Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a telecommunications fraud campaign that uses fake CAPTCHA verification tricks to dupe unsuspecting users into sending international text messages that incur charges on their mobile bills, generating illicit revenue for the threat actors who lease the phone numbers. According to a new report published by Infoblox, the operation is…
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Top Exchange Database Corruption – Causes, Prevention, and Recovery
In this post, I will talk about top Exchange database corruption and also its causes, prevention, and recovery. Corruption in Exchange database (EDB) can cause the database to dismount, preventing the users to access their mailboxes and disrupting the email communication. This can eventually affect the efficiency and productivity of the organization. Therefore, it is…
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25 open-source cybersecurity tools that don’t care about your budget
Regardless of the operating system you use, managing secrets, apps, cloud, compliance, and security operations can be overwhelming. The free, open-source tools presented in this article can help you detect threats, increase visibility, enforce controls, and investigate and respond to incidents throughout the development and operational lifecycle. Allama: Open-source AI security automation Allama is an…
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Critical bug in CrowdStrike LogScale let attackers access files
CrowdStrike fixed CVE-2026-40050 in LogScale self-hosted, a critical flaw allowing unauthenticated file access via path traversal. CrowdStrike recently disclosed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-40050, affecting its LogScale self-hosted product. The flaw enables unauthenticated path traversal, which could allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem. “CrowdStrike has released security updates…
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American utility firm Itron discloses breach of internal IT network
Itron, Inc. has disclosed, via an 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a cybersecurity incident in which an unauthorized third party accessed certain internal systems. […]
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 574 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Over 400,000…
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U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: CVE-2024-7399 Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server Path Traversal Vulnerability CVE-2024-57726 SimpleHelp Missing Authorization Vulnerability…
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Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet ‘fast16’ Malware Targeting Engineering Software
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Lua-based malware created years before the notorious Stuxnet worm that aimed to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program by destroying uranium enrichment centrifuges. According to a new report published by SentinelOne, the previously undocumented cyber sabotage framework dates back to 2005, primarily targeting high-precision calculation software to tamper
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CISA Adds 4 Exploited Flaws to KEV, Sets May 2026 Federal Deadline
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added four vulnerabilities impacting SimpleHelp, Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server, and D-Link DIR-823X series routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The list of vulnerabilities is below – CVE-2024-57726 (CVSS score: 9.9) – A missing authorization vulnerability in
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CISA reports persistent FIRESTARTER backdoor on Cisco ASA device in federal network
CISA said a federal Cisco Firepower ASA device was infected with the FIRESTARTER backdoor in Sept 2025, and it survived security patches. CISA revealed that a U.S. federal civilian agency’s Cisco Firepower device running ASA software was compromised in September 2025 by the FIRESTARTER backdoor. The malware reportedly persisted even after security patches were applied,…
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Firestarter malware survives Cisco firewall updates, security patches
Cybersecurity agencies in the U.S. and U.K. are warning about a custom malware called Firestarter persisting on Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall devices running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) or Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. […]
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CISA last in line for access to Anthropic Mythos
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does not yet have access to Anthropic’s bug-hunting AI model, Claude Mythos, even though other government agencies do, Axios reported earlier this week. As if that weren’t a big enough slap in the face for the national cyber-defense agency, the list of those who do have access…
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CISA last in line for access to Anthropic Mythos
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does not yet have access to Anthropic’s bug-hunting AI model, Claude Mythos, even though other government agencies do, Axios reported earlier this week. As if that weren’t a big enough slap in the face for the national cyber-defense agency, the list of those who do have access…
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FIRESTARTER Backdoor Hit Federal Cisco Firepower Device, Survives Security Patches
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed that an unnamed federal civilian agency’s Cisco Firepower device running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software was compromised in September 2025 with malware called FIRESTARTER. FIRESTARTER, per CISA and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), is assessed to be a backdoor designed for remote access…
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ShinyHunters Claims Udemy Data Breach of 1.4M Users
A notorious threat actor group has targeted Udemy, one of the world’s largest online learning platforms. ShinyHunters claims it has stolen more than 1.4 million user records and is threatening to leak the data within days. “Over 1.4M records containing PII and other internal corporate data have been compromised. Pay or Leak,” the threat actors…
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Can Brivo Access Control Work for Multi-Site Businesses?
