Palo Alto Networks has released an advisory warning that a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in its PAN-OS software has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0300, has been described as a case of unauthenticated remote code execution. It carries a CVSS score of 9.3 if the User-ID Authentication Portal is configured to…
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Data Breaches, Global Security News
Middle East Cyber Battle Field Broadens — Especially in UAE
As the war with Iran continues, breach attempts targeting the United Arab Emirates tripled in a few weeks — many targeting critical infrastructure.
GeekGuyBlog
Trellix Source Code Breach Highlights Growing Supply Chain Threats
In a significant cybersecurity incident, Trellix, a leading security solutions provider, reported a breach of its source code on October 15, 2023. This breach, which occurred in the company’s software supply chain, could potentially expose critical vulnerabilities and detection mechanisms to malicious actors. The event raises alarms not only for Trellix but for the entire…
Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, May 6th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9920, (Wed, May 6th)
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Global Security News
Storied Toolmaker Closes Its Last Hometown Plant—and Blames Its Tape Measures
Stanley Black & Decker says fewer buyers want the Connecticut plant’s single-sided tape measures, preferring double-sided ones made abroad.
Global Security News
AI Is Forcing CEOs to Make a Stark Choice: Lay Off Workers or Make Them Do More
Company bosses are splitting into two camps over what the technology’s best, immediate benefits are. Neither calls for more hiring anytime soon.
AI, Global Security News
Weekly Update 502
It’s a fascinating display of leverage: the ShinyHunters folks, with very limited resources and experience (their demographic will be teenagers to their early 20s), consistently gaining access to the data of massive brands. Not through technical ingenuity alone (although I’m sure there’s a portion of that), but primarily through good ol’ social engineering. That’s coming…
Global Security News, Government & Policy
Supporting the National Cyber Strategy: How TrendAI™ Helps
A deeper look at the first three pillars and outlining how our capabilities directly support government agencies working to bring this strategy to life.
Global Security News
New stealthy Quasar Linux malware targets software developers
A previously undocumented Linux implant named Quasar Linux (QLNX) is targeting developers’ systems with a mix of rootkit, backdoor, and credential-stealing capabilities. […]
AI, china, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security, Russia
CISA wants critical infrastructure to operate ‘weeks to months’ in isolation during conflict
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging critical infrastructure owners and operators to plan for delivering essential services under emergency conditions – potentially for months at a time. The federal government’s top cybersecurity agency warned that state-sponsored hackers, particularly two Chinese groups known as Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon, continue to threaten critical sectors…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
Instructure hacker claims data theft from 8,800 schools, universities
The hacker behind a breach at education technology giant Instructure claims to have stolen 280 million data records for students and staff from 8,809 colleges, school districts, and online education platforms. […]
AI, Apps, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, malware, Network Security, Risk Management
Supply-chain attacks take aim at your AI coding agents
Attackers too are looking to cash in on the AI coding craze, adapting their supply-chain techniques to target coding agents themselves. Many AI agents autonomously scan package registries such as NPM and PyPI for components to integrate into their coding projects, and attackers are beginning to take advantage of this. Bait packages with persuasive descriptions…
Data Breaches, Global Security News
Trellix Source Code Breach Highlights Growing Supply Chain Threats
Info is scant, but such breaches can reveal where a security product’s controls are located and how detections are designed, giving attackers a leg up.
