Tag: threat
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UK Government Sound Alarm Over AI Security Risk
This week, UK government leaders and cyber officials are sounding an increasingly urgent alarm over the security risks posed by artificial intelligence, warning that the technology is both amplifying existing cyber threats and reshaping the balance between attackers and defenders. In a joint open letter to business leaders, ministers and the National Cyber Security Centre…
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Google expands Gemini AI use to fight malicious ads on its platform
Google says it is increasingly using its Gemini AI models to detect and block harmful ads on its advertising platforms, as scammers and threat actors continue to evolve their tactics to evade detection. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-expands-gemini-ai-use-to-fight-malicious-ads-on-its-platform/
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Ghost breaches: How AI-mediated narratives have become a new threat vector
Three incidents. No actual breaches. Full-scale crisis response. AI hallucinations are creating a new threat vector that most organizations have yet to prepare for. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-generated-breach-narratives-ghost-threat-vector-op-ed/
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UAC-0247 Hits Hospitals, Governments With Browser and WhatsApp Data Theft
A surge of targeted cyberattacks was detected against local governments and municipal healthcare institutions particularly clinical and ambulance hospitals. The campaign has been attributed to threat cluster UAC-0247, known for advanced data theft, persistence, and lateral movement methods. The attack chain begins with well-crafted phishing emails that appear to discuss humanitarian aid proposals. These emails typically…
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The Q1 vulnerability pulse
Thor provides an overview of the Q1 2026 vulnerability statistics, highlighting key trends in legacy CVEs and the evolving impact of AI on the threat landscape. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/the-q1-vulnerability-pulse/
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Fake ProtonVPN, game mod sites spread NWHStealer in new Windows malware campaign
Multiple ongoing malware campaigns are distributing a powerful information-stealing trojan, tracked as NWHStealer, through fake VPN installers, gaming mods, and system tools. Unlike typical phishing campaigns, these attacks exploit users’ trust in popular software. Threat actors are disguising malicious payloads as legitimate installers for tools such as Proton VPN, OhmGraphite, Sidebar Diagnostics, Pachtop, and HardwareVisualizer. The files are hosted…
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Beating the Mythos clock: Using Tenable Hexa AI custom agents for automated patching
Tags: ai, business, cvss, cyberattack, data, exploit, LLM, mitigation, network, remote-code-execution, risk, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementSee how Tenable Hexa AI custom agents empower you to counter machine-speed threats by automating vulnerability remediation. Learn how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) automates execution of risk-driven patching workflows, shifting your strategy from reactive tracking to continuous exposure management. Key takeaways Even in previews, powerful AI models like Claude Mythos show us how quickly…
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The n8n n8mare: How threat actors are misusing AI workflow automation
Cisco Talos research has uncovered agentic AI workflow automation platform abuse in emails. Recently, we identified an increase in the number of emails that abuse n8n, one of these platforms, from as early as October 2025 through March 2026. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/the-n8n-n8mare/
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Cisco FMC Zero-Day Among 31 High-Impact Vulnerabilities Exploited in March
31 high-impact vulnerabilities were actively exploited in March 2026, with a Cisco firewall zero-day abused by the Interlock ransomware group emerging as one of the most dangerous threats to enterprise networks. Affected vendors span core enterprise and developer ecosystems, including Cisco, Microsoft, Google, ConnectWise, Langflow, Citrix, Aquasecurity, Nginx UI, Qualcomm, F5, Craft CMS, Laravel, Apple,…
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CIOs fret over rising security concerns amid AI adoption
AI is emerging as a critical tool and a growing threat as CIOs struggle to balance innovation with risk, according to a new report. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/AI-security-concerns-CIO-logicalis/817705/
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Warum ein Risk-Operations-Center die Zukunft der Risikobehebung ist
Patching ist die grundlegende Methode zum Schutz von Systemen, doch der schiere Umfang moderner Infrastrukturen hat traditionelle Behebungsmodelle überholt. Untersuchungen von der Qualys Threat Research Unit zeigen einen 6,5-fachen Anstieg bei behobenen Vorfällen, doch die ‘Readiness-Lücke” wird immer größer: Der Anteil kritischer Schwachstellen, die am siebten Tag noch offen sind, stieg im Jahr 2025 auf…
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Two-Factor Authentication Breaks Free from the Desktop
Threat actors know how to bypass security systems outside of traditional IT environments. Implementing 2FA could provide a needed extra security barrier in the physical world. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/two-factor-authentication-breaks-free-from-the-desktop
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NIST cuts down CVE analysis amid vulnerability overload
Tags: ai, automation, awareness, ceo, cve, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, flaw, government, group, incident response, nist, software, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-daySOURCE: www.cve.org/about/Metrics CSOAs a result, NIST will now forego enrichment for all but the most critical of vulnerabilities.Backlogged CVEs received prior to March 1 will also be labeled “not scheduled.” None of those are critical vulnerabilities, NIST said, because those have always been handled first.”They’ve just come out and publicly stated, ‘We are never going…
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AI platform n8n abused for stealthy phishing and malware delivery
Attackers abuse AI automation platform n8n to run phishing campaigns, deliver malware, and evade security by using trusted infrastructure. Threat actors are exploiting the popular AI workflow automation platform n8n to launch advanced phishing campaigns, deliver malware, and collect device data through automated emails. By using trusted infrastructure, they can bypass traditional security controls and…
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Claude Mythos: Prepare for your board’s cybersecurity questions about the latest AI model from Anthropic
Tags: ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cisa, cloud, compliance, container, control, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, fedramp, finance, flaw, framework, governance, group, HIPAA, identity, injection, insurance, kev, law, linkedin, linux, LLM, macOS, network, PCI, risk, service, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windows, zero-day, zero-trustWith the Federal Reserve Chairman meeting with bank CEOs to discuss the security implications of Claude Mythos, you can bet that your board of directors will ask you about the impact of the AI model on your cybersecurity strategy. Here’s how to prepare. Key takeaways Anthropic announced Claude Mythos Preview, its most powerful general-purpose frontier…
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prompted 2026 Can You See What Your Al Saw?
