Tag: threat
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Proofpoint to Buy Data Security Stalwart Varonis for $6.3B
Thoma Bravo-Owned Firm Moves to Combine Data Protection and AI Governance. Proofpoint plans to acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion in what would be 2026’s largest pure-play cybersecurity acquisition, combining email security, threat intelligence, data access governance and AI protection as enterprises confront growing risks from autonomous AI agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Proofpoint to Buy Data Security Stalwart Varonis for $6.3B
Thoma Bravo-Owned Firm Moves to Combine Data Protection and AI Governance. Proofpoint plans to acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion in what would be 2026’s largest pure-play cybersecurity acquisition, combining email security, threat intelligence, data access governance and AI protection as enterprises confront growing risks from autonomous AI agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Proofpoint to Buy Data Security Stalwart Varonis for $6.3B
Thoma Bravo-Owned Firm Moves to Combine Data Protection and AI Governance. Proofpoint plans to acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion in what would be 2026’s largest pure-play cybersecurity acquisition, combining email security, threat intelligence, data access governance and AI protection as enterprises confront growing risks from autonomous AI agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Proofpoint to Buy Data Security Stalwart Varonis for $6.3B
Thoma Bravo-Owned Firm Moves to Combine Data Protection and AI Governance. Proofpoint plans to acquire Varonis for $6.3 billion in what would be 2026’s largest pure-play cybersecurity acquisition, combining email security, threat intelligence, data access governance and AI protection as enterprises confront growing risks from autonomous AI agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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F-Secure Launches Victim-First Scam Encyclopedia Covering 50+ Types of Consumer Fraud
Built from decades of threat intelligence research, the new resource explains scams from the victims’ perspective and tracks emerging forms of cyber crime. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/f-secure-launches-victim-first-scam-encyclopedia-covering-50-types-of-consumer-fraud
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Proofpoint to buy Varonis for $6.3 billion
The deal pairs the email security giant’s massive threat intelligence with Varonis’ visibility into corporate data, as both companies race to secure the AI agents now roaming enterprise networks. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/proofpoint-acquires-varonis-systems-data-security/
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Proofpoint to buy Varonis for $6.3 billion
The deal pairs the email security giant’s massive threat intelligence with Varonis’ visibility into corporate data, as both companies race to secure the AI agents now roaming enterprise networks. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/proofpoint-acquires-varonis-systems-data-security/
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AI Slop Isn’t Just for Social Media; It’s Ruining Cyberattacks, Too
Don’t buy the hype! AI has been dumbing down cyberattacks, and serious threat actors are barely touching it. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/ai-slop-ruining-cyberattacks
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Hackers exploit Collabora RCE flaw to backdoor Nextcloud servers
Threat actors are exploiting a critical command execution flaw, now tracked as CVE-2026-110447, in the Collabora Online – Built-in CODE Server app (richdocumentscode) for Nextcloud. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-collabora-rce-flaw-to-backdoor-nextcloud-servers/
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U.S. CISA adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Ahsay AhsayCBS, and Cisco Secure Email Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cisco, cybersecurity, email, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, network, threat, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Ahsay AhsayCBS, and Cisco Secure Email Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: Cisco confirmed this week that threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability…
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Silent Lynx: Kazakhstan-Linked Hackers Target Russian Refinery and Government
Silent Lynx, a group likely based in Kazakhstan, targets Russian energy and government entities in espionage campaigns across Central Asia. Researchers from Cisco Talos and Recorded Future published a detailed paper on a threat actor they call Silent Lynx (aka UAT-6275, TAG-193), a Kazakhstan nexus group conducting espionage across Central Asia. The targets include the…
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The Q3 Vulnerability Pulse: Discovery ≠Exploitation
Is the cybersecurity world really facing a “Bugmageddon?” Thor breaks down the latest CVE and KEV trends in the latest Threat Source newsletter. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/the-q3-vulnerability-pulse-discovery-exploitation/
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Frustrated Ransomware Gangs Turn to Real World Threats
Tags: business, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, extortion, hacker, identity, ransomware, resilience, threatRansomware Hackers Discover Violence as Digital Defenses Stymie Extortion. Ransomware gangs are turning to real world threats against business executives and even their families, to gain an edge in negotiations as enterprises boost their cyber resilience and become less willing to pay extortion, finds a survey commissioned by identity-centered cybersecurity firm Semperis First seen on…
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Fake Arch Linux packages push malware with root privileges
A threat actor uploaded malicious packages to the Arch User Repository (AUR) that impersonated two popular helper tools, yay and paru. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-arch-linux-packages-push-malware-with-root-privileges/
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Silent Lynx Exploits WinRAR Flaw to Deploy Reverse Shell in CIS Government Attacks
The threat actor known as Silent Lynx has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government organizations across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).The activity, observed from June 2025 through August 2026, involves four different infection chains that make use of macro-enabled documents, PS2EXE downloaders, GitHub-hosted PowerShell, and crafted WinRAR archives First seen…
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Cyberangriffe auf deutsche Unternehmen mehr als verdoppelt
