Cato Networks’ prompt injection exploit highlights the risks of external input to internal AI services.
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Aflac among victims in cyberattacks targeting US insurance industry
Aflac incident comes four days after Google warned that Scattered Spider was attacking the U.S. insurance industry.
Global Security News, malware, Threat Intelligence
Counterfeit Minecraft mods deliver malware
Security Affairs reports that malicious cheat tool-impersonating Java or .NET stealers spread through the Stargazers distribution-as-a-service network have been compromising Minecraft players with multi-stage malware since March.
Global Security News, identity, malware, Threat Intelligence
Updated Masslogger stealer spread via VBScript files
Threat actors have deployed a more advanced fileless version of the Masslogger credential-stealing malware as part of a new campaign aimed at French users, Cyber Security News reports.
Global Security News, malware, Threat Intelligence
Thousands of Android devices compromised with AntiDot malware
More than 3,775 Android devices have been infected with the AntiDot Android malware-as-a-service botnet across 273 attack campaigns, reports The Hacker News.
Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Threat Intelligence
More advanced ACR Stealer-based malware examined
Attacks with the more sophisticated ACR Stealer-based Amatera Stealer malware have been launched as part of ClearFake web injection campaigns involving EtherHiding, Binance Smart Chain contract, and ClickFix exploitation between April and May, according to GBHackers News.
Global Security News, phishing, Threat Intelligence
Multiple sites hijacked for bogus support number injections
Multiple sites hijacked for bogus support number injections Hackread reports that high-profile organizations, including Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Bank of America, and PayPal, had their websites compromised to include fraudulent customer support numbers as part of a widespread search parameter injection scam.
Global Security News, malware, Threat Intelligence
Novel Banana Squad campaign taps GitHub repos for malware distribution
Hacking operation Banana Squad has harnessed 67 now-removed GitHub repositories with trojanized hacking tools to compromise developers with malware as part of a new attack campaign, Infosecurity Magazine reports.
critical-infrastructure-security, Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
New Silver Fox APT attacks set sights on healthcare, public sector
GBHackers News reports that healthcare delivery entities and public sector organizations have been targeted by Chinese advanced persistent threat operation Silver Fox, also known as Void Arachne, with malware attacks involving trojanized Philips DICOM Viewer software.
Global Security News, Network Security, Threat Intelligence
Another record-breaking DDoS attack neutralized
Cloudflare has averted a distributed denial-of-service intrusion against a hosting provider customer last month that reached up to 7.3 terabits per second, exceeding the previous record-holding attack that peaked at 6.5 Tbps, SecurityBrief Australia reports.
Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
Over $225M nabbed in US’s largest crypto scam seizure yet
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the forfeiture of over $225.3 million worth of cryptocurrency associated with investment fraud as part of a law enforcement operation conducted alongside the FBI and the Secret Service, as well as TRM Labs and Tether, marking the country’s largest sequestration of illicit cryptocurrency proceeds so far.
Global Security News, Mergers and Acquisitions, Threat Intelligence
Securonix adds ThreatQ in strategic acquisition
Securonix has announced its acquisition of ThreatQuotient, a move aimed at enhancing its all-in-one security operations platform with broader threat intelligence capabilities, reports SecurityWeek.
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Report: Phishing, infostealers top mobile security threats
Jamfs newly released Security 360 Report underscores the growing complexity of cybersecurity risks across mobile and Mac devices used in enterprise environments, with phishing, infostealers, and unpatched vulnerabilities emerging as top concerns, according to IT Brief Australia.
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CISOs call for proactive threat intelligence shift
Nearly all Chief Information Security Officers recognize the value of threat intelligence, yet 98% struggle to act on it effectively, according to a global Trellix survey of over 500 CISOs across multiple sectors, according to Tech Monitor.
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CISOs warn of surge in AI-driven Cyber threats
Nearly all CISOs expect cyberattacks to intensify over the next three years, with artificial intelligence playing a growing role in both the sophistication and volume of threats, according to new global research by CSC, reports IT Brief Asia.
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AI hacking tools developed via commercial LLMs, report finds
Mistral AI’s and xAI’s commercial large language models Mixtral and Grok, respectively, have been leveraged to create various jailbroken artificial intelligence tools, or WormGPTs, peddled on cybercrime forums, reports CyberScoop.
Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
Mounting SEO poisoning attacks tied to Hacklink market
Hackread reports that underground market platform Hacklink has been fueling the increase in SEO poisoning attacks in Google Search results, which have been particularly targeted at the gambling sector.
