Tag: threat
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How Real-Time Monitoring Protects Cloud Environments from Threats
Most modern businesses depend heavily on cloud systems today. Companies use them to store data and run applications every day. They also rely on them to manage users and business operations. That convenience comes with risk. Attackers look for gaps, misconfigurations, and slow responses. This is exactly where real time cloud monitoring changes the game….…
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Vom jährlichen Pentest zum ContinuousExposure-Management
Die eigene Cybersicherheit einmal im Jahr zu testen, ist so, als würde man einen Gesundheitscheck machen und erst nach einem Jahr prüfen, ob die Behandlung überhaupt wirkt. So könnte die Pointe des folgenden, klassischen Szenarios lauten: Ein Unternehmen führt sein jährliches Sicherheitsaudit durch. Der Pentester identifiziert etwa zehn kritische Schwachstellen und verfasst seinen Bericht mit…
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Webinar: How to Automate Exposure Validation to Match the Speed of AI Attacks
In February 2026, researchers uncovered a shift that completely changed the game: threat actors are now using custom AI setups to automate attacks directly into the kill chain.We aren’t just talking about AI writing better phishing emails anymore. We’re talking about autonomous agents mapping Active Directory and seizing Domain Admin credentials in minutes.The problem? Most…
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Scam-checking just got a lot easier: Malwarebytes is now in Claude
We’re in Claude! Now everyone can use our threat intel to check suspicious links, phone numbers, or email addresses. We’re committed to helping you spot scams. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/scam-checking-just-got-a-lot-easier-malwarebytes-is-now-in-claude/
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CISA Warns of ConnectWise ScreenConnect Flaw Exploited in Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, threat, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical security flaw in ConnectWise ScreenConnect. CVE-2024-1708 is currently being exploited in real-world attacks. Because of this active threat, CISA officially added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on April 28, 2026. This addition serves as a major…
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CISA Warns of ConnectWise ScreenConnect Flaw Exploited in Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, threat, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical security flaw in ConnectWise ScreenConnect. CVE-2024-1708 is currently being exploited in real-world attacks. Because of this active threat, CISA officially added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on April 28, 2026. This addition serves as a major…
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CISA Warns of ConnectWise ScreenConnect Flaw Exploited in Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, threat, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical security flaw in ConnectWise ScreenConnect. CVE-2024-1708 is currently being exploited in real-world attacks. Because of this active threat, CISA officially added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on April 28, 2026. This addition serves as a major…
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Data Privacy Leaks The Drip, Drip, Drip of Exposure
Beyond the “headline breach,” modern enterprises face a persistent threat: steady-state data leakage. Learn why traditional privacy definitions fail and how “authorized” data flows in workplace apps create continuous legal and operational risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/data-privacy-leaks-the-drip-drip-drip-of-exposure/
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AI-powered honeypots: Turning the tables on malicious AI agents
Just as AI brings time-saving advantages to our lives, it brings similar advantages to threat actors. We can take the advantage back. This blog shows how generative AI can be used to rapidly deploy adaptive honeypot systems. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/ai-powered-honeypots-turning-the-tables-on-malicious-ai-agents/
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AWS leans on prior ingenuity to face future AI and quantum threats
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, communications, computer, computing, control, credentials, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, google, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, Internet, lessons-learned, malicious, penetration-testing, phishing, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, updateSymmetric cryptography and the quantum threat: Back in the early 2010s, most hardware security modules used asymmetric cryptography to protect security keys. Asymmetric cryptography, the kind used to secure online communications, involves pairs of keys, one to lock, another to unlock. It’s a very useful and convenient approach when dealing with multiple parties.Amazon chose to…
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AWS leans on prior ingenuity to face future AI and quantum threats
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, communications, computer, computing, control, credentials, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, google, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, Internet, lessons-learned, malicious, penetration-testing, phishing, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, updateSymmetric cryptography and the quantum threat: Back in the early 2010s, most hardware security modules used asymmetric cryptography to protect security keys. Asymmetric cryptography, the kind used to secure online communications, involves pairs of keys, one to lock, another to unlock. It’s a very useful and convenient approach when dealing with multiple parties.Amazon chose to…
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SLOTAGENT Malware Hides API Calls and Strings to Thwart Analysis
A previously unknown remote access trojan (RAT), dubbed SLOTAGENT, after analyzing a suspicious ZIP archive uploaded from Japan to a public malware repository in early 2026. The malware demonstrates advanced evasion techniques and flexible post-exploitation capabilities, making it a notable addition to the evolving threat landscape. The ZIP file contains a malicious executable, WindowsOobeAppHost.AOT.exe, which triggers the…
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CERT-In Warns of AI-Driven Cyber Threat Surge, MSMEs at Highest Risk
India’s cybersecurity watchdog, CERT-In, has raised concerns of the nature of modern cyber threats, particularly those driven by artificial intelligence. In its latest advisory, the cybersecurity watchdog has highlighted how frontier AI technologies are reshaping the threat landscape, making cyberattacks faster, more scalable, and far more accessible, even to less skilled attackers. First seen on thecyberexpress.com…
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SLOTAGENT Malware Hides API Calls and Strings to Thwart Analysis
A previously unknown remote access trojan (RAT), dubbed SLOTAGENT, after analyzing a suspicious ZIP archive uploaded from Japan to a public malware repository in early 2026. The malware demonstrates advanced evasion techniques and flexible post-exploitation capabilities, making it a notable addition to the evolving threat landscape. The ZIP file contains a malicious executable, WindowsOobeAppHost.AOT.exe, which triggers the…