AI, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security, Russia
U.S. court sentences Karakurt ransomware negotiator to 8.5 years
Deniss Zolotarjovs was sentenced to 8.5 years in the U.S. after pleading guilty to money laundering and fraud tied to ransomware. Deniss Zolotarjovs, a Latvian national linked to the Karakurt ransomware gang, has been sentenced to 8.5 years in U.S. prison, marking a significant step in efforts to combat global ransomware operations. “A Latvian national…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Risk Management
Edge browser leaves passwords exposed in plain text, says researcher
A Norwegian researcher has identified an issue with Microsoft Edge’s Password Manager that could be a serious concern for businesses. Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning found that passwords are being saved within the browser in plain text, with the effect that any PC, particularly a shared machine, within an organization is a potential risk. In a…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Risk Management
Edge browser leaves passwords exposed in plain text, says researcher
A Norwegian researcher has identified an issue with Microsoft Edge’s Password Manager that could be a serious concern for businesses. Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning found that passwords are being saved within the browser in plain text, with the effect that any PC, particularly a shared machine, within an organization is a potential risk. In a…
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Network Security, privacy
News alert: LuxSci launches HIPAA-compliant email platform for mid-size healthcare market
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 5, 2026, CyberNewswire—LuxSci, a leading provider of HIPAA compliant secure healthcare communications, today announced the launch of LuxSci Secure High Volume Email for mid-sized healthcare organizations, the industry’s trusted HIPPA-compliant email solution now packaged and priced for mid-size healthcare organizations. Regional health systems, health plans, specialty group practices, urgent care networks, and…
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Risk Management
CISA mulls new three-day remediation deadline for critical flaws
Experts have mixed reactions to a report that the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is considering reducing the timeline in which government agencies must address critical vulnerabilities from two weeks to only three days. The current 14-day window applies to high-severity flaws dating from 2021 onwards, listed as known to be under exploit…
Global Security News
DAEMON Tools trojanized in supply-chain attack to deploy backdoor
Hackers trojanized installers for the DAEMON Tools software and since April 8, delivered a backdoor to thousands of systems that downloaded the product from the official website. […]
AI, Apps, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, malware
CISA boasts AI automation improvements to threat analysis, mission support
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has gotten “by far” the biggest gains from artificial intelligence automation in its security operations unit to help analysts sift through threats, but it’s also proven valuable elsewhere within the agency, CISA officials said Tuesday. It’s “really allowing those analysts to do triage very fast, so they focus on…
AI, APAC, Apps, Cybersecurity, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Introducing AI traffic analysis dashboards for AWS WAF
As AI agents, bots, and programmatic access become an increasingly significant portion of web traffic, organizations need better tools to understand, analyze, and manage this activity. Today, we’re excited to announce AI Traffic Analysis dashboards for AWS WAF protection packs—also known as web access control lists (web ACLs)—providing comprehensive visibility into AI bot and agent…
AI, Data Breaches, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Vimeo confirms breach via third-party vendor impacts 119K users
Hackers stole data of 119,000 Vimeo users in April. The breach, linked to a third‑party vendor, exposed personal details. Vimeo confirmed a data breach after the ShinyHunters gang stole personal information of 119,000 users in April 2026. According to Have I Been Pwned, the attackers accessed user data through a compromise at Anodot, a third‑party…
AI, Global Security News
Ask Jeeves bites the dust
Ask Jeeves, the popular search engine where users could enter questions using natural language, launched on June 1, 1997. Nine years later, it was rebranded as Ask.com — and ever since, the number of users has declined with each passing year. On Friday, the service shut down for a good — a move made necessary…
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
Student hacked Taiwan high-speed rail to trigger emergency brakes
A 23-year-old university student in Taiwan was arrested for interfering with the TETRA communication system used by the country’s high-speed railway network (THSR). […]
AI, Cybersecurity, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security, Risk Management
CISA pushes critical infrastructure operators to prepare to work in isolation
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has unveiled a new national initiative aimed at helping critical infrastructure operators withstand and recover from major cyberattacks by preparing to operate in isolation from the internet and third-party dependencies. The program, CI Fortify, is designed to ensure that organizations can continue delivering essential services even when…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Russia
Latvian national sentenced for ransomware attacks run by former Conti leaders
A federal judge sentenced a Latvian national to 102 months in prison for his involvement in a series of ransomware attacks for more than two years prior to his arrest in 2023, the Justice Department said Monday. Deniss Zolotarjovs, a resident of Moscow at the time, helped an organization led by former leaders of the…
APAC, Global Security News
Critical Apache HTTP/2 Flaw (CVE-2026-23918) Enables DoS and Potential RCE
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has released security updates to address several security vulnerabilities in the HTTP Server, including a severe vulnerability that could potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-23918 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been described as a case of “double free and possible RCE” in the HTTP/2 protocol…
AI, Endpoint, Global Security News
Tanium Atlas aims to accelerate threat response in the AI era
Tanium announced Tanium Atlas, an autonomous operating system (OS) that gives a single IT or security operator the data, guidance and reach to accomplish what once required an entire team – moving from intent to outcome in a single, governed experience. Tanium Atlas is built on an endpoint data foundation that is complete, high-fidelity, real-time…
AI, Global Security News
DAEMON Tools Supply Chain Attack Compromises Official Installers with Malware
A newly identified supply chain attack targeting DAEMON Tools software has compromised its installers to serve a malicious payload, according to findings from Kaspersky. “These installers are distributed from the legitimate website of DAEMON Tools and are signed with digital certificates belonging to DAEMON Tools developers,” Kaspersky researchers Igor Kuznetsov, Georgy Kucherin, Leonid
AI, Global Security News
Higher Costs Are Raising AI’s Profit Bar
Plus, AI’s drug-discovery challenge, the capital-spending craze and Meta’s borrowing.
