Tag: threat
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As White House moves to send AI chips to China, Trump’s DOJ prosecutes chip smugglers
Prosecutors called criminal schemes to route computer chips to China a threat to U.S. national security, while Democrats have criticized the White House’s decision. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/white-house-sends-ai-chips-to-china-trump-doj-prosecutes-chip-smugglers/
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The Unseen Threat: DNA as Malware
The Next Major Cyber Risk Could Come Through a Biological Sample Researchers demonstrated that it is feasible to encode executable payloads into synthetic DNA that, once sequenced and processed, could trigger malware in sequencing software. When a vulnerability in a sequencer becomes a vulnerability in national health or food security, the stakes are existential. First…
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The Unseen Threat: DNA as Malware
The Next Major Cyber Risk Could Come Through a Biological Sample Researchers demonstrated that it is feasible to encode executable payloads into synthetic DNA that, once sequenced and processed, could trigger malware in sequencing software. When a vulnerability in a sequencer becomes a vulnerability in national health or food security, the stakes are existential. First…
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As White House moves to send AI chips to China, Trump’s DOJ prosecutes chip smugglers
Prosecutors called criminal schemes to route computer chips to China a threat to U.S. national security, while Democrats have criticized the White House’s decision. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/white-house-sends-ai-chips-to-china-trump-doj-prosecutes-chip-smugglers/
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React2Shell Exploitation Delivers Crypto Miners and New Malware Across Multiple Sectors
React2Shell continues to witness heavy exploitation, with threat actors leveraging the maximum-severity security flaw in React Server Components (RSC) to deliver cryptocurrency miners and an array of previously undocumented malware families, according to new findings from Huntress.This includes a Linux backdoor called PeerBlight, a reverse proxy tunnel named CowTunnel, and a Go-based First seen on…
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NIST Plans to Build Threat and Mitigation Taxonomy for AI Agents
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is building a taxonomy of attack and mitigations for securing artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Speaking at the AI Summit New York conference, Apostol Vassilev, a research team supervisor for NIST, told attendees that the arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce is working with industry partners..…
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2025 Year of Browser Bugs Recap:
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, browser, cctv, chrome, cloud, communications, computer, credentials, crypto, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, edr, email, endpoint, exploit, flaw, gartner, google, guide, identity, injection, leak, login, malicious, malware, network, openai, passkey, password, phishing, ransom, ransomware, risk, saas, service, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, xss, zero-dayAt the beginning of this year, we launched the Year of Browser Bugs (YOBB) project, a commitment to research and share critical architectural vulnerabilities in the browser. Inspired by the iconic Months of Bugs tradition in the 2000s, YOBB was started with a similar purpose”Š”, “Što drive awareness and discussion around key security gaps and…
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Eleventh Hour: Cyberwarfare Emerges as an Imminent Threat
Tags: threatCyberwarfare now resembles Stranger Things: the danger comes from the gaps you can’t see. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/eleventh-hour-cyberwarfare-emerges-as-an-imminent-threat/
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APT28’s Toolkit: AI, Wi-Fi Intrusions, Cloud C2
APT28’s new “LameHug” malware uses LLMs to generate basic commands, a strikingly clumsy move from an otherwise advanced threat group. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/apt28s-toolkit-ai-wi-fi-intrusions-cloud-c2/
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News brief: RCE flaws persist as top cybersecurity threat
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366636017/News-brief-RCE-flaws-persist-as-top-cybersecurity-threat
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FortiGuard Team Uncovers Stealth Forensic Data Within Windows Telemetry
During a recent incident response engagement, FortiGuard IR services responded to a sophisticated ransomware attack in which threat actors deployed advanced anti-forensic techniques to eliminate their digital footprint. The attackers deleted malware, cleared logs, and obfuscated tools to prevent analysis. However, FortiGuard researchers made a critical discovery: historical evidence of the deleted malware and attacker…
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Windows Defender Firewall Flaw Allows Attackers to Access Sensitive Data
Microsoft has officially addressed a new security vulnerability affecting the Windows Defender Firewall Service that could allow threat actors to access sensitive information on compromised systems. The flaw, identified as CVE-2025-62468, was disclosed as part of the company’s December 2025 security updates. This information disclosure vulnerability poses a risk to organizations that rely on standard…
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FortiGuard Team Uncovers Stealth Forensic Data Within Windows Telemetry
During a recent incident response engagement, FortiGuard IR services responded to a sophisticated ransomware attack in which threat actors deployed advanced anti-forensic techniques to eliminate their digital footprint. The attackers deleted malware, cleared logs, and obfuscated tools to prevent analysis. However, FortiGuard researchers made a critical discovery: historical evidence of the deleted malware and attacker…
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OWASP Project Publishes List of Top Ten AI Agent Threats
OWASP unveils its GenAI Top 10 threats for agentic AI, plus new security and governance guides, risk maps, and a FinBot CTF tool to help organizations secure emerging AI agents. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/owasp-project-publishes-list-of-top-ten-ai-agent-threats/
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OWASP Project Publishes List of Top Ten AI Agent Threats
OWASP unveils its GenAI Top 10 threats for agentic AI, plus new security and governance guides, risk maps, and a FinBot CTF tool to help organizations secure emerging AI agents. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/owasp-project-publishes-list-of-top-ten-ai-agent-threats/
