Through LinkedIn’s more than one billion business users, the Microsoft unit has access to a vast array of personally-identifiable information, including data that could identify religious and political positions. What is less clear is what LinkedIn does with all of that data. A small European company that sells a browser extension to leverage different aspects…
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We let OpenClaw loose on an internal network. Here’s what it found
Following our article on the challenges posed by agentic AI, we gave OpenClaw access to one of our legacy networks Categories: Threat Research Tags: OpenClaw, LLM, AI, penetration testing, Red Team, CISO, Sophos X-Ops
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We let OpenClaw loose on an internal network. Here’s what it found
Following our article on the challenges posed by agentic AI, we gave OpenClaw access to one of our legacy networks Categories: Threat Research Tags: OpenClaw, LLM, AI, penetration testing, Red Team, CISO, Sophos X-Ops
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LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions — on every single click you make. It can tell if you’re job hunting, what religion you are, and whether you have ADHD. And none of this is mentioned anywhere in their privacy policy. Meanwhile, California’s crypto millionaires are learning that no amount…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Ivanti EPMM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Ivanti EPMM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Ivanti EPMM, tracked as CVE-2026-1340 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The critical vulnerability is a code injection in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile…
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Russia-linked APT28 uses PRISMEX to infiltrate Ukraine and allied infrastructure with advanced tactics
APT28 targets Ukraine and allies with PRISMEX malware, using stealthy techniques for espionage and command-and-control. Russia-linked group APT28 (aka UAC-0001, aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM) is running a spear-phishing campaign against Ukraine and its allies, deploying a new malware suite called PRISMEX. Active since September 2025, the campaign uses advanced stealth techniques like steganography and…
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Arelion employs NETSCOUT Arbor DDoS protection products
Arelion operates the world’s best-connected IP fiber backbone, providing high-capacity transit services to a variety of the globe’s leading ISPs as well as many large enterprises. They provide an award-winning customer experience to clients in 129 countries worldwide, and their global Internet services connect more than 700 cloud, security, and content providers with low-latency transit.…
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6 Winter 2026 G2 Leader Badges prove this DDoS protection stands out
NETSCOUT’s Arbor Threat Mitigation System (TMS) was honored with five badges, while Arbor Sightline earned one badge on G2 for the winter 2026 quarter. These badges span multiple categories. Arbor TMS was awarded badges in the following categories for winter 2026: Leader – Enterprise DDoS Protection Momentum Leader – DDoS Protection Regional Leader (Asia) – DDoS Protection Leader –…
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NWN Launches AI Cyber Suite, Expands Security Partnerships
AI-powered technology solutions provider NWN has announced the launch of NWN Cybersecurity, an AI-enabled managed security operations suite. NWN Experience Management Platform gains advanced integrations with Palo Alto, Cisco, and Arctic Wolf The new suite introduces new managed services, delivers new platform integrations through NWN’s patented Experience Management Platform (EMP), and expands strategic partnerships with…
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How botnet-driven DDoS attacks evolved in 2H 2025
The second half of 2025 marked a pivotal shift in the world of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Organizations across the globe faced a perfect storm: Artificial intelligence (AI) matured as an offensive weapon, botnet infrastructure reached new heights with multiterabit attack capacity, and DDoS-for-hire services became more accessible—even to nontechnical adversaries. NETSCOUT’s ATLAS global threat intelligence…
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Anthropic’s AI Push Signals Major Shift for Channel Partners
Anthropic is rapidly scaling both the infrastructure and security footprint of its AI business, signaling a shift that could reshape how enterprises—and their channel partners—approach both compute and cyber risk. The company this week announced a massive expansion of TPU capacity through Google and Broadcom while simultaneously launching Project Glasswing, a sweeping industry collaboration aimed…
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Yael Nardi joins Minimus as Chief Business Officer to drive hyper-growth
New York, NY: Minimus, a provider of hardened container images and secure container images designed to reduce CVE risk, today announced the appointment of Yael Nardi as Chief Business Officer (CBO). In this newly created role, Nardi will lead the company’s next phase of operations, overseeing top-of-funnel growth strategy, strategic operations, and future corporate development. As the market landscape…
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Iranian Threat Actors Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure
A new federal cybersecurity alert is raising alarms across critical infrastructure sectors, as Iranian-affiliated threat actors actively target programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in the United States. The campaign, confirmed by multiple federal agencies, has already caused operational disruptions and financial losses — marking a notable escalation in cyber activity against industrial environments. “The most notable…
