Tag: threat
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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,…
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SocGholish Uses Parrot and Keitaro TDS to Spread Malware via Fake Updates
SocGholish, operated by the threat actor group TA569, has solidified its role as a prominent Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) provider, functioning as an Initial Access Broker (IAB) that sells compromised system access to various cybercriminal clients. Since its emergence around 2017-2018, this malware family, also known as FakeUpdates, has primarily employed deceptive fake browser update lures to…
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HTTP/1.1 Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Hijack Millions of Sites
Security researchers have unveiled a fundamental vulnerability in HTTP/1.1 that could allow attackers to hijack millions of websites, highlighting a persistent threat that has plagued web infrastructure for over six years despite ongoing mitigation efforts. PortSwigger’s latest research reveals that HTTP/1.1 remains inherently insecure, routinely exposing millions of websites to hostile takeover through sophisticated HTTP…
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News alert: SpyCloud’s AI-powered platform mimics veteran analysts, speeds threat detection
Austin, TX, Aug. 6, 2025, CyberNewswire: SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today announced a significant enhancement to its SaaS Investigations solution: the integration of advanced AI-powered insights that mirror the tradecraft of SpyCloud’s seasoned investigators. Building on… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/news-alert-spyclouds-ai-powered-platform-mimics-veteran-analysts-speeds-threat-detection/
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Beyond PQC: Building adaptive security programs for the unknown
In this Help Net Security interview, Jordan Avnaim, CISO at Entrust, discusses how to communicate the quantum computing threat to executive teams using a risk-based approach. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/07/jordan-avnaim-entrust-pqc-trust/
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News alert: SpyCloud’s AI-powered platform mimics veteran analysts, speeds threat detection
Austin, TX, Aug. 6, 2025, CyberNewswire: SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today announced a significant enhancement to its SaaS Investigations solution: the integration of advanced AI-powered insights that mirror the tradecraft of SpyCloud’s seasoned investigators. Building on… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/news-alert-spyclouds-ai-powered-platform-mimics-veteran-analysts-speeds-threat-detection/
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Black Hat Fireside Chat: Inside the ‘Mind of a Hacker’, A10’s plan for unified threat detection
In today’s threat landscape, attackers are no longer just exploiting technical flaws, they’re exploiting business logic. Think gaps in workflows, permissions, and overlooked assumptions in how applications behave. This subtle shift is creating powerful new footholds for cybercriminals and… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/black-hat-fireside-chat-inside-the-mind-of-a-hacker-a10s-plan-for-unified-threat-detection/
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Beef up AI security with zero trust principles
Tags: access, ai, attack, control, data, data-breach, defense, intelligence, LLM, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, risk, strategy, tactics, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-trustStrategies for CSOs: Brauchler offered three AI threat modelling strategies CSOs should consider:Trust flow tracking, the tracking of the movement of data throughout an application, and monitoring the level of trust that is associated with that data. It’s a defense against an attacker who is able to get untrusted data into an application to control…