The emergence of AI-powered browsers represents a significant shift in how artificial intelligence interacts with web content. However, it has also introduced unprecedented challenges for digital publishers and content creators. Last week, OpenAI released Atlas, joining a growing wave of…
Rigged Poker Games
The Department of Justice has indicted thirty-one people over the high-tech rigging of high-stakes poker games. In a typical legitimate poker game, a dealer uses a shuffling machine to shuffle the cards randomly before dealing them to all the players…
Ping Identity offers protection against adversarial AI threats
Ping Identity announced “Identity for AI,” a new solution designed to secure the world of AI agents. As organizations embrace agentic AI to boost productivity and commerce, Ping Identity is redefining how enterprises enable this new class of autonomous digital…
Singapore Law Imposes Caning For Scams
In a decisive move to combat the nation’s “most prevalent crime type,” Singapore’s parliament approved amendments to the criminal law on Tuesday, The post Singapore Law Imposes Caning For Scams first appeared on CyberMaterial. This article has been indexed from…
Critical Bug in Midnight Ransomware Tool Unlocks File Recovery
In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, a new ransomware strain, Midnight, has emerged, echoing the notorious tactics of its predecessor, Babuk. First detected by Gen researchers, Midnight blends familiar ransomware mechanics with novel cryptographic modifications—some of which unintentionally open…
We See Threats Before They Hit: How AI and Human Intelligence Are Rewriting Cyber Defense
In the cyber security community, the ability to see a threat before it strikes defines who stays safe and who gets hit. This was the central theme of Check Point’s recent Threat Intelligence live AMA Reddit webinar, where leading experts…
You’ll never guess what the most common passwords are. Oh, wait, yes you will
Most of you still can’t do better than 123456? 123456. admin. password. For years, the IT world has been reminding users not to rely on such predictable passwords. And yet here we are with another study finding that those sorts…
Truffle Security Raises $25 Million for Secret Scanning Engine
The investment will fuel the development of Truffle’s enterprise-grade secrets detection, verification, and remediation platform. The post Truffle Security Raises $25 Million for Secret Scanning Engine appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…
Team Cymru RADAR investigates external infrastructure in real time
Team Cymru announced RADAR, a new real-time discovery module designed to give threat analysts visibility into all internet-facing infrastructure, whether known or unknown, without waiting on asset inventories, third-party scans, or compliance-oriented tools. “Our RADAR solution is about giving defenders…
SkyCloak Backdoor Targets Defense Firms
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new, highly targeted attack campaign, likely focusing on the defense sector in Russia and Belarus. The post SkyCloak Backdoor Targets Defense Firms first appeared on CyberMaterial. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the…
Sandworm Wipers Hit Ukraines Grain Hub
The Russian state-backed hacker group Sandworm has escalated its campaign of digital sabotage against Ukraine by deploying multiple data-wiping The post Sandworm Wipers Hit Ukraines Grain Hub first appeared on CyberMaterial. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the…
Belgian Telecoms Hit By Cyberattack
Belgian telecom providers Proximus and Scarlet faced temporary disruptions early Wednesday following a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) The post Belgian Telecoms Hit By Cyberattack first appeared on CyberMaterial. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article:…
Nine Arrested In Crypto Laundering
Authorities in France, Belgium, and Cyprus initiated the investigation into a massive money laundering operation connected to a widespread crypto The post Nine Arrested In Crypto Laundering first appeared on CyberMaterial. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the…
Ex Cyber Employees Extort US Firms
U.S. federal prosecutors have charged three Florida men—Ryan Clifford Goldberg, Kevin Tyler Martin, and an unindicted accomplice The post Ex Cyber Employees Extort US Firms first appeared on CyberMaterial. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article:…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-11-06 15h : 11 posts
11 posts were published in the last hour 13:34 : Cavalry Werewolf Hit Russian Government with New ShellNET Backdoor 13:34 : Cisco Confirms Active Exploitation of Secure ASA and FTD RCE Vulnerability 13:34 : Iranian Hackers Exploit RMM Tools to…
Cavalry Werewolf Hit Russian Government with New ShellNET Backdoor
Doctor Web uncovers a targeted cyberattack on a Russian government body by the Cavalry Werewolf group using a new ShellNET backdoor and Telegram-based control. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and…
Cisco Confirms Active Exploitation of Secure ASA and FTD RCE Vulnerability
Cisco has issued a critical warning about ongoing attacks targeting a severe remote code execution vulnerability affecting its Secure Firewall, Adaptive Security Appliance, and Threat Defense Software. The company updated its security advisory on November 5, 2025, revealing that threat…
Iranian Hackers Exploit RMM Tools to Target Academics and Foreign-Policy Experts
Proofpoint Threat Research has identified a previously unknown Iranian threat actor, dubbed UNK_SmudgedSerpent, that conducted sophisticated phishing campaigns against academics and foreign policy experts between June and August 2025. The group employed credential harvesting techniques, sophisticated social engineering, and remote…
SonicWall cloud backup hack was the work of a state actor
Incident responders from Mandiant have wrapped up their investigation into the SonicWall cloud backup service hack, and the verdict is in: the culprit is a state-sponsored threat actor (though the specific nation wasn’t disclosed). “[The incident] was isolated to the…
Threat Actors Exploit VS Code Extensions for Ransomware via GitHub C2
Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated attack campaign attributed to Kimsuky, the North Korean-backed threat group known for conducting espionage operations against government entities and think tanks. Recent analysis reveals that threat actors are leveraging Visual Studio Code extensions and…
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express Vulnerabilities Let Remote Attacker Execute Malicious Code
Cisco has disclosed multiple critical vulnerabilities in Unified Contact Center Express (CCX) that allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute malicious code and escalate privileges. The vulnerabilities affect the Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) process and authentication mechanisms, potentially compromising entire…
Checkpoint Details on How Attackers Drained $128M from Balancer Pools Within 30 Minutes
On November 3, 2025, blockchain security monitoring systems detected a sophisticated exploit targeting Balancer V2’s ComposableStablePool contracts. An attacker executed a precision loss vulnerability to drain $128.64 million across six blockchain networks in under 30 minutes. The attack leveraged a…
Follow Pragmatic Interventions to Keep Agentic AI in Check
Agentic AI speeds operations, but requires clear goals, least privilege, auditability, red‑teaming, and human oversight to manage opacity, misalignment, and misuse. The post Follow Pragmatic Interventions to Keep Agentic AI in Check appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been…
Collins Aerospace Deals with Mounting Aftermath of Hack
One of the most disruptive cyber incidents to have hit Europe’s aviation sector in recent years was a crippling ransomware attack that occurred on September 19, 2025, causing widespread chaos throughout the continent’s airports. The disruption was not caused by…