Tag: threat
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Stopping AiTM attacks: The defenses that actually work after authentication succeeds
Tags: 2fa, access, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, communications, compliance, control, credentials, data, defense, detection, email, finance, framework, identity, incident response, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, nist, passkey, phishing, risk, service, threat, tool, trainingThe 3 controls that close the gap: Control #1: Bind sessions to managed devices The most impactful single control for session security is requiring managed, compliant devices as a condition of accessing sensitive resources. When access policies, such as Microsoft Entra Conditional Access, require that the device presenting a session token is enrolled, managed and…
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Beyond the perimeter: Why identity and cyber security are one single story
By James Odom, Director of Cyber, and Jim Small, Director of Identity at Hippo Digital For years, identity and cyber security have been treated as separate disciplines, with identity focusing on authentication, onboarding and access and cyber security focusing on networks, monitoring and threat response. That separation made sense when systems had clearer boundaries. The…
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Sandworm Uses SSH-over-Tor Tunnel for Stealthy Long-Term Persistence
A significant evolution in Sandworm (APT-C-13) tradecraft, revealing the group’s use of SSH-over-Tor tunneling to achieve long-term, covert persistence inside targeted networks. Sandworm, also known as FROZENBARENTS, is a state-sponsored threat group active since 2014. It has consistently targeted government bodies, energy firms, and research institutions, focusing on intelligence collection. The attack begins with spear-phishing…
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Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks
A Chinese national accused of being a member of the Silk Typhoon hacking group has been extradited to the U.S. from Italy. Xu Zewei, 34, was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities for his alleged links to the Chinese state-sponsored threat group and for orchestrating cyber attacks against American organizations and government agencies between…
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Artifact Poisoning: A Silent Threat to Enterprise Software Supply Chains
Software supply chains have quietly become one of the most critical and most vulnerable foundations of modern enterprises. Today, applications are no longer monolithic systems built entirely in-house. Instead, they are complex assemblies of open-source libraries, third-party packages, container images, APIs, and pre-built binaries pulled from multiple repositories. This interconnected ecosystem has dramatically improved speed,……
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OilRig Hides C2 Config in Google Drive Image via LSB Steganography
APT-C-49 (OilRig), an Iranian state-sponsored advanced persistent threat group also known as APT34 and Helix Kitten, has deployed a sophisticated new attack campaign that conceals command-and-control configurations inside Google Drive images using LSB steganography. The group, which has been active since at least 2014, primarily targets government, energy, telecommunications, and financial sectors across the Middle…
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Neue Managed Services stellen die Weichen für digitale Souveränität
Controlware betreibt Cloud-basiertes Security Operations Center auf Basis von Sekoia.io Controlware erweitert das Managed Service-Portfolio um neue, digital souveräne SOC-Services auf Basis der europäischen Threat-Detection-&-Response-Plattform Sekoia.io. Das Angebot richtet sich an mittelständische und große Unternehmen sowie öffentliche Einrichtungen, die ihre Cyberabwehr stärken und gleichzeitig wachsenden Anforderungen an Datenhoheit, regulatorische Sicherheit und technologische Unabhängigkeit gerecht… First…
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Fake Document Reader App Hits 10K Downloads, Spreads Anatsa Malware
A newly discovered malicious Android application masquerading as a document reader was found on the Google Play Store, infecting users with the notorious Anatsa banking trojan. The app, which had already surpassed 10,000 downloads before its removal, highlights the ongoing threat of malware slipping through official app marketplaces. The malicious app was hosted on the…
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Robinhood account creation flaw abused to send phishing emails
Online trading platform Robinhood’s account creation process was exploited by threat actors to inject phishing messages into legitimate emails, tricking users into believing their accounts had suspicious activity. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/robinhood-account-creation-flaw-abused-to-send-phishing-emails/
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Top 7 Threat Intelligence Platforms Software in 2026
Discover top threat intelligence platforms, including their features, use cases, and comparisons in 2026. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/products/threat-intelligence-platforms/
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ADT Breach Exposes Data of 5.5 Million Customers, ShinyHunters Likely Behind Attack
The ShinyHunters extortion group is claiming responsibility for a breach of home and commercial security vendor ADT that exposed the data of 5.5 million customers. attack appears to be part of a larger and ongoing vishing campaign being run by the prolific threat actors. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/adt-breach-exposes-data-of-5-5-million-customers-shinyhunters-likely-behind-attack/
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prompted 2026 Exploring The Al Automation Boundary
Author, Creator & Presenter: Arthi Nagarajan, Software Engineer for Internal Threat Detection At Datadog Our thanks to [un]prompted for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding [un]prompted 2026 AI Security Practitioner content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/unprompted-2026-exploring-the-al-automation-boundary/
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Home Security Firm ADT Breach: 5.5M Customers’ Data Exposed
Prolific ShinyHunters Extortion Group Made ‘Pay or Leak’ Threat to Victim. Home security giant ADT has suffered a data breach that appears to have exposed personally identifiable information tied to 5.5 million customers. Prolific extortionist group ShinyHunters claimed credit for the attack, saying it stole Salesforce data after socially engineering an ADT employee. First seen…
