Tag: threat
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Experte für Threat-Management Filigran startet in Deutschland
Filigran, das europäische Unternehmen für Threat-Management, bringt seine Open-Source-basierten Lösungen für Bedrohungsinformationen, -management und die Überprüfung von Sicherheitslücken auf den DACH-Markt. Mit dem neu gegründeten deutschen Team erhalten Unternehmen und Behörden in der Region erstmals lokale Ansprechpartner für eine Technologie, die weltweit bereits von mehr als 6.000 Organisationen eingesetzt wird. Anders als klassische Threat-Intelligence-Anbieter, die…
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New GopherWhisper APT group abuses Outlook, Slack, Discord for comms
A previously undocumented state-backed threat actor named GopherWhisper is using a Go-based custom toolkit and legitimate services like Microsoft 365 Outlook, Slack, and Discord in attacks against government entities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gopherwhisper-apt-group-abuses-outlook-slack-discord-for-comms/
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New GopherWhisper APT group abuses Outlook, Slack, Discord for comms
A previously undocumented state-backed threat actor named GopherWhisper is using a Go-based custom toolkit and legitimate services like Microsoft 365 Outlook, Slack, and Discord in attacks against government entities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gopherwhisper-apt-group-abuses-outlook-slack-discord-for-comms/
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Outlook Mailboxes Abused to Conceal Linux GoGra Backdoor Traffic
The Harvester APT group has quietly expanded its espionage arsenal with a new Linux variant of its GoGra backdoor, one that cleverly hides its command-and-control (C2) traffic within Microsoft Outlook mailboxes, making it significantly harder to detect with traditional network defenses. Researchers from Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team discovered the malware. They linked…
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Outlook Mailboxes Used to Conceal Linux GoGra Backdoor Traffic
A newly discovered Linux variant of the GoGra backdoor is being used by the Harvester advanced persistent threat (APT) group to conduct stealthy cyber espionage operations. Harvester, a suspected nation-state-backed group active since at least 2021, is known for targeting South Asia with custom malware and espionage campaigns. The discovery of a Linux version of…
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China-Linked GopherWhisper Infects 12 Mongolian Government Systems with Go Backdoors
Mongolian governmental institutions have emerged as the target of a previously undocumented China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group tracked as GopherWhisper.”The group wields a wide array of tools mostly written in Go, using injectors and loaders to deploy and execute various backdoors in its arsenal,” Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET said in a report shared with…
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Filigran kommt nach Deutschland und bringt frischen Schwung ins Threat Management
Filigran bietet einen Open Source basierten, KI-gestützten und auf Bedrohungsdaten gestützten Ansatz für das Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/filigran-kommt-nach-deutschland-und-bringt-frischen-schwung-ins-threat-management/a44735/
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North Korean Fake IT Workers Infiltrate Firms to Dodge Sanctions
North Korean threat actors are once again leveraging deceptive remote work schemes to infiltrate global organizations, using fake IT worker personas to generate revenue and bypass international sanctions. A recent investigation, triggered by cryptocurrency security researcher ZachXBT, sheds light on the infrastructure and tactics behind this evolving campaign. ZachXBT identified the domain luckyguys[.]site as being…
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Xinference PyPI Breach Exposes Developers to Cloud Credential Theft
A severe supply chain attack has compromised the popular Python package Xinference, exposing developers to massive data theft. Threat actors uploaded malicious versions of the tool to the Python Package Index (PyPI), embedding a heavily obfuscated infostealer into the code. Xinference has over 600,000 total downloads, making this a significant security event for the software…
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Checkmarx KICS Docker Repo Hijacked in Malicious Code Injection Attack
Tags: attack, cloud, credentials, cyber, docker, infrastructure, injection, malicious, software, supply-chain, threatA massive software supply chain attack has targeted the official Checkmarx KICS (Keeping Infrastructure as Code Secure) Docker Hub repository. Discovered on April 22, 2026, by Docker and Socket, the compromise involves trojanized Docker images and malicious VS Code extensions designed to harvest and exfiltrate highly sensitive developer credentials and cloud infrastructure secrets. Threat actors…
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CNAPP ein Kaufratgeber
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, cloud, container, detection, edr, encryption, framework, group, ibm, infrastructure, intelligence, kubernetes, linux, ml, monitoring, network, open-source, risk-management, saas, soar, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, vmwareCloud Security bleibt ein diffiziles Thema und die Tools, mit denen sie sich gewährleisten lässt, werden zunehmend komplexer und schwieriger zu durchschauen auch dank der ungebrochenen Liebe der Branche zu Akronymen. Mit CNAPP kommt nun ein weiteres hinzu. Die Abkürzung steht für Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform und kombiniert die Funktionen von vier separaten Cloud-Security-Werkzeugen: Cloud…
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Automated ML-driven threat hunting in post-quantum encrypted MCP streams
Learn how automated ML-driven threat hunting secures post-quantum encrypted MCP streams against tool poisoning and prompt injection in AI infrastructure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/automated-ml-driven-threat-hunting-in-post-quantum-encrypted-mcp-streams/
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Tropic Trooper Pivots to AdaptixC2 and Custom Beacon Listener
IntroductionOn March 12, 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered a malicious ZIP archive containing military-themed document lures targeting Chinese-speaking individuals. Our analysis of this sample uncovered a campaign leveraging a multi-stage attack chain where a trojanized SumatraPDF reader deploys an AdaptixC2 Beacon agent, ultimately leading to the download and abuse of Visual Studio (VS) Code tunnels for…
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Riddled with flaws, serialEthernet converters endanger critical infrastructure