AI, Compliance, Global Security News
Microsoft Flags Mass Phishing Campaign Using Fake Compliance Emails
Microsoft researchers warn of a large-scale phishing campaign using fake compliance emails to steal credentials, targeting 35,000 users across 13,000 organizations worldwide
AI, APAC, china, Global Security News, Risk Management
Apple can’t make chips fast enough, but that’s only part of the story
Apple has held “exploratory” talks about manufacturing processors for its devices in the US, Bloomberg reports. The move seems to reflect Apple’s need to secure additional chip supplies to meet growing demand for its products, but could also represent a contingency plan to reduce the company’s reliance on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC’s) advanced manufacturing facilities in Taiwan. I doubt…
AI, APAC, Apps, Global Security News
Oracle will patch more often to counter AI cybersecurity threat
Oracle plans to issue security patches for its ERP, database, and other software on a monthly cycle, rather than quarterly, to respond to the increased pace of AI-enabled software vulnerability discovery. Other software vendors, notably Microsoft, SAP, and Adobe, already release patches on a monthly beat, always on the second Tuesday of each month. Oracle,…
AI, Global Security News
Unpatched flaws turn Ollama’s auto-updater into a persistent RCE vector, researchers say
Researchers at Striga have disclosed two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-42248, CVE-2026-42249) in Ollama’s Windows auto-updater that, when chained together, may allow an attacker to covertly plant a persistent executable that runs on every login. CVE-2026-42248 and CVE-2026-42249 Ollama is an open-source tool for running large language models locally. It’s is used by those who don’t want their…
AI, Global Security News
LastPass Mobile Smart Scanner improves password security
LastPass has launched Mobile Smart Scanner, a solution that converts photographs of typed or handwritten credentials into structured, ready-to-use password entries that can be reviewed, saved, and autofilled directly from the vault. Available in early access for Free, Premium, and Family plan customers, the feature extracts the site URL, username, and password from a single…
Global Security News
Is Technology Taking the Sport Out of Hunting and Fishing?
Critics say a new wave of drones and high-tech sonar is stripping the skill out of the sport and upending an American tradition
AI, Apps, Compliance, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Five ways to use Kiro and Amazon Q to strengthen your security posture
A Monday morning security alert flags unauthorized access attempts, security group misconfigurations, and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policy violations. Your team needs answers fast. Security teams are using Kiro and Amazon Q Developer to handle repetitive tasks—scanning resources, drafting policies, and researching Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)—so engineers can focus on risk decisions…
AI, Global Security News
North Korean APT Targets Yanbian Gamers via Trojanized Platform
ESET warns that North Korean hackers compromised a Yanbian gaming site in a supply‑chain attack, trojanizing Windows and Android software to spy on users
AI, Global Security News
Anthropic Releases New AI Agents for Financial Services Firms
The AI company is pushing further into a sector critical to its enterprise business as it targets revenue growth and barrels toward an IPO.