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SLOTAGENT Malware Hides API Calls and Strings to Thwart Analysis
A previously unknown remote access trojan (RAT), dubbed SLOTAGENT, after analyzing a suspicious ZIP archive uploaded from Japan to a public malware repository in early 2026. The malware demonstrates advanced evasion techniques and flexible post-exploitation capabilities, making it a notable addition to the evolving threat landscape. The ZIP file contains a malicious executable, WindowsOobeAppHost.AOT.exe, which triggers the…
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Purple Team
Purple Team Simulation Contact Us Solution Brief Overview Today’s cyber threats are no longer theoretical. Attackers operate with patience, precision, and a clear understanding of how to exploit gaps across technology, process, and people. Traditional security assessments often identify vulnerabilities, but they do not always answer the questions executives and security leaders care about most:……
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Vect 2.0 RaaS Expands Attacks Across Windows, Linux, and ESXi
Vect 2.0 Ransomware”‘as”‘a”‘Service (RaaS) operation is rapidly evolving into a multi”‘platform threat that can encrypt Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi environments across modern hybrid infrastructures. The group runs a classic affiliate model, renting out its ransomware and TOR”‘based infrastructure to partners in exchange for a share of ransom payments. Its operators are strongly suspected to be…
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LiteLLM CVE-2026-42208 SQL Injection Exploited within 36 Hours of Disclosure
In yet another instance of threat actors quickly jumping on the exploitation bandwagon, a newly disclosed critical security flaw in BerriAI’s LiteLLM Python package has come under active exploitation in the wild within 36 hours of the bug becoming public knowledge.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42208 (CVSS score: 9.3), is an SQL injection that could be…
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How a Long-Lived API Credential Let an AI Agent Delete Production Data
4 min readWhat began as a routine staging task for a SaaS startup ended in a disaster that would have been unthinkable just months ago: an AI agent operating as a super insider threat and triggering a worst-case production failure. In a detailed X post, Jer Crane, founder of PocketOS, a software platform for the…
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How a Long-Lived API Credential Let an AI Agent Delete Production Data
4 min readWhat began as a routine staging task for a SaaS startup ended in a disaster that would have been unthinkable just months ago: an AI agent operating as a super insider threat and triggering a worst-case production failure. In a detailed X post, Jer Crane, founder of PocketOS, a software platform for the…
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How a Long-Lived API Credential Let an AI Agent Delete Production Data
4 min readWhat began as a routine staging task for a SaaS startup ended in a disaster that would have been unthinkable just months ago: an AI agent operating as a super insider threat and triggering a worst-case production failure. In a detailed X post, Jer Crane, founder of PocketOS, a software platform for the…
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6 Best Intrusion Detection Prevention Systems in 2026
IDPS tools monitor network traffic, detect threats, and help teams respond effectively. Learn about the top IDPS solutions in 2026. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/products/intrusion-detection-and-prevention-systems/
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NSA Chief During Snowden Affair Shares Regrets, Reflections 13 Years Later
Chris Inglis was the head civilian in charge at the NSA when the Snowden leak exploded. He gets candid about mistakes the organization made, and what CISOs need to know about spotting potential threats, media disclosures, and enculturation. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/nsa-chief-during-snowden-affair-13-years-later
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Checkmarx confirms LAPSUS$ hackers leaked its stolen GitHub data
Application security company Checkmarx has confirmed that the LAPSUS$ threat group leaked data stolen from its private GitHub repository. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/checkmarx-confirms-lapsus-hackers-leaked-its-stolen-github-data/
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VECT 2.0 Ransomware Irreversibly Destroys Files Over 131KB on Windows, Linux, ESXi
Threat hunters are warning that the cybercriminal operation known as VECT 2.0 acts more like a wiper than a ransomware due to a critical flaw in its encryption implementation across Windows, Linux, and ESXi variants that renders recovery impossible even for the threat actors.The fact that VECT’s locker permanently destroys large files rather than encrypting…
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North Korean Hackers Target Drug Companies in New Cyber Campaign
Pharmaceutical companies sit at the intersection of innovation, intellectual property, and global supply chains. This makes them highly attractive targets for nation-state actors seeking both strategic and financial advantage. New reporting from Cybersecurity News reveals that North Korean threat actors are actively targeting pharmaceutical organizations, aiming to compromise systems and access sensitive research and operational…
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North Korean Hackers Target Drug Companies in New Cyber Campaign
Pharmaceutical companies sit at the intersection of innovation, intellectual property, and global supply chains. This makes them highly attractive targets for nation-state actors seeking both strategic and financial advantage. New reporting from Cybersecurity News reveals that North Korean threat actors are actively targeting pharmaceutical organizations, aiming to compromise systems and access sensitive research and operational…
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North Korean Hackers Target Drug Companies in New Cyber Campaign
Pharmaceutical companies sit at the intersection of innovation, intellectual property, and global supply chains. This makes them highly attractive targets for nation-state actors seeking both strategic and financial advantage. New reporting from Cybersecurity News reveals that North Korean threat actors are actively targeting pharmaceutical organizations, aiming to compromise systems and access sensitive research and operational…
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Inside an OPSEC Playbook: How Threat Actors Evade Detection
Threat actors are now publishing structured OPSEC playbooks to stay undetected. Flare reveals how these guides outline layered infrastructure, identity separation, and long-term evasion strategies. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/inside-an-opsec-playbook-how-threat-actors-evade-detection/
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Fake Tax Audits and Updates Fuel Silver Fox Malware Campaign
A China-linked threat group known as Silver Fox is running a new wave of cyber campaigns using fake tax audit notifications and software update lures to deliver malware across Asia. Active since at least 2022, the group initially focused on financially motivated attacks but, since 2024, has evolved into a dual-purpose operation combining cybercrime and…