Tag: threat
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Aufdeckung von rund 15.500 bösartigen Domains
Wie aktuelle Analysen von Infoblox Threat Intel und Confiant zeigen, verlagert sich Cyberkriminalität zunehmend in schwer erkennbare Bereiche des Internets. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/aufdeckung-15-500-boesartige-domains
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Russia-linked APT TA446 uses DarkSword exploit to target iPhone users in phishing wave
Russia-linked TA446 is using the DarkSword iOS exploit kit in targeted phishing campaigns to compromise iPhone users. Russia-linked APT group TA446 (aka SEABORGIUM, ColdRiver, Callisto, and Star Blizzard) is using the DarkSword exploit kit in targeted spear-phishing campaigns against iOS devices. The attacks rely on malicious emails to compromise iPhones, highlighting a growing threat from…
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Russia-linked APT TA446 uses DarkSword exploit to target iPhone users in phishing wave
Russia-linked TA446 is using the DarkSword iOS exploit kit in targeted phishing campaigns to compromise iPhone users. Russia-linked APT group TA446 (aka SEABORGIUM, ColdRiver, Callisto, and Star Blizzard) is using the DarkSword exploit kit in targeted spear-phishing campaigns against iOS devices. The attacks rely on malicious emails to compromise iPhones, highlighting a growing threat from…
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Critical Fortinet Forticlient EMS flaw now exploited in attacks
Attackers are now actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiClient EMS platform, according to threat intelligence company Defused. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-fortinet-forticlient-ems-flaw-now-exploited-in-attacks/
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Three China-Linked Clusters Target Southeast Asian Government in 2025 Cyber Campaign
Three threat activity clusters aligned with China have targeted a government organization in Southeast Asia as part of what has been described as a “complex and well-resourced operation.”The campaigns have led to the deployment of various malware families, including HIUPAN (aka USBFect, MISTCLOAK, or U2DiskWatch), PUBLOAD, EggStremeFuel (aka RawCookie), EggStremeLoader (aka Gorem RAT), MASOL First…
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Critical Grafana Flaws Allow Attackers to Achieve Remote Code Execution
Grafana Labs has rolled out critical security updates to address two severe vulnerabilities impacting its widely used analytics and interactive visualization platform. The most severe flaw could allow threat actors to achieve full Remote Code Execution (RCE) and establish an SSH connection to the host server. Administrators are strongly advised to apply the security patches…
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Hackers Probe Citrix NetScaler Systems Ahead of Suspected CVE-2026-3055 Exploitation
Tags: citrix, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, flaw, hacker, intelligence, threat, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers are warning organizations about imminent cyberattacks targeting a newly disclosed critical vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances. Threat intelligence firms watchTowr and Defused Cyber have uncovered active reconnaissance campaigns targeting CVE-2026-3055, a severe flaw that allows attackers to steal sensitive data. With hackers actively scanning for exposed systems, organizations are urged…
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VoidLink Proves AI-Assisted Malware Is No Longer Experimental
VoidLink shows that AI-assisted malware is now a mature, operational tool rather than a lab experiment, compressing what once required a full team into days of work by a single developer. At the same time, threat actors are cautiously testing self-hosted models, abusing agentic AI architectures, and probing enterprise GenAI usage as a fresh attack…
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CISA Warns of Actively Exploited F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability in Ongoing Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, threat, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical alert regarding an actively exploited flaw in F5 BIG-IP systems. The vulnerability has been officially added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, signaling that threat actors are successfully weaponizing the bug in real-world attacks. Organizations running exposed F5 infrastructure must address this threat…
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Attribute-Based Access Control for AI Capability Negotiation
Learn how Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) secures AI capability negotiation and MCP deployments against quantum threats and tool poisoning. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/attribute-based-access-control-for-ai-capability-negotiation/
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Are your NHIs fully supported for optimal performance?
The Strategic Imperative of Non-Human Identity Management How secure is your organization when it comes to managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs)? With the increasing prevalence of cyber threats, optimizing NHI performance has become a cornerstone of effective cybersecurity strategies. NHIs, essentially machine identities, are pivotal in maintaining a secure digital, especially in cloud-based environments. Their management……
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AI Threat Landscape Digest January-February 2026
EY FINDINGS AI-assisted malware development has reached operational maturity.VoidLink framework, which is modular, professionally engineered, and fully functional,was built by a single developer using a commercial AI-powered IDE within a compressedtimeframe. AI-assisted development is no longer experimental but produces deploymentreadyoutput. AI-assisted development is not always obvious from the final product.VoidLink was initially assessed as the…
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Is your Agentic AI impenetrable by cyber threats?