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Iranian bank purportedly breached by pro-Israel hacktivists
TechCrunch reports that Iran’s Bank Sepah was allegedly breached and disrupted by pro-Israeli hacktivist operation Predatory Sparrow, also known as Gonjeshke Darande, which accused the state-owned bank of evading sanctions and leveraging the country’s funds to support its military nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as well as its terrorist proxies.
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Intensified pro-Cambodian hacktivist attacks target Thailand
Thailand has been subjected to at least 73 cyberattacks from Cambodian hacktivist operation AnonsecKh, also known as Bl4ckCyb3r, in the two weeks following the killing of a Cambodian soldier in a crossfire with Thai forces over disputed border areas, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Global Security News, phishing, Threat Intelligence
Taiwan subjected to new Silver Fox APT attacks
Organizations across Taiwan have been targeted by the Silver Fox advanced persistent threat operation in phishing attacks spreading Gh0st RAT variants Gh0stCringe and HoldingHands RAT as part of a campaign involving the Winos 4.0 malware framework that commenced in January, reports The Hacker News.
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More sophisticated KimJongRAT stealer variants emerge
Weaponized Windows LNK files have been exploited by a pair of new advanced variants of the KimJongRAT information-stealing malware to facilitate multi-stage compromise of cryptocurrency wallets, browser credentials, and system information, GBHackers News reports.
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SuperCard malware intrusions hit Russia
SuperCard malware intrusions hit Russia Android users across Russia have been initially subjected to intrusions involving the NFCGate-based SuperCard malware last month, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
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Addressed Google Chrome zero-day leveraged to spread Trinper backdoor
GBHackers News reports that attacks exploiting the already-fixed high-severity Google Chrome zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-2783, have been launched by the Team46 advanced persistent threat operation, also known as TaxOff, to spread the Trinper malware as part of a campaign that was initially observed in March.
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Scattered Spider group attacking US insurance industry, Google says
Ransomware group sets its sights on insurance sector after targeting retail.
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Cyberattack purportedly compromises Scania’s corporate insurance subsidiary
Major Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania had its corporate insurance arm, Scania Financial Services, allegedly compromised by the threat actor “hensi” in an attack that resulted in the exfiltration of 34,000 confidential files, reports Cybernews.
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Handala hacking group asserts attacks against Israel
Organizations across Israel were claimed to have been compromised by suspected Iranian state-backed hacktivist operation Handala over the weekend following Israel’s military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, Cyber Daily reports.
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HijackLoader, DeerStealer spread via ClickFix intrusion
Malicious actors have exploited the ClickFix attack technique to facilitate the deployment of the HijackLoader and DeerStealer payloads as part of a new campaign, Infosecurity Magazine reports.
Global Security News, identity, Threat Intelligence
Account takeover attacks spoofing US State Department impact Russia researcher
Threat actors masquerading as the U.S. State Department have launched email account takeover intrusions against widely known UK researcher on Russia Keir Giles.
Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
US insurance sector newly targeted by Scattered Spider
Hacking collective Scattered Spider, also known as UNC3944, was observed by the Google Threat Intelligence Group to have redirected new attacks toward several insurance firms across the U.S. after initially compromising UK and U.S.-based retailers, CyberScoop reports.
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FIN7-linked threat group impersonates 7-Zip, software updates
GrayAlpha uses custom loaders to deploy the NetSupport RAT backdoor.
critical-infrastructure-security, Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
Revamped threat actor naming scheme sought by ex-CISA, NCSC leaders
Former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Director Jen Easterly and UK National Cyber Security Centre Founding Director Ciaran Martin have called on private and public cybersecurity organizations to implement a standardized vendor-neutral threat actor naming scheme that would facilitate improved interoperability, Infosecurity Magazine reports.
Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
US at risk of being caught up in Israel-Iran cyber warfare
Ongoing hybrid cyber and military warfare between Israel and Iran was noted by cybersecurity experts to potentially mean increased cyberattacks against the U.S., reports The Register.
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Dark web AI service abuses legitimate open-source models
The multimodal Nytheon AI platform is advertised on criminal forums and Telegram channels.
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French insurer’s subsidiary discloses attack after Qilin claims
Cybernews reports that Asefa, the Spanish arm of major French insurance firm SMABT, has confirmed having been impacted by a cyberattack that disrupted certain systems but not its core business after the Qilin ransomware gang alleged stealing 210 GB of data from the firm.