Brivo multi-site access control lets you manage every door across every location from one dashboard. Learn how it works, what it costs, and why it fits growing businesses. Running a business across many locations gets messy fast. You hand out key cards at one office. Someone leaves, and you forget to turn theirs off. Then…
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Data Breaches, AI Expansion, and Cloud Security Define This Week’s Cyber Landscape in April 2026
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities Vulnerability Scoring and Exploitation Trends The NIST Adjusts Scoring Amid CVE Spike report highlights a 260%+ increase in CVE submissions since 2020. To manage the surge, NIST will prioritize high-impact vulnerabilities, potentially leaving many without full scoring data. Security teams must adapt to inconsistent vulnerability data and prepare for potential blind…
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Signal phishing campaign targets Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner
Germany’s Bundestag President Klöckner was targeted in a Signal phishing attack via a fake CDU group chat. Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner has reportedly become the latest European political figure targeted through a Signal-based phishing attack, reported Der Spiegel. The incident is another reminder that even trusted messaging apps can become entry points when attackers…
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Users advised to drop passwords and make room for passkeys
In a decisive move that could reshape how users log in online, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging consumers to abandon passwords in favour of passkeys, positioning them as the future of authentication. “Passkeys should become consumers’ first choice for logging into digital services,” NCSC said. Overhauling decades of security guidance, the agency…
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26 FakeWallet Apps Found on Apple App Store Targeting Crypto Seed Phrases
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of malicious apps on the Apple App Store that impersonate popular cryptocurrency wallets in an attempt to steal recovery phrases and private keys since at least fall 2025. “Once launched, these apps redirect users to browser pages designed to look similar to the App Store and distribute trojanized versions…
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Inside agenteV2: How Brazilian Attackers Use Fake Court Summons to Steal Banking Credentials in Real Time
A new phishing campaign targeting Brazilian users demonstrates how modern financial malware has evolved from simple credential theft into full-scale, operator-driven fraud platforms. Disguised as a judicial summons, this campaign leverages social engineering, multi-stage malware delivery, and real-time remote access capabilities to compromise victims and actively assist attackers in financial theft. For organizations, the implications extend beyond individual users. Employees accessing corporate…
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New Cisco firewall malware can only be killed by pulling the plug
Suspected state-sponsored attackers are using a custom backdoor to persistently compromise Cisco security devices (firewalls), the US CISA and the UK National Cyber Security Centre warned on Thusday. “The [Firestarter] malware (…) is relevant for both Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall devices; however, CISA has only observed a successful implant of the malware in the…
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OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 is out with expanded cybersecurity safeguards
Competition to release stronger AI models is accelerating, and just weeks after the release of GPT-5.4, OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.5, pointing to expanded safeguards in the new model. GPT-5.5 is being rolled out to Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users in ChatGPT and Codex, while GPT-5.5 Pro is available to Pro, Business, and Enterprise users…
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AI is speeding up nation-state cyber programs
Im this Help Net Security interview, Kaja Ciglic, Senior Director, Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy at Microsoft, discusses how nation-state cyber programs have changed over three years. Cyber has become a core instrument of state power, integrated with military, economic, and diplomatic tools. Ciglic argues that responses like sanctions and indictments need broader strategies, including conditional…
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AI threats in the wild: The current state of prompt injections on the web
Posted by Thomas Brunner, Yu-Han Liu, Moni Pande At Google, our Threat Intelligence teams are dedicated to staying ahead of real-world adversarial activity, proactively monitoring emerging threats before they can impact users. Right now, Indirect Prompt Injection (IPI) is a top priority for the security community, anticipating it as a primary attack vector for adversaries…
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3 practical ways AI threat detection improves enterprise cyber resilience
Why “more alerts” isn’t the same as better security If you run security in an enterprise environment, you already know the problem. Generic detection tools generate thousands of alerts, most of them low value. Analysts spend hours chasing noise while attackers quietly move laterally using valid credentials and trusted tools. AI‑driven threat detection promises to…