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Signature Healthcare hit by cyberattack, services and pharmacies impacted
Massachusetts’ Signature Healthcare diverts ambulances and cancels services after a cyberattack disrupts hospital operations and pharmacy access. The hospital Signature Healthcare in Brockton, Massachusetts, diverted ambulances and canceled some services after a cyberattack disrupted operations. Pharmacies couldn’t fill prescriptions, though urgent care and walk-in services remained open. Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital is a non-profit community…
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More Honeypot Fingerprinting Scans, (Wed, Apr 8th)
One question that often comes up when I talk about honeypots: Are attackers able to figure out if they are connected to a honeypot? The answer is pretty simple: Yes! Most “medium interaction” honeypots, like the one we are using, are just simulating various systems. These simulations are incomplete. For example, we are using the…
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IGEL Updates Platform Positioning, Expands Key Partnerships
During the IGEL Now & Next 2026 conference this year in Miami, Fla., IGEL highlighted the company’s evolution from Secure Endpoint OS Platform to Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform. IGEL also made a series of announcements during the event – over 20 in total – including an expansion of its partnership with Omnissa and a new…
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API Security Risks Rise as AI Adoption Accelerates
As organizations deploy autonomous agents and generative AI tools at scale, APIs have become a backbone of modern operations — introducing a growing attack surface. Enterprises are rapidly embracing AI and API-driven architectures, but a new report from Salt Security reveals that security is struggling to keep up. “The future of AI will not be…
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10 ChatGPT Prompts L1 SOC Analysts Can Use in Their Daily Work
Security operations center (SOC) analysts are expected to process a constant stream of alerts — often under tight response timelines. At the same time, they are expected to investigate accurately, document clearly, and communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. This is where generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT can be helpful.…
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Hapax Launches Proactive AI Workflow Platform at HumanX 2026
Hapax argues that most companies are still doing AI the hard way. At HumanX this week, the company announced a proactive AI platform designed to observe how teams work and then build AI coworkers to automate tasks. Platform addresses common challenges in AI prompting, integration, and utilization The idea is to get rid of the…
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Hackers exploit a critical Flowise flaw affecting thousands of AI workflows
Threat actors have found a way to inject arbitrary JavaScript into the Flowise low-code platform for building custom LLM and agentic systems. The code injection was possible due to a design oversight, rated at max-severity, in the platform’s custom MCP node, which acts as a plug-in connector for an application’s AI agent to talk to…
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Iran‑linked PLC attacks cause real‑world disruption at critical US infra sites
As the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday, six US federal agencies have warned that Iran-affiliated threat actors have compromised internet-exposed programmable logic controllers at critical infrastructure facilities in the US. The attacks, which the agencies linked to escalating hostilities between Iran and the US and Israel, targeted Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley…
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Project Glasswing powered by Claude Mythos: defending software before hackers do
Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos, a powerful AI for cybersecurity that could also be misused to enhance cyberattacks. Anthropic has unveiled Claude Mythos, a new AI model designed to strengthen cybersecurity through Project Glasswing, aiming to secure critical software before it can be abused. Interest in Mythos grew after a leak of nearly 3,000 internal files…
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LLM-generated passwords are indefensible. Your codebase may already prove it
Two independent research programs, one from AI security firm Irregular, one from Kaspersky, have now converged on the same conclusion: Every frontier LLM generates structurally predictable passwords that standard entropy meters catastrophically overrate. AI coding agents are autonomously embedding those credentials in production infrastructure, and conventional secret scanners have no mechanism to detect them. As…
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LLM-generated passwords are indefensible. Your codebase may already prove it
Two independent research programs, one from AI security firm Irregular, one from Kaspersky, have now converged on the same conclusion: Every frontier LLM generates structurally predictable passwords that standard entropy meters catastrophically overrate. AI coding agents are autonomously embedding those credentials in production infrastructure, and conventional secret scanners have no mechanism to detect them. As…
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Forest Blizzard leverages router compromises to launch AiTM attacks, target Outlook sessions
Russian threat actor Forest Blizzard has been exploiting unsecured home and small-office internet equipment, such as routers, to redirect traffic through attacker-controlled DNS servers. The group has leveraged this DNS hijacking activity to support post-compromise adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks on Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections, targeting Microsoft Outlook on the web domains, according to a Microsoft…
