Tag: threat
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My Day Getting My Hands Dirty with an NDR System
My objectiveThe role of NDR in SOC workflowsStarting up the NDR systemHow AI complements the human responseWhat else did I try out?What could I see with NDR that I wouldn’t otherwise?Am I ready to be a network security analyst now?My objectiveAs someone relatively inexperienced with network threat hunting, I wanted to get some hands-on experience…
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New ‘ClickFix’ Malware Payload Targets Browser Cache, Warns Cybersecurity Experts
Threat actors on underground forums are now promoting a new “ClickFix” payload-delivery technique that hides malware in the browser cache to evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools. The seller pitches the method as an evolution of existing ClickFix/FileFix social”‘engineering chains, claiming it can execute malicious code via Windows File Explorer without generating obvious network…
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Hackers steal OpenClaw configuration in emerging AI agent threat
Researchers found an infostealer stole a victim’s OpenClaw configuration, marking a shift toward targeting personal AI agents. Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new information stealer that exfiltrated a victim’s OpenClaw configuration environment, previously known as Clawdbot and Moltbot. According to cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock, the case highlights a new shift in infostealer activity, moving beyond…
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Malicious Fork of Legitimate Triton App Discovered on GitHub, Exposing New Malware Threat
Attackers have weaponized a malicious fork of the legitimate Triton macOS client for omg.lol, turning a trusted open-source project into a delivery channel for Windows malware hosted on GitHub. The campaign abuses GitHub’s forking model, misleading README content, and obscure asset paths to trick users into downloading a trojanized archive named Software_3.1.zip. The malicious actor…
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Malicious Fork of Legitimate Triton App Discovered on GitHub, Exposing New Malware Threat
Attackers have weaponized a malicious fork of the legitimate Triton macOS client for omg.lol, turning a trusted open-source project into a delivery channel for Windows malware hosted on GitHub. The campaign abuses GitHub’s forking model, misleading README content, and obscure asset paths to trick users into downloading a trojanized archive named Software_3.1.zip. The malicious actor…
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QR Codes Exploited for Phishing Attacks and Malware Spread on Mobile Devices
QR code abuse has become a significant mobile threat vector, with attackers using it to deliver phishing pages, trigger in”‘app account takeovers, and distribute malicious applications outside official app stores. Because people routinely scan QR codes for payments, menus and app downloads, these attacks often bypass enterprise protections by shifting the interaction onto less”‘protected personal…
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Threat Actors Target OpenClaw Configurations to Steal Login Credentials
A new wave of infostealer activity targeting OpenClaw, an emerging AI assistant platform. The discovery marks a major turning point in the behavior of infostealer malware moving beyond browser and cryptocurrency theft to focus on AI configuration environments that hold deep digital identities and sensitive metadata. Hudson Rock detected a live infection where an infostealer successfully…
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CISO Julie Chatman offers insights for you to take control of your security leadership role
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, deep-fake, email, finance, firewall, government, healthcare, infrastructure, law, military, office, phishing, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, updateFirst, the hopes-and-dreams budget: What would it take to close all the known gaps and operate proactively?Second, the could-live-with-this budget: What’s realistic and gets you to acceptable risk levels?Third, the I-think-I’m-going-to-resign budget: Because you can see a breach coming and you don’t want your name attached to it.You probably won’t end up at that last…
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CISO Julie Chatman offers insights for you to take control of your security leadership role
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, deep-fake, email, finance, firewall, government, healthcare, infrastructure, law, military, office, phishing, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, updateFirst, the hopes-and-dreams budget: What would it take to close all the known gaps and operate proactively?Second, the could-live-with-this budget: What’s realistic and gets you to acceptable risk levels?Third, the I-think-I’m-going-to-resign budget: Because you can see a breach coming and you don’t want your name attached to it.You probably won’t end up at that last…
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How adaptable are Agentic AI systems to evolving cyber threats?
The Importance of Managing Non-Human Identities in Cloud Security What’s the real cost of neglecting Non-Human Identities (NHIs) in your cybersecurity strategy? When organizations increasingly move to the cloud, understanding and managing NHIs is crucial to ensuring robust, comprehensive security. NHIs, primarily comprised of machine identities, use encrypted secrets like passwords, tokens, or keys to……
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Why does Agentic AI provide a calm approach to crisis management?
How Can Non-Human Identities Reshape Cybersecurity in Crisis Management? Have you ever considered the hidden guardians of digital infrastructure? These are the often overlooked Non-Human Identities (NHIs), which are pivotal in managing cybersecurity threats across various industries. Understanding NHIs and their significance is imperative within the context of crisis management strategies, especially when organizations increasingly……
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Why does Agentic AI provide a calm approach to crisis management?
