Foundation, a prominent threat intelligence organization, has reported observing unusual scanning patterns that suggest widespread compromise of these networking devices. Security analysts are tracking…
-
SAP 0-Day Exploit Reportedly Leaked by ShinyHunters Hackers
A sophisticated exploit targeting critical SAP vulnerabilities has been publicly released by the notorious hacking group ShinyHunters, significantly escalating the threat landscape for enterprise SAP environments. The exploit, which chains together multiple zero-day vulnerabilities, was allegedly leaked through the >>Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters ShinyHunters
-
Singapore issues critical alert on Dire Wolf ransomware targeting global tech and manufacturing firms
Tags: attack, authentication, backup, business, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, data, defense, email, endpoint, extortion, insurance, intelligence, leak, malicious, mfa, msp, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, supply-chain, threat, updateRipple effects on global enterprises: The global business fallout of Dire Wolf ransomware attacks is significant and poses a multi-layered, high-impact threat to global enterprises.”Its attacks directly disrupt operations and supply chains, particularly in manufacturing and tech, leading to production delays, revenue loss, and downstream customer impact,” said Manish Rawat, analyst at TechInsights. “Financial impact…
-
JJ Cummings: The art of controlling information
Get an inside look at how JJ Cummings helped build and lead one of Cisco Talos’ most impactful security teams, and discover what drives him to stay at the forefront of threat intelligence. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/jj-cummings-the-art-of-controlling-information/
-
PyPI Blocks Expired Domain Access to Prevent Resurrection Attacks
The Python Package Index (PyPI) has implemented new security measures to protect against domain resurrection attacks, a sophisticated supply-chain threat where attackers purchase expired domains to hijack user accounts through password reset mechanisms. Since early June 2025, the platform has proactively unverified over 1,800 email addresses associated with domains entering expiration phases. Domain resurrection attacks…
-
Malicious npm Packages Target Crypto Developers to Steal Login Credentials
A sophisticated threat campaign dubbed >>Solana-Scan>cryptohan
-
PipeMagic Malware Imitates ChatGPT App to Exploit Windows Vulnerability and Deploy Ransomware
Tags: attack, backdoor, chatgpt, cve, cyber, exploit, malware, open-source, ransomware, threat, vulnerability, windowsThe PipeMagic malware, which is credited to the financially motivated threat actor Storm-2460, is a remarkable illustration of how cyber dangers are always changing. It poses as the genuine open-source ChatGPT Desktop Application from GitHub. This sophisticated modular backdoor facilitates targeted attacks by exploiting CVE-2025-29824, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System…
-
Malicious npm Packages Target Crypto Developers to Steal Login Credentials
A sophisticated threat campaign dubbed >>Solana-Scan>cryptohan
-
7 signs it’s time for a managed security service provider
Tags: access, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, edr, incident, incident response, intelligence, mitigation, monitoring, mssp, ransomware, risk, service, siem, soc, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management2. Your security team is wasting time addressing and evaluating alerts: When your SOC team is ignoring 300 daily alerts and manually triaging what should be automated, that’s your cue to consider an MSSP, says Toby Basalla, founder and principal data consultant at data consulting firm Synthelize.When confusion reigns, who in the SOC team knows…
-
QUIC-LEAK (CVE-2025-54939): New High-Risk Pre-Handshake Remote Denial of Service in LSQUIC QUIC Implementation
Imperva Offensive team discovered that threat actors could smuggle malformed packets to exhaust memory and crash QUIC servers even before a connection handshake is established, therefore, bypassing QUIC connection-level safeguards. Executive Summary QUIC-LEAK (CVE-2025-54939) is a newly discovered pre-handshake memory exhaustion vulnerability in the LSQUIC QUIC implementation, the second most widely used implementation after Quiche….…
-
How to Stay Relaxed in a World of Increasing Cyber Threats
Is There a Simple Way to Stay Calm in the Face of Rising Cyber Threats? It’s no secret that cyber threats are increasing at an alarming pace. From financial services and healthcare to travel and development operations, we all grapple with the constant worry are our systems safe? While we can’t negate the rapid… First…
-
Intrusion Detection and Prevention
