Tag: threat
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Foreign aircraft, domestic risks
Tags: access, attack, authentication, best-practice, blueteam, breach, computer, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, firmware, framework, government, Hardware, injection, leak, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, nist, phone, risk, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, update, vulnerabilityCondensed threat matrix Legacy protocols create new attack surfaces : One of the banes of the OT world is the reliance on legacy technology that cannot easily be patched or upgraded without causing major disruptions. Similarly, the Boeing 747-8 employs a hybrid bus architecture. While it integrates modern flight management technologies like the Thales TopFlight Flight…
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North Korea’s BlueNoroff uses AI deepfakes to push Mac malware in fake Zoom calls
Campaign delivers modular, persistent, Mac-specific malware: Huntress recovered a total of eight distinct malicious binaries, each with specific tasks. The primary implant, ‘Telegram 2’, was written in Nim and embedded itself as a macOS LaunchDaemon to maintain persistence. It acted as a launchpad for the real power tools, including Go-based ‘Root Troy V4’ backdoor and…
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Android Spyware SpyNote Masquerading as Google Translate Found in Open Directories
Our team stumbled upon a disturbing array of SpyNote spyware samples lurking in open directories across the internet. These misconfigured digital repositories, often overlooked as mere storage spaces, have become unwitting hosts to dangerous malware targeting Android users. Uncovering Hidden Threats in Open Digital Repositories Disguised as legitimate applications like Google Translate, Temp Mail, and…
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Hackers Use VBScript Files to Deploy Masslogger Credential Stealer Malware
Seqrite Labs has uncovered a sophisticated variant of the Masslogger credential stealer malware being distributed through VBScript Encoded (.VBE) files. This advanced threat, which likely spreads via spam emails or drive-by downloads, operates as a multi-stage fileless malware, heavily exploiting the Windows Registry to store and execute its malicious payload without writing files to disk.…
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Viasat Targeted in Cyberattack by Salt Typhoon APT Group
Viasat Inc., a leading U.S. satellite and wireless communications provider, has been identified as the latest victim in a sweeping cyberespionage campaign attributed to the Chinese state-sponsored group known as Salt Typhoon. The breach, which occurred during the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, was discovered earlier this year and highlights the growing threat posed by advanced…
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Golden SAML Attack: How Attackers Gain Control of Federation Server’s Private Key
The Golden SAML assault is a lesser-known but much more dangerous threat in a world where password-based hacks breach millions of accounts every month. Unlike common password sprays or phishing attempts, Golden SAML attacks are rare, with Microsoft reporting only 20 incidents across fewer than ten unique customers over the past 24 months as of…
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Qilin Ransomware Rises as Major Threat, Demanding $50M in Ransom
The global cybersecurity landscape is facing a seismic shift as the Qilin ransomware group, also known as Agenda, has surged to the forefront of digital extortion, demanding ransoms as high as $50 million and disrupting critical services worldwide. Once an obscure player, Qilin has rapidly evolved into the most prevalent and technically sophisticated ransomware operation…
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BlueNoroff Deepfake Zoom Scam Hits Crypto Employee with MacOS Backdoor Malware
The North Korea-aligned threat actor known as BlueNoroff has been observed targeting an employee in the Web3 sector with deceptive Zoom calls featuring deepfaked company executives to trick them into installing malware on their Apple macOS devices.Huntress, which revealed details of the cyber intrusion, said the attack targeted an unnamed cryptocurrency foundation employee, who received…
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Threat Actor Exploit GitHub and Hosted 60 GitHub Repositories with 100s of Malware
A threat actor group known as Banana Squad has been found exploiting GitHub, a cornerstone platform for developers worldwide, by hosting over 60 malicious repositories containing hundreds of trojanized Python files. Discovered by the ReversingLabs threat research team, this campaign represents a shift toward stealthier and more sophisticated tactics in open-source exploitation. Sophisticated Supply Chain…
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Sophisticated Phishing Attack Uses ASP Pages to Target Prominent Russia Critics Google
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), in collaboration with external partners, has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign orchestrated by a Russia state-sponsored cyber threat actor, tracked as UNC6293. Active from at least April through early June 2025, this campaign specifically targeted prominent academics and critics of Russia. GTIG assesses with low confidence that UNC6293 is associated…
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Third-party risk management is broken, but not beyond repair
Getting to the root of the problem: The surge of TPRM tools has automated much of what was once a manual, resource-intensive process. These platforms were developed to simplify the creation, distribution, and completion of security questionnaires, addressing the operational burden organizations often face when conducting third-party risk audits. While they’ve brought much-needed efficiency, they’ve…
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Hackers Exploit Cloudflare Tunnels to Infect Windows Systems With Python Malware
A sophisticated malware campaign dubbed SERPENTINE#CLOUD has emerged, leveraging Cloudflare Tunnel infrastructure to deliver Python-based malware to Windows systems across Western nations, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. This ongoing operation, characterized by its use of obfuscated scripts and memory-injected payloads, demonstrates an alarming evolution in threat actor tactics, exploiting trusted cloud services…
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Hackers Claim Breach of Scania Financial Services, Leak Sensitive Data
A significant data breach has rocked Sweden’s Scania Financial Services, as a threat actor operating under the alias “hensi” claims to have infiltrated the subdomain insurance.scania.com, exfiltrating a trove of sensitive files and offering them for sale on underground forums. The incident, first detected in mid-June 2025, has raised concerns across the automotive and financial…