Is Your Organization Equipped to Handle Machine Identities? Have you ever pondered the impact of machine identities on your organization’s security? While we delve into the intricacies of Non-Human Identity (NHI) management, we uncover where machine identities are pivotal in ensuring cybersecurity across various sectors. These identities, akin to digital passports, control access and permissions……
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How Connected Vehicles Expand Cyber Risk Surface
Car Hacking Village’s Ghali on Automotive Security for AI-Driven Mobility Ecosystem. As vehicles evolve into connected, software-defined systems, cybersecurity risks now extend beyond the car itself. Kamel Ghali, vice president at Car Hacking Village, explains why threat modeling, AI safety and ecosystemwide visibility are critical in modern automotive security. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director’s Personal Email, Hit Stryker With Wiper Attack
Threat actors with ties to Iran successfully broke into the personal email account of Kash Patel, the director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and leaked a cache of photos and other documents to the internet.Handala Hack Team, which carried out the breach, said on its website that Patel “will now find his…
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How Companies Should Confront Q-Day
Dell’s John Roese on Quantum Readiness, Cryptographic Inventory and Sovereign AI. Quantum computing poses an existential threat to encryption systems built on asymmetric key management protocols, and most enterprises don’t know where their cryptographic exposure begins. Dell Technologies’ John Roese explains what to do now. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/how-companies-should-confront-q-day-a-31256
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Malicious Browser Extensions Hijack Users’ AI Chats in New “Prompt Poaching” Attack
A new wave of malicious browser extensions is quietly harvesting sensitive user interactions with AI tools, in a growing threat now dubbed “prompt poaching.” The rise of AI assistants in everyday browsing has created a usability gap. Most users interact with AI tools in isolated tabs, manually copying and pasting content for analysis or summarization.…
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TA446 Deploys DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit in Targeted Spear-Phishing Campaign
Proofpoint has disclosed details of a targeted email campaign in which threat actors with ties to Russia are leveraging the recently disclosed DarkSword exploit kit to target iOS devices.The activity has been attributed with high confidence to the Russian state-sponsored threat group known as TA446, which is also tracked by the broader cybersecurity community under…
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ISMG Editors: Panel Wraps Up RSAC 2026 on AI, OT Risks
Conference Focuses on Emerging Agentic AI Risks, Cybercrime and Market Shifts. ISMG editors wrap up RSAC 2026 with an overview of key topics at the conference, including AI governance, agentic threats and OT security risks. Cyber experts addressed cybercrime disruption, funding challenges and the urgent need for stronger public-private collaboration. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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TA446 Deploys Leaked DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit in Targeted Spear-Phishing Campaign
Proofpoint has disclosed details of a targeted email campaign in which threat actors with ties to Russia are leveraging the recently disclosed DarkSword exploit kit to target iOS devices.The activity has been attributed with high confidence to the Russian state-sponsored threat group known as TA446, which is also tracked by the broader cybersecurity community under…
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CISA Adds CVE-2025-53521 to KEV After Active F5 BIG-IP APM Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical security flaw impacting F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-53521 (CVSS v4 score: 9.3), which could allow a threat actor to achieve remote code execution.”When a…
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RSAC 2026: No easy fixes for expanding AI attack surface, but a coordinated response is emerging
SAN FRANCISCO, Forty-four thousand cybersecurity practitioners converged on Moscone Center this week with an urgent question: how do you secure a network when everything, the technology, the threats, the tools, is changing faster than anyone can govern… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/rsac-2026-no-easy-fixes-for-expanding-ai-attack-surface-but-a-coordinated-response-is-emerging/
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Identity is the first line of defense, especially in an AI-fueled threat landscape
Two new reports illustrate why companies need to do a better job of scrutinizing what their human employees and AI agents are doing. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/identity-governance-ai-cybersecurity/815964/
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Attackers exploit critical Langflow RCE within hours as CISA sounds alarm
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, cisa, cloud, credentials, cve, cvss, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, exploit, flaw, framework, github, infrastructure, injection, kev, malicious, monitoring, nvd, open-source, rce, remote-code-execution, software, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, windowscredentials, was weaponized within 20 hours of the open-source AI-pipeline tool disclosing it.According to a Sysdig report, crooks started hitting a fleet of honeypot nodes with vulnerable instances across multiple cloud providers and regions right after they went live. Sysdig observed four such attempts within hours of deployment, with one attacker progressing to environment variable exfiltration.”This is…
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Attackers exploit critical Langflow RCE within hours as CISA sounds alarm
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, cisa, cloud, credentials, cve, cvss, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, exploit, flaw, framework, github, infrastructure, injection, kev, malicious, monitoring, nvd, open-source, rce, remote-code-execution, software, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, windowscredentials, was weaponized within 20 hours of the open-source AI-pipeline tool disclosing it.According to a Sysdig report, crooks started hitting a fleet of honeypot nodes with vulnerable instances across multiple cloud providers and regions right after they went live. Sysdig observed four such attempts within hours of deployment, with one attacker progressing to environment variable exfiltration.”This is…
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Cyberattacks, AI Risks, and Geopolitical Cyber Threats
In this week’s weekly roundup, The Cyber Express brings together the latest developments in global cybersecurity news, from high-profile ransomware attacks to emerging risks in AI adoption and geopolitical cyber activity. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/the-cyber-express-weekly-roundup-march-27/
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China-linked Red Menshen APT deploys stealthy BPFDoor implants in telecom networks
China-linked Red Menshen APT group used stealthy BPFDoor implants in telecom networks to spy on government targets. Rapid7 Labs uncovered a China-linked threat group known as Red Menshen has been running a long-term espionage campaign by infiltrating telecom networks, mainly in the Middle East and Asia. Active since at least 2021, the group uses highly…
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Critical Vulnerabilities, Insider Threats, and AI-Driven Cybercrime Define the Week
Weekly summary of Cybersecurity Insider newsletters First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/weekly-roundup/critical-vulnerabilities-insider-threats-and-ai-driven-cybercrime-define-the-week/
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European Commission investigating breach after Amazon cloud account hack
The European Commission, the European Union’s main executive body, is investigating a security breach after a threat actor gained access to the Commission’s Amazon cloud environment. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/european-commission-investigating-breach-after-amazon-cloud-account-hack/
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Silver Fox Cyberattack Targets Japanese Businesses with Tax-Themed Phishing Scams
A threat actor known as Silver Fox is targeting Japanese organizations with a new wave of spearphishing attacks timed to coincide with the country’s busy tax-filing and corporate restructuring season. The campaign focuses heavily on manufacturers and enterprises that are currently dealing with high volumes of financial and HR-related communications. This seasonal timing is deliberate.…