Tag: tool
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Russia-linked COLDRIVER speeds up malware evolution after LOSTKEYS exposure
Russia-linked COLDRIVER rapidly evolved its malware since May 2025, refining tools just days after releasing its LOSTKEYS variant, says Google. The Russia-linked hacking group COLDRIVER has been quickly upgrading its malware since May 2025, when its LOSTKEYS malware was exposed. According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, the hackers have been rolling out frequent updates and…
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For blind people, staying safe online means working around the tools designed to help
Blind and low-vision users face the same password challenges as everyone else, but the tools meant to make security easier often end up getting in the way. A study from the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/22/blind-users-passwords-problems/
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Self-propagating worm found in marketplaces for Visual Studio Code extensions
Tags: access, application-security, attack, backdoor, backup, best-practice, blockchain, breach, ciso, control, credentials, crime, crypto, cyber, data, data-breach, endpoint, framework, github, gitlab, google, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, marketplace, network, open-source, resilience, risk, sans, security-incident, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, wormMarketplaces targeted: The Koi Security report is the latest in a series of warnings that threat actors are increasingly targeting VS Code marketplaces in supply chain attacks. Last week, Koi Security exposed a threat actor dubbed TigerJack spreading malicious extensions. And researchers at Wiz just published research showing the widespread abuse of the OpenVSX and…
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Researchers uncover remote code execution flaw in abandoned Rust code library
The high-severity defect affects a widely used, but largely hidden, archive tool that spans many forks. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/async-tar-rust-open-source-vulnerability/
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Google finds Russian state hackers replacing burned malware with new tools
A Russia-linked group tracked as Coldriver or Callisto is using three new pieces of malicious code to replace the LostKeys malware outed by Google earlier this year, the company said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/coldriver-callisto-russia-hackers-new-malware-google
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Streaming Fraud Campaigns Rely on AI Tools, Bots
Fraudsters are using generative AI to generate fake music and boost the popularity of the fake content. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/streaming-fraud-campaigns-rely-on-ai-tools-bots
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Meta Rolls Out New Tools to Protect WhatsApp and Messenger Users from Scams
Meta on Tuesday said it’s launching new tools to protect Messenger and WhatsApp users from potential scams.To that end, the company said it’s introducing new warnings on WhatsApp when users attempt to share their screen with an unknown contact during a video call so as to prevent them from giving away sensitive information like bank…
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Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with government spyware
A developer at Trenchant, a leading Western spyware and zero-day maker, was suspected of leaking company tools and fired. Weeks later, Apple notified him that his personal iPhone was targeted with spyware. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/21/apple-alerts-exploit-developer-that-his-iphone-was-targeted-with-government-spyware/
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Security patch or self-inflicted DDoS? Microsoft update knocks out key enterprise functions
Tags: api, authentication, banking, control, cryptography, ddos, defense, flaw, government, microsoft, network, tool, update, windowsMalfunctioning devices, failed connections, and installation errors: Update KB5066835 can also cause USB devices, including keyboards and mice, to malfunction in WinRE, preventing navigation in recovery mode. However, the keyboard and mouse do continue to work normally within the Windows OS. Microsoft has now released an out-of-band update, KB5070773, to address the issue.Additionally, the security…
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KI-Prompt-Manipulation öffnet die Büchse der Pandora
Die rasche Integration von künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in Unternehmen tritt an, die Effizienz von Geschäftsabläufen zu revolutionieren, Arbeitsabläufe zu rationalisieren und Entscheidungsprozesse zu beschleunigen. Allerdings birgt die Nutzung dieser Tools in den falschen Händen ebenso große Risiken. Der Cyber-Security-Awareness-Monat ruft zur Wachsamkeit auf angesichts der sich rapide entwickelnden Angriffsmethoden mit Hilfe von KI. Der neueste…
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CISOs’ security priorities reveal an augmented cyber agenda
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, business, cio, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, edr, email, framework, governance, healthcare, incident response, intelligence, malware, microsoft, mssp, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, siem, soc, software, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, usa, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustCSOConsequently, 41% are planning to leverage AI to detect threats, for anomaly detection, and to automate security responses. Other respondents cited plans to leverage AI for malware detection and real-time risk prediction (39%), as well as DLP and improving enterprise system visibility.Further, 40% expect to see AI enhancements as part of their existing security systems,…
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CISOs’ security priorities reveal an augmented cyber agenda
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, business, cio, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, edr, email, framework, governance, healthcare, incident response, intelligence, malware, microsoft, mssp, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, siem, soc, software, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, usa, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustCSOConsequently, 41% are planning to leverage AI to detect threats, for anomaly detection, and to automate security responses. Other respondents cited plans to leverage AI for malware detection and real-time risk prediction (39%), as well as DLP and improving enterprise system visibility.Further, 40% expect to see AI enhancements as part of their existing security systems,…
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Simple to Ask: Is Your SOC AI Ready? Not Simple to Answer!