Exploits, Global Security News
Microsoft Edge Stores Passwords in Process Memory, Posing Enterprise Risk
A proof-of-concept exploit (PoC) shows how someone with admin privileges can exploit the issue to steal passwords, and thus use them to engage in further malicious activity.
Global Security News
FTC to ban data broker Kochava from selling Americans’ location data
The FTC will ban data broker Kochava and its subsidiary, Collective Data Solutions (CDS), from selling location data without consumers’ explicit consent to settle charges alleging that it sold precise geolocation data collected from hundreds of millions of mobile devices. […]
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Google to pay up to $1.5 million for zero-click Pixel Titan M exploits
Google has revised its Android and Chrome Vulnerability Reward Programs (VRPs), which pay security researchers to report vulnerabilities in Android, Google hardware, and the Chrome browser. The update raises top bounties to $1.5 million and adjusts rewards for lower-complexity reports. The program targets vulnerability classes that automated tools struggle to detect and prioritizes researcher-driven findings.…
china, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware
China-Linked UAT-8302 Targets Governments Using Shared APT Malware Across Regions
A sophisticated China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been attributed to attacks targeting government entities in South America since at least late 2024 and government agencies in southeastern Europe in 2025. The activity is being tracked by Cisco Talos under the moniker UAT-8302, with post-exploitation involving the deployment of custom-made malware families that have…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
Critical Android vulnerability CVE-2026-0073 fixed by Google
Google patched a critical Android flaw (CVE‑2026‑0073) that lets attackers run code remotely without user action. Google released a security update for Android to address a critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE‑2026‑0073, in the System component. The bug allowed attackers to run code as the shell user without needing extra permissions, or any…
Global Security News
The EOL Blind Spot in Your CVE Feed: What SCA Tools Don’t Check.
Critical vulnerabilities can exist in open source software your scanners don’t check. HeroDevs reveals how EOL software creates blind spots in CVE feeds and SCA tools, and how you can receive a free end-of-life scan for your projects. […]
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
Fake SSA Emails Drive Venomous#Helper Phishing Campaign
Venomous#Helper attackers impersonate the US Social Security Administration to deploy signed RMM software and maintain persistent access across US networks
Global Security News
LuxSci Launches Enterprise-Grade HIPAA-Compliant Email Security for Mid-Sized Healthcare Organizations
Cambridge, MA, 5th May 2026, CyberNewswire
AI, Apps, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
Netrio Expands MSP Services with AI Advisory Practice
Netrio has launched a new AI advisory and transformation practice to help mid-market enterprises move artificial intelligence projects beyond experimentation and into measurable business use. The McKinney, Texas-based MSP said the new offering will support customers across AI evaluation, strategy, governance, deployment, and adoption. The practice is designed for organizations struggling with disconnected AI pilots,…
AI, Apps, Compliance, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Android Zero-Click RCE Vulnerability Enables Remote Shell Access
Google has released a patch for an Android vulnerability that allows remote code execution (RCE) without requiring any user interaction. The flaw could “… lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) code execution as the shell user with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation,” said Google in its security advisory. Inside the…
Data Breaches, Global Security News
Vimeo data breach exposes personal information of 119,000 people
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information belonging to over 119,000 people after hacking the Vimeo online video platform in April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. […]
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Google, Microsoft and xAI Agree to Share Early AI Models with U.S.
The agreement calls for AI developers to share models with reduced or removed safeguards to evaluate national security-related capabilities and risks.
