The report highlights a significant trend where threat actors are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to amplify the scale and effectiveness of their attacks.
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Google engineer charged with insider trading using confidential data
Michele Spagnuolo, 36, a Google security engineer since 2014, is accused of leveraging internal access to Google’s “Year in Search” data to make profitable trades on the Polymarket platform.
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Cisco’s Risk-Based Vulnerability Disclosure in the Age of AI
Discover how Cisco is evolving its vulnerability disclosure practices. We are leveraging AI to prioritize high-risk security issues, helping customers focus on critical patching and remediation efforts.
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China-Linked Hackers Deploy New TencShell Malware Against Global Manufacturer
A suspected China-linked threat actor targeted the Indian branch of a global manufacturer leveraging an open source offensive toolkit
AI, Global Security News
Hackers exploit auth bypass flaw in Burst Statistics WordPress plugin
Hackers are leveraging a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Burst Statistics to obtain admin-level access to websites. […]
AI, Apps, Global Security News
Snyk integrates Claude to advance AI-native application security
Snyk has announced it is leveraging Anthropic’s Claude models to advance software security. Snyk has integrated Claude into the Snyk AI Security Platform, enabling automated vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and developer-ready fixes across code, dependencies, containers, and AI-generated artifacts. The threat driving that integration is real and accelerating. It’s a challenge that JPMorganChase’s Global Technology Leadership…
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North Korea’s Lazarus Targets macOS Users via ClickFix
Lazarus continues leveraging ClickFix for initial access and data theft, in this case, against Mac-centric organizations and their high-value leaders.
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UNC6692 Impersonates IT Helpdesk via Microsoft Teams to Deploy SNOW Malware
A previously undocumented threat activity cluster known as UNC6692 has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics via Microsoft Teams to deploy a custom malware suite on compromised hosts. “As with many other intrusions in recent years, UNC6692 relied heavily on impersonating IT helpdesk employees, convincing their victim to accept a Microsoft Teams chat invitation from…
AI, Global Security News
Locals Are Using AI to Fight Data Centers Being Built in Their Backyards
Community activists in rural regions are leveraging artificial intelligence to assist in their battle against technology hyperscalers.
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Researchers Uncover Mining Operation Using ISO Lures to Spread RATs and Crypto Miners
A financially motivated operation codenamed REF1695 has been observed leveraging fake installers to deploy remote access trojans (RATs) and cryptocurrency miners since November 2023. “Beyond cryptomining, the threat actor monetizes infections through CPA (Cost Per Action) fraud, directing victims to content locker pages under the guise of software registration,” Elastic
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Global Magecart Campaign Puts Banks Under Pressure, Leveraging Redsys Payment Mimicry and Hijacking
A large-scale magecart operation remained active for over 24 months, leveraging an infrastructure of 100+ domains. While the targeted victims are e-commerce websites, the actual pressure falls on banks and payment systems. As ANY.RUN’s analysis shows, threat actors applied multi-step checkout hijacking, payment page mimicry, and WebSocket-based exfiltration of card data. This report provides both executive-level insights and technical analysis of the campaign. Key Takeaways The campaign demonstrates long-term persistence…
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Active Magecart Campaign Targets Spain, Steals Card Data via Hijacked eStores for Bank Fraud
A large-scale magecart operation remained active for over 24 months, leveraging an infrastructure of 100+ domains. While the targeted victims are e-commerce websites, the actual pressure falls on banks and payment systems. As ANY.RUN’s analysis shows, threat actors applied multi-step checkout hijacking, payment page mimicry, and WebSocket-based exfiltration of card data. This report provides both executive-level insights and technical analysis of the campaign. Key Takeaways The campaign demonstrates long-term persistence…
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PolyShell attacks target 56% of all vulnerable Magento stores
Attacks leveraging the ‘PolyShell’ vulnerability in version 2 of Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce installations are underway, targeting more than half of all vulnerable stores. […]
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Tycoon2FA Phishing Service Resumes Activity Post-Takedown
Tycoon2FA phishing platform resumes activity post-takedown, leveraging AITM techniques to bypass MFA
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Apple Uses Low Prices to Attack Rivals During Memory-Chip Crunch
Leveraging its supply-chain might, the iPhone giant is making a play for more share in cheaper phone and laptop categories.
AI, Endpoint, Global Security News, malware
Steaelite RAT combines data theft and ransomware management capability in one tool
It’s bad enough that threat actors are leveraging AI for their attacks, but now they can also access a new remote access trojan (RAT) that makes it easy to launch data theft and ransomware attacks on Windows computers from a single management pane. The tool is called Steaelite, and according to researchers at BlackFog, it’s…
AI, Global Security News
AI-powered Cyber-Attacks Up Significantly in the Last Year, Warns CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike Global Threat Report warns how adversaries are leveraging AI to make campaigns more efficient and more effective
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Apache Tomcat Vulnerability Circumvents Access Rules
A vulnerability in Apache Tomcat enables users to bypass certain access controls by leveraging legacy HTTP/0.9 requests. Under specific configurations, the issue could allow attackers to circumvent defined security constraints. “If a security constraint was configured to allow HEAD requests to a URI but deny GET requests, the user could bypass that constraint on GET…
AI, Global Security News
UAT-9921 Deploys VoidLink Malware to Target Technology and Financial Sectors
A previously unknown threat actor tracked as UAT-9921 has been observed leveraging a new modular framework called VoidLink in its campaigns targeting the technology and financial services sectors, according to findings from Cisco Talos. “This threat actor seems to have been active since 2019, although they have not necessarily used VoidLink over the duration of…
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LummaStealer infections surge after CastleLoader malware campaigns
A surge in LummaStealer infections has been observed, driven by social engineering campaigns leveraging the ClickFix technique to deliver the CastleLoader malware. […]