Gemini made blog illustration In early 1900s, factory owners bolted the new electric dynamo onto their old, central-shaft-and-pulley systems. They thought they were modernizing, but they were just doing a “retrofit.” The massive productivity boom didn’t arrive until they completely re-architected the factory around the new unit-drive motor (metaphor source). Today’s AI agent slapped onto…
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Channel-Partner aufgepasst: Microsoft-Tools und Know-how praxisnah erleben
Die ADN Microsoft CSP Week ist zurück und bringt vom 24. bis 28. November 2025 eine außergewöhnliche Reihe an Top-Speakern und Branchenexpert:innen auf die virtuelle Bühne. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/channel-partner-aufgepasst-microsoft-tools-und-know-how-praxisnah-erleben/a42420/
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US Court Blocks Spyware Maker NSO Over WhatsApp Hack
NSO Group Blocked From WhatsApp and Must Destroy Code Used to Hack 1,400 Devices. A federal judge issued a permanent injunction barring NSO Group from using or retaining its WhatsApp spyware exploit, citing national security risks and business harm after the manufacturer’s tools compromised 1,400 devices – some allegedly linked to journalists and officials. First…
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(g+) Die besten Tools: Pentesting lernen und einüben
Wer seine Systeme auf Sicherheitslücken abklopfen möchte, benötigt passende Werkzeuge und viel Erfahrung. Letztere erhalten angehende Pentester durch wiederholte Einbrüche in vorgefertigte Trainings-VMs. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/die-besten-tools-pentesting-lernen-und-einueben-2510-199261.html
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131 Malicious Chrome Extensions Discovered Targeting WhatsApp Users
A new wave of spamware targeting WhatsApp Web users has emerged, as the Socket Threat Research Team revealed the discovery of 131 malicious Chrome extensions actively flooding the Chrome Web Store. These extensions are not conventional malware, but function as high-risk automation tools, systematically violating platform policies to facilitate large-scale spam campaigns, primarily targeting Brazilian…
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Threat actors are spreading malicious extensions via VS marketplaces
What are VS extensions: Extensions and themes can be added to Visual Studio code to make life easier for developers, as well as to enhance functionality. An extension can add features like debuggers, new languages, or other development tools, while a theme is a type of extension that changes the appearance of the editor, controlling things like colors…
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Evilginx’s creator reckons with the dark side of red-team tools
Polish developer Kuba Gretzky wanted to prove that multi-factor authentication wasn’t foolproof. He succeeded, maybe too well. What happens when a cybersecurity warning becomes the threat itself? First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/evilginx-kuba-gretzky-interview-click-here-podcast
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Threat actors are spreading malicious extensions via VS marketplaces
What are VS extensions: Extensions and themes can be added to Visual Studio code to make life easier for developers, as well as to enhance functionality. An extension can add features like debuggers, new languages, or other development tools, while a theme is a type of extension that changes the appearance of the editor, controlling things like colors…
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Evilginx’s creator reckons with the dark side of red-team tools
Polish developer Kuba Gretzky wanted to prove that multi-factor authentication wasn’t foolproof. He succeeded, maybe too well. What happens when a cybersecurity warning becomes the threat itself? First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/evilginx-kuba-gretzky-interview-click-here-podcast
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Agentic AI’s OODA Loop Problem
The OODA loop”, for observe, orient, decide, act”, is a framework to understand decision-making in adversarial situations. We apply the same framework to artificial intelligence agents, who have to make their decisions with untrustworthy observations and orientation. To solve this problem, we need new systems of input, processing, and output integrity. Many decades ago, U.S.…