GeekGuyBlog, Uncategorized
User Submission: How to Keep Kids Safe on YouTube in 2026
The Limits of YouTube’s Built-in Protections While YouTube offers two primary safety tools—Restricted Mode (for pre-teens and teens) and YouTube Kids (for younger children)—the article stresses that these are not enough on their own. The Best Solution: Third-Party Parental Control Apps To effectively protect children, the author strongly recommends using premium parental control apps alongside…
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Risk Management
Download: Secure Foundations for AI Workloads on AWS
Center for Internet Security helps organizations deploy AI and high-performance compute environments from a trusted, hardened operating system baseline. CIS Hardened Images help teams reduce misconfiguration risk, support compliance efforts, and move faster in AWS. What are AI-optimized CIS Hardened Images CIS Hardened Images are secure, on-demand, scalable cloud images that help organizations deploy from…
AI, Cybersecurity, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security
Huntress Expands Channel Reach with Four Distributors
Cybersecurity firm Huntress has announced four new distribution partnerships as it looks to scale its global presence and bring enterprise-grade protection to more organizations. The announcement, made today, confirms new alliances with Ingram Micro, Vertosoft, Liquid PC, and QBS Software. The move is aimed at strengthening Huntress’ channel ecosystem and accelerating growth across the mid-market,…
AI, Global Security News
Army Asks Missile Makers to Hack Their Own Weapons
The U.S. Army is pushing defense contractors to open up weapons’ software to new tools, including AI.
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Endpoint, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security, privacy, Risk Management
New Phishing Campaign Targets US with Credential Theft: What CISOs Need to Know
A new large-scale phishing campaign is targeting U.S. organizations with fake event invitations that lead to credential theft, OTP interception, or RMM tool installation. ANY.RUN researchers found that the campaign uses a repeatable phishing framework to create event-themed lure pages at scale. Some pages steal email credentials and OTP codes, while others deliver legitimate remote…
AI, Global Security News
Cleartext Passwords in MS Edge? In 2026?, (Mon, May 4th)
Yup, that is for real. For me, this started with a post in X at hxxps://x.com/intcyberdigest/status/2051406295828250963?s=61 , which highlighted research by @L1v1ng0ffTh3L4N that found exactly this issue. Edge stores all of your browser passwords in clear text, even if you haven’t used them in this session, y’know, just in case. I figured, it couldn’t be that easy, right? …
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Anti-ICE Site GTFO ICE Accused of Exposing Data of 17,000+ Activists
An anti-ICE website, GTFO ICE, linked to Miles Taylor, is accused of exposing the personal details of 17,662 activists, sparking concerns that the data may have reached government agencies.
AI, Global Security News, Russia
Conti ransomware gang member sentenced to 102 months in prison
A Latvian national who was part of a major Russian ransomware organization that stole from and extorted more than 54 companies has been sentenced to 102 months in prison. Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, of Moscow, Russia, was part of a group linked to former members of the Conti ransomware group. Prosecutors said the group used several…
AI, Global Security News
AI Computing Is a Memory Hog. An Nvidia-Backed Startup Has an Answer
RadixArk has raised $100 million at a $400 million valuation for a software engine and framework that make inference and training more efficient to run.
AI, Global Security News
Coinbase to Slash 14% of Workforce as Part of Restructuring
The crypto exchange said it was laying off 700 employees as part of a restructuring effort to trim costs and streamline operations.