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US, UK agencies warn hackers were hiding on Cisco firewalls long after patches were applied
A state-sponsored hacking group has implanted a custom backdoor on Cisco network security devices that can survive firmware updates and standard reboots, U.S. and British cybersecurity authorities disclosed Thursday, marking a significant escalation in a campaign that has targeted government and critical infrastructure networks since at least late 2025. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
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The curious case of Sean Plankey’s derailed CISA nomination
Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Sean Plankey, informed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and the White House that he is withdrawing his nomination after a 13-month stall, during which the well-regarded cybersecurity veteran faced mounting resistance. “After thirteen months since my initial nomination, it has become clear the…
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Dragos: Despite AI use, new malware targeting water plants is ‘hype’
One day AI may be capable of creating malware that threatens critical infrastructure. But that day was not earlier this month, when reports surfaced of a new piece of malware seemingly configured to search for and sabotage Israeli water infrastructure, according to industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos. The malware, called ZionSiphon, was first identified by AI…
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Surveillance campaigns use commercial surveillance tools to exploit long-known telecom vulnerabilities
Campaigns employing commercial surveillance vendors tracked targets by exploiting mobile phone network vulnerabilities in what researchers said Thursday was the first-ever linking of “real-world attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure.” The two unknown parties behind the campaigns mimicked the identities of mobile phone operators with customized surveillance tools, and manipulated signaling protocols and steered…
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A dozen allied agencies say China is building covert hacker networks out of everyday routers
U.S. and international government agencies warned Thursday about a “widespread shift” in Chinese hacker methods toward the use of large-scale covert networks that compromise common devices to carry out a variety of attacks. The advisory details how those networks work, and defensive steps organizations should take. “Over the past few years there has been a…
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The Mythos Discovery: What It Means for Vulnerability Disclosure
The Mythos Discovery: What It Means for Vulnerability Disclosure AI just broke vulnerability disclosure at scale. Earlier this month, Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview AI model discovered 27-year-old bugs that survived decades of human review. Now the industry’s top security leaders are calling it a watershed moment. Here’s what software vendors need to know. What Happened…
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UK’s NCSC calls passkeys the default, says passwords are no longer fit for the purpose
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is recommending passkeys as the default authentication method for businesses to offer consumers, citing industry progress that now makes them a more secure and user-friendly alternative to passwords. In a blog post published this week, the agency said passkeys can now be recommended to both the public and…
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Offer customers passkeys by default, UK’s NCSC tells enterprises
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is recommending passkeys as the default authentication method for businesses to offer consumers, citing industry progress that now makes them a more secure and user-friendly alternative to passwords. In a blog post published this week, the agency said passkeys can now be recommended to both the public and…
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Offer customers passkeys by default, UK’s NCSC tells enterprises
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is recommending passkeys as the default authentication method for businesses to offer consumers, citing industry progress that now makes them a more secure and user-friendly alternative to passwords. In a blog post published this week, the agency said passkeys can now be recommended to both the public and…
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If cyber espionage via HDMI worries you, NCSC built a device to stop it
A new cybersecurity device developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) should be a helpful solution for protecting governments and businesses from malicious activity carried through display connections. Called SilentGlass, the plug-and-play tool is designed to protect HDMI and DisplayPort links from potential cyberattacks. The NCSC warns that monitors are an attractive target for…
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Hackers Use Hidden Website Instructions in New Attacks on AI Assistants
Cybersecurity researchers at Forcepoint uncover new indirect prompt injection attacks that use hidden website code to exploit AI assistants like GitHub Copilot.