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AI moderation guardrails circumvented by novel TokenBreak attack
Malicious actors could exploit the novel TokenBreak attack technique to compromise large language models’ tokenization strategy and evade implemented safety and content moderation protections, reports The Hacker News.
Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Threat Intelligence
Cyberattacks against public interest orgs spike, report finds
Cybersecurity threats, including distributed denial-of-service attacks and web exploits, against public interest organizations averted by Cloudflare’s Project Galileo reached 108.9 billion between May 2024 and March 2025, which was 241% higher than the previous year, SiliconANGLE reports.
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Zero-click attacks target journalists’ iPhones with Graphite spyware
BleepingComputer reports that at least two journalists in Europe, including Italian Ciro Pellegrino, had their iPhones subjected to zero-click attacks exploiting the zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-43200, to deploy Paragon’s Graphite spyware earlier this year.
Global Security News, privacy, Threat Intelligence
New Predator spyware activity identified
New Predator spyware activity identified Intellexa’s Predator spyware has reemerged with advanced obfuscation capabilities in multiple locations following public exposure and sanctions last year, reports CyberScoop.
Global Security News, Network Security, Threat Intelligence
Other TDS services linked to VexTrio uncovered
Traffic distribution services Help TDS and Disposable TDS have been associated with attackers running the VexTrio Viper TDS, suggesting the expansion of the scam network, according to The Hacker News.
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TeamFiltration pentesting tool harnessed in global Microsoft Entra ID attack campaign
Attacks exploiting the TeamFiltration penetration testing framework have been launched by the threat actor UNK_SneakyStrike to target over 80,000 Microsoft Entra ID accounts across hundreds of organizations worldwide, some of which were successfully taken over, as part of a campaign that commenced in December, BleepingComputer reports.
Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
Belarusian hacktivists unfazed by Kaspersky’s report
Belarusian hacktivist operation Cyber Partisans has declared persistent operations following the exposure of its purported tools and techniques in a report by Kaspersky last week, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
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270K websites injected with ‘JSF-ck’ obfuscated code
The JavaScript obfuscation method produces working code using only six ASCII characters.
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OpenAI bans ChatGPT accounts linked to state-sponsored threat activity
OpenAI bans ChatGPT accounts linked to threat actors in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
Europe, Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
Microsoft unveils European cybersecurity push
Microsoft has unveiled a new European Security Programme aimed at bolstering cybersecurity for all 27 EU member states, EU candidates, the UK, and several neighboring countries, as digital threats escalate across the continent, reports Computer Weekly.
aiml, Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
Enterprises lean into real-time cyber defense
As cybersecurity threats grow more complex and frequent, enterprises are turning to real-time cyber risk intelligence to identify and neutralize risks before they escalate, according to RT Insights.
aiml, Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
iProov uncovers AI-driven cybercrime operation
A growing wave of AI-driven cyberattacks is targeting financial institutions worldwide, with iProovs Security Operations Center uncovering a coordinated campaign led by the threat actor known as Grey Nickel, Intelligent CISO reports.
Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
U.S. victims defrauded in $37M global crypto scam
BleepingComputer reports that an international money laundering ring involving cryptocurrency scams has resulted in five men pleading guilty to laundering nearly $37 million stolen from U.S. victims.
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Vulnerability exposes Danabot malware operators
Malware-as-a-service platform Danabot had operational information over the past three years exposed by a command-and-control infrastructure vulnerability, potentially aiding in its disruption as part of the ongoing international law enforcement effort Operation Endgame, according to Cyber Security News.
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New Kimsuky campaign takes aim on social media users
New Kimsuky campaign takes aim on social media users North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat group Kimsuky has leveraged Facebook, Telegram, and email to compromise South Korean users as part of the AppleSeed hacking campaign, GBHackers News reports.
Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
Widespread Russia, CIS-targeted intrusions launched by Rare Werewolf APT
Hundreds of users across Russian industrial enterprises and engineering schools, as well as organizations in Belarus and Kazakhstan that are part of the Commonwealth of Independent States, have been targeted by the advanced persistent threat operation Rare Werewolf in attacks involving credential theft and XMRig cryptominer compromise, The Hacker News reports.
Global Security News, phishing, Threat Intelligence
Facebook malvertising reveals 4K domains spoofing 68 brands
The Meta Ad Library does not retain all inactive ads, hindering analysis.
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Complex npm attack uses 7-plus layers of obfuscation to spread Pulsar RAT
The package uses Japanese Unicode characters, hex encoding, Base64 and more to hide its actions.
