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AI Compliance Tools: What to Look For FireTail Blog
Tags: ai, antivirus, api, attack, automation, backdoor, business, cloud, compliance, control, credit-card, data, defense, email, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, grc, guide, identity, injection, intelligence, jobs, LLM, login, malicious, mitre, network, nist, okta, remote-code-execution, risk, risk-management, siem, software, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, vulnerabilityJan 30, 2026 – Alan Fagan – Quick Facts: AI Compliance ToolsManual tracking often falls short: Spreadsheets cannot track the millions of API calls and prompts generated by modern AI systems.Real-time is required: The best AI compliance tools monitor live traffic, not just static policy documents.Framework mapping matters: Firetail automatically maps activity to the OWASP…
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MCP security: How to prevent prompt injection and tool poisoning attacks
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, communications, control, credentials, data, defense, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, framework, github, governance, guide, incident response, infrastructure, injection, least-privilege, LLM, malicious, monitoring, network, radius, risk, service, siem, software, sql, supply-chain, threat, tool, unauthorized, vulnerabilityThe Model Context Protocol (MCP) has quickly become the open protocol that enables AI agents to connect securely to external tools, databases, and business systems. But this convenience comes with security risks. MCP servers store sensitive credentials, handle business logic, and connect to APIs. This makes them prime targets for attackers who have learned to…
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Helpdesk Impersonation: A High-Risk Social Engineering Attack
With organizations becoming more digitally interconnected, threat actors are placing greater emphasis on manipulating people instead of breaching systems directly. One of the most deceptive and damaging tactics is helpdesk impersonation, a form of social engineering in which attackers pose as legitimate users or trusted personnel to manipulate support staff into granting unauthorized access…. First…
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ShinyHunters ramp up new vishing campaign with 100s in crosshairs
Tags: advisory, attack, authentication, breach, communications, control, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, google, group, hacker, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, login, mfa, microsoft, mobile, okta, phishing, phone, saas, security-incident, social-engineering, tactics, theft, tool, unauthorized<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?w=1024" alt="ShinyHunters data dump" class="wp-image-4124689" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?quality=50&strip=all 2260w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=300%2C182&quality=50&strip=all 300w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=768%2C466&quality=50&strip=all 768w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=1024%2C621&quality=50&strip=all 1024w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=1536%2C931&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=2048%2C1241&quality=50&strip=all 2048w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=1150%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 1150w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=277%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 277w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=139%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 139w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=792%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 792w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=594%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 594w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=412%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 412w” width=”1024″ height=”621″ sizes=”auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px” /> CSOIn operation since 2020, ShinyHunters, also tracked as UNC6040, has stolen data from many well-known…
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ShinyHunters ramp up new vishing campaign with 100s in crosshairs
Tags: advisory, attack, authentication, breach, communications, control, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, google, group, hacker, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, login, mfa, microsoft, mobile, okta, phishing, phone, saas, security-incident, social-engineering, tactics, theft, tool, unauthorized<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?w=1024" alt="ShinyHunters data dump" class="wp-image-4124689" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?quality=50&strip=all 2260w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=300%2C182&quality=50&strip=all 300w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=768%2C466&quality=50&strip=all 768w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=1024%2C621&quality=50&strip=all 1024w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=1536%2C931&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=2048%2C1241&quality=50&strip=all 2048w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=1150%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 1150w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=277%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 277w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=139%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 139w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=792%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 792w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=594%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 594w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shiny-hunters-data-dump.png?resize=412%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 412w” width=”1024″ height=”621″ sizes=”auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px” /> CSOIn operation since 2020, ShinyHunters, also tracked as UNC6040, has stolen data from many well-known…
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Google agrees to pay $135 million over Android data harvesting claims
Google agrees to pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit brought by Android smartphone users over alleged unauthorized cellular data transmissions. After … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/29/google-android-135-million-data-harvesting-settlement/