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Microsoft taps Anthropic’s Mythos to strengthen secure software development
Microsoft plans to integrate Anthropic’s Mythos AI model into its Security Development Lifecycle, a move that suggests advanced generative AI is beginning to play a direct role in how major software vendors identify vulnerabilities and harden code against attack. The company said it will use Mythos Preview, along with other advanced models, as part of…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Microsoft Defender to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Microsoft Defender to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Microsoft Defender, tracked as CVE-2026-33825 (CVSS score of 7.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CVE-2026-33825 is a Microsoft Defender flaw that can be exploited…
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China-Linked GopherWhisper Infects 12 Mongolian Government Systems with Go Backdoors
Mongolian governmental institutions have emerged as the target of a previously undocumented China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group tracked as GopherWhisper. “The group wields a wide array of tools mostly written in Go, using injectors and loaders to deploy and execute various backdoors in its arsenal,” Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET said in a report shared…
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How Companies Can Use AI Cybersecurity Tools to Audit Their Defenses
In this post, I will talk about how companies can use AI cybersecurity tools to audit their defenses. Cybersecurity audits used to be slow, expensive, and often reactive. Teams would comb through logs, check configurations, and hope they hadn’t missed anything critical. That approach no longer holds. The scale of modern attacks, and the speed…
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Riddled with flaws, serial-to-Ethernet converters endanger critical infrastructure
Serial-to-Ethernet adapters used in industrial, retail, and healthcare environments to link serial devices to TCP/IP networks are riddled with vulnerabilities and outdated open-source components, researchers warn. The flaws enable various attacks scenarios, including taking full control of mission-critical equipment such as remote terminal units, programmable logic controllers, point-of-sale systems, and bedside patient monitors. In a…
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Claude Mythos signals a new era in AI-driven security, finding 271 flaws in Firefox
The Claude Mythos Preview appears to be living up to the hype, at least from a cybersecurity standpoint. The model, which Anthropic rolled out to a small group of users, including Firefox developer Mozilla, earlier this month, has discovered 271 vulnerabilities in version 148 of the browser. All have been fixed in this week’s release…
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Claude Mythos signals a new era in AI-driven security, finding 271 flaws in Firefox
The Claude Mythos Preview appears to be living up to the hype, at least from a cybersecurity standpoint. The model, which Anthropic rolled out to a small group of users, including Firefox developer Mozilla, earlier this month, has discovered 271 vulnerabilities in version 148 of the browser. All have been fixed in this week’s release…
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Claude Mythos signals a new era in AI-driven security, finding 271 flaws in Firefox
The Claude Mythos Preview appears to be living up to the hype, at least from a cybersecurity standpoint. The model, which Anthropic rolled out to a small group of users, including Firefox developer Mozilla, earlier this month, has discovered 271 vulnerabilities in version 148 of the browser. All have been fixed in this week’s release…
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Smashing Security podcast #464: Rockstar got hacked. The data was junk. The secrets it revealed were not
A company that ran anonymous tip lines for 35,000 American schools – handling reports of bullying, weapons, and self-harm – boasted on its website that it had suffered zero security breaches in over 20 years. A hacker called Internet Yiff Machine thought that sounded like a challenge, with predictable results… Meanwhile, Rockstar Games gets hacked…
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Best DEX Aggregators in 2026: Routing, Speed, and Real Fees Compared
In this post, I will talk about the best DEX aggregators in 2026. DEX aggregators solved a real problem: DeFi liquidity is fragmented across dozens of pools, and hitting a single exchange directly almost always means worse pricing than splitting the order. By 2026, the core aggregation problem is largely solved. The differences that matter…
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CISA director pick Sean Plankey withdraws his nomination
Sean Plankey, the long-sidelined nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, asked President Donald Trump on Wednesday to withdraw his nomination. “At this point in time, I am asking the President to remove my nomination from consideration,” he said in a notification letter seen by CyberScoop. “After thirteen months since my initial nomination, it…
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Vodafone Business Launch New AI and Cybersecurity Solutions to Accelerate Small Business Digital Transformation in Partnership with Google Cloud
New managed security and AI concierge services mark the latest milestone in $1billion strategic partnership
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Malicious KICS Docker Images and VS Code Extensions Hit Checkmarx Supply Chain
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of malicious images pushed to the official “checkmarx/kics” Docker Hub repository. In an alert published today, software supply chain security company Socket revealed that unknown threat actors managed to have overwritten existing tags, including v2.1.20 and alpine, while also introducing a new v2.1.21 tag that does not correspond to an official…
