Linux rootkits have quietly grown into one of the most dangerous threats facing modern infrastructure. For years, attackers focused primarily on Windows-based systems, but the rise of Linux in cloud environments, container orchestration, IoT, and high-performance computing has shifted that…
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Claude AI Uncovers 22 Firefox Vulnerabilities in Two Weeks
Artificial intelligence models are rapidly evolving from simple coding assistants into highly capable, autonomous vulnerability researchers. Recently, Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 demonstrated this by uncovering over 500 zero-day vulnerabilities in heavily scrutinized open-source projects. During a two-week collaborative engagement with…
FBI Investigates Hack on its Wiretap and Critical Surveillance Systems
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed a cybersecurity incident targeting a sensitive internal network used to manage wiretapping operations and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants, raising serious concerns among national security officials about the potential exposure of classified law enforcement…
RMM Tools Essential for IT Operations but Increasingly Weaponized by Attackers
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools are the backbone of modern IT operations. Security professionals rely on them daily to patch systems, troubleshoot issues, and manage entire networks from anywhere. These tools deliver speed, control, and convenience — qualities every…
New ClickFix Attack leverages Windows Terminal for Payload Execution
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new wave of ClickFix attacks that now exploit Windows Terminal to deliver malicious payloads directly onto victim machines. Unlike earlier iterations of this social engineering technique, which relied on the Windows Run dialog, this latest…
Spyware disguised as emergency-alert app sent to Israeli smartphones
Steals SMS messages, location data, contacts … and delivers it to Hamas-linked crew Hamas-linked attackers are dropping spyware disguised as an emergency-alert app on Israelis’ smartphones via SMS messages, according to security researchers.… This article has been indexed from The…
5 Actions Critical for Cybersecurity Leadership During International Conflicts
The recent military attacks involving Iran in the Middle East are a stark reminder that cybersecurity leadership must continually incorporate geopolitical risk into their enterprise cyber risk posture and preparedness. Every crisis that elevates to military engagements between cyber-active…
Analysis: Blast Radius for Third-Party Breaches Bigger Than Reported
An analysis of 136 unique major breaches involving third-parties affecting 710 companies, published this week by Black Kite, finds approximately 26,000 additional organizations were impacted, affecting as many as 433 million individuals. Ferhat Dikbiyik, chief research and intelligence officer for…
Building Bridges, Breaking Pipelines: Introducing Trajan
TL;DR: Trajan is an open-source CI/CD security tool from Praetorian that unifies vulnerability detection and attack validation across GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins in a single cross-platform engine. It ships with 32 detection plugins and 24 attack…
AI as tradecraft: How threat actors operationalize AI
Threat actors are operationalizing AI to scale and sustain malicious activity, accelerating tradecraft and increasing risk for defenders, as illustrated by recent activity from North Korean groups such as Jasper Sleet and Coral Sleet (formerly Storm-1877). The post AI as…
USENIX Security ’25 (Enigma Track) – The Power Of Community: Insights And Opportunities
Presenter: Darren Shou, RSAC Our thanks to USENIX Security ’25 (Enigma Track) (USENIX ’25 for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s tremendous USENIX Security ’25 (Enigma Track) content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink The post USENIX Security ’25 (Enigma…
Spyware Makers Topped Google’s List of Zero-Day Exploits for the First Time in 2025
For the first time, spyware makers topped Google’s list of organizations that exploited zero-day flaws in 2025, overtaking nation-state actors from China, Russia, and elsewhere and continuing a trends that Google researchers warned about two years ago. The post Spyware…
ATM Jackpotting Malware Triggers Record Global ATM Heists in 2025
ATM jackpotting attacks surged dramatically in 2025, with cybercriminals using specialized malware to force cash machines to spit out money on command, often without touching any customer account. This new wave of attacks exposed serious weaknesses in how banks…
FBI Informant Allegedly Ran Most Operations on Incognito Market While Fentanyl-Laced Drugs Caused Overdose Deaths
An FBI informant reportedly handled the majority of activity on Incognito Market—one of the largest drug marketplaces on the dark web—for nearly two years, even as fentanyl-laced pills linked to the platform caused fatal overdoses across the United States.…
BadPaw Malware Targets Uranian Systems
A newly found malware campaign exploiting a Ukrainian email service to build trust has been found by cybersecurity experts. About the campaign The operation starts with an email sent from an address hosted on ukr[.]net, a famous Ukrainian provider earlier…
Quantum Cybersecurity Risks Rise as Organizations Prepare for Post-Quantum Cryptography
Security experts often trust encrypted data since today’s cryptography aims to block unapproved users. Still, some warn new forms of computation might one day weaken common encryption techniques. Even now, as quantum machines advance, potential threats are starting to…
CyberProof 2026 Report Warns of Rising Identity and AI Cyberattacks
The CyberProof 2026 report warns that cybercriminals are increasingly using stolen identities and AI to launch faster, more scalable attacks. The post CyberProof 2026 Report Warns of Rising Identity and AI Cyberattacks appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has…
Anthropic and the Pentagon
OpenAI is in and Anthropic is out as a supplier of AI technology for the US defense department. This news caps a week of bluster by the highest officials in the US government towards some of the wealthiest titans of…
Microsoft 365 Outage Hits North America as CDN Misconfiguration Disrupts Multiple Services
Microsoft is actively investigating a service disruption affecting multiple Microsoft 365 products for users in the North American region, with engineers pointing to Content Delivery Network (CDN) configuration issues as the likely root cause. The incident, tracked in the Microsoft…
900+ Certificates Used by Fortune 500, Governments Exposed by Key Leaks
A joint study by Google and GitGuardian reveals that over 2,600 valid TLS certificates, protecting Fortune 500 companies and government agencies, were compromised due to private key leaks on GitHub and DockerHub. This article has been indexed from Hackread –…