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Forest Blizzard leverages router compromises to launch AiTM attacks, target Outlook sessions
Russian threat actor Forest Blizzard has been exploiting unsecured home and small-office internet equipment, such as routers, to redirect traffic through attacker-controlled DNS servers. The group has leveraged this DNS hijacking activity to support post-compromise adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks on Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections, targeting Microsoft Outlook on the web domains, according to a Microsoft…
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Iranian cyber activity hits US energy, water, and government networks
U.S. government agencies on Tuesday warned American organizations about ongoing cyber activity targeting OT and PLC devices, including those manufactured by Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley, across multiple critical infrastructure sectors. The activity has been attributed to Iranian-affiliated APT actors seeking to disrupt operations in the United States. Disruptions across critical sectors The advisory, issued by…
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US Thwarts DNS Hijacking Network Controlled by Russian APT28 Hackers
The FBI deployed a method to unplug US-based routers compromised by APT28 from the threat actor’s malicious network
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The zero-day timeline just collapsed. Here’s what security leaders do next
A zero-day is not frightening because it is sophisticated. It is frightening because it is unknown. There is no patch in the moment it matters most. That single condition undermines the comfort most security programs rely on: time. In the past, attackers didn’t need zero-days because they relied on predictable failures in patching and credential…
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The zero-day timeline just collapsed. Here’s what security leaders do next
A zero-day is not frightening because it is sophisticated. It is frightening because it is unknown. There is no patch in the moment it matters most. That single condition undermines the comfort most security programs rely on: time. In the past, attackers didn’t need zero-days because they relied on predictable failures in patching and credential…
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Chaos malware expands from routers to Linux cloud servers
Chaos, Go-based malware first documented by Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, has historically targeted routers and edge devices. A new variant observed in March 2026 shows the malware operating against misconfigured Linux cloud servers, a category of infrastructure the botnet had not previously prioritized. Darktrace’s malware research team documented the compromise through its CloudyPots program, a…
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The tabletop exercise grows up
In the early 1800s, Prussian officers began rehearsing battles around sand tables. They called it Kriegsspiel, and it worked because it forced them to make high-stakes decisions under pressure. Fast forward to today, and that same concept has become cybersecurity’s go-to tool for crisis preparedness: the tabletop exercise. For good reason: it still works. Full…
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The tabletop exercise grows up
In the early 1800s, Prussian officers began rehearsing battles around sand tables. They called it Kriegsspiel, and it worked because it forced them to make high-stakes decisions under pressure. Fast forward to today, and that same concept has become cybersecurity’s go-to tool for crisis preparedness: the tabletop exercise. For good reason: it still works. Full…
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U.S. agencies alert: Iran-linked actors target critical infrastructure PLCs
U.S. agencies warn Iran-linked threat actors are targeting internet-exposed PLCs used in critical infrastructure networks. U.S. agencies, including the FBI and CISA, warn that Iran-linked hackers are targeting internet-exposed Rockwell/Allen-Bradley PLCs used in critical infrastructure. The agencies published a joint advisory involving multiple federal organizations. “Iran-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are conducting exploitation activity…
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As Iran war drags on, IDC sees worsening tech environment
IDC has reiterated its warnings that a long-drawn war in the Middle East is likely to drastically reduce global IT spending for 2026. The research firm had already cut its 2026 IT spending growth forecast to 9% because of the conflict, a reduction from the 10% growth rate projected before the US and Israel attacked Iran…
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6G network design puts AI at the center of spectrum, routing, and fault management
Wireless network operators are preparing for a generation of infrastructure where AI is built into the architecture from the start. Sixth-generation networks, expected to reach commercial development over the coming decade, are being designed with AI at the center of how spectrum is allocated, traffic is routed, and failures are detected. A paper by researchers…
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Cybercriminals move deeper into networks, hiding in edge infrastructure
Attack activity is moving toward infrastructure outside endpoint visibility. Proxy networks support a wide range of operations, edge devices serve as initial access points, and GenAI speeds up how attackers assemble and rebuild their tooling. Lumen’s 2026 Threatscape Report describes this pattern in criminal and nation-state activity. “Threat intelligence is needed to find the adversary…
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Feds quash widespread Russia-backed espionage network spanning 18,000 devices
