Various threat actors and organizations are expected to undergo significant changes. Deep and Dark Web (DDW) marketplaces will likely be influenced and governed by law enforcement operations and geopolitical factors, while ransomware, digital extortion, and social engineering will continue to…
South Korea Temporarily Suspends DeepSeek Over Data Privacy Worries
South Korea has formally suspended new downloads of the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, citing concerns over data privacy and compliance with domestic regulations. The suspension took effect on 15 February, according to the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC). While downloads…
The Biggest Cybersecurity Threats to Watch Out For in 2025
In the last year, we’ve seen threats become more elaborate and tactical as they leverage the latest technologies. In 2024, data breaches reached the second highest level on record, with 3,158 compromises on the year exposing the data of more…
The risks of autonomous AI in machine-to-machine interactions
In this Help Net Security, Oded Hareven, CEO of Akeyless Security, discusses how enterprises should adapt their cybersecurity strategies to address the growing need for machine-to-machine (M2M) security. According to Hareven, machine identities must be secured and governed similarly to…
Microsoft Text Services Framework Exploited for Stealthy Persistence
A novel persistence mechanism exploiting Microsoft’s Text Services Framework (TSF) has been uncovered by researchers at Praetorian Labs, revealing a sophisticated method for maintaining long-term access to compromised systems. While requiring administrative privileges for initial deployment, this technique enables stealthy…
Fake Timesheet Report Emails Linked to Tycoon 2FA Phishing Kit
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a novel phishing campaign distributing the notorious Tycoon 2FA phishing kit through fraudulent timesheet notification emails, marking a concerning evolution in multi-layered credential theft operations. The operation utilizes Pinterest’s visual bookmarking service as an intermediary redirector,…
Juniper Issues Warning About Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Juniper Networks has issued an urgent security bulletin for its Session Smart Router, Session Smart Conductor, and WAN Assurance Router product lines, revealing a critical API authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-21589) that enables unauthenticated attackers to gain full administrative control over…
Microsoft Uncovers Enhanced macOS Malware Targeting Xcode Projects
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has uncovered a new variant of XCSSET, a sophisticated modular macOS malware that targets users by infecting Xcode projects. While the latest variant has only been observed in limited attacks, security researchers warn that its enhanced capabilities…
Indian authorities seize loot from collapsed BitConnect crypto scam
Devices containing crypto wallets tracked online, then in the real world Indian authorities seize loot from BitConnect crypto-Ponzi scheme Devices containing crypto wallets tracked online, then in the real world India’s Directorate of Enforcement has found and seized over $200…
Balancing cloud security with performance and availability
Your business can’t realize the many benefits of cloud computing without ensuring performance and availability in its cloud environments. Let’s look at some examples. Scalability: To scale your business’s cloud computing services, you need those services to be available and…
Cybercriminals Exploit Onerror Event in Image Tags to Deploy Payment Skimmers
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a credit card stealing malware campaign that has been observed targeting e-commerce sites running Magento by disguising the malicious content within image tags in HTML code in order to stay under the radar. MageCart is the…
ChatGPT Operator Prompt Injection Exploit Leaks Private Data
According to recent findings by cybersecurity researcher Johann Rehberger, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Operator, an experimental agent designed to automate web-based tasks, faces critical security risks from prompt injection attacks that could expose users’ private data. In a demonstration shared exclusively with…
Earth Preta APT Exploit Microsoft Utility Tool & Bypass AV Detection to Control Windows
Researchers from Trend Micro’s Threat Hunting team have uncovered a sophisticated cyberattack campaign by the advanced persistent threat (APT) group Earth Preta, also known as Mustang Panda. The group has been leveraging new techniques to infiltrate systems and evade detection,…
LibreOffice Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers to Write to Files and Extract Data
Two critical vulnerabilities in LibreOffice (CVE-2024-12425 and CVE-2024-12426) expose millions of users to file system manipulation and sensitive data extraction attacks. These flaws affect both desktop users opening malicious documents and server-side systems using LibreOffice for headless document processing. CVE-2024-12425:…
Eight Cloud Security Best Practice Fundamentals for Microsoft Azure
As entities of every sector move more apps and workloads to the cloud, security is becoming a top priority. Microsoft Azure, one of the world’s most popular cloud platforms, provides a range of security tools and best practices to help…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: February 18, 2025
Airport Cybersecurity Engineer II Salt Lake City Corporation | USA | On-site – View job details As an Airport Cybersecurity Engineer II, you will develop and implement policies, procedures, and training plans for security and network administration. Assess and mitigate…
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9328, (Tue, Feb 18th)
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 Tuesday, February 18th, 2025…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-02-18 03h : 1 posts
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Cybersecurity as a Business Imperative: Embracing a Risk Management Approach
Cybersecurity is much more than just a technical challenge. It’s now a critical business imperative that requires a strategic risk management approach. By integrating cybersecurity into broader risk management frameworks, you can proactively address threats, improve resilience, and align your…
ModelScan – Protection Against Model Serialization Attacks, (Mon, Feb 17th)
Protect AI's OSS portfolio includes tools aimed at improving security of AI/ML software. These tools are meant for a wide range of engineering, security and ML practitioners including developers, security engineers/researchers, ML engineers, LLM engineers and prompt engineers, and data…
Earth Preta Mixes Legitimate and Malicious Components to Sidestep Detection
Our Threat Hunting team discusses Earth Preta’s latest technique, in which the APT group leverages MAVInject and Setup Factory to deploy payloads, bypass ESET antivirus, and maintain control over compromised systems. This article has been indexed from Trend Micro Research,…
Duo Wins $50K Bug Bounty for Supply Chain Flaw in Newly Acquired Firm
Researchers earned a $50,500 Bug Bounty after uncovering a critical supply chain flaw in a newly acquired firm,… This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News Read the original article: Duo Wins…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-02-18 00h : 1 posts
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IT Security News Daily Summary 2025-02-17
151 posts were published in the last hour 22:4 : Dutch Police shut down bulletproof hosting provider Zservers and seized 127 servers 21:9 : Holiverse Makes NASA’s Latest Achievements Accessible to Everyone 20:5 : IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-02-17…