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Failed attack on SentinelOne reveals campaign by China-linked groups
Case underscores that security vendors at risk of attack, as are other industries.
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AI fuels hacking attacks against corporate execs, poll finds
Cyberattacks against business leaders have increased from 43% in 2023 to 51% in 2025, following the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Cybersecurity Dive reports.
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Fake npm utilities remotely delete entire app directories
The malicious packages create backdoor endpoints and act as wipers when activated.
Global Security News, malware, Threat Intelligence
More sophisticated ViperSoftX malware variant emerges
GBHackers News reports that updates to the ViperSoftX information-stealing malware have bolstered its modularity, covertness, and persistence.
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Taiwan alleged to have targeted China with US backing
China has accused Taiwan of having operated five advanced persistent threat groups under its Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command following the 2016 elections with the assistance of the U.S., according to The Register.
Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
Expanding Bitter APT operation exposed
Expanding Bitter APT operation exposed More expansive cyberespionage campaigns have been launched by the advanced persistent threat operation Bitter, which has been associated with the Indian government based on infrastructure-related activity, The Hacker News reports.
Global Security News, Threat Intelligence
Multi-year cyberespionage campaign launched by BladedFeline APT
Iraqi and Kurdish government officials have been targeted by suspected Iranian cyberespionage operation BladedFeline since 2017, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
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0-click exploitation of iMessage nickname feature revealed
The now-resolved issue was potentially used to target high-profile individuals, researchers say.
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‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could bring new challenges for AI, security pros
Budget bill would make the federal government the sole authority regulating AI, if passed.
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Texas Cyber Command signed into law
StateScoop reports that increasingly prevalent cybersecurity threats against Texas have prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to approve legislation establishing a new state Cyber Command at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Texas Cyber Command signed into law
StateScoop reports that increasingly prevalent cybersecurity threats against Texas have prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to approve legislation establishing a new state Cyber Command at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Texas Cyber Command signed into law
StateScoop reports that increasingly prevalent cybersecurity threats against Texas have prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to approve legislation establishing a new state Cyber Command at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Texas Cyber Command signed into law
StateScoop reports that increasingly prevalent cybersecurity threats against Texas have prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to approve legislation establishing a new state Cyber Command at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Texas Cyber Command signed into law
StateScoop reports that increasingly prevalent cybersecurity threats against Texas have prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to approve legislation establishing a new state Cyber Command at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Texas Cyber Command signed into law
StateScoop reports that increasingly prevalent cybersecurity threats against Texas have prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to approve legislation establishing a new state Cyber Command at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Texas Cyber Command signed into law
StateScoop reports that increasingly prevalent cybersecurity threats against Texas have prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to approve legislation establishing a new state Cyber Command at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Global Security News, Network Security, Threat Intelligence
US among most targeted by DDoS intrusions, study finds
Nearly 15% of all global distributed denial-of-service traffic has been directed at the U.S., making it the third most DDoS attack-targeted country behind only India and China, Hackread reports.
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Microsoft Launches Free Security Program for European Governments
Microsoft is offering European countries a new cybersecurity program for free to help them defend against threats from nation-states like China and Russia, ransomware gangs, and AI-powered cyber threats through greater intelligence sharing, investments, and partnerships. The post Microsoft Launches Free Security Program for European Governments appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Microsoft Launches Free Security Program for European Governments
Microsoft is offering European countries a new cybersecurity program for free to help them defend against threats from nation-states like China and Russia, ransomware gangs, and AI-powered cyber threats through greater intelligence sharing, investments, and partnerships. The post Microsoft Launches Free Security Program for European Governments appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Microsoft Launches Free Security Program for European Governments
Microsoft is offering European countries a new cybersecurity program for free to help them defend against threats from nation-states like China and Russia, ransomware gangs, and AI-powered cyber threats through greater intelligence sharing, investments, and partnerships. The post Microsoft Launches Free Security Program for European Governments appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Law Enforcement, Microsoft Disrupt Operations of Popular Lumma Stealer
