Tag: threat
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An NVIDIA Container Bug & Chance to Harden Kubernetes
A container escape flaw involving the NVIDIA Container Toolkit could have enabled a threat actor to access AI datasets across tenants. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/nvidia-container-bug-harden-kubernetes
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Spyware Campaign Hits Russian Industrial Firms
Phishing Emails Disguise Malware as Contract Files. A Russian cybersecurity company is warning that hackers are targeting Russia’s industrial sector using a previously undocumented spyware, reeling them in with contract-themed emails lures. Kaspersky dubbed the spyware Batavia. but doesn’t attribute the campaign to a threat actor. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/spyware-campaign-hits-russian-industrial-firms-a-28928
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Qantas confirms data breach impacts 5.7 million customers
Australian airline Qantas has confirmed that 5.7 million people have been impacted by a recent data breach, in which threat actors stole customers’ data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qantas-confirms-data-breach-impacts-57-million-customers/
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Iran-linked hackers target US transportation, manufacturing firms
United States authorities have been warning of potential state-linked or hacktivist threats since the U.S. intervened in the Israel-Iran war. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/iranian-hackers-us-transportation-manufacturing-israel-nozomi/752612/
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A NVIDIA Container Bug & Chance to Harden Kubernetes
A container escape flaw involving the NVIDIA Container Toolkit could have enabled a threat actor to access AI datasets across tenants. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/nvidia-container-bug-harden-kubernetes
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AMD warns of new Meltdown, Spectre-like bugs affecting CPUs
Low-severity bugs but infosec pros claim they are a ‘critical’ overall threat patch accordingly First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/09/amd_tsa_side_channel/
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French intel chief warns of evolving Russian hybrid operations, ‘existential threat’ to Europe
DGSE intelligence head Nicolas Lerner said Moscow’s tactics are evolving and increasingly include on-the-ground activities carried out by paid operatives. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/french-intelligence-chief-russia-threat
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Threat-Hunting für Behörden
Ein erfolgreicher Cyberangriff auf eine Behörde kann weitreichende Folgen haben, von der Lahmlegung kommunaler IT-Systeme bis zum Ausfall kritischer Infrastrukturen. Dienste und Systeme können über Wochen gestört sein, zudem droht der Verlust vertraulicher Daten. Um solchen Szenarien nicht schutzlos ausgeliefert zu sein, braucht es eine starke und vorausschauende Cybersicherheitsstrategie. Threat-Hunting ist dafür ein entscheidender und…
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Hackers weaponize Shellter red teaming tool to spread infostealers
Hackers are abusing the legitimate red teaming tool Shellter to spread stealer malware after a licensed copy was leaked. Elastic Security Labs has identified several malware campaigns using the commercial AV/EDR evasion tool SHELLTER. The tool was originally built for legitimate red team operations, however, threat actors have now adopted it to bypass security measures…
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Why Scattered Spider Persists as Major Threat to Insurers
Cybercrime gang Scattered Spider is the top suspect in several recent cyberattacks in the U.S. insurance sector, and it’s likely that threat actors could still be lurking in other insurers’ IT environments, said Peter McMurtrie of consulting firm West Monroe. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/scattered-spider-persists-as-major-threat-to-insurers-i-5487
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Why Scattered Spider Persists as Major Threat to Insurers
Cybercrime gang Scattered Spider is the top suspect in several recent cyberattacks in the U.S. insurance sector, and it’s likely that threat actors could still be lurking in other insurers’ IT environments, said Peter McMurtrie of consulting firm West Monroe. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/scattered-spider-persists-as-major-threat-to-insurers-i-5487
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Chinese Data Leak Reveals Salt Typhoon Contractors
China’s Hack-For-Hire Scene Disgorges Another Leak. The Chinese nation-state threat actor tracked as Salt Typhoon is operated by a clutch of private firms whose clients include multiple Chinese government agencies, finds analysis of leaked data by Spy Cloud. Researchers found a spreadsheet listing buyers, sellers and financial transaction details. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Chinese Data Leak Reveals Salt Typhoon Contractors
China’s Hack-For-Hire Scene Disgorges Another Leak. The Chinese nation-state threat actor tracked as Salt Typhoon is operated by a clutch of private firms whose clients include multiple Chinese government agencies, finds analysis of leaked data by Spy Cloud. Researchers found a spreadsheet listing buyers, sellers and financial transaction details. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Supply Chain Attack Unleashed via Compromised VS Code Extension
Tags: attack, blockchain, crypto, cyber, github, malicious, open-source, software, supply-chain, threat, toolA sophisticated supply chain attack targeting cryptocurrency developers through the compromise of ETHcode, a legitimate Visual Studio Code extension with nearly 6,000 installations. The attack, executed through a malicious GitHub pull request, demonstrates how threat actors can weaponize trusted development tools using minimal code changes, raising serious concerns about open-source software security in the blockchain…
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FUNNULL Uses Amazon and Microsoft Cloud to Hide Malicious Infrastructure
A sophisticated threat network called >>Triad Nexus,
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Google Launches Advanced Protection for Vulnerable Users via Chrome on Android
Google has announced the expansion of its Advanced Protection Program to Chrome on Android, providing enhanced security features specifically designed for high-risk users including journalists, elected officials, and public figures. The new device-level security setting, available on Android 16 with Chrome 137+, offers comprehensive protection against sophisticated cyber threats through three key security enhancements. The…