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The highest-paying jobs in cybersecurity today
Tags: access, ai, application-security, cisco, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, firewall, governance, grc, hacker, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, network, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, skills, soc, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementSee “Top 12 cloud security certifications”See “CISSP certification: Requirements, training, exam, and cost”See “CCSP certification: Exam, cost, requirements, training, salary” Security engineer: After security architects, security engineers receive the second-highest annual cash compensation ($191,000), with a base salary of $168,000. Nearly a third (31%) of security engineers surveyed also received annual equity grants.Like their architect…
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Spy ships, cyber-attacks and shadow fleets: the crack security team braced for trouble at sea
As international tensions mount and hackers grow more sophisticated and audacious, the Nordic Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre is constantly monitoring the global threat of war, terror and piracyShips being taken over remotely by hackers and made to crash is a scenario made in Hollywood. But in a security operations room in Oslo, just a few…
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35 open-source security tools to power your red team, SOC, and cloud security
This article showcases free, open-source security tools that support your organization’s teams in red teaming, threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability scanning, and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/18/free-open-source-security-tools/
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AI is changing cybersecurity roles, and entry-level jobs are at risk
Will humans remain essential in cybersecurity, or is AI set to take over? According to Wipro, many CISOs are leveraging AI to improve threat detection and response times and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/18/ai-humans-cybersecurity/
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35 open-source security tools to power your red team, SOC, and cloud security
This article showcases free, open-source security tools that support your organization’s teams in red teaming, threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability scanning, and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/18/free-open-source-security-tools/
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Why a Layered Approach Is Essential for Cybersecurity and Zero Trust
Today’s cybersecurity landscape is complex and unforgiving. Remote work, Saas, AI Agents, cloud migration, and ever-evolving cyber threats have exposed the limitations of relying on standalone security measures. To reduce risk, CISOs and IT leaders must embrace a layered cybersecurity… Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/why-a-layered-approach-is-essential-for-cybersecurity-and-zero-trust/
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Make Your Team Capable with Advanced NHIDR
Are You Leveraging NHIDR Capabilities for Advanced Cybersecurity? Managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security is not only a critical factor but also a cornerstone. With cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, isn’t it time your team upgraded its capabilities with advanced NHIDR? NHIs, the machine identities used in cybersecurity, have a pivotal role in securing……
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Cycles That Drive Cybersecurity
The cybersecurity industry moves fast! The attackers are constantly adapting and relentless in their pursuits that victimize others. New users are being added to the global online ecosystem. Services are hungry for data, which is rising in total value. The result is more attacks and greater impacts. These detrimental effects shift consumers’ expectations which in…
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Bureau of Industry and Security’s cyber threat response found lacking
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Rethinking Regex: Smarter detection for a modern threat landscape
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FIN7-linked threat group impersonates 7-Zip, software updates
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Scattered Spider Targeting American Insurance Firms
Hackers Posing as Help Desks and Call Centers to Target Victims, Google Warns. A hacking collective behind recent cyberattacks on major British retailers has pivoted to target U.S. insurance firms, warned Google. Scattered Spider, tracked as UNC3944 by Google, is a financially motivated threat group consisting largely of English-speaking adolescents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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‘HoldingHands’ Acts Like a Pickpocket With Taiwan Orgs
Since at least January, the threat actor has been employing multiple malware tools to steal information for potential future attacks against Taiwanese businesses and government agencies. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/holdinghands-pickpocket-taiwan-orgs
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Scattered Spider hackers targeting insurance industry following retail hits, Google warns
Security analysts at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group published a warning this week to insurance companies, writing that it is “now aware of multiple intrusions in the US which bear all the hallmarks of Scattered Spider activity.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/scattered-spider-targeting-insurance-sector-following-retail-attacks
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Scania confirms insurance claim data breach in extortion attempt
Automotive giant Scania confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident where threat actors used compromised credentials to breach its systems and steal insurance claim documents. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scania-confirms-insurance-claim-data-breach-in-extortion-attempt/
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New Sorillus RAT Targets European Organizations Through Tunneling Services
An important development discovered in March 2025 by Orange Cyberdefense’s Managed Threat Detection teams in Belgium was that a European client was the subject of a malicious infection chain that used the Sorillus Remote Access Trojan (RAT). Further analysis by the Orange Cyberdefense CERT revealed a broader campaign impacting organizations across Spain, Portugal, Italy, France,…