AI, Global Security News
AI-led job cuts don’t always mean stronger ROI — Gartner
Businesses tend to eye AI spending as a way to reduce headcount, but firms that cut staffers as a result of AI are doing no better than those who don’t, according to new Gartner research. Gartner recently surveyed 350 global business leaders at large organizations already using AI agents and intelligent automation tools and found…
AI, Global Security News
The Back Door Attackers Know About — and Most Security Teams Still Haven’t Closed
Every AI tool, workflow automation, and productivity app your employees connected to Google or Microsoft this year left something behind: a persistent OAuth token with no expiration date, no automatic cleanup, and in most organizations, no one watching it. Your perimeter controls don’t see it. Your MFA doesn’t stop it. And when an attacker gets…
Global Security News
How the Story of a USB Penetration Test Went Viral
Two decades ago Dark Reading posted its first blockbuster — a story from a pen tester who sprinkled rigged thumb drives around a credit union parking lot and let curious employees do the rest. This episode looks back at the history-making column with its author Steve Stasiukonis, Dark Reading senior editor Becky Bracken, and Dark…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
MetInfo CMS CVE-2026-29014 Exploited for Remote Code Execution Attacks
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw impacting an open-source content management system (CMS) known as MetInfo, according to new findings from VulnCheck. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-29014 (CVSS score: 9.8), a code injection flaw that could result in arbitrary code execution. “MetInfo CMS versions 7.9, 8.0, and 8.1 contain an unauthenticated…
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Network Security
VIAVI CyberFlood CF1000 pushes 400G validation for multi-terabit AI data centers
VIAVI Solutions has announced the launch of its next-generation CyberFlood CF1000 Appliance, a native 400G security and application performance test platform for the validation of multi-terabit security and AI data center infrastructures at scale. Developed for network equipment vendors, hyperscale data center operators and service providers, the CyberFlood CF1000 enables OSI Layer 4-7 validation of…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
AI finds 20-year-old bugs in PostgreSQL and MariaDB
Open-source databases are facing a bit of a memory problem as AI helps surface decades-old buffer overflow issues in widely used components. Security researchers have disclosed a set of high and critical-severity vulnerabilities affecting PostgreSQL and MariaDB, with two bugs reportedly tracing their roots back more than 20 years. At Wiz’s zeroday.cloud hacking event, researchers…
AI, Global Security News
Oracle rolls out monthly security patch updates
Oracle is changing how its security fixes are delivered: starting in May 2026, there will be a monthly Critical Security Patch Update. “Each [monthly] CSPU is smaller and more focused, making it easier to apply critical fixes quickly [to customer-managed deployments],” Oracle says. Quarterly Critical Patch Updates (CPUs) remain in place and will continue to…
AI, Global Security News
SSL.com rotates their root certificate today, (Tue, May 5th)
I just got an email from SSL.com last night, they are rotating out their root certificate today (May 5,2026). This is normal, business as usual stuff for a CA, but certificates get used for all kinds of things, and sometimes they aren’t used like they should be, so sometimes hiccups happen. If you are using…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Google now offers up to $1.5 million for some Android exploits
Google overhauls its Android and Chrome vulnerability rewards programs, offering bounties of up to $1.5 million for the most difficult exploits while scaling back payouts for flaws that artificial intelligence (AI) has made easier to find. […]
AI, Global Security News
AI Adoption Outpaces Safety Policies, Leaving Organizations Exposed to Cyber Risk
ISACA report warns that while AI has become the norm, many organizations are yet to formally apply safety or security policies around its use
AI, Apps, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Risk Management
Stealthy malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to siphon SMS OTPs from enterprise PCs
A newly identified malware campaign is abusing Microsoft’s Phone Link feature to intercept SMS-based one-time passwords and other sensitive mobile data directly from Windows systems. The activity, first observed by Cisco Talos in January 2026, involves a remote access trojan dubbed CloudZ and a custom plugin named Pheno that together allow attackers to harvest credentials…
AI, Apps, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Risk Management
