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New ClickFix attack Hides in Native Windows Tools to Reduce Detection Risk
Fake CAPTCHA ClickFix attack tricks users into running malicious commands, using cmdkey and regsvr32 to maintain persistence and avoid detection on Windows First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/clickfix-variant-native-windows-tools-bypass-security/
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TDL 020 – Why DNS Is Your First Line of Cyber Defense – Chris Buijs
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, container, corporate, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, hacker, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, malicious, microsoft, network, office, phone, programming, router, saas, service, software, startup, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, zero-trustIn Episode 20 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Amsterdam-based tech veteran Chris Buijs to discuss the often-overlooked backbone of internet security: DNS (Domain Name System). The “Set-it-and-Forget-it” Trap Buijs, who transitioned from an electrician to a network architect, notes that many organizations treat DNS as a “utility” rather than a…
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TDL 020 – Why DNS Is Your First Line of Cyber Defense – Chris Buijs
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, container, corporate, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, hacker, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, malicious, microsoft, network, office, phone, programming, router, saas, service, software, startup, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, zero-trustIn Episode 20 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Amsterdam-based tech veteran Chris Buijs to discuss the often-overlooked backbone of internet security: DNS (Domain Name System). The “Set-it-and-Forget-it” Trap Buijs, who transitioned from an electrician to a network architect, notes that many organizations treat DNS as a “utility” rather than a…
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Flurry of Supply-Chain Software Library Attacks
Continuous Integration Has Its Downsides. As supply-chain attacks against widely-used, open-source software repositories continue, experts are urging developers to not only rely on code integrity tools, but also to introduce a delay before merging new repos, since unfolding attacks tend to get spotted in days, if not hours or minutes. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Norway’s prime minister proposes ban on social media access for young teens
An upcoming proposed bill will include language that holds big tech accountable for using age verification tools to block young users. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/norway-prime-minister-proposes-social-media-ban-for-young-teens
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Check Point integriert seine AIPlatform in Google-Cloud
Check PointSoftware Technologies integriert seine AI-Defense-Plane in die Gemini-Enterprise-Agent-Platform von Google-Cloud. Die Integration verbindet zentralisierte Agentensteuerung mit kontextbezogener Intelligenz und Echtzeit-Verhaltensschutz, um Unternehmen, die KI-Agenten in großem Maßstab einsetzen, umfassende Sicherheit zu bieten. KI in Unternehmen entwickelt sich von Chat-Assistenten hin zu autonomen Agenten, die Tools aufrufen, Daten abfragen und Workflows ausführen. Aus diesem Grund reichen…
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Community-Tool zur Erkennung von Credential-Theft mit Defense-First-AI
Arctic Wolf gibt die Einführung von Decipio bekannt. Dabei handelt es sich um ein defensives Cybersecurity-Tool, das Security-Teams dabei unterstützt, Angreifer genau in dem Moment zu erkennen, in dem sie Zugangsdaten innerhalb eines Netzwerks stehlen wollen. Der Diebstahl von Zugangsdaten zählt weiterhin zu den häufigsten Arten von Cyberangriffen, gleichzeitig stellt sich deren frühzeitige Erkennung als besonders schwer dar. Der jährliche Threat-Report von Arctic Wolf zeigt wiederholt,…
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AI Rush is Reviving Old Cybersecurity Mistakes, Mandiant VP Warns
AI tools are not just creating new vulnerabilities, they are reviving old security failures, warned Jurgen Kutscher, VP of Mandiant Consulting First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-old-cybersecurity-mistakes/
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Hackers Exploit Pastebin PowerShell Script to Hijack Telegram Sessions
Hackers are experimenting with a new Telegram”‘focused session stealer that hides in a Pastebin”‘hosted PowerShell script posing as a Windows telemetry update, giving defenders a rare view into how such tools are built and tested. The script does not attempt to grab passwords or browser credentials; instead, it focuses entirely on Telegram’s desktop client data…
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Google drafts AI agents to secure systems against AI hackers
Wiz, AI-BOMs, and securing the AI development sprawl: Google has expanded its Wiz portfolio to tackle the chaos of AI development and multi-cloud risk.Wiz is being positioned as the connective tissue across environments, supporting everything from AWS and Azure to SaaS platforms and AI agent studios.”Wiz now supports Databricks as well as new agent studios…
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS delivers memory-safe system tools and live patching for Arm servers
Linux distributions have spent the past few years absorbing GPU vendor toolchains, Rust-based system components, and more stringent encryption defaults. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/24/ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon-released/
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS delivers memory-safe system tools and live patching for Arm servers
Linux distributions have spent the past few years absorbing GPU vendor toolchains, Rust-based system components, and more stringent encryption defaults. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/24/ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon-released/
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS delivers memory-safe system tools and live patching for Arm servers
Linux distributions have spent the past few years absorbing GPU vendor toolchains, Rust-based system components, and more stringent encryption defaults. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/24/ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon-released/
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Ransomware Gang Unveils Custom Data-Theft Tool
Ransomware operators introduced a custom-built data exfiltration tool, signaling a notable evolution in attack techniques. Unlike most ransomware groups that rely on publicly available utilities such as Rclone or MegaSync, Trigona affiliates are now using a proprietary tool to steal sensitive data with greater precision and stealth. Trigona, active since late 2022, operates as a…
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Runtime Analytics Cuts Millions of Alerts to What Matters