In today’s hyper-connected digital world, businesses of all sizes face relentless cyber threats. From ransomware and phishing campaigns to advanced persistent threats (APTs) and insider risks, attackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in the ways they infiltrate corporate networks. Protecting sensitive data, ensuring business continuity, and maintaining regulatory compliance requires more than traditional security tools”, it…
-
News brief: Rising OT threats put critical infrastructure at risk
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366629302/News-brief-Rising-OT-threats-put-critical-infrastructure-at-risk
-
Threat Actors Use Pirated Games to Bypass Microsoft Defender SmartScreen and Adblockers
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated campaign where threat actors leverage pirated game downloads to distribute HijackLoader, a modular malware loader, effectively bypassing common defenses like adblockers and Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. Sites such as Dodi Repacks, often deemed >>safe
-
Noodlophile Malware Campaign Expands Global Reach with Copyright Phishing Lures
The threat actors behind the Noodlophile malware are leveraging spear-phishing emails and updated delivery mechanisms to deploy the information stealer in attacks aimed at enterprises located in the U.S., Europe, Baltic countries, and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.”The Noodlophile campaign, active for over a year, now leverages advanced spear-phishing emails posing as copyright infringement First seen…
-
Threat Actors Exploit Microsoft Help Index File to Deploy PipeMagic Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated campaign where threat actors leverage a Microsoft Help Index File (.mshi) to deploy the PipeMagic backdoor, marking a notable evolution in malware delivery methods. This development ties into the exploitation of CVE-2025-29824, a zero-day elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver, which Microsoft…
-
Microsoft Windows Vulnerability Exploited to Deploy PipeMagic RansomExx Malware
Tags: attack, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, malware, microsoft, ransomware, threat, vulnerability, windowsCybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on the threat actors’ exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows to deploy the PipeMagic malware in RansomExx ransomware attacks.The attacks involve the exploitation of CVE-2025-29824, a privilege escalation vulnerability impacting the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) that was addressed by Microsoft in April 2025, First…
-
Threat Actors Exploit Telegram as the Communication Channel to Exfiltrate Stolen Data
tLab Technologies, a Kazakhstan-based company that specializes in advanced threat prevention, discovered one of the first known phishing attempts in the region that targeted public sector clients in a recent cybersecurity incident. The attack leveraged a professionally crafted fake login page to harvest user credentials, employing Telegram’s Bot API as a covert exfiltration channel. This…
-
Workday Latest Company Hit by Third-Party CRM Platform Breach
Workday, a high-profile HR and finance software solutions maker, is the latest victim of a string of data breaches orchestrated by the resurgent ShinyHunters threat group through Salesforce’s CRM solution, joining a lineup of targets that includes Google, Qantas, Pandora, and Adidas. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/workday-latest-company-hit-by-third-party-crm-platform-breach/
-
Qualys holt Doppel-Sieg bei den Pwnie-Awards 2025 für seine OpenSSH-Forschung
Die Threat-Research-Unit (TRU) von Qualys hat bei den Pwnie-Awards gleich zwei Top-Auszeichnungen erhalten hat. Das TRU-Team wurde bei der DefCon 2025 in den Kategorien “Epic Achievement” und “Best Remote Code Execution (RCE)” geehrt eine Anerkennung ihrer führenden Rolle in der Sicherheitsforschung und ihres Engagements für die verantwortungsvolle Offenlegung kritischer Schwachstellen. Die Pwnie-Awards gelten weltweit […]…
-
How Evolving RATs Are Redefining Enterprise Security Threats
A more unified and behavior-aware approach to detection can significantly improve security outcomes. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/evolving-rats-redefine-enterprise-security-threats
-
1235 wöchentliche Attacken auf deutsche Organisationen
Check Point Research (CPR), die Sicherheitsforschungsabteilung von Check Point Software Technologies, hat seinen für Juli 2025 veröffentlicht. Im Juli waren Unternehmen im globalen Vergleich durchschnittlich 2011 Cyber-Angriffen pro Woche ausgesetzt. Das ist ein Anstieg von drei Prozent gegenüber dem Vormonat und zehn Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. In Deutschland ist die Zahl […] First seen on…