Stealthy malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to siphon SMS OTPs from enterprise PCs
A newly identified malware campaign is abusing Microsoft’s Phone Link feature to intercept SMS-based one-time passwords and other sensitive mobile data directly from Windows systems. The activity, first observed by Cisco Talos in January 2026, involves a remote access trojan dubbed CloudZ and a custom plugin named Pheno that together allow attackers to harvest credentials…
AI, Compliance, Global Security News
Microsoft: Phishing campaign used fake compliance notices to compromise employee accounts
Phishers have been using fake workplace compliance notices to try to trick Microsoft account owners into signing in via a fake sign-in page, says the company’s Defender Research team. The email campaign targeted more than 35,000 users across 13,000 organizations in 26 countries, but concentrated primarily on targets in the United States. Microsoft didn’t say…
Global Security News, Network Security
FEMITBOT Network Abuses Telegram Mini Apps for Crypto Scams and Android Malware
A massive fraud network called FEMITBOT uses Telegram Mini Apps and fake brand names like Apple, Disney, and…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
We Scanned 1 Million Exposed AI Services. Here’s How Bad the Security Actually Is
While the software industry has made genuine strides over the past few decades to deliver products securely, the furious pace of AI adoption is putting that progress at risk. Businesses are moving fast to self-host LLM infrastructure, drawn by the promise of AI as a force multiplier and the pressure to deliver more value faster.…
AI, Global Security News
Anomali ThreatStream Next-Gen speeds threat response across workflows
Anomali has announced ThreatStream Next-Gen. Available standalone or within the Anomali Unified Security Data Lake, it turns threat intelligence into an active decisioning layer across security workflows, validated to drive investigations 300× faster than traditional methods across 50 enterprise deployments. Most security platforms focus on detection. Anomali focuses on decision-making. It integrates intelligence across data,…
Global Security News, Russia
Karakurt extortion gang ‘cold case’ negotiator gets 8.5 years in prison
A Latvian national extradited to the United States was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for his “cold case” negotiator role in the Russian Karakurt ransomware group. […]
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Risk Management
JumpCloud Report Finds AI Agent Security Gaps Widening
JumpCloud, the IT management platform company, released its Agentic IAM Pulse Report on Tuesday, drawing on responses from 261 IT, security, and identity decision-makers at organizations with 200-2,500 employees across the United States and the United Kingdom. The findings reveal a widening gap between how aggressively companies are deploying AI agents and how little governance…
Global Security News
CloudZ malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to steal SMS and OTPs
A new version of the CloudZ remote access tool (RAT) is deploying a previously unseen malicious plugin called Pheno that hijacks the Microsoft Phone Link connection to steal sensitive codes from mobile devices. […]
Apps, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News
Beyond the Checkbox: A Strategic Guide to Software Penetration Testing in 2026
Here is a guide to software penetration testing. Your software has vulnerabilities. The only real question is whether you find them first — or an attacker does. That’s not alarmism. That’s the current state of application security. According to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023, the average cost of a data breach in…
Global Security News
NCSC Warns of an AI-Fuelled “Vulnerability Patch Wave”
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre is urging organizations to prepare for glut of new software updates
AI, Apps, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, privacy, Risk Management
Microsoft, Google push AI agent governance into enterprise IT mainstream
Microsoft and Google are adding new controls for AI agents, as enterprise IT teams try to keep up with tools that can access corporate data and act across business applications. Microsoft’s Agent 365, made generally available for commercial customers on May 1, is designed to help organizations discover, govern, and secure AI agents, including those…
Global Security News
Meta’s Cheap Stock Is an Investor Trap
The company’s advertising business is booming, but deep problems loom pretty much everywhere else.
AI, Global Security News
Are Those Brake Lights or a House on Fire? Your Security Camera Can’t Tell.
AI is allowing home-security cameras to offer detailed descriptions of what they see. The notifications are often spot on. They can also be wildly wrong.