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High-Risk Ivanti EPM Vulnerability Opens Door to Admin Session Hijacking
A critical stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) enables unauthenticated attackers to hijack administrator sessions by injecting malicious JavaScript into the management dashboard. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-10573 with a CVSS score of 9.6, affects all versions below EPM 2024 SU4 SR1 and poses an immediate threat to enterprise environments managing…
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Microsoft Releases New Guidance to Combat the Shai-Hulud 2.0 Supply Chain Threat
Tags: attack, cloud, credentials, cyber, exploit, microsoft, programming, software, supply-chain, threatMicrosoft has published comprehensive guidance addressing the Shai-Hulud 2.0 supply chain attack, one of the most significant cloud-native ecosystem compromises observed in recent months. The campaign represents a sophisticated threat that exploits the trust inherent in modern software development workflows by targeting developer environments, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-connected workloads to harvest sensitive credentials and configuration…
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High-Risk Ivanti EPM Vulnerability Opens Door to Admin Session Hijacking
A critical stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) enables unauthenticated attackers to hijack administrator sessions by injecting malicious JavaScript into the management dashboard. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-10573 with a CVSS score of 9.6, affects all versions below EPM 2024 SU4 SR1 and poses an immediate threat to enterprise environments managing…
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Windows Defender Firewall Flaw Allows Attackers to Access Sensitive Data
Microsoft has officially addressed a new security vulnerability affecting the Windows Defender Firewall Service that could allow threat actors to access sensitive information on compromised systems. The flaw, identified as CVE-2025-62468, was disclosed as part of the company’s December 2025 security updates. This information disclosure vulnerability poses a risk to organizations that rely on standard…
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Webinar: How Attackers Exploit Cloud Misconfigurations Across AWS, AI Models, and Kubernetes
Cloud security is changing. Attackers are no longer just breaking down the door; they are finding unlocked windows in your configurations, your identities, and your code.Standard security tools often miss these threats because they look like normal activity. To stop them, you need to see exactly how these attacks happen in the real world.Next week,…
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Warning: WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-6218 Under Active Attack by Multiple Threat Groups
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a security flaw impacting the WinRAR file archiver and compression utility to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6218 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a path traversal bug that could enable code execution. However, for exploitation First…
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Webinar: How Attackers Exploit Cloud Misconfigurations Across AWS, AI Models, and Kubernetes
Cloud security is changing. Attackers are no longer just breaking down the door; they are finding unlocked windows in your configurations, your identities, and your code.Standard security tools often miss these threats because they look like normal activity. To stop them, you need to see exactly how these attacks happen in the real world.Next week,…
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Warning: WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-6218 Under Active Attack by Multiple Threat Groups
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a security flaw impacting the WinRAR file archiver and compression utility to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6218 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a path traversal bug that could enable code execution. However, for exploitation First…
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FlexibleFerret Wenn die Jobsuche zur Malware-Falle wird
Das Threat Labs Team von Jamf hat eine neue Variante der Malware-Familie FlexibleFerret untersucht. Die Schadsoftware wird Gruppen zugeschrieben, die im Umfeld Nordkoreas agieren und bereits durch die sogenannte Contagious Interview Kampagne aufgefallen sind. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/flexibleferret-jobsuche-malware-falle
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Rise in Device-Driven Cybercrime and Expanding Ransomware Threats Put India on Alert
Recent data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) paints a troubling picture of the rapid rise in cybercrime in India, particularly cases executed through mobile phones and computers. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cybercrime-in-india-ncrb-report-2023-2025/
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Polymorphic AI malware exists, but it’s not what you think
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, business, ciso, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, detection, edr, email, espionage, government, group, identity, infrastructure, malicious, malware, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, phishing, radius, ransomware, risk, soc, technology, theft, threat, toolwhat the code block should do, or how it’s going to evade an antivirus. It’s just working under the assumption that Gemini just instinctively knows how to evade antiviruses (it doesn’t). There’s also no entropy to ensure the ‘self-modifying’ code differs from previous versions, or any guardrails to ensure it actually works. The function was…
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Polymorphic AI malware exists, but it’s not what you think
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, business, ciso, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, detection, edr, email, espionage, government, group, identity, infrastructure, malicious, malware, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, phishing, radius, ransomware, risk, soc, technology, theft, threat, toolwhat the code block should do, or how it’s going to evade an antivirus. It’s just working under the assumption that Gemini just instinctively knows how to evade antiviruses (it doesn’t). There’s also no entropy to ensure the ‘self-modifying’ code differs from previous versions, or any guardrails to ensure it actually works. The function was…