Russian state-sponsored attackers compromised more than 18,000 routers spread across more than 120 countries to gain deeper access to sensitive networks for a large-scale espionage campaign before it was recently neutralized, researchers and authorities said Tuesday. Forest Blizzard, also known as APT28 and Fancy Bear, exploited known vulnerabilities to steal credentials for thousands of TP-Link…
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What Anthropic Glasswing reveals about the future of vulnerability discovery
AI giant Anthropic has unveiled Project Glasswing, a cybersecurity initiative built around Claude Mythos Preview, a model it describes as “cybersecurity in the age of AI” that can autonomously identify software vulnerabilities at scale. Rather than release the model publicly, Anthropic is restricting access to a closed consortium of more than 40 companies that includes…
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Minimus Taps Yael Nardi to Lead Strategic Operations as Chief Business Officer
New York, United States: Minimus, a provider of hardened and secure container images designed to mitigate CVE risk, today announced the appointment of Yael Nardi as Chief Business Officer (CBO). In this newly created role, Nardi will lead the company’s next phase of scale, overseeing top-of-funnel growth strategy, operations, and corporate development. As the market landscape evolves…
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Blind Men and the Elephant: the story of cybersecurity
Blind men and the elephant There’s an old story about a group of blind people who come across an elephant for the first time. Since they can’t see it, each of them tries to understand what it is by touching a different part. One person grabs the trunk and says the elephant is like a…
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Attackers exploit critical Flowise flaw CVE-2025-59528 for remote code execution
Attackers are exploiting a critical Flowise flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59528 (CVSS score of 10), that lets them run malicious code and access systems due to poor validation of user-supplied JavaScript. Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Flowise, tracked as CVE-2025-59528, that allows remote code execution and file system access. The flaw stems from improper validation…
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Nutanix Expands Cloud Platform, Integration Partnerships
At the Nutanix .NEXT 2026 conference, the hybrid multicloud computing organization announced enhancements to its cloud platform, expanded its infrastructure ecosystem, and strengthened partner support. Nutanix cloud updates include agentic AI-focused infrastructure Nutanix has announced the expansion of customer choice and control for Enterprise AI, with new capabilities for Agentic AI infrastructure that will enable…
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5 practical steps to strengthen attack resilience with attack surface management
Every asset you manage expands your attack surface. Internet‑facing applications, cloud workloads, credentials, endpoints, and third‑party integrations all represent potential entry points for attackers. As environments grow more distributed, that exposure expands faster than most security teams can track manually. Attack surface management (ASM) helps answer a critical question for IT security teams: What can…
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5 steps to strengthen supply chain security and improve cyber resilience
Supply chain attacks have rapidly become one of the most damaging and difficult threats facing IT and security teams. When an adversary compromises a trusted vendor, software component, cloud service, or MSP tool, they bypass traditional defenses and enter through the front door. For organizations managing distributed environments, and for MSPs supporting dozens or hundreds…
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5 ways to strengthen identity security and improve attack resilience
Identity compromise has become one of the most effective ways for attackers to infiltrate business systems. Firewalls, endpoint protection, and monitoring tools mean little once an attacker logs in using valid credentials. For MSPs and corporate IT teams, strengthening identity security and enforcing least privilege access are two of the most powerful ways to reduce…
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Nutanix Debuts NKP Metal for Bare-Metal Kubernetes Environments
Nutanix has recently announced the introduction of NKP Metal, extending the Nutanix operating model and Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) solution to support Kubernetes deployments directly on bare-metal infrastructure. Why organizations deploying Kubernetes workloads require unique performance capabilities According to Nutanix, running Kubernetes on bare metal delivers performance and flexibility that many modern workloads require, particularly…
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Nutanix Bets on AI for Neoclouds, Service Provider Support
Hybrid multicloud computing company Nutanix has announced it will introduce new capabilities for its Nutanix Agentic AI solution. The new capabilities – available in the second half of 2026 – are designed to help neoclouds, a new generation of AI cloud providers, in delivering secure, scalable AI services to AI engineers and Agentic AI Developers.…
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A Little Bit Pivoting: What Web Shells are Attackers Looking for?, (Tue, Apr 7th)
Webshells remain a popular method for attackers to maintain persistence on a compromised web server. Many “arbitrary file write” and “remote code execution” vulnerabilities are used to drop small files on systems for later execution of additional payloads. The names of these files keep changing and are often chosen to “fit in” with other files. Webshells themselves…
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US warns of Iranian hackers targeting critical infrastructure