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Network security devices endanger orgs with ’90s era flaws
Tags: access, application-security, apt, authentication, breach, cisa, cisco, citrix, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, dos, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, firmware, flaw, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, injection, ivanti, jobs, linux, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, penetration-testing, programming, regulation, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-management, router, service, software, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day2024 networking and security device zero-day flaws Product CVE Flaw type CVSS Check Point Quantum Security Gateways and CloudGuard Network Security CVE-2024-24919 Path traversal leading to information disclosure 8.6 (High) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CVE-2024-20359 Arbitrary code execution 6.6 (Medium) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CVE-2024-20353 Denial of service 8.6 (High) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance …
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MSS Claims NSA Used 42 Cyber Tools in Multi-Stage Attack on Beijing Time Systems
China on Sunday accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of carrying out a “premeditated” cyber attack targeting the National Time Service Center (NTSC), as it described the U.S. as a “hacker empire” and the “greatest source of chaos in cyberspace.”The Ministry of State Security (MSS), in a WeChat post, said it uncovered “irrefutable evidence”…
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Eigeninitiative bei KI-Nutzung birgt Sicherheitsrisiken: Mitarbeiter oft auf sich allein gestellt
Learning by Doing im KI-Zeitalter Eigeninitiative von Mitarbeitern kann zu schweren Sicherheitsrisiken führen. 85 Prozent halten KI-Sicherheit für sehr wichtig, doch viele werden bei Einführung und Fortbildung oft sich selbst überlassen. Bei dem Großteil der Deutschen kommt KI bereits im Arbeitsalltag zum Einsatz, 62 Prozent nutzen Tools wie ChatGPT sogar täglich. Doch bisher wird… First seen…
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IT-Teams müssen Ordnung ins Chaos bringen Zu viele Tools, zu wenig Sicherheit
Overtooling ist in IT-Abteilungen zu einem ernsthaften Problem geworden. Es gilt, Herr über das Tool-Chaos zu werden und sich gleichzeitig durch den Datendschungel zu kämpfen und sich gegen KI-Angriffe zu wehren. In all diesem Wirrwarr bildet Sichtbarkeit die Grundlage für Ordnung und dringend benötigte Strukturen. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/it-teams-muessen-ordnung-ins-chaos-bringen-zu-viele-tools-zu-wenig-sicherheit/99722/
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Government considered destroying its data hub after decade-long intrusion
Tags: access, backdoor, breach, china, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, government, group, Hardware, incident response, infrastructure, network, risk, spy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerabilityBridewell, a supplier to the UK government critical network infrastructure, endorsed the severity of this approach. He said, “it’s like when a device is compromised, the only way to truly be sure there are no remnants, or unidentified backdoors is to restore the asset to a known good state. In the physical realm, in particular…
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AI and Patient Health Data Access: Considering the Risks
Among pressing issues facing healthcare providers and health IT vendors is how artificial intelligence enabled tools such as AI assistants might further facilitate patients’ access to records as well as the transmission of records themselves, said attorney Alisa Chestler of law firm Baker Donelson. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/ai-patient-health-data-access-considering-risks-i-5500
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5 SOC Problems Morpheus Solves (That Legacy Tools Can’t)
Morpheus automates investigations, correlates across 800+ integrations, and turns your stack into an autonomous SOC, without ripping and replacing anything. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/5-soc-problems-morpheus-solves-that-legacy-tools-cant/