How Can Non-Human Identities Reshape Cybersecurity in Crisis Management? Have you ever considered the hidden guardians of digital infrastructure? These are the often overlooked Non-Human Identities (NHIs), which are pivotal in managing cybersecurity threats across various industries. Understanding NHIs and their significance is imperative within the context of crisis management strategies, especially when organizations increasingly……
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Exploitable Flaws Found in Cloud-Based Password Managers
‘Malicious Server Threat Model’ Threatens ‘Zero Knowledge Encryption’ Guarantees. Claims by leading stand-alone password managers that their implementation of zero knowledge encryption means stored passwords can withstand the worst of hacker assaults are vastly overblown, say academic security researchers. They said vendors are in the process of patching the flaws they found. First seen on…
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Was CISOs über OpenClaw wissen sollten
Tags: ai, api, authentication, browser, bug, chrome, ciso, cloud, crypto, cyberattack, ddos, DSGVO, firewall, gartner, github, intelligence, Internet, jobs, linkedin, LLM, malware, marketplace, mfa, open-source, risk, security-incident, skills, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLesen Sie, welches Sicherheitsrisiko die Verwendung von OpenClaw in Unternehmen mit sich bringt.Das neue Tool zur Orchestrierung persönlicher KI-Agenten namens OpenClaw früher Clawdbot, dann Moltbot genannt erfreut sich aktuell großer Beliebtheit. Die Open-Source-Software kann eigenständig und geräteübergreifend arbeiten, mit Online-Diensten interagieren und Workflows auslösen kein Wunder, dass das Github-Repo in den vergangenen Wochen Millionen von…
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A Misconfigured AI Could Trigger Infrastructure Collapse
AI Fumbles, Not Hackers, Pose Next Shutdown Threat by 2028: Gartner. A misconfigured artificial intelligence system could do what hackers have tried and failed to accomplish: shut down an advanced economy’s critical infrastructure. The warning centers on scenarios where AI autonomously shuts down vital services, misinterprets sensor data or triggers unsafe actions. First seen on…
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Operation DoppelBrand: Weaponizing Fortune 500 Brands
GS7 targets US financial institutions, among others, with near-perfect imitations of phishing portals to steal credentials, paving the way for remote access and other threat activity First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/operation-doppelbrand-weaponizing-fortune-500-brands
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LockBit 5.0 ransomware expands its reach across Windows, Linux, and ESXi
The Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) has identified a new and significantly enhanced version of the LockBit ransomware, LockBit 5.0, currently being deployed in active … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/16/lockbit-5-0-ransomware-windows-linux-esxi/
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Exploited React2Shell Flaw By LLM-generated Malware Foreshadows Shift in Threat Landscape
Attackers recently leveraged LLMs to exploit a React2Shell vulnerability and opened the door to low-skill operators and calling traditional indicators into question. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/exploited-react2shell-flaw-by-llm-generated-malware-foreshadows-shift-in-threat-landscape/
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Finding a common language around risk
Tags: ceo, cio, ciso, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, framework, governance, guide, intelligence, lessons-learned, metric, monitoring, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, updateBuilding one culture from three languages: The Organizational Risk Culture Standard (ORCS) offers something most frameworks miss: it treats culture as the foundation, not the afterthought. You can’t bolt culture onto existing processes and call it done. Culture is how people actually think about risk when no one is watching. It’s the shared beliefs that…
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Your Smart Home Is Watching You: Privacy in the Age of AI Robots
From compromised TVs to AI-powered house chores, exploring the evolving global threats and why human-centric security matters more than ever. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/your-smart-home-is-watching-you-privacy-in-the-age-of-ai-robots/
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CISO Julie Chatman wants to help you take control of your security leadership role
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, deep-fake, email, finance, firewall, government, healthcare, infrastructure, law, military, office, phishing, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, updateFirst, the hopes-and-dreams budget: What would it take to close all the known gaps and operate proactively?Second, the could-live-with-this budget: What’s realistic and gets you to acceptable risk levels?Third, the I-think-I’m-going-to-resign budget: Because you can see a breach coming and you don’t want your name attached to it.You probably won’t end up at that last…
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10 years later, Bangladesh Bank cyberheist still offers cyber-resiliency lessons
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, automation, backdoor, banking, ceo, cisco, ciso, compliance, control, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, detection, endpoint, exploit, finance, fintech, firewall, framework, infrastructure, intelligence, international, malware, monitoring, network, north-korea, oracle, password, risk, service, software, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilitySecurity shortcomings: Adrian Cheek, senior cybercrime researcher at threat exposure management firm Flare, said the Bangladesh Bank heist was possible because of a number of security shortcomings, including a failure to air gap critical infrastructure.”The Bank of Bangladesh had four servers and the same number of desktops connected to SWIFT,” Cheek says. “This infrastructure, however,…
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LockBit 5.0 Emerges: Cross-Platform Ransomware Now Targeting Windows, Linux, and ESXi Systems
LockBit’s new 5.0 version is actively attacking Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems, using a unified yet highly optimized ransomware framework that significantly increases the risk to enterprise environments. Analysis by the Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) shows that while all variants share the same core encryption and extortion logic, the Windows build carries the most…
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AI and RaaS Alter Threat Landscape, New Ransomware Groups Grow by 30%
AI automation, RaaS, a significant bump in vulnerability disclosures, and a rise in new ransomware gangs are reshaping the threat landscape and forcing defenders to change strategies. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/ai-and-raas-alter-threat-landscape-new-ransomware-groups-grow-by-30/
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AI and RaaS Alter Threat Landscape, New Ransomware Groups Grow by 30%
AI automation, RaaS, a significant bump in vulnerability disclosures, and a rise in new ransomware gangs are reshaping the threat landscape and forcing defenders to change strategies. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/ai-and-raas-alter-threat-landscape-new-ransomware-groups-grow-by-30/
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AI and RaaS Alter Threat Landscape, New Ransomware Groups Grow by 30%
AI automation, RaaS, a significant bump in vulnerability disclosures, and a rise in new ransomware gangs are reshaping the threat landscape and forcing defenders to change strategies. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/ai-and-raas-alter-threat-landscape-new-ransomware-groups-grow-by-30/
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Lotus Blossom Hackers Breach Official Notepad++ Hosting Infrastructure
Between June and December 2025, a state-sponsored threat group known as Lotus Blossom quietly hijacked the official hosting infrastructure used to deliver Notepad++ updates, turning a trusted developer tool into a precision espionage delivery channel. By compromising the shared hosting provider that previously served the Notepad++ update endpoint, the attackers gained the ability to intercept…