<div cla TL;DR Research from Contrast Security’s Software Under Siege 2025 report reveals that applications face an average of 81 viable attacks per month that reach actual vulnerabilities, while perimeter-based detection tools generate overwhelming alert volumes with minimal correlation to real-world exploits. Runtime analytics powered by the Contrast Graph detects attacks during code execution and…
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Where AI in CI/CD is working for engineering teams
Developers have folded AI into daily coding work. Still, the same tools remain largely absent from the systems that validate and ship software. New research from JetBrains … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/24/ai-in-ci-cd-engineering-teams/
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Zero Trust Architecture for Sidecar-Based MCP Servers
Learn how to secure sidecar-based MCP servers using Zero Trust Architecture and post-quantum security to prevent tool poisoning and lateral movement. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/zero-trust-architecture-for-sidecar-based-mcp-servers/
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Tropic Trooper APT Takes Aim at Home Routers, Japanese Targets
The Chinese state-sponsored cyber threat is known for moving fast and trying odd attack vectors; now it’s branching out in tools, victimology, and TTPs. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/tropic-trooper-apt-takes-aim-home-routers-japanese-targets
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Doctor Lobby Urges Congress to Set AI Chatbot Safeguards
AMA Wants Privacy, Security AI Tool Protections, Especially in Mental Health. The American Medical Association says using artificial intelligence chatbots carries risks – including data privacy and security breaches – and the largest U.S. professional association for physicians and medical students is urging Congress to take action to protect patients from potential harm. First seen…
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Google drafts AI agents secure systems against AI hackers
Wiz, AI-BOMs, and securing the AI development sprawl: Google has expanded its Wiz portfolio to tackle the chaos of AI development and multi-cloud risk.Wiz is being positioned as the connective tissue across environments, supporting everything from AWS and Azure to SaaS platforms and AI agent studios.”Wiz now supports Databricks as well as new agent studios…
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Google drafts AI agents secure systems against AI hackers
Wiz, AI-BOMs, and securing the AI development sprawl: Google has expanded its Wiz portfolio to tackle the chaos of AI development and multi-cloud risk.Wiz is being positioned as the connective tissue across environments, supporting everything from AWS and Azure to SaaS platforms and AI agent studios.”Wiz now supports Databricks as well as new agent studios…
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Bitwarden CLI Compromise Linked to Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain Campaign
A compromise of the popular Bitwarden password manager is linked to the ongoing Checkmarx supply chain campaign, with bad actor injecting malicious code in a version of its CLI. However, while there are some overlaps in such areas a tools that suggest TeamPCP was behind the attack, there are differences in operation that make attribution…
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3 practical ways AI threat detection improves enterprise cyber resilience
Legitimate admin activity and malicious behavior often look similar without contextHybrid environments generate fragmented telemetry that rule sets can’t correlateLean teams don’t have time to manually connect the dots across systemsPlatforms like Adlumin MDR apply behavioral models and automated triage to suppress low”‘value alerts and elevate incidents that actually matter. Fewer alerts, better context, and…
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3 practical ways AI threat detection improves enterprise cyber resilience
Legitimate admin activity and malicious behavior often look similar without contextHybrid environments generate fragmented telemetry that rule sets can’t correlateLean teams don’t have time to manually connect the dots across systemsPlatforms like Adlumin MDR apply behavioral models and automated triage to suppress low”‘value alerts and elevate incidents that actually matter. Fewer alerts, better context, and…
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The curious case of Sean Plankey’s derailed CISA nomination
Questions over who wanted Plankey blocked: On March 3, Ana Visneski, a former head of global disaster response at Amazon Web Services and former chief of digital media for the US Coast Guard, posted on Bluesky that she was “hearing from multiple sources” that Plankey “has been fired and escorted out of Coast Guard HQ…
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Google drafts AI agents secure systems against AI hackers
Wiz, AI-BOMs, and securing the AI development sprawl: Google has expanded its Wiz portfolio to tackle the chaos of AI development and multi-cloud risk.Wiz is being positioned as the connective tissue across environments, supporting everything from AWS and Azure to SaaS platforms and AI agent studios.”Wiz now supports Databricks as well as new agent studios…
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Google drafts AI agents secure systems against AI hackers
Wiz, AI-BOMs, and securing the AI development sprawl: Google has expanded its Wiz portfolio to tackle the chaos of AI development and multi-cloud risk.Wiz is being positioned as the connective tissue across environments, supporting everything from AWS and Azure to SaaS platforms and AI agent studios.”Wiz now supports Databricks as well as new agent studios…
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Google drafts AI agents secure systems against AI hackers
Wiz, AI-BOMs, and securing the AI development sprawl: Google has expanded its Wiz portfolio to tackle the chaos of AI development and multi-cloud risk.Wiz is being positioned as the connective tissue across environments, supporting everything from AWS and Azure to SaaS platforms and AI agent studios.”Wiz now supports Databricks as well as new agent studios…
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Surveillance campaigns use commercial surveillance tools to exploit long-known telecom vulnerabilities
Researchers said it’s the first-ever mapping of attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/surveillance-campaigns-use-commercial-surveillance-tools-to-exploit-long-known-telecom-vulnerabilities/
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Five steps to become Mythos ready
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, flaw, framework, identity, incident response, infrastructure, LLM, mitre, network, office, open-source, openai, risk, software, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-dayAI is uncovering vulnerabilities at a scale that will overwhelm legacy defenses. Here is how to build a security organization that is Mythos ready. Key takeaways While frontier AI models like Claude Mythos boost cyber defenses, they also empower attackers to discover and weaponize vulnerabilities at unprecedented machine speed. To avoid getting buried by an…