Iranian-linked hackers are targeting Internet-exposed Rockwell/Allen-Bradley programmable logic controllers (PLCs) on the networks of U.S. critical infrastructure organizations. […]
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Building AI defenses at scale: Before the threats emerge
At AWS, we’ve spent decades developing processes and tools that enable us to defend millions of customers simultaneously, wherever they operate around the world. Every day, our security and threat intelligence teams are doing work with AI and automation that most people never see. Our AI-powered log analysis system has reduced the time SecOps engineers…
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Tech giants launch AI-powered ‘Project Glasswing’ to identify critical software vulnerabilities
Major technology companies have joined forces in an effort to use advanced artificial intelligence to identify and address security flaws in the world’s most critical software systems, marking a significant shift in how the industry approaches cybersecurity threats. Anthropic announced Project Glasswing on Tuesday, bringing together Amazon, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, the Linux Foundation, Microsoft,…
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NomShub Vulnerability Chain Exposes Hidden Risks in AI Coding Tools
A vulnerability chain in an AI-powered code editor is raising alarms about how autonomous developer tools can be turned against their users. Dubbed NomShub, the flaw allows attackers to gain persistent shell access simply by luring a developer into opening a malicious repository — no traditional exploit required. “When an AI agent can execute shell…
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Russia Hacked Routers to Steal Microsoft Office Tokens
Hackers linked to Russia’s military intelligence units are using known flaws in older Internet routers to mass harvest authentication tokens from Microsoft Office users, security experts warned today. The spying campaign allowed state-backed Russian hackers to quietly siphon authentication tokens from users on more than 18,000 networks without deploying any malicious software or code. Microsoft…
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Minimus Appoints Tech Dealmaker Yael Nardi as Chief Business Officer to Drive Hyper-Growth
NEW YORK, NY – April 7, 2026 – Minimus, a leading provider of hardened container images and secure container images designed to eliminate CVE risk, today announced the appointment of Yael Nardi as Chief Business Officer (CBO). In this newly created role, Nardi will architect the company’s next phase of scale, overseeing a high-velocity top-of-funnel…
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Major outage cripples Russian banking apps and metro payments nationwide
A major outage hit Russian banking apps and payments, blocking card use, cash withdrawals, and mobile access for hours. A widespread outage disrupted banking apps and payment systems across Russia, leaving customers unable to pay by card, withdraw cash, or access mobile banking for hours. According to The Record Media, the incident affected major banks,…
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Fast-moving Storm-1175 uses new exploits to breach networks and drop Medusa
China-based actor Storm-1175 runs fast ransomware attacks, exploiting new flaws to breach systems and quickly deploy Medusa ransomware. China-based actor Storm-1175 carries out fast, financially driven ransomware attacks by exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities before organizations patch them. The group targets exposed systems and quickly moves from initial access to data theft and Medusa ransomware deployment,…
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Docker Flaw (CVE-2026-34040) Lets Attackers Bypass Security Controls and Take Over Hosts
A vulnerability in Docker Engine allows attackers to bypass authorization controls and potentially gain full access to host systems. Cyera researchers found that the flaw affects a core security mechanism relied on by organizations to enforce container policies. “This research shows that a lot of foundational infrastructure is still carrying old bug classes in places…
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Zero‑click Grafana AI attack can enable enterprise data exfiltration
Indirect prompt injection is possible on AI-powered dashboards, allowing exfiltration of sensitive enterprise data without user authentication. Security researchers are warning about a critical Grafana issue, dubbed GrafanaGhost, that allows attackers to leak sensitive data from Grafana environments, including financial metrics, infrastructure health data, private customer data, and operational logs, among others. Noma Security disclosed…
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Nvidia’s SchedMD acquisition puts open-source AI scheduling under scrutiny
Nvidia’s recent acquisition of SchedMD, the company behind the Slurm workload manager, is raising concerns among AI industry executives and supercomputing specialists who fear the chip giant could use its new position to favour its own hardware over competing chips, whether through code prioritization or roadmap decisions. The concern, as industry sources frame it, is…
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What Is a Proxy Server and Why It Matters Today
In this post, I will talk about what is a proxy server and why it matters today. In 2026, proxy servers remain a crucial tool for managing online privacy, access, and network efficiency. Platforms like buy proxy offer reliable solutions that let individuals and organizations mask IP addresses, filter content, and optimize traffic flow. While…
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Microsoft says Medusa-linked Storm-1175 is speeding ransomware attacks
Microsoft has warned that Storm-1175, a cybercrime group linked to Medusa ransomware, is exploiting vulnerable web-facing systems in fast-moving attacks, at times moving from initial access to data theft and ransomware deployment within 24 hours. The company said the group has heavily targeted organizations in healthcare, education, professional services, and finance across Australia, the UK,…