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Anthropic Probes Alleged Unauthorized Access to AI Security Tool Mythos
Anthropic is investigating reports that an unauthorized group gained access to its newly launched tool, Mythos, highlighting potential gaps in how early-access AI systems are distributed and secured. “Unauthorized users were able to access Anthropic’s Mythos model, reportedly by just changing a model name,” said Shane Fry, CTO at RunSafe Security in an email to…
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Self-Propagating Supply Chain Worm Hijacks npm Packages to Steal Developer Tokens
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh set of packages that have been compromised by bad actors to deliver a self-propagating worm that spreads through stolen developer npm tokens. The supply chain worm has been detected by both Socket and StepSecurity, with the companies tracking the activity under the name CanisterSprawl owing to the use of…
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A technical walkthrough of multicloud full-stack security using AWS Security Hub Extended
Building on our recent announcement of AWS Security Hub Extended —our full-stack enterprise security offering — we want to show you how we’re simplifying security procurement and operations for your multicloud environments. Whether you’re a security architect evaluating solutions or a CISO looking to streamline vendor management, this post walks through the streamlined experience that…
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5 Best Free VPNs You Can Trust in 2026 (And the Premium Trials Worth Trying)
This guide is for everyday users, remote workers, and privacy-conscious professionals who want to stay secure online without paying upfront, and it highlights the best free VPNs in 2026 you can trust along with premium trials worth testing before committing. Free Wi-Fi at the airport. A coffee shop hotspot. Even your home network. Every time…
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Logically CEO on Cyber Risk, AI, and MSP Strategy
How should MSPs talk to the board about cyber risk? In this episode of Channel Insider: Partner POV, Katie Bavoso speaks with Logically CEO Joshua Skeens about cybersecurity as a board-level issue, brand protection, security tool sprawl, best-of-breed vs. consolidation strategies, and why 2026 could be the year of AI disappointment. Timestamps00:00 Intro00:40 Meet Logically…
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Kaseya Discusses MSP Challenges And Evolving Cybersecurity Scams
iTWire TV: Dan Garcia, Vice President and General Manager for APAC at Kaseya, spoke to iTWire TV about the struggles of MSPs and clients’ reduced spend plus the evolving threat landscape and AI.
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Plixi vs Kicksta: Which Instagram Growth Service Is Better
In this post, I will compare Plixi vs Kicksta and show you which Instagram growth service is better in the end. Picking between Plixi and Kicksta can get oddly confusing because both promise real Instagram growth, targeted audiences, and analytics that help users track progress. The harder part is figuring out what each one actually…
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NCSC Unveils SilentGlass, a Plug-In Device to Protect Monitors from Cyber-Attacks
The UK’s cybersecurity agency said the devices will be available for purchase by organizations around the world
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News alert: BreachLock’s integrated attack validation platform debuts in Gartner AEV category
NEW YORK, Apr. 21, 2026, CyberNewswire—BreachLock, a global leader in offensive security, today announced it has been named a representative vendor in the 2026 Gartner Market Guide for Adversarial Exposure Validation. This recognition marks the first time BreachLock has been identified in the Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) category since launching its agentic AI-powered Adversarial Exposure Validation platform in 2025. Not only has the company gained recognition in the AEV market quickly, but BreachLock has also emerged as the only vendor offering adversarial exposure validation, Penetration Testing…
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Top 7 QuickBooks Enterprise Hosting Providers
In this post, we will compare the best QuickBooks Enterprise hosting providers by dedicated server support, Advanced Reporting performance, industry edition compatibility, pricing, and compliance. Your local server feels like control. It is not. One failed hard drive, one corrupted Windows update, one user accidentally locking a company file over a glitchy VPN, and your…
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What Are The Security Features On The QuickBooks Desktop?
This post answers the question – what are the security features on the QuickBooks Desktop? QuickBooks software from Intuit is businesses and individuals’ most widely used accounting application. It’s highly convenient to use for payroll management, bill payment, expense management, and business payments. Traditionally, users installed QuickBooks on their Desktops and could only access their…
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Claude Mythos finds 271 Firefox flaws, Mozilla believes zero-days are numbered
The Mozilla Foundation tested Claude Mythos, an Anthropic AI model that has stirred debate in the cybersecurity community. Before granting access to Mythos, Mozilla scanned Firefox using Opus 4.6, which led to fixes for 22 security-sensitive bugs in Firefox 148. For instance, Mythos identified 271 vulnerabilities in Firefox 150. Firefox CTO Bobby Holley said other…
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UK Pledges £90m for Cybersecurity and Pushes for ‘Resilience Pledge’
UK unveils £90m cybersecurity funding at CYBERUK to boost SME resilience, promote Cyber Essentials and a new Cyber Resilience Pledge, sparking industry debate
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New Mirai variants target routers and DVRs in parallel campaigns