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Microsoft warns of global campaign stealing auth tokens from 35K users
Microsoft revealed a phishing campaign hitting 35,000 users in 26 countries, stealing login tokens via fake code-of-conduct emails and legit services. Microsoft disclosed a major phishing campaign that targeted over 35,000 users across 26 countries in mid-April 2026. Attackers used fake “code of conduct” emails sent through legitimate platforms to trick recipients into visiting bogus…
AI, china, Global Security News
ScarCruft Hacks Gaming Platform to Deploy BirdCall Malware on Android and Windows
The North Korea-aligned state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft has compromised a video game platform in a supply chain espionage attack, trojanizing its components with a backdoor called BirdCallto likely target ethnic Koreans residing in China. While prior versions of the backdoor have primarily targeted Windows users only, the supply chain attack is assessed to…
AI, Global Security News
ScarCruft hackers push BirdCall Android malware via game platform
The North Korean hacker group APT37 has been delivering an Android version of a backdoor called BirdCall in a supply-chain attack through a video game platform. […]
AI, Apps, Cloud Security, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
CISOs step up to the security workforce challenge
A robust cybersecurity program needs a range of skilled people, yet many CISOs continue to face an ongoing skills shortage — and the squeeze may only get worse as AI gains traction. Some 95% of cybersecurity practitioners and decision-makers noted at least one security skills gap at their organization, with almost 60% citing critical or significant…
AI, china, Global Security News
North Korean hackers trojanize gaming platform to spy on ethnic Koreans in China
A gaming platform built for ethnic Koreans in China has been serving backdoored Windows and Android software to its users since late 2024. The platform, sqgame[.]net, hosts traditional card and board games for a community that sits along the North Korean border and includes many refugees and defectors. ESET researchers tied the operation to ScarCruft,…
AI, Apps, Endpoint, Global Security News
Maker of AI Targeting System for Drones Faces Protests for Shipments to Israeli Military
A company in Portland, Oregon, that specializes in AI targeting for drones has made significant shipments of materials to military contractors in Israel, according to cargo data reviewed by The Intercept. The shipments raise the possibility thaat a boutique Pacific Northwest tech firm has helped the Israeli military attack people in places like Gaza, Lebanon,…
AI, Apps, Cloud Security, Compliance, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security
Why most zero-trust architectures fail at the traffic layer
Zero trust has become one of the most widely adopted security models in enterprise environments. Organizations invest heavily in identity systems, access policies and modern security tooling. On paper, these environments look well-protected. Yet during incidents, a different reality often emerges. I have worked with organizations where zero-trust initiatives were fully implemented from an identity…
Global Security News
A rigged game: ScarCruft compromises gaming platform in a supply-chain attack
ESET researchers have investigated an ongoing attack by the ScarCruft APT group that targets the Yanbian region via backdoor-laced Windows and Android games
Data Breaches, Global Security News
Trellix Reveals Unauthorized Access to Source Code
Security vendor Trellix has suffered a breach involving unauthorized access
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Network Security
Cyber Security Management vs Traditional IT Security Approaches
We will compare cyber security management vs traditional IT security approaches in this post. The digital world has changed so much in the last decade that the methods used to protect it have required a total structural overhaul. In the early days of office networks, security was a set of digital locks managed by the…
AI, Global Security News
Meta adds proof-based security to encrypted backups
Meta has updated its infrastructure for protecting password-based and end-to-end encrypted backups, introducing over-the-air fleet key distribution for Messenger and a commitment to publishing evidence of secure fleet deployments. How encrypted backups work These updates build on the company’s HSM-based Backup Key Vault, which provides end-to-end encrypted backups for WhatsApp and Messenger. The system protects…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Data Security, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Educational tech firm Instructure data breach may have impacted 9,000 schools
Instructure, maker of the Canvas learning platform, is investigating a cyber incident that exposed users’ personal data. Instructure is a U.S.-based educational technology company best known for developing Canvas, one of the world’s most widely used learning management systems (LMS). The U.S. firm confirrmed a cybersecurity incident that exposed users’ personal information. The company is working with external…
Exploits, Global Security News
Weaver E-cology RCE Flaw CVE-2026-22679 Actively Exploited via Debug API
A critical security vulnerability in Weaver (Fanwei) E-cology, an enterprise office automation (OA) and collaboration platform, has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability (CVE-2026-22679, CVSS score: 9.8) relates to a case of unauthenticated remote code execution affecting Weaver E-cology 10.0 versions prior to 20260312. The issue resides in the “/papi/esearch/data/devops/
AI, Global Security News
Microsoft Details Phishing Campaign Targeting 35,000 Users Across 26 Countries
Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale credential theft campaign that has leveraged a combination of code of conduct-themed lures and legitimate email services to direct users to attacker-controlled domains and steal authentication tokens. The multi-stage campaign, observed between April 14 and 16, 2026, targeted more than 35,000 users across over 13,000 organizations in 26…
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RMM Tools Fuel Stealthy Phishing Campaign
Discover how cybercriminals are leveraging remote monitoring tools to execute a stealthy phishing campaign impacting organizations globally.