A member of Silk Typhoon, Xu Zewei is accused of launching cyberattacks against universities in the US. The post Alleged Chinese State Hacker Extradited to US appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…
LLM Proxies vs. MCP Gateways: What’s the Difference?
As enterprise adoption of generative AI accelerates, so does the number of new components showing up in architecture diagrams. Among the common are LLM proxies and MCP gateways. They are often grouped together because they both sit between applications and…
Simplifying AWS defense with Microsoft Sentinel UEBA
Learn how Microsoft Sentinel UEBA helps defenders distinguish benign AWS activity from attacker behavior by enriching raw CloudTrail logs with clear, binary behavioral signals derived from baseline user, peer, and device behavior patterns. The post Simplifying AWS defense with Microsoft…
HTTP Requests with X-Vercel-Set-Bypass-Cookie Header, (Tue, Apr 28th)
This weekend, we saw a few requests to our honeypot that included an “X-Vercel-Set-Bypass-Cookie” header. A sample request: This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: HTTP Requests with X-Vercel-Set-Bypass-Cookie Header, (Tue,…
Five defender priorities from the Talos Year in Review
With attackers moving faster than ever, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. This blog breaks down five practical priorities from the Cisco Talos 2025 Year in Review to help defenders focus and prioritize, amidst all the noise. This article has been…
The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards
AI agents may soon be buying your stuff for you. The FIDO Alliance has teamed up with Google and Mastercard to try to ensure that shopping in the near future isn’t a complete disaster. This article has been indexed from…
New Silver Fox Campaign Uses Fake Tax Audit Alerts and Software Updates to Deliver Malware
Silver Fox, a China-based threat group has launched a new wave of attacks targeting businesses and individuals across Asia, using fake tax audit notifications and counterfeit software update alerts to install dangerous malware on victim systems. The campaign reflects a…
New Windows 0-Click Vulnerability Exploited to Bypass Defender SmartScreen
A critical zero-click authentication coercion vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-32202, stemming from an incomplete patch for a Windows Shell security feature bypass actively weaponized by the Russian APT28 threat group. Microsoft confirmed active exploitation of the flaw and released a fix as…
WhatsApp Testing Own Cloud Backup Provider for Default End-to-End Encryption
WhatsApp is currently developing an independent cloud backup system designed to give users more direct control over their chat histories. This upcoming feature will allow users to store their backups securely on WhatsApp’s native servers. The update aims to reduce…
Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to the U.S. from Italy
A Chinese national tied to one of the most damaging state-sponsored hacking campaigns in recent history has been extradited to the United States from Italy. Xu Zewei, 34, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, landed on U.S. soil…
Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. from Italy
Chinese authorities-linked hacker Xu Zewei, accused of playing a central role in the notorious Silk Typhoon (HAFNIUM) cyber campaign, has been extradited from Italy to the United States, marking a significant development in ongoing efforts to combat state-sponsored cyber espionage.…
Hugging Face LeRobot Flaw Opens Door to Remote Code Execution Attacks
A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been uncovered in Hugging Face’s LeRobot, a popular open-source robotics machine learning framework. Tracked as CVE-2026-25874, the flaw carries a maximum CVSS severity score of 9.8 and allows unauthenticated attackers to execute…
VECT Ransomware: Why Paying Won’t Get Your Files Back
Do not pay the ransom. VECT permanently destroys large files rather than locking them. Even the attackers cannot recover them. Payment will not restore your data VECT partnered with TeamPCP and BreachForums to build one of the largest ransomware affiliate networks ever assembled, giving them a ready-made…
Why Secure Data Movement Is the Zero Trust Bottleneck Nobody Talks About
Every security program is betting on the same assumption: once a system is connected, the problem is solved. Open a ticket, stand up a gateway, push the data through. Done. That assumption is wrong. It is also a major reason…
Dozens of Open VSX Extension Clones Linked to GlassWorm Malware
Over 70 cloned Open VSX extensions are likely sleeper extensions designed to distribute malware. The post Dozens of Open VSX Extension Clones Linked to GlassWorm Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…
The Bot Left a Fingerprint: Detecting and Attributing LLM-Generated Passwords
LLMs leave statistical fingerprints in the passwords they generate. We built a 100-year-old model to find them and detected 28,000 in the wild. The post The Bot Left a Fingerprint: Detecting and Attributing LLM-Generated Passwords appeared first on Security Boulevard.…
Ransomware Turf War as 0APT and KryBit Groups Trade Blows
Ransomware groups 0APT and KryBit have doxxed each other online This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ransomware Turf War as 0APT and KryBit Groups Trade Blows
Chinese Engineer Stole US Military Software
A Chinese aerospace engineer, Song Wu, has been implicated in a significant case of international espionage involving the theft of sensitive US military software. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Chinese Engineer Stole US Military…
Proofpoint AI Incident Report 2026
Proofpoint, Inc. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Proofpoint AI Incident Report 2026
DORA and Operational Resilience
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a regulatory framework introduced by the European Union to enhance the resilience of financial services firms against IT disruptions. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: DORA and Operational…
U.S. Companies Face Record Privacy Fines in 2025
In 2025, U.S. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: U.S. Companies Face Record Privacy Fines in 2025
Cybersecurity Professionals Feel Undervalued
A new report by Harvey Nash highlights a growing sense of dissatisfaction among cybersecurity professionals, with over three-quarters not receiving a pay raise last year. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Cybersecurity Professionals Feel Undervalued
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-04-28 15h : 15 posts
15 posts were published in the last hour 12:36 : Checkmarx Confirms Security Incident Involving GitHub Repository Exposure 12:36 : Sevii Launches Cyber Swarm Defense to Make Agentic AI Security Costs Predictable 12:36 : Cyber Resilience as Capital Planning: Quantifying…
Checkmarx Confirms Security Incident Involving GitHub Repository Exposure
Application security provider Checkmarx has officially confirmed a new security incident involving the exposure of its internal GitHub repository. On April 27, 2026, Udi-Yehuda Tamar, the company’s VP of Platform Engineering and Global CISO, revealed that a cybercriminal group successfully…