A North Korea-linked threat group known as WaterPlum has introduced a new malware strain called “StoatWaffle” as part of its ongoing Contagious Interview campaign. The activity has been attributed to Team 8, a subgroup within WaterPlum also tracked as the…
RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox | Clearly AI: Automated Software Security Platform Empowered by AI
Company Profile Founded in 2024, Clearly AI is a company focused on automating enterprise security and privacy audits, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA. The company was co-founded by Emily Choi-Greene and Joe Choi-Greene, and the core team has deep practical…
AI got it wrong with high confidence. Now what?
In this Help Net Security interview, Christian Debes, Head of Data Analytics & AI at SPRYFOX, talks about the growing gap between what AI models do and what their operators can explain. He argues this gap is already a liability,…
Betterleaks: Open-source secrets scanner
Secrets scanning has become standard practice across engineering organizations, and Gitleaks has been one of the most widely used tools in that space. The author of that project has now released a new tool called Betterleaks, which is designed to…
SnappyClient Implant Blends Remote Access, Data Theft, and Stealth Evasion
A powerful new C2 implant called SnappyClient that blends remote access, credential theft, and stealthy evasion into a single, modular framework targeting Windows systems and cryptocurrency users. ThreatLabz first observed SnappyClient in December 2025, being deployed via the well-known HijackLoader malware family.…
Elite members of North Korean society fake their way into Western paychecks
Increased federal activity, including indictments over the past year, has drawn attention to a pattern that has been unfolding inside corporate hiring pipelines. North Korean nationals are securing roles as remote IT contractors and full-time staff within organizations across North…
New iOS Exploit Uses Advanced iPhone Hacking Tools to Steal Personal Data
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has uncovered a highly sophisticated iOS full-chain exploit dubbed DarkSword. Active since November 2025, this exploit leverages multiple zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise Apple devices running iOS 18.4 through 18.7 fully. DarkSword is highly unusual because…
The Ultimate Guide to MCP Security Vulnerabilities
7 min readThis guide catalogs the MCP-specific vulnerabilities you face today, explains why they are uniquely dangerous and outlines actionable defense strategies that work. The post The Ultimate Guide to MCP Security Vulnerabilities appeared first on Aembit. The post The…
Your APIs are under siege, and attackers are just getting warmed up
Internet-facing systems are handling sustained levels of malicious traffic across APIs, web applications, and DDoS channels. Akamai’s State of the Internet security report places these patterns within the same operating environment, with activity increasing across each area through 2025. The…
Cisco Firewall Zero-Day Actively Exploited to Deliver Interlock Ransomware
Security research has uncovered an active Interlock ransomware campaign exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Centre (FMC) software. Utilizing this unauthenticated remote code execution flaw via the Amazon MadPot network, threat actors compromised enterprise environments for…
A Guide to Agentic AI Risks in 2026
Simulators don’t just teach pilots how to fly the plane; they also teach judgment. When do you escalate? When do you hand off to air traffic control? When do you abort the mission? These are human decisions, trained under pressure,…
Europe Targets Chinese and Iranian Entities in Response to Cyber Threats
Council of the European Union, in response to the escalation of state-linked cyber intrusions, has tightened its defensive posture by imposing targeted sanctions on a cluster of entities and individuals allegedly engaged in sophisticated digital attacks against European interests…
How a Brute-Force Attack Exposed a Wider Ransomware Ecosystem
What initially appeared to be a routine brute-force alert ultimately revealed a far more complex ransomware-linked infrastructure, demonstrating how even low-level signals can expose deeper cybercriminal operations. According to analysis by Huntress, an investigation that began with a single…
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, March 19th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9856, (Thu, Mar 19th)
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 Thursday, March 19th, 2026…
Anomalous Prompt Detection via Quantum-Safe Neural Telemetry
Discover how to secure Model Context Protocol deployments using quantum-safe neural telemetry and lattice-based cryptography to detect anomalous prompts and puppet attacks. The post Anomalous Prompt Detection via Quantum-Safe Neural Telemetry appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-03-19 03h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 1:36 : 2026-03-17: Seven days of scans and probes and web traffic hitting my web server 1:11 : Interesting Message Stored in Cowrie Logs, (Wed, Mar 18th)
2026-03-17: Seven days of scans and probes and web traffic hitting my web server
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Interesting Message Stored in Cowrie Logs, (Wed, Mar 18th)
This activity was found and reported by BACS student Adam Thorman as part of one of his assignments which I posted his final paper [1] last week. This activity appeared to only have occurred on the 19 Feb 2026 where at…
Colorado Moves to Revise Its Landmark AI Law After Industry Pushback
Colorado lawmakers are preparing to revise one of the first comprehensive artificial intelligence laws in the United States, following months of tension between regulators, consumer advocates, and the technology industry. A newly released policy framework outlines how the state may…
Navigating Security Tradeoffs of AI Agents
Unit 42 outlines the risks of AI ecosystems and allowing AI agents excessive privileges. Learn how to keep your security strategy up to date with these latest trends. The post Navigating Security Tradeoffs of AI Agents appeared first on Unit…
Top 8 Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Solutions in 2026
Compare the top EDR solutions of 2026 to monitor, secure, and optimize your organization’s endpoints. The post Top 8 Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Solutions in 2026 appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet…
Okta made a nightmare micromanager for your AI agents
Where are you? What are you working on? Why are you doing that? Identity access and management platform Okta announced the general availability of its Okta for AI Agents, which will give customers the ability to do three things: locate…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-03-19 00h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-03-18 22:7 : U.S. CISA adds Microsoft SharePoint and Zimbra flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog 22:7 : State snoops and spyware vendors planting…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-03-18
207 posts were published in the last hour 22:7 : U.S. CISA adds Microsoft SharePoint and Zimbra flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog 22:7 : State snoops and spyware vendors planting info-stealing malware on iPhones, Google warns 22:7 :…