Hidden inside newly discovered botnet malware is an unusual message from its creator: “AI.NEEDS.TO.DIE”. Dubbed “tuxnokill” by researchers at Akamai, the malware is one of two fresh Mirai botnet variants documented this month by major cybersecurity firms and, judging by the aforementioned hard-coded string, this particular variant might have been coded the old-fashioned way. “Tuxnokill”…
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More Attack Context for Faster Triage, Response, and Hunting. Now Available to Every SOC
ANY.RUN has expanded access to Threat Intelligence capabilities for SOC and MSSP teams, backed by live attack data from 15,000 organizations. Here’s how your team can test TI’s impact on triage quality, response speed, and threat hunting workflows. See How Threat Intelligence Accelerates Your SOC ANY.RUN now offers 20 premium requests in Threat Intelligence Lookup and YARA Search as part of the Free plan. You can get immediate threat context for over 40 types…
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Lotus Wiper Malware Targets Venezuelan Energy Systems in Destructive Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented data wiper that has been used in attacks targeting Venezuela at the end of last year and the start of 2026. Dubbed Lotus Wiper, the novel file wiper has been used in a destructive campaign targeting the energy and utilities sector in Venezuela, per findings from Kaspersky. “Two…
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The AI era demands a different kind of CISO
Many security leaders are still operating with frameworks built for a different era. For years, success was measured by fixed checkpoints, such as passing audits, closing vulnerabilities, and maintaining compliance. Those markers still have value, but they were designed for a threat landscape that moved in predictable, linear ways. Today, that landscape is shifting in…
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Anthropic bets on EPSS for the coming bug surge
Anthropic’s Mythos has intensified a problem that vulnerability management programs were already struggling to contain: too many vulnerabilities and not enough clarity about which ones matter. What changes with Mythos — and the AI-based class of vulnerability discovery systems it represents — is the speed at which software flaws can be found and exploited. That…
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Mustang Panda’s New LOTUSLITE Variant Targets India Banks, South Korea Policy Circles
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of a known malware called LOTUSLITE that’s distributed via a theme related to India’s banking sector. “The backdoor communicates with a dynamic DNS-based command-and-control server over HTTPS and supports remote shell access, file operations, and session management, indicating a continued espionage-focused capability set rather than
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Winter 2025 SOC 1 report is now available with 184 services in scope
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that the Winter 2025 System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1 report is now available. The report covers 184 services over the 12-month period from January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025, giving customers a full year of assurance. This report demonstrates our continuous commitment to adhering to…
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[Guest Diary] Beyond Cryptojacking: Telegram tdata as a Credential Harvesting Vector, Lessons from a Honeypot Incident, (Wed, Apr 22nd)
[This is a Guest Diary by L. Carty, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS) program [1].] Introduction A few weeks ago, my honeypot logged an incident that changed how I think about modern attacks. A threat actor broke into my system using weak SSH credentials and immediately…
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Ransomware negotiator caught secretly assisting BlackCat extortion scheme
Angelo Martino pleaded guilty to helping BlackCat ransomware group while acting as a ransomware negotiator. Another U.S. cybersecurity expert, Angelo Martino, admitted helping the BlackCat ransomware group while working as a ransomware negotiator. Angelo Martino (41) admitted helping the BlackCat ransomware group while working for a U.S. incident response firm. “A Florida man, formerly employed…
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Thousands of Apache ActiveMQ instances still unpatched, weeks after an actively exploited hole discovered
Two weeks after researchers using an AI tool discovered a major hole in Apache’s ActiveMQ messaging middleware, there are still thousands of unpatched instances open to the internet, more evidence that many application developers and IT leaders aren’t paying close attention to warnings about vulnerabilities. While the remote code injection vulnerability [CVE-2026-34197] was revealed on…
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How U.S. Companies Scale Faster with Agile Thinking and Global Talent
Learn how U.S. companies build scalable agile development teams using global talent. Discover strategies for workflows, collaboration, and faster product growth. There’s a difference between moving fast—and staying fast. Many companies launch with speed. Small teams, quick decisions, rapid execution. But as the business grows, that speed often fades. Processes become heavier. Communication slows. Releases…
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Lawmakers ponder terrorism designations, homicide charges over hospital ransomware attacks
Lawmakers at a hearing Tuesday explored ways to beef up punishments for ransomware attacks against hospitals, possibly by labeling them as more severe crimes. One proposal floated at the House Homeland Security Committee hearing, to treat ransomware attacks as terrorism, is an idea Congress has flirted with before. Another would be to press prosecutors to…
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Can You Get Banned for Using Story Viewers?