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Fortinet’s latest zero-day vulnerability carries frustrating familiarities for customers
Attackers have exploited the critical defect to reconfigure firewall settings, create unauthorized accounts with privileged access to multiple versions of the vendor’s security products. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ortinet-zero-day-cve-2026-24858-forticloud-sso-auth-bypass/
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eScan confirms update server breached to push malicious update
MicroWorld Technologies, the maker of the eScan antivirus product, has confirmed that one of its update servers was breached and used to distribute an unauthorized update later analyzed as malicious to a small subset of customers earlier this month. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/escan-confirms-update-server-breached-to-push-malicious-update/
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Student Data at Risk: What the Victoria Education Breach Exposes About Public Sector Security
Cyber incidents in the public sector rarely begin with chaos. More often, they start quietly, with access that appears routine and activity that blends into normal operations. That pattern is evident in a recent breach involving the Victoria Department of Education, where unauthorized access exposed personal information belonging to current and former students and triggered…
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Cal.com Broken Access Controls Lead to Account Takeover and Data Exposure
Tags: access, ai, cloud, control, cyber, data, data-breach, flaw, open-source, unauthorized, vulnerabilityCal.com, an open-source scheduling platform and developer-friendly alternative to Calendly, recently patched a set of critical vulnerabilities that exposed user accounts and sensitive booking data to attackers. The flaws, discovered by Gecko’s AI security engineer in Cal.com Cloud, allowed complete account takeover for any user and unauthorized access to bookings across organizations, including private meetings…
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Hackers hijack exposed LLM endpoints in Bizarre Bazaar operation
A malicious campaign is actively targeting exposed LLM (Large Language Model) service endpoints to commercialize unauthorized access to AI infrastructure. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-exposed-llm-endpoints-in-bizarre-bazaar-operation/
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Hackers hijack exposed LLM endpoints in Bizarre Bazaar operation
A malicious campaign is actively targeting exposed LLM (Large Language Model) service endpoints to commercialize unauthorized access to AI infrastructure. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-exposed-llm-endpoints-in-bizarre-bazaar-operation/
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Hackers hijack exposed LLM endpoints in Bizarre Bazaar operation
A malicious campaign is actively targeting exposed LLM (Large Language Model) service endpoints to commercialize unauthorized access to AI infrastructure. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-exposed-llm-endpoints-in-bizarre-bazaar-operation/
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Microsoft Office Zero-Day (CVE-2026-21509) – Emergency Patch Issued for Active Exploitation
Microsoft on Monday issued out-of-band security patches for a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21509, carries a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10.0. It has been described as a security feature bypass in Microsoft Office.”Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized…
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Browser Wars, Continued: Why Everyone Is Building Their Own AI Browser
Written by Vivek Ramachandran, SquareX Founder, for Forbes Technology Council. This article originally appeared here. Source: Getty If you lived through the 1990s, you’ll remember the first of the ” browser wars,” where Netscape and Internet Explorer fiercely competed for market dominance. Then Google launched Chromium in 2008, and this battle effectively ended. The past 17…
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TrustAsia Pulls 143 Certificates Following Critical LiteSSL ACME Vulnerability
TrustAsia has revoked 143 SSL/TLS certificates following the discovery of a critical vulnerability in its LiteSSL ACME service. The flaw, disclosed on January 21, 2026, permitted the reuse of domain validation data across different ACME accounts, allowing unauthorized certificate issuance for domains that were validated by other users. The vulnerability violated the CA/Browser Forum Baseline…
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NDSS 2025 Rethinking Trust In Forge-Based Git Security
Tags: conference, control, github, gitlab, infrastructure, Internet, kubernetes, network, software, unauthorizedSession 9D: Github + OSN Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Aditya Sirish A Yelgundhalli (New York University), Patrick Zielinski (New York University), Reza Curtmola (New Jersey Institute of Technology), Justin Cappos (New York University) PAPER Rethinking Trust In Forge-Based Git Security Git is the most popular version control system today, with Git forges such as…
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Actively exploited Cisco UC bug requires immediate, version”‘specific patching
Tags: advisory, cisa, cisco, communications, cve, exploit, flaw, Internet, kev, mitigation, software, unauthorized, update, vulnerabilityNo workarounds available: Cisco confirmed in the advisory that there are no workarounds or mitigations available for CVE-2026-20045. The company has released fixes specific to each product version.For Unified Communications Manager, IM&P, SME, and Webex Calling Dedicated Instance running version 14, the company suggested administrators can upgrade to version 14SU5 or apply a version-specific patch…
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Arctic Wolf detects surge in automated Fortinet FortiGate firewall configuration attacks
Arctic Wolf warned of a new wave of automated attacks making unauthorized firewall configuration changes on Fortinet FortiGate devices. Arctic Wolf researchers reported a new automated attack cluster observed since January 15, 2026, targeting FortiGate devices. Attackers created generic accounts for persistence, enabled VPN access, and exfiltrated firewall configurations. The activity resembles a December 2025…
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Airlock Digital Announces Independent TEI Study Quantifying Measurable ROI & Security Impact