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The rise of proactive cyber: Why defense is no longer enough
For more than two decades, cybersecurity has been built on a reactive model: detect intrusions, patch vulnerabilities, respond to incidents, and repeat. That model is now under sustained pressure from a threat environment that is faster, more coordinated, and increasingly automated. Two recent developments illustrate how quickly that model is breaking down. Earlier this month,…
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The noisy tenants: Engineering fairness in multi-tenant SIEM solutions
I recently had the opportunity to review five popular SIEM solutions as part of a judging panel for a Security award. While each platform had its own unique flair, their core promises were remarkably consistent: 24/7/365 SOC monitoring: Round-the-clock coverage backed by global experts to validate and prioritize alerts. Proactive threat hunting: Active searches for…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Fortinet FortiClient EMS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Fortinet FortiClient EMS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Fortinet FortiClient EMS, tracked as CVE-2026-35616 (CVSS score of 9.1), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, Fortinet released out-of-band patches for a…
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2027 POTUS Budget Proposal Targets CISA With Funding Cuts
A federal budget proposal is putting one of the nation’s top cybersecurity agencies on the chopping block, raising alarms about the U.S. government’s readiness to defend against escalating digital threats. The administration’s fiscal 2027 budget blueprint would reduce funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), continuing a trend of cuts that could reshape…
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AHEAD Brings NetBox Into Its Core Stack
NetBox Labs is partnering with AHEAD to tackle a problem most teams don’t pay much attention to until something breaks: infrastructure data. The partnership brings NetBox Labs’ platform into AHEAD’s core technology stack, where it will serve as the system of record behind network automation, cloud migration, and AI infrastructure efforts. This basically means that…
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Phishing LNK files and GitHub C2 power new DPRK cyber attacks
DPRK-linked hackers use GitHub C2s, starting attacks via phishing LNK files that drop a PDF and PowerShell script in South Korea. North Korea-linked threat actors target South Korean organizations using GitHub as C2 servers. The attack chain starts with phishing emails carrying obfuscated LNK files that drop a decoy PDF and a PowerShell script to…
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The State of AI Risk Management in 2026 Reveals a Growing Confidence Gap
As enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence accelerates, a new report warns that organizations may be far less prepared to manage AI risk than they believe. The State of AI Risk Management 2026 report from the Purple Book Community highlights a widening disconnect between perceived control and operational reality, exposing critical gaps in how companies govern…
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CVE-2026-35616: FortiClient EMS Flaw Under Active Exploitation
Fortinet disclosed a critical FortiClient EMS vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild. The flaw could allow unauthenticated attackers to bypass API protections and execute unauthorized code or commands on exposed systems. “This is a zero-day. While there is no full patch, we have to give credit where credit is due: Fortinet has…
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North Korean hackers abuse LNKs and GitHub repos in ongoing campaign
DPRK-linked threat actors are preferring stealth over sophistication in their targeting of South Korean organizations, as researchers report use of weaponized Windows shortcut (.LNK) files and GitHub-based command-and-control (C2) channels in a new campaign. According to new Fortinet findings, a series of attacks that began in 2024 were found using a multi-stage scripting process and…
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8 ways to be more productive in Windows 11
You’ve probably spent a lot of time through the years gathering productivity tips for your favorite applications — after all, that’s where you get most of your work done. If you’re like most people, though, you’ve managed to find your way around Windows 11 but figured there’s not much you can do to improve your productivity in…
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Authentication is broken: Here’s how security leaders can actually fix it
Authentication keeps breaking where it matters most: On regulated front lines such as healthcare, government, aerospace and travel. The core issue is not a lack of innovation. Instead, it is a brittle and fragmented ecosystem of cards, readers, middleware and software that rarely work together under real-world pressure. Even today’s “passwordless” solutions can be undermined…
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Escaping the COTS trap
Over the years, enterprise cybersecurity environments have accumulated staggering numbers of commercial tools. Industry research converges on a consistent picture of tool proliferation that drives complexity, cost, and risk. The global cybersecurity market is valued at approximately $243 billion in 2024 and projected to surpass $520 billion annually by 2026. Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software promises…
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Residential proxies make a mockery of IP-based defenses