In this post, I will answer the question – can you get banned for using story viewers? People worry about story viewers for a reason. Instagram makes normal Story views visible to the account owner, warns users to be careful with third party apps and websites, and says data scraping goes against its Terms of…
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AI is one of the two monumental shifts in cyber today
It’s 2026, when nobody can confidently say what the future of security is going to look like. Everyone is trying (what else can we do), but judging by all the progress around AI in recent months, we are all going to be wrong. The biggest mistake we all make is assuming that the future is…
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22 BRIDGE:BREAK Flaws Expose 20,000 Lantronix and Silex Serial-to-IP Converters
Cybersecurity researchers have identified 22 new vulnerabilities in popular models of serial-to-IP converters from Lantronix and Silex that could be exploited to hijack susceptible devices and tamper with data exchanged by them. The vulnerabilities have been collectively codenamed BRIDGE:BREAK by Forescout Research Vedere Labs, which identified nearly 20,000 Serial-to-Ethernet converters exposed
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Ransomware negotiator admits role in attacks he was hired to resolve
A Florida man, formerly employed as a ransomware negotiator, pleaded guilty to conspiring to carry out ransomware attacks against US companies. Prosecutors say Angelo Martino, 41, used his position at DigitalMint, a crypto broker that helps victims negotiate and pay ransomware demands, to pass sensitive information to attackers. Alongside Martino, two more individuals were involved…
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Azure SRE Agent flaw let outsiders silently eavesdrop on enterprise cloud operations
A high-severity authentication flaw in Microsoft’s Azure SRE Agent exposed sensitive agent data to unauthorized network access, according to a confirmed vulnerability disclosure. The issue was identified by Enclave AI researcher Yanir Tsarimi, who detailed the findings in a blog post describing how agent interactions could be accessed without proper authentication controls. The vulnerability has…
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Threat Intel Scraping Without Burning Your Cover or Your Stack
Threat Intel Scraping sounds simple until it isn’t, here’s how cybersecurity teams avoid blocks, bad data, and unnecessary risk.
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No Exploit Needed: How Attackers Walk Through the Front Door via Identity-Based Attacks
The cybersecurity industry has spent the last several years chasing sophisticated threats like zero-days, supply chain compromises, and AI-generated exploits. However, the most reliable entry point for attackers still hasn’t changed: stolen credentials. Identity-based attacks remain a dominant initial access vector in breaches today. Attackers obtain valid credentials through credential stuffing
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NGate Campaign Targets Brazil, Trojanizes HandyPay to Steal NFC Data and PINs
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new iteration of an Android malware family calledNGate that has been found to abuse a legitimate application called HandyPay instead of NFCGate. “The threat actors took the app, which is used to relay NFC data, and patched it with malicious code that appears to have been AI-generated,” ESET security researcher Lukáš…
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The US NSA is using Anthropic’s Claude Mythos despite supply chain risk
Axios reports the National Security Agency uses Anthropic Mythos model despite Department of Defense concerns, blurring AI risk vs defense lines. The reported use of Anthropic’s Mythos model by the U.S. National Security Agency is a reminder that the line between AI as a defensive tool and AI as a security risk is getting harder…
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Google Patches Antigravity IDE Flaw Enabling Prompt Injection Code Execution
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Google’s agentic integrated development environment (IDE), Antigravity, that could be exploited to achieve code execution. The flaw, since patched, combines Antigravity’s permitted file-creation capabilities with an insufficient input sanitization in Antigravity’s native file-searching tool, find_by_name, to bypass the program’s Strict
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Report: Enterprises Rely on Managed Services to Scale AI
New research has found that an overwhelming majority of executives view managed services as essential for the delivery of agentic AI. Boosting AI with managed services According to the global KPMG Managed Services Outlook Survey 2026, more than 90 percent of executives believe managed services are essential to their agentic AI journeys, and 87 percent…
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Former ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to BlackCat attacks
41-year-old Angelo Martino, a former employee of cybersecurity incident response company DigitalMint, has pleaded guilty to targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks in 2023. […]
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Mythos can find the vulnerability. It can’t tell you what to do about it.