Author, Creator & Presenter: Mika Ayenson, Threat Research & Detection Engineer At Elastic 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-can-you-see-what-your-al-saw/
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4 questions to ask before outsourcing MDR
2. Can your team separate real threats from noise?: Alert fatigue is one of the biggest barriers to effective security. Tools generate volumes of signals, but not all alerts represent real risk. When everything looks critical, teams either burn out or miss the alerts that matter most.MDR helps by applying human expertise and threat intelligence…
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5 trends defining the future of AI-powered cybersecurity
Tags: ai, automation, backup, breach, business, cloud, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, framework, government, metric, monitoring, msp, regulation, resilience, threatSee how AI is altering the landscape in the new N-able and Futurum report, Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: Moving from Fragile to Resilient. Get key insights on building a modern framework for business resilience. 2. From perimeter security to continuous cyber resilience: The “castle and moat” approach is obsolete. In a world of…
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UK gov’s Mythos AI tests help separate cybersecurity threat from hype
New model is the first AI system to complete a difficult multi-step infiltration challenge. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/uk-govs-mythos-ai-tests-help-separate-cybersecurity-threat-from-hype/
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McGraw-Hill confirms data breach following extortion threat
Education company McGraw-Hill has confirmed in a statement to BleepingComputer that hackers exploited a Salesforce misconfiguration and accessed its internal data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mcgraw-hill-confirms-data-breach-following-extortion-threat/
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Claude Mythos Changed Everything. Your APIs Are the First Target.
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, ceo, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, exploit, finance, flaw, infrastructure, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayAnthropic just released Claude Mythos Preview. They did not make it publicly available. That decision alone should tell you everything you need to know about what this model can do. During internal testing, Mythos autonomously discovered and exploited zero-day vulnerabilities across every major operating system and web browser. It found a 27-year-old bug in OpenBSD.…
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State-sponsored threats: Different objectives, similar access paths
A look at 2025 state-sponsored threats, exploring how actors linked to China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran use vulnerabilities, identity, and trusted access paths to achieve their goals. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/state-sponsored-threats-different-objectives-similar-access-paths/
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Keine Entwarnung trotz Rückgang der Cyber-Angriffe in Deutschland um zwölf Prozent
Check Point Research (CPR), die Sicherheitsforschung-sabteilung von Check Point Software Technologies, hat in seinem seinen Monthly-Cyber-Threat-Report für März 2026 erstmals seit langem einen großflächigen Rückgang der Cyberangriffe beobachtet. Global waren Unternehmen durchschnittlich 1995 Cyber-Angriffe pro Woche ausgesetzt, fünf Prozent weniger als im Vorjahreszeitraum. In der DACH-Region spiegelt sich dieser Trend verstärkt wider: In Deutschland sanken…
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Mirax Android RAT Turns Devices into SOCKS5 Proxies, Reaching 220,000 via Meta Ads
A nascent Android remote access trojan called Mirax has been observed actively targeting Spanish-speaking countries, with campaigns reaching more than 220,000 accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads through advertisements on Meta.”Mirax integrates advanced Remote Access Trojan (RAT) capabilities, allowing threat actors to fully interact with compromised devices in real First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Secretary Mullin must help finish the job: Urge the Senate to confirm Plankey
With global cyber threats escalating and budget cuts looming, CISA needs a Senate-confirmed director. It’s time to confirm Sean Plankey. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/national-security-ntsc-op-ed-sean-plankey-cisa-confirmed-director/
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How AI is transforming threat detection
Tags: ai, attack, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cisa, cve, cyber, data, detection, email, endpoint, framework, google, governance, group, incident response, intelligence, international, jobs, kev, malware, network, nist, organized, phishing, risk, skills, soc, switch, technology, threat, toolReducing alert fatigue: In alert triage, AI agents are reducing alert fatigue by clustering alert patterns and enabling risk-based prioritization, adds Dipto Chakravarty, chief product and technology officer at Black Duck.For example, natural language processing agents can summarize threat alerts at scale and correlate them with threat intel feeds such as CVE.org and the CISA KEV Catalog,…
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Hackers Exploit Kali Forms Vulnerability to Take Over WordPress Sites
A recently disclosed Kali Forms vulnerability affecting a widely used WordPress plugin has escalated into an active security threat, enabling unauthenticated attackers to achieve Remote Code Execution on affected websites. The flaw impacts Kali Forms, a drag-and-drop form builder with more than 10,000 active installations, and has already been exploited in the wild shortly after…
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Agentic AI memory attacks spread across sessions and users, and most organizations aren’t ready
In this Help Net Security interview, Idan Habler, AI Security Researcher at Cisco, breaks down a threat most security teams haven’t named yet: agentic memory as an … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/14/idan-habler-cisco-agentic-ai-memory-attacks/
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APT41 Targets Linux Cloud Servers With New Winnti Backdoor
A previously undocumented Linux backdoor attributed to China-linked threat group APT41 (Winnti) has been uncovered, targeting cloud workloads across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba Cloud. The ELF-based implant, currently showing zero detections on VirusTotal, transforms Linux servers into stealthy credential theft nodes using a novel SMTP-based command-and-control (C2) mechanism. The discovery indicates a new phase in APT41’s Linux and cloud-targeted…