Attack traffic moved through ordinary home and mobile connections in ways that limited the usefulness of IP reputation on its own. GreyNoise observed 4 billion malicious sessions during a 90-day period and described activity that appeared indistinguishable from normal user traffic at the network level. Residential proxies routed traffic through consumer broadband, mobile data, and…
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IT talent looks the other way as wireless security incidents pile up
Enterprise wireless networks are supporting a growing mix of devices and applications, increasing operational demand and security exposure. The 2026 Cisco State of Wireless report reflects these conditions through rising incident rates, higher costs, and ongoing staffing challenges. Wireless investment continues to increase. Most organizations expanded spending over the past 5 years, and a large…
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Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab
An elusive hacker who went by the handle “UNKN” and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil now has a name and a face. Authorities in Germany say 31-year-old Russian Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin headed both cybercrime gangs and helped carry out at least 130 acts of computer sabotage and extortion against victims across…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 91
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Infiniti Stealer: a new macOS infostealer using ClickFix and Python/Nuitka Converging Interests: Analysis of Threat Clusters Targeting a Southeast Asian Government RoadK1ll: A WebSocket Based Pivoting Implant axios Compromised: npm Supply Chain Attack via Dependency Injection …
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 571 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. Qilin ransomware group claims the hack of German political party Die Linke U.S. CISA adds a…
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Introducing the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS Universal Configuration and LZA Compliance Workbook
November 20, 2025: Date this information was first published. We’re pleased to announce the availability of the latest sample security baseline from Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS (LZA)—the Universal Configuration. Developed from years of field experience with highly regulated customers including governments across the world, and in consultation with AWS Partners and industry experts, the…
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Qilin ransomware group claims the hack of German political party Die Linke
Qilin ransomware claims it stole data from Germany’s Die Linke and threatens to leak it; the party confirmed the incident, but not a breach. The Qilin ransomware group claims it stole data from Die Linke, a German political party, and is threatening to release it. Die Linke is a left-wing political party in Germany. Its…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in TrueConf Client to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in TrueConf Client to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in TrueConf Client, tracked as CVE-2026-3502 (CVSS score of 7.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. TrueConf is a videoconferencing platform often used in secure, offline…
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European Commission breach exposed data of 30 EU entities, CERT-EU says
CERT-EU says a European Commission cloud hack exposed data from 30 EU entities and links the breach to the TeamPCP group. CERT-EU attributed a European Commission cloud breach to the TeamPCP threat group, revealing that data from at least 30 EU entities was exposed. The incident was publicly disclosed on March 27 after inquiries confirmed…
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RSAC 2026: Rethinking Trust in Agentic AI Security
Ahead of RSAC 2026, a conversation with David Brauchler, Technical Director and Head of AI/ML Security at NCC Group, highlighted a growing concern: many organizations are fundamentally unprepared to secure AI-powered systems. As enterprises rapidly adopt agentic AI, traditional security assumptions are breaking down, exposing critical gaps in how risk is understood and managed. The…
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A core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack
When Daniel Rhyne pleaded guilty on April 1 to having launched an insider extortion attack against his then-employer, authorities enumerated the techniques he used, including unauthorized remote desktop sessions, deletion of network administrator accounts, changing of passwords, and scheduling unauthorized tasks on the domain controller. After he shut down key systems and accounts, he sent…
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A core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack
When Daniel Rhyne pleaded guilty on April 1 to having launched an insider extortion attack against his then-employer, authorities enumerated the techniques he used, including unauthorized remote desktop sessions, deletion of network administrator accounts, changing of passwords, and scheduling unauthorized tasks on the domain controller. After he shut down key systems and accounts, he sent…
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Trump budget proposal would cut hundreds of millions more from CISA
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget would slash the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s total by $707 million, according to a summary released Friday, which would deeply chop down an agency that already took a big hit in Trump’s first year. Another budget document suggests a smaller — but still substantial — hit of $361…
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CERT-EU blames Trivy supply chain attack for Europa.eu data breach
The European Union’s Computer Emergency Response Team, CERT-EU, has traced last week’s theft of data from the Europa.eu platform to the recent supply chain attack on Aqua Security’s Trivy open-source vulnerability scanner. The attack on the AWS cloud infrastructure hosting the Europa.eu web hub on March 24 resulted in the theft of 350 GB of…