Der Monthly-Cyber-Threat-Report für September 2026 von Check Point Research (CPR), die Sicherheitsforschungsabteilung von Check Point Software Technologies, zeigt einen weltweiten Anstieg der Cyberangriffe um 48 % gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Im DACH-Raum zogen die Angriffszahlen kräftig an: In Deutschland wurden Organisationen im September durchschnittlich 2316-mal pro Woche angegriffen und damit mehr als doppelt so häufig wie…
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Endpoint-Security für das KI-Zeitalter
Arctic Wolf hat im Rahmen des <> die Verfügbarkeit von Aurora-Adaptive-Threat-Protection bekanntgegeben. Die Lösung für hochmoderne Endpoint-Security nutzt KI zur frühzeitigen Erkennung von Angriffsabsichten, um Ransomware, den Diebstahl von Zugangsdaten und andere schwer erkennbare Attacken bereits in einer frühen Phase der Angriffskette zu identifizieren, zu unterbrechen und zu beheben. Aurora-Adaptive-Threat-Protection verfolgt einen […] First seen…
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Cisco Urges Customers to Patch Email Gateway Flaw and Check for Compromise
Attackers exploit a critical Cisco email gateway flaw to gain root access. Cisco urges customers to update scanner tools and check for compromise. Cisco confirmed this week that threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability in Cisco Secure Email Gateway, tracked as CVE-2026-76519 with a CVSS score of 9.8. An attacker can exploit the flaw…
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Langflow’s Critical Authenticated RCE Flaw Targeted in 1,423 Honeypot Exploit Attempts
Tags: ai, cve, exploit, flaw, intelligence, open-source, rce, remote-code-execution, threat, vulnerabilityThreat actors are exploiting a critical security flaw in Langflow, according to an alert from Previdian.Langflow is an open-source platform that allows developers to build artificial intelligence (AI) applications and agentic workflows. In February 2025, DataStax, the parent company of Langflow, was acquired by IBM.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-105740 (CVSS score: 9.9), a case…
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Ivanti ICS Zero-Day Attacks Highlight Vendor Patching Hurdles
Tags: attack, authentication, cve, ivanti, rce, remote-code-execution, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayCVE-2026-104935, a high-severity authentication bypass + RCE vulnerability, was only partially discovered and patched in July, leaving an opening for threat actors to capitalize on. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/ivanti-ics-zero-day-attacks-vendor-patching
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Anthropic ‘SneakPeek’ Flaw Is a Silent Zero-Click Threat
A bug in Claude Code Desktop’s preview pane can allow adversaries to quietly steal credentials from developers, including SSH private keys, AWS credentials, and Claude 0Auth tokens. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/new-anthropic-sneakpeek-silent-zero-click-threat
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FBI raids DPRK IT worker laptop farms in Texas, US nationals arrested
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has disrupted the Famous Chollima threat group’s operations by arresting two suspects, charging 14 individuals, and seizing nearly 187 laptops used in North Korean remote IT worker schemes. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-raids-dprk-it-worker-laptop-farms-in-texas-us-nationals-arrested/
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FBI raids DPRK IT worker laptop farms in Texas, US nationals arrested
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has disrupted the Famous Chollima threat group’s operations by arresting two suspects, charging 14 individuals, and seizing nearly 187 laptops used in North Korean remote IT worker schemes. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-raids-dprk-it-worker-laptop-farms-in-texas-us-nationals-arrested/
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Microsoft Disrupts 3 Phishing Kits Linked to Over 1 Billion Scam Messages
Microsoft and Health-ISAC, along with the Japan Cybercrime Control Center (JC3) and a coalition of private sector companies, such as Resecurity, Cloudflare, Oracle, Proofpoint, and TRM Labs, announced the disruption of three phishing kits, CoGUI (aka NX or FA), Haozi (aka Phoenix), and Iron Man System.”Since January 2026, the threat actors behind these kits have…
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Senators press Trump admin to rally federal government around AI safety, security
The letter argues federal agencies should more rigorously test AI models for security threats and sandbox evasion, set new safety standards and lean into defensive AI. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/congress-presses-trump-administration-ai-safety-cybersecurity/
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Ransomware Gangs Threaten Employees’ Families as AI-Powered Attacks Escalate
Ransomware operators are extending their extortion tactics beyond corporate networks by threatening employees’ families and using artificial intelligence to enhance their attacks, according to the Semperis 2026 Ransomware Risk Report. Among the surveyed victims, 37% reported threats against their family members or friends, while 84% experienced attacks that involved AI in some form. The findings…
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Patchday Oktober 2026: Microsoft und Adobe sprengen alle Rekorde
Microsoft Patchday Oktober 2026: 1.415 CVEs, 174 Adobe-Schwachstellen und eine aktive Zero-Day-Lücke. Die wichtigsten Risiken und Updates. Dustin Childs, Head of Threat Awareness, analysiert die veröffentlichten Security Updates First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/patchday-oktober-2026-microsoft-und-adobe-sprengen-alle-rekorde/a46749/
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Patchday Oktober 2026: Microsoft und Adobe sprengen alle Rekorde
Microsoft Patchday Oktober 2026: 1.415 CVEs, 174 Adobe-Schwachstellen und eine aktive Zero-Day-Lücke. Die wichtigsten Risiken und Updates. Dustin Childs, Head of Threat Awareness, analysiert die veröffentlichten Security Updates First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/patchday-oktober-2026-microsoft-und-adobe-sprengen-alle-rekorde/a46749/
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Patchday Oktober 2026: Microsoft und Adobe sprengen alle Rekorde
Microsoft Patchday Oktober 2026: 1.415 CVEs, 174 Adobe-Schwachstellen und eine aktive Zero-Day-Lücke. Die wichtigsten Risiken und Updates. Dustin Childs, Head of Threat Awareness, analysiert die veröffentlichten Security Updates First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/patchday-oktober-2026-microsoft-und-adobe-sprengen-alle-rekorde/a46749/
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How a leaked builder of XWorm turned a remote access trojan into a surveillance kit
Netskope tracks four XWorm versions in the wild, 46 plugins, and new tools for location, audio and live browser control, with detections up fourfold. Netskope Threat Labs has been following XWorm since September 2024, and its latest report shows the malware has changed a lot. Over the past year the team identified four distinct versions…