International law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity vendors seized thousands of domains used to run the MaaS operations of the widely popular Lumma Stealer malware, which was used to facilitate ransomware, malvertising, and phishing attacks around the globa. The post Law Enforcement, Microsoft Disrupt Operations of Popular Lumma Stealer appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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The Growing and Changing Threat of Deepfake Attacks
Enterprises should extend deepfake-awareness training and mitigation techniques beyond C-suite executives to address the increasingly likely threat against other roles in the company. The post The Growing and Changing Threat of Deepfake Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Advancing Security Training With Human Risk Management
Cybersecurity education is evolving from simple knowledge transfer to measurable risk reduction as the human risk factor is recognized. The post Advancing Security Training With Human Risk Management appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Cybersecurity’s Early Warning System: How Live Network Traffic Analysis Detects The ‘Shock Wave’ Before the Breach ‘Tsunami’
Security teams can analyze live network traffic, an approach also known as network detection and response, and be more proactive in detecting the warning signs of an impending breach. The post Cybersecurity’s Early Warning System: How Live Network Traffic Analysis Detects The ‘Shock Wave’ Before the Breach ‘Tsunami’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Ensuring High Availability and Resilience in the ‘Everything App’ Era
This critical shift of social media apps becoming “mission-critical” everything apps requires a different approach when it comes to resiliency. The post Ensuring High Availability and Resilience in the ‘Everything App’ Era appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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SMBs Know They’re At Risk, but Most Aren’t Embracing AI
A survey by CrowdStrike finds the gap between SMB awareness of cyber threats and efforts by them to protect themselves is widening, with not enough of them spending the money needed on AI and other tools to defend against ransomware and other attacks. The post SMBs Know They’re At Risk, but Most Aren’t Embracing AI…
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California Man Will Plead Guilty to Last Year’s Disney Hack
A 25-year-old California man will plead guilty to hacking into a Disney’s personal computer and using stolen credentials to break into thousands of Disney Slack channels. Ryan Mitchell Kramer, who claimed to be a member of the Russian group NullBulge, then leaked the data when the victim didn’t respond to his emails. The post California…
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Why EASM Projects Fail: Three Pitfalls to Avoid
If you avoid the pitfalls detailed in this article, then EASM can provide a great defense against two-thirds of your breach problem. The post Why EASM Projects Fail: Three Pitfalls to Avoid appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Amazon, CrowdStrike, Google and Palo Alto Networks claim no change to threat intel sharing under Trump
SAN FRANCISCO — Threat intelligence sharing is flowing between the private sector and federal government and remains unimpeded thus far by job losses and budget cuts across federal agencies that support the cyber mission, according to executives at major security firms. Top brass at Amazon, CrowdStrike, Google and Palo Alto Networks said there’s been no…
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Treasury Moves to Ban Huione Group for Laundering $4 Billion
The Treasury Department is moving to cut off Huione Group, a Cambodian conglomerate, from the U.S. financial system, saying the firm and its multiple entities laundered billions of dollars for North Korea’s Lazarus Group and criminal gangs running pig-butchering scams from Southeast Asia. The post Treasury Moves to Ban Huione Group for Laundering $4 Billion…
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Amazon, CrowdStrike leaders say private threat intel can quickly bring cybercriminals to justice
SAN FRANCISCO — Threat intelligence flowing from private companies to cybersecurity authorities and law enforcement agencies is critical to the disruption of malicious activities and the arrests of cybercriminals, security leaders at Amazon and CrowdStrike said Monday during the RSAC 2025 Conference. When the private sector and governments interact well, actively participating and sharing resources…
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Anthropic Outlines Bad Actors Abuse Its Claude AI Models
Anthropic shows how bad actors are using its Claude AI models for a range of campaigns that include influence-as-a-service, credential stuffing, and recruitment scams and becomes the latest AI company to push back at threat groups using their tools for malicious projects. The post Anthropic Outlines Bad Actors Abuse Its Claude AI Models appeared first…
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North Korean Group Creates Fake Crypto Firms in Job Complex Scam
The North Korean hackers behind the Contagious Interview worker scam, which threat intelligence analysts have followed since late 2023, are now hiding behind three bogus crypto companies they created as fronts for their info- and crypto-stealing operations. The post North Korean Group Creates Fake Crypto Firms in Job Complex Scam appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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ARMO: io_uring Interface Creates Security ‘Blind Spot’ in Linux