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Cisco 2026 State of Wireless Report: AI Wireless Threats Grow as Security Gaps Widen
Wireless networks are becoming a prime target for attackers — and many organizations aren’t prepared to keep up. Cisco’s 2026 State of Wireless report warns that as enterprises scale AI, IoT, and high-bandwidth applications, wireless environments are expanding faster than security defenses can adapt. “AI-generated attacks are the leading driver of increased wireless security risk,”…
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High-Severity Vulnerabilities, Supply Chain Breaches, and AI Threats Redefine Cybersecurity This Week
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities High-Severity Flaws A newly disclosed Cisco IMC vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full administrative access to UCS servers. Cisco has issued patches, and while no active exploitation has been observed, immediate updates are strongly advised. In another critical discovery, a GIGABYTE Control Center flaw enables remote code execution…
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Armis State of Cyberwarfare Report: AI-Powered Cyber Attacks Accelerate Worldwide
Cyberwarfare has entered a new phase — and it’s moving faster than many organizations can defend against. The 2026 State of Cyberwarfare report from Armis warns that AI-driven attacks, geopolitical tensions, and expanding digital dependencies are converging to create a constant, high-pressure threat environment for enterprises worldwide. “Modern businesses find themselves in the crosshairs of…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 006 – CERT-EU Confirms European Commission Cloud Breach, Sportradar Details Emerge, and Mandiant Quantifies Campaign at 1,000+ SaaS Environments, (Fri, Apr 3rd)
This is the sixth update to the TeamPCP supply chain campaign threat intelligence report, “When the Security Scanner Became the Weapon” (v3.0, March 25, 2026). Update 005 covered developments through April 1, including the first confirmed victim disclosure (Mercor AI), Wiz’s post-compromise cloud enumeration findings, DPRK attribution of the axios compromise, and LiteLLM’s release resumption after Mandiant’s forensic audit.…
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March 2026 Leadership Moves: Google Cloud Partner Chief Departs & More
As the first quarter of 2026 comes to a close, organizations around the channel have made significant moves to their leadership teams. Key figures have been appointed, promoted, or departed from their positions to make way for new faces. Take a look around at some of the signature moves that enterprises have made as they…
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Microsoft 365 explained: Office 365, rebranded and expanded
Microsoft 365 arrived to much fanfare at its launch in July 2017, with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella promising a “fundamental departure” in how the company thinks about product creation. Nearly nine years later, Microsoft 365 has become Microsoft’s core brand for workplace productivity software, having largely replaced the Office 365 branding long associated with the…
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Microsoft builds its own AI stack to help wean it from its reliance on OpenAI
Microsoft seems to be meeting OpenAI on its own turf, even as it continues its strategic partnership with the AI darling, with the release of three in-house, commercially-available AI models. MAI-Transcribe-1 (for speech transcription), MAI-Voice-1 (for voice generation), and MAI-Image-2 (for image creation) are now available on Microsoft Foundry and the MAI Playground. These new…
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Cloudflare’s new CMS is not a WordPress killer, it’s a WordPress alternative
Cloudflare on Wednesday rolled out EmDash, which it described as “the spiritual successor to WordPress.” The security vendor positioned EmDash as a far more secure site building tool that avoids the extensive cybersecurity problems with WordPress plugins. But the Cloudflare claims go far beyond cybersecurity issues. The vendor is arguing that the very nature of…
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Cloudflare’s new CMS is not a WordPress killer, it’s a WordPress alternative
Cloudflare on Wednesday rolled out EmDash, which it described as “the spiritual successor to WordPress.” The security vendor positioned EmDash as a far more secure site building tool that avoids the extensive cybersecurity problems with WordPress plugins. But the Cloudflare claims go far beyond cybersecurity issues. The vendor is arguing that the very nature of…
Global Security News, Network Security
A Sneaky Back Door Lets Hackers Into Your Home. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.
A few tips can help you steer clear of so-called residential proxy networks, which have been used to wreak havoc online around the world.
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Cisco fixes critical IMC auth bypass present in many products
Cisco has released patches for a critical vulnerability in its out-of-band management solution, present in many of its servers and appliances. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain admin access to the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC), which gives administrators remote control over servers even when the main OS is shut down. The vulnerability,…
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Crowdstrike 2026 Global Threat Report: Adversaries Use AI to Bypass Defenses
Attackers are moving faster, blending in better, and increasingly using AI to stay ahead of defenders. The Crowdstrike 2026 Global Threat Report highlights a shift toward stealthy, identity-driven attacks that are harder to detect and quicker to execute. “This is an AI arms race. Breakout time is the clearest signal of how intrusion has changed.…