Mythos matters. It is a significant step forward in AI-assisted vulnerability discovery. But it does not mean cybersecurity changed overnight, nor does it mean enterprises are suddenly facing fully automated exploitation at internet scale tomorrow. It does mean the offensive side of AI is continuing to improve. The defensive side needs to catch up now.…
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U.S. CISA adds Cisco Catalyst, Kentico Xperience, PaperCut NG/MF, Synacor ZCS, Quest KACE SMA, and JetBrains TeamCity flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Catalyst, Kentico Xperience, PaperCut NG/MF, Synacor ZCS, Quest KACE SMA, and JetBrains TeamCity flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Cisco Catalyst, Kentico Xperience, PaperCut NG/MF, Synacor ZCS, Quest KACE SMA, and JetBrains TeamCity flaws to its Known…
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Top techniques attackers use to infiltrate your systems today
Much of the talk around cybersecurity these days revolves around AI and the threat it poses to corporate systems when used by nefarious actors. But the reality on the ground remains a little more mundane than polymorphic AI malware and criminal masterminds putting machine learning and generative AI to work at scale. Still, keeping on…
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The thin gray line: Handala, CyberAv3ngers and Iran’s proxy ops
On April 7, six US government agencies issued a critical advisory warning domestic private sector organizations of potential infrastructural cyberattacks conducted by Iranian-affiliated Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors. The advisory stops short of attributing these threats to a single group but makes reference to 2023 attacks on US water and wastewater facilities linked to the…
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New Lazarus APT Campaign: “Mach-O Man” macOS Malware Kit Hits Businesses
Editor’s note: The research is authored by Mauro Eldritch, offensive security expert and a founder of BCA LTD, a company dedicated to threat intelligence and hunting. You can find Mauro on X. The recent wave of ClickFix attacks has introduced several new ways to compromise users, establishing itself as a technique that is likely here to stay. We have observed Lazarus Group using…
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CISA Adds 8 Exploited Flaws to KEV, Sets April-May 2026 Federal Deadlines
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added eight new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including three flaws impacting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, citing evidence of active exploitation. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2023-27351 (CVSS score: 8.2) – An improper authentication vulnerability in PaperCut
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: April 21, 2026
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Vuln in Google’s Antigravity AI agent manager could escape sandbox, give attackers remote code execution
As organizations consider agentic AI for their business and IT stacks, researchers continue to find bugs and vulnerabilities in major, commercial models that can significantly expand their attack surface. This week, researchers at Pillar Security disclosed a vulnerability in Antigravity, an AI-powered developer tool for filesystem operations made by Google. The bug, since patched, combined…
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France’s ANTS ID System website hit by cyberattack, possible data breach
A cyberattack hit France’s ANTS website, possibly exposing personal data from users applying for IDs, passports, and driver’s licenses. A cyberattack targeted France’s ANTS platform, which handles applications for passports, ID cards, residence permits, and driver’s licenses. Authorities detected the incident on April 15 and warned it may have exposed personal data from both individuals…
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The Top VPNs Chosen By Gamers
In this post, I will talk about the top VPNs chosen by gamers. As seen in the news in 2026, online criminals are sometimes getting away with it. However, they despise virtual private networks. Also known as VPNs, these handy tools are becoming necessities for gamers, especially those who want to combat cybercrime and add…
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The Practical Guide to OT Security
In this post, I will talk about the practical guide to OT security. Nobody thinks about Operational Technology (OT) until it stops working. That’s the nature of infrastructure; it becomes invisible when it runs well, and catastrophic when it doesn’t. A corporate laptop going down is a bad afternoon. A pipeline controller misfiring because someone…
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Fireside Chat: PKI has carried digital trust through every tech advance—now comes the hardest one
Public key infrastructure — the authentication and encryption framework that has held digital commerce together through every chaotic leap forward in technology — is facing a double whammy. Related: Achieveing AI security won’t be easy Autonomous AI agents are flooding enterprise networks, most without verified identities or any meaningful governance. What’s more, quantum computers are…
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Zero-Trust Hosting: What It Means and Why It’s Becoming the Standard
In this post, I will talk about zero-trust hosting and show you what it means and why it’s becoming the standard. Let’s get the obvious problem out of the way first. Zero trust has been talked about for fifteen years. It appears in every vendor deck, every security strategy document, and roughly every third conference…