Here’s what to do in a world where credential theft has been automated and turned into a commodity.
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AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
Zapier exploit chain shows how known anti-patterns compose into critical risk
A five-stage exploit chain disclosed by Token Security researchers turned a free Zapier account into write access on Zapier’s public developer SDK packages and on internal packages that load in every authenticated zapier.com session. Each link in the chain was a known anti-pattern. The composition across five systems was the finding. Zapier triaged the report…
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Canvas attack aftermath: What risks come next?
The compromise of student data turned a cyber mom into a cyber mama bear Categories: Sophos Insights Tags: cyberattack, ShinyHunters, GOLD CRYSTAL, Canvas
AI, Global Security News
GUEST ESSAY: AI can speed up communication, but it can also weaken human connection
The first warning sign came on stage. Related: Carol Sturka declares her agency I had turned to ChatGPT to help organize research notes for an upcoming keynote. I was pressed for time and wanted help spotting patterns I might have missed. That seemed harmless enough. Then the tool offered to help write the speech. I…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security, Russia
Russian APT Turla builds long-term access tool with Kazuar Botnet evolution
Russia-linked APT group Turla turned its Kazuar malware into a stealthy P2P botnet for long-term access to compromised systems. Russia-linked APT group Turla upgraded its Kazuar backdoor into a modular peer-to-peer botnet designed for stealth and persistent access to infected systems. Microsoft researchers say the malware allows attackers to maintain long-term control while making detection…
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⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Rootkit, macOS Crypto Stealer, WebSocket Skimmers and More
Rough Monday. Somebody poisoned a trusted download again, somebody else turned cloud servers into public housing, and a few crews are still getting into boxes with bugs that should’ve died years ago — the same old holes, same lazy access paths, same “how the hell is this still open” feeling. One report this week basically…
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Fear and Loathing Among the Haves and Have Mores in San Francisco
The gold-rush city’s vibe has turned angry as the AI boom creates a new K-shaped economy.
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How to Scale Phishing Detection in Your SOC: 3 Steps for CISOs
Phishing has quietly turned into one of the hardest enterprise threats to expose early. Instead of crude lures and obvious payloads, modern campaigns rely on trusted infrastructure, legitimate-looking authentication flows, and encrypted traffic that conceals malicious behavior from traditional detection layers. For CISOs, the priority is now clear: scale phishing detection in a way that…
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Jack & Jill went up the hill — and an AI tried to hack them
What happens when an autonomous AI agent is turned loose on another autonomous AI agent? It chains together bugs that humans would consider benign, easily bypasses authentication controls, and even unexpectedly masquerades as Donald Trump to get its way. This was what CodeWall found in a recent red-teaming experiment when it pitted its autonomous AI…
AI, Global Security News, malware
Chrome Extension Turns Malicious After Ownership Transfer, Enabling Code Injection and Data Theft
Two Google Chrome extensions have turned malicious after what appears to be a case of ownership transfer, offering attackers a way to push malware to downstream customers, inject arbitrary code, and harvest sensitive data. The extensions in question, both originally associated with a developer named “akshayanuonline@gmail.com” (BuildMelon), are listed below – QuickLens – Search Screen…
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From LinkedIn to tailored attack in 30 minutes
GUEST OPINION: How AI accelerates target profiling for cybercrime Key takeaways: AI has turned open-source intelligence (OSINT) from a manual effort into an automated pipeline, dramatically lowering the time, cost, and skills required to build target profiles at scale. LinkedIn content (posts, images, and metadata) now functions as machine-readable intelligence that can be enriched, ranked, and operationalised…
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WordPress AI Assistant Puts Prompt Editing on the Menu for 40% of the Web
WordPress just turned “site editing” into a conversation. When the platform under a huge slice of the web changes its workflow, everyone feels the tremor. WordPress is used by 42.6% of all websites, according to W3Techs. So even if only a fraction of those site owners adopt prompt-based editing, it’s still a meaningful shift in…
Global Security News, Microsoft, Security
Microsoft Store Outlook add-in hijacked to steal 4,000 Microsoft accounts
The AgreeTo add-in for Outlook has been hijacked and turned into a phishing kit that stole more than 4,000 Microsoft account credentials. […]