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As the NVD scales back CVE enrichment, here’s what Tenable customers need to know
Tags: access, ai, cisa, cloud, cve, cvss, data, data-breach, exploit, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, metric, mitre, nist, nvd, ransomware, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayNIST’s shift toward selective CVE enrichment creates significant visibility gaps for teams relying solely on the National Vulnerability Database. As AI accelerates vulnerability disclosure rates, organizations need independent, high-fidelity intelligence to prioritize risks that the NVD may now overlook. Key takeaways NIST is pivoting to a prioritized enrichment model, focusing only on specific criteria like…
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Webinar: Spotting cyberattacks before they begin
On Thursday, April 30 at 2:00 PM ET, BleepingComputer will host a live webinar with threat intelligence company Flare and threat intelligence researcher Tammy Harper, exploring how security teams can identify early warning signs of attacks before they escalate into incidents. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webinar-spotting-cyberattacks-before-they-begin/
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China-Backed Groups are Using Massive Botnets in Espionage, Intrusion Campaigns
China-sponsored threat groups like Salt Typhoon and Flax Typhoon are increasingly relying on multiple massive botnets comprising edge and IoT devices to run their cyber espionage and network intrusion campaigns, CISA and other security agencies say. The use of such “covert networks” makes it more difficult to detect and mitigate their campaigns. First seen on…
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Cybersec is a thankless job: expanding workload and shrinking pay packet
Global recruitment giant says 71% of human firewalls saw wages stagnate last year as threats and responsibilities grew First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/from_a_massive_skills_gap/
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Parsing Agentic Offensive Security’s Existential Threat
Some fear frontier LLMs like Claude Mythos and Anthropic’s GPT-5.5 will lead to cybersecurity annihilation. Ari Herbert-Voss notes this could be an opportunity. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/industrialized-exploitation-agentic-offensive-security-existential-threat
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Attackers use MS Teams, fake mailbox repair utility to breach organizations
A threat group has penetrated corporate networks by impersonating IT helpdesk staff on Microsoft Teams, tricking employees into downloading malware and surrendering their … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/27/attackers-use-ms-teams-fake-mailbox-repair-utility/
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PhantomCore Exploits TrueConf Vulnerabilities to Breach Russian Networks
A pro-Ukrainian hacktivist group called PhantomCore has been attributed to attacks actively targeting servers running TrueConf video conferencing software in Russia since September 2025.That’s according to a report published by Positive Technologies, which found the threat actors to be leveraging an exploit chain comprising three vulnerabilities to execute commands remotely on susceptible First seen on…
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Is Your IAM Ready for AI?
e=4>Explore how AI is reshaping the security landscape”, uncover emerging threats, identity challenges, and the strategies needed to stay ahead. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/your-iam-ready-for-ai-a-31509
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AI is reshaping DevSecOps to bring security closer to the code
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, breach, business, cloud, communications, compliance, container, control, data, data-breach, detection, exploit, governance, infrastructure, injection, least-privilege, risk, service, skills, software, sql, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityExplicit security requirements elevate AI benefits: While deploying AI with DevSecOps is helping to shift the emphasis on security to earlier in the development lifecycle, this requires “explicit instruction to do it right,” says Noe Ramos, vice president of AI operations at business software provider Agiloft.”AI coding assistants accelerate development meaningfully, but they optimize for…
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The ‘manager of agents’: How AI evolves the SOC analyst role
Tags: ai, automation, business, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, detection, intelligence, jobs, risk, skills, soc, technology, threat, toolFrom doing the work to directing it: What agentic AI introduces into the SOC is the ability to delegate.Instead of analysts manually gathering evidence and stitching together context, AI agents can now autonomously execute investigative steps: Querying systems, correlating signals and building evidence chains in real time. It doesn’t remove the human from the process.…
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Fake CAPTCHA IRSF Scam and 120 Keitaro Campaigns Drive Global SMS, Crypto Fraud
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a telecommunications fraud campaign that uses fake CAPTCHA verification tricks to dupe unsuspecting users into sending international text messages that incur charges on their mobile bills, generating illicit revenue for the threat actors who lease the phone numbers.According to a new report published by Infoblox, the operation is believed…
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Transforming Raw Alerts into Real Security Outcomes with Seceon
Cyber threats today are no longer occasional. They are persistent, automated, and intelligently crafted to bypass traditional defenses. Relying only on logs or isolated alerts is no longer enough. Organizations need a platform that can connect behaviors, detect patterns, and deliver real-time intelligence. This is where Seceon aiSIEM plays a critical role by converting scattered…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 94
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Morpheus: A new Spyware linked to IPS Intelligence The iPhone, invincible no more: a look at DarkSword and Coruna Lotus Wiper: a new threat targeting the energy and utilities sector New NGate variant hides in […]…