Researchers from security firm ARMO developed a POC rootkit called Curing that showed how the io_uring interface in Linux could be exploited by bad actors to bypass system calls, creating what they calle a “massive security loophole” in the operating system’s runtime security. The post ARMO: io_uring Interface Creates Security ‘Blind Spot’ in Linux appeared…
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Asian Scam Farms: ‘Industrial Scale,’ Warns UN Report
Bacon Redux: Pig butchering and other serious scams still thriving, despite crackdowns in Dubai and Myanmar The post Asian Scam Farms: ‘Industrial Scale,’ Warns UN Report appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Whistleblower: Musk’s DOGE Stole Data, Caused Breach at U.S. Agency
A whistleblower in the NLRB said in sworn testimony that staffers within the Musk-led DOGE group breached agency systems, exfiltrated sensitive data, and used tools and techniques similar to those wielded by cybercriminals to hide their actions. The post Whistleblower: Musk’s DOGE Stole Data, Caused Breach at U.S. Agency appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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MITRE Crisis: CVE Cash Ends TODAY — CISA says ‘No Lapse’
These are “interesting” times: U.S. government funding for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program expires April 16. The post MITRE Crisis: CVE Cash Ends TODAY — CISA says ‘No Lapse’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Government Funding for CVE Program Ends, But a New Group Emerges
The Trump Administration is ending funding for MITRE’s crucial CVE database program, a move that promises to hobble cybersecurity efforts around the world. However, CVE Board members introduce a new nonprofit organizations free of government funding and oversight. The post Government Funding for CVE Program Ends, But a New Group Emerges appeared first on Security…
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Domain Reputation Update Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
New domains are up 7.39%, with 2.9 million malicious domains detected. Chinese gambling sites dominate the Top 20 TLDs, while .top remains a hotspot for abuse – this time with a spike in toll road scams. Read the full report here. The post Domain Reputation Update Oct 2024 – Mar 2025 appeared first on Security…
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Domain Reputation Update Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
New domains are up 7.39%, with 2.9 million malicious domains detected. Chinese gambling sites dominate the Top 20 TLDs, while .top remains a hotspot for abuse – this time with a spike in toll road scams. Read the full report here. The post Domain Reputation Update Oct 2024 – Mar 2025 appeared first on Security…
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NIST Deprioritizes Pre-2018 CVEs as Backlog Struggles Continue
NIST, which for more than a year has been struggling to address a backlog of CVEs in its database following budget cuts, is now putting pre-2018 vulnerabilities on the back burner to give itself more time to address the rapidly growing number of new software security flaws. The post NIST Deprioritizes Pre-2018 CVEs as Backlog…
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Hunters International Dumps Ransomware, Goes Full-on Extortion
Hunters International, the RaaS group that some believe evolved from Hive, appears to be rebranding and shifting operations, moving away from an unprofitable and risky ransomware business and focusing solely on exfiltrating data and extorting victims, say Group-IB researchers. The post Hunters International Dumps Ransomware, Goes Full-on Extortion appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Longtime ‘Fast Flux’ Evasion Technique Now a National Security Threat
CISA, the FBI, and NSA issued an advisory about the national security threat posed by “fast flux,” a technique used by threat actors to evade detection of their C2 infrastructures that has been around for two decades but has seen a resurgence in use by ransomware gangs and nation-state bad actors. The post Longtime ‘Fast…
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App Stores OK’ed VPNs Run by China PLA
Bad Apple: Chinese firm banned by the U.S. is the shady entity behind a clutch of free VPN apps—with over a million downloads. The post App Stores OK’ed VPNs Run by China PLA appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Hackers Use Atlantis AIO Tool to Automate Account Takeover Attacks
Atlantis AIO, a tool available to hackers on the dark web, gives threat actors an automated tool to rapidly test millions of stolen credentials against email, ecommerce, and other online accounts on more than 140 email and other platforms in credential-stuffing attacks. The post Hackers Use Atlantis AIO Tool to Automate Account Takeover Attacks appeared…
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Spit Happens: 23andMe is Bankrupt — Secure Your DNA Data NOW Already
Double hell-ix: Personal genomics firm tells customers your data is safe—but few will trust the loss-making biotech pioneer. The post Spit Happens: 23andMe is Bankrupt — Secure Your DNA Data NOW Already appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Cato Uses LLM-Developed Fictional World to Create Jailbreak Technique
A Cato Networks threat researcher with little coding experience was able to convince AI LLMs from DeepSeek, OpenAI, and Microsoft to bypass security guardrails and develop malware that could steal browser passwords from Google Chrome. The post Cato Uses LLM-Developed Fictional World to Create Jailbreak Technique appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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From Spreadsheets to Solutions: How PlexTrac Enhances Security Workflows
In this special episode of the Shared Security Podcast, join Tom Eston and Dan DeCloss, CTO and founder of PlexTrac, as they discuss the challenges of data overload in vulnerability remediation. Discover how PlexTrac addresses these issues by integrating various data sources, providing customized risk scoring, and enhancing remediation workflows. The episode offers an insightful…