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New Zero-Click Flaw in Claude Desktop Extensions, Anthropic Declines Fix
Security researchers from LayerX identified a new flaw in 50 Claude Desktop Extensions that could lead to unauthorized remote code execution First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/zeroclick-flaw-claude-dxt/
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UAE Cyber Security Council Warns Stolen Logins Fuel Majority of Financial Cyberattacks
Tags: access, attack, breach, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, finance, fraud, identity, login, password, theft, threat, unauthorizedThe UAE Cyber Security Council has issued a renewed warning about the growing threat of financial cybercrime, cautioning that stolen login credentials remain the most common entry point for attacks targeting individuals, companies, and institutions. According to the council, around 60% of financial cyberattacks begin with the theft of usernames and passwords, making compromised credentials…
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Software developers: Prime cyber targets and a rising risk vector for CISOs
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, automation, backdoor, breach, ceo, ciso, cloud, container, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, flaw, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, leak, least-privilege, LLM, malicious, malware, marketplace, north-korea, open-source, phishing, programming, resilience, risk, saas, scam, service, social-engineering, software, supply-chain, theft, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, update, vulnerabilityCredential theft and environment compromise: Attackers aren’t just looking for flaws in code “, they’re looking for access to software development environments.Common security shortcomings, including overprivileged service accounts, long-lived tokens, and misconfigured pipelines, offer a ready means for illicit entry into sensitive software development environments.”Improperly stored access credentials are low-hanging fruit for even the most amateur…
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Betterment Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of 1.4 Million Customers
Automated investment platform Betterment has confirmed a data breach affecting approximately 1.4 million customers. The incident, which occurred in January 2026, was the result of a targeted social engineering attack rather than a direct exploit of the company’s core infrastructure. The breach sequence began on January 9, 2026. According to Betterment’s forensic investigation, unauthorized actors…
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Moxa Switches Vulnerability Enables Unauthorized Access through Authentication Bypass
Moxa has released a critical security advisory addressing a severe vulnerability affecting multiple series of its industrial Ethernet switches. Tracked as CVE-2024-12297, this flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms, potentially granting unauthorized access to critical network infrastructure. With a CVSS v4.0 score of 9.2, the vulnerability is classified as critical, urging immediate action from administrators…
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Software supply chain risks join the OWASP top 10 list, access control still on top
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, breach, cloud, computer, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, flaw, governance, identity, injection, LLM, login, malicious, mfa, open-source, password, risk, software, sql, supply-chain, threat, unauthorized, update, vulnerability1 Broken access control When applications fail to properly enforce restrictions on what authenticated users are allowed to do, allowing attackers to access unauthorized functionality or data. For example, an attacker might manipulate an URL parameter to access another user’s account information or escalate their privileges from a regular user to an administrator. This item…
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Ingress-NGINX Flaw Enables Arbitrary Code Execution Attacks
A high-severity vulnerability has been discovered in the Kubernetes ingress-nginx controller, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code and potentially compromise entire clusters. Tracked as CVE-2026-24512, this high-severity flaw enables malicious actors to inject configuration directives through the ingress controller and gain unauthorized access to cluster secrets. Vulnerability Overview CVE-2026-24512 affects the ingress-nginx controller, a widely…
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From Clawdbot to Moltbot to OpenClaw: Security Experts Detail Critical Vulnerabilities and 6 Immediate Hardening Steps for the Viral AI Agent
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, computer, container, control, crypto, cve, data, data-breach, detection, docker, email, flaw, github, group, Hardware, injection, Internet, leak, login, malicious, malware, open-source, password, privacy, remote-code-execution, risk, scam, skills, software, threat, tool, unauthorized, vulnerabilityMoltbot, the viral AI agent, offers immense power but is riddled with critical vulnerabilities, including remote code execution (RCE), exposed control interfaces, and malicious extensions. Read on to understand the vulnerabilities associated with Moltbot and the immediate security practices users must prioritize to mitigate this enormous agentic AI security risk. Key takeaways Moltbot takes an…
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Full Spectrum AI Security: FireTail’s Platform Update for the AI-Enabled Workforce FireTail Blog
Feb 03, 2026 – Jeremy Snyder – The rise of generative AI has changed how businesses operate. In almost every company, leaders are looking for ways to use AI to work faster and smarter. However, this shift has created a major challenge for security teams. Most of the AI activity inside an organization is currently…
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GlassWorm Infiltrates VSX Extensions With 22,000+ Downloads to Target Developers
A new GlassWorm-linked supply chain attack abusing the Open VSX Registry, this time via a suspected compromise of a legitimate publisher’s credentials rather than typosquatted packages. The Open VSX security team assessed the activity as consistent with leaked tokens or other unauthorized access to the publishing pipeline, underscoring how stolen developer credentials can be weaponized…
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Windows 11 Introduces New Feature to Block Unauthorized Access to System Files
Microsoft has released KB5074105, a critical preview update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2 (OS Builds 26200.7705 and 26100.7705), introducing enhanced security mechanisms to prevent unauthorised access to sensitive system files. This non-security update significantly improves the operating system’s file protection capabilities, addressing growing concerns about privilege escalation and tampering with system files. Enhanced…
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Mandiant Finds ShinyHunters-Style Vishing Attacks Stealing MFA to Breach SaaS Platforms
Google-owned Mandiant on Friday said it identified an “expansion in threat activity” that uses tradecraft consistent with extortion-themed attacks orchestrated by a financially motivated hacking group known as ShinyHunters.The attacks leverage advanced voice phishing (aka vishing) and bogus credential harvesting sites mimicking targeted companies to gain unauthorized access to victim First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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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…