The challenge facing security leaders is monumental: Securing environments where failure is not an option. Reliance on traditional security postures, such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to chase threats after they have already entered the network, is fundamentally risky…
Cline Bot AI Agent Vulnerable to Data Theft and Code Execution
Mindgard reveals 4 critical security flaws in the popular Cline Bot AI coding agent. Learn how prompt injection can hijack the tool for API key theft and remote code execution. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News,…
Legal Restrictions on Vulnerability Disclosure
Kendra Albert gave an excellent talk at USENIX Security this year, pointing out that the legal agreements surrounding vulnerability disclosure muzzle researchers while allowing companies to not fix the vulnerabilities—exactly the opposite of what the responsible disclosure movement of the…
Stealth-patched FortiWeb vulnerability under active exploitation (CVE-2025-58034)
Attackers are actively exploiting another FortiWeb vulnerability (CVE-2025-58034) that Fortinet fixed without making its existence public at the time. About CVE-2025-58034 CVE-2025-58034 is an OS Command Injection flaw caused by improper neutralization of special elements. It allows authenticated attackers to…
Black Kite launches AI Agent to automate third-party risk work
Black Kite announced the release of Black Kite AI Agent, an agent that automatically investigates, assesses, and reports on third-party risk. “Our strong performance validates that our accuracy, scalability, and transparent approach is more than meeting the demands to avoid…
PlushDaemon Hackers Unleash New Malware in China-Aligned Spy Campaigns
The cyber espionage group uses a previously undocumented network implant to drop two downloaders, LittleDaemon and DaemonLogistics, which deliver a backdoor This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: PlushDaemon Hackers Unleash New Malware in China-Aligned Spy…
Enhance workload security with confidential containers on Azure Red Hat OpenShift
As organizations continue to accelerate digital transformation in the cloud, customers are looking for ways to enhance safeguards for sensitive workloads, especially those in highly regulated industries. As such, confidential computing has become an increasingly prominent way to protect workloads…
New Sneaky 2FA Phishing Kit with BitB Technique Attacking Users to Steal Microsoft Account Credentials
The Sneaky2FA phishing service has recently added a dangerous new capability to its toolkit that makes stealing Microsoft account credentials even easier for attackers. Push Security analysts and researchers have identified this threat operating in the wild, using a sophisticated…
Largest Azure DDoS Attack Powered by Aisuru Botnet
Microsoft said the DDoS attack was aimed at an endpoint in Australia and reached 15.72 Tbps and 3.64 Bpps. The post Largest Azure DDoS Attack Powered by Aisuru Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…
Sue The Hackers – Google Sues Over Phishing as a Service
Google’s Lighthouse lawsuit signals a new era in cybersecurity, where companies use civil litigation—including the CFAA, Lanham Act, and RICO—to dismantle phishing networks, seize malicious infrastructure, and fight hackers when criminal prosecution falls short. The post Sue The Hackers –…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-11-19 12h : 14 posts
14 posts were published in the last hour 11:4 : Bill Largent: On epic reads, lifelong learning, and empathy 11:4 : From Exposure to Action: How Proactive Identity Monitoring Turns Breached Data into Defense 10:36 : How to Achieve Ultra-Fast…
Bill Largent: On epic reads, lifelong learning, and empathy
Join Bill Largent as he shares his passion for learning, the connection between reading and empathy, and offers fresh insights for the next generation of security professionals. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article:…
From Exposure to Action: How Proactive Identity Monitoring Turns Breached Data into Defense
Every 39 seconds, somewhere in the world, a new cyberattack is launched — and far too often, it’s not a sophisticated hack but the reuse of legitimate credentials already exposed online. As data breaches multiply and stolen credentials circulate across…
How to Achieve Ultra-Fast Response Time in Your SOC
ANY.RUN shows how early clarity, automation and shared data help SOC teams cut delays and speed up response during heavy alert loads. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More Read…
Sharenting: are you leaving your kids’ digital footprints for scammers to find?
Our children build digital lives long before they understand them. Here’s how to shrink their online footprint and stay smart about “sharenting.” This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Sharenting: are you leaving your kids’ digital…
Vaping Is ‘Everywhere’ in Schools—Sparking a Bathroom Surveillance Boom
Schools in the US are installing vape-detection tech in bathrooms to thwart student nicotine and cannabis use. A new investigation reveals the impact of using spying to solve a problem. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the…
IT threat evolution in Q3 2025. Mobile statistics
The report features statistics on mobile threats for the third quarter of 2025, along with interesting findings and trends from the quarter, including an increase in ransomware activity in Germany, and more. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read…
Bridewell CEO gives cyber predictions for 2026
As global economic pressures increase and budgets across both public and private sectors are cut, Anthony Young, CEO at Bridewell, a company that provides cybersecurity services to CNI organisations, is warning of a critical inflection point for 2026, where organisations…
Threat group reroutes software updates through hacked network gear
Sometimes an attack hides in the most ordinary corner of a network. ESET researchers say a China aligned threat group known as PlushDaemon has been quietly using hacked routers to steer software updates toward its own servers. The discovery shows…
ServiceNow AI Agents Can Be Tricked Into Acting Against Each Other via Second-Order Prompts
Malicious actors can exploit default configurations in ServiceNow’s Now Assist generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform and leverage its agentic capabilities to conduct prompt injection attacks. The second-order prompt injection, according to AppOmni, makes use of Now Assist’s agent-to-agent discovery to…
EdgeStepper Implant Reroutes DNS Queries to Deploy Malware via Hijacked Software Updates
The threat actor known as PlushDaemon has been observed using a previously undocumented Go-based network backdoor codenamed EdgeStepper to facilitate adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks. EdgeStepper “redirects all DNS queries to an external, malicious hijacking node, effectively rerouting the traffic from legitimate…
China-Linked Operation “WrtHug” Hijacks Thousands of ASUS Routers
SecurityScorecard has revealed a new Chinese campaign targeting thousands of ASUS routers globally This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: China-Linked Operation “WrtHug” Hijacks Thousands of ASUS Routers
IT threat evolution in Q3 2025. Non-mobile statistics
The report presents key trends and statistics on malware that targets personal computers running Windows and macOS, as well as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, during the third quarter of 2025. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the…
WhatsApp Vulnerability Exposes 3.5 Billion Users’ Phone Numbers
A critical security flaw in WhatsApp has allowed researchers to expose the phone numbers of 3.5 billion users, marking one of the most significant data leaks ever documented. This vulnerability, rooted in the app’s contact discovery feature, persisted despite warnings…