Tags: access, authentication, control, credentials, data, data-breach, exploit, firmware, flaw, infrastructure, malicious, network, open-source, password, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, service, threat, update, vulnerabilityNew RCE and other vulnerabilities: Aside from all the known vulnerabilities from open-source components, the Forescout researchers also performed manual security analysis and identified previously unknown flaws in the firmware of three specific devices from two vendors: Lantronix EDS3000PS Series, Lantronix EDS5000 Series, and Silex SD330-AC.The web-based management interface of the Lantronix EDS5000 had five…
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Riddled with flaws, serialEthernet converters endanger critical infrastructure
Tags: access, authentication, control, credentials, data, data-breach, exploit, firmware, flaw, infrastructure, malicious, network, open-source, password, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, service, threat, update, vulnerabilityNew RCE and other vulnerabilities: Aside from all the known vulnerabilities from open-source components, the Forescout researchers also performed manual security analysis and identified previously unknown flaws in the firmware of three specific devices from two vendors: Lantronix EDS3000PS Series, Lantronix EDS5000 Series, and Silex SD330-AC.The web-based management interface of the Lantronix EDS5000 had five…
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Malicious pgserve, automagik developer tools found in npm registry
Advice to victimized developers: Developers who have downloaded the malicious versions of pgserver and automagik need to act fast, says Tanya Janca, head of Canadian secure coding consultancy SheHacksPurple.”Rotate every credential you can think of, right now, before you do anything else,” she said. “Then harden your CI/CD network egress controls so your build runners…
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Why AI-Driven Arms Race Needs Better Threat Intelligence
TrendAI’s Tom Kellermann on Defending Against Agentic Attacks, APT Collaboration. AI-driven threats now operate with speed, scale and persistence. Defenders need expanded telemetry, a global research team and an advanced XDR platform to predict and suppress adversaries defenders, said Tom Kellermann, vice president of AI security and threat intelligence at TrendAI. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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UK to build ‘national cyber shield’ to protect against AI cyber threats
Security minister Dan Jarvis calls for artificial intelligence companies to work with government to develop AI-driven cyber defences First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366641790/UK-to-build-national-cyber-shield-to-protect-against-AI-cyber-threats
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The Invisible Threat: Business Logic Flaws in Modern Applications and Why Scanners Miss Them
<div cla In today’s security landscape, some of the most dangerous vulnerabilities aren’t flagged by automated scanners at all. These are the business logic flaws: subtle mistakes in an application’s design or workflow that malicious actors can exploit by doing the unexpected. As a result, companies can be blindsided by breaches even when their vulnerability…
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You’re Not Watching MCPs. Anthropic’s Vulnerability Shows Why You Should Be.
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, breach, control, credentials, cve, data, framework, hacker, infrastructure, injection, LLM, remote-code-execution, risk, saas, siem, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerabilityLast week, researchers at OX Security published findings that should stop every security leader in their tracks. They discovered a critical vulnerability baked directly into Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol SDK, affecting every supported language: Python, TypeScript, Java, and Rust. The result: remote code execution on any system running a vulnerable MCP implementation, with direct access…
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Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat
When authentication fails, things can go very, very wrong. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/microsoft-issues-emergency-update-for-macos-and-linux-asp-net-threat/
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Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat
When authentication fails, things can go very, very wrong. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/microsoft-issues-emergency-update-for-macos-and-linux-asp-net-threat/
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Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat
When authentication fails, things can go very, very wrong. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/microsoft-issues-emergency-update-for-macos-and-linux-asp-net-threat/
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AI-Powered Agentic Browser Defense Blog – Menlo Security
Stop zero-hour threats with the Menlo HEAT Shield Agent. A browser-native AI solution using Gemini to block malicious sites and automate SOC policy in real-time First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/ai-powered-agentic-browser-defense-blog-menlo-security/
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Malicious KICS Docker Images and VS Code Extensions Hit Checkmarx Supply Chain
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of malicious images pushed to the official “checkmarx/kics” Docker Hub repository.In an alert published today, software supply chain security company Socket revealed that unknown threat actors managed to have overwritten existing tags, including v2.1.20 and alpine, while also introducing a new v2.1.21 tag that does not correspond to an official release.…
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North Korea Stole 100,000 Identities to Infiltrate Global Companies
Here Is What That Looks Like From an Investigator’s Perspective. The DPRK remote IT worker scheme is not a cybersecurity problem. It is an identity fraud problem at state scale. The tools that can detect and attribute it are the same tools built for investigating threat actors, not screening job applicants. Research published in March……
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Harvester Deploys Linux GoGra Backdoor in South Asia Using Microsoft Graph API
The threat actor known as Harvester has been attributed to a new Linux version of its GoGra backdoor deployed as part of attacks likely targeting entities in South Asia.”The malware uses the legitimate Microsoft Graph API and Outlook mailboxes as a covert command-and-control (C2) channel, allowing it to bypass traditional perimeter network defenses,” the Symantec…
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Harvester Deploys Linux GoGra Backdoor in South Asia Using Microsoft Graph API
The threat actor known as Harvester has been attributed to a new Linux version of its GoGra backdoor deployed as part of attacks likely targeting entities in South Asia.”The malware uses the legitimate Microsoft Graph API and Outlook mailboxes as a covert command-and-control (C2) channel, allowing it to bypass traditional perimeter network defenses,” the Symantec…