Tag: threat
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Industry Reacts to Verizon DBIR 2026 as Vulnerability Exploitation Takes Top Spot
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, credentials, data, data-breach, exploit, risk, threat, vulnerabilityThe 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has sparked widespread industry reaction, with security leaders warning that AI-enabled attacks, vulnerability exploitation, and third-party risk are reshaping the threat landscape faster than many organisations can respond. For the first time in the report’s history, vulnerability exploitation overtook stolen credentials as the leading initial access vector,…
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TamperedChef Malware Hides in Signed Apps to Drop Stealers and RATs
A large-scale malware campaign dubbed “TamperedChef” is leveraging trojanized productivity applications such as PDF editors, calendar tools, and file converters to silently deploy information stealers and remote access trojans (RATs), according to recent threat intelligence findings. Security researchers have identified multiple activity clusters linked to this evolving threat, including CL-CRI-1089, CL-UNK-1090, and CL-UNK-1110. While these…
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Fake Invitation Phishing Campaign Steals Credentials From U.S. Organizations
A large-scale phishing campaign leveraging fake event invitations is actively targeting U.S. organizations, combining credential theft, OTP interception, and remote access tool abuse into a single attack chain. The campaign stands out due to its repeatable phishing framework, which allows threat actors to rapidly generate event-themed lure pages at scale. These pages often begin with…
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Mini Shai-Hulud Hits @antv npm Packages, Targets CI/CD Secrets
An Active and sophisticated supply chain attack targeting the widely used @antv npm ecosystem, where a threat actor compromised a maintainer account and pushed malicious package updates designed to steal sensitive CI/CD credentials. The campaign, dubbed “Mini Shai-Hulud,” demonstrates how deeply embedded open-source libraries can be weaponized to infiltrate modern development pipelines at scale. The…
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Why AI changed the threat model for travel technology
In this Help Net Security interview, Devon Bryan, SVP, Global CSO at Booking Holdings, reflects on his path from Air Force network security engineer to global CSO across … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/21/devon-bryan-booking-holdings-cso-leadership-travel/
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New GhostTree Attack Causes EDR Tools to Hang, Leaving Files Unscanned
A newly disclosed attack technique dubbed “GhostTree” is raising concerns among defenders after researchers demonstrated how it can disrupt endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools and bypass file scanning mechanisms on Windows systems. The technique, discovered by Varonis Threat Labs, abuses NTFS junctions to create recursive directory structures that can cause security tools to hang indefinitely. New…
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Cyber threats push SMBs to spend more on security
Cybersecurity has become a key priority for small and medium-sized businesses due to growing threats and wider AI adoption. An IDC survey of 2,200 SMBs in eight markets … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/21/idc-smbs-cybersecurity-spending-report/
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Why Smaller Healthcare Providers Remain Easy Targets
Recent Hacks Underscore Persistent and Growing Threats to Smaller Organizations. Small and mid-sized healthcare organizations – including medical specialty practices and regional clinics – continue to fall victim disproportionately to hacking incidents, including ransomware attacks and data thefts – affecting large populations of patients. Why does this keep happening? First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Browser Threats Are Expanding the SMB Attack Surface
Palo Alto Networks warns that browser-based attacks, AI phishing, and malicious extensions are creating growing cybersecurity risks for SMBs. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/browser-threats-are-expanding-the-smb-attack-surface/
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Hackers bypass SonicWall VPN MFA due to incomplete patching
Threat actors brute-forced VPN credentials and bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) on SonicWall Gen6 SSL-VPN appliances to deploy tools used in ransomware attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-bypass-sonicwall-vpn-mfa-due-to-incomplete-patching/
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GitHub Confirms Breach, 4K Internal Repos Stolen
Open source software giant GitHub confirmed a data breach this week involving the theft of thousands of repos. One threat actor, TeamPCP, took credit. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/github-confirms-breach-4k-internal-repos-stolen
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Microsoft Takes Down Malware-Signing Service Behind Ransomware Attacks
Microsoft on Tuesday said it disrupted a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that weaponized the company’s Artifact Signing system to deliver malicious code and conduct ransomware and other attacks, compromising thousands of machines and networks across the world.The tech giant attributed the activity to a threat actor it calls Fox Tempest, which it said offered the MSaaS…
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Drupal critical update to fix bug with high exploitation risk
Drupal has announced a “core security release” scheduled for later today, warning that threat actors might develop exploits within hours of the update disclosure. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drupal-critical-update-to-fix-bug-with-high-exploitation-risk/
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Webworm Deploys EchoCreep and GraphWorm Backdoors Using Discord and MS Graph API
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged fresh activity from a China-aligned threat actor known as Webworm in 2025, deploying custom backdoors that employ Discord and Microsoft Graph API for command-and-control (C2 or C&C) communications.Webworm, first publicly documented by Broadcom-owned Symantec in September 2022, is assessed to be active since at least 2022, targeting government agencies First seen…
