The problem with how we monitor identity risk today For years, dark web monitoring has been positioned as the frontline defense against compromised credentials and identity exposure. If your data showed up on the dark web, you got an alert.…
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QEMU Hijacked as Stealth Backdoor for Credential Theft, Ransomware
Attackers are increasingly abusing QEMU virtual machines to hide credential theft and ransomware staging inside “invisible” virtual environments, making detection and forensics significantly harder for defenders. QEMU is a legitimate open-source emulator and virtualizer that allows running full operating systems…
Public Notion Pages Expose Editors’ Profile Photos and Email Addresses
A significant data exposure issue has been brought to light regarding Notion, a highly popular productivity and note-taking application. This exposure happens without requiring any authentication, cookies, or access tokens, leaving thousands of indexable company wikis and personal pages vulnerable…
Critical Gardyn Flaws Open Smart Garden Devices to Remote Hijacking
A recently updated advisory from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed severe vulnerabilities in Gardyn Home Kit systems. These critical flaws carry a maximum CVSS score of 9.3 and could allow malicious actors to hijack smart gardening…
Project Glasswing: When AI Becomes the Ultimate Hacker—and Defender
Anthropic has introduced Project Glasswing, a cybersecurity initiative powered by an unreleased AI model called Claude Mythos. This system can identify zero-day vulnerabilities, generate exploits, and even help fix them—often without human input. But there’s a catch: it’s considered too…
How to spot a North Korean fake in a job interview
North Korean operatives are getting hired at companies by passing job interviews using fake identities and AI tools. In this Help Net Security video, Adrian Cheek, a senior cybercrime researcher at Flare, outlines several ways organizations can catch these attempts…
SmokedMeat: Open-source tool shows what attackers do inside CI/CD pipelines
Boost Security has released SmokedMeat, an open-source framework that runs attack chains against CI/CD infrastructure so engineering and security teams can see what an attacker would do in their specific environment. What the tool does SmokedMeat takes a flagged pipeline…
Vercel Reports Data Breach Amid Claims of Compromised Internal Infrastructure
According to a recent security bulletin published by Vercel, the cloud platform company has suffered a data breach involving unauthorized access to its internal infrastructure. The incident, which was updated on April 20, 2026, highlights the growing risks associated with…
NIST Adopts Risk-Based NVD Model as CVE Submissions Jump 263% Since 2020
According to a recent announcement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the agency is fundamentally restructuring how it manages the National Vulnerability Database (NVD). Driven by a massive 263% increase in Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) submissions…
Fake Helpdesk Attack Uses Teams and Quick Assist to Breach Targets
Attackers are increasingly abusing Microsoft Teams and Windows Quick Assist to run a helpdesk‑themed social engineering attack chain that leads to full enterprise compromise and stealthy data theft. By impersonating IT support and relying on legitimate tools and protocols, adversaries can move…
Critical Vulnerability In Flowise Allows Remote Command Execution Via MCP Adapters
A critical vulnerability in Flowise and multiple AI frameworks has been discovered by OX Security, exposing millions of users to remote code execution (RCE). The flaw stems from the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a widely used communication standard for AI…
Vercel Breach Tied to Context AI Hack Exposes Limited Customer Credentials
Web infrastructure provider Vercel has disclosed a security breach that allows bad actors to gain unauthorized access to “certain” internal Vercel systems. The incident stemmed from the compromise of Context.ai, a third-party artificial intelligence (AI) tool, that was used by…
Security Researcher Goes To War Against Microsoft
Microsoft Under Fire, NIST Scales Back NVD, FortiSandbox Critical Bugs, Vercel Breach Claims, Scattered Spider Member Pleads Guilty Host David Shipley covers five major stories: researcher “Chaotic Eclipse” publicly released Windows exploits—first “Blue Hammer,” then “Red Sun,” a Microsoft Defender…
Product showcase: Syncthing for secure, private file synchronization
Syncthing is a free and open-source application that synchronizes files directly between your devices. Instead of uploading data to a central server, it uses a peer-to-peer approach, transferring files whenever peers are online. This decentralized model ensures that your data…
The Real Cyber Awards and Conference opens for entries
Entries have opened for the Real Cyber Awards 2026 and Conference, a UK-based cybersecurity event designed to recognise the organisations and individuals working to keep businesses secure. Positioned as a platform to highlight “the real work happening in cybersecurity today,”…
Pro-Russian threat actors target Swedish heat and power plant in failed cyberattack
In 2025, pro-Russian threat actors attempted to disrupt a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facility in western Sweden. A failed attack on dual-purpose critical infrastructure serving both electricity generation and district heating networks. The Minister for Civil Defence of Sweden, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, revealed…
Vercel Confirms Data Breach — Hackers Claim Access to Internal Systems
Vercel has disclosed a significant security incident after threat actors gained unauthorized access to internal systems, with a hacker group reportedly attempting to sell stolen data for $2 million on underground forums. Vercel, one of the most widely used frontend…
ISC Stormcast For Monday, April 20th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9898, (Mon, Apr 20th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Monday, April 20th, 2026…
Cryptographically Agile Policy Enforcement for Contextual Data Access
Learn how to secure MCP deployments with cryptographically agile policies and quantum-resistant encryption to protect AI infrastructure from advanced threats. The post Cryptographically Agile Policy Enforcement for Contextual Data Access appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed…
Just like phishing for gullible humans, prompt injecting AIs is here to stay
Aren’t we all just prompting tokens of linguistic meaning and hoping the other person isn’t bullshitting us? kettle It’s a week of the year, which means there’s been the discovery of yet another prompt injection attack that will force supposedly…