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Trump seeks unprecedented $1.23 billion cut to federal cyber budget
Tags: attack, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, data, government, infrastructure, jobs, network, nist, office, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, threatCynthia Brumfield / CSO(The chart is based on White House data provided for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Numbers for 2024, 2025, and 2026 reflect adjustments that Trump’s OMB made for 2024 and 2025.)The administration’s cybersecurity budget cuts are not evenly distributed among federal agencies. In fact, according to crosscut tables released…
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July Patch Tuesday: 14 critical Microsoft vulnerabilities, one SAP hole rated at 10 in severity
Tags: access, attack, authentication, business, citrix, computer, control, credentials, cve, cvss, data, email, espionage, exploit, grc, microsoft, monitoring, network, ransomware, remote-code-execution, risk, sap, service, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsNetwork security: Allow PKU2U authentication requests to this computer to use online identities“.Tyler Reguly, Fortra’s associate director of security R&D, told CSO that, based on Microsoft’s presentation of the information, disabling this GPO will mitigate this vulnerability.The second priority is a fix for CVE-2025-49704, a SharePoint Remote Code Execution vulnerability, because it presents a critical risk to a…
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Rubio Impersonator Signals Growing Security Threat From Deepfakes
An impostor who posed as the secretary of state in text and voice communications with diplomats and politicians demonstrates the increased sophistication of and national security threat posed by the AI technology. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/rubio-impersonator-growing-security-threat-deepfakes
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SafePay Is A ‘Highly Specialized’ Hacker Group With An Unusual Approach: Experts
The threat actor linked to the disruptive ransomware attack against Ingram Micro, SafePay, has taken the unusual approach of carrying out all the steps involved in cyberattacks on its own, making the group more formidable to defend against, security researchers tell CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/safepay-is-a-highly-specialized-hacker-group-with-an-unusual-approach-experts
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DoNot APT Expands Operations, Targets European Foreign Ministries with LoptikMod Malware
A threat actor with suspected ties to India has been observed targeting a European foreign affairs ministry with malware capable of harvesting sensitive data from compromised hosts.The activity has been attributed by Trellix Advanced Research Center to an advanced persistent threat (APT) group called DoNot Team, which is also known as APT-C-35, Mint Tempest, Origami…
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Trend Micro flags BERT: A rapidly growing ransomware threat
Low-code, high impact: BERT is not an isolated development, it is part of a growing wave of emerging ransomware groups that are proving both capable and elusive. In just the last three to four months, cybersecurity researchers have identified multiple new ransomware families that signal a shift toward leaner, low-code, and faster malware operations.For instance,…
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How To Automate Ticket Creation, Device Identification and Threat Triage With Tines
Run by the team at workflow orchestration and AI platform Tines, the Tines library features over 1,000 pre-built workflows shared by security practitioners from across the community – all free to import and deploy through the platform’s Community Edition.A recent standout is a workflow that handles malware alerts with CrowdStrike, Oomnitza, GitHub, and PagerDuty. Developed…
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Verified, featured, and malicious: RedDirection campaign reveals browser marketplace failures
Browser hijacking and phishing risks: According to their research, the malicious code was embedded in each extension’s background service worker and used browser APIs to monitor tab activity. Captured data, including URLs and unique tracking IDs, was sent to attacker-controlled servers, which in turn provided redirect instructions.The setup enabled several attack scenarios, including redirection to…
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Unlock Security Operations Success With Data Analysis
From data fog to threat clarity: Automating security analytics helps security teams stop fighting phantoms and respond to what matters. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/unlock-security-operations-success-data-analysis
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July Patch Tuesday: 14 critical Microsoft vulnerabilities, one SAP hole rated at 10 in severity
Tags: access, attack, authentication, business, citrix, computer, control, credentials, cve, cvss, data, email, espionage, exploit, grc, microsoft, monitoring, network, ransomware, remote-code-execution, risk, sap, service, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsNetwork security: Allow PKU2U authentication requests to this computer to use online identities“.Tyler Reguly, Fortra’s associate director of security R&D, told CSO that, based on Microsoft’s presentation of the information, disabling this GPO will mitigate this vulnerability.The second priority is a fix for CVE-2025-49704, a SharePoint Remote Code Execution vulnerability, because it presents a critical risk to a…
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MacOS Infostealer AMOS Evolves with Backdoor for Persistent Access
The addition of a backdoor to the Atomic macOS Stealer marks a pivotal shift in one of the most active macOS threats, said Moonlock First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/macos-infostealer-amos-backdoor/
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BERT Ransomware Can Force Shutdown of ESXi Virtual Machines to Hinder Recovery
A newly identified ransomware group, BERT, tracked by Trend Micro as Water Pombero, has emerged as a significant threat to organizations across Asia, Europe, and the US. First observed in April, BERT targets critical sectors such as healthcare, technology, and event services, employing a dual-platform approach to infect both Windows and Linux systems. Threat Targeting…