Tags: attack, breach, ceo, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, endpoint, finance, framework, government, malware, ransomware, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorizedsrcset=”https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Airlock-Digital-Bann-Cr.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 499w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Airlock-Digital-Bann-Cr.jpg?resize=300%2C108&quality=50&strip=all 300w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Airlock-Digital-Bann-Cr.jpg?resize=150%2C54&quality=50&strip=all 150w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Airlock-Digital-Bann-Cr.jpg?resize=444%2C159&quality=50&strip=all 444w” width=”499″ height=”179″ sizes=”auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px”> Cyber NewsWireForrester’s TEI methodology evaluates the potential financial impact of technology investments by aggregating insights from customer interviews and modeling a composite organization representative of global organizations. According to the study, Airlock Digital enabled:224% ROI over three years$3.8M net present…
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Access broker caught: Jordanian pleads guilty to hacking 50 companies
A Jordanian man pleaded guilty in the US to selling illegal access to 50 compromised enterprise networks after an undercover sting. A Jordanian national Feras Khalil Ahmad Albashiti (40), living in Georgia, pleaded guilty in a US court to acting as an access broker, selling unauthorized access to the networks of at least 50 companies.…
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Initial access broker pleads guilty to selling access to 50 corporate networks
A 40-year-old Jordanian man has admitted to selling unauthorized access to computer networks of at least 50 companies, the US Attorney’s Office of the District of New … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/20/initial-access-broker-pleads-guilty/
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WhisperPair Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Pair Devices Without User Consent
Google’s Fast Pair technology has revolutionised Bluetooth connectivity, enabling seamless one-tap pairing across supported accessories and account synchronisation for millions of users. However, acritical vulnerabilitydiscovered in flagship audio accessories threatens the security of hundreds of millions of devices. Attribute Details Vulnerability Name WhisperPair Unauthorized Device Pairing Without User Consent CVE Identifier CVE-2025-36911 Severity Rating Critical…
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Cloudflare Zero-Day Flaw Allows Attackers to Bypass Security and Access Any Host
A critical zero-day vulnerability in Cloudflare’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) allowed attackers to bypass security controls and directly access protected origin servers. Security researchers from FearsOff discovered on October 9, 2025, that requests targeting a specific certificate-validation path could completely circumvent customer-configured WAF rules designed to block unauthorized traffic. The Hidden Backdoor in Certificate Validation…
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Iranian state TV feed reportedly hijacked to air anti-regime messages
About 10 minutes of unauthorized video aired on Iranian state television over the weekend, according to multiple reports. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iran-state-television-reported-hack-opposition
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NDSS 2025 >>Who Is Trying To Access My Account?<<
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, conference, Internet, login, network, password, phishing, privacy, risk, spam, unauthorizedSession 8D: Usability Meets Privacy Authors, Creators & Presenters: Tongxin Wei (Nankai University), Ding Wang (Nankai University), Yutong Li (Nankai University), Yuehuan Wang (Nankai University) PAPER “Who Is Trying To Access My Account?” Risk-based authentication (RBA) is gaining popularity and RBA notifications promptly alert users to protect their accounts from unauthorized access. Recent research indicates…
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Betterment Confirms Unauthorised Access to Its Internal Systems
Digital investment advisor Betterment has confirmed that unauthorized individuals gained access to its internal systems in a recent security breach. The compromise allowed attackers to send fraudulent cryptocurrency-related messages to some of the platform’s customers, raising concerns about data exposure and customer trust. The breachallowed threat actors to access Betterment’sinternal infrastructure, which they used to…
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WitnessAI Secures $58M to Grow Global AI Security Reach
Startup Targets MSSPs and MDR Vendors, Shadow AI Detection and Global Growth. WitnessAI has raised $58 million to scale its AI network and agent protection platform worldwide. The funding will help the firm build MSSP-ready offerings, detect unauthorized AI agents and enforce security policies across employee and customer LLM use cases. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Lack of isolation in agentic browsers resurfaces old vulnerabilities
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, control, corporate, credentials, data, data-breach, defense, dns, email, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, github, google, hacker, healthcare, injection, Internet, leak, linkedin, LLM, malicious, mitigation, network, nvidia, organized, privacy, programming, risk, service, side-channel, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, xssWith browser-embedded AI agents, we’re essentially starting the security journey over again. We exploited a lack of isolation mechanisms in multiple agentic browsers to perform attacks ranging from the dissemination of false information to cross-site data leaks. These attacks, which are functionally similar to cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF), resurface decades-old patterns…
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ServiceNow Vulnerability Enables Privilege Escalation Without Authentication
A critical privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in ServiceNow’s AI Platform, posing significant risks to enterprise users worldwide. Tracked as CVE-2025-12420, this security flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to impersonate other users and execute unauthorized operations based on the compromised account’s permissions. Field Value CVE ID CVE-2025-12420 Vulnerability Type Privilege Escalation Affected Product ServiceNow AI Platform…