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GitHub Confirms Breach of Internal Repositories Via Malicious VS Code Extension
The prolific threat group TeamPCP has claimed a hack into GitHub’s internal repositories First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/github-confirms-breach-vs-code/
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GraphWorm Malware Abuses Microsoft OneDrive for Stealthy C2 Operations
A new activity from Webworm, a China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group, revealing a significant evolution in its cyber espionage toolkit during 2025. The group, first publicly documented in 2022, has shifted its targeting from primarily Asian organizations to government entities across Europe, while adopting stealthier techniques and cloud-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. One of the…
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GraphWorm Malware Abuses Microsoft OneDrive for Stealthy C2 Operations
A new activity from Webworm, a China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group, revealing a significant evolution in its cyber espionage toolkit during 2025. The group, first publicly documented in 2022, has shifted its targeting from primarily Asian organizations to government entities across Europe, while adopting stealthier techniques and cloud-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. One of the…
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Fox Tempest Linked to Malware-Signing Service Abusing Microsoft Artifact Signing
Tags: cyber, cybercrime, group, intelligence, malicious, malware, microsoft, ransomware, service, software, threatFox Tempest, a financially motivated threat actor, has been linked to a large-scale malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that abused Microsoft’s Artefact Signing platform to enable cybercriminals to distribute malicious software that appeared to be trusted. According to Microsoft Threat Intelligence, the group enabled ransomware campaigns and malware distribution by generating fraudulent but valid code-signing certificates, allowing…
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US Telecom Giants Launch Private ISAC to Counter AI-Powered Cyberattacks
The U.S. telecom sector is strengthening its cybersecurity coordination efforts with the launch of a new private ISAC designed to help major communications companies respond more effectively to AI-powered cyberattacks, state-backed espionage campaigns, and emerging threats targeting national communications infrastructure. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/private-isac-telecom-sector/
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US Telecom Giants Launch Private ISAC to Counter AI-Powered Cyberattacks
The U.S. telecom sector is strengthening its cybersecurity coordination efforts with the launch of a new private ISAC designed to help major communications companies respond more effectively to AI-powered cyberattacks, state-backed espionage campaigns, and emerging threats targeting national communications infrastructure. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/private-isac-telecom-sector/
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US Telecom Giants Launch Private ISAC to Counter AI-Powered Cyberattacks
The U.S. telecom sector is strengthening its cybersecurity coordination efforts with the launch of a new private ISAC designed to help major communications companies respond more effectively to AI-powered cyberattacks, state-backed espionage campaigns, and emerging threats targeting national communications infrastructure. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/private-isac-telecom-sector/
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7 hard truths security pros should know: 2026 DevOps Threats Report
In 2025, trusted Git hosting platforms became a playground for cyber criminals. This is the main conclusion from the latest “DevOps Threat Unwrapped Report 2026” by … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/20/hard-truths-from-2026-devops-threats-report/
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GitHub Source Code Reportedly Compromised, TeamPCP Claims Breach
A threat actor group known as TeamPCP has claimed responsibility for a significant breach involving GitHub’s internal systems, alleging the theft of sensitive source code and proprietary organizational data. The group is currently offering the allegedly stolen dataset for sale on underground cybercrime forums, with asking prices reportedly exceeding $50,000. According to posts shared on…
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Android Ad Fraud Operation Generates 659M Bid Requests
Researchers Identify 455 Malicious Apps Tied to Global Malvertising Campaign. Cybercriminals used malicious Android apps to funnel unwitting users to an ad fraud scam that generated up to 659 million daily bid requests, reports Human Security. The scam has spanned 455 malicious Android apps and is linked to 183 threat actor-owned command-and-control domains. First seen…
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Mac Users Face New Malware Threat Spoofing Apple, Google, and Microsoft
A new SHub Reaper macOS infostealer spoofs prompts from Apple, Google, and Microsoft to steal passwords, crypto data, and business files from Macs. The post Mac Users Face New Malware Threat Spoofing Apple, Google, and Microsoft appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-reaper-shub-malware-mac-users/
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Mac Users Face New Malware Threat Spoofing Apple, Google, and Microsoft
A new SHub Reaper macOS infostealer spoofs prompts from Apple, Google, and Microsoft to steal passwords, crypto data, and business files from Macs. The post Mac Users Face New Malware Threat Spoofing Apple, Google, and Microsoft appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-reaper-shub-malware-mac-users/
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Microsoft Self-Service Password Reset abused in Azure data theft attacks
A threat actor targeting Microsoft 365 and Azure production environments is stealing data in attacks that abuse legitimate applications and administration features. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-self-service-password-reset-abused-in-azure-data-theft-attacks/